August 2016 Voice of the Spirit

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IN SERVICE TO ONE. IN SERVICE TO ALL MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR THE OHIO STATE COUNCIL

YEAR 2 MONTH 2 AUGUST 2016

Robert F. Collins, Jr State Deputy

SUPREME KNIGHT’S REPORT HIGHLIGHTS ORDER’S CHARITY

continued support for Christians at risk, including those suffering genocide at the hands of ISIS.

The supreme knight spoke to an audience of nearly 95 archbishops and bishops, including 11 cardinals, scores of clergy and approximately 2,000 members of the Knights and their families from throughout North and Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Europe.

At the opening of his report, the supreme knight officially announced “Our charity is motivated by faith. the convention’s theme. And our faith is a gift to be shared,” In his annual report delivered at the stated Supreme Knight Anderson. th 134 Supreme Convention in “We also recall the words of Pope “When we bring new men into the Toronto, Supreme Knight Carl Francis,” Supreme Knight Anderson Order, we give them the opportunity Anderson noted the Order’s record said. “He has called Catholics to a to be better Catholics. And we levels of charity, with over $175 new sense of missionary discipleship multiply the good works that we can million in donations and over 73.5 and fraternal brotherhood. He has do. I am pleased to report that our million hours of volunteer service. urged Catholics to go out to the membership grew for the 44th peripheries. And he has placed great consecutive year to a record high of The supreme knight also cited some confidence in the Knights of 1,918,122 brother Knights. Soon, we of the major accomplishments of the Columbus. And so, I am pleased to will number more than 2 million Order: the further development of the announce the theme of our 134th men.” Knights of Columbus’ Building the Supreme Convention: ‘A Light to the Domestic Church initiative and Nations.’” More available at www.kofc.org

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