Announcements

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, Mother Seton Council #5427
79 Pascack Road, Township of Washington, NJ 07676


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bob Hibler
Phone: 201-666-2454
 

        K OF C COLLECTING PERSONAL ITEMS FOR OUR TROOPS
       
        Township of Washington, N.J., February 1

       
        The Knights of Columbus of Washington Township, Mother Seton Council #5427, is hosting its annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance on Saturday, March 17, from 7 to 11 p.m. at its hall located at 79 Pascack Road. Dinner is the traditional corned beef and cabbage with all the trimmings, including dessert and coffee, and there is an open bar for the entire evening.
        The popular Patsy McLaughlin Irish Dancers are on the program and will perform after dinner. They are wonderful young Irish-American dancers who aspire to compete in Ireland every summer. Not only are we entertained by this fine talent, we support their dancing careers. Dan Boyce, a fine young bagpiper who has been entertaining us in recent years, is back again. Sound Illusions is providing music with a distinctive Irish flavor mixed with a lively variety of other dance tunes. Some sing-a-long tunes to mark the occasion are also on the agenda.
        Paid-in-advance reservations are required as seating is limited and the affair always sells out. The last day to purchase tickets is March 4. The cost per person is $35.00. Co-Chairmen Jim Dugan and Paul Kearney encourage you to organize a table of 8, 10, or 12 and get your tickets before the deadline. For more information call Jim at 201-666-3425 or Paul at 201-263-9229.
        The Knights of Columbus was founded in 1882 at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, Connecticut, by Fr. Michael J. McGivney. It is the world’s largest Catholic, family, fraternal, service organization with over 1.82 million members in some 14,174 local councils in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Guam, Guatemala, Panama, the Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Saipan and Poland. It is dedicated to Church, community, family, and youth programs. Last year individual Knights spent 70 million hours of volunteer services to charitable causes and the Order donated $154.6 million in charitable contributions. Additionally 428,000 Knights were blood donors. The New Jersey Knights donated $3,821,451.00 or $59.27 per member to charities last year.
        Applications for membership in the Knights of Columbus are welcome from qualified individuals. For more information call 201-664-0422, or go to our website, www.kofc5427.org.