We all have those songs that bring back memories and transport us to another place. For, me, one of those songs is “Country Roads” by John Denver. For many years of my life, this song would be playing in the background as I drove the country roads for my annual ...
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Evensong in Dallas for the Feast of Blessed Gerard
The Dallas Region of the Federal Association, along with confreres from the Dallas Area of the American Association, the Johanniterorden, and Most Venerable Order of St. John, attended and participated in Evensong for the Feast ...
read morePhiladelphia Partners with Archdiocese for Boot Up Philly
For the fourth year in a row, the Philadelphia Region partnered with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for Boot Up Philly, an outreach event that brings together multiple faith-based service organizations. Members of the Philadelphia Region ...
read moreOklahoma City Publishes “Essential Prayers for Children”
This spring, knights, dames, candidates, and volunteers of the Oklahoma City Region delivered copies of “Essential Prayers for Children” to every third-grade student in Catholic schools across the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese ...
read more2021 Atlanta Region Advent Retreat
The Atlanta Region held its annual Advent Retreat at the Ignatius House Retreat Center in Atlanta. The Rev. Peter Fink, a Jesuit priest there, celebrated Mass with 20 knights and dames and a few family ...
read moreKnights, Dames, and Chaplains Bring Hope to the Mothers and Babies of Bethlehem
The Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem Foundation has redoubled its efforts to deliver life, peace, and hope in a Bethlehem besieged by the pandemic which has brought about a crippling economic crisis. Since March 2020 ...
read more2021 Federal Association Annual Stewardship Appeal
Holy Angels serves the most vulnerable of the population who are medically fragile and require intensive long-term care. Because of your donations to the Annual Stewardship Appeal, the Federal Association was able to give Holy ...
read moreMembers Host Thanksgiving for Gatekeepers Group
Knights, dames, and members of auxiliary from the Washington DC and Montgomery County regions hosted a celebration of Thanksgiving for those involved in Gatekeepers, a program based in Hagerstown, Maryland that assists ex-offenders with their ...
read moreKathryn Abell Honored for Extensive Service
Kathryn Abell, GCMOb, recently received a unique honor from the Lieutenant of the Grand Master and the Sovereign Council with the conferral of the Sash of the Grand Cross of Magistral Grace to accompany her ...
read moreFra' Matthew Festing's Funeral Service
Coats Bring Warm Smiles in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Region has had the opportunity to distribute Malta coats in several locations under the direction of Mike O'Hare, KM. These coats are part of the Oklahoma City Region project, and we applaud ...
read moreHaiti Update: Hopital Sacre Coeur
As it has since 2015, Our Lady of Mercy parish in Potomac, Maryland designated its second collection for Thanksgiving weekend to enriching the daily nutrition of students at the school of Immaculee Concepcion parish in ...
read moreSolemn Mass for the Feast of Blessed Karl of Austria
On October 21, the Federal Association participated in the Solemn Mass for the Feast of Blessed Karl of Austria at Saint Mary Mother of God Church in Washington D.C. Guests of honor included: Eduard ...
read moreLancaster Region on Retreat
The Lancaster Region held its annual fall weekend retreat November 5-7. Our presenter was the Rev. Boniface Hicks, OSB, speaking on the theme of "St. Joseph - An Active Contemplative.” It was a great enrichment of ...
read moreHealing Mass at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Austin
The Central Texas Region assisted at a Healing Mass at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Austin last month with the Rev. Chris Ferrer, a chaplain, concelebrating with the Rev. James Misko, vicar general ...
read moreInvestiture Weekend Welcomes New Members
In an unprecedented celebration over the weekend of October 15-16, 58 new members from the Class of 2021 were invested into the Federal Association. While regional Investitures were previously held to celebrate the Class of ...
read morePhiladelphia Region Distributes Winter Clothing
Last month members of the Philadelphia Region joined with Catholic Social Services and Saint John’s Hospice in the first inaugural Boot Up Philly.
Inspired by the work of our friends and members in the ...
read moreNIGHTLY ROSARY: WHAT BEGAN AS A TEMPORARY WAY TO GATHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC IS NOW A NIGHTLY RITUAL FOR MANY
What started as a short-term Zoom and phone gathering of Chicago Region knights and dames to pray the Rosary when the pandemic began has since become a treasured nightly ritual for confreres and friends of ...
read more2021 Walter Reed Barbeque
Last month the Montgomery County and DC regions were able to host the first event in almost two years at Navy Med/Walter Reed in Bethesda. It was Soldier Recovery Brigade Family Fun Day for ...
read more2021 Nativity of St. John the Baptist Mass and Liturgy of Investiture
In June the Dallas Region celebrated its annual Mass for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. The Solemn Liturgy of Investiture was included in the Mass for the benefit of investing our newest member ...
read moreLancaster Region Service Projects and Special Masses
The Lancaster region gathered for Mass, dinner and a meeting to plan the service projects and special Masses for the coming months.
Hospitaller Chris Gibbons presented a $25,000 Federal Association grant to Tara Hauber ...
read morePhiladelphia Region Investiture
An Investiture Mass for Thomas Southard, Class of 2020, was held on August 14th at Carol and Robert Macri’s home in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Members of the Philadelphia Region were joined by confreres from the ...
read moreCharlotte Region Donates Hard-Carved Statue
The Rev. Richard Sutter, pastor of Saint Gabriel Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, asked if the members of the Charlotte Region had a passion for religious art. If so, would they be interested in helping ...
read morePrayers Needed for Bethlehem
Bethlehem has endured almost 17 months of the pandemic and the ensuing humanitarian and economic crisis. During this time, the economy has come to a complete halt without the usual influx of 500 tourist buses ...
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