Kelly, who visited Ukraine in April, said it was a deeply moving experience. Kelly, Past State Deputy of the District of Columbia, has been elected as. Kelly said those funds are being used to ship food, water, clothing, shelter, and healthcare to refugees in trucks coming out of Poland called KofC Charity Convoys. Today, the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus announced that Patrick E. That fund has amassed $19 million for refugees, Kelly said. Within 48 hours of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Knights implemented a fundraiser called the Ukraine Solidarity Fund. The Knights are still supporting Ukrainian refugees, Kelly said, and their fundraising efforts have achieved immense success.
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“Where ‘Into the Breach’ focused on masculine identity, the series on marriage and family is going to focus on man‘s role in his marriage and man’s role as the leader of the family,” he said. Another video series is coming next year on marriage and family life, he added. The Knights’ video series “ Into the Breach” was viewed more than 1 million times, he said. One of the ways the Knights are reaching out to a younger demographic is through online videos. In order to stay true to the vision of Blessed Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights, reaching out to new communities is imperative, he said. There are many Hispanic knights, he said, but because of the growth of the demographic within the United States, “we need more Hispanic knights.” Kelly said the organization is planning to redouble their efforts in reaching out to the Hispanic community as well. 1 thing you could do for the family is to get the man to really own his faith and really understand his role as a Catholic man, as a provider, as a father, and as a husband,” Kelly said.īut young Catholic men are not the only priority of outreach for the Knights. Kelly emphasized that when young men understand their faith, it has an “exponential” effect on their family.
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Kelly said that the Knights have piloted an evangelization and discipleship initiative in a few states in which they are training their councils how to evangelize, speak about the faith, and bring people in. Wade, the 1973 landmark Supreme Court case that federally legalized abortion, was overturned by the court in June. Kelly said that the theme for this year’s convention is “Into the Breach.” In his remarks - which he is giving for the first time in his role as Supreme Knight - he plans to inspire the Knights to step into the breach, which he says is the now-post-Roe world. Speaking to CNA on Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee’s Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center at the Knights’ first national convention in three years, Kelly offered a preview of that vision and what he will say on Tuesday to the approximately 2,500 attendees, consisting of members of the Church hierarchy, Knights leadership, and their families. That vision involves everything from “charging up” the Knights to live in a post-Roe world, to providing humanitarian relief for Ukrainian refugees, to supporting pro-life pregnancy centers and encouraging young Catholic men to know and live their faith.
Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly has an ambitious vision for the Knights of Columbus.
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