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At 8:00 pm on the first Tuesday of December the lighting of local Nativity scenes occurs throughout the nation. Sanford, Maine was no exception.

The St. Thomas council, 13861, named the Tremblay family as Family of the Month for November 2019.

The St. Thomas council, 13861, named the Newport family as Family of the Month for October 2019.

The St. Thomas Council Knights of Columbus named Gerry Newport as Knight of the Month for the month of November 2019.

The Knights of Columbus St. Thomas Council named Thomas Couture as Knight of the Month for October 2019.

Tony Welch, who represents the Actor Fair, presented a check in the amount of $1,100 to the St. Thomas Council for work performed by St. Thomas knights at the gates during the 2019 Acton Fair.

The Knights of Columbus St. Thomas Council has named the Perreault family as Family of the Month for September 2019. The Perreault family has collectively made significant contributions to the Church and community. If there is a family that truly serves as a model of Catholic family values, it is the Perreault family!

The St. Thomas Council Knights of Columbus named Rene Robichaud as Knight of the Month for the month of September 2019.

Before a packed crowd of Parishioners at Notre Dame Church in Springvale, Bishop Deeley officially installed Father Wilfred Labbe as pastor of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish (Holy Family Church, Sanford; Notre Dame Church, Springvale) and St. Matthew Parish in Limerick. Knights of Columbus Honor Guard were on hand to accompany the Bishop.

Forty-six Saint Anselm College students partook in the 21st Annual Road for Hope Walk. This 130-mile trek started at St. Peter and St. Paul Basilica in Lewiston on Saturday, August 17th and ended at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire on Saturday, August 24th.

The Knights of Columbus Honor Guard joined Bishop Deeley and the Brothers of Christian Instruction for the Bicentennial Celebration Mass.

Tickets to be sold at Marden's and Shaw's Supermarket

A new Knight has joined the ranks of the Knights of Columbus St. Thomas Council.

The St. Thomas Council Knights of Columbus named Dennis Guay as Knight of the Month for the month of August 2019.

St. Thomas Knights of Columbus was among various volunteer organizations that worked at the concession area at Goodall Park during Sanford Mainers games. Other volunteer organizations included the Red Cross and Lions Club.

St. Thomas Council Knights and St. Therese of Lisieux parishioners participated in the Annual Right to Life Walk in Sanford on Saturday, July 13th. This walk was hosted by Frank and Jean Pease. Frank, a St. Thomas Council Knight, serves on the Maine Right to life Committee along with his wife Jean.

The St. Thomas Council Knights of Columbus named John Chandonnet as Knight of the Month for the month of July 2019.

Totus Tuus is a vibrant summer program led by a team of four individuals, 3 college students and a seminarian from the Diocese of Portland. On fire with the faith and trained to hand it on to young people, they travel from parish to parish leading an intensive week-long program of learning, praying, and joyful living of the Catholic faith.

Operation Wheelchair at Togus V.A. Hospital in Togus, Maine has become a tradition for the Knights of Columbus in Maine. Councils throughout the state send members and families to Togus on Sunday mornings for the 9:00 am service at the hospital’s chapel. They go up into the wards and wheel veterans who wish to attend Sunday mass.

Honor Guard from the W. Robert Bachelder 4th Degree Assembly were on hand at the Annual Flag Day Ceremony at Sanford City Park on Saturday morning, June 15th.