A group of St. Thomas Council knights raked the yard of Steve Ganaway, a brother knight on November 7th. Father Bill was so impressed with their raking ability that he "allowed" the St. Thomas Council to do some raking at Notre Dame Church.
The Cusacks are longtime communicants at St. Therese of Lisieux Parish, having been parishioners for over 33 years. Thomas has been employed at Shaw’s Supermarket as a Meat Cutter for over 30 years. His wife Joanne has worked as an Administrative Assistant at St. Thomas School for over seven years.
Ron Robichaud has been a Knight in this council for approximately 10 years. He is extremely active in the Parish and is always willing to lend a neighbor a helping hand. He sings in the Music Ministry and is on the ACTS team.
Twenty people, including seven Knights, attended the monthly public rosary at Gowen Park in Sanford on Sunday, September 13th. The seven Knights from the St. Thomas and Limerick Councils included: David Vaness, Terry Sylvanus, Rob Martin, Manny DeAmaral, Joe Garant, John Chandonnet and Ron Robnichaud.
Ray Sargent, the September Knight of the Month, has 27 years of service with the Knights of Columbus and has served in the Sanford and St. Thomas Councils and every position on the State council, including State Deputy. Ray also served as District Deputy for two terms.
Grand Knight Terry Sylvanus presented a Certificate of Excellence to Dan Rooney. The Certificate of Excellence is awarded to a Brother Knight for Excellence in Leadership.
Sanford, Maine - Knights of Columbus Council #13861 in Sanford was awarded the distinction of Star Council, the international organization's top honor for local councils.
Grand Knight Terry Sylvanus was selected as 3rd Degree Knight of the Year for his contributions to the St. Thomas Council, as he led the council to a Star Council award. Terry, a Knight since 2018, had previously served as District Warden and Deputy Grand Knight. Terry is in his second term as Grand Knight. This past year, Terry Sylvanus has led the St. Thomas Council to a Star Council award.
Our August Knight of the Month joined us in March 2020. He immediately took his 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree Exemplification at our First in the State Exemplification.
The St. Thomas Council paid tribute to Father Jack Dickinson for his service at St. Therese of Lisieux Parish and St. Matthew Parish. Grand Knight Terry Sylvanus presented Father Jack with a check in the amount of $500. It may be noteworthy to mention that when a priest relocates, he must cover his moving expenses.
The July 9th Council meeting was the first in-person meeting held since the March 12th meeting. Consequently there was a lot of catching up to do as far as handing out Family of the Month and Knight of the month awards, where none of these awards were handed out since March 12th.
Our Knight of the Month Fred Daniels joined the K of C in 1993 in Massachusetts. When transferring into our council he assured me he is a Knight of Action and would be as involved as he could.