Council 10685

Our council hosted a Basketball Free Throw Championship for boys and girls ages 9-14 at our former middle school gym on January 14. The competition was lively, and the kids enjoyed a chance to use the indoor court to practice some hoops. We will forward the champion's...

Our council organized and supported a successful Red Cross Blood Drive at Good Shepherd Catholic Church December 28. With more than 70 donors signed up, including a number of Knights, the drive netted 60 units of life-saving blood. This was the second of the two...

Knights of Columbus Council 10685 (Good Shepherd Catholic Church) sponsored a Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest which concluded on December 5th. The presentation on December 13th included winners from left to right Lila Powers (age 11 to 14 category) and Reeve...

On December 13 2022, Good Shepherd Council 10685 honored the following “Families of the Month” for serving as an inspiration to our parish, community and council by supporting and strengthening Catholic Family Life. From right to left, the Families of the Month were...

Members of our council played the key role in the December 10 exemplification ceremony for seven new third-degree Knights of Columbus, including one from our parish. We continue to make good progress on recruiting new members for our council, bringing fresh energy and...

Grand Knight Rich Thibeault gave Catholic Citizenship Essay awards to students at Trinity High School December 8. The top two scorers of the eight essays submitted received a winner's certificate and Amazon gift card in recognition of their superior efforts. This...

Knights from our council distributed more than 140 coats to inner-city and Harrisburg-area kids from Harrisburg Catholic Elementary School on December 2. Council donors provided the funds for half of the coats, with the Pennsylvania State Council funding the other...

During their annual food drive the weekend of November 18-20, our council and Good Shepherd netted more than 2,000 pounds of food for New Hope Ministries in Mechanicsburg. The staff at New Hope were impressed by the amount of food collected, with one staffer noting...

Our Council received on October 11 the "Triple Star Council Award" for exceeding by a factor of three our service goals for the 2021-2022 fraternal year. The Star Council award recognizes outstanding achievement in membership, insurance, programming, and overall...

Our Knights supported a fall Exemplification ceremony October 9 that brought five new brother Knights into our family. The new Knights include three from our Council, and two from neighboring councils. Our District Deputy and Supreme Knight organized and presided over...