Knights of Council / Court 64 & Junior Division

Volume 1, Issue 1 Fall 2014

KPC/KPCLA Council & Court 64 History UPCOMING EVENTS

Greetings! We welcome you to read Our Mother of Mercy Council and St. Catherine Court #64 of

Beaumont, Texas’ first newsletter. We are a

fraternal Order of Roman Catholic men, women, and youth dedicated to serving God, Church and communities.

Our Noble Order was named after St. Peter Claver, a Jesuit priest from Spain who in the 17th century ministered to African slaves in Cartagena, , . Peter

Claver is said to have converted over 300,000

slaves to Catholicism. Our purpose is to render service to God and His Holy Church, render aid and assistance to the sick and disabled, and promote social and intellectual

association among our members. The National Knights of Peter Claver organization was founded in 1909 in Mobile,

Alabama. It is the largest African American

Catholic lay organization in the United States. The organization founded by four Josephite priests and three laymen, is a Catholic Order whose mission is to serve Catholic African

Americans. The Knights of Peter Claver of Our Mother of Mercy Council No. 64 was established on

January 1, 1928. St. Catherine Court 64

Ladies Auxiliary was established in April of 1929. The Court received its Charter on September 28, 1930. It was the first organization established at Our Mother of

Mercy . The Junior Daughter Court was organized in 1953.

KPC/KPCLA-64

KNIGHTS of PETER CLAVER COUNCIL/COURT 64 & JUNIOR DIVISION

Church & Community Service KPC/KPCLA/Junior Activities Towel Drive for Women’s Shelter Lenten Fish Dinners

2014 National Convention in Mobile, AL

Jr. Daughter Initiation

OMOM Church Cleaning

Other Service Projects: For more information on KPC Council / Court 64 contact:  Donation to OMOM from Thanksgiving Zydeco, New Year’s Eve Dance, Lenten Fish Dinners Knights & Jr. Knights:  Annual Donation to Rainbow Room CPS emergency Grand Knight Dan Prudhomme [email protected] resource center to meet critical needs of abused and Ladies Auxiliary: neglected children. Grand Lady Joyce Lombard [email protected]  KPC National Scholarship & Baby Shower  KPC Texas State Book Drive Jr Daughters:  OMOM Hall Kitchen Cleaning Counselor Ruthie Evans [email protected]  OMOM Church Cleaning  Jr Knights & Jr Daughters Brown Bag lunches for the Homeless, Blanket Drive, Thanksgiving Food Basket, More information can be found on the websites. Souper Bowl of Caring, Nursing Home Toiletries Knights of Peter Claver: kofpc.org  Members also participate as Deputy Voter Registrars Council & Court-64: kofpc-64.org

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