*The Knights of Columbus are an affiliate of St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish*

The Knights of Columbus is an organization for Catholic men 18 years of age and older.  We meet on the first Saturday of the month beginning with the Rosary at 9:30 am and the
Officer's meeting is the third Tuesday is the beginning at 7:00 pm.

The Knights of Columbus do good works of charity including helping to support 2 Diocesan Seminarians, Winter Coat collection for the local homeless shelter and Interfaith Housing Shelter, SCCAP Monetary Collections, Easter Egg Hunt, Breakfasts for Breakfasts for Mother's Day, Father's Day & Veterans Day with proceeds going to Vocations, ARC, Veterans and much more.

If you are interested in joining or would like more information about the Knights of Columbus, please contact Bernie Cabana @ 717-677-9344


Catholic Man of the Month
Blessed Mariano de la Mata Aparicio (1905-1983)
 While much of Father Mariano de la Mata's religious life was spent as a professor and administrator, he touched thousands of lives in the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil.  Whether visiting the sick or ministering to the poor, the cheerful and empathetic priest, in hi Augustinian habit, was always a welcome sight.
          One of eight children, Mariano de la Mata Aparicio was raised in a deeply religious family in Spain's Palencia province.  He followed in the footsteps of his three older brothers when he joined the Order of St. Augustine in 1921 at age 15.  Ordained a priest in 1930, Father Mariano spent less than two years teaching in Spain before being sent as a missionary to Brazil, where he served for the next 50 years.
          Father Mariano's love for the Virgin Mary and the Eucharist sustained his priestly life, and he was known to celebrate the Mass with great devotion.  He served in a variety of leadership positions in his order and taught courses in natural science at St. Augustine College.  He loved nature, especially plants, which he said reminded him "of the greatness of their Creator."
          Known as a "messenger of charity," Father Mariano frequently went out of his way to visit the sick in hospitals.  He also served as chaplain for more than 200 St. Rita of Casca Workshops, which employed thousands of poor people to make clothing for others living in poverty.  When these visits made him late for meals or other obligations, Father Mariano simply said, "The food can wait, but those in need can't."
           Father Mariano de la Mata Aparicio died April 5, 1983, at age 77, just four months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.  He was beatified in 2006.