WHAT DOES OUR COUNCIL DO?
Each Council operates within six major program areas as a Catholic family and fraternal service
organization. Here is a list of some of the activities we have at Cardinal Gibbons Council.
Church: Activities that support and recognize the important work of the Catholic Church:
- Memorial Mass to commemorate those members who have died during the year
- Priest Appreciation night to celebrate and recognize the priests in our area
- Founders Day Mass and Breakfast to commemorate our namesake, Cardinal James Gibbons, on the anniversary of his death
and celebrate the founding of our order
- Night to honor Mary our Mother
Community: Activities that assist those individuals who need special attention such the homeless, the unborn and the mentally challenged:
- Filling book bags with school supplies to donate to needy children at local Catholic schools
- Annual Red Cross Blood Drive
- Public Service Awareness night - a chance to recognize the fire and police departments in our area
- Weekly visits to volunteer at the Franciscan center in Baltimore City
- Monthly visits to volunteer at Our Daily Bread in Baltimore City
Council: Activities that build fraternity and raise funds for charitable work
- Crab Feast
- Italian night dinner & dance
- Polish night dinner & dance
- Testimonial Cocktail Party
- Adult Christmas Party
- New Years Even Party
- Valentine's dinner & dance
- Bull, Oyster & Shrimp feast
- St. Patrick's dinner & dance
- Bahama Beach Party
Family: Activities that recognize and thank the relatives of our Brother Knights
- Family Picnic
- Children's Halloween Party
- Children's Christmas Party
- Children's Easter Party
- Annual Widows luncheon
ProLife: Activities that stress the importance of all life.
- Baby bottle spare change collection to benefit Center for Pregnancy Concerns
- Collecting baby shower items for donation to Pregnancy center in Baltimore
- ProLife march locally and in Washington, DC
- MaryGold program - distribute marigolds to mothers at Mothers' Day Breakfast
- Monetary donations for Ultra-sound machine
Youth: Activities that encourage and recognize the importance of our young people
- Soccer shoot out at Villa Maria at St. Vincent's Center
- Pumpkin donation to Villa Maria for Halloween party
- Basketball shoot out at Villa Maria at St. Vincent's Center
- Christmas poster contest at local Catholic schools
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