Football Frenzy Tickets
This weekend will be our last weekend selling Football Frenzy tickets at the weekend Masses. If you have bought tickets from us, please accept our heartfelt thanks for supporting us and helping those in our community who are in need. The money you spent purchasing our tickets will go to help fellow residents who have been impacted by this terrible pandemic. To those who have not purchased tickets, please consider doing so as this has been an extraordinary year. Our council typically has several fundraisers throughout the year that provide the necessary financial resources to help our many charitable endeavors. However, this year, through no fault of our own, many of those fundraisers were cancelled. As a result, we were not able to raise funds at levels we did in the past. Yet, as the pandemic grinds on, the demand for our help continues to rise. This is one of our few remaining opportunities to raise funds and that is why we are asking for your support.

Tickets are $20 and are being sold in our tent which is next to the former convent located to the left as you are leaving mass. One of our brothers will gladly explain how the contest works. There is no effort on your part and if you win, the check will be mailed directly to your home. If you are willing to buy a ticket but cannot do so today, please contact Al Boccardo at 609-481-7820 (text or call) and we will make arrangements to get you a ticket. Tickets are on sale up until the weekend of October 19/20.

"MEGA" Food Drive
On Wednesday, October 7th from 10-2, the Knights, in partnership with Notre Dame High School, will have their monthly “MEGA” food drive in the parking lot at St. Gregory the Great. Remember, as you continue to do your weekly shopping or cleaning out of pantry closets, please keep the food drive that is held weekly in mind for all non-expired, non-perishable food items.  During the COVID-19 outbreak, the Knights (along with other partners) have continued to collect record numbers of donations for the many that are in need.

Weekly Food Drive
Knights collect non-expired, non-perishable food items every week on Saturdays, from 9-11 (Just look for the tent) Learn more...

Pregnancy Support Drive
In conjunction with the Football Frenzy and the weekly food drives, the Knights will be conducting a collection to support a local Pregnancy Support Center.  Please consider dropping off diapers (especially sizes 5 and 6), baby wipes, baby hygiene items (shampoo, etc.), and gently used baby clothes. The Pregnancy Support Drive will take place before and after all masses on Sunday, October 11th at the Knights of Columbus tent.

Novena for the Cause of Life
From October 4-11, the Knights ask all Catholics to join in prayer with Pope Francis on the sanctity of life. Please CLICK HERE  for more information and to sign up to receive the Novena prayer for each day.

On September 24th, at 7:30pm, the Knights of Columbus are hosting the first of two events featuring the Fraternal Benefits of Being a Knight of Columbus. The event will be a virtual gathering -- 100% online and safe via the Go-To-Meeting web-based platform.

Please join us in listening to Dan Pollaci, Field Agent of the Knights of Columbus, discuss the many premier insurance products we offer to St. Gregory’s families. These products are an important tool in our mission to serve and protect the families of those in our Council.

All are welcome, and the event is free. Please email John Zefutie, Chancellor, at john.zefutie7677@gmail.com, and provide him with your name and email address to register. Those who register will receive by email a link to the Go-To-Meeting event one or two days before the event.

All Catholic students in public, private, and parochial schools grades 8-12 are invited to participate in the 2020 Knights of Columbus Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest hosted by the Saint Gregory the Great Knights of Columbus Council 7677. 

Students are encouraged to write a 500 to 750-word essay discussing how trusting in God during a difficult time has helped them or someone they know find the strength and hope to endure it. Consider especially those times when it was a challenge to understand why something was happening. Consider also sharing any lessons about faith and hope the student or someone the student knows may have learned from this experience.

All students interested in participating should obtain a Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest Entry Form (Click for PDF)

You also may contact John Zefutie at john.zefutie7677@gmail.com to request a hard copy Entry Form by mail. 

The student with the winning essay will receive a $50 cash prize and plaque memorializing his/her achievement.

Essays must be submitted on or before September 30, 2020.  Essays can be submitted either electronically or by mail.  If submitted electronically, copies of the essay, along with a completed entry form, should be emailed to koc7677essay@gmail.com.  If submitting by mail, please mail one hard copy of your essay, along with the entry form stapled to the back, to the following address:

St. Gregory the Great Council No. 7677
PO Box 2581
Hamilton Square, NJ 0860-0081

Submissions by mail must be postmarked on or before September 30.  Any material submitted after September 30, 2020 will not be reviewed. 

All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the contest.  Participants also are required to furnish written parental consent.  For entry forms or for additional information, please contact: John Zefutie, Chancellor, Council 7677, Phone: 609.658.1718, Email: john.zefutie7677@gmail.com. 

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