Welcome to the official web site of the Father Kenneth C. McDonald Knights of Columbus
Council #9182 Chartered at St. James Catholic Church on December 1, 1985. 

Scholarship Application:

The Knights Memorial Scholarship Applications are due

April 23, 2025.

For the application and instructions, >>>>Click Here<<<<

Think Spring! Think Golf!

The 38th Annual Mason Council 9182 Vocations Golf Outing

for Lansing Diocese Seminarians will be held on May 10, 2025,

at the Wheatfield Valley Golf Course

in Williamston, Michigan.

Team registration form, >>>Click Here<<<

Sponsor registration form, >>>Click Here<<<

For more Information contact: Stephen Van Buren
(517) 230-4807 or email: svanb4860@msn.com.

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We Thank our wonderful and


generous sponsors for our

37th Annual Vocations Golf


Outing in support of our

Lansing Diocese Seminarians

held on June 1, 2024

Golf Ball Sponsor

Dignity Gorsline Runiciman Funeral Homes

Breakfast and Overall Sponsor

Team One Chevrolet – Buick – GMC

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Koozie Sponsor

Sports Stop-Mason

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T-Shirt Sponsors

$10,000.00 Hole in One Sponsor

VanWys Insurance Agency – Farmers Insurance

Silent Auction Donors (60 items)

Darrell’s Market & Hardware

Steve Van Buren

Auto Zone Holt

Charlie Heiler

Martha Williams

Superior Saw of Mason

City Limits

Deb Schunk

Darrell’s Market & Steve Van Buren

Chris & Mary Knudstrup

Steve & Ann VanBuren

Chris Harrison

Gravity Smoke House Nicole Retz

Auto Zone Mason

Mike Broughman

Mary Schwalm/ Anntoinette LaCinski

Faithful Donor

MSU Hockey Program

Comtech

George Wygant

Old National

Ace Hardware

Magpie Tales

Here are the Seminarians that our Council

is sponsoring from the proceeds of our

2024 Vocations Golf Outing. Thank you to

all our wonderful sponsors, donors,

volunteers and golfers.

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Joshua Bauer

James Benz

Dcn. Jonathon Bokuniewicz

James Bonar

Thomas Crowley

Jacob Derry

Ryan Ferrigan

Jonathon Galvas

Charles Gates

Glen Hart

Dcn. Brett Ivey

Dcn. Jack Jobst

Paul Keenan

Joseph Kelly

Dcn. Randy Koenigsknecht

Dcn. Daniel LaCroix

Dcn. Joshua Luttig

Peter Randolph

Dcn. Christian Salata

James Wilberding

Mathew Wilson

Mason Abbott

Aidan Belinger

Henry Hart

Benjamin Hellig

Trevor Kunkle

Reilly O’Donohue

Alexander Young

Your Prayers are requested for; Pope Francis, Fr. Kusi, Deacons Chuong, Tom, Al and for all the Clergy; For the Sainthood of our Founder, Blessed Fr. Michael J. McGivney; For  Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly; For any Brother ill or in distress and especially those suffering from Covid and it’s short term and long term effects; For all the first responders, health professionals, scientists, supply chain workers and vaccine workers who help us every day; For Brother Knight, Chaplain, Father Kusitino Cobona for his continued convalescents following open heart surgery; For the Family of Brother Knight John Oakley at his passing on March 25th; For Brother Knight PGK Chris Knudstrup; For Brother Knight Joe Hyaduck; For Brother Knight Roger Robertson; For the Family of Bishop Earl Boyea at the passing of his Father, Earl Sr. on February 5th; For the Family of Brother Knight Deacon Tom Feiten at the passing of his Brother Jim on February 3rd; For Brother Knight PGK Charles March; For Brother Knight Jerry and Janet DeRosa: For Pam Feiten; For Brother Knight Ted Schutes; For the Family of Brother Knight Dan Hancock at the passing of his sister, long time parishioner and long time funeral lunch director, Marion Roman, on December 1st; For the Family of the late Brother Knight Jerry Eifert at the passing of his wife Florence, long time St. James parishioner, on November 29th; For the Family of Brother Knight Mike Broughman at the passing of his Mother; For Brother Knight PGK Bruce Utter; For Karen Heiler; For Brother Knight Tom Sinnaeve; For the Family of Brother Knight Pat Morrison at the passing of his father-in-law Edward; For the Families of Brother Knights Mark and Mike Broughman for the health issues of Mark; For the Family of Brother Knight Phil and Ruth Wieferich at the passing of Ruth’s brother Jim Philo; For Brother Knight Ed Schmidt; For Brother Knight Phil Wieferich; For the Family of Brother Knight Bruce Utter at the passing of his sister Carol Kelly; For Frank March II; For Brother Knight DD Mike Schaefer: For the extended Family of PFN FDD PGK Frank March II at the passing of his brother-in-law on July 2nd; For Brother Knight Steve Van Buren for his recovery from multiple surgeries; For Ann Hentkowski; For the Family of Brother Knight Christopher Wright at the loss of his Mother Sharon; For Brother Knight Pat Hesch; For Brother Knight Jerry Baldwin; For the Family of Brother Knight Mike and Ann Dunivon at the passing of Ann’s Mother and Knights Angel, Joyce Mullin; For Brother Knight Bob LaMere; For Brother Knight Charli Heiler; For Robert Puma; For Chris Harrison; For the Family of Brother Knight Tim Hall at the passing of his Father; For the Family of Brother Knight PFN FDD PGK Frank and Angels President Tammy March at the passing of Tammy’s mother Nancy Stull; For the Family of Brother Knight John Jaehnig at the passing of his Mother; For the Family of Brother Knight Jerry Baldwin at the passing of his sister Judy; For the Family of the late Brother Knight Duffy and Martha Williams at the passing of Duffy’s mother Marge; For the Family of Brother Knight Dan Beuchert at the passing of his Mother; For the immediate Family and for the St. Casimir Family of Fr. William Lugger at his passing on January 26th;; For Brother Knight Dave Ceccanese; For Theresa Kill; For Brother Knight Jack O’Berry; For Jacqueline Sinnaeve; For Irene Morrison; For Ruth Schmitter; For Brother Knight Stephen Crippen Jr.; For Pat Dadswell; For Brother Knight Frank Kueppers; For Betty Rodriguez; For Margaret Terwilliger; For Father Kusi’s Family and all the Residents of Fiji; For all the Parishioners and Brother Knights and families at The Catholic Community of Sts. James, Cornelius and Cyprian; For all the unborn; For all of our departed Brother Knights; For all Souls in Purgatory; For all of our Veterans in Veterans Hospitals; For world peace.

Order your own Knights of Columbus shirts with our new Father Kenneth C. McDonald Council #9182 logo on them. You order, you pick up, you pay. There will be a small extra charge for your name on your shirt. If you need help with your order, please contact Chris Knudstrup. Click on this link to place your order.     https://stores.inksoft.com/mason_kofc/shop/home

Can you be a 24 Hour Knight? There are 8760 hours in a year. If you can give 24 hours to serve others, please contact the Father Kenneth C. McDonal Council #9182. Example: 12 Hours reading Church bulletins and K of C newsletters; 2 Hours at the Tootsie Roll Drive; 2 Hours at corporate communions (Mass); 2 Hours at Church, community or council projects; 2 Hours attending council meetings; 4 Hours with family enjoying council social functions. 

Please Pray for our Service men and women in harms way!

We pay tribute and give thanks to our founders and Charter Members in 1985: 

Father Kenneth McDonald, PSD FDD Richard McCloy, PGK FDD Eugene Murawski, Charles Brandell, Craig Chittle, Vincent Cimala, Francis Clery, Jules Degraeve, Ralph DeVitto, Deacon Thomas Feiten, David Fellows, Robert Ganzak, Deacon Dr. Vincent Guarnaccia, Edric Holdorph, Frank Hughes, Michael Jacobus, Irwin Jaehnig, John Jaehnig, Jay Jensen, Deacon Gordon Kilburn, Edward King, PGK PFN Robert Leyko, Mark Manning, Frank March Sr., John Memmott, Harold Milett, PGK Paul Miller, Mike Mitchell, Pat Mitchell, Clifford Nichols, Charles Schmitter, Frank Selinsky, William Sheridan, James Smith, Michael Spinsky, James Szymusiak, Stanley Theis, Kenneth Valley, Alexander Vanier, Dr. Timothy Zielinski

Some common abbreviations used by the Knights of Columbus: 

GK-Grand Knight     DGK-Deputy Grand Knight     PGK-Past Grand Knight      FS-Financial Secretary     DD-District Deputy    DW-District Warden  FDD-Former District Deputy     SD-State Deputy     PSD-Past State Deputy     SK-Supreme Knight     CO-Conferring Officer Third Degree

FN-Faithful Navigator, 4th Degree     PFN-Past Faithful Navigator, 4th Degree

MI Drive-Mentally Impaired “Tootsie Roll Drive”

VGO Vocation Golf Outing in support of Lansing Diocese Seminarians

VBO Vocation Baseball Outing at the Lugnuts in support of Lansing Diocese Postulates and Seminarians

Reciepient of the

“International Family

Program Award“

from the Supreme Council,

Knights of Columbus

at the National Convention

in Quebec Canada,

August 5, 2024.

Recipient of the 2024 Knights of Columbus

Michigan State Council “FAITH IN ACTION“

“FAMILY AWARD”

“The McMahon Education Fundraiser“

Recipient of the 2019-2020 Star Council Award

Recipient of the 2017 Knights of Columbus Michigan State Council Community Service Award, Cyclone Winston Relief, Fiji

Recipient of the 2001-2002 Knights of Columbus Supreme Council Internation Service Program Award, Second Place, Matt Allen Benefit Dinner.

Recipient of the 2001 Knights of Columbus Michigan State Council Family Award, Matt Allen Benefit Dinner.