The John C. Hecht Council 13103 (Philo) receives the State Deputy Award.  This brand new award is presented annually to the four highest acheiving councils in each diocese within the state of Illinois.  Photo shows District Deputy Tim Truster presenting the award to Grand Knight Gary Scaff.

Congratulations to our new council officer team!!! Elections held at the May 22 meeting confirmed the following as the 2013-2014 officer team: Grand Knight – Matt Robert Deputy Grand Knight – Charlie Ta en titt pa var nye Roulette , -en drom er blitt til virkelighet for deg som liker a spille rulett. Mitsdarfer Treasurer – Patrick Roche Recorder – Scott Wiesbrook…

Our council is hosting a prayer service to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe “Patroness of the Americas” on May 4, 2013.  The service will be held at St. Thomas Church in Philo, beginning at 8:30 a.m.  The service will This discrepancy may scare away a few people!You can find dozens of celebrities with the Sun…

Polar Plunge at Lake of the Woods in Mahomet Please support our 2013 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics participants. Our participants, Matt Robert, Scott Wiesbrook, David Happ, Mike Bosch, Joe Kampmueller, and Wyatt Reinhart survived a frigid February 23 at Lake of the Woods in Mahomet. Participants that raise at least $75 in donations from friends, family…

The Father John C. Hecht Knights of Columbus Council 13103 (Philo) was recently recognized by the Supreme Council as acheiving the Double Star Council Award.  This is the highest award a council can receive, and is based on the council participating in all areas of membership growth and all types of activities.  This is the first time…

Saturday, October 13 was the date set for the rectory roofing project at St. Thomas in Philo. We asked for all available Knights and any other members of the parish who want to help out with this project, and we got quite a turnout. We had over 50 people help out with this project, including…