We are the OBX Catholic Churches Knights of Columbus Annunciata Council 8759
Business Meeting
7:00pm the 2nd Monday of every month
Social Meeting
7:00pm the 4th Monday of every month
Photo shared from KofC partner NC Values in support of Baby Box Bill (HB 139/SB 91)
Our Lord Jesus gave up his life willingly for us.
Some babies are not given that choice. Your Knights along with Holy Redeemer and Holy Trinity Parish are pro-life in the broadest sense of the term. We proclaim the sanctity of human life in all of its stages. Locally we support the WaterLife Pregnancy Care Center which serves expectant
mothers, newborns, and their mothers. However, many still choose abortion or worse - abandoning a newborn on the side of a road or in a dumpster.
All fifty states have enacted “Safe Surrender” laws. Many, like North Carolina, required a mother to relinquish her infant face-to-face to hospital staff, an EMT, or a Social Worker. But some women are too traumatized, intimidated, embarrassed or scared to surrender their babies face-to-face to another person. They choose to abandon it instead.
In response, over twenty states have recognized that such
face-to-face surrender requirements are a deterrent to the safety of the baby and have amended their laws to allow safe methods for a mother to anonymously relinquish her infant.
The Knights of Columbus are actively engaged in lobbying the North Carolina Legislature to amend our state’s Safe Surrender Act to permit the installation of approved stations, which we refer to as ‘baby boxes’, at which a mother can surrender her baby anonymously rather than just abandoning it. Bills have been introduced in both legislative chambers. It now needs to be passed by both chambers and signed
into law.
The Knights ask for your help in this lobbying effort. The Knights of Columbus of North Carolina have partnered with NC Values, our largest co-lobbying group for this initiative, They have an interactive webpage providing information and a way for advising our legislators of your support for this bill. Click the button below to visit that page, Once clicked you can do two things. First, read more information about Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Second, you can type in your name and address, click on a SEND button. And your request to support the baby box bills will automatically be sent to your state representative and senator.
If you have any questions, Please contact Nick D’Amato at
nicknmndamato@gmail or by phone at (757) 869-6884.
Grand Knight Message
Mary said “Yes!”. Joseph said “Yes!”. Abraham, Noah, David, Moses, and Jonah all said “Yes!”. Even Jesus said “Yes!” in the Garden.
Sometimes saying “Yes” is harder than others. It took a whale to convince Jonah. Jesus sweated blood.
Blessed Father Michael McGiveny said “Yes” when he started the Knights of Columbus at his parish in 1882. Now there are over 2
million Knights around the world saying “Yes”. I’m one of them. I said “yes” in 2021. In 2022 I said “yes” to becoming the Deputy Grand Knight; and, in 2024 I said “yes” to being the Grand Knight.
Why say “Yes”? It’s really quite simple. At the end of every Mass, we’re sent out to preach “the gospel of the Lord”. What does that the gospel say Jesus is asking us to do? Feed the Hungry. Clothe the Naked. Protect the Innocent. Shelter the Homeless. Pray, repent and take up your Cross.
That’s what we do as Knights. Does it take some work? Taking up your Cross is intended to require effort; but as Jesus said (paraphrasing) “a Knights burden is light.” Focusing on “Charity, Unity and Fraternity” a
Knight’s “Yes” can change you more than you’ll ever believe… and be fun too.
GK Nick D’Amato
Grand Knight Nick D'Amato
This is the Knights of Columbus Annunciata Council #8759
KofC Council 8759 supports Room in the Inn. Their mission is to provide hospitality, food, shelter, and support services to homeless men and women on the Outer Banks during the cold winter months.
K of C Council 8759 Supports the Interfaith
Community Outreach in providing
assistance to individuals facing a temporary
emergency crisis.
K of C Council 8759 Supports the Outer
Banks Relief Foundation in its efforts to
ease the financial burdens of families when one of its members suffers from a major illness.
The K of C Council 8759 LAMB Program supports Intellectually Handicapped children.
The teachers in Dare and Currituck Counties receive no extra money for special supplies from the schools to teach handicap kids. Their kids often require special teaching aids. Teachers often provide these supplies out of the individual teacher's pockets. They might need braille books, special computer programs, unique visual or hearing-related aids, etc. The goal of our donations is to give each special education teacher money for such expenditures.
Serving the needs of our special needs community includes supporting our special needs athletes at a Special Olympics Bowling Tournament
Cor
The Knights of Columbus Annunciata Council 8759 is proud to announce that we are planning Men's Round Table discussion sessions called Cor. "Cor" is intended to strenghten Catholic men in their faith and virtue through prayer, formation and fraternity "Cor" is a Latin term for "heart" and the root of "courage".
These sessions will be open to all men of the Holy Redeemer by the Sea and Holy Trinity by the Sea Catholic Churches.
As part of our planning process, we have created an online survey of parish men to determine ideal days, times, and desired topics for these sessions. Parish men are encouaged to participate in this survey by clicking the "click here" button below.
Creative Choices Donation
February 2025 Family of the Month
Congratulations to our
February Family of the Month
Dave and Roe Prentice
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A KNIGHT
We are Catholic men who lead, serve,
protect and defend. We share a desire
to be better husbands, fathers, sons,
neighbors and role models and to put
charity and community first.
Our Knights in action serving the OBX Parishes and Communities
First Friday Fish Fry May 2, 2025
40Cans4Food Project
The 2025 4 Cans, 40 Days project was extremely successful. Parishioners donated 2,856 pounds of food this Lent for the Beach Food Pantry.
Thank you to all who have donated so generously to this project
KofC Council 8759
April - May 2025 Event Schedule
KofC Council 8759
2025 OBX Knight News
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2025 K of C State Raffle
Sponsored by the North Carolina State Council
1st Prize - $5000 cash
2nd Prize - $4000 cash
3rd Prize - $500 cash
4th Prize - $500 cash
5th Prize - $400 cash
6th Prize - $400 cash
7th Prize - $200 cash