Mid-Island Council #3842
Knights of Columbus
P.O. Box 426
Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 5L3 Canada

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**** A Happy Birthday to the following Knights who celebrate birthdays in February: Aurele LaRochelle, Daniel Ober, Helmut Koch, Rev. T.J. Sheppard, Ed Stumborg, Jack Kelly, Angelo Petraroia, Gerard LeChasseur, Christopher Brown, and Alex Kotai ****

In Memoriam

It is with great sadness that we have to report the passing of our Brother Knight, William B. Smith, Sr. On Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at the age of 77, surrounded by his loving family, our Brother passed away in Nanaimo after a brief illness. Bro. Bill joined our Order in 1982 and the 4th Degree in 2004. For all these years he had been a proud and faithful member of our Council and Assembly. He served on our executive as Chancellor for two terms; was a cheerful member of the pancake breakfast and cemetery clean-up crews; and, was the right-hand man to our past Grand Knight in helping and fostering the anti-drug/alcohol program in our local schools.
It is with heavy hearts that we now take leave from our Brother. We pray for him and offer our deepest sympathy to his wife Teresa, his sons and our Bro. Knights, Bill J., Jr. and Bob, as well as to the entire Smith family.

May he Rest in Peace.

The Bastion, landmark of the City of Nanaimo.

St.Peter's Catholic Church, Nanaimo, B.C.

Our Council is located in the beautiful "Harbour City" of Nanaimo, B.C. on Vancouver Island and is attached to St.Peter's Parish. Presently, the Grand Knight is Brother Rick Jones who may be contacted at his email address.

Council meetings
The Council meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm. in St. Peter's Catholic Church hall, 301 Machleary St. The Executive meets on the last Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm. in St. Peter's Church, Resource Room. As a visiting brother Knight to our fair city, we extend a most cordial welcome to you to join us at any of our regular meetings.

About our council
Our Council was founded in 1952 as a sub-Council of Port Alberni, Council #3435. In May 1954 we received our own charter and became a council in our own right under the name of Mid-Island Council #3842. It is so named because in its early days it served the entire mid-Vancouver Island region, stretching from Mill Bay/Shawnigan Lake to Qualicum Beach. In its half century history, it has seen the creation of five new councils in this area, the latest being Santa Maria Council in Ladysmith. Presently, our Council works closely with St. Peter's Parish and draws most of its members from it. We do however, also have some members from our sister parishes in the city, namely, Trinity Catholic and St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church. It has an outstanding record of accomplishments over these many years of service providing funds and volunteer labour for many projects in both the parish and the community. Click here for a summary of our Council's First Half Century of Service to Church and Community.

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