EPIPHANY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
COUNCIL 12569
WHAT THE KNIGHTS DO
CHARITY
Charity is at the heart of our work and our faith
SERVICE
UNITY
Knights are called to serve others.
We are Catholic men building a bridge to faith.
Tom and Millie Wenzel recently made a $7,000 donation to Church of the Epiphany Council No.12569’s Right to Life Baby Bottle Campaign towards the purchase of an ultrasound machine. Wenzel, 92, joined the Knights of Columbus Green Bay (Wisconsin) Council in 1959. He and Millie have been married for 67 years.
They moved to Port Orange 25 years ago, and became members of the Epiphany parish, with Tom transferring to Council 12569. “The Holy Spirit instructed us to donate,” Tom said. “We are very passionate about Right to Life, and we feel very strongly that the ultrasound enables the mother to see the baby growing. The picture of the baby moving inside her body helps her to make that important decision to give birth instead of aborting. The mother sees this tiny little human being and realizes it is her baby. “If we save even one life, our donation has been worth it,” Tom added.
“The Lord has been very good to us and we feel we should give something back.” Tom, 92, was given 10 years to life after undergoing by-pass surgery in 1985. Forty years later, he is still going strong. He is a former executive at Miller Brewing Company, and remains an avid golfer. He follows all sports, especially his hometown Packers.
He and Millie have traveled the world and visited Medjugorje twice, sharing many experiences and memories in their lifetime. He and Millie have four children, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Council 12569 thanks the Wenzels for their generous donation, and is proud to have Tom as a Brother Knight.
ABOUT OUR COUNCIL
The Epiphany Knights of Columbus Council 12569 are part of worldwide movement. From the moment of order's founding in 1882, charity has been the first principle of the Knights of Columbus. We are Catholic men of faith and men of charitable action.
ABOUT THE KNIGHTS
Charity is at the heart of our work and our faith — and it always has been. For the Knights of Columbus, charity means supporting a virtually boundless variety of projects.
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The Epiphany Knights of Columbus Council 12569 is located at the Catholic Church of The Epiphany in Port Orange, Florida. The Council has been active in the Parish since 2000 and supports Vocations, Special Olympics, St. Paul's Catholic School, Epiphany Food Pantry, Pregnancy Crisis Center, Stations of the Cross, Epiphany Thrift Store, Coffee and Donuts, Monthly breakfasts, Weekly Holy Hour Adoration, Adopt-A-Road clean ups, Yearly Monastery Pilgrimage, Laps 4 Life, Rite to Life roadside prayer, Trunk or Treat, ECCW Spaghetti Dinners, Church Bazaar and we serve at Father Karl's request.
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