St Paschal Parish Festival Coming May 18th

Gilmour KNIGHTS will cook hamburgers and hot dogs and sell beer, wine, and other beverages at the parish’s one-day festival.

Annual Kinkopf Special Needs Picnic Scheduled

Serving the patrons of the St Clare’s Faith Formation and Boundless, Inc.’s programs. Picnic to be held at Mayfield Hts Park Pavilion “A” on June 26th at 5pm.

New Lights for St Clare-Corpus Christi Academy

The Gilmour Council 310 Trust will replace the lighting in St Clare’s Gymnasium. The space is used for all Church of St Clare parish events and is the gymnasium for Corpus Christi Academy. With any luck, it will be installed in time for St Clare’s Casino Nights, May 30th and 31st.

PGK Cianciolo Sword Returns to Gilmour

Tom Cianciolo, son of Gilmour’s late Grand Knight Phillip Cianciolo, thought it might be fitting that his dad’s sword find a home again at Gilmour Council. Tom presented the sword to DGK Jerry Wisniewski on May 13. He also donated a framed, full-color photo of PGK and Sir Knight Phillip.

Eagle Scout Proposals Made By Gilmour Sons

Boy Scouts Luke Raynor and Charlie Vaccarino, sons of Jeffrey and Michael, presented their Eagle Scout project to the council on May 13th. Both intend to spruce up Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine (Euclid) a bit. Luke intends to replace and paint the border chain and support posts near the Gift Shop, and Charlie will landscape the St Joseph veneration area. The council voted to subsidize each project up to $350.

Rosary For 1st-Responders Gathers 30

Gilmour Knights, their wives and families, friends, and Lyndhurst First Responders Gathered at Lyndhurst City Hall for the semi-annual Patriotic Rosary on Saturday, May 10th.

127th Anniversary Dinner Held April 27th

Highland heights firefighter-paramedic George Glassney was awarded the Gilmour Council Bluecoat of the Year plaque. He was introduced by brother Jerry Kazimir, the 2024 BCoY.

Brother John Vargo won the Gilmour Council Knight of the Year Award, selected for his work managing the council’s purchase of the $28,750 Veranova clinic ultrasound machine and the revision of the council’s by-laws. He was chosen by the council’s past Knights of the Year and introduced by the 2024 KoY, Jerry Wisniewski.

The event was held at the Highland Hts Community Center, with Gilmour Chaplain Fr James Caddy (a 52-year knight) giving the blessing and benediction. 50-year and 25-year knights were also honored. Special thanks to Domenic Pistone, DGK Jerry Wisniewski, PGK Benny Capretta, Ken Lange, FS Bill Marvaldi, and all who assisted with the reservations, food serving, and clean-up.

Gilmour Trust Gives Tunnels 2 Towers $1,000

Look for information on an August 30 Gilmour Council - Tunnels 2 Towers event in Lyndhurst. Details coming soon.

SUPER CASH BONANZA Raffle Wraps Up

Chairman Peter Gall led the council to sales of over 900 tickets, which will yield about $3,000

2025 KofC Free Throw Council Winners

The LYCEUM GETS $125 FOR ITS SPRING GALA FROM THE GILMOUR TRUST

Keep Christ in Christmas Art Contest Winners

Gilmour #310 Trust Lights Up Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine Gift Shop

The Gilmour Council #310 Trust has authorized just over $4,000 to replace the lighting in the Shrine’s Gift Shop. Brother knights Tom Nemeth, Ben Capretta, and Bernie Wiederwohl made the offer, obtained the bids, and are managing the installation at the Euclid location. In 2023, the Trust kicked in $2,000 to help restore concrete steps on the campus. Each year in August, the council provides breakfast for Special Needs families after worshipping together at Sunday Mass.

Council Christmas Party

Dec 15 at St Francis of Assisi Caddy Hall. Over 100 served at a dinner catered by La Vera.

488 at SFA Breakfast With Santa

At its 9th annual Breakfast With Santa, Gilmour Council knights served pancakes, sausages, and eggs to 488 parishioners on December 8th in Caddy Hall. The breakfast supports the St Francis of Assisi PTO.

Gilmour Knights Distribute 400 Turkeys

Gilmour310 Trust’s 80th Birthday Gift to CSC

The Gilmour Council 310 Trust has donated $10,000 to the Church of St Clare on the occasion of the parish’s 80th Anniversary. The parish celebrated its founding at an October 19th dinner in the Corpus Christi Academy gymnasium. dinner followed 4:30PM Mass, which followed the parish’s annual Eucharistic Devotions, benediction, and procession.

St Paschal Baylon Capital Campaign Gets $10K

gilmour 310 trustees ben capretta, domenic fragomeni, and mike marvaldi present a check for $10,000 to fr john lane and FR Louis Demba Ndione

Columbus Day Parade Follows Mass on Oct 14

among the knights marching were (L to R) windermere council’s delon whitson, dan shaver, ben capretta, jim ruddock, carmen centanni, tom nemeth, and jerry wisniewski

Council Family Picnic September 22nd

Gilmour Council knights and their families enjoyed`our annual Family Picnic at the Highland Hts Park Pavilion on sunday, september 22nd. The Council supplied the hot dogs, hamburgers, and drinks.  This year, Alesci's ice cream dropped by for a special treat.

Annual Clambake September 14th.

Gilmour council offered its signature clambake at the highland hts community center on saturday, september 14th. The DELICIOUS dinner featured baskets and door prizes.

Lyndhurst Home Days September 6th-8th

Gilmour 310 served Clams, Clam Chowder and Beer in the big tent at Lyndhurst Home Days. The fundraiser, with the council clambake, raised about $5,000 for council charities.

Zelie's Home Gets $2,000 Gift from #310 Trust

The gilmour #310 TRUSt has donated $2,000 to zelie’s home on the occasion of its fund-raising gala. Zelie's Home is a non-profit homeless shelter based in Cleveland that serves mothers and children by providing housing, food, life skills, education, job placement, and counseling. 

Gilmour #310 Trust “Blankets” St Clare With $1,000 Gift

The gilmour #310 TRUSt has donated $1,000 to the church of st Clare’s blanket sunday fund. The fund supports relief efforts in cleveland’s inner city.

SPB Parish Picnic Held August 18

Each year, Gilmour Council purchases, prepares, and serves the food for the SPB parish picnic. Last year, the picnic celebrated the 70th anniversary of the parish in September. This year, the picnic moved back to its traditional 3rd Sunday in August date after the 10:30 Mass. And it rained AGAIN ! But a good time has had by all.

Rainbow Camp July 12th

gilmour KNIGHTS joined cleveland chapter KNIGHTS at st augustine on july 12th. at this annual inner-city event, 110 underprivileged children enjoyed hamburgers, hot dogs, a magician, swimming, and outdoor games.

gilmour council’s kinkopf picnic served residents of koinonia Homes and members of st clare’s special needs faith formation to a hamburger and hot dog feast at Mayfield Hts Park Pavilion on June 27th, 2024. the picnic is a sister event to the specal needs breakfast at our lady of lourdes shrine in euclid, held this year on august 25th.

2024-2025 Officers Elected and Installed

Council Officers for the 2024-25 Fraternal Year were elected on June 11th and installed by Chaplain Fr James Caddy on June 25th at Mass in the Church of St Clare. See the Leadership List Here.

2024 Parish Festival Season Complete

St Paschal’s Spring Fling, St Clare’s Community Days, and the St Francis Fest are over. Gilmour Council has contributed money, leadership, and talent in this month-long effort. Gilmour knights largely manage the Community Days and man the beer tents at the Spring Fling and Francis Fest. In addition, knights offer set up and teardown assistance and monetary gifts to St Paschal (booklet ad) and St Clare (raffle prizes).

Bishop Malesic Blesses Gilmour Council’s $28,750 Ultrasound Machine

Operations Center Lease Agreement Signed

Bishop’s Brunch… Council #310 Trust Donates Another $600 to Borromeo Seminary

Gilmour Council Meetings Move Into St Paschal Baylon’s Eymard Room