Knights of Columbus St. Jude Council 6617

10/24/2026

What's for Dinner tonite? Come join us for a COMMUNITY EVENT: "Pasta with a Purpose" - lets make the holidays a little brighter for some local children in need.
Enjoy some of Chef Ferrandi's delicious homemade meatballs and sauce, pasta, salad, garlic bread, desserts and refreshments. We will be playing your favorite Italian music, a little trivia and a 50/50 Raffle. Where else can you enjoy a great meal for $15 for an adult and kids FREE (small donations welcome) and helping our local community. Tickets will be on sale at the door and take out meals will also be available.

10/22/2026

COMMUNITY EVENT: "Pasta with a Purpose" - lets make the holidays a little brighter for some local children in need.
Join us this Saturday October 24th for some of Chef Ferrandi's delicious homemade meatballs and sauce, pasta, salad, garlic bread, desserts and refreshments. We will be playing your favorite Italian music, a little trivia and a 50/50 Raffle. Where else can you enjoy a great meal for $15 for an adult and kids FREE (small donations welcome) and helping our local community. Tickets will be on sale at the door and take out meals will also be available. We would love to exceed our goal of $2,000. If you can't attend and would like to help, donations are welcome. Checks can be made out to St Jude Council #6617 and mailed to Knights of Columbus PO Box 589, Plaistow, NH THANK YOU!!!!!! See less

10/16/2026

Community Event "Pasta with a Purpose" - lets make the holidays a little brighter for some local children in need.
Join us Saturday October 24th for some of Chef Ferrandi's delicious homemade meatballs and sauce, pasta, salad, garlic bread, desserts and refreshments. We will be playing your favorite Italian music, a little trivia and a 50/50 Raffle. Where else can you enjoy a great meal for $15 for an adult and kids FREE (small donations welcome) and helping our local community. Tickets will be on sale at the door and take out meals will also be available. We would love to exceed our goal of $2,000. If you can't attend and would like to help, donations are welcome. Checks can be made out to St Jude Council #6617 and mailed to Knights of Columbus PO Box 589, Plaistow, NH THANK YOU!!!!!!

10/07/2026

Community Event: PASTA WITH A PURPOSE - Come join us on October 24th and enjoy delicious homemade meatballs and sauce from Chef Ferrandi along with pasta, salad, garlic bread, homemade desserts, refreshments, Italian music, trivia and a 50/50. Proceeds will benefit the Giving Tree which will help children from our community in need at Christmas. Tickets are $15 and children are free but a small donation is welcome. Tickets are available at the door as are take out meals. Where else can you get a homemade meal and help kids in your community for $15. If you can't attend but would like to donate to the Giving Tree, checks can be made out to the St Jude Council 6617 (Givng Tree in memo) and mailed to PO Box 589, Plaistow NH 03865. THANK YOU! See less

10/06/2026

The Knights are sponsoring a blood drive this Friday from noontime to 5PM at the Atkinson Community Center. Preregistration is encouraged at Redcrossblood.org and entering NHATKINSONCOMMUNITY or by calling 1-800-733-2767. Donors are eligible to receive a $15 e-gift card.

09/27/2026

PASTA WITH A PURPOSE - Come join us on October 24th and enjoy delicious homemade meatballs and sauce from Chef Ferrandi along with pasta, salad, garlic bread, homemade desserts, refreshments, Italian music, trivia and a 50/50. Proceeds will benefit the Giving Tree which will help children from our community in need at Christmas. Tickets are $15 and children are free but a small donation is welcome. Tickets are available at the door as are take out meals. Where else can you get a homemade meal and help kids in your community for $15. If you can't attend but would like to donate to the Giving Tree, checks can be made out to the St Jude Council 6617 (Givng Tree in memo) and mailed to PO Box 589, Plaistow NH 03865. THANK YOU!

09/26/2026

The Knights made donations to some very wonderful organizations from their 2026 Tootsie Roll Drive. The organizations receiving donations included:

The Plaistow Panthers - a group of 25 special athletes from the local area.
The Kimi Nichols Center - assists adults with developmental disabilities.
The Haverhill Clubhouse - provides support for individuals with mental health conditions.
New Hampshire Special Olympics

The Knights are very grateful for the continued support from our local community.

05/07/2025

Wondering when to watch for white smoke?
On the first day of the Conclave (Wednesday, May 7), there will be just one round of voting. The first smoke signal is likely to come between 7:45 to 8:15 p.m. Rome Time (1:45 to 2:15 p.m. EDT) — white smoke if a Pope has been elected, or black smoke if not.

On the following days, the cardinals may vote up to four times each day — twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon — but the ballots are burned at most twice daily.

The first smoke signal could be seen around at 10:30 a.m. Rome time (4:30 a.m. EDT) if a Pope has been elected (white smoke). If not, a second round of voting is conducted and the smoke signal (black or white smoke) could come closer to Noon (6:00 a.m. EDT) when two rounds of ballots would be burned together.

Similarly, if a Pope is elected during the first ballot of the afternoon, a smoke signal (white smoke) could be seen around 5:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. EDT). If not, another round of voting is held and the smoke signal (black or white smoke) could come round 7:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. EDT), when two rounds of ballots would be burned together.

So, if you see smoke early, it’s likely white — signaling a new pope has been elected.

Learn more about the conclave process here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-05/conclave-how-a-pope-is-elected.html

04/12/2025

Ever wonder how you can make a difference for those in your community?

We have a fun family event to do just that!

Saint Luke the Evangelist Outreach Ministry (formerly St. Vincent dePaul) Annual Fundraiser, the Walk For Your Neighbor in Need, is our largest fundraiser. (Same Walk, new name.) This year, the need is greater than it has ever been; prices are up for everything! We all know more people are struggling financially more than ever before. They are looking for a hand up to get them through this tough time or circumstance. This is where our Outreach Ministry Society can help. We give that hand up - to help pay rent, put food on their table, get their car repaired to be able to go to work, keep their home heated, get medicine they require, etc. We want to have the funds to be able to help anyone who asks, but we need your help in doing that! Please consider joining our walk this year. We would love to see families walking to help other families. We encourage people to walk in memory of a loved one - what a beautiful way to be remembered. Every dollar raised goes directly to helping people in our community.

Ever wonder how you can make a difference for those in your community? We… Margaret madeiros needs your support for Join Our Walk: Help Local Families

04/12/2025

Sponsors Still Needed!

The Knights of Columbus, Council #6617 Newton / Plaistow and surrounding areas will again this year host our St Jude Golf Charity Open Tournament. This is our 30th year of helping local individuals and or families whose lives have been upended due to events not in their control, such as a job loss, illness, death in the family, mounting medical bills and are in need of support.

We need your support and sponsorship. We offer Sponsorships ranging from $100 to $1000. This is an opportunity to promote your business, honor a loved one and support your neighbors.

This year we will be assisting Robin Thompson and Claire Olverson both battling cancer. Your donation / Sponsorship will assist in lessening the financial burden these two are experiencing.

To learn more about our tournament and how you can help as a DONOR or SPONSOR please reach out to either:

Andy Pellerin [email protected]
Dan Sullivan [email protected]