Fr. Charles Meyer's Council 7160 meets at the St. Anthony of Padua Parish Church situated at 749 Russell St., Kincardine, Ontario, Canada.  You can contact us by mail through Canada Post at PO Box 207, Kincardine, Ontario, Canada, N2Z-2Y7, or by email Council 7160. This email address can be used to submit your questions, obtain information, or make suggestions. 

At right is a picture of our founder, Fr. Michael J. McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven Connecticut. He has recently elevated to 'Venerable' by his holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Through Fr. Michael J. McGivney and his parishioners efforts, the Connecticut state legislature officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society on March 29, 1882. The Order continues to be true to its founding principles of charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism.

The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to 1.7 million members and more than 13,000 councils throughout Canada, the United States, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.

Our latest Fraternal Survey report of more than $143 million donated to charity and more than 68 million volunteer hours demonstrates better than any words ever could that "The Knights of Columbus do things".

Our council is one of three councils in district 55 within100 districts in Ontario under the Ontario State Council.  State councils themselves are overseen by the Supreme Council which is located in New Haven, Connecticut. This is the home of the Knights of Columbus organization. Our Grand Knight for 2007-2009, is Harold Keelan.

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About our Council

The council was founded on July 18th, 1978 through the efforts of the first grand knight, Claude Paquin, our priest Rev. M. Grogan, and a host of other parish men. The council is named after Fr. Charles Meyer's, who was the first Roman Catholic Priest to serve the Kincardine area when it was still a mission.

Fr. Charles Meyer's was ordained by the most Reverend Bishop J. T. McNally on May 30th, 1935.  Fr. Meyer's first served as assistant priest at Immaculate Conception Parish, Formosa, from 1935 to 1938, then at St. Mary's Parish, Chepstow, from 1938 to 1942.  He then went back to Immaculate Conception Parish, Formosa, from 1942 to 1945 after which he was at Sacred Heart Parish, Walkerton from 1945 to 1948.  In 1948-1949 Fr. Meyer's was the assistant Priest at St. Joseph's parish in Kitchener.  From 1949 to 1954, he served as Pastor for the Riversdale, Holyrood and Kincardine area.  He then went on to serve in Deemerton (1954-1960) and Scotland (1960 1963) and finally returned to Formosa in 1963.  It is during these  times that Kincardine was still a mission and Riversdale was holding the position of being the main church. Today, the roles have reversed and Kincardine is home to our pastor, Reverend Don B. Wilhelm, and Riversdale is the mission.

Our council works closely with St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Kincardine, providing assistance and funds for the Church, the parish, and many other local charities and projects. The members of the council are active participants in the parish and the community in whole through their support of parish and local events.

The regular council business meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm in the basement of the St. Anthony of Padua parish Church immediately after the celebration of the 7 pm Mass.

Our Church

If only Rev. St. Aubin, St. Anthony of Padua Mission's first pastor, could see his mission church now, he would marvel at its growth from a few families in 1862 to over 500 families now. St. Anthony's parish emerged in the thick of a staunchly Scottish settlement with the few Catholic families that were among the first settlers along the Penetangore River. On May 18, 1858, a parcel of land was purchased, on what is now Princes Street South and in 1862 the first St. Anthony of Padua mission church was erected.

The St. Anthony of Padua Church can be contacted through its own web site at  St.Anthony-of-Padua or by email stanthony@bmts.com, telephone 519-396-2505, or fax them at 519-396-5419. The Very Reverend D. B. Wilhelm, VF, PP is our parish priest.

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Fr. Don B. Wilhelm, VF, PP  Chaplain council 7160

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