Knights of Columbus
Saint Joseph Council #12941
PO BOX 1487
Biddeford, ME 04005

Grand Knight - Dan Bedard @ (207) 229-4650
Deputy Grand Knight - Simon Mutapa @ (978) 302-7298

Council meetings begin at 7 PM on the 1st Wednesday
of the month in St. Joseph's church basement hall
(no meetings during July & August)

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SAINT JOSEPH PILGRIM ICON

A prayer service sponsored by District 14 Knights of Columbus (Biddeford, Lyman, and Old Orchard Beach) was held on May 17, 2022 to honor St. Joseph and pray for his intercession in preserving, cultivating and passing on the Catholic faith to future generations.  The prayer service flows from the Year of St. Joseph declared by Pope Francis in 2021, and inspired by his apostolic letter Patris Corde.  The St. Joseph icon is the latest to be a part of the Knights of Columbus Pilgrim Icon Program.  Every few years, the Knights of Columbus selects an icon of a saint whose patronage is particularly inspiring to Knights and their communities to be featured in the program.

The icon traveled to our council from the state convention and was brought into St. Joseph church by fourth degree Knights from the Edmund Labarre Assembly #2871.  So far the icon has traveled thousands of miles around the state of Maine.  Since the inception of the program in 1979, the pilgrim icon program has held more than 174,800 local council and parish prayer services worldwide with some 22 million participants.

Deacon Kevin Jacques presided over the service with music provided by organist Helen Fournier and cantor Roman Totos.  Members from all three councils read passages from scripture and led the gathered parishioners in reciting the Rosary.

The icon has since moved to the St. Anne council in Gorham and from there will travel to St. Maximilion in Scarborough and then to Holy Cross in South Portland.


The members of Council 12941 would like to thank all that contributed to the success of the prayer service, especially Deacon Kevin Jacques, organist Helen Fournier and cantor Roman Totos.