October 22, 2017 Coffee And Danish

Parish Hall at St. Mary Church 731 Main St, Branford, CT, United States

Council #10 will be sponsoring “Coffee & Danish” after the 7 am mass on October 22. To volunteer click here.

K of C Coat Drive 2017

Our annual coat drive will take place on December 16 and 17. Collection boxes will be placed at St. Mary and St. Therese. This will take place in conjunction with The Midnight Run warm clothing drive. Look for more details in the upcoming church bulletins. http://stjohnboscobranford.org

December 3, 2017 Annual Christmas Party

Amarante's Sea Cliff 62 Cove Street, New Haven, CT, United States

Our annual Christmas Party will be held at Amarantes in New Haven on December 3 from 4 to 8 pm. Please bring baby food to donate to the food pantry and also a also a Secret Santa grab bag gift (approximately $10) to be raffled off in support of our pro life raffle. Bro. Jim…

$30

K of C Coat Drive December 16 & 17

Parish Hall at St. Mary Church 731 Main St, Branford, CT, United States

We will be having our annual coat drive in conjunction with The Midnight Run warm clothing drive on December 16 & 17. Collection boxes will be at both Churches. Brothers will be needed to help sort and deliver the coats to the local clothing bank. Anyone wishing to help can contact GK Joe Byrne joebyrne48@snet.net…

December 31, 2017 Coffee And Danish

Parish Hall at St. Mary Church 731 Main St, Branford, CT, United States

Council #10 will be sponsoring “Coffee & Danish” after the 7 am mass on December 31. To volunteer click here.

2018 Campaign for People With Intellectual Disabilities

Branford Walmart 120 Commercial Parkway, Branford, CT, United States

This annual event is held to benefit St. Mary School and The Sarah Foundation.  Council members accept donations at the doors to St. Mary Church and at Walmart typically. If you would like to volunteer to help out on the 2018 Campaign, please contact Bro. Hank Bassi.

January 5, 2018 Altar Server Appreciation Night

Connecticut Sportsplex 216 Foxon Road, North Branford, CT, United States

On January 5, 2018 we will once again sponsor an altar server appreciation night from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.  The 2017 party was enjoyed by both Squires and Altar Servers alike, and both groups will be invited again this year. For more information contact the parish office.

February 2-3, 2018 Cornerstone Men’s Retreat

Parish Hall at St. Mary Church 731 Main St, Branford, CT, United States

The St. John Bosco Cornerstone Men's Retreat will be held for 26 hours starting Friday night 2/2/18 and ending Saturday 2/3/18 leading up to the Super Bowl. Anyone interested in participating as this event nears should contact the parish office for more information. There is no cost to attend, but donations are welcomed.

February 12 – 19, 2018 Abraham’s Tent

Parish Hall at St. Mary Church 731 Main St, Branford, CT, United States

Abraham's Tent is held for one week every year in February.  In 2018 it will take place from 2/12 through 2/19. Organized by the late Bro. John Wilkinson and his wife, Tammy, our Council provided dinner on Friday 2/17/17 this past year.  Thanks to Jim Hayes, Jeff Klarman, Bill Cash, Sal Pannone, John Pirtel, Andy…

St. Patrick and St. Joseph Gaelic and Garlic Dinner March, 10 2018

St. Therese Church 105 Leetes Island Road, Branford, CT, United States

Dinner will include corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, pasta and zeppolles for dessert. Entertainment will include Irish Dancing and live Irish music by Rock of Cashel. Tickets will be sold after all Masses. Prices are $25 for adults, $8 for child, and $60 per family. For more info contact John Mooney jjmooneycpa@gmail.com or Joe Byrne…

March 31, 2018 23rd Annual Easter Egg Scramble & Raffle

St. Therese Church 105 Leetes Island Road, Branford, CT, United States

Mark your calendars for our 1st Annual event on Saturday, March 31st 2018 at St. Therese Church.  And with our new St. John Bosco Parish, it'll be bigger and better than ever! Thanks to the Brother Knights who made the 2017 event such a success: Fr. Keefe, Fr. Matt, Joe Byrne, Liam Cotter, Matt Halley,…

May, 2018 K of C Annual Plant Sale

Parish Hall at St. Mary Church 731 Main St, Branford, CT, United States

Our goal is to net $1000 in our annual Pro-Life Event to benefit St. Gianna Pregnancy Center in New Haven in May of 2018. L to R: Rev. Glen, Joe Byrne, Stephen Montano, ___, ____, ____, Rev. Keefe Photo: _____ In 2017, over two weekends (5/13-14 and 5/20-21) we grossed $1722.50 in gross sales.  If you…

May, 2018 Home Front Project

The 2017 Home Front Project was conducted on 5/7 at 8:30 am on the project site. If you would like to help out at the 2018 event, please contact Bro. Frank Carrano.

June, 2018 Knight of the Year Award Winner Steve Schambach

Congratulations Steve! Steven teaches CCD. He is the chief squire counselor. Our squire council now has 16 members. Brother Steven also went to Appalachia this year with the youth of our parish to help rebuild some homes. Also a main contributor to Take a Vet Fishing. With both the K of C and Branford Yacht…

July, 2018 Annual K of C Blood Drive

Parish Hall at St. Mary Church 731 Main St, Branford, CT, United States

Our Annual Blood Drive aims to help the American Red Cross to collect more than 50 pints of blood (limit: 1 pint apiece) from parish members. Our 2017 Blood Drive took place on July 13th in the Parish Hall at St. Mary Church. Source: http://www.redcross.org/local/connecticut

1 pint of blood

July, 2018 Pilgrimage to Italy with Fr. Glen Dmytryszyn

July 9 - 19, 2018 Pilgrimage to Italy will visit Venice, Padua, Florence, Assisi, and Vatican City with a Papal Audience.  Cost is $3399 from New York and the trip will be hosted by Fr. Glen.  For details, contact Fr. Glen.

$3399

August 9 2018 Council 10 Steak and Cigar Night

Parish Hall at St. Mary Church 731 Main St, Branford, CT, United States

August 9 2018 Steak and Cigar @ St Mary Church Hall 6 pm to whenever. BYOB.  Menu is salad, baked potato, steak and cheesecake. Dinner only $35.  Preorder a cigar and dinner $45. For tickets contact Bro John Mooney jjmooneycpa@gmail.com or GK Joe Byrne at joebyrne48@snet.net or 203-231-5643 Above: Neal Millane Photo: ____________

September, 2018 Ride Closer to Free

Source: http://www.rideclosertofree.org/ Support the Yale-New Haven Health's Smilow Cancer Hospital's Ride Closer to Free charity bike ride! Either RIDE (like our Council members below did) or do the next best thing: DONATE to those Council 10 members who will ride. Also see the Flash Mob Commercial for Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven Health.  

$500

September 2018 Parish Picnic

Owenego Inn Beach and Tennis Club 40 Linden Avenue, Branford, CT, United States

The Parish Bulletin will run information regarding St. John Bosco's annual parish picnic, usually  held at Owenego Inn Beach and Tennis Club every September. If you are interested in helping out, please contact the parish office. Source: http://www.owenego.com/owenego2017/

November 10, 2018 Foxwoods Casino

Branford High School 185 E Main St., Branford, CT, United States

We will repeat our Foxwoods Casino trip on November 10, 2018.  If you are interested contact Mark DiStasio at mmdistasio@sbcglobal.net or 203-415-5029. We almost completely filled our 2017 bus trip to Foxwoods Casino on Saturday November 11, 2017.  The bus departed from Branford High School at 5 pm, and departed the casino for the ride home…

$40

2019 World Youth Day (Ages 16-35)

Panama City, Panama

Every two or three years, an international gathering is held to bring all the youth and young adults, especially adults in their 20's and early 30's (see below), together in one place with the Holy Father.  World Youth Day will take place in Panama City, Panama (January, 2019). "World Youth Day USA (WYDUSA) is an umbrella…

Easter Egg Scramble 2019

PGK Mark Distasio explains the rules before the mad dash for candy. Although held inside because of rain it still did not disappoint! Brother Sal (foreground yellow shirt) Brother Matt hiding the candy