4th Degree Annual Crow Wing Mass

July 15, 2018 * 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Crow Wing State Park, State Park Rd, Brainerd, MN, USA

The Minnesota Knights of Columbus will assemble at Crow Wing Memorial Chapel on Sunday, July 15, 2018 to celebrate an annual mass in honor of Father Francis Xavier Pierz, who was instrumental in establishing the Catholic Faith in this area. The Knights of Columbus will have an outdoor mass at 2:00 p.m. with Bishop Paul D. Sirba, Bishop of the Duluth Diocese, celebrating the mass. This is the 166th Anniversary of the arrival of Father Pierz to Northern and Central Minnesota. The 4th Degree Honor Guard will assemble at 1:30 p.m. All Minnesota Knights of Columbus members, wives, and their families are invited. Following the mass we will have a meal at Fort Ripley Restaurant. Crow Wing State Park is located nine miles North of Little Falls. A Restoration Committee of the 4th Degree Assemblies of Brainerd, Little Falls, and St. Cloud maintains the upkeep of the chapel and grounds for the Diocese of Duluth. Jerry Hettwer Chairman Restoration Committe