Here's the0 run down on the many fun holiday events taking place in Carmel this Saturday! See the flyers below for more information.
Start your day off with some Christmas shopping at the St. James Parish Annual Christmas Bazaar in the school gym from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Our Ladies Auxiliary is hosting their second "Our Christmas Village" which starts at 2:30 p.m. with "Cookies and Milk with Santa" and then "Kids' Candy Bingo" at 3 p.m. There will also be food trucks and vendors outside, in the parking lot behind our building, until 9 p.m. Please see the flyer below. Bring the whole family!
The Ladies are also hosting another great Chili Cookoff featuring entries by our local First Responders. Our Council will be represented by our own Bob Schanil, who won our in-house Chili Contest last weekend. Please see the flyer below for all of the details.
The Council will once again provide a freeChildren's Christmas Partywith dinner for our members' families starting at 4:30 p.m. Adults will enjoy a pot-luck dinner, so please bring a dish for the community table. Santa will be attending, so please bring a gift (value $20) for each child you bring, for Santa to distribute. RSVP to Anthony Falco at anthonyfalco17@gmail.com or (914) 907-4802 if you are attending.
Starting at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, we will make our way over to the Paladin Center parking lot to line up for the Parade of Lights (steps off at 6:30), with our very own parade float. We need marchers! Come and march behind our Council banner and with our float! We'll once again be handing out thousands of glow necklaces to the crowd along the parade route. Help us assemble them before the parade and then hand them out as we march!
There are many other events going on in this year's Holiday on the Lake, including Hayrides with Santa, the "Taste of Carmel" soups and treats tastings, a Christmas Tree Lighting in Cornerstone Park honoring veterans (5 p.m.), the Santa Stroll, and lots of other festive activities. Please see the flyer below for more info.
Also note that our Council's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will be Tuesday, December 6th, at 7:00 p.m. All over the world, Knights of Columbus Councils gather together on the first Tuesday of December to "Light Up for Christ" by illuminating their Nativity Creche or Christmas tree. Our Council joins in this celebration of the upcoming birth of the Christ Child with light refreshments and some caroling around the tree. Bring the family and your best singing voice for this very informal - but very fun - annual Council tradition.
