Derrick, Gloria & Luke

Derrick Babin is a graduate of the Catholic Youth Ministry certificate program offered by Saint Francis Xavier University has been coordinator of Youth Ministry for the Yarmouth Catholic  Churches since 2001. Derrick comes to us with 10 year's full time working experience in youth ministry, including 6 years as Diocesan coordinator.     He is a graduate of the Catholic Youth Ministry certificate program offered by Saint Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia Canada Derrick has 6 years experience working with Family and Children services as a councilor at a youth residential facility.                  Derrick married his lovely wife Gloria in September 1988. Their miracle baby, Luke was born in Novembert 2000.

COLUMBIAN SQUIRES

 Development of leadership in the Catholic young man is the main objective of the program. In the Columbian Squires, Knights serve as counselors to Squires circles in order to draw out the leadership talent of the circle’s young men. 

Columbian Squires circles are sponsored by either a Knights of Columbus council or a Fourth Degree assembly. Basic requirements for a circle are at least one enthusiastic, dedicated counselor and 10 Catholic young men of Squires age. The official age range for Squires membership is 12 to 18 years old. Link:  Squires Newsletter

YOUTH GROUPS

Council 2181 is involved with the Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM) program in our area, and supports Big Brothers/Big Sisters

ATHLETICS

Knights of Columbus sponsors Free Throw Championship (pdf) basketball program for boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 14 and had students participate in district and regional events.  Also in the development stage are soccer events.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Knights have purchased educational materials for local sunday school programs, as well as giving university scholarships to members and their dependents are sponsored by local and Supreme Council. Knights of Columbus Substance Abuse Awareness Poster Contest. The contest's goal is to encourage the creation of thought provoking slogans and visuals by young people for their peers to promote awareness of the dangers of substance abuse.

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
 

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Included in this is our annual banquet and bowling for the youth involved in service to the church, alter servers, readers and youth choir