Students trek 22 miles carrying Catholic cross
Mallory Berko
Issue date: 2/12/09 Section: News
The knights will come-a- marching.
On April 6, students from Sacred Heart University's Knights of Columbus council 9251 will march from Fairfield to New Haven, carrying wooden crosses, as a way to get the Sacred Heart community involved with other area councils.
The walk, which will involve carrying an 8-foot tall by 4-foot wide wooden cross, "will serve a dual purpose for our council," said sophomore Sam Dowd, Deputy Grand Knight (second in command).
"We are using it as a way to show our love for Jesus and his sacrifice for us. We want to make a sacrifice this Lent that we know will mean something," said Dowd.
Dowd said that the Knights of Columbia council has been dormant at Sacred Heart for quite some time, but has become active in the last four years.
Several members, including sophomore Paul Carrier, Grand Knight (first in command), wanted to do something that would get members of the Sacred Heart community involved with other area councils and the Knights of Columbus order as a whole, Dowd said.
The students will be walking along Route 1, but in order to complete this journey, the Knights will have to obtain parade permits from each city in which they will be walking through, said Dowd. And the walk will be completed, regardless of rain or snow.
The event will begin on the school's campus. "We will leave Sacred Heart on Monday after a mass, and make it to a council in Orange. where we will stay overnight," said Dowd. "Then we will wake up in time to make it to New Haven's St. Mary's Church, where the Knights were founded, for a mass at noon," he said.
Possibly one of the biggest challenges the order could face, is the people they meet along the way.
"This will be something that we struggle with in terms of conveying our faith to those who may not be in the same place as we are," said Dowd. "While we are nervous that we may encounter some people who may have disagreeing views, we are excited that our public display of faith will encourage others."
On April 6, students from Sacred Heart University's Knights of Columbus council 9251 will march from Fairfield to New Haven, carrying wooden crosses, as a way to get the Sacred Heart community involved with other area councils.
The walk, which will involve carrying an 8-foot tall by 4-foot wide wooden cross, "will serve a dual purpose for our council," said sophomore Sam Dowd, Deputy Grand Knight (second in command).
"We are using it as a way to show our love for Jesus and his sacrifice for us. We want to make a sacrifice this Lent that we know will mean something," said Dowd.
Dowd said that the Knights of Columbia council has been dormant at Sacred Heart for quite some time, but has become active in the last four years.
Several members, including sophomore Paul Carrier, Grand Knight (first in command), wanted to do something that would get members of the Sacred Heart community involved with other area councils and the Knights of Columbus order as a whole, Dowd said.
The students will be walking along Route 1, but in order to complete this journey, the Knights will have to obtain parade permits from each city in which they will be walking through, said Dowd. And the walk will be completed, regardless of rain or snow.
The event will begin on the school's campus. "We will leave Sacred Heart on Monday after a mass, and make it to a council in Orange. where we will stay overnight," said Dowd. "Then we will wake up in time to make it to New Haven's St. Mary's Church, where the Knights were founded, for a mass at noon," he said.
Possibly one of the biggest challenges the order could face, is the people they meet along the way.
"This will be something that we struggle with in terms of conveying our faith to those who may not be in the same place as we are," said Dowd. "While we are nervous that we may encounter some people who may have disagreeing views, we are excited that our public display of faith will encourage others."
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