Knights of Columbus 11369 members were able to see a large money donation in action recently: a new ultrasound machine at the Bella Women’s Center on North River Road NE in Howland Twp.

The center received the new 3D/4D machine on August 3, and some of our brothers checked it out a few weeks later.

Local Knights councils spent $22,000 for the machine, and council 11369 contributed $8,660 of that total.

Tia Ciferno, executive director of the Bella Women’s Center was overjoyed with the new ultrasound unit.

We talked about the possibility of starting a fundraiser for a second machine.

God bless Bella and the work they do in saving babies.

Started in 2009, the Ultrasound Initiative is a staple of the Faith In Action Program developed by the Knights of Columbus order.

These 3D/4D color Ultrasound units save lives by helping women choose life by giving them the opportunity to view their unborn babies in three-dimensional accurate color detailed photos.

When working with abortion-minded clients, it’s critical to have the most accurate ultrasound machine available.

This service is fundamental to our principle of unity.

And nowhere is our commitment more obvious and today more important than in our stand for the sanctity of unborn life.

Without a doubt, The Knights are one of the strongest voices for life in the world.

But we are not done.

We will not rest while so many children’s lives are still at stake.

Let us continue this great work so that every community will have access to life-saving ultrasound services. We can, and we will, continue to save millions of unborn lives.

The Knights of Columbus through countless acts of charity, affirms the dignity of every person, from conception to natural death.

On Saturday, September 12, 2020, Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, Priests for Life and the Pro-Life Action League co-sponsored the 8th Annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children, calling on pro-life Americans to honor the gravesites of our aborted brothers and sisters.

In honor of this day, members of the Knights of Columbus ‘Fathers Borrano/Gallagher Council 11369’ held a solemn prayer service at the Unborn Memorial located at St. Paul’s Monastery in Ellsworth Twp., Mahoning County, Ohio.

Council Chaplain Fr. Matthew Roehrig led four Pauline religious brothers and six council members in prayer for unborn and aborted children.

We gathered to remind our community that the lives of these children matter, and that the loss of these children is a loss to us all.

We gather to resolve not to just fight abortion but to end it.

We will stop at no sacrifice and count no cost in defending the unborn.

The Knights of Columbus remain firmly committed to defending the right to life of every human being from the moment of conception to natural death.

Council 11369 members commit themselves to maintaining this site and pray that it will provide a place where those who have lost their children may mourn and find comfort.

We ask our Lord to watch over this memorial site and all who visit and pray that this sacred place serves as witness to the humanity of our most vulnerable brothers and sisters.