
The Msgr John Eppenbrock Council is located at 5474 W Jefferson between
Van Horn and Vreeland roads in Trenton. The Grand Knight for 2008 is
Tom Jackson. You can contact the Knights
by email at webmaster@kofctrentonmi.org.
Monthly business meetings are conducted on the 2nd Monday of each month at
8:00PM. Meetings are preceded by Rosary at 7:30PM.
The council was Founded on Feb. 28, 1953
and Chartered on March 29, 1953 by the Supreme Office and was first
called Msgr. James Calahan Council #3615. The council's first chaplain
for many years was Msgr. John P. Eppenbrock who was very active with the
council and always attended the meetings.
Msgr. Eppenbrock loved to play Euchre and
after the meetings the game was played until midnight. Msgr. always made
the men go home to their families at midnight knowing they had families
to support and needed to be to work the next day. Hence, his popularity
with the boys and why after he died they named the council after him. He
passed away in Feb. 1970.
Msgr. Fr. John P. Eppenbrock received exemplification in the Third
Degree of the Knights of Columbus through Wyandotte Council #1802 on May
24, 1944, and in the Fourth Degree on February 22, 1954. He played
a principal role in the organization of Msgr. James Calahan Council No.
3615 in Trenton, and served continuously as its esteemed Chaplain from
the time of its founding until 1970.
Father's patient counsel and enlightening instruction was an outstanding
feature at Council meetings - a feature eagerly awaited and highly
appreciated - not only by our members, but also by Knights of other
Councils who journeyed to Trenton's meetings especially to hear Father
speak. In addition to serving as Chaplain of Council No. 3615, he also
was Faithful Friar of Msgr. Van Antwerp Assembly of the Fourth Degree.
Father was an avid euchre player and taught many of the members the joy
of the game.]
We did have a big 50th anniversary dinner dance in 2003 at the hall. The
council hall was not built until 1968 and prior to that the meetings
were held in an old building on the site that used to be a small
restaurant.
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