{"id":1722,"date":"2026-07-25T14:14:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T19:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/?p=1722"},"modified":"2026-07-25T14:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T19:14:30","slug":"back-to-school-cookout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/2026\/07\/25\/back-to-school-cookout\/","title":{"rendered":"08\/16\/2026 &#8211; Back to School Cookout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"max-width:850px;margin:0 auto;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;color:#222;\">\n\n  <!-- ======================================================\n       HEADER\n       ====================================================== -->\n  <div style=\"background:#082b50;color:#fff;padding:22px 25px;text-align:center;border-bottom:6px solid #d89b27;\">\n\n    <div style=\"font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:1px;color:#f1c232;\">\n      KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"font-size:26px;font-weight:bold;margin-top:4px;\">\n      Fr. Thomas Carmody Council 6498\n    <\/div>\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kofcLogo4.png\"\n      alt=\"Knights of Columbus Logo\"\n      style=\"\n        display:block;\n        max-height:120px;\n        width:auto;\n        margin:12px auto 2px;\n      \">\n\n    <h1 style=\"\n      margin:2px 0 0;\n      font-size:34px;\n      font-weight:600;\n      line-height:1.2;\n      color:#fff;\">\n      Back-to-School Party Grill Team\n    <\/h1>\n\n    <div style=\"\n      margin-top:8px;\n      font-size:22px;\n      font-weight:bold;\">\n      Sunday, August 16, 2026\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ======================================================\n       CONTENT\n       ====================================================== -->\n  <div style=\"background:#fff;padding:30px;\">\n\n    <p style=\"font-size:18px;margin-top:0;\">\n      The Knights of Columbus are proud to assist with Epiphany&#8217;s\n      <strong>Back-to-School Party<\/strong>, welcoming parishioners and school\n      families as they prepare for a new school year filled with faith,\n      learning, and fellowship.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p style=\"font-size:18px;\">\n      Our council is responsible for the outdoor grilling operation,\n      preparing hamburgers and hot dogs for the evening meal. Volunteers are\n      also needed to transport the grill, gather the necessary cooking\n      supplies, set up before serving begins, and help with cleanup after the\n      event.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <!-- Volunteer Duties -->\n    <div style=\"background:#f5f7fa;border-left:6px solid #d89b27;padding:22px;margin:30px 0;border-radius:4px;\">\n\n      <h2 style=\"margin-top:0;color:#082b50;\">\n        Volunteer Opportunities\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <ul style=\"font-size:17px;padding-left:22px;margin-bottom:0;\">\n        <li>Transport grill and cooking equipment<\/li>\n        <li>Set up the grilling area<\/li>\n        <li>Grill hamburgers and hot dogs<\/li>\n        <li>Assist with food service support<\/li>\n        <li>Cleanup and return equipment after the event<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Event Information -->\n    <div style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-radius:6px;padding:22px;margin-bottom:30px;\">\n\n      <h2 style=\"margin-top:0;color:#082b50;\">\n        Event Information\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:17px;\">\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding:6px 0;width:180px;\"><strong>Date:<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td>Sunday, August 16, 2026<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n\n          <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding:6px 0;\"><strong>Food Service:<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td>5:30 PM \u2013 8:00 PM<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n\n          <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding:6px 0;\"><strong>Kitchen Closes:<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td>7:00 PM<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n\n          <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding:6px 0;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td>Behind Epiphany Catholic Church<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p style=\"font-size:18px;text-align:center;\">\n      Please use the signup below to select the volunteer opportunity that\n      best fits your schedule.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <!-- Signup Button -->\n    <div style=\"text-align:center;margin:35px 0;\">\n\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/knights-of-columbus-signup-page\/?event_id=3001\"\n         style=\"\n           display:inline-block;\n           background:#d89b27;\n           color:#082b50;\n           padding:16px 34px;\n           text-decoration:none;\n           font-size:21px;\n           font-weight:bold;\n           border-radius:6px;\n           border:2px solid #082b50;\">\n        Volunteer Sign-Up\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p style=\"font-size:16px;color:#666;text-align:center;\">\n      Thank you for helping our parish welcome students and families\n      as we begin another wonderful school year together.\n    <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ======================================================\n       FOOTER\n       ====================================================== -->\n  <div style=\"background:#082b50;color:#fff;text-align:center;padding:20px;\">\n\n    <div style=\"font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;\">\n      &#8220;In Service to One. In Service to All.&#8221;\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:6px;font-size:15px;\">\n      Fr. Thomas Carmody Council 6498 \u2022 Epiphany Catholic Church \u2022 Normal, Illinois\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Fr. Thomas Carmody Council 6498 Back-to-School Party Grill Team Sunday, August 16, 2026 The Knights of Columbus are proud to assist with Epiphany&#8217;s Back-to-School Party, welcoming parishioners and school families as they prepare for a new school year filled with faith, learning, and fellowship. Our council is responsible for the outdoor grilling &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/2026\/07\/25\/back-to-school-cookout\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;08\/16\/2026 &#8211; Back to School Cookout&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-volunteer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1722"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1727,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1722\/revisions\/1727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}