“Let Freedom Ring” – MLK Federal Holiday. A day of community service for the Knights and Ladies and Junior Division

Martin Luther King Day for the year 2023 is celebrated/ observed on Monday, January 16th.

A Day of Service by the Knights of Peter Claver Organization –  The MLK day has come to symbolize our commitment to community service and Catholic action.  Each year hundreds of councils and courts deliver countless hours of community service across the nation.  Council 89 Ladies and men in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas community support this initiative and we support the MLK day and all that it stands for in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

During this day the our local Knights in Council 89 at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church will be out in the Dallas, Arlington, and Fort Worth  and surrounding communities helping and assisting with various community-led initiatives.

FACT TO REMEMBER> Martin Luther King Day also called MLK Day, King Day, in honor of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King is observed as national federal holiday on the third Monday of January, which is close to King’s actual birthday on January 15.