The Path to Sainthood: Ridgewood Knights Honor Medal of Honor Recipient Fr. Emil Kapaun
photos courtesy of the Ridgewood Knights of Columbus Council #1736
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Ridgewood NJ, a standing-room-only crowd gathered in Ridgewood, NJ, this past week to honor the “Patron Saint of Soldiers.” On February 12, 2026, the Ridgewood Knights of Columbus Council #1736 hosted a powerful lecture exploring the life, heroism, and the accelerating canonization process of Father (Capt.) Emil Kapaun.
FLAG DAY CEREMONY SATURDAY, JUNE 14 @ 6PM AMERICAN LEGION, TEANECK
Flag Day Celebrated June 14
On June 14, 1777, John Adams spoke about the flag at a meeting of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. He said, “Resolved, that the flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation.”
There have been twenty-seven official versions of the flag so far; stars have been added to it as states have entered the Union. The current version dates to July 4, 1960, when Hawaii became the 50th state. Celebrate Flag Day on June 14.
Our generous friends at the American Legion, Teaneck Post have invited NJ Tea Party Coalition Members to celebrate Flag Day with our veterans on Saturday, June 14th.
The festivities will feature appearances from our cherished veterans and more.
If you have a damaged flag you need to dispose, the veterans are burning flags in the parking lot, according to military tradition.
The bar will be open and the event is a wonderful way for us to repay all of the American Legion’s generosity to us and the community.
Bring a friend and celebrate this patriotic holiday with our American heroes.
It’s a good idea to park across the street in the Stop and Shop – near the back of the lot.
