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Padre Pio Council #10754

Padre Pio Council #10754 is one of approximately 16,000 local councils of the Knights of Columbus around the world.  Our Council was chartered in November 1991 and we serve the Roman Catholic parish of St. Catherine of Siena, which is located at 1020 Springvale Road in Great Falls, Virginia. We typically meet at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at either Padre Pio Hall or Bishop Justs Hall; members are encouraged to arrive at 7:15 p.m. to pray the Rosary.  We are part of the 31st District of the Virginia State Council of the Knights of Columbus, and our Fourth Degree members are part of St. Elizabeth Bayley Seton Assembly 1781, which meets monthly at Christ the Redeemer Church in Sterling, Virginia.

Council activities include monthly Pancake Breakfasts hosted after the 8am and 10am Sunday masses at Bishop Justs Hall (except the summer months of June, July and August); Lenten Fish Dinners hosted each Friday evening during Lent (except Good Friday), one hour prior to Stations of the Cross; our annual Christmas Tree sale, which raises money for our charitable activities; Religiously themed Christmas Card sales, part of our Keep Christ in Christmas campaign; and various social and parish activities sponsored by the Council throughout the year.

Through the Knights' four core principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism, we endeavor to serve our pastor, parish, community, and nation.  To learn more about the Knights please reach out to our Grand Knight, Ernie Piro, at 703.395.3723, HowToBecomeAKnight@yahoo.com, or via Facebook @KoC10754PadrePio).

HOW TO BECOME A KNIGHT? 

Note: This process is designed for non-members to join the Knights AS WELL AS for Current First Degree or Second Degree Knights to become Third Degree Knights.

Now, there are several alternative ways to become a Knight and each method is so simple (just 30 minutes of your time) despite COVID-19.

• Attend a local in-person ceremony (also, contact the Grand Knight, see his contact info, below in advance). The next in-person ceremonial will be:
  
  • Monday April 26, 2021, at 7:00pm, at Christ the Redeemer Church.
• Attend a virtual ceremonial through the VA State Council via Windstream (must log in by 6:45pm for 7:00pm event):
• • Second Tuesday of each Month (next event on 4/6/21): https://meeting.windstream.com/meeting/register/1c298e970fc43e46c233ce85f6087199
  • Fourth Thursday of each Month (next event on 4/22/21): https://meeting.windstream.com/meeting/register/292e4d199a38b6cb6ea29c12d3679dd3
• Attend an “On Demand” session via the KoC Supreme Council (available in English, Spanish, and French) over the internet and pay the nominal entry fee (waived by typing promo code: MCGIVNEY2020).  On Demand Registration Link:  https://www.kofc.org/secure/en/join/join-the-knights.html

When signing up for online option #2 or 3, indicate Parish as "St. Catherine of Siena" and Council as "10754" and once done with the ceremony contact Grand Knight Ernie Piro at  HowToBecomeAKnight@yahoo.com or 703.395.3723 so we can follow up to process you as a member of our Council. 

If you are NOT from the Northern Virginia area (i.e., visiting) and wish to be transferred to a Council closer to home, we will help you with the transfer process, although we always prefer Knights staying with our Council.

NEED LIFE INSURANCE?  Consider purchasing through the Knights of Columbus.  Contact Max Abbate, FIC (#17967), and his team (Jacqui and Shawn) at 757-495-1492 or via email at ABBATEAGENCYMAIL@KOFC.ORG

FREE SEMINARS:  Our Council will be hosting several FREE seminar presentations via the ZOOM virtual platform.  Brother Knights and all other parishioners are cordially invited.  RSVP is required.  Our next event to be announced shortly.

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS/ACTIVITIES:

Catholic Charites Food Drive:  03/20/2021 from 11am to 3pm.  St. Lucy Project "STAY IN YOUR CAR" Food Drive in church parking lot. Dry goods (cans, boxes, etc.) and checks payable to "Catholic Charities" (memo note "St. Lucy Food Project") are welcomed.

Consecration to St. Joseph. The Knights will be hosting a 33-day Consecration to St. Joseph that will start on April 11th (Divine Mercy Sunday) and end on May 13th (Feast of Our Lady of Fatima).  This program is open to everyone in the parish.  Books are available for purchase at www.consecrationtostjoseph.org. Men who are interested can contact SK Brian Burke (brian8burke@gmail.com).  Women who are interested can contact Julie Burke (julie8burke@gmail.com).  See Knights' bulletin board in the Narthex and webpages for more information.

UltraSound Donation: Council 10754 culminated a long and fulfilling process with the purchase of its first UltraSound machine to save the lives of unborn babies for the Central WV Center for Pregnancy Care, a nine location 501(c)(3) charitable organization servicing one of the poorest and remote regions in the United States.  His Excellency ,Bishop Mark Brennan (of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese), blessed the machine on Sunday 02/07/2021--savings lives is even more fulfilling than watching Super Bowl commercials.  Special thanks to Barbara Froio of Bahkita Kids, Council 2010, our donors, and others in this successful pursuit.  Check out the wonderful news story on our Facebook page, YouTube, and 12 WBOY in WV: .https://www.wboy.com/.../parsons-pregnancy-center.../

Monthly Peaceful Rosary Prayer Service for the unborn at the local Falls Church abortion business at 7:30AM on the last Saturday of each month.  Next event is 03/27/2021.

Keep Praying for the Canonization of Father Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus in 1882, who was beatified by proclamation of Pope Francis on October 31, 2020.

March 2021 Knight of the Month: Brother Knight John Marcantonio.

March 2021 Knights Family of the Month: Barbara Froio/Kathleen Kane Family.

OUR NEXT BUSINESS MEETING (OPEN ONLY TO KNIGHTS IN GOOD STANDING) WILL BE A ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING ON TUESDAY 04/06/2021 AT 7:30PM

OUR NEXT SOCIAL MEETING (OPEN TO KNIGHTS AND ALL OTHERS) WILL BE A ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING ON TUESDAY 04/20/2021 AT 7:30PM

OUR NEXT FOURTH DEGREE ASSEMBLY MEETING (OPEN ONLY TO SIR KNIGHTS IN GOOD STANDING) WILL BE A ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY 04/21/2021 AT 7:30PM

P.S.: check us out on Facebook at @KoC10754PadrePio