Gentlemen, interested in becoming a Knight? Click here and register. Someone will contact you.
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If ready to become a Knight, scan the QR code (on our material at the church Narthex bulletin board) with your iPhone/PDF device to be directed to the State Council webpage. Click the "Join the Knights" and fill out the several successive screens. Indicate your Parish as "St. Catherine of Siena" and your Council as "10754" so your application will come to our Council. Someone will then reach out to you very quickly.
Padre Pio Council #10754
Padre Pio Council #10754 is one of approximately 16,000 local councils of the Knights of Columbus around the world. Chartered in November 1991, 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 Padre Pio 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); 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; Youth activites like scholarships, Free Throw Championship, Soccer Challenge, KCIC Poster Contest, and various social and parish activities sponsored by the Council throughout the year. We are also affiliated with various college scholarship programs that are available to family members of our members.
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.
Step #1: Apply online to become a Knight. Use this link https://www.kofc.org/secure/en/join/join-the-knights.html (and indicate Parish: "St. Catherine of Siena" and Council: "10754"). Special code: MABBATE waives $30 fee.
Step #2: Attend a 30-minute ceremony. There are several alternative ways to become a Knight and each method is so simple (just 30 minutes of your time). Family members are invited and encouraged to witness this event.
- 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:
- Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 7:15pm in our church followed by a light reception at Bishop Justs Hall.
- Monday, May 23, 2022 at 7:15pm at Atonement Hall at Christ the Redeemer Church followed by a light reception.
- Attend a virtual ceremonial through the VA State Council via Windstream:
- Sunday, May 15th at 2:00pm (virtual online) ceremony (1:45pm login time) via Windstream. https://meeting.windstream.com/meeting/register/5kgHkhCqEpt0JogpGcz6-efqsq3jat_8RTQ
When registering online, indicate Parish as "St. Catherine of Siena" and Council as "10754" and once done with the ceremony contact us at HowToBecomeAKnight@yahoo.com 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.
KoC FOURTH (4TH) DEGREE: If you are a current Third Degree Knight that may be interested in advancing to the Fourth Degree, which is dedicated to the principle of Patriotism, please contact GK Ernest Piro via (HowToBecomeAKnight@yahoo.com) or Faithful Navigator John Silvi (johnsilvi09@gmail.com) of Elizabeth Bayley Seton Assembly 1781 for details and to complete a simple half page admissions form. The next statewide semi-annual Fourth Degree Ceremonial will be held on Saturday, May 21st, at noon.
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FREE SEMINARS:
Save the Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022, the Padre Pio Knights will co-sponsor a Retreat with the Lay Dominicans in Bishop Justs Hall. Details to follow.
Save the Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022, the Padre Pio Knights will be hosting a Wills & Trust Document Seminar in Bishop Justs Hall. Details to follow.
May 2022 Knight of the Month: Brother Knight Geoff Emmer
May 2022 Knights' Family of the Month: Mark & Katie Ryland
Congratulations to Padre Pio Council 10754 on the following Supreme and State Awards:
- 2021-22 Supreme's Columbian Award for our Council's successful Program Activities.
- 2021-22 Virginia State Deputy Award for attaining all state-set goals and showcasing the accomplishments and activities of our Knights and other parishioners
- 2021-22 Virginia State Council's Faith-in-Action Outstanding Faith Activity Award. This three day exhibit featured the works of Blessed Carlo Acutis, colloquially referred to as the Millennial Saint. Carlo spent his short 15 years on Earth documenting and cataloging Eucharist miracles throughout the world and how this was due to the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. We viewed this as a special opportunity to engage our parish youths and to present a positive role model for them to emulate. We also used this as an opportunity for the Knights to bring an entire congregation together with over 100 volunteers (many who were not Knights) to serve.
Youth Awards:
- 2021-22 Virginia State Council's Young Man of the Year: Michael Christov
- 2021-22 Padre Pio Council's Young Man of the Year: Michael Christov
- 2021-22 Padre Pio Council's Young Woman of the Year: Adele White
- 2022 Father Michael J. Bader Scholarship Recipients (only nine recipients throughout the entire Commonwealth of Virginia):
- Adele White
- Brother Knight Hans Guenther
OUR NEXT BUSINESS MEETING (OPEN ONLY TO KNIGHTS IN GOOD STANDING) WILL BE A HYBRID VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM/IN-PERSON (AT PADRE PIO HALL) MEETING ON TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2022, AT 7:30PM.
OUR NEXT SOCIAL MEETING (OPEN TO KNIGHTS AND ALL OTHERS) WILL BE OUR DEGREE CEREMONIAL (NOTED ABOVE) IN THE CHURCH AND WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2022, AT 7:30PM. ALL PARISHIONERS AND GUESTS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US.
OUR NEXT FOURTH DEGREE ASSEMBLY MEETING (OPEN ONLY TO SIR KNIGHTS IN GOOD STANDING) WILL BE A WILL BE A HYBRID VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM/IN-PERSON (AT CHRIST THE REDEEMER CHURCH) MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022, AT 7:30PM
P.S.: check us out on Facebook at @KoC10754PadrePio.
