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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 St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Herndon, 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 January 25, 2021, Monday, Our Lady of Hope Church.
- Attend a virtual ceremonial through the VA State Council via Windstream:
- January 11, 7:00 PM -https://meeting.windstream.com/meeting/register/6bbafe450a291aad51522de3cebcef65
- 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 (fee is waived if completed by 12/31/2020 by using the McGivney2020 discount code). On Demand Registration Link: https://goto.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1359367&tp_key=9eb24b3a45&sti=invitation0825
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 Dan Garrigan, FIC, at 703-494-0967 or via daniel.garrigan@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:
UltraSound Donation: Council 10754 announces a successful fundraising and purchase of a 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.
March for Life: Come join us on Friday 1/29/2021 for the annual MArch for Life event in Washington, DC.
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 01/30/2021.
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.
December 2020 Knight of the Month: SK John Silvi
December 2020 Knights' Family of the Month: Dan & Enoly May & Family
OUR NEXT BUSINESS MEETING (OPEN ONLY TO KNIGHTS IN GOOD STANDING) WILL BE A ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING ON TUESDAY 01/05/2021 AT 7:30PM
OUR NEXT SOCIAL MEETING (OPEN TO KNIGHTS AND ALL OTHERS) WILL BE A ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING ON TUESDAY 01/19/2021 AT 7:30PM
P.S.: check us out on Facebook at @KoC10754PadrePio
