Installation of Officers for Fraternal Year 2019-2020
Knights of Columbus, Holy Family, Council #9088, had an Installation of Officers on Tuesday June 18, 2019 after 6pm Mass in St. Peter’s Hall.
Left to right front row: Mike Sims Warden, Charles Bluntzer, Ted Sheblak Financial Secretary, Fr. Patrick Knippenberg Chaplain, Jeremy Martin District Deputy, and
Paul McCoy Advocate,
Back row: Robert Seale Lecturer, Robert Sobczak Two Year Trustee, Larry Marek
Deputy Grand Knight, Manuel Gonzales III Grand Knight, Norm Huehlefeld Treasurer, Clyde Svetlik, John Valdez Three Year Trustee, and Gene Polasek.
Not Pictured: Wayne La Croix, Tim Michalski, Robert Rodriquez, Tommy Gonzales, and Jerry Hajak.  
 

About the Knights of Columbus.....
Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J. McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature on March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society. The Order is still true to its founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity.

The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.

The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican, brought about what has become the world's foremost Catholic fraternal benefit society. The Order has helped families obtain economic security and stability through its life insurance, annuity and long-term care programs, and has contributed time and energy worldwide to service in communities.

The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to more than 14,000 councils and 1.8 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.