Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Ukraine State Deputy Youriy Maletskiy deliver Easter care packages April 12 to families taking refuge at a 14thcentury monastery in Rava-Ruska, in western Ukraine. Knights in Poland assembled 10,000 of these packages, containing food and other items to help displaced Ukrainians celebrate Easter. (Photo by Andrey Gorb)
Pope Francis received Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore for a private audience at the Vatican April 20.
Past Supreme Knight Carl Anderson marches with College Council Knights at the annual March for Life in Washington, DC
Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly presents a relic and photo of Blessed Michael McGivney
Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree proudly supports activities throughout the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Galveston-Houston Chapter meets at Bishop Odin Council 2917 KC Hall 607 E. Whitney St., Houston, TX 77022 on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 pm; Dinner is served at 7:00 pm; Rosary at 6:30 pm.
Our Principles
All the good works we do are informed by our four core principles:
Charity - Our Catholic faith teaches us to “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” Members of the Knights of Columbus show love for their neighbors by conducting food drives and donating the food to local soup kitchens and food pantries, by volunteering at Special Olympics, and by supporting, both spiritually and materially, mothers who choose life for their babies. Knights recognize that our mission, and our faith in God, compels us to action. There is no better way to experience love and compassion than by helping those in need, a call we answer every day.
Unity – None of us is as good as all of us. Members of the Knights of Columbus all know that – together – we can accomplish far more than any of us could individually. So we stick together…we support one another. That doesn’t mean that we always agree or that there is never a difference of opinion. It does mean that – as a Knight of Columbus – you can count on the support and encouragement of your brother Knights as you work to make life better in your parish and community.
Fraternity – Blessed Michael J. McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus, in large part, to provide assistance to the widows and children left behind when the family breadwinner died – often prematurely. The Order’s top-rated insurance program continues to do this today, as do individual Knights, who last year gave more than 10 million hours of their time to assist sick and/or disabled members and their families. In the Knights of Columbus, we watch out for and take care of one another.
Patriotism – Members of the Knights of Columbus, be they Americans, Canadians, Mexicans, Cubans, Filipinos, Poles, or Dominicans, are patriotic citizens. We are proud of our devotion to God and country, and believe in standing up for both. Whether it’s in public or private, the Knights remind the world that Catholics support their nations and are amongst the greatest citizens.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE It is with profound sadness to announce the passing of our Worthy Brother Matt Maciejeski. Brother Matt passed away Tuesday night at 9:52 pm. Mr. Maciejeski was a very active Brother at the State, Diocesan, Chapter, Assembly and Council level. He is a distinguished founding member of Bishop Nicholas A Gallagher Council 8482. Most of you will remember his wit and presence at our earlier ceremonials and Chapter meetings. As many of you can attest, you likely had Matt confer a...
CHAPLAIN
Fr. Paul Chovanec
PRESIDENT
J.D. Gutierrez
VICE PRESIDENT
Robert Alcala
SECRETARY
Vincent Stasio
TREASURER
Charles Cantrell
DIOCESAN DEPUTY
Ronald J. Frerich
ASSISTANT DIOCESAN DEPUTIES
Rudy Ordaz
Sam Gonzalez
Tony Scarpa
John Williams
Juan Perez
COMMUNICATION
James DeGhelder
COUNCIL RETENTION
Dennis Trainor
CULTURE OF LIFE
George Brooks
DIOCESAN DEGREE TEAM
David Keating
EMERGENCY AWARENESS
JL "G" Giegerich
FOOTBALL FRNEZY
Bob Schmidt
FREE THROW
Ron Frerich
GRAND KNIGHT UNIVERSITY
Larry Pellerito
ST.JOSEPH ICON
Duke Marasigan
MEMBERSHIP RECRUITING
Juan Perez
WEBSITE
Stanley Ybarra
ROUNDTABLE
Ronald J. Frerich
RSVP
Larry Massey
SILVER ROSE
Fernando Flores
SPANISH SPEAKING COUNCILS
Noel Guerrero
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Manny Cruz
VAVS
Alex Garza
VIETNAMESE SPEAKING COUNCILS
Anton Nguyen
WHEELCHAIR
John Williams
Peter Tan
YOUTH PROGRAMS
Paul Gloria