Grand Knight’s Report
Tom Sixsmith
One of the Knights’ guiding principle of charity was on full display this Christmas season with our council performing many charitable acts. We were able to bring Christmas joy to 11 needy families in our community. Using the funds from our draw down account, we were able to purchase gifts and gift cards for 10 families through Catholic Charites of Orange County. Special thanks to Brothers John Teeter and Pat Bole who pulled together the gift requests for the 10 families in just 3 days!
Another family from Sanitago was also a benefactor of our charity. With the help of Lilly shopping and wrapping the gifts, John Teeter, Pat Bole and myself (the three Magi) made the Gonzalez family (Walter, Jennette, Arlo-4, Clementine- 3, and one on the way) very happy as we were able to surprise them with early Christmas gifts.
The Knights also made significant monetary contributions to the Operation Shoebox ministry and together with our parish were able to deliver over 300 shoe boxes filled with essential personal items to the Isaiah House in Santa Ana three days before Christmas. Thank you, Brothers, for your generous support of this ministry.
We also had a very successful poinsettia fundraising event. The 250 plants were sold over the three weekends leading up to Christmas and parishioners had the opportunity to either donate to our altar or take them home. More than half opted to donate their plants which really made an impressive display on the altar for all to enjoy. Special thanks to Ricardo Casillas for his all-day booth duty and Ricardo Teano (our number one salesperson) who happily got people to open their wallet when they would otherwise walk by.
Our Council also helped support the Simbang Gabi Advent Novena Masses by donating 2000 water bottles which were needed for the breakfast provided after Mass.
We’re already halfway through the Columbian Year and off to a new calendar year with many more events planned for the Knights. Please take these opportunities to get involved, participate and experience what the Knights are about; charity, unity and fraternity. Our first meeting of the new year, which always falls on the first Wednesday of the month which is New Years Day, so we will be moving ahead one week and have our general meeting on January 8th. Hope to see you there!
WGK Tom
