The St. Clare Knights of Columbus, presented Fr. Vincent Nguyen with a check for $3,000 for the benefit of St. Clare Clare of Assisi Catholic School. The money will be used to replace two school water fountains. The new fountains will include touchless water bottle filling stations for students to help mitigate the spread of Covid 19. Grand Knight Bill Hoff and Lecturer Pat Hall, made the presentation on Sunday, August 15 after 9:00 mass.
Congratulations to Jerry Moch – District Deputy of the Year! Our very own Jerry Moch was honored as the “District Deputy of the Year” at the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese Training Conference on Sunday July 25, 2021. This is a well-deserved honor in recognition of Jerry’s hard work throughout the Archdiocese and working with 5 Knights of Columbus Councils (Councils 2788, 5232, 6234, 7206, & 9708) in Baytown, LaPorte, Houston, and Nassau Bay. Jerry also served as the Golf Committee Chairman for the Knights of Columbus State Convention in which the Texas Knights had their most successful event ever. Congratulations Jerry!
The St. Clare Knights of Columbus hosted their 2021 Family Cookout on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at the Texas Avenue Park in Webster. We were blessed with a nice breeze, no rain, great music, a variety of games, and an abundance of food. Approximately 65 people attended the event. A special thank you to all those that made the day possible by hauling equipment, setting up, cooking, bringing side dishes, cleaning up, packing up, and hauling equipment back.
Grand Knight Bill Hoff receives the Quick Start Charity Award on behalf of the Council from District Deputy, Jerry Moch. The Quick Start Charity Award is presented to those Councils that have met their Charity Goal by December each fraternal year. The St. Clare Knights have now met their charity goal for 15 years in a row!
Congratulations to our Knight of the Quarter, John Soisson, for his organization of the Parish online Rosary, the organization of the “Into the Breach” program, and his tireless work as Faith Director.
Deputy Grand Knight, Luis Zepeda, and Brother Knight, Mel Hizon, receive their ACE Wings from District Deputy, Jerry Moch. ACE stands for Pro Life without Apology, Compromise, or Exception. To earn the ACE Wings a Knight must participate in 5 Pro Life events.
Congratulations to Deacon Bob Hebert of St. Clare Parish who completed his Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Exemplification at the Shrine of True Cross on Saturday, June 19 along with Jodie McClain of St. Bernadette’s Parish. Congratulations to everyone!
The 2021 Knights Volunteer at Galveston County Food Bank on June 12. The event was attended by the Knights and members of St. Clare Parish including several from the Parish Youth Ministry with a total of 26 people attending. This was our first time attending the Galveston County Food Bank and our volunteers completed their work in record time. It was a very successful event and we look forward to returning.
The St. Clare Knights of Columbus presented the 2021 Scholarship Awards to the recipients during a ceremony on Sunday June 6 after mass, and on Thursday June 10 before their Membership Meeting. The St Clare Knights began awarding scholarships to deserving high school graduates in 2009; since then, the Knights have funded scholarships totaling more than $54,000.
This year the St. Clare Knights awarded 4 scholarships totaling $6,450 including the $3,000 James & Elizabeth Witten Scholarship. James Witten was a 4th degree Knight, and the funding of this scholarship is one of the many ways his family honors his and his wife’s memory.
Scholarship awards are sent directly to the admitting school in August to be used for any expense posted by the school for the student. Congratulations to all of our Scholarship Winners, we are very proud of all of you!
The Knights will be hosting a St. Clare Blood Drive Benefiting David Rigoulot on Friday, June 25 from 10 am – 3 pm. The MD Anderson Donation Coach will be set up in St. Clare Parking Lot. David is currently being treated at MD Anderson. David is a long time Knight and St. Clare Parishioner with 4 small children. Please consider donating if you are able. Link to MD Anderson Blood Donation SignUp: https://tinyurl.com/stclare0621
