February 2024

Roberto Hereda

Brother Knight Roberto Hereda eagerly volunteers and participates in all faith, church, and council activities. In the month of February 2024, he led a kitchen crew of 8 knights procuring, preparing, and serving three delicious options to over 160 guests during the KofC February 17th, 2024, Lady’s Appreciation Dinner. He procured, stayed within the budget, and planned all aspects of the event meal, from preparation, to serving, to cleaning the facility by the night's end. He even established three separate plates to show the entree options. We are fortunate to have his support.

January 2024

Fr Sebastian Thomas

Can a smile be the reason for successful evangelization? Can a smile provide assurance to those witnessing the smile that hope, peace, joy, and love are also present? Will that smile be enough to overcome the day-to-day grind, to overcome the day-to-day trauma and strife imposed by today’s current events, and is it enough to lead us to the sanctuary of the confessional and the deep blessings of the sanctifying Love of the Lord through the Sacrament of Reconciliation? Let the smile be so genuine and so continuous as we know it to be with our Father Sabastian and we’ll know a smile that will generate HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE, and bring evangelization without a single word being spoken.

December 2023

Nick Bogart

Success begets success… more than an empty statement, for Sir Knight Nick Bogart, it is a mantra. He re-imagined the Adopt-a-Family (AF) and the Feed-the-Hungry (FH) programs supported by our Council and we now have a different successful program that better serves our Parish community. SK Nick has taken the Christmas (AF) and innovatively addressed the weekly outreach program for many homeless and poor (FH) to create the new AF for Thanksgiving. SK Nick combination of two programs into a single program more than doubled ICCC Parish support for families during Thanksgiving servicing well over 30 families. Because of SK Nick’s invaluable innovation services to the needy rose by 167% in a single year!

October 2023

Tim Zayac

Leaders come in many forms and employ many different styles, but in SK Tim Zayac’s case, leadership is easily recognized. He looks for ways to serve and then, serves. He steps forward in the absence of leadership, filling the gap without praise or seeking personal recognition. His achievements are purposeful and “speaks” volumes of his personal humility and determination to provide a better Parish community. He is flexible but intuitively knows what needs to be done and goes after the goal, refusing to step back from anything less than full realization of success. Whether it’s lead for fish fries, support as a greeter at Vigil Mass, or a new project that recognizes passed ICCC Clerical leader; Tim excels.

September 2023

frank DeAsis

A leader of the Immaculate Conception (IC) Council 11991 “Good Ol’ Boys”, Sir Knight Frank DeAsis is one of the members of the stellar internal menu developer, food services directors and resource managers, senior cooks, and a consistent “go to” person for meals at IC Council 11991. He also directly supports the IC Council 11991 program for food preparation and distribution within the “Feeding-the-Hungry” program at GCUMC. His leadership and dedication exemplifies the Knights of Columbus motto and mantra: “In service to one, in service to all”, and his standards far exceed a typical KofC life filled with charity, motivated by faith and hope, and is what will make Christ known to others!

August 2023

Omar Billigue

In-service as the Spanish Roundtable Director SK Omar Billigue was directly involved as the principal leader within the Spanish Community of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (ICCC), the KofC Immaculate Conception Council 11991, and the KofC Saint Caracciolo Assembly 3697 for the past two years that resulted in achieving record new-member level goals for both KofC first to third- and fourth-degree levels. Additionally, he follow-up to implement standard meeting times and project support for the ICCC Parish wide communities that mirrored and complemented the entire ICCC Parish in events providing service in Special Processions to special community construction projects to Adopt-a-Highway!

July 2023

Joe O'Saben

Joe O’Saben has been actively saving lives to the Glory of God as long as most of us can remember. He led us on this journey in September 1997 at the Immaculate Conception Church along with the Red Cross and has not stopped during that entire time. Yes, though greatly reduced in scope… even during GOVID-19! The collective achievement for Joe and those that have assisted him, and the Red Cross is that we are at 5049 pints (or units) of blood collected as of the July 2023 collection effort! For those that are counting, that is 758 gallons of life-saving blood! We are so proud of Joe and his ministry!

June 2023

Raul Ruiz

BK Raul Ruiz is a very active KofC Spanish Round Table member that supports 80% of all monthly activities in our KofC Council 11991. He worked very hard during the Taste of Goose Creek Annual fundraiser setting up/down tents, tables, and chairs needed for the event. Weekly, BK Raul is a Spanish Mass hospitality minister, consistently demonstrating his desire to serve and help thy neighbor. Additionally, he participated in remodeling our church Adoration Room providing great insight and expertise to the project. Finally, during the Procession of ICCC celebration of Corpus Christi, BK Stepped up to provide parking lot security and traffic management; working to keep parishioners safe.

May 2023

Mickey Tezza

Question: what do you do when you are tasked to get the Knights main method of fundraising back on track and your number one sponsor is no longer willing to sponsor you? Answer: do what our Worthy Deputy Grand Knight SK Mickey Tezza has done. You trust in the Lord, and you search for a new sponsor. You persevere because when you’ve been rejected, you continue to trust in the Lord, and you ask others. Then, suddenly you realize an answer to your prayers, but now you must field two teams of twenty Knights in less than a month to reset the entire Council back on track; it worked! So significant was the DGK’s contribution, that Council 11991 is back on track to achieve its annual 2022-2023 goal.

April 2023

Ferdi Lemus

A relatively new member of the Knights of Columbus at Immaculate Conception Catholic, ICC Council 11991, Ferdi has begun his journey as a member with the Spanish Roundtable. He is totally integrated into and is an active member of the ICCC Parish as a member in the Spanish Community and serves as a Lecturer and Eucharistic Minister at many of their services. He also leads and serves from the front as a member of the KofC and was recently a lead from the Spanish Community in painting the Church Rectory Ramp and Staining the Deck and Guard Rails at the pond on the Church grounds. Our Brother Ferdi also serves as a Leader in the Men’s Emmaus Group; we are fortunate to have him in our Order!

March 2023

Deacon Pelagio "Jerry" Caoile

Deacon Jerry works from the pulpit, delivering inspiring homilies, providing thought provoking, sensitive, controversial, or even provocative topics. He builds bridges between internal ICCC cultural communities, while leading and delivering new projects to his brother Knights. His projects lead brothers step-by-step to new ministries; more ways to serve. Taste of Goose Creek is an example: it raises funds for the Church Community while building a community cohesiveness that does not distinguish between our church and secular communities, bringing us all closer to the Lord. He has also introduced a facet of VA ministries where we are afforded an opportunity to directly assist distraught VA brethren and their families.

February 2023

SK Timothy K. Zayac

When we show up on Saturday evenings and we are greeted at the door the smile and warm welcoming Knight is Tim. When we arrive for our Business Meetings or our Exemplifications there is no doubt about where we are to sit or how the proceedings will be presented. Without our knowing it, Tim was there and pre-arranged the entire facility. As we prepared for what is arguably our most sacred part of the year, Lent and Easter, Tim is there yet again. This time, he is orchestrating fish fries and his greeting and hard work is for the entire community, the entire parish, the entire ICC Council 11991. His quiet, unassuming efforts are a witness to the Lord and our Order – thank-you good and faithful servant!

January 2023

Benny Samson

From concierge for KofC Service Sunday to the go “guy” as our IT equipment specialist in the ICCC Church and Community Center. Our Worthy SK Benny Samson is the man to see when looking to make things happen! SK Benny steps up and acts with little coercion and is humble yet competent, soft spoken yet professional, and calm yet deliberate. His timely, matter-of-fact demeanor is consistent and to the point; it delivers confidence… with a smile! SK Benny’s unassuming leadership as the Faith Director rounds out a complex array and assortment of knowledge, skills, and abilities that are invaluable to the day-to-day operations of our community of believers; we’re indeed fortunate to have him!

December 2022

Luis Class

Generally, the members of the Knights of Columbus are members of other ministries in our community of believers. This is the case of our brother Sir Knight Luis Class. A stellar member Knight, Luis is also completely immersed in the welfare of the Spanish community of believers as well. It just makes sense that whenever we need to better understand our Spanish brethren that we turn to our members that firmly have a foundation of understanding in both communities. He is at once a teacher-mentor for RCIA, highly instrumental as a recruiter-mentor for new member Knights, and one of the “GO TO” leads in the KofC Adopt-a-Family program. SK Luis brings great credit to himself and to the KofC!

November 2022

Omar Billigue

When it is time to get the job done, we must seek a person that will find a way to get the job done. Moreover, when seeking a person to meet a task not previously done, we must seek a person that is willing to get out of the box to make it happen. Finally, when we’re looking for someone that is creative about how they will approach the task, we must seek out a person that will seek unconventional means to meet the task. Omar is just such a Knight. He is innovative, creative, and driven. He is mature and knows how much and how far he can push. When we looked for the untraditional as the Roundtable Lead to take the Spanish to full membership, Omar met the call… Omar, the KofC are grateful!

October 2022

Alex Batu

Service that is electronic and musically multifaceted and is especially cherished. From a Knight whose humility and dedication are truly inspirational, our sound engineer Sir Knight Alex Batu can be counted on to deliver even when he is recovering from surgical procedures that my otherwise deter others. He is there and even slightly offended if not permitted to support our council with his ability to provide the musical background that makes our Knights of Columbus Immaculate Conception Council 11991 internal and external social events complete. Moreover, Alex insists on providing his services without charge. SK Batu is commended for his service in support of the many who serve… Many Thanks for all, Sir Knight!

September 2022

Keith Eicher

Stepping up no matter the task and smiling at the challenge! Keith Eicher went from representing our Council 11991 as the Commander of the Honor Guard in Assembly 3697, in service at two funerals from the end of August through the first half of September. He followed by selflessly serving and supporting the September Social as one of the cooks and moved into the kitchen to clean, serve in the “pot-shack” and provide general clean-up elsewhere; he was one of our Knights last to leave that night. Then, when most would stop to rest, he stepped up as the ICERT Lead after Hurricane Ian. He didn’t hesitate, and he immediately supported ICCC clean-up crews, ensuring we were ready for Vigil and Regular services!

August 2022

John Camp

Posthumous Award
By his service to God, country, and corps, our Good Brother John Camp has distinguished himself as a Lord Loving, honored member of the Knights of Columbus Council 11991. Brother John Camp has been in service since the Korean War as a Korean War Veteran and was only recently (within the last month) admitted to the Ralph Johnson Veterans Hospital where he passed on to the Lord Sunday morning August 28, 2022. Brother John is remembered for his humble, sage countenance and was befriended by those that knew and loved to simply be in his company; he will be missed and until “… we meet again in heaven …” will hold a special place in the hearts and minds of his brothers and friends of Council 11991.

July 2022

David Hood

Sir Knight David Hood is a consistent, steady, Information Technologist and subject matter expert (IT SME) that is a master at his chosen ministry. His desire to excel and superior performance with IT is complemented with his working knowledge and intra and interpersonal communications skillset; he is directly responsible for the construction and delivery of the Monthly Council Newsletter – The Communicator and all IT needs of the members for the UKnight. From introducing new members to the IT supporting tools, to providing classes, and even providing troubleshooting support for individuals, Sir Knight David Hood has brought great credit upon himself and to the Knights of Columbus Council 11991.

June 2022

Nathaniel E. Burriss

Though a neophyte to the Knights of Columbus (this is only his second year in the Knights of Columbus), Nate has aggressively and diligently worked to be in the service of his brother knights and the Lord. Nate makes himself readily available at meetings and simply “pitches in” without fanfare; filling in where assistance is needed to make an event an overall success. His contribution and unassuming desire to be of value was directly responsible for his selection as the Family Directorate and his willingness to directly support the Committee Leads within the directorate is a hallmark of service as a valued virtue to the Knights of Columbus and brings great credit upon himself and the Knights of Columbus Council 11991.

September 2021

Joe Respecio

For his service as the Council Membership Director

August 2021

John Flinn

Selected for his excellent documentation & reporting on Council activities that he participated in.

July 2021

Tom Risso

February 2016

Luis Class

January 2016

PFN, PGK, SK Michael Cousino