Council #12846
Saint John Bosco
Springfield, VA US
(stjohnboscokofc.org)
COUNCIL RECOGNITION
KNIGHTS OF THE MONTH
January 2021
Tim Williams
Congratulations to Brother Tim Williams our Knight of the Month for January. Tim has been regular participant in our Council activities most recently lending a steady hand with our successful Christmas tree sales. Tim also volunteers his time assisting as a Porter prior to our weekend masses. Thank you Tim!
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December 2020
Mark Menotti
Congratulations and Thanks to December Knight of the Month, Mark Menotti. Mark, among many other services to the Council, coordinated the Christmas Tree sales. Despite a Covid impacted season, we saw very strong sales and a successful fundraising effort.
November 2020
Charles Chase
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October 2020
Christophe Sanchez-O'Brien
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September 2020
Fr. Jordan Willard
Fr. Willard, our Worthy Council Chaplin has been reassigned to another parish by the Bishop Burbidge but our Council has been blessed by his service and involvement. We wish him well and thank him for his service.
August 2020
Tony Esteve
Tony is a regular presence at our Council meetings and lends it hand and truck to assist the Council in so may our activities. Thank you for your steady support Tony and congratulations.
July 2020
David Finan
David is Knight of the Month for July 2020. Congratulations David and Thank You for all that you do for our Council!
January 2020
Ron Fauquet
December 2019
Mark Menotti
November 2019
Matt Pacheco
October 2019
Patrick Franco
June 2018
Dave Wilson
Congratulations and Thanks to June's Knight of the Month Brother Dave Wilson! Dave organized the Council's recent document shredding day at St. Raymond's.
May 2018
Barry Ryan
Barry Ryan is the Knight of the Month for May. In addition to the responsibilities as Deputy Grand Knight, Barry also coordinated the KOVAR fundraiser and the recent Parish Blood Drive. Congratulations Barry and Thanks!
April 2018
Brou Gautier
March 2018
Michael Pham
February 2018
Jose Rodriguez
January 2018
Mart Harper
December 2017
Joe Estabrook
October 2017
Doug Stormont
October Knight of the Month is Doug Stormont. Doug completed many years of service as the coordinator of our Council's blood drive with another very successful drive in October. Thank you Doug for a great job and for helping to give the Gift of Life!
September 2017
John Minear
Congratulations and thank you go to John Minear who generously volunteered his time to several events and projects last month, including the picnic table restoration and the Parish picnic.
August 2017
Bill Vitaletti
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July 2017
James Carlson
May 2016
Joe Amann
Joe is recognized as Knight of the Month for May due to his "double" and "triple" duties for KOVAR. Whenvever we had open slots for our KOVAR assignments, Joe would step up and handle double duties at the Giant and double duties at the Masses. Thanks Joe for making KOVAR a tremendous success.
April 2016
Chuck Tiso
Chuck is recognized as Knight of the month for April for his never ending help at all Knights events. Chuck and his wife, Caterina, helped at the Italian dinner. Chuck regularly attends our meetings and gives suggestions on how to improve our outreach to the parish. Chuck also is a member of our Men's prayer group and is very active in our Cursillo group at church.
Congratulations Chuck and Thank You.
March 2016
Patrick O'Brien
Pat is recognized as Knight of the Month in March for his direction of the St. Patrick's Day Dinner. Pat was in charge of the dinner and as usual, it was a great success. Pat is our Deputy Grand Knight, EM at church, CCD teacher and a member of the finance committee. Thank you Pat for all your hard work.
January 2016
Buz Buczacki
Buz is recognized for his coordination in putting on Breakfast with Santa. Buz helped with the setup, cooking, assisting the youth with their assignments and clean up. Thanks Buz for all the hard work for this event.
December 2015
Bill Strickland
Bill is awarded the December Knight of the Month. Bill is our recorder and stepped up to this task when we were in need of help. Bill assists at the "spirits" table for every dinner and is a huge asset to our council and parish.
November 2015
Mike Mullen
Mike coordinated the Octoberfest Dinner and it was a huge success. Mike is a past Grand Knight and is always available to assist and help with all our events. Thanks Mike for helping, even though you were selling a house and moving.
September 2015
John Knight
John always "steps up" to help. He assisted on the grill at the parish picnic and also played guard duties at the state meeting. John is a wonderful asset to our council and has provided excellent guidance to the new Grand Knight.
FAMILIES OF THE MONTH
January 2021
Gary and Stephanie Montalvo
December 2020
Mike and Sally Allman
This recognition is given posthumously to the family of Mike Allman in recognition for all he did for St. John Bosco Council and our Parish of St. Raymond of Penafort. Mike was involved in all aspects of our Council throughout the years and his presence and support will be sorely missed by all.
November 2020
Bob and Gerri Laird
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October 2020
Nate and Maureen Smith
September 2020
Joe and Ellen Estabrook
August 2020
Tom Browne
Family of the Month for August 2020 is the Browne family. Tom, as the
parish facilities manager supports our activities above and beyond the norm. He is a
Knight, albeit another Council, the fraternization within the Knights is clear. Tom served our Parish with great distinction and assisted our Council with innumerable projects and always great enthusiasm. Congratulations and Thank you Tom.
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July 2020
Gary and Stephanie Montalvo
Gary and Stephanie Montalvo have been chosen as Family of the Month for July. Thank You for all that you do for our Council and St. Raymond's Parish.
January 2020
Phil and Alice Bettwy
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December 2019
Dirck Praeger
November 2018
Patrick McDonald Family
May 2018
Phil and Alice Bettwy
April 2018
James Carlson
March 2018
Stephen Brunk
February 2018
Ed and Christine Gloninger
January 2018
Patrick and Marie Sanchez O'Brien
December 2017
Matt Wheeler Family
October 2017
Michael Welch and Cindy Leaf
Mike and his wife Cindy Leaf are the October Family of the Month. Mike and Cindy once again this year led a very enjoyable and successful OctoberFest dinner last month attended by more than 250 parish members. A great time was had by all.
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September 2017
Philip and Alice Bettwy
Phil and Alice Bettwy are recognized for their many contributions to the Parish and to our Council. Phil and Alice most recently coordinated the 2017 Parish Picnic last month. Congratulations and thank you for your service!
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August 2017
Barry and Betsy Ryan
August 2017
Barry and Betsy Ryan
July 2017
Vince Drouillard
July 2017
Vince Drouillard
May 2016
Dirck Praeger
Dirck and his family have run the KOVAR activities for our parish for many years. This year was another very successful year for KOVAR donations and Dirck is the main reason for our council's success. Thank you Dirck for all the hard work. You are a tremendous asset to St. Raymond's
April 2016
Ed Gloninger
Ed and his family coordinated and ran the Italian dinner in April. Ed's wife, Christine, cooked for the dinner, Ed's Children helped sell tickets and served the food. Ed and his family are a great asset for our council and our church.
Thanks Ed
March 2016
John Knight
John and Judy Knight are recognized as our Family of the Month for March 0f 2016. John is a past Grand Knight who assists with the Retention Committee phone calls, helps the Grand Knight on yearly forms and paperwork and is an EM. He regularly attends meetings and his wife helps with counting money at church. They are why our council and church are strong.
January 2016
Vince Drouillard
Vince and his family coordinated the Breakfast with Santa. This is a time consuming task and his entire family was at the event helping and making sure all the children ate and had time with Santa. Our council is blessed to have Vince and his family.
December 2015
Pat Ronan
Pat and his family always have a "how can I help" attitude. Pat assists after Masses, helps sell Christmas trees and did every task at the breakfast with Santa event. Pat just recently transferred to our council and we are very lucky to have him.
November 2015
Mike Welch
Mike and Cindi Welch are recognized as family of the month for their tireless effort with Octoberfest Dinner. Mike and Cindi are always in the kitchen helping with every event and we are very fortunate to have them in our council and parish.
September 2015
Petitti Family
Robert and his wife Christine were a huge help at the parish picnic. Robert worked tirelessly in the kitchen while his wife Christine handled the desert and side dish tables. Our parish picnic was a huge success and Robert and his wife were a big part of that success.
August 2015
Wilson Family
Dave and Mary Wilson are recognized as the family of the month for August. Dave and Mary Wilson's son, Tom, is running for the Fairfax County School Board. Tom is a lawyer living in Oakton and he is running to defend our faith. Dave and Mary should be very proud of Tom. The Knights are very proud of Dave and Mary.
July 2015
Pomilla Family
Anthony and his wife, Kendra, are recognized for their work with the youth during the month of July. They assisted with the yard sale and went to Steubenville for the weekend youth retreat.
June 2015
Crennan Family
John and his wife, Mary Ellen, are recognized for their work during the past year. John was our Grand Knight and he did a tremendous job. Thanks to John and Mary Ellen!!
April 2015
The TISO Family
February 2015
The Rinn Family
A big congratulations to Paul and Pam Rinn for all they have done for the Parish in the Month of February and for all you do during the year. God Bless you.
January 2015
Hildebrand Family
A hearty congratulations to Jim, Liz and the entire Hildebrand family. Thanks for all you did in the month of January especially for the March For Life events and for all you do for the Parish and the Knights of Columbus throughout the year! God Bless you!
December 2014
Ed Mullen Family