October 2024
SK Santo Graziano
SK Santo is a long-standing member of the Council. He has chaired many projects in the Council over the years. Perhaps his most important project is the Food for the Poor project for many years. This program is one of the most important that the Council has undertaken. Santo created it and continues to manage it with great efficiency. He also serves as our Council's Family Director. |
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March 2024
SK Michael Dill
SK Michael Dill is another of the "same five guys." He involves himself in most of the Knights projects, and he is especially adept at managing the Fish Fries. He is one of the guys, on whom we depend for a great many responsibilities. He has a rather demanding job that requires him to travel, and he - like many of our Knights - has a family. Yet he finds the time to be extremely active in the Council. His name appears often as the Knight of the Month. |
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October 2023
SK Kevin LaPratt
SK Kevin will be seen every Saturday at the 5:00 Mass serving as Lead usher or usher. He also works at the Knights' Pancake Breakfasts, and other events like the Ice Cream Social. He is an Honorary Life Member of the Knights of Columbus and has been active in the St. Bernadette Council for many years. |
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September 2023
SK Perry Wilson
SK Perry has stepped up when the Council is in need. He is our new Family Director, and he takes his responsibility very seriously. He is a relatively new member of the Council, and he has become a 4th Degree Knight already in addition to assuming the vacant position of Family Director. He is working regularly as a "guard" outside the church during Masses to protect our church from violent intruders. He is a valuable member of our St. Bernadette Council. |
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August 2023
SK Robert Mastro
SK Robert has become an asset and active supporter of our Council. He served at all of our Friday Fish Fries in the spring, and he served on the CUV Team in our first "live" ceremony. He most recently stepped up to serve as our Council's Chancellor for the 2023-24 Fraternal Year. |
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August 2023
SK Robert Mastro
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July 2023
SK Richard Welp
SK Dick Welp has served our Council well. Back in 2017, he stepped up and served well as the Council's Deputy Grand Knight. He gave up his position as Treasurer to fill that need. He served well as Grand Knight the next year, and his flare for meticulous bookkeeping set a standard for all Grand Knights who followed him to emulate. After serving as WGK, he returned to his previous role as Treasurer. Each of those years he served as the co-chair of the Fr. Pete Memorial Golf Tournament. SK Dick is a hard working and dedicated Knight, who I'm sure, will continue to serve the Council, even as he steps down from his post as Treasurer. |
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April 2023
SK Michael Smalley
For his constant support of the Council and the Parish, and for his skilled recalibration of the Council's payment system for its events. |
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March 2023
SK Duane Moore
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February 2023
SK Dave Wagner
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December 2022
SK Brian Light
SK Brian has stepped up to assume the duties of our Council's Financial Secretary. We welcome him to this very important position as SK Michael Smalley steps down to tend to his health issues. |
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November 2022
Ignacio Hereria
Iggy is the master of bike building! He organizes the bikes given to the children as Christmas presents at the Angel Tree Breakfast. He stands ready to assist with everything, but he takes charge of this very special activity. |
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September 2022
Brian Beckwith
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September 2022
SK Vinny Cefalu
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August 2022
Andrew Spiteri
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July 2022
Andrew Spiteri
Congratulations to Andrew. He is a new Knight to our Council and has already made a positive impact to our Council. Congratulations Andrew! |
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June 2022
SK Jerry Wood
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June 2022
SK Jerry Wood
Congratulations SK Jerry Wood on being selected our June Knight of the Month |
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May 2022
Tony Lugay
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May 2022
SK Tony Lugay
Knight of the Month, May 2022 |
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May 2019
MIchael Dill
Knight of the Month, April 2019 |
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May 2019
Vincenzo Cefalu
Knight of the Month April 2019 |
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March 2019
Brian Weber
Brian Weber is February's Knight of the Month. He is active in the Men's Bible Study program and has been central to the organization of the Men's Conference in our council. He is currently working on a Men's Retreat for our Parish. |
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January 2019
SK Dr. Antonio Lugay
Tony is always there as a chef for pancake breakfasts or any other need for a chef in the kitchen. He is also a pretty good Santa Claus! |
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January 2019
Dennis Logue
Dennis suggested and initiated the first Snow Family Event, which provided a field of snow for children and others to play in as well as a snow slide. He also Headed the Free Throw Contest, and he continued as the director of the Council's Blood Drive. He certainly earned his status as Knight of the Month for January 2019. |
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December 2018
Jerry Wood
Knight of the Month 2018 |
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November 2018
Gene Arvizu
Gene Arvizu - Knight of the Month - October 2018 |
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October 2018
Vincenzo Cefalu
Vincenzo Cefalu - Knight of the Month - September 2018 |
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August 2018
Jerry Wood
SK Jerry Wood, Knight of the Motn August 2018 |
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July 2018
SK Daniel Conway
SK Dan Conway, Knight of the Month |
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June 2018
Richard Welp
SK Richard Welp, Knight of the Month, May 2018 |
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May 2018
Martin Perez
Martin Perez, Knight of the Month, April 2018 |
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April 2018
Dr. Antonio Lugay
Knight of the Month, March 2018 |
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March 2018
Jerry Price
Jerry Price, Knight of the Month, February 2018 |
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March 2018
Mike Miller
SK Mike Miller, Knight of the Month, February 2018 |
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February 2018
Edward Dunai
SK Ed Dunai is the Knight of the Month, January 2018 |
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January 2018
Robert Franciosi
Knight of the Month, December 2017 |
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December 2017
Ron Angelo
November 2017 Knight of the Month |
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November 2017
Conrad Franks
Conrad serves every Sunday in the Usher Ministry and quite often in the EM Ministry. He supports Knights' events by doing some of the "heavy work" of setup, tear down, and serving on the food oline when appropriate. |
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October 2017
SK Larry Bleichroth
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September 2017
SK Frank Scarpone
SK Frank Scarpone, Knight of the Month August 2017 |
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July 2017
Don Tellis
Knight of the Month July 2017 |
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June 2017
John Young
Knight of the Month June 2017 |
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May 2017
Lou DeLuco
Knight of the Month, May 2017 |
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April 2017
Jeff Pinto
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March 2017
Michael Dill
Michael Dill, March Knight of the Month |
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February 2017
Santo Graziano
Knight of the Month, February 2017 |
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January 2017
Daniel Conway
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December 2016
Tom Davey
Tom just became a Knight in our October 1st Degree Exemplification. On the first weekend in December he made his 2nd and 3rd Degrees. He has volunteered for every event that we've been involved in since then. He is the kind of guy who understands what it means to be a Knight. We need a hundred more just like him. |
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November 2016
Harry Cameron
Harry is one of those guys who is always there when we need someone. He serves most every Sunday as an usher, he crafted ice cream sundaes at this year's Ice Cream Social. He was also active in the Tootsie Roll Campaign. |
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October 2016
Richard Welp
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September 2016
William Torresala
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August 2016
Michael Smalley
Knight of the Month August 2016 |
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July 2016
Jerry Price
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June 2016
John Young
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May 2016
Gary Vycital
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April 2016
Mark Sunkel
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March 2016
John Smith
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February 2016
Larry Bleichroth
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January 2016
Brian Weber
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December 2015
Andres Blanco
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November 2015
Derek Fichera
"Ric” is one of those unique souls in Arizona: a native. He has been a parishioner at St. Bernadette Roman Catholic Parish for twelve years. He has been a Knight for eleven years and has attained the Fourth Degree. He works “long and crazy” hours as a cashier at a local gas station.
He is active in the St. Vincent DePaul ministry as well as serving as a deliverer of food to St. Matthew’s. He has served in several officer’s positions in the St. Bernadette Knights of Columbus Council. He has been the “Warden” and both inside and outside “Guard.”
He is also active in the usher ministry. On Sunday evenings he helps out in the Life Teen ministry.
He can often be found jumping in to help out with any event, which is going on, and he happens to be there.
If other parishioners do not know his name, they certainly recognize him as someone who jumps in to help out with whatever is going on at the time. He has mentioned several times that his greatest ambition is to open a center in downtown Phoenix to assist homeless people. He looks for ways to be helpful whenever he can.
He says, “I just love helping the homeless and making people happy.”
If you did not know him before, now you know his name, and you can thank him for all he does the next time you see him working at an event. |
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October 2015
Vince Cefalu
Vince has been a St. Bernadette parishioner for 17 years. He is from Porticello, Italy. His family immigrated to Wisconsin in 1958. He is married to his awesome wife, Susan Cefalu. They have five children (Gina, Lori, Carrie, Joe, & Matt) and seven grandchildren.
He is a retired Information Technology Manager who worked in technology for 40 years. He is involved and supports the following activities: Food for the Poor, Andre House, Pancake Breakfasts, Tootsie Roll Drive, Ice Cream Socials, Pall Bearer; I am also an Usher. He has participated in every event during this September. He participates always with a smile and is always ready to contribute a helping hand with whatever task he is asked to perform.
He has been a Knight since March 2014, and became a Fourth Degree Sir Knight on June 13, 2015. He enjoys traveling, gardening, genealogy, and spending time with family. He and Susan have been on 31 cruises, have traveled to more than 80 countries, and have visited all 50 states. For sure he will be helping out with the Italian Dinner. When you see him, say "Buon giorno!" |
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September 2015
Lou DeLuco
Lou DeLuco come to Arizona from Chicago. He and his wife, Arlene, have been married for 42 years. They are charter members, i.e., they have been members from the beginning of the St. Bernadette Parish back in 1995. Lou and Arlene have three children: Mark, who is also a 3rd Degree Knight of Columbus; Jill; and Chris.
He has his own business in the Valley called Deltech Industries, Inc.
Lou has been an active Knight for more than twenty years and has attained the 4td Degree. He contributes to most every event our St. Bernadette’s Council offers. He always supports the Italian Night with his expertise in the preparation of Italian cuisine. You will see him very often at the monthly Pancake Breakfasts as well. He serves at all of our events if his business does not cause him to have to travel out of town.
Loo is an avid golfer. He lists golf as his first, second, and third hobbies. Because of his dedication to the game, he has also become dedicated to the St. Bernadette’s Knights of Columbus Golf Tournament. He is instrumental in the planning of our annual golf tournament. He calls the various golf courses and negotiates the best green fees he can manage for the participants in what is one of the St. Bernadette’s Knights’ most important fund raising events.
Now you know why he moved from windy Chicago to the golf courses of the Valley of Sun. |
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July 2015
Jerry Wood
Although Jerry Wood spent the greater portion of his adult life in and around Baltimore, Maryland and was born in Southern Kentucky, he grew up in Fairborn, Ohio near Dayton. He is a Buckeye through and through, but his favorite football team is the Baltimore Ravens. He is the father of two sons, Thomas and David, and the proud “Gramps” of Matthew. Tom is a detective sergeant with the San Diego Police, and David is a computer engineer, who still lives with his family back in Maryland.
After his retirement from the Baltimore City Community College in 1996, Jerry and his wife of 30 years, Suzan, moved to Phoenix. They are both retired, but Jerry continues teaching as an adjunct professor of German and Communication at Glendale Community College.
Jerry became a member of St. Bernadette Parish in 2009. He serves in the lector and usher ministries. He joined the Knights of Columbus in 2012, and completed the 4th Degree in 2013.
He has participated in several Council activities, among them Rosary Sunday, Catholic Men’s Conference, Mothers’ Day Roses, Italian Night, Casino Night Parish Fundraiser, and his personal favorite, the Oktoberfest. He looks forward to this year’s Ice Cream Social in September.
As a teacher of German, he is active also in the Phoenix German/Austrian/Swiss community. (Yes, there is such a thing!) He serves as the president of the Phoenix Chapter of DANK (German-American National Congress), whose home office is in Chicago. He invites everyone in the Parish who has interest in the German culture to join DANK. One doesn’t have to speak German.
He joined the Knights because he sees it as an extension of his Catholicism. St. Bernadette’s Council is very active, and the camaraderie of the Knights provides incredible friendship and true brotherhood. Working together on projects is both rewarding and fun. Jerry feels very privileged to have been chosen for this esteemed honor as he looks forward to participating in 4th Degree Regalia in the first Mass offered in the new church building.
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