We are proud to announce that so far this year 2 members of our Council
have performed
30 hours of Volunteer Service in our parish and our community.
REMEMBERING 2025...AND LOOKING FORWARD TO 2026
As the calendar turns from 2025 to 2026, let’s look back at some of the great happenings:
- January as always brings out our prayers for the rights of the unborn. With a Novena and a trip to Washington DC for the Right to Life March, Knights will be always supporting the mothers and families in need before and after their birth. We also hold the Free Throw Challenge over several weeks at St. Gregory the Great Catholic School. And monthly events, like First Thursday Adoration at St. Gregory, and monthly Hispanic Roundtable meetings begin anew
- February kicks into gear as host a dinners for all Knights across the Commonwealth that travel here for the Polar Plunge in support of Special Olympics, as well as sponsor our own divers. Typically Lent begins with a prelude Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner for the parish, followed by the ever popular Fish Fry every Friday. And we’ll never be able to repay the support our Ladies give us, but we’ll at least celebrate them with a dinner for St. Valentine’s Day.
- March continues the Fish Fry, and we’ll be hosting the games at the school’s Daddy-Daughter dance (as well as the November Mother-Son dance)
- April brings Easter typically, and as we wrap up the Fish Fry, you’ll find us in Richmond at the Virginia State March for Life. You’ll also see us out in the Church with our yellow vest, helping with Easter parking, and then later in the month, with tootsie rolls in hand collecting for KOVAR, the charity providing grants and support to organizations in Virgina for the mentally disabled.
- May finds us back in the school kitchen, as we honor the Marian month with the annual Mother’s Day Breakfast. We’ll also select and reward a few students at the school for their leadership and academic achievements
- June completes our Council fraternal year, and we will celebrate with a picnic and awards for the Family and Knight of the Year. We will also be leading the Eucharistic Procession at the Church, as serving in various roles at the Community Nights and picnics throughout the summer
- July kicks off our Fraternal Year with the installation of new officers.
- In August, we’ll also be hosting several special meal drive-thru events, such as Fish Boils and Chicken BBQ this month and in the months ahead
- September continues with parish picnic and fund-raising meals for our various charities.
- October includes participation at the Virginia Beach Boardwalk Rosary for Life Procession.
- November is a month of great activity! We’ll be helping out as volunteers at the many events of the Virginia Special Olympics Fall Championships, and delivering meals to over a thousand athletes! We’ll be remembering our Knights who have gone before us in a memorial Mass, and we’ll celebrate Veteran’s Day with a walk in the Virginia Beach city parade. We’ll have our fall collection for KOVAR, and lend our support to the Southeastern Virginia and Eastern Shore Foodbank’s Mayflower Marathon in both labor and a financial donation. We’ll also provide several dozen children with warmth this winter with our donation of several dozen “Coats for Kids”.
December wraps up a busy calendar year with sales of “Keep Christ in Christmas” greeting card sales. We’ll be helping with the national “Wreaths Across America” laying of wreaths for veterans in cemeteries throughout our community. We’ll take some time to join in fellowship with our families at the annual Christmas Party. And we’ll be out supporting our Church once again with parking for Mass.
Here are some of the recent and upcoming events across the Council
1. Life: Virginia March for Life
2. Church: St. Gregory the Great Eucharistic Procession
3. Fraternal: Honoring a Hero
4. Fraternal: 2025 Memorial Mass
5. Community: KOVAR Raises Funds for Intellectually Disabled programs
6. Community: Council Volunteers at Mayflower Marathon Food Drive
7. Community: Coats for Kids
8. Paying your Annual Dues
December Meeting Minutes are posted.
