St Peter Damian Council Council #8699
ABOUT KofC

About Our Council

Council Meetings Location

109 S. Crest Ave
spdkc8699@gmail.com
Bartlett, IL 60103 US

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Council Mailing Address

109 S. Crest Ave
Bartlett, IL 60103 US

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Saint Peter Damian
109 S. Crest Ave
Bartlett, IL 60103 US
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COUNCIL INFORMATION

Council History

St Peter Damian Council was founded in April 1984 at the request of then pastor  Fr Jerry Klug.  Fr Klug was a Knight and knew that the Knights were just the organization the parish needed to bring the men together for faith formation, volunteerism, fraternity and a sense of belonging to something bigger than just the parish.  Fr Klug wanted every man in the parish to be a Knight. Our council also helped develop councils at St John The Evangelist and St Ansgar. Since those humble beginnings the council has thrived.  We continue to strive to grow and serve our Lord, our Order and our Parish, while enjoying camaraderie and lasting friendships. 

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A glowing past and a bright future.

Our council was chartered on April 3rd 1984. Joe Bukowski a Past Grand Knight who moved from Chicago to Bartlett collaborated with Fr Jerry Klug to form a council at St Peter Damian. Bob Sieverding a PGK from Streamwood served as the first Financial Secretary.

 

Besides our charitable activities, the Knights also participated in many fraternal activities both as fund raisers and just for fun. The Knights have put on fish fry's, pancake breakfasts and spaghetti dinners. We hosted Christmas parties for the kids and Christmas Dinners for the adults, Ladies appreciation brunches ( where we learned the ladies preferred going to Villa Olivia over the men cooking for them), and outings to the DuPage County Fair, and the Chicago Wolves. Our annual outing to Kane County Cougars has been a highlight for 33 years and counting. 

 

We participated in KC bowling tournaments all over the United States and Canada, as well as KC gold outings, at one time even sponsoring our own golf outing. Our annual bowling fund raiser was attended by people fran all across the area. This year we even had an outing to local shooting range. Council members have a wide range of interests and enjoy doing many things together. 

 

We have had the honor of serving many pastors including:

Fr Jerry Klug

Fr Bill Lupo

Fr John Murray

Fr Tom Hoffman

Fr Walter Takuski

Fr Chris Ciomek

Our pastors know when they need assistance for anything they can turn to the Knights and we'll be there for them.

 

We've been blessed with many good men who have stepped up to take the helm as Grand Knights, including:

1984 1985   Joe Bukowski  
1985 1986   James Galla  
1986 1987   Frank Scelfo  
1987 1988   Al Kelly  
1988 1989   Bob Zabilka  
1989 1990   Leonard Partyka  
1990 1991   John Willard  
1991 1992   Steve Petrakis  
1992 1993   Ken Clark/Ken Kaczynski
1993 1994   Bill Manton  
1994 1995   Bill Manton  
1995 1996   Larry White  
1996 1997   Larry White  
1997 1998   Ken Kaczynski  
1998 1999   Rich Henkel  
1999 2000   Rich Henkel  
2000 2001   Rich Henkel  
2001 2002   Bill Johnson  
2002 2003   Bill Johnson  
2003 2004   Bill Johnson  
2004 2005   Lloyd Butts  
2005 2006   Lloyd Butts  
2006 2007   Bob Kolodziejski  
2007 2008   Bob Kolodziejski  
2008 2009   Gerry Abraham  
2009 2010   Gerry Abraham  
2010 2011   Bill Manton  
2011 2012   Bill Manton  
2012 2013   Bill Manton  
2013 2014   Larry White  
2014 2015   John Warwick  
2015 2016   John Warwick  
2016 2017   Bob Perri  
2017 2018   Bob Corrado  
2018 2019   Bob Corrado  
2019 2020   Ray Arndt  
2020 2021   Ray Arndt  
2021 2024   Mark Alagna  
2024     Craig Weber  
         
         
         
         

 

We are proud of our past and we are excited about our future. If you are a Catholic Man over 18, you should be part of that future. Will you join us today?

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