Category: Council 16492

A check for $3,000 was presented to Judith Dembowski, Executive Director of Port in the Storm by Joe Pitisci, Council 16492’s Community Faith in Action programs director, right, and Pete Falcone, Deputy Grand Knight. The supplemental funding will add to the Port in the Storm’s mission of assuring homeless young people in St. John’s County have a place to stay and are provided with skills to improve their lives.

Habitat for Humanity donation of $3000 was presented in person to Malinda Everson, Executive Director, on Jan 27th.

We also visited one of the developments that is nearing completion. Habitat for Humanity is formed in a community as a Christian ministry that not only builds homes for those in need, but also transforms communities.

The Knights were asked to help with the food distribution at the Guardian School on Saturday December 3rd.

Our Knights came through once again to help in the community to get food to those who needed our support!

There were about a dozen pallets of assorted food items and it took about 2 hours of distributing all the items to a steady stream of cars.

Thanks very much to all the brothers in our council for your act of kindness and charity!

The Knights of Columbus Council 16492 presented a $1,000 check to Catholic Charities. “Your donation
will go a long way to help our weekend hunger backpack program,” said Tara Provini, Regional Director
of the Catholic Charities Bureau in St. Augustine. The program assures children who qualify for food
assistance at school, have meals during the weekend. Tara accepted the check from Deputy Grand
Knight Pete Falcone as part of the Knights’ Faith In Action programs.

Representatives of Port in the Storm in St. Augustine accept a $2,000 check from Knights of Columbus
Council 16492 Deputy Grand Knight Pete Falcone. Karen Correale, Development/Volunteer Coordinator,
left, and Joy Burton, Marketing/Special Events Coordinator, received the check in November. Port in the
Storm focuses on homelessness. “Your gift can help break the cycle of homelessness of our youth in St.
Johns County,” said Karen Hensel, Assistant Director. “You have helped transform a child’s life.” The
donation is part of the Knights’ Faith In Action programs.

In preparation for the Bishop’s Mass, the Knights were called to empty the church so the floors could be buff shined. 14 brothers answered the call and the mood was upbeat with some sharing in fellowship. 550 chairs were moved under the portico and hallway in about 25 minutes! The cleaning crew was able to begin their work on time. Thank you to all the Knights that helped. The Holy Spirit calls, the brothers come.

On October 19th, St John Paul II Knights delivered youth size coats to HUGS of St Johns County https://www.stjohnshugs.org/.

Using proceeds from our pickleball fundraiser, we purchased 48 new lightweight jackets for boys and girls of assorted sizes, and donated the jackets to this charitable organization that supports our community’s children.

The program is part of the Knights of Columbus Coats for Kids campaign with the mission to provide warmth for children in need during cold winter months. Through the dedication of our council in these early years, hundreds of new winter coats have been distributed to children in our community. HUGS organization personnel were so appreciative of our donation and loved the coats. ” We appreciate your wonderful donation and these coats are perfect for winter in northern Florida.”, said Karen Burke, the clothing coordinator. 

Thank you to all the brothers that participated in this effort, from your heart to theirs, by the grace of God.  

The Knights of Columbus are committed to providing moral, financial, and spiritual support to our future priests at all stages of their formation. The intent is to keep the faith alive through this support. The Knights of Columbus and the Parish families are also called to provide their “adopted” seminarian with moral support and prayers for their success. Now in our 3rd year of support for George Gilbert we present this check for $1000.

Letter from George:

On Saturday June 30th the Knights and spouses helped at the St Johns County Special Olympics Swimming competition. These special athletes were uplifted by our presence and a good time was had by all.