COUNCIL OFFICERS

2016-2017

COUNCIL OFFICERS

2016-2017

CHAPLAIN

Rev.Fr. Lorenzo Salandanan

Duties and Responsibilities:
Ministers to the spiritual needs of the Council Members and Families. Officiates at Council Religious Ceremonies

GRAND KNIGHT

Bro Denis Mascarenhas

Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for well-being of the Council. Presides over Council meetings and functions. Represents the Council at the Parish, District and State Levels.

DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT

SK James Martinez

Duties and Responsibilities:
Assist the Grand Knight with specific Council activities & programs. Represents the Grand Knight in his absence.

CHANCELLOR

Bro. Gerry DaSilva

Duties and Responsibilities:
Assist the Grand Knight & Deputy Grand Knight in Council affairs. Works with Members to promote greater interest in Council activities

FINANCIAL SECRETARY

Bro.Bob Caldwell

Duties and Responsibilities:
Appointed by the Supreme Knight. Ensures all funds are properly accounted for. Ensures all membership documents and dues are in order.

TREASURER

Bro Noel Lyn

Duties and Responsibilities:
Receives, tracks & disperses all Council funds. Maintains bank accounts & financial records.

RECORDER

Bro.Ryan Lee

Duties and Responsibilities:
Records all proceedings at meetings. Ensures that all motions and their dispositions are recorded properly.

WARDEN

Bro.Abraham Rashid

Duties and Responsibilities:
Sets up the chamber for all Council meetings. Procures and safeguards all degree supplies. Sets up the chamber for degree ceremonies. Provides refreshments for all events.

LECTURER

Bro. Nolasco Aguiar

Duties and Responsibilities:
Appointed by the Grand Knight. Responsible for educational and entertainment programs for members. Conducts Good of the Order portion on meetings.

ADVOCATE

Bro. Montague Henson

Duties and Responsibilities:
Appointed by the Grand Knight. Responsible for educational and entertainment programs for members. Conducts Good of the Order portion on meetings

INSIDE GUARD 1ST

Bro. Pedro Chu

Duties and Responsibilities:
Assists Warden in all his duties before, during and after meetings. Ensures all persons entering the chamber have the appropriate level of credentials.

INSIDE GUARD 2nd

Bro. Methius Remisiar

Duties and Responsibilities:
Assists Warden in all his duties before, during and after meetings. Ensures all persons entering the chamber have the appropriate level of credentials.

INSIDE GUARD 3RD

Bro. Bernard Fernades

Duties and Responsibilities:
Assists Warden in all his duties before, during and after meetings. Ensures all persons entering the chamber have the appropriate level of credentials.

INSIDE GUARD 4TH

Bro. Cedric Scheffer

Duties and Responsibilities:
Assists Warden in all his duties before, during and after meetings. Ensures all persons entering the chamber have the appropriate level of credentials.

OUTSIDE GUARD 1ST

Bro. Jude Selvanayagam

Duties and Responsibilities:
Assists Warden in all his duties before, during and after meetings. Ensures all persons entering the chamber have the appropriate level of credentials.

OUTSIDE GUARD 2ND

Bro. William Wong

Duties and Responsibilities:
Assists Warden in all his duties before, during and after meetings. Ensures all persons entering the chamber have the appropriate level of credentials.

OUTSIDE GUARD 3RD

Bro. Keith Shopman

Duties and Responsibilities:
Assists Warden in all his duties before, during and after meetings. Ensures all persons entering the chamber have the appropriate level of credentials.

OUTSIDE GUARD 4TH

Bro. Augustine Bong

Duties and Responsibilities:
Assists Warden in all his duties before, during and after meetings. Ensures all persons entering the chamber have the appropriate level of credentials.

TRUSTEE 1 YEAR

Sir Knight Keith Coutinho, PGK

Duties and Responsibilities:
Audits the Council financial and membership records. Advises the Grand Knight.

TRUSTEE 2 YEAR

Sir Knight Ed Prillo, PGK

Duties and Responsibilities:
Audits the Council financial and membership records. Advises the Grand Knight

TRUSTEE 3 YEAR

Sir Knight George Poblete, PGK

Duties and Responsibilities:
Audits the Council financial and membership records. Advises the Grand Knight.

FRATERNAL ADVISOR

Sir Knight Stephan Dugall

SERVICE PROGRAM DIRECTORS

2016-2017

SERVICE PROGRAM DIRECTORS

2016-2017

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Sir Knight Berty Nadarajah, PGK

Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepare and publish a comprehensive Service Program plan and distribute it to the State Officers, how to maintain a strong membership through active councils. Encourage and motivate all councils to help their communities, churches, and youth at all levels. Make sure that all Council programs are properly conducted. Communions, continue to grow stronger and that the Knights of Columbus will become more visible to the public.

COUNCIL DIRECTOR 

Bro. Godwin Jogarajah

Duties and Responsibilities:
To keep the council’s membership accurately and constantly informed of current and future events. To maintain the image of the council within the community through the use of the media. To provide activities for the cles, plays, lectures, dances, picnics, council anniversaries, Etc.

YOUTH DIRECTOR

Bro. Arulnesam Hilary

Duties and Responsibilities:
Create collaborations and opportunities to engage students within community schools, churches, etc. Using creative freedom; develop and successfully implement innovative programming for youth ages 10+ and teens in accordance with membership. Provide year-round opportunity for teens to learn and develop skills in leadership. Actively participate within the Y Program Team; inspire and lead peer directors to understand and support youth & young adult development. 
Responsible for the Squires Circle in the Council.

COMMUNITY DIRECTOR

Bro. Antony D’Cruz

Duties and Responsibilities:
To look for something that is needed and workable in the community, meets the members’ interests and the council’s resources. Other types of activities that could be attempted or adopted include: Promoting Pro-Life efforts by displaying materials. Sponsor a meeting for a presentation by law enforcement on the issues of the community or issues facing them today. Visit patients in hospitals or nursing homes or provide transportation to family or friends to visit.

CHURCH DIRECTOR

Bro. Rommel Acayan

Duties and Responsibilities:
To promote and encourage more action of an ecumenical nature in the parishes. To appeal for greater unity, understanding and ecumenism among all religions and initiate programs through which members can practice their Catholic duties in the fields of charity, devotion and education. To strive to sponsor activities which enable the individual Knight to set a constant and worthy example as an ideal Catholic to his family, his community and his fellow members.

FAMILY DIRECTOR

Bro. Ronald Vaz

Duties and Responsibilities:
To conduct programs and activities that aid in rebuilding the family spirit from within, making it vital and strong enough to resist society’s ills. To encourage members and their families to choose as their model the Holy Family, copying their attitude of interdependence, sharing and respect for authority. To encourage communications and routines which involve family members within their own homes as well as bringing families together in social and recreational events in the community and stimulate togetherness within family units. To work to strengthen family life and nourish wholesome home life through the sponsorship of activities involving entire families on a scheduled and continuing basis.

CULTURE OF LIFE ACTIVITIES

Sir. Knight Keith Coutinho

Duties and Responsibilities:
Preserving the sanctity of life. Demonstrating and preserving the quality of life. Exercising our voices as Catholic citizens to influence government policy. Committed to defending the right to life of every human being and to support projects aimed to build a culture of life that values human life at all stages In our community.

Director: Hospitality

Bro. Ramo Harricharan

Duties and Responsibilities:
Hospitality. 

Director: Hospitality

Bro. Rudolph Pinto

Duties and Responsibilities:
Hospitality. 

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

Sir Knight Gregory Saldanha

Duties and Responsibilities:
Directs the council’s efforts toward the recruitment of new members to the council. The Membership Director should to ensure the pastor’s approval of the Knights involvement in the parish and develop structured membership drives, open houses at least once a quarter. Should utilize team members to prepare pulpit and church bulletin announcements as well as invitational letters to prospective candidates. Shall perform other membership duties as assigned by the Grand Knight.

FRATERNAL COUNCIL OFFICERS

1987-2017

FRATERNAL COUNCIL OFFICERS

1987-2017