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
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