The Knights of Columbus, Council 16255, St. Joseph the Protector Council hosted the St. Joseph Easter Season Breakfast on April 7, 2024. Dozens of Knights and Lovely Ladies, along with hundreds of St. Joseph Parishioners, joined together to celebrate Eastertide – the 50-day celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior – Jesus Christ.

Families gathered together to enjoy an excellent pancake or waffle breakfast and enjoyed themselves playing Corn Hole and winning fabulous prizes.

Lady Rossana and Brother Derrick Bell lead the Knights in the kitchen and serving staff. Guests complimented the excellent food and fantastic service. 

Lady Suzette Domulot, the lovely bride of Brother Knight Lionel Domulot, created new Knights of Columbus aprons for everyone. All the Knights, Ladies, and helpers from the St. Joseph Confirmation Class loved the new aprons. Thank you, Suzette! She also took gorgeous photos of everyone working and enjoying themselves at the breakfast event.

See the photos here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xZp9Cez1UUOrEyWME-5G_B5Pvr3sJ-8x?usp=sharing 

HAPPY EASTER!

Hundreds of laughing and screaming children, of all ages, descended upon St. Joseph Parish on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024. The Knights of Columbus hosted the St. Joseph Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Brother Ralph, Lady Raquel, and Brother Alex took the lead. So many Brother Knights and Lovely Ladies came together on Saturday to fill 2,000 eggs with candy and three with a unique tag for an Easter Basket. Brothers, Ladies, and children from the St. Joseph Confirmation class met at noon on Easter and set about making three separate areas for different age groups. The children vigorously attacked the egg hunt, and you could see the joy on their faces as they swooped up egg after egg. Two of our sweet young ladies won Easter Baskets with big smiles to show their joy. Robert the Easter Bunny was on hand for fun pics with the tikes. It’s Easter Time, He is Risen! Alleluia! Let everyone be joyful and glad!

Knights of Columbus and their families gathered in Vacaville California on March 16, 2024. The Northern California Chapter Meeting of Knights of Columbus took place at St. Joseph parish center. 

Brother Knights and Lovely Ladies enjoyed a wonderful continental breakfast and a beautiful luncheon Including corn beef, and cabbage, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.Lovely Lady Rosanna and Brother Derrick Bell of Council 16255 took the lead in the kitchen and provided a wonderful experience for everybody to enjoy. 

Our Grand Knight and his Lovely Lady Edith, the Deputy Grand Knight,  Brother Mario Zappia, and Brother Timothy & Lovely Lady Kimberly Discar help to make the chapter meeting a resounding success. VIVAT JESUS!!

The Family Fully Alive monthly devotions are concrete ways that Knights of Columbus, in solidarity with Pope Francis, can support the growth of holy and loving families in the Church. The Family Fully Alive Program asks families to invite God into their homes and cultivates each family as a miniature domestic church.

To this end, the program provides monthly themes, scripture verses and activities. Through prayer and reflection, each family has the opportunity to grow in holiness together. This is a flexible program that can be started at any time of the year and continues year-round. 

At the Beginning of Lent Brother Alex Knobloch, the Family Committee Chairman, facilitated distribution of 600 Family Fully Alive booklets to St. Joseph parishioners. Council 16255 is at the forefront of helping our Pastor, Fr. Joshy, enkindle the Holy Spirit in our homes, our parish, and in our community. 

Happy Lent. 

You can download the Family Fully Alive booklet here. 

https://www.kofc.org/en/resources/faith-in-action-programs/family/family-fully-alive/10162-family-fully-alive-booklet.pdf

Pictures. Alex and Glynis Knobloch teach their daughter Ginny about the Live of Christ. 

This Lenten season, Saint Joseph’s Parish is providing families with a unique opportunity to walk with Jesus and connect his ministry to their daily lives. The church is hosting “A Lenten Walk with Jesus for the Family”, a 5-week program held on Saturday mornings from 10-11AM in the church meeting room.

Centered on key moments in Jesus’ life, each session explores a different aspect of his example and teachings. Families will learn how to weave Jesus’ message of love, compassion, and service into their experiences at home, school, work, and everywhere in between.

The program aims to inspire reflection and quality time among family members during the Lenten preparation for Easter. The hour will be split into four 15-minute blocks focusing on a Bible reading, discussing why it matters for families, brainstorming practical applications, and committing to actions that live out Jesus’ lessons.

The weekly themes include:

February 24 – Jesus’ baptism, temptation, and the launch of his ministry
March 2 – Jesus’ use of parables to teach core values
March 9 – Jesus’ embodiment of divine forgiveness when healing others

March 16 – Exploring the holy trinity of the Father, Son, and Spirit

March 23 – Jesus as the ultimate model of love and service

By journeying through Lent with Jesus as their guide, families will discover how to integrate gospel-centered principles more fully into their home life. The sessions aim to spur purposeful time together as well as personal spiritual growth for all ages.

Saint Joseph invites all parish families to attend this faith-filled Lenten activity as part of their preparation during the season. By walking with Christ, families can strengthen their bonds and live Jesus’ redeeming example every day.

On January 25, 2024, Our worthy, District Deputy, George Bagley, hosted the Semi-Annual District Deputy meeting at Saint Joseph Parish. Fr Joshy Mathew kicked off the meeting with an inspiring speech about how the Knights of Columbus can participate in the new evangelization begun by St. John Paul II during his Pontificate. Brother, Carlos Gutierrez followed up with a wonderful talk about Cor and how it can enlighten the spirituality of not only our brother Knights, but of entire parish. 

Our worthy District Deputy completed the meeting with a display of where we can find the documentation that we require to attain Star Council and state awards. Council 16255s Grand Knight, your new Deputy Grand Knight, Financial Secretary, Retention Chairman, and Faith Chairman participated in the meeting. It was a wonderful and enlightening experience. Vivat Jesus!!!

Early in the morning on December 17, 2023, Ladies and Knights from Council 16255 quietly began to assemble for the Breakfast with Santa event in the St. Joseph Parish Gym. Brother Alex Knobloch led the setup team, locating the items we’d need for the day. With the help of children from the St. Joseph Confirmation classes, everyone helped to create a beautiful setting for St. Joseph Parishioners. Brother Matt Berger bought the food and Br. Ralph Cadriel withdrew the change for the cash box. Unfortunately, neither could make it due to illness.

Brother Brian Perley reprised his role, and Santa, Lady Raquel Cadriel, made a beautiful Mrs. Claus. Lady Donna Couture assisted as children of all ages received their Picture with Santa. With many out sick, we had a skeleton crew on deck for this event, but everything ran like clockwork.

Lady Rosa and Brother Derrick Bell ran the kitchen, with Brother Danny Couture helping to cook. Brother Jimmy Peerson organized the Confirmation Kids and led the Serving Team. Jimmy Spalding and the Grand Knight sold tickets and collected food donations. Lady Kim and Brother Tim Discar and Brother Gerry LeDoux helped with the recruiting table and ticket sales. The Parishioners told us they had a great time and enjoyed having Breakfast with Santa.

Merry Christmas!

Here are some photos from Breakfast with Santa:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qTYe3ZaWpXz16X1p6

On December 13, 2023, Ladies, Brother Knights and their families gather for the Council 16255 Pre-Christmas Potluck Celebration. Everyone brought delicious food and treats to share. Fr. Joshy started the festivities with a Blessing of the food and a rousing Thank You to the Knights of Columbus. Everyone enjoyed food and fellowship. We announced that Brother Ron Torda was winning a 5-year battle with cancer to everyone’s applause. The evening ended with the White Elephant gift exchange using a well-received Left-Right story from our Grand Knight. It was a wonderful event enjoyed by all.

Here are some photos of the Joyous Event.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/NTjLTK1ttEcw6DTL9

Brother Knights and Lovely Ladies of Knight’s Council 16255 responded to St. Joseph Parish’s need to set up Christmas Trees in the Parish. We received our directions from Gail Grimm and set to work. The trees went up quickly. But we discovered that one of the large trees had a broken connection. Jumping into action, the Knights ran to the nearest store and purchased lights for the needy tree. Knights and Ladies saved the day. The Christmas Trees looked perfect on the Altar. Come to Mass and check it out.

On a rainy Saturday morning on November 18, 2023, at 9 AM, Council Knights led the retrieval of US Flags planted on Veteran’s Day to honor our military members interred at the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetary. Teams of children and their parents from the St. Joseph RCIA and Confirmation classes respectfully picked up the flags. The Grand Knight Dennis Tremethick and PGK Robert Bailey drove through the cemetery, gathered the flags in their cars, and took them to the Knight’s Room at St. Joseph Parish to clean, pack, and store the flags for next year.

Brother Danny and Lady Donna Couture brought coffee and donuts to the Knight’s Room and prepared the room with the GK’s Lady Edith for the flag cleaning and packing event.

At 9:20 AM, the RCIA and Confirmation kids and parents arrived with the flags. Brother Knights Danny and Robert, Jimmy (Jet) Spalding, and Alan Novak jumped in and led the efforts with Ladies Edith and Donna. Everyone worked effectively and efficiently.

At 10 AM, the Knight’s crew packed the final bundle of US Flags, and everyone was released to go home. The event lasted for One Hour from start to finish. Thank you, Knights, RCIA/Confirmation Kids, and parents, for your outstanding support to honor our Military Veterans.