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Donation to Newark Area Special Olympics
April 20, 2026 Our Council was proud to donate a check for $500 to the local Licking County Special Olympics to help with uniform ordering, equipment ordering, transportation and registration costs for the athletes, among the many expenses the organization faces. This will be an annual support offering for this very worthy local charity. Pictured
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Knights of Columbus Annual Newark Catholic Scholarship Award: 2026
Freshman, Hannah Kofod For Immediate Release: The Knights of Columbus Fr Bill Johnson Council # 11665 here at St Francis de Sales would like to give a well-deserved congratulations to our 2026 Newark Catholic High School Scholarship winner, Hannah Kofod. Hannah will be a Sophomore next year and we wish her nothing but the best
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Lecturer Submission
May 5, 2026 Brother Knights, If a man wants to truly change, effort alone is not enough-he needs grace. We all know the pattern: we try, we fall, and we repeat. What actually transforms a man is not just trying harder, but receiving the grace to become better. So the question becomes: where do we
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May 2026 Family of the Month
The Knights of Columbus Fr. Bill Johnson Council #11665 Family of the Month for May 2026 goes to Patrick and Mary Ann Kent. They have been married for 19 years after both lost their long-time spouses in 2006. They met on CatholicMatch.com! They have 5 children and one grandchild. Patrick and Mary Ann transferred to
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April 2026 Family of the Month
The Knights of Columbus Family of the Month for Fr. Bill Johnson Council #11665 for April 2026 goes to Roger and Sara Menchofer. They have been married for 47 years and have one son, Todd and four grandchildren (Chase, Reid, Vanessa, and Breanna). Roger (38 years as Catholic) and Sara (cradle Catholic) have been St.
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2026 Licking and Knox County Clergy Appreciation Dinner
The following Councils helped support this event: We hosted more than 30 Knights and Clergy – both active and retired – for this second annual event. Pictured immediately below are the following clergy in attendance (from L to R): Deacon Steve DeMers (SFdS), Fr Homer Blubaugh (St Luke – celebrating 57 years ordained), Fr Anthony
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Exemplification – April 20, 2026
On 4/20/26, Fr. Bill Johnson Council #11665 welcomed 5 new members into our midst! We were joined by 18 council members (one also our District Deputy Tyler Kohl) and our Field Agent Mark Hedge! We also hosted a number of family and friends during the ceremony and the reception that followed. This Exemplification was the
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Family of the Year 2025/2026
Tony and Rita Adams Family of the Year for Fr. Bill Johnson #11665 for 2025-2026 goes to Tony and Rita Adams. Tony originally joined the Knights in the mid 1990’s at St. Jude in Monroe, CT, and our Council in 2023 under Grand Knight Dave Breitmayer. Tony and Rita have a longtime legacy of service
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Youth of the Year 2025/2026
Kendahl Weate Kendahl is a frequent server at both the daily and weekly Masses and has even been an MC for one of the Bishop’s Masses. She is super into learning her faith and us even sponsoring her mom as she goes through OCIA. Kendahl and her family were inspired by Tony Sommer (family friend
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