COUNCIL 8565 MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT

VISION STATEMENT
Ever trusting in God’s providence and imbued by the aspirations of the Order of the Knights of Columbus and the Presentation of the Child Jesus Parish, we envision our organization to be an effective center and the moving spirit of brotherly affection and caring assistance to our members and their families, the church, the community and its youth, our fellowmen and country.

Mission Statement
The knights of Columbus Council 8565, an organization of catholic gentlemen affirms its commitment to the preservation and enrichment of family life, brotherhood and service to the Church, the Community and Country.

Council 8565 translate this mission by rendering assistance and mutual aid to members and their families, the sick and the disabled and by promoting and conducting intellectual interactions with members and families especially the youth. It also sponsors programs and activities supportive of the church and community needs and welfare.

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THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF THE COUNCIL:

Council 8565 of the Knights of Columbus was born in January 1984 with 44 charter members. Elected Charter Grand Knight was SK Jun Vera, with SK Rolly Suarez as Deputy Grand Knight and Sir Freddie Webb as Chancellor. However, GK Vera unexpectedly migrated abroad so a new election was held in May 1984 for the officers of Columbian year 1984-85. Elected was Oscar M. Alejandro as GK and Max Aguinaldo as DGK.  

CY 1984-1986
The new GK immediately went into the business of consolidating the Council and strengthening its membership. For the next two and a half years, all club meetings and functions were held at his residence since there was still no clubhouse. The Council then decided to raise funds for a permanent home. The first car lottery was held shortly before Christmas of 1985. Thereafter, the cornerstone of the new clubhouse was laid. The council also started several community and church projects, among which were the construction of a waiting shed near the church; the cleaning of the creek between the church h and the clubhouse; Christmas gift-giving in depressed areas; traffic control during Sunday masses in the vicinity of the church; and conducting a summer basketball tournament for the youth.

CY 1986-1988
SK Max Aguinaldo took over as Grand Knight FOR Columbian years 1986-1988. His DGK for his first year was SK Art Ello, and for the second year was SK Larry Abano. GK Aguinaldo will be remembered as the builder of our clubhouse. To him goes the credit of completing the Council 8565 clubhouse during his two-year term. The clubhouse turned out to be one of the best in the district, if not in the entire country. It serves not only the K of C but other church mandated organizations as well.

GK Max Aguinaldo also launched several council, church and community activities. The basketball court was fenced and bleachers constructed. Council 8565 became the bowling champion for the District in 1986-1988 with Bro. Rene de Leon bagging the individual championship trophy. The second and third car lotteries were successfully conducted in 1986 and 1987. The ceiling of the church was painted. Another basketball tournament was conducted for the youth. The first mass wedding for unwed couples was sponsored by the Council. For the family, excursions to Batangas and Cavite topped off our activities.

CY 1988-1989
SK Larry Abano was elected Grand Knight for Columbian Year 1988-1989. His DGK was SK Pat Lapus. While GK Alejandro would be remembered as having guided the Council during its difficult formative years and having initiated the construction of a clubhouse, and GK Aguinaldo would be credited as the builder of the clubhouse, GK Abano and DGK Lapus started to etch their names in the history of Council 8565 by launching a Service Program that the National Headquarters of the Knights of Columbus in the Philippines acknowledged in its letter as the best ever produced, and endorsed it as a model for other councils to adopt.
It was during CY 1988-1989 that participation in church sponsored activities was intensified. Among the achievements were; mass wedding for unwed couples, installation of K of C Logo at the clubhouse, holding of various spiritual activities, exemplifications at all levels and a successful family outing in 1989 at Pansol. It was during GK Larry Abano’s term that the council won the “SHARE THE SPIRIT” membership contest by attaining a record of 5% net gain in membership for the period 1 January – 31 December 1988. The new KC flag was received from the Supreme Council in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, as an award for the achievement.


TODATE

Succeeding Grand Knight and Deputy Grand Knight of the Council were as follows:

For the current Columbian year 2010-2011
The complete list of officers and directors are as follows:

K of C LADIES

All these years, the ladies group of council 8565 had been actively participating in many of our activities. They were able to raise funds to provide the clubhouse with silver and chinaware for our monthly meetings and other affairs, act as handmaid in all activities of the council particularly in areas were the “lady’s touch” is required.

FOR THE COLUMBIAN YEAR 2009-2010. . .

Under the leadership of the current officers and directors, the Council has accomplished the following:

1. Gave an appreciation party to all the priests serving in our parish, which we called “APPRECIATION NIGHT”. This is in line with the celebration of the Year for Priests as proclaim by His Highness, Pope Benedict the XVI;

2. Conducted “Operation Damayan” for the victim of typhoon Ondoy in one of the victim areas in Las Pinas;

3. Have conducted 1st degree exemplification hitting our target quota of seventeen (17) new members for the year, last January 23, 2010, five (5) months ahead for the end of Columbian year 2009-2010.

4. The council has now seven (7) new accredited formator’s, the accreditation comes from the Luzon State jurisdiction. The two new formators, PGK Porfirio “Dodo” Angus and Bro. Rene de Leon made their debut last January 23, 2010 giving the Indoctrination and Spiritual formation respectively.

5. The council gave necrological service to our Past Grand Knight SK PARTROCINO “PAT” LAPUS; and, of course,

6. Launched the annual “Light Up for Christ” and hold on its 25th year a “MASS WEDDING” wherein 17 couples received the Sacrament of Matrimony

Today, in coordination with the Pro-Life, Family, Church, Community and the Council service program, we are now on the planning stage for the celebration of “A DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE UNBORN CHILD” which is scheduled on March 25 coinciding with the feast of the Annunciation. The Knights of Columbus has been a leader in the Right to Life movement for the past 37 years. Further announcement will be made once it’s finalized.

“APPRECIATION NIGHT” Sept. 28, 2009 

“operation damayan” for the victims of typhoon “Ondoy”   October 1, 2009

“Christ the king” Procession” Nov. 22, 2009

 

OFFICERS & DIRECTORS OF COUNCIL 8565 FOR COLUMBIAN YEAR 2009-2010

GRAND KNIGHT SK EDUARDO C. CABRERA	DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT SK DANILO C. COSME	CHANCELLOR SK REINERIO C. LONZAGA
RECORDER BRO. ROMEO F. BORDALLO	FINANCIAL SECRETARY SK. ERNESTO C. MEDRANO	TREASURER SIR ROMEO C. UMEREZ
WARDEN SK PEDRO H. JUSON, JR.	ADVOCATE SIR ROMEO B. VINCO, JR.	LECTURER PGK PORFIRO V. ANGUS
TRUSTEE I PGK DOMINGO A. CRUZ	TRUSTEE II PGK ROMEO B. VINCO	TRUSTEE III PGK PAUL A. SANTOS
INSIDE GUARD SK LEONIDES B.  ABANO	OUTSIDE GUARD 1 BRO. MARK PHILIP E. PERALTA	OUTSIDE GUARD 2 BRO. CHRIS B. ISIDRO

             

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