• Sponsoring trips to Mariner's game
• Sponsoring Council Golf Tournaments
• Hosting Council "Knights" at Tri-City America's Hockey games
• Sponsoring Annual Trip to Leavenworth for shopping and Christmas Tree lighting Ceremonies
• Sponsoring Annual Council Appreciation Dinner to honor the contributions of our Council Members and Spouses
• An annual memorial Mass is offered, in November, for the repose of the souls of our departed Brother Knights. Attendance of our Brother Knights and families is encouraged.
• Socializing after Council Meetings
• Annual Council Christmas Party

Our Church-Related Activities/Projects

• Hosting cookies and coffee at all masses on the Second Sunday of each month
• Hosting a Weekly rosary on Thursday nights
• Council Choir at 8:30 Mass on on the Second Sunday of each month
• Hosting Annual Marion Hour of Prayer with National K of C Traveling Icon Program
• Hosting Lenten Soup Knight
• Spring and Fall church cleanup
• Helping sponsor Annual Parish Summer Picnic
• Keeping Christ in Christmas by providing Parish community with Religious Cards at Christmas

Our Vocation-Related Activities

• Council members regularly donate pocket change to a "Pennies for Heaven" fund. In addition, special activities generate additional funds for the program. Interest from this fund (about $60,000) is divided equally between the Yakima, Spokane and Seattle Dioceses and used by the Bishops for education of new Priests.
• Direct Annual Financial Support to Seminarians and others undergoing Religious Educations through our Refund Support for Vocations Program (RSVP).
• Praying for Vocations at every Council meeting

Our Parish Family and Youth Activities

• Annual Christmas Adopt-a-Family Program
• Support to Parish Youth Basketball Programs
• Annual $2000 Scholarship to St. Joseph's Catholic School
• Annual Children's Halloween Party
• Annual Children's Christmas Party
• Council-sponsored in the Basketball Free-throw Competition open to children of Knights and the Parish. Winners of this competition go on to compete at the District and State levels.

Our Community-Related Activities

• Council support to KC HELP Program
• Annual Sprinkler Blowout Fundraiser
• Council-sponsored Pantry Sunday to enhance Parish support and contributions to the Food Bank
• Council support to Special Olympics in the areas of:
• Regional Basketball Competititon
• Local Ski Team training for Winter Olympics
• Local Cycling Team training for Summer Olympics
• Council-sponsored Waffle Cone Booth Fund-Raiser at:
• St. Joseph's MAYFEST (May)
• Columbia Cup Hydroplane Races(July), and
• Benton-Franklin County Fair (August)

Our Pro-life Related Activities



• Council-sponsored Right-to Life Poster Contest with Parish Religious Education Porgram
• Sponsored Bus Trip for Annual March for Life Ralley at State Capitol in Olympia, WA
• Council-sponsored dinners to support Annual Pro-Life Ad Campaign sponsored by Tri-City Human Life
• Council-support to Pro-Life Billboard advertisement
• Council distribution of pro-life brochures and information at Parish events

Council Recognition

Knight of the Year

Each year an award is made to a Knight for outstanding service to the Council. This award is traditionally presented to the Knight of the Year at the annual Officer Installation and Dinner. Our Knight of the Year for 2009-2010 is Brother Marcel P. Bergeron. Marcel has been a Knight for nearly 18 years and is very active at both the Council and District levels. He is a past Grand Knight and has held the office of District Deputy for District 7. He was recently the Past Faithful Navigator for Fr. William Schmitz Assembly 2258 and is currently the Faithful Admiral for that Assembly. Marcel developed our Council’s and District 7’s web sites and is the current webmaster for both sites. He is an active ceremonialist, performing the roles of Warden on our Council’s First Degree Team and the Chancellor on the District 7 Second Degree Team. Marcel and his wife, Linda, have been active in a number of the Parish ministries since coming to the parish in 1985. Marcel is currently a slide operator, a Eucharistic Minister and a Tabulator. He also finds time to sing in the Knight’s choir when he can. Marcel and Linda have three children--Michelle, Andrea and Matthew and a granddaughter, Leila.

This Council is proud to name Marcel Bergeorn as Knight of the Year.

Family of the Year

Each year an award is made to a Family for outstanding service to the Council. This award is traditionally presented to the Family of the Year at the annual Officer Installation and Dinner. Our Council has named the Family of Joe and Nancy Carson as 2009-2010 Family of the Year. Joe and Nancy moved to Kennewick and joined Holy Spirit Parish in 2000. In 2002, Joe went through the RCIA program and joined the Church. He joined the Knights the same year. Joe and Nancy have had a tremendous impact on our Council and our District. They both have been committed to our Council and the Parish from the moment they joined. Joe became Chancellor in 2003, Deputy Grand Knight in 2004, and then Grand Knight in 2005. He then served as Trustee of the Council for the next 3 years. He joined the Fr. Michael J. Schmitz Assembly 2258 in 2006 and quickly became active as a Sir Knight. He became Faithful Pilot of the Assembly the same year and Faithful Captain the next year. He was voted in as Faithful Navigator in 2008 and now serves as Faithful Admiral. Joe and Nancy’s determination and commitment to our Council and Assembly are strongest when it comes to the spirit of fraternity for his brother knights and their families. Joe and Nancy always seem to know what’s going on with council members and their families, especially whether they are celebrating a special anniversary or going through some tough times. Joe and Nancy are always the first to reach out with flowers, cards of condolence or congratulations, or sending Mass cards. When anyone in the council needs to know what’s happening with any of our members, they always call Joe and Nancy first. Joe, with Nancy’s help and support, is an indefatigable recruiter for our Council and for our local Assembly. He has developed a system of one on- one recruiting of new prospective Knights and Sir Knights that is unsurpassed. He and Nancy are our No. One recruiters for our Council and Assembly and have served as a District resource in the area of membership and program development. He is currently a State Co-Chairman of New Council and Round Table development for Central Washington. Joe also plays the part of Grand Knight on the Council’s First Degree Exemplification Team and rarely misses opportunities when asked to help other first degree teams in our area and throughout District 7. He also plays the part of the Grand Knight on District 7’s Second Degree Team. We are proud to name Joe and Nancy Carson as our Family of the Year

This Council is proud to name The Carson's as Family of the Year.

Council Spirit Award

Each year an award is made to a Knight who personifies the spirit and ideals of the Knights of Columbus with sustained and committed service the Council for outstanding service to the Council. This award is traditionally presented at the annual Officer Installation and Dinner. Our Spirit Award recipient is Brother Knight Bill Ziegler for the outstanding work he has done over the years. He is a Charter Grand Knight of the Council.



Upcoming Events

For more information about our current activities, check out our August 2010 Bulletin (pdf format).