Council 1344
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
February 2026
Knight of the month for April – Brian Green
Brian has been our Financial Secretary for years now. He also volunteers for most parish events and with his wife, has chaired the Turtlefest. Huge thank you to Brian.
Family of the month for April – Brad and Karen Westhoven
Brad has ushered and Karen has lectured at Mass for years. They also volunteer frequently for parish events. Thank you to the Westhoven family
Year End Award Winners 2025
Knight of the Year – Dave Steingass
Family of the Year – Minnicks (Nate, Ginny and Ashlyne)
Chaplain of the Year – Fr. Jerry Schetter
Youth of the Year – Henry Roth
These winners went above and beyond for our Parish, Council and community last year. Thank you for all your efforts to advance the ministries at St. Augustine. It was also a chance to honor Fr. Jerry one last time.
Super Cash Bonanza Charity Campaign
Please get all tickets sold turned in to me by May 11, 2026. I need to process and mail them out. They need to be received by the State Council no later than May 15, 2026.
We have sold a total of 263 tickets; 28 by the Lady Knights, 58 by GK DJ Batt and 177 by the Knights. Keep selling!
Second Call – 127th Annual State Convention
Second call for the annual state convention at the Ohio State Council at the Columbus Hilton Easton in Columbus on May 22-24th. Deadline for registration is May 8. Hotel registrations by May 1st to receive the group rate. If anyone would like to be our delegates, please contact me.
Thank you All and God Bless each of you,
D.J. Batt
Grand Knight
The Knights of Columbus
We are committed to being Faithful, Charitable, and Informative
The World Needs More Knights!