Happy Easter! Would you recognize Jesus if you met Him face to face? Check it out! https://www.johnnycash.com/track/would-you-recognize-jesus/
Set your Calendars – May 1-3 Holy Cross Church – Porterville. 1765 N Newcomb St. Porterville CA. Los Cristeros Mexican Martyrs Reliquary will be available for Veneration. May 1st Friday Adoration and Holy Hour, May 2nd all day in the Plaza: Veneration, tents and events for the Family, May 3rd Veneration following the Masses. All are invited.
We are looking forward to seeing you all at the 2026 State Convention at the Visalia Convention Center May 14th – 17th! Check us out! https://www.californiaknights.org/sam2026/
As of April 1st, we are at 80% (3334) of our COH Membership Objective of 4192. Just 858 to reach COH by Convention: 123 a week. Lets congratulate all the new members of our church this Easter Season and invite our OCIA brothers to come join us! Give them a Congratulations card, a prayer card and an invitation to join the greatest fraternal organization!
We as Catholics are all called to evangelize. The California Council of Bishops held a Catholics at Capitol rally in Sacramento on March 25th – the Feast of the Annunciation. Igniting a Faith that Serves. We had 6 Bishops share at the event. I wanted to share some photos from Catholics at the Capitol. You can view them here: https://californiacatholicconference.pixieset.com/catholicsatcapitol/
Our featured programs for APRIL – Good Friday Promotion Bring families into more robust practice and better understanding of the Catholic faith and the Easter services. To increase attendance and involvement, Knights of Columbus councils will conduct a promotional campaign to educate their parishes on the vital importance of Good Friday. Also prepare for MAY and St. Joseph’s Table for all our Food Pantries throughout the State.
We have completed 7+ Campesino Distributions in Nov – Mar, we are looking to do more! In Bakersfield on March 28th, we served over 200 Families, and coming up we have Watsonville April 18th, Gilroy June 6th, If you don’t see your Chapter? Contact your chapter president, or give me a call. All Councils/Individuals can help. Either volunteer to help give out or make donation of a Gift Box of Hope. What is a Box of Hope? 20 lbs of beans, 20 lbs. of rice, 20 lbs. of sugar, 20 lbs. of Masa flour and 1 gallon of cooking oil
You have the power to bring hope to life through action! Donating one Box of Hope, to one family, is one act of compassion. Right now, farmworker families—those who harvest the food we eat—are facing a heartbreaking crisis. Empty pantries. Empty stomachs. Forgotten faces. With just a little over $100, you can provide a Box of Hope filled with essential food staples to one family.
Remember Early is Easy!, Vivat Jesus,
Our Lady of Miracles pray for us!
Ken Rose, State Deputy 2025-2026
STATE CHAPLAIN MESSAGE FOR APRIL 2026
“Awake, O sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.” (Eph. 5:14)
Worthy Brothers Knights and Fellow Chaplains,
These words from St. Paul rouse the believer to stir from a timid living of the faith to a vibrant embracing of the life offered us by Christ. We have been ransomed by Christ’s death and resurrection, so that, like Lazarus, we are called out of our old ways of death into a new life.
I am always astonished by the fact that Easter and Spring unfold together. It’s as if God has given us a visual cue that all things can be made new in Christ. New life bursts forth, light fills our days, the world is filled with color, and the warming and lengthening days remind us that winter’s sleep is not eternal! I wish you and yours a Blessed Easter Season!
I also would like to take this opportunity to invite you to Porterville on the first weekend of May. My parish is welcoming the relics of our founder, Blessed Michael McGiveney, along with those of the Mexican Martyrs on May 1-3rd. There will be opportunities for veneration and learning about these courageous members of our Order, all in a festive atmosphere of celebration. Mark your calendars now and look for more detailed information in the next couple weeks.
Vivat Jesu!
Fr. Dan Avila
State Chaplain
Blessed Father Michael McGivney relic tour requests
