“I want to let you know about a beautiful opportunity for spiritual renewal and prayer – the Camino de California Eucharistic Pilgrimage, which will visit all 21 historic California missions, beginning in the northern part of the state and traveling south. This unique, holy pilgrimage provides a special moment for all of us to pray for America and the Church’s mission in our country. You will have the chance to renew and deepen your faith in Jesus and your dedication to spreading the good news of His Gospel in our state and our country. This year also marks the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis, so your pilgrimage will include special programming to highlight his beautiful spirituality.” Archbishop Jose H. Gomez
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/
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. You can also view the Relics at Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles, Gustine CA May 8-10. 3-8p F/S until 4pm Sunday.
As of May 1st, we are at 90% (3778) of our COH Membership Objective of 4192.Just 414 to reach COH by Convention: 200 a week. We have an opportunity to achieve Pinnacle Honor. This has never been attained in the California Jurisdiction. 1252 over the next 8 weeks, it is doable, INVITE, INVITE, INVITE!!!
Our featured program for May – St Joseph’s Table for all our Food Pantries throughout the State. Helping those in need. Jesus asked us to feed his people, as we would take care of him. Also would you recognize Jesus if you met Him face to face? Check it out!
We have completed 8 Campesino Distributions in Nov – April, Over 2000 families have been helped. We are looking to do more! We have Brawley May 30th, Gilroy June 6th, Stockton June 13th, and Santa Rosa June 20th. 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 MAY 2026
“You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation , a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” (1 Peter 2:8-9)
Worthy Brothers Knights and Fellow Chaplains,
These words of St. Peter, which we heard proclaimed this 5th Sunday of Easter, reminds us of the great dignity that is ours as members of the Body of Christ and his disciples. They also serve to remind us that we are called to a specific mission: to proclaim His praises in all our words and deeds.
These words came to life for me this past weekend as we had the privilege of hosting the relics of our Mexican Martyrs and Blessed Founder in my parish in Porterville. As we honored these men of heroic virtue, hundreds of those who came to venerate their relics were challenged to fulfill that mission which St. Peter proclaims so eloquently in his letter. We can not only marvel at the selfless deeds of our forebearers, but we must also rise to the challenges in our own day to be those, “called out of darkness into his wonderful light.”
As Knights, we experience this challenge in a particular way. Our Blessed Founder and these martyred brother Knights cry out to us, you are ‘chosen’ and ‘royal’ and ‘holy,’ called to the service of your Lord and King, to shine His light wherever the shadows of darkness stretch forth in this world! As in the days of our Founder and our Martyrs, so in our own times, courageous and faithful men are called to proclaim, Que viva Cristo Rey!
In this month of May, I commend you to the love and protection of our Holy Mother and Protectress! And I look forward to see many of you at our upcoming State Convention in Visalia.
Vivat Jesu!
Fr. Dan Avila
State Chaplain
Blessed Father Michael McGivney relic tour requests
“I want to let you know about a beautiful opportunity for spiritual renewal and prayer – the Camino de California Eucharistic Pilgrimage, which will visit all 21 historic California missions, beginning in the northern part of the state and traveling south. This unique, holy pilgrimage provides a special moment for all of us to pray for America and the Church’s mission in our country. You will have the chance to renew and deepen your faith in Jesus and your dedication to spreading the good news of His Gospel in our state and our country. This year also marks the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis, so your pilgrimage will include special programming to highlight his beautiful spirituality.” Archbishop Jose H. Gomez
