Knights of Columbus Council 14772

Faith, family, fraternity, and service at St. Genevieve Parish.

A Catholic men’s council serving Panorama City since 2009, rooted in parish life and the founding promise to care for one another.

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About the Council

Built by parish leaders who wanted service close to home.

The St. Genevieve Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Council 14772 was conceived and organized by active parishioners and leaders of St. Genevieve Church in Panorama City, California.

The idea took shape on September 7, 2008 during the Pinoy Festival at Panorama Recreation Center. On April 19, 2009, the council was born with the ceremonial institution of its first degree members at Madonna Hall.

Faith

Supporting parish life, Catholic formation, and practical Catholic men in communion with the Church.

Fraternity

Gathering men and families around friendship, mutual aid, and shared responsibility.

Service

Answering local needs through parish programs, community support, and works of charity.

Knights of Columbus council members gathered for a parish event

Council Origin

From eleven organizers to a charter class of sixty.

Charter Grand Knight Primo M. Sumagaysay and Deputy Grand Knight Noel S. V. Omega helped lead the original organizing group. Thirty-one new members were initiated at the first degree exemplification, joined by transferees and readmissions to form the council’s founding membership.

Founding organizers
  1. Primo M. Sumagaysay
  2. Noel S. V. Omega
  3. Eduardo “Eddie” Laczi
  4. Menardo “Bon” Mendoza
  5. Roland Cortel
  6. Vergel Salazar
  7. Jesus F. Villaflores
  8. Francisco Ong
  9. Ramon De Guzman
  10. Dr. Rafael Balatbat
  11. Augustus “Tito” Matias

Knightline Archive

Read the council newsletter.

Browse past issues of the St. Genevieve Council Knightline, including early council history, parish events, officer notes, and community photos.

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Order History

The Knights began with one pastor’s answer to family hardship.

1881

Father Michael J. McGivney gathered Catholic laymen at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, Connecticut to discuss a fraternal benefit society.

1882

The State of Connecticut granted legal corporation status to the Knights of Columbus on March 29, now observed as Founder’s Day.

Today

Local councils carry forward the work of faith, family support, civic involvement, charity, and practical fraternity.

Membership

Open to practical Catholic men age eighteen and above.

The Knights of Columbus is a lay, Catholic, family, fraternal, service organization. Members support the Church, programs of evangelization and Catholic education, civic involvement, and aid to those in need.

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Contact

St. Genevieve Catholic Church

14061 Roscoe Blvd
Panorama City, CA 91402

(818) 497-5580

primsuma@yahoo.com

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