Knights of Columbus, Council #11514

Grand Knight: Dave McCloy (719-439-7450)
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 4 - Pancake Breakfast 7-10am
Congratulations, Knights of Columbus!
Roger Mueller, District Master for the Colorado Knights of Columbus State Council presents Bob Leise, Past Faithful Navigator for St. Peter Knights of Columbus Assembly #2594 with the STAR ASSEMBLY AWARD.  Roger Mueller emphasized that in Colorado there are 54 Assemblies and only 4 Assemblies in the state achieved the STAR ASSEMBLY AWARD.
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Knights of Columbus Council 11514, St Peter Catholic Church, was chartered under the Supreme Council in 1995 at the behest of Rev. Fr. Robert (Bob) E. Jaeger, Pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church, Monument, Colorado. Jim Taylor was the council's first grand knight. The council is involved in many activities that promote the welfare of the parish, community, family, and charitable causes.

For more information about the Knights of Columbus, its organization, supported charities, etc., visit our national web site" and the state of Colorado website. 
Knight Highlights

July 2019

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St. Peter Knights prepare bratwurst and hot dogs for participants in the Barefoot Mike walk for Human Trafficking held on June 1, 2019. Left to Right: Randy Fritz, Rick Ragaller, Jim Rech, Vincenzo Champion, son of Brian Champion, and Dick Peters. Photo by Diana Champion
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Jim Bergeron received the Spirit of Monument award on June 15, 2019. Jim was recognized for his generosity of spirit, dedication to service and enthusiastic support of our community. He was nominated by Tri-Lakes Cares.

June 2019

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St. Peter Knights provided an honor guard for the Memorial Day ceremonies at the Monument cemetery honoring over 100 deceased veterans interred there. Left to right: SKS John Hartling, Chuck Hardy, Bob Knapp, Tim Walter, Patrick Henry, Jeff Sikorski, Jim Taylor (the younger) and Ed Paulovich. Not pictured are SKS Randy Fritz who commanded the detail raising the American flag and Jim Bergeron who read the names of deceased veterans.

May 2019

Students, teachers and 4th degree Knights during the flag raising ceremony after the St. Peter school Mass. This will be a monthly affair followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and singing of the National Anthem.

April 2019

On March 19, Bob Leise presented awards to St. Peter School students who won and placed in the 4th Degree Speech Contest. Awards were presented to the following students:
6th grade: 1st place - John Paul Maksymowitz , 2nd place - Dylan Payne, 3rd place - Jack Meifert.
7th grade: 1st place - Madeline Sanderson, 2nd place - Emily Sauley, 3rd place - Victoria Recker.
8th grade: 1st place - Peyton Priddy, 2nd place - Addisyn Sopczak, 3rd place - Dominick Cuccinelli.

March 2019

The “Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest” winners pose after Mass with their certificates and monetary awards. Congratulations to grades 3-5 winner Charlie Morse and runner-up Keegan Mulloy; and grades 6-8 winner Ciara Connors and runner-up Emily Sauley.
(left to right) Fr. Michael Holmquist, Charlie Morse, Keegan Mulloy, Ciara Connors,
​Emily Sauley and Grand Knight Dave McCloy

February 2019

January 2019

Ready for prayer and meditation - A statue of Mary stands atop a boulder in front of the Peter the Rock Chapel. Benches surround the statue which was an Eagle Scout project of Boy Scout John Cinnamon and K of C council members.

December 2018

Fourth Degree Knights march in Colorado Springs during the Veterans Day parade on  November 3, 2018. Leading the Sir Knights is SK Bob Knapp of Father Kekeisen Assembly 2495.

November 2018

Knights who participated in the Life Chain during 40 Days for Life: (left to right) Bob Leise, Ed Paulovich, Rob Hickman, Tom Bailey, Jim Desautel, Bill Maggio and Dick Peters. Also participating, but not pictured – GK Dave McCloy.

October 2018

​Boy Scout John Cinnamon describes his Eagle Scout project to Council members and requests their help in constructing an area in front of the old church consisting of a Marian statue on a boulder 
surrounded by a paved area. 
Tired workers who put in many hours on the project. L to R: Chuck Hardy, Dick Peters, Scout Cinnamon, Rob Hoette, and Fred Seiter. Not pictured - Jerry Eppig.

September 2018

Sir Knights Ed Paulovich, Dick Peters, Rob Hickman and Chuck Hardy prepare to raise the St. Peter school flag following the children’s Mass on Wednesday, August 16, 2018.
Clergy and students stand at attention as the flag is raised.
August 2018
​Knights of Columbus Field Agent Kim Gaisford receives the Knight of the Month Award from Grand Knight Dave McCloy. Through his efforts, the Council achieved its insurance goal leading to the Star Council Award.
​Don Caughlin receives the Family of the Month from Grand Knight Dave McCloy on behalf of his wife Barbara, both of whom are very active in all aspects of parish ministries.
July 2018
Knights to the rescue!
For the fifth year in a row, members of Council 11514 responded when a resident needed assistance.  A home-bound woman was in dire need of yard work and to the rescue rode Knights Al Castinado, Carl Anderson and Rob Hoette.
June 2018
During their May 2nd meeting, Jim Bergeron was presented an award for the 1st place Knights of Columbus newsletter for the state of Colorado competing against over 150 councils The editor, Jim, made it a point that the newsletter was a team effort including the photographers and all those who contribute articles and ideas. Special thanks to GK Dick Peters who so willingly fills in as photographer in the absence of the staff picture men.
Amanda Pinterpe shared her experiences with NET (National Evangelization Teams) Ministries to the assembled members of a chapter meeting. Amanda was one of 175 Catholic young adults to volunteer for a year.  NET is based in St. Paul, Minnesota, and since 1981, they have been sending out teams of young adults to travel across the U.S. to share their faith with Catholic youth on NET retreats.
Free-throw contest winner
Congratulations to St. Peter student Maeve Salverson who placed 3rd in the Colorado State  Free Throw Contest held on March 24, 2018, at Holy Family High School in Broomfield.

Knights of Columbus Speech Contest

Congratulations to the SPCS student winners of the Knights of Columbus Speech Contest! Winners are  (from left to right) Dylan Payne, Isabel Mills, John Paul Maksymowicz, Fred Laugesen and Dominick Cuccinelli. Award certificates were presented by Knights Bob Leise and Dick Peters.

St. Peter Catholic School Gala
Check Presentation

Grand Knight Dave McCloy presents a check in the amount of $1,300 to St. Peter School Principal
Sheila Whalen at the Black and White Gala on February 10, 2018, at the Great Wolf Lodge. 
Knights in the News - February 2018
Faithful Navigator of the St. Peter’s K of C Fourth Degree Patriotic Assembly, Bob Leise, displays the hard-won Patriot Award trophy to parishioners given to only the top three Assemblies nationwide and attests to his leadership. 
Immediate Past Grand Knight Dick Peter of St. Peter's Council 11514 holds the Star Council Award presented to him by Father Michael Holmquist with Deacon Scotty Bowen looking on.
December Knight of the Month
Bob Banoczi
​Bob Banoczi receives a plaque from Grand Knight Dave McCloy designating him as the December Knight of the Month. Congratulations, Bob, on this well-deserved honor!
Happy 100th Birthday, Earl Depner!
Earl Depner reads the certificate from Pope Francis extending wishes for a blessed 100th birthday at a celebration which was hosted by the Knights of Columbus on November 11, 2017. Earl was also a Knight for 80 years. As it was presented by Grand Knight Dave McCloy, he joked with Earl and said there was a post-script stating that Earl’s time in Purgatory was forgiven.
Knights of Columbus Family of the Month - August 2017
Sandy and Alan Feldkamp
Sandy and Alan Feldkamp are a blessing to both St. Peter and our community.
Knights Making News
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Sir Knight John Hartling did not think twice about departing for Florida to help victims of Hurricane Irma. He was accompanied by his son Patrick who is an EMT. They traveled with an ambulance crew to help where they could. John is certified by the American Red Cross as a shelter manager and has managed local shelters in minor disasters, but this time it was of a much larger magnitude. Once in Florida, he was assigned to manage a 250-bed shelter for a two week period that involved 16 to 18 hour days for him. Returning to Monument, John had many stories to share – some tragic, some humorous, and one with him getting in the middle of a fist fight and ending up with a “shiner” trying to break it up.
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Sir Knight Fred Seiter explains the upcoming Tootsie Roll Campaign to assembled members at a Council business meeting. Fred once again volunteered to chair the campaign and coordinated with Safeway, King Soopers and Wal-Mart to allow Knights to stand outside their stores and solicit funds from customers. Then he had the task of recruiting council members to actually stand outside those stores for two hour shifts regardless of the weather. While not known to most Knights of the Council, Fred had to fill in when members could not fulfill their assigned time slots or when no one volunteered to fill a slot. Thanks for going beyond the call of duty, Fred! Because of your efforts, and the Knights who helped at each store, a total of $2,843.06 was raised for the intellectually handicapped in the Tri Lakes area.
Knights of Columbus Family of the Month - September 2017
The Tran Family
L to R: Danny, Gavin, Tran Phuong and Lam. Danny is an altar server and hospitality minister, Gavin is an altar server, Lam is an Eucharistic Minister and Tran Phuong keeps them all together.
Habitat for Humanity Apostles Build
St. Peter Parish Picnic 2017
St. Peter Catholic Church
55 Jefferson St.
Monument, CO 80132
Phone: 719-481-3511

Weekend Mass Schedule
Sat: 8am, 5pm
Sun: 8am, 10:30am, 5pm