How We Are Involved

St. Anne's Knights Make a Difference

Below are just a few of the examples of how our Brother Knights make a difference in our community.

Church

Our members are active in the following ministries: Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Ushers, Outreach, CCD instructors, Culture of Life, Prison, Hospitality, St. Anne’s seniors, Marriage Preparation and several other areas.
We raise funds for the education of Seminarians in the Stockton Diocese. Over $4,000 is raised and donated to this cause each year.
The council hosts the annual Priest Appreciation dinner to thank our parish’s religious leaders for the service and sacrifices they provide to the parishioners of St. Anne’s. The profit from this dinner go directly back to our parish priests.
We host an annual breakfast for the new catechumens of St. Anne's on Holy Saturday.
We assist at the annual St. Anne's festival in July to honor our patroness.

We raise around $2,000-3,000 annually in our Tootsie Roll Drive, which is donated to Tuolumne Trails and the Hanot Foundation. They provide respite services for adults with special needs.
Our Knights are volunteer coaches, blood donors and honor our community with honor guards at local ceremonies.
We respond to the requests of fellow charitable groups when help is needed.
We donate money to create Thanksgiving food baskets for Lodi families.

Once each quarter, a social dinner is organized for Knights and their families.
Families attend our installation-of-officers potluck dinner each July.
Each November we have a mass and potluck dinner to honor or departed brothers. Families of our departed brothers are invited to attend.
The widows of our departed Knights are considered part of our council family and may receive our monthly newsletter.

We present the Knights of Columbus Award and scholarship to two graduates of St. Anne’s School who demonstrate the service and philosophy of the Knights.
We assist St. Anne’s School with their Harvest festival each October.
Provide financial and manpower support to Northern CA Special Olympics regional events, including the basketball tournament in Lodi and the soccer tournament in Ripon.