Family of the Month: The cornerstones of the Knightâs are Faith, Family, Community, and Life–The Prestgard Family exemplifies these. They are not only active at Our Lady of the Pines, but also St Gabriel’s. Greg Prestgard exemplifies life through his work as a volunteer with the Life Safety Team at OLP. He also exemplifies Faith, Family, and Community as a Scout leader at St. Gabriel. The Scouts lead a life that would make them fine candidates for Knights of Columbus because they follow their Scout Oath of doing their best for God and country and follow their Law of being trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. Just recently Greg has become a fourth degree (Patriotism) in the Major James A. Broyles, Assembly 3523, that serves OLP and St Gabriel. Cynthia is a facilitator for youth programs at Our Lady of the Pines and prays a holy hour with the Seven Sisters Apostolate at St. Gabriel. Their son, TJ, is a member of the youth group at OLP and participates in the Scout troop with his dad.
Knight of the Month: Sir Knight Phil Davies has been a tremendous leader and supporter of Knights activities during the month of May. He was inducted as a 4th Degree Knight during an exemplification ceremony hosted at Our Lady of the Pines serving in the Major James A. Broyles, Assembly 3523. He donated over 20 hours of his time in support of several Knights activities that included Welcome Sunday, Breakfast Burritos, and serving dinner to a chapter meeting hosted at OLP that received rave reviews from chapter leadership. In addition, other Knights have noticed he continues to recruit other Catholic men into the Knights of Columbus to build a stronger Council and community. As one of the newest members of Council 11730, Sir Knight Davies has taken on a very active role in living the Knights motto of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity.
