KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS
ON MARCH 8 , the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors appointed two new Supreme Officers.
Paul G. O’Sullivan will serve as deputy supreme knight, filling the position vacated by Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly. A member of the Order since 1974, Deputy Supreme Knight O’Sullivan has extensive fraternal experience through his leadership of Foxboro-Sharon (Mass.) Council 6063 and service to the Massachusetts State Council as new council development director and membership director. He served as state deputy of Massachusetts from 2016 to 2018 and has served on the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors since August 2020. Deputy Supreme Knight O’Sullivan had a long career as a lawyer in the insurance industry. He and his wife, Susan, have two adult children. Patrick T. Mason was elected supreme secretary to fill the vacancy left by former Supreme Secretary Michael O’Connor’s retirement from Knights of Columbus leadership in February. Supreme Secretary Mason served as state deputy of New Mexico from 2016 to 2018 and was elected to the board of directors in 2017. An attorney who has represented the Little Sisters of the Poor, the Missionaries of Charity, the Diocese of Gallup and the Navajo Nation, Mason joined the Supreme Council staff in 2020 as an assistant supreme secretary. He is a member of the Osage Nation, and he and his wife, Rachel, have five young children. B 6
‘KnightCast’ Series for Members Debuts AN EXCLUSIVE new video series to
help Knights grow in the faith and stay informed about the work of the Order debuted Feb. 25. The first episode largely focused on Past Supreme Knight Carl Anderson’s 20-year tenure, which concluded three days later. Anderson shared stories and reflections about the Order’s work over the past two decades, including its responses to crises from 9/11 to the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that meeting with three popes and with political leaders was memorable, but not as memorable as personal experiences of the Knights’ impact. “Putting a little girl in a wheelchair, and she looks up at you and says, ‘You’re my angel’ — you always remember that,” he said. “It’s also what makes you get up every morning and work
Above: Members of Father Clair Tipping Council 9235 volunteer at Knights Table in Brampton, Ontario. The nonprofit, which serves meals to those in need, received support during the pandemic through the Leave No Neighbor Behind initiative. • Right: Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Past Supreme Knight Carl Anderson stand with a statue of Blessed Michael McGivney at the Knights of Columbus headquarters in New Haven, Conn., on Anderson’s last workday in office.
even that much harder.” Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore and Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly, who took office March 1, praised Anderson’s leadership and also discussed the Order’s future. KnightCast is hosted by Jonathan Reyes, senior vice president for communications and strategic partnerships. The second episode, released March 25, featured interviews with Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund; Super Bowl champion Matt Birk; and Daniel Schachle, a K of C general agent and the father of the child miraculously healed through the intercession of Father McGivney. Members can sign up to watch the series on demand at kofc.org/ knightcast. B
LOWER LEFT: Photo by Mike Ross — BOTTOM RIGHT: Photo by Aaron Joseph — LOWER RIGHT: Photo by Bruce Ladouceur/Light Imaging
New Supreme Officers Appointed
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