Knights of Columbus
Delphos Ray McKowen Council 1362
Delphos Ray McKowen Council 1362
The 2023-2024 Delphos Knights of Columbus council #1362 Awards Dinner will be held Thursday, May 9th, 2024 at 6:30 pm.
RSVP is required to make food arrangements. Sign the roster at the hall or call or e-mail Lou at 419-203-0878 or lhohman@woh.rr.com.
Recipients will include:
Youth of the Year
Gold Cross Award
Volunteer of the Year
Lady of the Year
Blue Coat of the Year
Chaplain of the Year
Knight of the Year
Family of the Year
The 2022-2023 Delphos Knights of Columbus council #1362 Awards Dinner was held Thursday, May 11, 2023 at the Delphos KofC Hall. Deputy Grand Knight Michael Grubenhoff and Grand Knight Terry Van Grootheest presenting.
Recipients included: Youth of the Year winner, Ashley Youngpeter of Delphos St. Johns, and Jack Gerker and Melanie Gerdeman also both of Delphos St. Johns receiving the Bishop’s Gold Cross award. Rick Gable was awarded the Volunteer of the Year, with Mary Beth Gable receiving the Lady of the Year honors. Blue Coat of the Year was well deserved by Chuck Shumaker, with the Chaplain of the Year award going to Fr. Charles Obinwa. The voting for the Knight of the Year was a well kept secret within the council with the selection of Grand Knight Terry Van Grootheest. And the final award of the evening went to our Family of the Year Eugene and Cindy Honigford, who were also honored by recently being named Family of the Month for the Toledo Diocese. This makes the Honigford family eligible to be entered into the Family of the Year for the state of Ohio KofC honors to be chosen at the upcoming Ohio State KofC banquet.
The Knights of Columbus Ray McKowan Council 1362 of Delphos recently held its annual awards ceremony.
Kenneth Wise, who represented the local council at the Ohio K of C Convention, presented the Delphos council with the Silver Cross Award for reporting the required 35 program steps, submitting all administrative forms required and having a gain in membership. In addition, the council earned the administrative Excellence Award for submitting all required forms to the State Council.
Grand Knight James Mesker presented certificates for 40 years of continuous K of C membership to Ron Baumgarte, Eugene Clement, Lou Hohman, Roger Horstman, Darrol Keck and Michael Schimmoeller.
Calvin Vonderwell was presented two scholarship: one for being selected recipient of tshe St. John-s Bishop-s Gold Cross Award and being selected Youth of the Year by the council youth chairman.
Knight of the Year went to Mesker and Lady of the Year was Mary Beth Will. Family of Year honors went to Jerry and Dottie Backus family.
All program chairmen were recognized for their participation. Honored as Chaplain of the Year was the Rev. Charles Obinwa and Hohman was Volunteer of the Year.
Columbian Squires Circle 32329 sponsored by the Delphos council, selected Jarrett Brock Squire of the Year. Counselors Hohman, Arnie Hoersten, Dale Holdgreve, Nate Ankerman and Tony Baldauf were recognized for their participation and support.
Many Squires were recognized for their participation in the Recycle Project.