Knights of Columbus # 6724 Brandon FL

New in April: Joe Joseph

Joe is originally from Kerala India and moved to the States in 1986. He and his wife Saji have been members of Nativity since 1995. They have two daughters Ashley (15) and Roshni (14). Joe works in etch for the post office and heard good things about our order from one of his colleagues who encouraged him to join,

Welcome Joe! The perspective that you bring to our order enriches us all and we are looking forward to learning more about the Church in the Asia from you!

New in September : Michael Guscinski

Michael works for the Nielsen rating company and his wife Susan is a technology teacher at Riverview Elementary, both serve as extraordinary ministers of the eucharist.  They have two daughters Sarah (18) and Margaret (15) who serve as lectors and are active in Lifeteen and diocesan youth events. Michael is looking for new opportunities to serve the church by joining our order.

Welcome Michael! Your enthusiasm for service is refreshing and exciting! We know you'll be a tremendous asset to our brotherhood!

 New in September:  Anthony Niespodziany - transfer

 Anthony is originally from Mishawaka, Indiana and has been on active duty in the miltary for almost 10 year, his most recent posting was in Iraq.  His lovely wife Monica is from Sicily and they met when he was stationed there.  They have three energetic children, Joseph (12), Jessica (9) and Martina (2 1/2).  Anthony is a Third degree knight who has been a member for over 20 years beginning as a Squire. The family is looking forward to getting more involved in the church and communityand looks forward to meeting everybody.

Welcome Brother Anthony and thank you so much for your service our country we are honored to have you as a part of our brotherhood.

 New in September : Garry Boyle -  transfer

 Garry recently moved to Brandon from New Tampa and prior to that worked for the Defense Department in Washington D.C. from which he is retired.  He has two daughters, christina and Jennifer, who live and work in New York City and a son, Garry Jr who is currently attending law school.

Garry has been a knight for ten years and joined because he ahd a strong desire to defend the Catholic faith.

Welcome Garry!! Your love for the church is an example to us and we're glad to have you in our council.

 New In August: Bob Yelton - Transfer

 Welcome Bob!  We are certain that the wealth of experience that you bring will be a great asset to our council!

New in July: John Cronan

John works for a biotech company. He and his wife Tammy and twin eight year olds Michael and Sean moved to Nativity in 2006 from St Joseph's parish in Jacksonville (diocese of St Augustine) where John was active in the Men's CHRPS group, participated in various types of Prolife activism as well as other men's ministries. He has expressed great enthusiasm for getting involved with our activities right away.

Welcome John!!!  You bring an exciting spiritual dimension to our brotherhood that we look forward to exploring with you!

 New in July:  Manny Fontes

 Manny joined Nativity in September of 2000 after moving here from Rhode Island. He has been a Deisel Mechanic for the Military for over 22 years and has three lovely daughters, Linda, Rebecca and Kathryn. He is also a proud grandfather!

Quote " I enjoy being part of large organizations and helping the community by sharing my time and talent"

Welcome brother Manny! You bring a great attitude and level of committedness with you to our organization and we are happy that you've decided to add your talents to the Knights!

 New in July: David Korte

 David, his wife Sharon and daughters Stephanie (shown above) and Suzanne (absent) have been members of Nativity since 1980, David and Sharon also have the proud distiction of having been married at the parish.  David is a long time hardware man and has an Ace hardware store in Temple Terrace.  His application was proudly sponsored by the great Leo Bissonnette.

 David you've been a long time pillar of our Church Community and now we're grateful that you have joined our ranks, we're proud to have you as a member of our brotherhood!

 New in June : Mark Justin

 Mark, Valerie, Hannah and Eli Justin happily joined Nativity in 2000 shortly after moving to Florida from Missouri. 

 Quote "After seeing an ad in the weekly bulletin, I decided to join the Knights to be a part of a storied organization that has done so much good for so many for years.  I first desire to drink in the culture of the Knights and look forward to the day where I can be a significant contribution to the organization."

Mark is also a regular volunteer at Novemberfest  donating his time and resources to making it successful, he also helps out with Lifeteen.

Welcome Mark! You certainly have a heart for service and we're delighted to have you as a new brother in our organization! 

 New in June: John Chieto

John Chieto is a "Cradle Catholic" who  has many years of experience as an auto mechanic and is orginally from Brooklyn New York. He has the distinction of being the brother who works closest to the Church (he does repair work at the BP station across the street). He has two sons and is a proud (hold your breath now) Great, Great Grandfather!  John has ideas for using his skills to raise money for the council and we can't wait to hear more about it.

Thank you John for adding your lifetime of experience and knowledge to our brotherhood!!

add On April 15th Joe Orphanides made his first degree and joined our Council. He is a Senior Technician with ATC in Tampa.  Joe and his wife Brandy are from Monticello, New York and joined Nativity in 1999.  They have been married for 19 years and have three sons, Cameron (13),Stephen (8), and Joe (5)   Both Stephen and Joe were baptized at Nativity, and Cameron made his first communion at Nativity,  Stephen is about to.

Quote: "We love Nativity parish, we want the children to develop a strong catholic foundation for their lives here."

Welcome Joe, we're proud that you chose to be a part of our brotherhood!