St. Augustine's Providence, RI

Over the past 140+ years of its existance, the Knights of Columbus have had some very famous people as members. Here is just a short list of some...

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Babe Ruth

The Sultan of Swat. The King of Crash. The Colossus of Clout. The Great Bambino. Babe Ruth forever changed baseball unlike any athlete before him. A home run slugger, he paved the way in numerous batting categories, holding records for career home runs and more.

John F. Kennedy

President Kennedy, the first Catholic ever elected commander in chief, was a longtime Knight. He praised his brother Knights’ charity and service, writing in 1961 that their “countless allied activities all unselfishly offered in the name of our common humanity have served to strengthen and solidify their hold on the public heart.” Today almost 30 Knights of Columbus councils bear his name.

Fulton Sheen

Archbishop Sheen was one of the most influential Catholics of the 20th century. He hosted several radio and television shows, including The Fulton Sheen Program which had roughly 30 million weekly viewers. His cause for sainthood is currently open.

Ed Sullivan

The Ed Sullivan Show is among the most trend-setting variety shows ever that helped introduce Elvis Presley and The Beatles to the American public.

Ferdinand Foch

A French general, Ferdinand Foch became the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies during World War I. He led the French, British and American troops. When Germany sued for an armistice, it was Foch who accepted those terms.

Vince Lombardi

Lombardi coached the Green Bay Packers to five NFL championships as well as the first two Super Bowls in 1967 and 1968. The Super Bowl trophy in now named in his honor.

Joyce Kilmer

Kilmer, considered the leading Catholic poet of his day, is probably best known for the short poem “Trees.” He enlisted in World War I and was killed in action on the battlefields of France in 1918.

James Connolly

An author and athlete, Connolly was the first modern Olympic gold medal winner, winning the triple-jump in the 1896 games.

Jeremiah Denton

Commander Denton, a U.S. pilot, was an American prisoner of war in Vietnam. He was forced to participate in a propaganda interview, during which he blinked the word TORTURE in Morse Code to secretly reveal the reality of what was happening to American officials.

Paul Scully-Power

A world-renowned oceanographer, Scully-Power worked with NASA. He became not only the first Australian-born person to go into space, but also was the first astronaut with a beard.

Sargent Shriver

Shriver created the Peace Corps with his brother-in-law President Kennedy. The Peace Corps’ mission was to help improve the health, education and general welfare in less developed countries around the world.

	Grand Knight: Robert J Chase (Mary Ann) RobertChase330@gmail.com I am serving my second tour of duty as grand knight and originally joined the St. Augustine Council in 2015. I am married to the former Mary Ann Greer and was a State employee for 37 years before retiring, mostly spent with the State Archives. I enjoy reading, cooking and perennial flowers.

	Chaplain: Rev. Christopher M. Mahar StAugProv@verizon.net

	Deputy Grand Knight: Michael Joseph Geraghty mjg1geraghty@hotmail.com

	Warden: Anthony Fascia AFascia@gmail.com

	Financial Secretary: Paul G. Scannell, PGK PFN FDD (Mary (McCoy)) PaulGScannell@gmail.com A charter member of St. Augustine's Council, I joined the order in 1991. I was the Grand Knight of the council in 1995, and after that time have been fortunate to serve the state council in many capacities including District Deputy, Membership Director, Program Director, State Webmaster, and Executive Secretary. I've been married to my wonderful wife, Mary, since 1969 and have a son Sean who is also a brother knight.

	Recorder: Paul F Morry kmmorry@aol.com

	Treasurer: John Olobri (Donna) JOlobri2@verizon.net Retired Director of Sales and Marketing after 25 years with AEMC Instruments. Vice President of the Men of St Joseph International. Treasurer of the St Augustine’s council 10557 of the Knights of Columbus and a Fourth Degree Knight. Married to Donna since 1968. Father of 4 children, Christina, Peter, John Jacob and Joseph and have 7 grandchildren. I have been a parishioner of St Augustine church since 1977 and a member of council 10557 since 2019.

	Advocate: Steven Calise smc46@yahoo.com

	Trustee 1: John L. Marcello, PSD (Marjory) JoinTheKnights@aol.com I joined the St. Augustine Council in 1993, worked my way through the chairs becoming Grand Knight in 1996. With the help of my brother knights, the council achieved Star Council under my tenure. I served three years as District Deputy, followed by three years as Membership Director. I was appointed State Warden in 2002 (having finished second in a earlier two man election for State Warden) as a result of our State Secretary resigning due to health reasons.The next election I ran and won for State Warden.

	Trustee 2: Thomas A Bianco, PGK navytom@cox.net

	Trustee 3: Steven Calise smc46@yahoo.com

	Membership Director: Michael Joseph Geraghty mjg1geraghty@hotmail.com

	Program Director: Michael Joseph Geraghty mjg1geraghty@hotmail.com

	Family Director: John Olobri (Donna) JOlobri2@verizon.net Retired Director of Sales and Marketing after 25 years with AEMC Instruments. Vice President of the Men of St Joseph International. Treasurer of the St Augustine’s council 10557 of the Knights of Columbus and a Fourth Degree Knight. Married to Donna since 1968. Father of 4 children, Christina, Peter, John Jacob and Joseph and have 7 grandchildren. I have been a parishioner of St Augustine church since 1977 and a member of council 10557 since 2019.

	Community Director: Paul F Morry kmmorry@aol.com

	District Deputy: Ken Maynard, DD kamaynard@verizon.net From Riverside RI. Communicant of St. Brendan Church. Member of Bishop Hickey Council 3623 since 1986. Grand Knight for three years. Member of Pope Pius Xll Assembly. District Deputy 2020-2022; 2023. Widower with three daughters and seven grandchildren.

	Insurance Agent: Jim Davis, FIC, CLTC Jim.Davis@kofc.org Husband to my beautiful wife Tricia and father to my fiery daughter Julia . I have been a member of Father Donnelly Council #322 since 2015 and in 2016 I started working for the Knights of Columbus as a Field Agent. Since becoming an agent I have qualified for The Million Dollar Round Table two times and in September of 2021 I was promoted to Assistant General Agent of the State of Rhode Island for the Ruffo Agency. This is a career like no other and I am truly blessed.