Wreaths Across America started in 1992, when a wreath company in Maine had a surplus of Christmas wreaths. Their mission statement is to Remember, Honor and Teach this carried out by coordinating wreaths through a process from the forest, to the truck to the cemetery. The Knights of Columbus started Read more…
Today, November 19, 2024, before the crack ‘o’ dawn, a group of Brothers and other volunteers met to take down the Santa Fe Heroes banners for the winter season. (Winter is too brutal on the material to keep them up all year.) This year, the Knights of Columbus Council 10517, Read more…
This year the event was scheduled at 10 AM October 12, 2024 at the Lookout at the end of State Road 475, just before the Santa Fe Ski basin. The purpose of our event is for us to pray over the Santa Fe Valley and all New Mexico (from the Read more…
Steve Vigil, the Patriot/Civic Award Coordinator of the Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree Assembly 685 presented the Patriot Award to Sargent Allan Lopez. This award is typically presented by the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus, which is known for its emphasis on patriotism. Today, the Knights gather to Read more…
Mass on the Mountain brings parishioners closer to God! The purpose of the event is for us to pray over the Santa Fe Valley and all New Mexico (from the Lookout at the Santa Fe ski base and you can see the Sandia, Jemez and the Sangre de Cristo mountains, Read more…
Angelina Ulibarri the granddaughter of Eloy and Judy Ulibarri was honored as the July patriot of the month for singing the national anthem at her high school graduation in Los Alamos. She sang the national anthem for us before the meeting began, which was awesome. Congratulations Angelina.
Assembly 685 would like to recognize Richard Martinez as the Patriot of the Month . Richard is from Assembly 685 and Council 10517. He receives the Patriot of the Month award from Raymond Martinez Faithful Navigator of Santa Fe Assembly 685
On Saturday June 1st, 2024 the second exemplification at Santa Maria de la Paz was to honor Father Darrell Segura. We had nine men who joined him in taking the exemplification. Seven in person and two online, three from Santa Maria de la Paz Council 10517- Sir Knight Father Darrell Read more…
The Knights of Columbus Council 10517 and our community partners are working together to honor those veterans from Santa Fe and the surrounding areas who were willing to put their lives on the line so their fellow Americans could live in peace and focus on a better life. Our Santa Read more…
Monday, May 27, 2024 at the Santa Fe National Cemetery festivities started at 10 AM sharp with a flyover at 10:45 AM. The Knights showed up between 8:30 and 9 AM. Major General Miguel Allegre, James Crow DPAA, and Cemetery Director Victor Vasquez were the speakers, and a letter Read more…