Welcome
Knights of Columbus Governor David I Walsh Assembly #403
Giving back through life-changing experiences.
Meetings and Events
Meetings: Fourth Thursday of the month.
October 24, 2024, Thursday 7:00 PM. Dinner 6:15 PM Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Council Waltham
November 14, 2024 Thursday 7:00 PM Dinner 6:15 PM Watertown Council. Note this is on the 2nd Thursday due to Thanksgiving.
December 12, 2024 Thursday 7:00 PM Dinner 6:15 PM Needham Council Also 2nd Thursday due to Christmas. Wives or companion Invited. Location will be at the Newly refurbished Council Hall in Needham.
Upcoming events
To be announced.
Blue Mass
St. Patricks Church, Watertown, MA
The David I Walsh Assembly Honor Guard served at the Mass to honor the Watertown Police and Fire Department. The Mass was celebrated by Bishop Robert P. Reed ( a member of our Assembly) at Saint Patrick’s Church on Sunday October 6, 2024.
Obituaries
Ryan E. Sullivan
Ryan E. Sullivan, 37, of Needham, passed away at home on Sunday, October 1, 2023, after a valiant 10-year battle with Glioblastoma. Cherished son of John M. and Nancy M. (McAuliffe) Sullivan and devoted brother of Neil A. Sullivan. Nephew of Bill Sullivan and his wife Linda of Marlborough, MA, Jaye Koontz of Deer Isle, ME and Carol Avery of Maynard, MA. Ryan is also survived by his cousins.
Ryan was a graduate of Catholic Memorial HS, Class of 2005 and St. Joseph’s College of Maine, Class of 2009. He was an active member of the Needham Knights of Columbus and the David I Walsh Assembly, 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. He was an avid Red Sox and Celtics fan and enjoyed playing cribbage.
Honor Guard News
The Honor Guard.
One of the most important functions of the Fourth Degree is providing Guards of Honor at Mass, wakes, funerals, dedications and many other civic or patriotic functions. The Assembly is looking for Sir Knights to join the honor guard. Please contact the Honor Guard Commander Hank Pilla for more information.
Recent Events - Veterans Day 2024
The Honor Guard was present for the November 11, 2024 Veterans Day ceremonies on the Waltham Common. Here, our Honor Guard leads the Honor Guards from the Waltham Police and Fire Departments and a contingent of veterans and elected officials to the Circle of Reembrace in the Waltham Common.
Our Priests
Rev. David A Campo
Rev. David A Campo
Rev. David A Campo
Father Campo is a 2021 graduate of St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Ma. and a member of our Assembly. He completed assignment as Parochial Vicar at Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church in Waltham and is now serving as a Chaplain in the U.S. Navy.
Rev. David A Campo
Rev. David A Campo
Father James DiPerri (left) and Father David Campo (right) attended the dedication of the Lone Sailor statute in Quincy. Father Campo was the Parochial Vicar at Our Lady's in Waltham until he left for Chaplain training in June. Father Campo (LT jg) is being deployed to Naples and will probably receive further assignments from there. Fa
Father James DiPerri (left) and Father David Campo (right) attended the dedication of the Lone Sailor statute in Quincy. Father Campo was the Parochial Vicar at Our Lady's in Waltham until he left for Chaplain training in June. Father Campo (LT jg) is being deployed to Naples and will probably receive further assignments from there. Father Diperi is pastor or Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church in Waltham. Both are members of our assembly.
Books
The Knights of Columbus
I Am the Vergin Mother of God
The Knights of Columbus
This book tells a uniquely American story of faith in action. From its 1882 founding by a handful of men from a small, predominantly Irish Catholic parish in New Haven, Connecticut, the Knights of Columbus has grown to an international brotherhood of nearly 2 million members across North America and throughout the world. Formed by Father Michael J. McGivney with the men of his parish, the new fraternal organization was committed to the principles of charity and unity, while supporting the faith and financial viability of its members and their families. From its earliest days, the organization made the case that one could be both a good Catholic and a true American citizen, pushing back against the religious discrimination that was all too common. It would soon grow into an organization whose members supported one another while also contributing to their parishes, their communities, their countries, and the world.
Parish Priest
I Am the Vergin Mother of God
The Knights of Columbus
Born and raised in a Connecticut factory town, the son of Irish immigrants, Father Michael McGivney's (1852-1890) legacy of hope is still celebrated around the world. At a time when discrimination against American Catholics, homelessness, and starvation were widespread, Father McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus, an organization that has helped save countless families from the indignity of destitution.
In this moving and inspirational work, Douglas Brinkley, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Deluge and The Boys of Pointe du Hoc, and award-winning author Julie M. Fenster re-create the all-too-brief life of perhaps the most beloved parish priest in U.S. history and chronicle the process of canonization that may well make this fiercely dynamic yet tenderhearted man the first American-born priest to be declared a saint by the Vatican.
I Am the Vergin Mother of God
I Am the Vergin Mother of God
I Am the Vergin Mother of God
This book is a spiritual journey with the Blessed Mother. It invites us to enter into Holy Scripture seen through Her eyes. It offers us thought provoking reflections on Our Lady’s action in our daily lives.
The Virgin Mother shows us in today’s confused world how to live and how to love according to the Gospel. Mary says “yes” to God at what seems to be the impossible of life. She takes risks for the sake of Jesus. Mary boldly intercedes in scenarios where others would shy away. Our Lady dares to forgive in the most unforgivable circumstances. This Heavenly Mother of ours remains with us despite ourselves in order to teach and lead us to Jesus our Savior.
May this work increase your faith in Jesus and give you a more personal devotion to the most beautiful woman ever created by God, the Blessed Mother.
Assembly #403 Seminarian's Ordained
Father Paul Born was ordained into the priesthood on May 20, 20p23 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. He attended St. John Seminary in Brington, MA.
Father Ernesto Alonzo was ordained to the Priesthood for the Archdiocese of Brooklyn, NY on June 3, 2023. Father Alonzio attended Pope St. John XXIII in Weston, MA.
Father James DiVasto was ordained into the Priesthood on May 20, 2023 in the Archdiocese of Bridgeport, CT. He attended Pope St. John XXIII seminary in Weston, MA.
Father Vincent Vu was ordained into the Priesthood on June 4, 2022 in the Diocese of Brooklyn. He is assigned to
Our Lady of Lourdes Queens Village
Father Edgar Serrano was ordained into the Priesthood on May 27, 2023 in the arch Diocese of Orlando, FL. He attended Pope St. John XXIII Seminary in Weston, MA.