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January Important Council Updates


Dear Brothers,

I pray that all our Brothers, family and friends had a Blessed and peaceful Christmas season through Advent, the birth of our Lord and the celebration of His Baptism by John the Baptist.  It is now the beginning of Ordinary time in the Catholic Church referring to the ordinal number of each Sunday although this will be anything but ordinary for our Council. I look forward to a dynamic and successful new year where all our Knights are fulfilled by their service to Our lord, their family, community and each other.

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Slowing Down to the Speed of Joy

On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2025 after all masses at OMC, the Knights of our parish distributed gifts in the form of a book “Slowing Down to the Speed of Joy,” written by Matthew Kelly. I’ve spent the last several weeks slowly reading through this small paperback and I wanted to share my thoughts with you on this gift.

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Sir Knight John Walsh

Brother John Walsh lived a full life of family, commitment, leadership, idea origination and innovation, management and professional accomplishments. John was a top property developer and had a primary role in defining University City.  He was well known for enabling Our Mother of Confidence Church to be where it is.  What began as a small starter church grew into a building and then a full property and church complex development.

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Sir Knight David Woodward

March 28, 1945 – October 31, 2025

San Diego, California – David M. Woodward passed away October 31, 2025. David was born on March 28, 1945, in Grants Pass, OR to Murray and Ella Mae Woodward. He spent his first eight years of life in Grants Pass, OR, and then moved with his family to Carmichael, CA where he was a proud graduate of La Sierra High School (class of 1963).

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Compassion as a Knight

The story is told of a monastery governed by a wise and virtuous abbot who presided over a small group of monks. As the years passed, the number of monks declined as each aged and passed away, while fewer young men joined the order. Finally, only a handful of brothers remained and the abbot was deeply troubled. One morning he left the abbey to visit a renowned hermit, a rabbi, to seek his counsel on how to restore the order. The rabbi told him: “I cannot answer your question. I can only tell you that one of you is the messiah.”

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