Knights of Columbus, Council 11716
Knight of the Month, July 2022
The July 2022 Knight of the Month is SK Ben Oani. This Award recognizes Ben’s exemplary service to the Knights of Columbus Council 11716, to the Prince of Peace Catholic Community, and beyond.
Ben and his family joined Prince of Peace in 2015, and he became a member of the Knights of Columbus in 2017. He is a Fourth Degree member of Assembly 3642 and served as the Faithful Pilot. Ben served as Grand Knight of this Council from 2020 to 2022. He also served the State of Texas Council as the North East Region Emergency Response Coordinator from 2017 to 2022 where he served the Dioceses of Dallas, Fort Worth, Tyler and Beaumont.
In addition to his leadership of Council 11716, Ben is actively involved with most functions of the Council such as the monthly Knights Breakfast, Bingo, the fundraisers for the Wheelchair Mission, the Right to Life and the tamale sales. He is involved in many ways.
Ben also serves the Prince of Peace Community as a Senior Acolyte, Lector, and Eucharistic Minister. He has been a catechist for the young people who were studying for the Sacrament of Confirmation and was a Chaperone for the 80 mile (6-day) walk in Spain to follow the path of St. James to Santiago de Compostela. He has volunteered for five years as a representative to the North Texas Catholic Brothers.
Ben’s accomplishments and leadership are well recognized, and he has been asked to be the Knights District 114 Deputy, responsible to oversee the Knights Councils at St. Michaels in McKinney, St. Gabriel in McKinney, St. Jude in Allen and St. Paul in Richardson.
Ben’s family has been very active at Prince of Peace. He along with his wife, Annette, will participate in the Marriage Ministry. Annette serves as a Eucharistic Minister and was also a Catechist for the Confirmation class. They have three daughters who have also been very involved at Prince of Peace.
Please join me in congratulating and celebrating the service of SK Ben Oani, the July 2022 Knight of the Month.