Knights of Columbus Councils
Knights of Columbus in the first three Degrees are members of their local Councils, each of which is assigned to serve one or more parishes. Once Knights are exemplified into the Fourth Degree and become Sir Knights, they join an Assembly, while maintaining their membership in their council. Sir Knights from the following councils in the Silicon Valley cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Santa Clara, and Saratoga, and in Central, Southern, and Western San Jose, are members of Portola Assembly #49.
Councils served by Portola Assembly
- #879 San Jose Council
Eugene Beck Jr., Grand Knight - #3474 Bishop O'Dowd Council
SK Steve W. Duffy, Grand Knight - #3523 Fr. Joseph M. Geary Council
SK Jose V. Gonzales, Grand Knight - #4981 St Francis of Assisi Council
SK Robert Rolufs, Grand Knight - #6965 John N. Neumann Council
SK Thomas Schulte, Grand Knight - #8133 St Maria Goretti Council
S.K. Donald V. Lucas, Grand Knight - #12853 St Ignatius of Loyola Council
SK Bradley J. Vandehey, Grand Knight
Other local Assemblies
In addition to Portola Assembly #49, there are three other Assemblies serving the Diocese of San Jose in California. Fra Crespi Assembly #53 serves the Northwestern part of the Diocese, including Palo Alto and Mountain View and the other cities in Santa Clara County on the Peninsula. Saint Joseph Assembly #2246 serves the Northeastern areas of the Diocese, including Milpitas and the Alviso, Berryessa, and North Valley neighborhoods of San Jose. Pope John Paul II Assembly #2939 serves the South County cities of Gilroy and Morgan Hill.
