Hispanic Member Engagement

HISPANIC ROUND TABLES

The Greater Austin Chapter has the goal of starting 17 Hispanic roundtables.  To date, Hispanic roundtables have been established or are in the process of being established at:

Council	Parish	Contact
5967	St. Louis King of France, Austin	Gilbert Perez gsperez13@yahoo.com 512-740-1252
2474	Sacred Heart Catholic Church, LaGrange	Isidrio Carrillo
7975	St Anthony Marie de Claret, Kyle	Manuel Guadarrama

ESTABLISHMENT and FUNCTIONAL GUIDELINES

The Hispanic Community presents our greatest opportunity for growth in the
Knights of Columbus, however, because of cultural and language differences
we have not been adequately successful in bringing Catholic Hispanic men
into the Order. Not only has this been detrimental to the Knights of
Columbus, it has also deprived the Hispanic Community of taking advantage
of the benefits associated with being a Knight. We must provide the
opportunity and environment that will encourage Hispanic men to join the
Knights of Columbus; one way to do that is by establishing an Hispanic
Round Table.

Georgia State Council has a good comprehensive guide: https://www.gakofc.org/resources/establishing-a-hispanic-round-table

Austin Diocese Contact:
Miguel Torres
mike.torres1681@icloud.com

Supreme Information on Hispanic Member Engagement

Charity, Unity and Fraternidad | KofC.org

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month | Knights of Columbus (kofc.org)

Austin Presentations for Hispanic Members

Financial – Budgeting by Donovan Gaudin (link to PDF)

Financial – Social Security by Donovan Guadine (link to PDF)

Immigration 101 – by CCCTX “Information provided courtesy of Catholic Charities of Central Texas (CCCTX). Information is for educational purposes only, and neither Knights of Columbus nor CCCTX take legal responsibility for the accuracy of information presented.”

Interested in having CCCTX come to your parish? Contact Emmanuel Villarreal Parish Outreach Associate Catholic Charities of Central Texas emmanuel-villarreal@ccctx.org | 512-651-6157