Chief Justice Arellano Council 4091 is a subordinate council of Knights of Columbus, Luzon North, Balanga Diocese, B35 District
ππ¨ππππ’π¨π§: Orion, Bataan
ππ’π¬π¬π’π¨π§: serves St. Chief Justice Arellano Council 4091 (CJAC) is the third of 34 Knights of Columbus councils established in Balanga Diocese after Bataan Council 3887 (Balanga) and Santo Rosario Council 3888 (Orani). Council 4091, Calungusan Council 15898, Limay Council 10227 and San Roque Council 15559 (Lamao) are subordinate councils of Luzon Northβs Balanga Diocese B-35 District. Chief Justice Arellano Council was instituted on Sep. 25th, 1955 with 55 charter members during the terms of 10th Supreme Knight Luke E. Willmann, S.J., former governor of Bataan Br. Naval as its first District Deputy, and Br. Evangelista of Bagumbayan as its first Grand Knight. It was named in honor of Chief Justice Cayetano Arellano, a native son of Orion, Bataan, and the first and longest-serving Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court. In attendance in its chartering was a high-ranking leader of the Church, His Excellency Msgr. Velasco, O.P., a bishop. Coinciding with the birth of the Chief Justice Arellano Council was the blessing of a new bell tower and a renovated and beautified Church. Present at the inauguration of the first leadership of the Chief Justice Arellano Council were Sir Knight Paul Versoza as guest of honor and Sir Knight Pablo Salaveria, sole representative of Rev. George Willmann, SJ. The first leadership consisted of the following: Rev. Jose Z. Marquez, Chaplain; Bro. Evangelista, Grand Knight; Ricardo T. Angeles, Deputy Grand Knight; Alfredo V. Angeles, Chancellor; Antonio L. Bagtas, Financial Secretary; Remigio C. Rodriguez, Recorder; Bro. Guillermo A. Sanchez. Treasurer; Manuel Soriano, Procopio R. Santos, Lecturer; Warden; Felixberto S. Lonzon, Inside Guard; Antontio A. Calimbas, Outside Guard, Jose M. Evangelista Sr., Ricardo Baluyot and Eulogio E. Venegas, Trustees; Antonio L. Bagtas, Master of Ceremonies; Tomas P. Guzman, Assistant Recorder; and Remigio C. Rodriguez, Choir Master. One of the traces left by the charter organization under the leadership Grand Knight Diomedes B. Evangelista is the concrete arch at the entrance gate of the Church. The council was very active at that time. Their First Degree and Second-Degree Exemplification Team was admired by many for its excellence. Some of those they encouraged to join after their institution were Past Grand Knight Antonio Juanillo Raymundo Sr., father of Mayor Antonio L. Raymundo Jr. and Pedro Garcia Javier. Like a grain of wheat that must first die and be buried in the ground to come back to life and bear fruit, the Chief Justice Arellano Council sprouted on September 29, 1977 after years of minimal progress. Through the perseverance and efforts of some former Knights of Columbus members like Br. Ricardo T. Angeles, the council was revived. It took many adjustments from the Knights of Columbus Headquarters in Manila and the Knights of Council Headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut, USA before the election was held. Br. Angeles, Br. Artemio M. Artillaga, Br. Celedenio M. Guzman and Ernesto B. Navarro were elected Grand Knights one after the other. Some of its notable knights are Br. Angeles, a WWII veteran and a former mayor of Orion; Br. Manuel C. Santos and Br. Jose Q. Lim, also former mayors of Orion; Br. Alfredo V. Angeles, former vice mayor of Orion including Br. Andres B. Buenaventura, Br. Felizardo L. Bernabe, Br. Quirino R. Quicho and Br. Rolando S. Banzon; town councilors consisting of Br. Celerino S. Reyes, Br. Primitivo R. Salaveria, Br. Alfred T. Seeckts, Br. Marino D. Catalan, Br. Pepito E. Guinto, Br. Ben Ruben L. Cruz and Br. Danilo D. Bunsoy. Some of its members are successful bankers (Br. Pedro G. Tumalad and Br. Romeo T. Tumalad), businessmen (Br. Porfirio P. Bagsic Sr. and Br. Bagsic Jr.) accountants (Br. Honorio P. Cunanan), educators (Br. Antonio L. Bagtas and Br. Meneses Q. Arcilla), engineers (Br. Remigio G. Hizon, Br. Mariano L. Suguitan, Br. Romeo P. Mateo, Br. Honesto C. Fondevilla and Br. Cezar Z. Simeon) and physicians (Br. Banzon and Br. Angelito I. Baluyot Sr.). Parish Priests and Parochial Vicars of the Parish of San Miguel Archangel who became members of the Knights of Columbus: Rev. Msgr. Marquez, Rev. Wilfredo C. Paguio, Rev. Banaban, Rev. Armando M. Morales, Rev. Josue "Fr. Donnie" V. Enero, Rev. Antonio βTonyβ S. Dumaual, Rev. Rene "Fr. Bamba" P. De Leon, Most Rev. Victor Dela Cruz Ocampo, Rev. Edilberto "Fr. Lides" S. Pomer, Rev. Percival "Fr. Perry" V. Medina, Rev. Abraham "Fr. Abe" San Pedro Pantig, and Rev. Joseph "Fr. Jay" Mamawag Quicho. Rev. Jefferson A. Paule also served as a member. Several of its members are also farmers, fishermen, carpenters, skilled laborers, Overseas Filipino Workers, government employees, and from different professions. Our council carries on the four key principles of the Knights of Columbus: Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism. We serve our community and parish. We fund and promote many parish and community events, such as Refund Support Vocation Program (RSVP) for seminarians, food for family, fraternal brotherhood, free community ultrasound initiatives, parish hospitality ministry, pilgrim icons, rosary, prayer vigils, and church services. We sponsor a Columbian Squires program, St Michael Circle 1573 which was instituted on September 29, 1962. We engage in Faith, Community, Family, Life and Patriotic events. Our meetings are currently being held at St. Michael the Archangel Parish Church on the last Sundays of the month after the celebration of the 7 a.m. fraternal mass.
