Baltimore Chapter of Grand Knights
Baltimore Chapter President
Mike Novak, FDD, PGK, PFN (Janet) [11372]
The Baltimore Chapter of Grand Knights was founded in January 1910. A historical profile of the Chapter can be found in the drop-down menu of the Home tab. The primary purpose of The Chapter is to assist affiliated councils in charitable programs that may be too big for them to handle alone.
The Baltimore Chapter meets the second Thursday of each month at one of the affiliated Councils on a rotating basis. Please see the Meetings tab for the schedule. It serves as a forum for the exchange of information between Chapter Officers, Past Grand Knights, current Grand Knights and the State Deputy and Program Officers of the Maryland State Council. Any Brother Knight or Lovely Lady can attend the meetings.
The Chapter also conducts an annual charity appeal that benefits the children at St. Vincent’s Center, Villa Maria and the Gallagher Center, and provides Christmas gifts for them. This year The Chapter will reestablish a long-standing tradition by preparing a Christmas breakfast for the residents. The Chapter also has time-honored traditions such as a members’ Shrimp Feast, yearly Memorial Mass, adult Christmas Party, Honored Guests’ Night, and a Ladies’ Night.
The current Chapter President is J. Michael Novak. Mike joined the Knights of Columbus on February 15, 2005, joining Fr. Maurice J Wolfe Council #11372. Mike held the office of Grand Knight for the fraternal year of 2017-2018 and has served as Financial Secretary, Family and Council Chairman for his council. He also served as Treasurer for the Fr Maurice J, Wolfe Charity Corporation from June 2016 to June 2025. Mike served as Faithful Navigator of Archbishop John Carroll Assembly #2378 from 2010-2011 and continues to serve as the Assembly’s Purser, a position that he has held since 2014. Mike was appointed as District Deputy by Past State Deputy Dale Trott for the fraternal year of 2019-2020 and continued to serve from 2020-2022 under Past State Deputy Vincent Grauso. Mike Currently serves as the Md State Pilgrim Icon Chairman.
The Baltimore Chapter maintains a GroupIO. This is open to any and all Grand Knights, PGKs, Newsletter Editors, Council Officers, all current and former State Officers, and Widows. The GroupIO is used to send out reminders, notices of those who are sick or deceased, and information from the Chapter President. Please sign up today!
