Knights of Columbus

Our Council
https://kofc12025.org/

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded by Father Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1882, it was named in honor of the mariner Christopher Columbus. Originally serving as a mutual benefit society to low-income immigrant Catholics, it developed into a fraternal benefit society dedicated to providing charitable services, promoting Catholic education and Catholic public policy positions, and actively defending Roman Catholicism in various nations

 Membership is limited to Catholic men aged 18 or older. Membership consists of four different degrees, each exemplifying a different principle of the Order. The Order is a member of the International Alliance of Catholic Knights

For their support for the Church and local communities, as well as for their philanthropic efforts, Pope John Paul II referred to the Order as a "strong right arm of the Church." The Order's insurance program has more than 2 million insurance contracts, totaling more than US$100 billion of life insurance in force.  Within the United States on the national and state level, the Order is active in the political arena lobbying for laws and positions that uphold the Catholic Church's positions on public policy and social issues.

At Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, Council #12025, is a very active part of all aspects of Parish life including supporting our school.

For more information, please use our Request for Information form on the Join the Knights link to the left or contact any Knight at our Parish.

Tom Dunham
tsdunham1964@gmail.com
919-632-3465