Knights of Columbus Holy Spirit Council #7264
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Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal organization dedicated to promoting and conducting educational, charitable, religious, and social welfare works, rendering mutual aid and assistance to sick and needy members and their families.
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You can join online!
www.knights.net
Joining the Knights of Columbus has never been easier. In less than 5 minutes, you can go online and be a member of the largest Catholic organization in the world with access to all the fraternal benefits available to all of our members.- Exclusive access to www.Knights.net and a subscription to the largest Catholic publication, the Columbia magazine
- Online resources to guide you in practice of prayer, devotions, and spiritual formation
- A trained and dedicated brother Knight field agent assigned to your family
- Exclusive eligibility to purchase Knights of Columbus insurance and retirement products for you and your family
- Access to select K of C events and programs in your area
This is merely the new first step in joining the Order. Once a man joins, we will welcome him and find out how the Knights of Columbus can support his Catholic family best! By joining, we are helping men become better fathers, husbands, friends, Catholics and over all better men. If you have any questions, or comments, please contact your General Agent, Chris Stark at 817-616-5359 or email him chris.stark@kofc.org. -
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History of the Knights
Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J. McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature on March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society. The Order is still true to its founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity.
The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.
The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican, brought about what has become the world's foremost Catholic fraternal benefit society. The Order has helped families obtain economic security and stability through its life insurance, annuity and long-term care programs, and has contributed time and energy worldwide to service in communities.
The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to 15,342 councils and 1.9 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guatemala, Guam, Saipan, Lithuania, Ukraine, and South Korea.
(from: http://www.kofc.org/en/todays-knights/about-us.html)