Last Updated on February 17, 2024 by web manager
The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in New Haven, Connecticut in 1882 by Fr. Michael J. McGivney, it was named in honor of the explorer Christopher Columbus. Originally serving as a mutual benefit society to working-class and immigrant Catholics in the United States, the Knights of Columbus has grown to become a fraternal benefit society dedicated to providing charitable services, including war and disaster relief, actively defending Catholicism both here and abroad, and promoting Catholic education. The Knights actively support the Catholic Church’s positions on public policy issues and are participants in the New Evangelization. There are 1,918,122 members and nearly 15,000 councils, with 302 councils on college campuses. Catholic men aged 18 or older are eligible for membership. The four different degrees each exemplify a different principle of the order.
Council 5101 serves our parishes of Saint Patrick’s and Saint Luke’s. Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7 p.m. Consult the parish bulletin for the meeting location which alternates between Saint Patrick’s and Saint Luke’s.
The Knights of Columbus offers FREE materials covering Catholic Teachings on Faith and Catholic Life in the form of booklets available to everyone. The Order’s Catholic Information Service publishes these materials. To download FREE PDF’s, or order on-line, visit Knight’s Catholic Information Service.
To join or get more information, contact:
Grand Knight Chester Gustafson – 320-245-2566 or
Ed Hattenberger – 320-384-7785
Brad Dutcher – 320-390-0042
Announcements:
-1– Anyone interested in joining the Knights can contact Chester Gustafson or Ed Hattenberger and we will set everything up. If you are a Knight and have someone in mind, contact Ed or Brad.
-2– Knights will be serving the soup supper on the 6th of March. Everyone is welcome for a great meal!
-3– Pancake breakfast on Sunday March 10th. Proceeds will be going to the church window project.
Upcoming Knights of Columbus events:
St Patrick:
1. Would you like to join us??? contact Chester or Ed
Anyone wishing to join the Knights or wanting information, can contact Ed Hattenberger.
