KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

 STAR OF THE SEA

COUNCIL 371

BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY


 

                                                 

 

 

 

 

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On Oct. 2, 1881, a small group of men met in the basement of St. Mary’s Church on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. Called together by their 29-year-old parish priest, Father Michael J. McGivney, these men formed a fraternal society that would one day become the world’s largest Catholic family fraternal service organization. They sought strength in solidarity, and security through unity of purpose and devotion to a holy cause: they vowed to be defenders of their country, their families and their faith.

These men were bound together by the ideal of Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of the Americas, the one whose hand brought Christianity to the New World. Their efforts came to fruition with the incorporation of the Knights of Columbus on March 29, 1882.

 They were Knights of Columbus. Today our membership exceeds 1.7 million members.

The Order has been called "the strong right arm of the Church," and has been praised by popes, presidents and other world leaders, for support of the Church, programs of evangelization and Catholic education, civic involvement and aid to those in need. 

The Supreme Council is the governing body of the Knights of Columbus and is responsible for the development of the organization as a whole. Supreme Council duties include establishing the Order in new regions and setting up regional authorities, defining and advancing its values and goals, undertaking organization-wide initiatives, promoting awareness of the Knights’ mission worldwide, and protecting the families of members through its extensive insurance program. Members working in local, or subordinate councils, however, carry on the majority of the Knights’ beneficial work.

 


 

 

KNIGHTS STAND IN FORMATION TO HONOR POPE BENEDICT XVI

The first visit to the United States by Pope Benedict XVI as Holy Father marked a historic first for the Knights of Columbus. During Pope Benedict’s April 16 meeting with President Bush at the White House, 30 Fourth Degree Knights in full regalia provided an honor guard for the ceremony.  It was the first time the Fourth Degree stood in formation for a pope and president at the White House. “We take this, first and foremost, as a supreme honor to be here for this historic event,” said Joseph P. Schultz, supreme master of the Fourth Degree. “We are greatly honored that we would be chosen for such an honor, and I think it’s a sign of the high regard that is given to the Knights of Columbus as a whole.” The White House ceremony took place in the Rose Garden.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAPAL VISIT

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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