The Knights of Columbus

Fr. Michael J. McGivney, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, founded the Knights of Columbus during the latter part of the19th century. As a statement that the Catholic faith and loyalty to one's country are in harmony, the organization took as its patron Christopher Columbus. As a fraternal benefit society, the Knights of Columbus offers life insurance and other benefits to its members and their families residing in the United States and Canada.

The Knights of Columbus is also the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization, with more than 1.9 million members in countries around the world, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, the Bahamas, and South Korea. The Knights of Columbus operates through and maintains an active system of local and state councils that conduct extensive charitable and volunteer programs.

The Mission of the Knights of Columbus is that of the Catholic faithful: to know, love, and serve God.  That mission is reflected: (a) through a system of subordinate councils, along with regional, national, and international convocations, to raise up, support and encourage a fraternity whose members are practical Catholics united by their faith and by the principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism; (b) through common worship, charitable works, meetings, and rites of initiation, to form its members in Catholic faith and virtue; (c) to render pecuniary aid to its members, their families, and beneficiaries of members and their families; (d) to render mutual aid and assistance to its sick, disabled, and needy members and their families; (e) to promote social and intellectual interaction among its members and their families; (f) to promote and conduct educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief, public relief,  and other activities; and (g) to unite members in their Catholic identity and the practice of their Catholic faith.

Council 7600 of the Knights of Columbus is active in support to Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Activities are multiple and varied, ranging from Lenten Friday Fish Fry to Keep Christ in Christmas , Seminarian support and secondary education scholarships plus many more projects and events. The Council is always looking for Catholic Gentlemen to join and become a part of what we do to support the Church, the community, and the parishioners.  Council 7600 meets monthly at 7:30pm on the first Thursday. We pray the Rosary at 7pm before each meeting.

For more information, contact Grand Knight Ken Orze at 678 656-3911 or Membership Director Damon Bosonac at 512 203-5039. Para información en Español, comuníquese con Leo Saenz 512 831-8516.

Visit our Council Webpage at uknight.org/CouncilSite/index.asp?CNO=7600

For additional information visit the K of C Website at www.kofc.org
 

COATS FOR KIDS
Our parish’s Knights of Columbus Council 7600 will once again be participating in the Junior League of Austin Coats for Kids’ community campaign. This project gives our whole parish the opportunity to participate in a very worthy cause that provides new and gently used warm winter coats to the eligible youth of Central Texas. The coat drive will run from November 15th through December 7th. Last year we collected over 150 coats…this year’s goal is 200 coats! We have placed collection boxes in all 3 buildings of our parish campus so please consider making a donation!  If you would like to make a monetary donation you may do so by going to https://www.jlaustin.org/coats/. Click on the ‘Donate Now’ green button and use Knights of Columbus Council 7600 for the name of where you would like to direct your donation to so that is counts towards the number of coats our Parish collected. Thank you for your generosity and for bringing warmth to the children and families in our community.

COLECTA DE ABRIGOS PARA NIÑOS
El Consejo 7600 de Los Caballeros de Colón de nuestra parroquia participará nuevamente en la campaña comunitaria Coats for Kids del Junior League de Austin. Este proyecto da a toda nuestra parroquia la oportunidad de participar en una causa muy valiosa que proporciona abrigos de invierno nuevos y ligeramente usados a los jóvenes elegibles del centro de Texas. La campaña de abrigos se llevará a cabo del 15 de noviembre al 7 de diciembre. El año pasado recolectamos más de 150 abrigos... ¡la meta de este año es de 200 abrigos! ¡Hemos colocado cajas de recolección en los 3 edificios de nuestro campus parroquial así que por favor considere hacer una donación!  Si desea hacer una donación monetaria, puede hacerlo en https://www.jlaustin.org/coats/. Haga clic en el botón verde "Donate Now" y utilice el nombre del Consejo 7600 de los Caballeros de Colón para dirigir su donación para que cuente en el número de abrigos que nuestra parroquia ha recogido. Gracias por su generosidad y por dar calor a los niños y familias de nuestra comunidad.