The Knights of Columbus was founded in 1882 by Father Michael J. McGivney and a group of parishioners at St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Connecticut. Today, the Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic lay organization with nearly 1.8 million members. The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal organization that aims to: 

• Support the Catholic Church
  The Knights of Columbus is dedicated to serving the Church and supporting other Knights. 
  

• Provide financial security
  The Knights of Columbus offers affordable life insurance and annuities to members, their wives, and children. 
  

• Engage in charitable works
  The Knights of Columbus supports a variety of charitable projects, including food drives, volunteering at Special Olympics, and helping mothers who choose life for their babies. 
  

• Protect human life
  The Knights of Columbus is committed to protecting human life from conception to natural death. 
  

• Preserve and defend the family
  The Knights of Columbus is dedicated to preserving and defending the family. 
  

• Empower Catholic men
  The Knights of Columbus aims to empower Catholic men to live their faith in their community, at work, in their parish, and at home.

• General meetings are the 2^nd Thursday of every month at 7:30pm.  
• The Knights of Columbus Officers meeting are the 4^th Thursday of every Month at 7:30pm