About Us The Knights of Columbus is the largest Catholic, Family, Fraternal service organization in the world. More than 50,000 Knights in 500 councils are helping Catholic men and boys change society into a better place for their families to live freely, grow, and prosper – one volunteer at a time. Becoming a Knight can transform your life. As a Knight you have the opportunity to support your parish, give back to the community, grow in faith and gain exclusive access to the top-rated insurance program to protect your family.
What does it mean to be a member of the Knights of Columbus? BE GREAT. In the current struggle for our Catholic Church, the natural family, separate schools, Special Olympics, and the protection of life from conception to natural death, the Knights of Columbus expands men’s potential in their roles as Catholics, husbands, fathers, and grandfathers. Like the acorn that grows into an oak tree, the potential for greatness lies in all of us, it just needs some guidance to grow and fulfill its potential. Listen to our great testimonials about how member Knights are making a difference in their parishes, their province, their country, and around the world and how this not-for-profit organization helps with personal development and changes lives. Charity is the first principle of the Knights of Columbus. Knights are men that get things done. Unity and Fraternity are the second and third principles of the Knights of Columbus. The Knights of Columbus was founded so men could work together to serve their parishes and communities, protect the well being of their Catholic families and support each other in faith and in many other ways.
BE PART OF SOMETHING GREAT: In a world where government programs are falling short and community organizations are struggling to fill the gap, it is the common consensus among Popes, Catholics, and many non-Catholics that the Knights in Ontario have acquitted themselves nobly as true and loyal Catholic Canadian citizens since the order was established in Ontario on January 28, 1900, with pioneer Council 485 in Ottawa. Our history is an enviable legacy that is becoming the status symbol of choice for many Catholic boys and men, including veterans. To paraphrase Alfred Hitchcock, being a member of the Knights of Columbus is like living with all the dull parts of life taken out.
WHY DOES OUR WORK MATTER? According to a Statistics Canada report dated November 24, 2021, 11 percent of men aged 15 or older reported always or often feeling lonely. Lives of quiet desperation need not be. There are multiple opportunities to share life and the love of God. Whether it is under the coats for kids or Special Olympics programs or our anti-abortion work, opposition to forced sterilization, and euthanasia prevention initiatives, or through prayer, you can be a part of a team that will bring priceless smiles on children and athletes’ faces and take a lot of satisfaction saving the unborn, the elderly and those who are broken either spiritually or physically or both because we believe you can live without euthanasia in all its colors, shapes and sizes.
As a member, you are: ✓ Supporting the Catholic Church. ✓ Learning about the Knights of Columbus. ✓ Receiving the monthly Columbia magazine. ✓ Receiving the Quarterly Ontario State Bulletin. ✓ Accessing preferred customer insurance and member benefits. ✓ Access to our Scholarship program for members, spouses, and children. ✓ Receiving, at no cost, accidental life insurance, and family fraternal and orphan benefits.
The Knights of Columbus currently do not have a Council at St. Gregory the Great Parish but members of our Parish who are Knights meet every second Tuesday of the month at St Joseph's Church, 399 Victoria Avenue, Belleville at 7:00pm (Council 16308).
