News for KOC

News for Knights of Columbus

VOLUME 39 │ NUMBER 8 │ FEB. 22, 2021

A Legacy of Leadership Since 2000, Supreme Knight Anderson has led the Knights of Columbus to new heights of charity, membership and insurance growth. He has also introduced many initiatives to further the Order’s founding mission and legacy of service to Catholic families, the Church and society. Look back at the supreme knight’s 20 years of leadership in the February issue of Columbia. READ NOW

Knights of Columbus Sends Oxygen to Covid-Hit Amazon Region Responding to an urgent request from Archbishop Leonardo Steiner, O.F.M., archbishop of Manaus, Brazil, the Knights of Columbus sent more than $200,000 in concentrated oxygen and personal oxygen concentrator devices to the Amazon regions of Brazil and Peru, where Indigenous populations have been hit hard by the COVID-19 virus. READ MORE

KnightCast Premieres Feb. 25 at 8:00 p.m. EST Members of the Knights of Columbus will soon have exclusive access to a new series of webcasts promoting personal development and faith formation.  The first episode of KnightCast features Supreme Knight Carl Anderson sharing his personal reflections about significant events during his tenure over the past two decades. He gives a rare overview of working with three Popes, responding to national crises, battling COVID-19 through the Order’s Leave No Neighbor Behind initiative, and expanding our charitable work throughout the world. In this interview, Mr. Anderson also discusses our founder’s beatification, and he shares some of the many meaningful personal experiences of his term as Supreme Knight. Sign up today for KnightCast by clicking here.

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Blessed Michael McGivney Prayer Hour The Blessed Michael McGivney Prayer Hour is a new Faith in Action program option designed to help you pray through the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary while reflecting on the life and example of Blessed Michael McGivney. This resource can be used by groups or individuals, either in person or remotely, and makes for a perfect Faith program during Lent. LEARN MORE

In celebration of Black History Month, the Knights of Columbus honors the contributions of our African American brother Knights. In this new video, District of Columbia State Deputy Brandon Brown shares how being a Knight has led him to role models and mentors that help him to put faith into action. WATCH

Father McGivney’s Years in Thomaston, Conn. Father McGivney’s time as priest in New Haven, Conn. is well known. But no less important to his legacy are the years as a pastor in the town of Thomaston, beginning only a couple of years after founding the Knights of Columbus. READ MORE

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