Programs
FAITH IN ACTION
Lead your family and community in faith and service through our local councils' programs.
The Faith in Action model carries the Order’s unchanged mission into the challenges of a changing world. It includes a strong call to action and focuses on programs in four categories: Faith, Family, Community and Life.
Fraternity
Venerable Michael J. McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus, in large part, to provide assistance to the widows and children left behind when the family breadwinner died – often prematurely. The Order’s top-rated insurance program continues to do this today, as do the good works of individual Knights, who gave more than 75.6 million service hours in 2017, illustrating how Catholics serve each other in fraternity and mercy.
Charity
Our Catholic faith teaches us to “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” Members of the Knights of Columbus show love for their neighbors by conducting food drives and donating the food to local soup kitchens and food pantries, by volunteering at Special Olympics, and by supporting, both spiritually and materially, mothers who choose life for their babies. Knights recognize that our mission, and our faith in God, compels us to action. There is no better way to experience love
and compassion than by helping those in need, a call we answer every day.
Unity
None of us is as good as all of us. Members of the Knights of Columbus all know that – together – we can accomplish far more than any of us could individually. So we stick together…we support one another. That doesn’t mean that we always agree or that there is never a difference of opinion. It does mean that – as a Knight of Columbus – you can count on the support and encouragement of your brother Knights as you work to make life better in your parish and community.
Patriotism
Members of the Knights of Columbus, be they Americans, Canadians, Mexicans, Cubans, Filipinos, Poles, or Dominicans, are patriotic citizens. We are proud of our devotion to God and country, and we believe in standing up for both. Whether it’s in public or private, the Knights remind the world that Catholics support their nations and are amongst the greatest citizens.
All of the good works that we do as Knights are influenced by the four core principles listed below.
A few notable programs we have completed each year are: Coats for Kids, Grace Center for Maternal and Women’s Health,
Keep Christ in Christmas, and Food Drives supporting SVdP and the Joseph House
FAITH
Building the Domestic Church Kiosk, Holy Hour, Into the Breach, Refund Support Vocations Program (RSVP), Rosary Program, Sacramental Gifts, Spiritual Reflection
FAMILY
Consecration to the Holy Family, Family Fully Alive, Family of the Month/Year, Food for Families, Good Friday Family Promotion, Keep Christ in Christmas
COMMUNITY
Coats for Kids, Disaster Preparedness, Free Throw Championship, Global Wheelchair Mission, Habitat for Humanity, Helping Hands, Soccer Challenge
LIFE
Christian Refugee Relief, March for Life, Mass for People with Special Needs, Novena for Life, Pregnancy Center Support, Special Olympics, Ultrasound
