March 26th - 6 PM.
Please open the form for the details & cost for the dinnerFORM
to sign up to attend.
Please register ASAP!
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Meetings of the Msgr. James Gacquin Council # 12974
are normally held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Sandyston, N. J.
142 years ago, on Feb 6th in 1882, Fr. Michael McGivney recognized a need in his community
and chose the name "Knights of Columbus" for his new Catholic society.
Upcoming event: Seder Supper on March 26th.
Prior to the meetings, there is time reserved for
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - beginning at 6:30 p.m.
All men are welcome!
NOTE: There are NO scheduled monthy meetings held in July or August.
On Dec. 17th, 2023 - our KOC sponsored a Christmas Cookie Challenge.
Gabriel Sousa 's submission garnered the most votes.
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Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J. McGivney, an assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature
on March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society. The Order is still true to its founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity.
The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.
The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican, brought about what
has become the world's foremost Catholic fraternal benefit society. The Order has helped families obtain economic security and stability through its life insurance, annuity and long-term care programs, and has contributed time and energy worldwide to service in communities.
The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to more than 14,000 councils and 1.8 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.
Click here for the Knights of Columbus Supreme website.
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Our Principles
All the good works we do are informed by our four core principles: