What is Being Knight of Columbus All About?

The Knights of Columbus, founded by Fr. Michael J. McGivney in 1882 in an effort to aid families suffering the loss of their sole support breadwinner, is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Our Founding Principles are Charity, United, Fraternity, and Patriotism.

This is who we are if you were to look us up on the internet. But I’d like to take this opportunity to share with you a more personal description of what being a Knight is all about. I was born Catholic, went to church every Sunday and completed my Sacraments, thinking this is all I needed to do in order to be a “Good Catholic”. It wasn’t until I got married and lost my first wife to cancer that I learned what it really meant to be Catholic. When my wife died, I had two young children ages 2 and 5 that I had to raise on my own. Needless to say, the experience left me lost and confused. I got more involved in the church thinking I could find something to replace what was lost. I became a Lector and found some solace in proclaiming the Word of God.

But one day, another Lector came to me and asked if I had ever thought about being a Knight of Columbus, as he could sense I was missing “something”. I agreed and proceeded to go through our membership ceremony during which I was overtaken by the words I heard. I discovered that by being a Knight I actually became a better Catholic because I acted to aid and support those around me. That was 20+ years ago.

We put action into our faith by supporting not only our Church, but our Communities. We don’t do it to be recognized. We do it because it is what’s needed and what is right as a true Catholic gentleman. You will find Knights everywhere; whether it’s in our Parish Council or any number of our Parish Ministries. But we’re more than that. We aid our communities as well. Last week, you saw Knights collecting donations for individuals with intellectual disabilities. This month we’ll be providing Thanksgiving Baskets for 200 families. We support our Veterans, our priests, our seminarians. We support life in all its stages. We provide scholarships for our youth to go to college. And much more!

I encourage all men, aged 18 and older to get involved. You will find it rewarding in so many ways. Please reach out to any of our Knights to find out how you can become a better Catholic by becoming a Knight. Please stop by our information table outside to find out more or contact our Membership Chairman, David Rangel at (760) 985-5374 or drangel@verizon.net if you have questions.

Thank you and God bless you. David Rangel

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If you would like to find out more about becoming a Knight please ask any Knight, they should all be wearing their name badges, or call Roger Tafoya at (916) 936-3810

This year's successful Crab Feed was held last February. To view and downlaod photos click here:

2018 Crab Feed Photos

 If you would like to find out more about becomng a Knight please ask any Knight, they s h o u l d all be wearing their name badges, or call Roger Tafoya at (916) 936-3810.