The Fitzgerald Council is comprised of parishioners from St. Joseph Church and the Basilica of St Mary. We are an active council with a brotherhood of 200. Our mission is to help our parish and each family and brother get closer to Jesus by actively serving our Church and community in fellowship with one another.
Programs & Expectations
We challenge all our members to actively participate in our fraternal activities with the goal of 24 hours a year. We understand that circumstances vary widely given the press of other responsibilities. Therefore, we ask that you consider supporting a minimum of two programs or 8 hours a year. Our typical programs include:
Charity – St. Lucy Food Drive, Winter Coat Drive, KOVAR (intellectual disabilities), and Special Olympics.
Faith – Communal Rosary, Catholic Citizenship, Holy Hours, Nocturnal Adoration, Vocations Support and Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession.
Family – Keep Christ in Christmas, Consecration to the Holy Family.
Community – Free Throw & Soccer Shootout Contests, Oktoberfest, Thanksgiving Turkeys, After the Fives Reception, and Lenten Supper.
Founded by Father Michael J. McGivney in 1882 in New Haven, Connecticut, the Knights of Columbus has grown to a worldwide Catholic fraternal brotherhood of more than 14,000 councils and 1.8 million members. Every member of the Knights of Columbus plays a part in improving the world around them, one community at a time. Knights stand together in faith, dedicated to uphold the principles they cherish while lending their support and strength to parish, home, and fellow Knights. From charity for worldwide causes, to helping closer to home with volunteer activities, to a top-rated insurance program, the Knights makes the most of its brotherhood.
What we provide:
SERVICE
Charity is the first principle of the Knights of Columbus. Knights are men who get things done. We volunteer our time to serve our parishes and our communities. And by working together, we were able to donate more than $1.4 billion and 664 million volunteer hours to worthy causes in the past decade.
SUPPORT
Unity and Fraternity are the second and third principles of the Knights of Columbus. The Knights of Columbus was founded so that 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 along life’s journey. The Knights of Columbus offers its members the opportunity to grow in their faith through living the example of a charity that evangelizes and personifying what it means to be a Catholic gentleman through the practicing of good works.
STABILITY
Knights and their families have exclusive access to our top quality insurance products. In fact, no insurer in North America is more highly rated than the Knights of Columbus. As an organization founded to protect the well being of Catholic families, we have continued to take that mission seriously for more than 130 years. Generations of Catholics have counted on the Knights of Columbus, and in an increasingly turbulent world, the Knights of Columbus can be trusted to affordably and securely protect the future of loved ones and to be there when we’re needed most.