Welcome to the Savage & Prior Lake
Knights of Columbus Council 4914 Homepage Our Council consists of 385 members and we support the parishes of St. John the Baptist in Savage, St. Michael's in Prior Lake and the Franciscan Retreat & Spirituality Center in Prior Lake. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for 1 1/2 hours. Our dues are $30 per year, of which a portion goes to the Supreme Council and the State Council to support their programs. The rest stays with our local council to support our many programs. Locally, we are involved with many programs which focus on 5 areas: Church Volunteering as lectors, eucharistic ministers, ushers, choir, ministries and parish organizations Monetary support through RSVP to seminarians, Jim Campbell Fund and financial support to priests to support their continuing education Parish Round Table providing moral support to the pastor and church by seeking out their needs Marathon for non-public education - volunteering to provide crossing guards & security for participants & sponsoring a pancake breakfast Provide pro-life monuments at both parishes to support the Pro-Life Movement Put up nativity scenes during the Christmas season Council Placing grave markers on the graves of deceased brother knights on Memorial Day Participate in the Tootsie Roll drive to support mentally and physically challenged athletes Publish a monthly newsletter to inform members on activities Honor all past members of our council with a memorial mass in December Community Highway Cleanup of Highway 13 in Savage Provide a Firearm and Hunter Safety class for youth 12 and older Sponsor and support Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops Provide Thanksgiving and Christmas Baskets for the needy Youth Sponsor a Free Throw Tournament with levels for local, district, regional and state Host a Soccer Challenge Offer an Essay contest - two years in a row we've had state winners Squire Program for boys age 12-18 Student Loan Program available to members and their families through the State Council Scholarship and Student Loan Programs available through our Supreme Council Family
Annual Bowling event for council family membersFamily Council Picnic in August Twins Game Family Nites in June & July Soup & Pie Social Ladies Auxiliary Potluck dinner International Programs Vicarius Christ Fund - $10,000,000 invested with profits given to Pope for his special needs Uplink provided for satellite feed for 2 major Vatican broadcasts (Christmas and Easter) each year Provide the Pope with $150,000 whenever he travels Renovation and maintenance of the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
Who are the Knights of Columbus
Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J. McGivney, 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.
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