Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is an international organization of Catholic men with 1.7 million members in the United States and eight countries. Membership in the Knights is open to all practicing Catholic men who are at least 18 years of age and seek an opportunity to meet, socialize, and work with fellow Catholics for the betterment of our parish and community.
The Knights of Columbus is a mens Catholic organization founded in 1882. Our founding principles are charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. Council 11220 of Sacred Heart has been supporting the Fleming Island & Green Cove Springs community and our parish for over 25 years. We currently have over 175 members and are continuously looking to expand. Currently our council has a quarterly service day to assist individuals and families in need with services such as yard work, painting, power washing and repair or replacing small structures. We try to join forces with our youth at these and most of our other events to keep them involved, keep the lines of communication open and planting the seed for our future Knights. Our council also joins forces with the CCW as they provide the delicious desserts, blankets and home crafted prizes for our events. We do four dinner events per year to generate revenue so that we can help support 20 organizations as well as our Frank LaTorre annual scholarships where we provide three seniors heading off to college assistance with their expenses and so much more. Recently we built the time capsule for the parish’s 150th anniversary and we will be doing a flag retirement ceremony in November. We have been awarded Star Council from Supreme three out of the last four years due to our active members and focused officers. I hope that you were inspired by this and that you may get more involved in your community. If you feel the desire to join us please feel free to reach out to any of our Knights. May God bless you, our community and the United States of America.