From the moment of our founding in 1882, charity has been the first principle of the Knights of Columbus. We are men of faith and men of action.

The Knights of Columbus is an international fraternal society of Catholic men and is also the men's group of Sacred Heart Parish. It was founded over one hundred years ago by Father William J. McGivney in the basement of Saint Mary's Church in New Haven, Connecticut. The reason was to provide a method of protecting the rights of newly arrived Catholic immigrants. Through charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism, the Knights of Columbus have grown into a Catholic fraternal organization of over 1.8 million members.

Family/members is also paramount in the Knights of Colmbus, allowing families to work together in programs such as Operation LAMB ( the "Least Among My Brethren," Matt. 25:40), raising funds to assist intellectually and physically challenged children, Adopt-A-Child for handicapped school children, protecting the right to life of all individuals, including the unborn, helping senior citizens to remain healthy and active, and sponsoring patriotic programs.

The Father Robert T. Lawson Council 11103 meets year-round on the first and third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Founders Hall. If you are a practicing Catholic and would enjoy meeting a fine group of men, consider joining the Knights.

If you’d like to be a part of an international organization of 1.8 million Catholic men whose principal work involves helping others in need, we'd like to meet you and invite you to join us.