Saint Frances Cabrini Parish

Knights Columbus

Contact Information
Chuck Bedekovich: 724-774-6787
Rick Siergiej: 724-774-2262
Anthony Vladovich: 724-375-7321

Knights of Columbus are Catholic gentlemen committed to the exemplification of charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. The Order supports the Catholic Church and is unequivocal in its loyalty to the Pope, the Vicar of Christ on earth. It is firmly committed to the protection of human life, from conception to natural death, and to the preservation and defense of the family. It was on these bedrock principles that the Order was founded over a century ago by Father Michael J. McGivney.
Knights are committed to making their community a better place while supporting their Church. Being a Knight is more than camaraderie; it is being involved with your community; it is supporting your local Catholic Church while enhancing your own faith; it is about protecting and enhancing your family life. If you are a practicingl Catholic, a man age 18 or older, we welcome you to join the leading organization of Catholic laymen.
Trinity Council #5825 is the local Knights of Columbus council that supports the parishes of St. Frances Cabrini in Center Township and St. John the Baptist in Monaca. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays each month at the Trinity Council home on Broadhead Road.

Council 5825 - TRINITY
of CENTER TOWNSHIP
MONACA, PA 15061

Notes from the 2004 Supreme Knight's Annual Report...
The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic family fraternal service organization, with nearly 1.7 million members in more than 12,000 councils throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan. The Knights has nearly $53 billion of insurance in force on its members. Annually, members at all levels of the organization report raising and contributing to charities of their choosing more than $130 million and volunteering more than 61 million hours of service. Support for the Catholic Church is a hallmark of Knights of Columbus activities at all levels of the organization.
Father Michael J. McGivney, a 29-year-old assistant pastor at St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Conn., founded the Knights of Columbus there in 1882. The name "Knights of Columbus" was chosen by the founding members to signify that, like knights of old, the group embodied the ideals of spirituality and service to the Catholic Church, their country and those in need. The name was also chosen to emphasize that Catholics had been involved in the discovery, exploration and evangelization of the Americas. Father McGivney's cause for sainthood is under investigation by the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Should he be canonized, he would be the first U.S. born parish priest so honored. The principles of the Knights of Columbus are Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism. These remain the foundation on which the organization continues to grow. The Knights of Columbus website is http://www.kofc.org/.

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