Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus?
Again we continue publishing information from some of the events and announcements from the recent annual Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention. This week the Supreme Knight discusses the topic of Fraternal Giving.
"Supreme Knight Kelly thanked Past Supreme Knight Carl Anderson for his 20 years of faithful leadership, during which time the Order grew dramatically in every measurable way: 'Our charitable donations soared by more than 60%. Insurance in force nearly tripled. Membership rose by nearly 400,000 and surpassed 2 million. And the Order expanded internationally for the first time in a century, to Europe and mainland Asia.'
In 2020, the supreme knight reported, the Knights of Columbus donated more than $150 million and volunteered more than 47 million hours to serve their communities, despite the challenges of the pandemic.
Under the banner of the Leave No Neighbor Behind initiative, Knights donated nearly $7.7 million to community and parish projects, as well as 1.2 million pounds of food and almost a quarter million pints of blood. They supported nearly 300,000 struggling parishioners and brother Knights, with a special focus on Indigenous families across the continent.
Those charitable efforts were completed alongside the Knights’ ongoing activities, including these highlights from 2020:
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- $3.2 million and nearly half a million volunteer hours for the Special Olympics
- $1.5 million for disaster relief programs
- More than 100,000 coats given to children in need throughout the U.S. and Canada, resulting in 800,000+ “Coats for Kids” over the past 12 years
- Milestone of 100,000+ wheelchairs donated around the world over the past 18 years, in partnership with the Global Wheelchair Mission.
- $4.4 million for persecuted Christians in the Middle East, with total Middle East relief efforts standing at more than $30 million, and new efforts focused on Nigeria"
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Links Related to this week’s column:
Knights Called to ‘Creative Courage’
In his first annual report, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly urges members to follow the models of St. Joseph and Blessed Michael McGivney
By Knights of Columbus (8/3/2021)
Click here for Article
Prayer for Protection in Time of Pandemic
A Novena which seeks Our Lady’s Intercession for Protection in Time of Pandemic
- By His Holiness, Pope Francis (3/2020)
- (Click on the image on the right to view video.)
- A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION IN TIME OF PANDEMIC (PDF Version)
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