Service Programs

The Knights of Columbus focus on six areas when planning our service programs. Do you think you can help out with one of these activities? Do you have an idea of a new program we could that addresses one of the points below? Contact Program Director Ricky Reilly, who oversees each of activites below, or one of the Activity Directors or Committee Members.

Church Activities

Director: Ray Rumanek
Committee:

• Parish Round Table
  • Relationship with other parishes in the area without a council
• Lay Apostolate
• Evangilization
• Vocations
  • Support of our Seminarian(s)
  • Distribution of Prayer Cards
• Parochial Services – relationship with Holy Spirit School
• Religious Devotion
  • Scripture Rosary & Communion Service
  • Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration
  • Maintaining the Church Grounds
• Keep Christ in Christmas
  • Vehicle Magnet Fundraiser

Community Activities

Director: open
Committee: John Evans

• Volunteerism – volunteering in the community
  • Soup Kitchen at the West Alabama Community Soup Bowl
• Human Needs – housing, defeat hunger, and support people with intellectual & physical disabilities
  • Meals on Wheels
  • Christmas Gifts for Oak Hill School
  • Support of Wheelchair Foundation
• Civic Involvement
  • Avenue of Flags
  • Prison Ministry
• Environment – plant trees, clean parks, and respect your world
  • Recycling of Aluminum Cans
• Public Safety – support Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Paramedics
• Health Services – focus public attention on heart disease, high blood pressure, Aids, and cancer.
• Decency – stop pornography and obscene material; report violations of community standards

Council Activities

Director: open
Committee: Steve Shockley, Richard Krallman

• Public Relations – newsletter, press release to local papers, advertise council events and contests
• Fraternalism – Knight of the Month / Year; recognize fellow Knights’ efforts
• Cultural – good of the Order; guest speakers
• Social – anniversary open house; council anniversary; family night
• Blood Donations
• Athletics – sponsor council clubs, teams, league tournaments and contest

Family Activities

Director: Roy Lofton
Committee: Robert Bliven, Daniel Zdunowski

• Family Communion Breakfast
  • Fifth Sunday Family Mass and Breakfast
• Survivors’ Assistance – maintain contact with widows and dependant children
• Memorials – attend wakes and funerals of brother Knights; donate rosaries
• Education – support education, award scholastics and promote Catholic Schools
• Communications – improve relationship between teens and parents; Sundays for Families
• Family of the Month / Year – contact local paper
• Family Projects – Marriage Encounter
• Recreation – Ladies Night, Summer Picnic and babysitting Program
• Family Week – mid August, plan a mass, a picnic, dinner or pray service
• Bereavement Committee – a sit-down dinner in the Knights Hall is served to the family and friends of a deceased loved one after the funeral Mass.

Youth Activities

Director: Richard Schellhammer
Committee: Mark Davis, Victor Cruse

• Columbian Squires – official youth organization of the Knights of Columbus
• Youth Groups – CYO, Boy and Girl Scouts and 4H Clubs
• Athletics – Basketball Free Throw and Soccer Challenge
• Educational Programs – sponsor essay contest, college fair or spelling bee
• Youth Welfare – substance abuse awareness poster contest
• Religious Activities – retreat for Catholic High School students, fund raise for local Catholic project, the mission or vocations
• Social Activities – film showings, dances, field trips or dinners

Culture of Life Activities

Director: Steve Leisure

• Memorial to the Unborn
• Culture of Life – Choose Life Magnets
• 40 Days for Life
• March for Life
• Rosary for Life