KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Annawan Knights of Columbus

The following listing is in order of Officer Rank. Therefore, Officers are expected to move up the ranks each year, eventually becoming the Grand Knight. Appointed positions can be for more than one year.

Grand Knight................................................
Deputy Grand Knight...................................
Chancellor....................................................
Recorder......................................................
Treasurer......................................................
Advocate......................................................
Warden.........................................................
Inside Guard..................................................
Outside Guard...............................................
Trustee 3rd Year............................................
Trustee 2nd Year...........................................
Trustee 1st Year............................................

Appointed Postions

Financial Secretary.........................................
Lector.............................................................
Chaplain.........................................................Father Sauppé
District Deputy................................................

Knights of Columbus Makes a Pro-Life Pitch for Elections

WASHINGTON, D.C., OCT. 25, 2002 (Zenit.org).- The Knights of Columbus has appealed to American Catholics to vote for pro-life candidates and programs in the Nov. 5 elections. "Make a difference by making pro-life the No. 1 priority at the polls," Supreme Knight Carl Anderson urged in a statement. "Respect for and protection of all human life, including the most vulnerable among us, is not just one value among others," Anderson said. "It is the standard by which we measure all other values." Anderson continued: "There are many facets to the pro-life movement, many ways to help build the culture of life. Certainly one of the most important is working to elect leaders who will uphold the inherent dignity of all human life, especially the most vulnerable among us -- from the innocent unborn child to the elderly and ill facing death." The 1.6-million-member Catholic group distributes about $125.6 million to charitable causes annually.

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Who We Are!

The Knights of Columbus was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1882 in the basement of St. Mary's Catholic Church by Father Michael J. McGivney and a handful of Catholic laymen. The aim of the founder and those first members was to set up a parish-based lay organization that offered insurance benefits. In an era when parish and fraternal societies were popular, Father McGivney felt there should be some way to strengthen the religious faith of his flock and provide financial support for families overwhelmed by illness or the death of the breadwinner. Today we have grown from that one local unit, or council, to nearly 11,000 councils in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan. Membership is nearly 1.6 million dues-paying members plus their families - approximately 4.5 million people total - many of whom are actively involved in volunteer service programs for the Catholic Church, their communities, their families, young people and one another. In 1996, members reported 48,966,132 hours of volunteer service and $105,976,102 raised and donated to charitable and fraternal projects, including $19,014,276 from the Supreme Council and Knights of Columbus Charities Inc., and $86,961,826 from state and local councils. The monies raised at the state and local levels are expended exclusively for state and local programs. The early system of fraternal benefits has grown into a top-quality life insurance society, offering a variety of policy plans to members and their families. Both A. M. Best Co. and Standard & Poor's rate K of C insurance "Superior" - A++ and AAA, respectively - their highest designations. The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest organization of Catholic men and their families, has been called "the strong right arm of the Church," and has been cited by popes, presidents and other world leaders for support of the Church, for programs of evangelization and Catholic education, for civic involvement and aid to those in need. "Protecting Families for Generations" is a motto that captures the Knights' adherence to the legacy of its founder and fidelity to his vision.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ANNOUNCE RECORD GIVING NEW HAVEN,
Connecticut (CWNews.com) -
The Knights of Columbus Catholic fraternal order announced on Wednesday that it had given a record $110,7 million to charitable causes in 1998 in addition to 55 million hours of donated time by members. Of the approximate $111 million, $90 million was raised by state councils and local units which donated directly to charitable causes of their own choosing, including church and community projects and youth programs. The remaining $21 million was given by the Supreme Council and Knights of Columbus designated funds. Assistance to church organiza- tions, such as parishes, schools, religious programs, seminaries/ seminarians, vocations, promotional efforts and miscellaneous church projects, totaled $33.3 million in 1998 and $289 million in aggregate over the past ten years, the group said.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Annawan Knights of Columbus

The following listing is in order of Officer Rank. Therefore, Officers are expected to move up the ranks each year, eventually becoming the Grand Knight. Appointed positions can be for more than one year.