Who we are
Leadership
Grand Knight
Greg Flanagan
Deputy Grand Knight/Program Director
Rick McMahon
Chancellor/Membership Director
Mike Gilbert
Financial Secretary PGK
Pete Wickman
Lecturer & Immediate Past Grand Knight (IPGK)
Dean-o Dalaly
Treasurer
Ken Aman
Trustees:
Mike Colby, Ron Wojewoda, IPGK Dean-o Dalaly
Advocate Nick Tancredi
Recorder Lou Rundio
Warden Emmanuel Cole
Guards Dale Raczkowski, Frank Landowski
Chaplain Rev. Terry Keehan
Associate Chaplain Rev. Kurt Boras
Directors:
Council – Bob Vanselow
Faith – PGK Glenn Yamamoto
Respect Life – Dan Tokarz
Community – Mike Gilbert
Family – IPGK Dean-o Dalaly
Our Mission
The purpose of the Knights of Columbus is to promote the moral, intellectual and spiritual development of the future leaders of civil society, the Order, and the Church through witness to the Gospel and dedication to the principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism.
Our Principles
Charity
Our Catholic faith teaches us to “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” Members of the Knights of Columbus show love for their neighbors by conducting food drives and donating the food to local soup kitchens, by volunteering at Special Olympics, and by supporting, both spiritually and materially, mothers who choose life for their babies. Knights recognize that our mission, and our faith in God, compels us to action. There is no better way to experience love and compassion than by helping those in need, a call we answer every day.
Unity
None of us is as good as all of us. Members – together – we can accomplish far more than any of us could individually. It means that – as a Knight of Columbus – you can count on the support and encouragement of your brother Knights as you work to make life better throughout your college experience.
Fraternity
The Venerable Michael J. McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus, in large part, to provide assistance to the widows and children left behind when the family breadwinner died – often prematurely due to industrial work. The Order’s top-rated insurance program continues to do this today, as do individual Knights, who last year gave more than 10 million hours of their time to assist sick and/or disabled members and their families. In the Knights of Columbus, we watch out for and take care of one another.
Patriotism
We are proud of our devotion to God and country, and believe in standing up for both. Whether it’s in public or private, the Knights remind the world that Catholics support their nations and are amongst the greatest citizens.
Our story
Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J. McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature on March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society.
The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.
The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is in progress, brought about what has become the world’s foremost Catholic fraternal benefit society.
The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to more than 14,000 councils and 1.8 million members throughout the United States and world.