Knights of Columbus
Thomas Reilley, Sr. Council 10668
Contact: Jim Jumpeter, Grand Knight
Scheduled Meetings: First Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Family Center. Exceptions - When First Monday of the month is a holiday, we move back one week.
Mission Statement: A Catholic fraternal organization of men dedicated to the principals of Charity, Fraternity, Unity and Patriotism. The most important of these is charity.
Current Activities: Visit our website and discover a variety of program services and activities to help our Parish, school and community. Yes! We do conduct Social Events for our Council, Parish, and Community! Our success today, as it has from our beginning of our Council in 1991, comes from our involvement and commitment to Church, community, Council, family and youth.
We have 275 men of all ages that belong to our Council. Brothers can participate in 24 major service events ranging from parochial services in the Church building to Lenten Fish Fries and Spaghetti Dinners in the Family Center to sponsoring sports tournaments in the school gym. Our Council has awarded $10,000 in college scholarships for graduating high school seniors in our Parish and community.
Our deep involvement and support of residents in our community with intellectual disabilities has raised tens of thousands of dollars for Columbus Hope Foundation that provides funding for the Program for Exceptional People (PEP) here in the Low Country.
We provide support to Diocesan Seminarians and FOCUS Missionaries at various Universities and Colleges in the United States. We are dedicated to a Culture of Life from pregnancy through senior living.
Our Council supported our International Brother Knights in the Ukraine and Poland by raising $17,375 for the Ukrainian Solidarity Fund. We also supported our Brother Knights in the United States that have been severely affected by Hurricanes and Tornados. During the 2021 - 2022 Fraternal Year, we dispersed $66,700 to the various charities in the Low Country, domestically and internationally.
TO BECOME A KNIGHT OF COLUMBUS
Contact our Membership Director Mike Waters via email using the button below or fill out and submit the information on the form below.
Visit our website for more information and photographs.
The Knights of St. Francis By The Sea Parish recently received the distinction of Star Council, the international organization’s top award for local Councils.
The Star Council Award recognizes overall excellence in the areas of membership, promotion of fraternal insurance benefits, sponsorship of faith formation programs, and service-oriented activities conducted.
During the 2023-2024 Fraternal Year, the Knights conducted various programs and events that raised over $45,000 that benefited Parish Ministries, Programs for Exceptional People (PEP), College Scholarships, Special Olympics, Seminarians, St. Francis Catholic School, Sandalwood Community Food Pantry, Pregnancy Center, and other local charities. Over the past four years, the Council raised more than $243,000 in charitable donations. The Knights are very grateful for the support of the St. Francis By The Sea Church parishioners, and local communities.
Pictured below, Grand Knight Jim Jumpeter (right) accepts the Star Council Award, on behalf of all member Knights, from District Deputy Richard Ronde. Also pictured are the Knights who received the Award on behalf of all members of Council 10668.