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Life's busy. Frankly, it feels like it's getting busier and busier every time you turn around. A famous British television show once described time as being "wibbly-wobbly", but for most of us it seems to be getting more and more constrictive in nature. So... why add to craziness of it all by joining yet another organization?
If you're reading this, we're going to make the assumption that you are (A) already a Catholic, and (B) a regular Church-going one at that. There's probably even a fair possibility that you are involved in the parish somehow: maybe you're an Usher... or you help out with one of the Fundraisers...or perhaps you're involved in one of the Parish's other Outreach programs. Whatever it is, you're involved. And even if you aren't formally attached to one of the Parish's many Programs or Ministries, by virtue of being a Mass-attending Catholic of the parish, you're actively involved in the life of the Parish.
So... Why the Knights of Columbus? Or perhaps more specifically, why Council 294?
There are two closely related answers to that.
First: A parish-based council like ours is literally just that: based on the parish. So, it is full of parishioners... you know, the people you see every Sunday. They're just like you: regular Church-going Catholics involved in the life of the Parish. Some of them are Ushers; others are Extra-ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion; still others are involved in Faith Formation or Youth Ministry; some participate in Music Ministry; others sit on the Parish Council or on the Fundraising Committee; and many other examples of parish involvement. Most of these men were involved in these groups before they became Knights; others became involved after being invited by one of their fellow Knights. They come from a wide variety of backgrounds, too: Parish Employees, Civil Servants, Musicians, members of Law Enforcement, members of the Financial Industry, Architects and other representatives of the Construction Trades, Retail Employees, Doctors, Lawyers... no Indian Chiefs, but we do have a few lucky Retirees. In short, it's full of your fellow parishioners, or, to quote a famous American children's television show, "the people that you meet when you're walking down the street... the people that you meet each day".
Second: A parish-based council like ours is literally just that: based on the parish. It is attuned to the needs of the parish: it knows what the charitable efforts of the parish are, and can move to facilitate them; it knows what the fundraising efforts of the parish are, and can work to support them; it knows the people of the parish far better than any outside agency ever will, and can interact with them with a far greater degree of specificity, privacy, and mutual-understanding than any outside agency ever could.
In short, the theory behind St. Brendan - Morning Star Council No. 294 is that it is a place where people with diverse interests and talents can come together in mutual support, to pool resources and share ideas, to seek and provide mutual assistance, all in pursuit of their common goal: the expression of their love of their Parish and the Church, and at a time when that love and support is needed more than ever.
If you've made it this far, we invite you to proceed in pursuing membership here.
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