The Knights of Columbus Father Hogan Council of Dartmouth hosted a Third Degree Ceremony on January 26th at St. Julie’s Parish in Dartmouth. The third degree exemplifies the core principle of fraternity in the order. There were eighteen candidates who attended and became full fledged Knights of Columbus. Among the local Knights who received the third degree were William Boles, Joe Twomey, Pedro Castanheira, Tim Medeiros, Brian Banderra and Deacon Frank Lucca.
While the Knights participate in many local activities, they also have national and international partnerships. Locally, its programs like Food for Families and Coats for Kids. Nationally and internationally its programs like the Special Olympics and Global Wheelchair Mission. The newest third degree Knights will participate on many levels with programs like these.
The Knights of Columbus is a Roman Catholic fraternal service organization with 15,000 councils and over 1.8 million members in the United States. There are also roughly 200 councils on college campuses as well. The Knights participate in many charitable events and work with a variety of nonprofit groups to support the community. The Knights of Columbus stand for four core principles which are charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. The Knights donated more than $167 million dollars to charity and volunteered 70 million hours last year and are on pace to exceed that this year. The Knights of Columbus Father Hogan Council serve the Dartmouth parishes of St. Julies and St. Mary’s.
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