Knights of Columbus Come see just what we are Events and Activities all about!

Our council is responsible for Membership in the Knights of Columbus is coordinating activities such as: open to any man, over the age of 18, who is a  Monthly Pancake Breakfast & practicing Catholic. Come to one of our Knights of Columbus – St. James Council #12402 Homemade Baked Goods Sale many social events and find out for yourself Division III Council of the Year (2015 – 2016)  St. Patrick’s Day Dinner what the Knights of Columbus are all about. You will not be disappointed. Who Are  Columbus Day Dinner  Family Christmas Party Take the first steps to  Citizens with Disabilities Campaign The Knights of (Tootsie Roll Drive) enhance your personal life

 Laps for Life (Ultrasound Initiative) If you or someone you know would like more Columbus?  Youth Back-to-School information  Basketball Free Throw Contest  Ordinary Catholic Laymen

 Soccer Kick Challenge Please contact our Council The council organizes and/or participates Grand Knight George Olson at in parish & other activities like: [email protected] (407) 951-1410  JMJ Pregnancy Center Fund Raisers or Deputy Grand Knight  Pro-Life March – St Augustine Patrick Schmidt at [email protected]  Pro-Love / Pro-Life JMJ Gala or (407) 617-8734

 Food for the Poor Gala “Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go  Coalition for the Homeless out and share your testimony, go out and  Daily Bread Program – Feed Homeless interact with your brothers, go out and share, go out and ask. Become the Word in  Seminarian Appreciation Luncheon body as well as spirit”  Your Friends, Neighbors & Fellow  Ordination Dinner & Breakfast Pope Francis Parishioners  Habitat for Humanity  Working Together to Serve Others  Special Olympics  www.facebook.com/KofC12402  Autism Speaks Walk-A-Thon  St. James School Financial Support What do They Do?  RCIA Financial Support  Keep Christ in Christmas What’s in it For Me? Who Are These Men Called After 134 years: Worldwide Who wears strange hats? the Knights of Columbus? Organization Council members who attain rd The love of God and love of neighbor are the Today the Knights of Columbus is the world's the 3 degree are considered essence of your Catholic faith. The pillars of largest Catholic lay organization, with over Full Knight members. Some our Order help us grow in that love. 1.9 million members in the United States, members choose to also become 4th Degree Sir The Knights of Columbus are Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the th Philippines, the Bahamas, and Knights. The 4 Degree organization Catholic men, working together to within the Knights of Columbus has serve others. Poland. In 2015, the Knights donated more than $175 million Patriotism as its primary focus. A small

and over 73.4 million hours of group of these men volunteer to be in the

Join the volunteer time to charity. Color Corps. They are the men you may Knights of have seen wearing capes and hats and Columbus About St James Council carrying swords. St James Council #12402 P.O. 2227 Orlando, Fl 32802 Council 12402 was founded at St. James

Cathedral on March 25, 1999 with 38 Charter Members and now have over 170 members. The Knights of Columbus We contribute money and/or time to over 15 charitable causes such as: Vocations, JMJ On March 29th 1882 the Knights of Columbus Pregnancy Center, Special Olympics, Coats obtained its state charter. It was founded by a for Kids, Christian Refugee Fund, Feed the parish priest, Fr. Michael J. McGivney, curate Homeless, Habitat for Humanity, Wounded at St. Mary’s parish in New Warrior Project, Russell Home, Morning Star Haven, Conn. along with a What’s in it for Me? School, Bishop Grady Villas, Autism Speaks, small group of men. Epilepsy of Central Fl, Military Chaplain Being a Knight is more than camaraderie; Many Catholic men were Fund, Catholic Charities, Wheelchair being involved with your community; working and living in Mission, Center for Independent Living and supporting your local Catholic Church, unfavorable conditions. And many, the Ultrasound Initiative. while enhancing your own faith; it is also tragically, were dying young, leaving behind about protecting and enhancing your widows and orphans with insufficient family life. Our insurance program now financial resources. Fr. McGivney was has over 2M contracts in force, $100B of convinced that there was a way to change the insurance in force, and have had superior ending and brought the Catholic men in his financial ratings for 40 consecutive years. parish together in mutual aid by establishing Have questions on Life Insurance, Long the Knights of Columbus with a “pass-the- Term Care Protection, Annuities, IRAs. hat” insurance system. The rest is history. Contact Fraternal Benefits Advisor Shawn Williams [email protected] or (407) 927-8537