BECOME A MEMBER
All the good works we do are informed by our four core principles.
CHARITY | UNITY | FRATERNITY | PATRIOTISM
With nearly 2 million members worldwide, we help each other reach for our best selves,
with our time, effort, services and council resources.
Enjoy the Perks of Membership!
Support Local, National & Worldwide Charities (Bingo, Whitman Food Bank, Church Maintenance, Disaster Relief, etc.)
Gather in our in-house Lounge for St. Patrick’s Day, Christmas, Children & Family Events, Game Nights & Many More! Events Calendar
Rental of our 120-Person Council 347 Function Center, Kennedy Function Room, and Member’s Lounge.
Network with our large diverse membership and the communities we serve.
Enjoy the accomplishments, the fellowship and the camaraderie of a close-knit group of fellow Catholics.
Take part in fun activities like our shuffleboard or cribbage leagues. Shuffleboard every Friday night at 7PM. (The lounge opens at 6PM every Friday.)
KofC is a Fraternity for Catholic men.
What about the ladies? Join the Sorority: Ladies of Peace.
If you think this sounds interesting to you, reach out to us for more information.
Grand Knight: Darron Benton
(781)447-9061 | Cardkoc347@comcast.net
Join the team that makes it happen in Whitman.
Have fun, meet new friends and join a crew that makes a DIFFERENCE!
HISTORY
Founded on the principles of charity, unity and fraternity, the Knights of Columbus was established in 1882 by Fr. Michael McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s in New Haven CT and a group of parishioners. They wanted to bring financial aid and assistance to the sick, disabled and needy.
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 and food pantries, 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.
Charity is the heart of the KofC. That means supporting a virtually limitless variety of projects.
Many of our brother Knights volunteer frequently at the St. Vincent de Paul Whitman Food Pantry.
CHARITIES WE SUPPORT LOCALLY
Holy Ghost Church
Whitman Boy Scouts Troop 22
Whitman Food Pantry
St. Vincent de Paul
Whitman Baseball
Whitman Girl Scouts
Jimmy Fund
Whitman Fire Department Memorial Breakfast
Whitman Mother’s Club
Pregnancy Help
Senior Thanksgiving Dinner
Catholic TV, Many Scholarships
Whitman Council on Aging
Vinyl’s Veteran’s Home
Brockton Hosp. School of Nursing Alumni Assoc.
And many, many more.
Our brother Knights donate often to Holy Ghost Parish in Whitman, MA.
UNITY
None of us is as good as all of us. Members of the Knights of Columbus all know that – together – we can accomplish far more than any of us could individually. So we stick together…we support one another. That doesn’t mean that we always agree or that there is never a difference of opinion. It does mean 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 in your parish and community.
FAITH: Our charitable contributions are just one way we express our Catholic Faith. We assist each other and our communities in bridging our Faith to what matters in our daily lives.
Knights of Columbus Council #347 members have fed hundreds of free meals to local seniors at the annual Turkey dinner for the past 50 years.
FRATERNITY
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. The Order’s top-rated insurance program continues to do this today, as do the good works of individual Knights, who gave more than 75.6 million service hours in 2017, illustrating how Catholics serve each other in fraternity and mercy
Knights of Columbus Council #347 salute the Military Service of our brothers and sisters—past and present.
PATRIOTISM
Members of the Knights of Columbus, be they Americans, Canadians, Mexicans, Cubans, Filipinos, Poles, or Dominicans, are patriotic citizens. 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.