Knights of Columbus #13319

All men of the parish are invited to join the Knights of Columbus! As an incentive we have FREE membership for the entire year of 2022. Simply log into the Knights of Columbus website at kofc.org/join. If you have any questions, please contact Mark Agius at 313-410-1447.

"In service to one, in service to all. As Knight, we focus our service on Church, community, family/youth and Right to Life."

As Knights of Columbus, we are grateful to you for sending us your husbands, sons, nephews, neighbors and friends. We're proud to call these men brothers and friends as well. 

The parish and surrounding community has generously supported our Lenten Fish Fries, which comprise the bulk of our fundraising. We are deeply grateful for that support and we hope to see you all again this coming Lent. Those events have become a great bonding experience for our parish and help fund our charitable works throughout the year. We try to give back both as a group and as individuals. Our members are generous with their time not only as Knights, but in a variety of volunteer capacities at St. Patrick. Over the past decade, through our fish fries and other fundraisers, we have raised more than $150,000 to support things like parish facility projects, food pantry donations, wheelchair ramps and contributions to help special needs children. 

If you have questions abour becoming a Knight, please contact Stan Politowicz at stan.politowicz@gmail.com. Or visit our website at kofc13319.org.

• Raised More than $55,000 in recent years through our Tootsie Roll campaign to help mentally handicapped children through organizations like the Special Olympics, the Autism Society of Oakland County, St. Francis Camp and Angel's Place Christian Service ministy
• Contributed almost $30,000 in recent years to the Open Door Outreach Food Pantry, the St. Vincent de Paul Society and our Christian Service ministry
• Sponsored a blood drive to spread the gift of life
• Contributed money and clothing to Holy Cross Children's Service, a social service outreach to poor families
• Supported a Coats for Kids program to provide new winter jackets to needy children

• Attend Mass together quarterly to celebrate corporate communion
• Hold a wives appreciation dinner to acknowledge the importance of our wives and families to our council
• Organize family events like a fall hayride, a Christmas party and other social gatherings
• Sponsor an annual spelling bee with prizes to encourage students to study hard
• Sponsor an annual free-throw competition to allow parish athletes to compete against one another with the chance to move on to regional and state competitions
• Host an ice cream social after Mass on the Feast of the Assumption
• Sponsored a special needs camper to attend St. Francis Camp

• Pray the Rosary before the council meetings and lead the Rosary several times a year after Mass to promote a Culture of Life 
• Sponsor students to attend the March for Life in Washington, DC
• Help fund the Fr. Michael McGivney chair in Life Ethics at Sacred Heart Major Seminary
• Provided more than $3,000 to crisis pregnancy centers that offer young women alternatives to abortion and assistance with things like diapers, formula and baby clothes