Knights of Columbus

Knights of Columbus Council #12580

Our History

The Knights of Columbus (K of C) is a global Catholic fraternal service order founded by Fr. Michael J. McGivney on March 29, 1882. Membership is limited to practicing Catholic men. It is led by Patrick E. Kelly, the order's 14th Supreme Knight. The organization is named after the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.

The organization was founded in March 1882 as a mutual benefit society for working-class and immigrant Catholics in the United States. In addition to providing an insurance system for its members, its charter states that it endeavors "to promote such social and intellectual intercourse among its members as shall be desirable and proper." It has grown to support refugee relief, Catholic education, local parishes and dioceses, and global Catholic social and political causes.

Join Us!

If you are interested in the Knights of Columbus organization, you can speak to any Knight after any of the masses at St John Vianney. Most Knights wear a maroon Knights of Columbus name tag. Any Knight will be able to help you, or, take your name and contact information and pass it on.

If you are interested in learning about what the Knights do, you can look at the Georgia website at www.gakofc.org or the national website at www.kofc.org. Once on the national website, explore What We Do and Who We Are. You can then click on the Join button to become a Knight of Columbus. Once you have filled out the form, a local member will contact you to complete the process and bring you into Council 12580.

Council 12580 supports many programs including:

Coats for Kids

Carry the Cross Seminarian Support

Fish Frys

Wheelchair Ramps

Special Olympics

Habitat for Humanity

Feed the Hungry Food Drives

Thanksgiving Dinner Distributions

Parish Support

Support of our Priests

The Backpack Program

Pancake Breakfasts

Operation Christmas free gift donations

Financial support of other parish ministries

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Knights of Columbus
Scholarship Grants

Two scholarship grants of $1000 will be awarded!

First consideration shall be given to graduating high school seniors or college students who are the son or daughter of a member in good standing of the Knights of Columbus, or of a deceased Knight of Columbus who was in good standing at the time of his death. Such membership standing shall be verified from the records of the member’s local council and the Supreme Council.

Second consideration shall be given to graduating high school seniors or college students who are members of St. John Vianney Parish.

What is needed?

An official transcript of grades is to be sent to the Scholarship Committee.
All applicants shall submit their scores from the Scholarship Aptitude Test of the College Board test or the American College Testing Program to the Scholarship Committee.
An autobiographical statement, including a description of the applicant’s extracurricular, church and community activities, as well as educational objectives, must accompany the application.
Awards will be made on the basis of academic excellence, extracurricular, church and community activities.
A letter of recommendation from a professor, teacher, counselor, or administrator should be included with the application.

Don't forget:

The final date for filing the application, as well as for filing the supporting documentation as required herein shall be May 10, 2024.

Materials submitted in support of the application are not returnable.

Submit your application to:

Scholarship Committee

Knights of Columbus

St. John Vianney Council 12580

1920 Skyview Drive , Lithia Springs GA 30122

Knights Golf Tournament

Registration begins at 8:30am May 6,

golf starts at 9:30am.

Join the Knights of Columbus Monday, May 6 at Chapel Hill Golf Course for a charity golf tournament. Registration is $100 to play. If you don't play golf, but want to support our charity event, please consider sponsoring a hole! Hole sponsors for business are $100 and for individual sponsors (such as for a memorial) are $50.

For more information, contact Gary Major:

(678) 977-9638 or gary.major1@outlook.com