The Knights of Columbus is a fraternal benefit society dedicated to providing charitable services, including war and disaster relief, actively defending Catholisism, and promoting Catholic education. The Knights also support the Catholic Church's positions on public policy issues, including various political causes, and are participants in the new evangelization of the Church. Their charitable donations in 2016 totalled almost $177 million, and they performed over 73.5 million man-hours of charitable service.
The local Knights of Columbus, Deleware Valley Council #4478, meets each 2nd Saturday of the month at 5:30pm at Holy Cross Church in Callicoon.
If you are interested in joing the Knights, or for more information, please call James Laffin, Grand Knight, at 845-252-3630.
Knights of Columbus website:
http://www.kofc.org/en/index.html
New York State Knights of Columbus website:
http://www.newyorkknights.com/