Charities We Support

  • St. Helen Catholic Church
  • St. Vincent de Paul Mission
  • Knights in Need – Council donate to brother Knights in financial need.
  • Good Friday Fish Fry – Council conducts an annual Good Friday Fish Fry to raise monies for council projects. 
  • Disaster Preparedness – Council raises funds for local and state wide natural disasters.
  • Seminarian Vocations Program – Through this program, council will raise funds to support seminarians in the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville.
  • Holy Hour Program – Encourage deep personal encounters with Christ.
  • Rosary Program – Builds faithful families and communities by praying the rosary.
  • Pilgrim Icon Program – Unite our community in a special act of prayer and devotion to the saints by hosting the pilgrim icon during a mass.
  • Food for Families Program – Council and parish families will raise funds to support local families and our local church food pantries, food banks and soup kitchens.
  • Family of the Month Program – Promote and support the development of strong and vibrant families in our parishes and select a winner every month of the year.
  • Family of the Year Program – Council also selects one of the previous twelve Family of the Month winners to represent the council/parish as the potential international family of the Year for each fraternal year.
  • Family Fully Alive Program – Through this program we ask families to invite God into their homes and cultivate each family as a miniature domestic church.
  • Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Program – Through this program we promote the true spirit of Christmas in our homes, schools, parishes and communities.
  • Habitat for Humanity Program – We donate a considerable number of volunteer hours and dollars to our local Habitat for Humanity.
  • Coats for Kids Program – Provide and distribute new coats in our local community.
  • Global Wheelchair Mission Program – Provide new wheelchairs to those who lack the freedom of mobility in our local community.
  • Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship Program – Council sponsors Free throw Championship at the local, district, and state for boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 14 to provide an athletic outlet and encourage the values of sportsmanship and healthy competition.
  • Helping Hands Program – In the model of our founder, Blessed Michael McGivney, councils will lead efforts to assist those most in need.
  • Martin Sequra Scholarship Annual Golf Tournament Program – Council promotes and conducts an Annual Golf Tournament to raise money for scholarships provided to our local high school kids.
  • March for Life Program – Council promotes, conducts and leads an annual March for Life at St. Helen Catholic Church and invite all communities to attend.
  • Special Olympics Program – Council promotes and conducts an annual golf tournament and fundraisers to raise money for our local Special Olympics organization.
  • Ultrasound Initiative Program – Council donates funds to purchase ultrasound machines for qualifying pregnancy centers.
  • Pregnancy Center Support Program – Change hearts and minds about abortion by showing that we love both mother and child before and after birth.
  • The Silver Rose Program – Share the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe and promote respect for life by participating in this meaningful pilgrimage.
  • Mass for People with Special Needs Program – Welcome individuals or families who might not normally feel comfortable participating in a regularly scheduled Mass.