Accrington Council 188
• c/o 47 Queen Elizabeth Crescent • Accrington • BB5 2AS • 01254 - 235657 •
The Knights of St Columba is the largest Catholic family fraternal
service organization in the UK with eight thousand members. It provides members and their
families with volunteer opportunities in service to the Catholic Church,
their communities, families and young people.
The
work of the knights is carried out at both a local and national level.
In recent years, the KSC's National Action Projects have raised in excess of
£500,000 for successful campaigns to support 'Wells for Water' in
Africa,
the 'Help the Hospices' movement and 'Partners for Health'
which
ran until 2005. The current National
Action Project known as 'Unsung Heroes' will run until 2008. In
conjunction with the Samaritans, the Knights of St Columba have launched a life-saving
partnership, through a three-year fundraising
scheme.
Locally, the Knights of St Columba undertake various activities to
provide support and assistance to the Community at large, families, the
young and the Church. Such service can range from providing financial
support for 'good causes' or
sponsoring sporting activities for the youth.
Knights give freely of their time and energy to enhance the spiritual
well-being of the local community; distributing posters; erecting
Christmas cribs in prominent places; organising seminars on social teaching;
vocation exhibitions and adopting a moral stance on life
issues.
Those less fortunate in society, such as the
disabled, those with learning difficulties, special needs and the
homeless, also benefit from KSC action. Many Councils support such groups by providing help with
transport and travel arrangements, accommodation, running 'soup kitchens'
and offering advice to those in need.
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