Did you know?
We have over 480 active members.
We help support a local seminarian each year with over $500.00.
We pray the rosary before the
start of each monthly meeting.
We make monthly cash donations to:
- St. Mary’s School
- The Stephen Center Shelter
- Saint Vincent DePaul
Society
We donate in excess of $50,000 annually to local area charities and families.
We maintain a large medical equipment lending
locker to assist families.
We raise funds monthly to help support the “Essential Pregnancy Services” counseling center.
We hold an
annual garage sale with the proceeds and donated items going to local charities such as the St. Vincent DePaul families.
We perform
numerous community service activities, such as highway cleaning on Ft Crook Road and providing vehicles and manpower to run the food
bank for our family parish.
The Columban Council 6192 supports St. Mary’s of Bellevue parish and Our Lady of Peace parish at Offutt AFB.
We sponsor an annual Halloween, Christmas party and Easter egg hunt for the parish children and grandchildren
We pray for
our ill or deceased family members by having a Mass offered for their intention.
We maintain a Nebraska-wide email system as
a Prayer Line.
We support the Columban Fathers' annual golf tournament and other projects as they request.
We conduct Lenten Family
Fish Dinners.
We operate the largest Bingo in the state of Nebraska (source of charitable giving).
We provide annual scholarships
to graduating high school seniors and 8th graders who attend Catholic universities or high schools.
We conduct an annual freewill
donation candy drive to help those with intellectual disabilities.
We provided and maintain the Nativity Scene at St. Mary’s.
We support
the Religious Education/Youth Ministry programs at both parishes.
We sponsor a Boy Scout Troop.
We cater and serve an annual dinner
for the Archbishop and parish staff at confirmation.
We provide a plaque and a $500 cash memorial to the family upon the death
of a brother Knight.
We, the Knights, serve and provide leadership in all areas of our church and communities.
