On behalf of our Grand Knight, we welcome you to the Knights Website of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Council 6413. The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus.

Thank you for taking the time to visit our site! As Knights of Columbus we seek to live out our Order’s principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism. Additionally, we play an important role within the OLMC parish community. While we see many things change around us (as Ordinary Time turns to Lent, Summer Break turns to Cowboy Football Season, etc.), our goal is always the same; to serve our priests and our parish while simultaneously helping our brother knights grow spiritually.

We serve our priests by supporting seminarians and through the Council’s "Pastor’s Fund" which supports causes and charities of the pastor’s choosing. We serve the parish by assisting in many projects around the Portland area. Be it the benefit breakfast, blood drive, or lawncare; the Knights are usually helping in some way. And we help our brother knights grow spiritually by praying the Rosary before our council meetings and providing information on issues impacting the Church and our faith.

Once again, thank you for stopping by. If you’re a brother Knight, be sure to look at our Knight calendar found in our monthly Knightline Newsletter and join us for our next meeting or event. If you’re not a member, I strongly encourage you to please consider joining! Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or to fill out a membership application.

Vivat Jesus!
Ben Walker

San Pat Council #6413 Assembly #2781    
 

Our Principles    

All the good works we do are informed by our four core principles:

 Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism

How to Join

 Being a Knight is more than camaraderie; it is being involved with your community; it is supporting your local Catholic Church, while enhancing your own faith; it is about protecting and enhancing your family life. Come see just what we are all about and take the first steps to enhance your personal life. 

Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to men 18 years of age or older who are practical (that is, practicing) Catholics in union with the Holy See. This means that an applicant or member accepts the teaching authority of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals, aspires to live in accord with the precepts of the Catholic Church, and is in good standing in the Catholic Church. Please contact Grand Knight via email.
 

Contact:
 Benjamin "Ben" Walker - Grand Knight
(706)589-4122
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COUNCIL OFFICERS

                                               Grand Knight.......................Ben Walker
                                               Deputy Grand Knight….......Santa Ana Guerra
                                               Chaplain................................Fr. Pitor Koziel
                                               Chancellor.............................Humberto Martinez
                                               Recorder………………….............Humberto Martinez
                                               Treasure................................Brad Warner
                                               Financial Secretary…...….....Alvin Saathoff
                                               Advocate...............................Gary Moore Sr.
                                               Warden..................................Eddie Rojas
                                               Inside Guard.........................Alfredo Aleman
                                               Outside Guard......................Caleb Walker
                                               One Year Trustee.................Tom Yardley
                                               Two Year TrusteeTrustee...Robert Lopez
                                               Three Year Trustee..............John McCarty
                                               Lecture…………………......…........Javier Ramirez-Santiago

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50th Anniversary February 18, 2023

To join the Knights of Columbus you have to be a man of 18 years of age as of your last birthday, and a Practical Catholic in communion with the Holy See.

What does it mean to be a "practical" Catholic in communion with the Holy See?
Practical Catholic guidelines have been established to assist in judging the practical Catholicity of an applicant or member. The main components of this requirement may be described as follows:

• The practical Catholic in union with the Holy See is one who, in general, regulates his life according to the teachings of Christ and the Church, and endeavors to observe the commandments of God and of the Church.

• A practical Catholic strives to have a greater knowledge of the teachings of Christ and his Church's authority (vested in the Supreme Pontiff, the hierarchy and clearly united with him) to teach, govern and sanctify the faithful.

• A practical Catholic gives material and moral support to the Church and her works on all levels, promoting the programs of the parish and diocese and comes to the aid of the missions, the needy, the underprivileged; espousing and advancing the just causes of minority groups; endeavoring to eliminate unjust discrimination, prejudice, etc.; supporting the Church in her defense of marriage and family life and in her crusades against divorce, abortion, pornography and all the evils of today.

• If a practical Catholic marries outside the Church, that is, contrary to the laws of the Church, he ceases to be a practical Catholic and hence may not be a member of the Knights of Columbus. A man who, living in a valid marriage, obtains a civil divorce and remarries outside the Church ceases to be a practical Catholic and hence loses his right to join or continue in the Order of the Knights of Columbus. If his former marriage is declared null by the Church and he remarries validly according to the Church's laws, he may be reinstated into the Order.

• A Catholic who is a member of a forbidden, secret society is not a practical Catholic and hence may not become or continue to be member of the Knights of Columbus.