The Knights of Columbus has grown from a few men gathered in a Church basement in New Haven, Connecticut to more than 14,000 local Councils and over 1.8 million members throughout the world. Councils of the Knights of Columbus can be found in Canada, the United States, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.

In 2009 these Councils contributed $151 million to charities and 69 million hours of service. The Knights of Columbus Charities raise $5.5 million in donations to help families, schools, communities to rebuild their lives after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Knights have provided wheelchairs and artificial limbs to the people of Haiti, especially children. Assistance has been provided to the Japanese people after the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in that country.

Here in the Collingwood area, Knights of Columbus Council 5793 actively supports our Church and community:
  • The Collingwood General and Marine Hospital
  • The Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre
  • The Wheelchair Foundation of Canada
  • The Arthritis Society through our annual Charity Raffle and door to door canvas
  • The St. Vincent de Paul Society in Collingwood and Wasaga Beach
  • The Salvation Army Food Bank
  • The Adopt-a-Highway program semi-annual clean-up of a section of Hwy #26
  • Sponsorship of students at the Knights of Columbus Catholic Youth Leadership Camp
  • The Annual Basketball Free-Throw Championship for all Collingwood area schools
  • Religious education award to students at Jean Vanier Catholic High School
  • Aid to seminarians attending St. Augustine’s Seminary
  • Support to the refurbishing of The Martys’ Shrine in Midland
  • Annual participation in Rosary Sunday each September
  • Promotion of Keep Christ in Christmas through the sale of religious Chritmas cards, full page newspaper ads, the distribution of buttons and programs with the schools
  • The Annual Collingwood Santa Claus Parade
  • Support to St. Mary’s Parish in Collingwood.
Sometimes we take on what seems like too much, but we are dedicated to bringing our Catholic Faith into our community through faith in action. If you’re not a Knight please consider joining us.