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St. Pius X Council 9976 - Billings, MT
Chartered January 25, 1989 |
About Our Council
Are you aware there is a group of around 150 men in the St. Pius X Parish community
that during the 2001 - 2002 year contributed over $3100.00 to help our church,
community, youth and fraternal activities?
Their contributions included:
CHURCH: Facilities, $300.00; Religious Education, $144.00; and Seminarians $270.00.
COMMUNITY: Human needs, $725.00; developmentally disabled (Special Scouts, Special K
Ranch, Yellowstone Association of Retarded Citizens) $1200.00; and Community
projects, $347.00.
YOUTH: Columbian Squires, $157.00; Scouting, $107.00; Athletics, $248.00 and
Scholarships, $150.00.
FRATERNAL: Visits to sick, 368; to bereaved, 36; Our Blood Donors numbered 97.
In the process of accomplishing the above, this group also gave 19,755 hours of
volunteer service in our parish and community to: CHURCH: 5260 hours; COMMUNITY:
3075 hours; YOUTH: 4620 and MISC.: 6800 hours.
Who is this group? We are the St. Pius X Council 9976, Knights of Columbus. Brother
Knights and their families that help each other, their church, community, youth and
families to be better citizens. AND, for their efforts, your parish council for the
2001 - 2002 year, was one of only three councils out of over 50 in Montana to
receive the highest annual "STAR AWARD," from the Knights of Columbus Supreme
Council, New Haven, CT. Our council, as is the entire Order, is dedicated to the
Blessed Mother and Her Holy Rosary. Each newly initiated member receives a Rosary,
Blessed by our Supreme Chaplain, for their personal use.
Our National Order has over 1,600,000 members in over 13,000 councils, similar to
St. Pius X Council 9976 around the world.
Nationally in 2002, Knights donated hours and raised money to equal $1+ Billion
Dollars for charities to our church and communities.
Our Order's founder, Father Michael J. McGivney's cause for canonization to
Sainthood, continues to move forward.
Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, our Order was one of the first
to respond with a disaster fund of over one million dollars for survivors of any
Knight who was an Emergency Medical Tech, Police, Fire or Armed Forces Personnel
killed in the line of duty. Plus, the families of ANYONE killed in those disasters,
received $3000.00 in emergency funds per family from the Supreme Office, regardless
of who they were. K. of C. Insurance Agents delivered the first checks within three
days after 9/11. As always with our Order, every child of any Knight who was killed
while serving in any of the above capacities is eligible for a Catholic education in
any Catholic college or university - free of charge. The first recipient of one of
these scholarships started college in 2002. St. Pius X Council contributed $200.00
to the Survivors Fund.
On our local level, some of the projects we have been involved with over the years
are: new Church building project, Parish Christmas Candles or Angles, Candy for kids
in school at St. Pius X, Salvation Army "Dress-A-Child", St. Vincent de Paul
remodeling projects, ushering at air shows, Christmas tree sales, Assisting during
Mass, Tootsie Roll Giveaway Drive, Clergy Appreciation Dinner, St. Pius Day Picnic,
Parish Family Sunday Communion breakfasts, Parish Senior's Giving Thanks Dinner,
Council Memorial Mass & dinner for departed Brother Knights, Remodel of the Youth
Center, Squires Youth Group, Boy Scouts, Blood Drives and many more activities.
We also sponsor public Bingo for adults on Friday evenings at 7:00pm. Proceeds go toward our Council charities.