In 1882 a young priest named Father Michael McGiveny gathered a small group of Catholic laymen together in the basement of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, CT.  That group formed a fraternal benefit society to provide insurance for the widows of its members while offering fellowship among Catholic men.  That group became known as the Knights of Columbus.
        From those humble beginnings, the Knights of Columbus has grown into a fraternal order with more than 1.7 million members located in over 13,000 councils throughout the world.  Each year members of the organization donate more than 64 million volunteer hours and over $139.7 million to charitable and Church causes.  Besides doing good works, the Knights of Columbus offers affordable life insurance to members and their immediate family.  It also offers a number of fraternal benefit programs to eligible members and their families, to include scholarships and school loans.
        Every K of C council provides a wide variety of opportunities, projects, and activities for members and their families to get involved in.  They benefit not only the Church and school, but the community as a whole, especially those less fortunate.  Every day the K of C provides its members with the opportunity to discover the importance of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism to our community, our country and the world.

                                                                   
The Knights of Columbus would like to extend an invitation to all fellow Knights, Family members, Friends, and Parishioners to participate in our Sunday and Wednesday night Rosaries.

The Rosary will begin at 8:00 PM each night and is open to all!

Please use the following link for all of our Rosary gatherings:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8784928687?pwd=YldBdnRBZjYzOUNJVVpQOUtVYXB5Zz09

Meeting ID: 878 492 8687
Password: 876797

We welcome and are thankful for everyone's participation.
 

More information can be found online by visiting one of the following links:

• Supreme Council (www.kofc.org)
• PA State Council
• Pittsburgh Knights of Columbus
• Holy Sepulcher Council #10175 (before merger)

Council #10175 related news, activities, and events can be found on this website or by contacting one of the Council's officers.

Chaplain:   Rev. Charles Bober                    
Grand Knight (GK):   John Perock                                 
Deputy GK:   Scott Stickney                                             
Chancellor:   Anthony Cosgrove
Financial Secretary:   Dave Revitsky
Treasurer:   Michael Macri
Advocate:   Brian Golias  
Recorder:   Tom Ballantyne              
Warden:   Charlie Lozinger
Inside Guard:   Dave Smith
Outside Guard:   Stephen Smith
Trustees:   Curt Zingaro, Mark Conway, Joe Scalamogna

Membership and How to Join

As a member of the Knights of Columbus you and your family enjoy many benefits, including 12 free issues annually of Columbia magazine, the world's largest Catholic family magazine, eligibility to join the Knights of Columbus top-ranked life insurance program, and many more family and personal benefits.

Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to practicing Catholic men in union with the Holy See, who are at least 18 years old. A practicing Catholic is one who lives up to the Commandments of God and the precepts of the Church.

If you would like more information on how to join the Knights, please contact one of our co-membership directors:

Dave Jaskiewicz   [email protected]    724-591-2888
Joe Niebauer        [email protected]    906-399-9927

Or visit the following link:     https://www.kofc.org/joinus 
 

Yearly dues notices are sent via email with a pdf attachment.

There are several options for making 2024 dues payments:
1) Mail a check as indicated on the e-mail notice payable to:
        St. Mark the Evangelist Council 10175
2) Venmo to David Revitsky at   @Council10175
3) Bill pay through your bank to the address on your e-mail notice
4) See the link on the "Holy Sepulcher KofC webpage" to pay your
    dues online

If you have any questions, please contact Dave Revitsky at  [email protected]
 

Meetings
The Saint Mark the Evangelist K of C Council meets on the second Thursday of each month in the Fellowship Hall located at 525 Cherry Street in Mars, PA.   Meetings begin at 7:00pm with the rosary and the meeting follows at 7:30pm. All members are welcome to attend.

• Parish Round Table
  We have a standing offer with Father Bober to provide assistance wherever needed in the parish.
• Bishop’s Project
  The Pittsburgh Diocesan region K of C councils have been supporting this project for over 50 years.  The St. Anthony Schools Program and the McGuire Memorial Home are the beneficiaries of the Project.
• Charity Fund
  The council maintains a “Charity Fund” which was established to help people in need that are brought to the council’s attention.  Recipients are kept anonymous. Donations are graciously accepted.
• Soup-to-Go Program
  Since 2009 council members have gathered on specified Saturdays from October to February to make soup.  The quarts of soup are sold after Mass. Proceeds from this program benefits the St. Kilian School Angel Fund as well as other K of C charities.
• Fraternal Benefits
  Our Order provides an excellent Fraternal Benefits program.  Rated in the top five in the country in providing life insurance, annuities, long term health care and other benefits.

An exemplification ceremony is a special ceremony of admission and advancement that takes about 30-40 minutes to complete and advances new and existing members through the lessons of Charity, Unity and Fraternity required of a Third Degree member.

Additional information about exemplification and when the next ceremony will be, can be found by checking the Knights of Columbus website, watching the Sunday bulletin, or contacting one of the K of C's officers.

Exemplification is a great way to get started on your "Knights" journey.

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Throughout the year, the Mars Fellowship Hall hosts Wednesday evening dinners for 70+ community neighbors.  Often times many of our Knights volunteer to prepare, cook, & serve these meals.  Below are some pictures showing the "fruits" of their labor!

   First of all, a special thank you to all our parishioners for supporting our monthly soup sales.  The monthly soup making season (Oct-Feb) is our largest fund-raising effort, which supports many of the charitable services the Council provides to the Parish community.

And 2024 was another great soup-making season thanks to a lot of fantastic volunteers and a wonderful community of supporters.

         Secret Ingredient       Experienced Soup Makers       

                                Why it tastes so good!            

      Local Results                   PA State Champ

On April 17th Curt Zingaro & John Perock joined Holy Sepulcher Catholic School (HSCS) principal, Mr. Correll to award 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place prizes for the recently completed Lenten Catholic Citizens Essay Contest - The Seven Last Words of Jesus. 

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to the thirty-seven students in 6th, 7th, & 8th grade who submitted essays.  And a very special thank you to the teachers who judged the entries! 

Thanks to a great kitchen staff and a wonderful group of volunteers, the September 24th Pancake Breakfast provided 154 hungry breakfast patrons with an awesome menu of pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, condiments, & drinks.

The food was great and the social atmosphere even better.

Thank you to all who helped make this successful!

Hope to see everyone at the next breakfast.

                          2023 "Coats" News