St. Bartholomew Council 9127 •  PO. Box 431  •  Hampstead, Maryland, 21074   •  410-239-0957  •

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic family fraternal service organization with 1.6 million members. It provides members and their families with volunteer opportunities in service to the Catholic Church, their communities, families and young people.

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

Our council hosts a large number of council activities throughout the year. Among the many events that we support is the “Keep Christ in Christmas” card sales and in early spring, we sell flowers on “Daffodil Days” whose proceeds support the American Cancer Association. Our Council also supports the road clean-up campaign on MD Route 27 and Hanover Pike.  We participate in the Tootsie Roll campaign that raises money for the ARC, a local organization that provides services to the mentally handicapped citizens of Carroll County.

Annual activities include: St. Patrick’s Day Dinner, Super Bowl Party,Children’s and Adult Christmas Party, Religious Appreciation Dinner, Family Bingo, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, Council Memorial Mass, and Winterfest to name a few.

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. Apracticing Catholic is one who lives up to the Commandments of God and the precepts of the Church. Application blanks are available from any member of the Knights of Columbus.

Contact our Membership Director Charlie Kohl our our Worthy Insurance Agent Tony Viscardi for more information about becoming a member today.

 
Any Third Degree member ingood standing, one year after the anniversary of his First Degree, is eligible for membership in the Fourth Degree. The primary purpose ofthe Fourth Degree is to foster the spirit of patriotism by promoting responsible citizenship and a love of and loyalty to the Knights' respective countries through active membership in local Fourth Degree groups (called "assemblies"). Certain members of the Fourth Degree serve as honor guards at civic and religious functions, an activity that has brought worldwide recognition to the Knights of Columbus.

Under the guidance of Christian Brother Barnabas McDonald (1865-1929), the first Columbian Squires circle was instituted in 1925. Membership in the Squires is for Catholic boys between the ages of 10 and 17. Squires' activities are many, varying from spiritual to active service for the Church and community. Each circle elects officer members from their own rank, teaching skills of leadership and responsibility.

St. Bartholomew's has recently instituted a Squire's circle. Contact Pat MacGregor for more information.

Remember that he who will always walk faithfully in God's presence, always ready to give Him an account of all his actions, will never be separated from Him by consenting to sin. - St. Thomas Aquinas