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Oratory Council 6756 was chartered to serve parishes in and around Rock Hill, SC.
Today, the council includes members from the Oratory, St. Anne's, St. Mary's, Divine
Saviour, St. Philip Neri, and others.
Grand Knight: Richard Pfizenmaier
Chaplain: Fr. William Pentis
Deputy Grand Knight: Bruce Clement
Chancellor: Mike Radl
Recording Secretary: Vince Williams
Financial Secretary: Craig Schultz
Treasurer: Tony Estrada
Lecturer: Paul Jordan
Advocate: Louis Lambruschi
Warden: Joe Hughes
Inside Guard: Eli Furo
Outside Guard: Jack Becker
Trustee 3rd Year: Rich Gagnon
Trustee 2nd Year: John Malin
Trustee 1st Year: Larry Facelli
Council 6756 is very active in the community. Following are just a few of the activities that Knights and their families participate in:
Pancake Breakfasts - Proceeds go to a variety of deserving organizations in and around Rock Hill. The dates are announced in the parish bulletins.
Project Hope - Our annual fund drive for people with mental retardation. Knights and their families distribute Tootsie Rolls and accept donations, which in turn are directed to charities including the Special Olympics, various schools with special programs for mentally retarded individuals, etc. Eighty percent of the donations stay in York County, with the balance helping to fund state causes
Free-throw Competition - This free event attracts local children who wish to compete in a local contest, with the chance to move on to regional, state, and national competitions. .
Coming Soon!
Knights of Columbus
Council 6756
PO Box 86
Rock Hill, SC 29731-6086
If you are interested in joining, or want to find out more about our council, call Dick
Pfizenmayer at 981-6944 or E-mail us!
(Coming soon!)
Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to practical Catholic men in union with the Holy See, who shall not be less than 18 years of age on their last birthday. A practical 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. Every knight is happy to propose eligible Catholic men for consideration as members.
There are modest initiation fees and dues set by subordinate councils under regulations established by the Supreme Council. The insurance privileges are available to all members who can qualify, which represents an important advantage of membership. For men in every walk of life the name Knights of Columbus engenders the image of a united organization, efficiently going about it tasks of charity, unity, fraternity, patriotism and defense of the priesthood. It is composed of men who are giving unselfishly of their time and talents in service of God and their country.
Membership in the Knights of Columbus provides opportunity for wholesome association with congenial companions who are, first of all, practical Catholic gentlemen. It offers the opportunity for fellowship with those who are of the same belief, who recognize the same duty to God, to family and to neighbor and who stand side by side in defense of those beliefs. Programs are so organized as to appeal to the individual interest of the members. Through many constructive activities of Christian fraternity, members are enabled to render service to their Church, their country and their fellowman. Through membership they develop a consciousness of their ability to lead and to assist.
Organized Columbianism, united behind the individual Knight of Columbus, provides the power of an intelligent, alert body of Catholic men--a strength which the individual by himself cannot achieve.
Knights of Columbus has a proud heritage. The qualified Catholic man can share in that heritage and build an even greater future by affiliating himself with this forceful, effective body.
Another degree open to members of the Knights of Columbus is that of the Fourth (or Patriotic) Degree. On February 22, 1900, the first exemplification of that degree was held in New York City. The ritual added patriotism to the three original principles of the Order: charit, unity and fraternity.
The primary purpose of the Fourth Degree is to foster the spirit of partiotism 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. Fourth Degree members must retain their membership as Third Degree members in the local council to remain in good standing.
Certain members of the Fourth Degree serve as honor guards at civic and religious functions, an activity which has brought worldwide recognition to the Knights of Columbus organization.