Welcome to the Knights of Columbus, Santa Maria Council #553

Santa Maria Council #553

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Mark your calendars for Saturday August 21, 2010 for the East Race Festival.  Festival 10 a.m.— 6 p.m. Corn & Sausage Roast 3:30 p.m.— 11:00 p.m. 

 

 

What: East Race Festival and Corn Roast

 Bands are Sound Waves and Whistle Pigs. Food, Beer, Pop

 

Where: Knights of Columbus Hall, 553 E. Washington Street, South Bend

 

When: Saturday August 21

 East Race Festival 10 a.m.—6 p.m.;

Corn & Sausage Roast 3:30—11:00 p.m.

Sound Waves @ 3:30; Whistle Pigs @ 7.  One Free Sausage & all the corn you can eat with pre-purchase of entry Ticket . See Council 553 member for tickets.

 

Admission: Adults (age 14+)$8.00;Children (6-13) $4.00 & age 5 and under Free.

 

. Call Steve at (574) 220-1212 for further info.

 

Gibault

 

Smokers at ND

Get your tickets now for this years

 ND Season Tickets Raffle.

Cost  $1.00 ea / 6 for $5.00 / 15 for $10.00

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2010 Smoker dates (Opposing team)

September 3 (Purdue)

September 10 (Michigan)

September 24 (Stanford)

October 8 (Pittsburgh)

October 15 (Western Michigan)

October 29 (Tulsa)

November 12 (Utah)

 

GO IRISH!!!

Knights of Columbus
Santa Maria Council #553
   •    553 East Washington Street, P.O. Box 1753   •    South Bend, IN, 46634-1753

    •    (574) 234-9800    •  

Welcome to the Knights of Columbus, Santa Maria Council #553.  We are pleased that you chose to visit our web site.  We are proud to present information regarding the Knights of Columbus and our Council. We invite you to visit our Links page, which is devoted to the Knights and the Catholic faith.

The Knights of Columbus is an organization whose members espouse the principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism.  These are referred to as degrees. For a brief history of the Knights of Columbus, please visit the History page at this website.

The Santa Maria Council #553 is located on the corner of Washington Street and Hill Street in South Bend, Indiana. The Grand Knight for the 2010-2011 year is Robert Zielinski. The Grand Knight, or the members of our council, may be contacted by telephone at (574) 234-9800, or by e-mail at webmaster@kofc553.com

Meetings are held at the council hall located at 553 East Washington Street in South Bend on the second and fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

The Santa Maria Council #553 was established in 1901 and is the original Knights of Columbus council in the South Bend area. The first Grand Knight was John G. Ewing from 1901 to 1904. Our council has a proud tradition of service to our members, the church, and our community. Members of the Santa Maria Council are parishioners at many of the local parishes in the South Bend area, including St. Matthew Cathedral, St. Joseph, St. Patrick, St. Hedwig, St. Augustine, St. Casmir, St. Adalbert, Holy Cross, St. Stanislaus, Our Lady of Hungary, Little Flower, the Crypt, Sacred Heart Basilica, St. Anthony, and Christ the King. Our members are active participants in Council activities as well as activities in their parish communities.

As you will see under Council Activities, the Santa Maria Council #553 is a very active council. In addition to all that we do, Council #553 is proud to serve as the host council for the Father Julius A. Nieuwland 4th Degree, Assembly #242.

You are invited to consider joining the Knights of Columbus.  Membership is open to practical Catholic men 18 years of age or older.