Leeds Province 5
The Knights of St Columba is the largest Catholic family fraternal
service organization in the UK with eight thousand members. It provides members and their
families with volunteer opportunities in service to the Catholic Church,
their communities, families and young people.
The work of the knights is carried out at both a local and national level. Following the KSC's successful national 'Wells for Water' campaign, which raised £277.000 over the past three years, the following National Action Project supported the 'Help the Hospices' movement. Another project provided support for the Samaritans.
The National Action Project is to support the John Foster memorial Home in Mangalamcombu, South India, which provides food, clothes, safe shelter and a guaranteed education for destitute children. Find out more at their website at www.jfct.org.uk
We offer places at our annual National Youth Seminar to young Catholics (16 to 23 years old) in our area. It will take place from mid-day Tuesday 26 to mid-day Friday 29 July 2022 at Hinsley Hall, Headingley. Click National Youth Seminar for more details.
Locally, the Knights of St Columba undertake various activities to
provide support and assistance to the Community at large, families, the
young and 
the Church. Such service can range from providing financial
support for 'good causes' or sponsoring sporting activities for the youth.
Knights give freely of their time and energy to enhance the spiritual
well-being of the local community; distributing posters; erecting
Christmas cribs in prominent places; organising seminars on social teaching;
vocation exhibitions and adopting a moral stance on life issues.
Leeds Province of the Knights of St Columba were instrumental in setting up and running a Probation Hostel - St John's Approved Premise in Leeds. Here, up to 28 offenders can be rehabilitated, working with and supervised by the National Probation Service.
Those less fortunate in society, such as the disabled, those with learning difficulties, special needs and the
homeless, also benefit from KSC action. Many Councils support such groups by providing help with
transport and travel arrangements, accommodation, running 'soup kitchens'
and offering advice to those in need.
Local councils in Leeds Province take part in many activities, including: erecting cribs at Christmas, ecumenical services, etc. Assistance is regularly given at Fountains Abbey and Padley Chapel.
Leeds Province 5 supports the Catholic Church in three dioceses -
- Hallam
- Leeds, and
- Middlesbrough
For further information on on the Knights of St Columba visit the Official website
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