Council 6600 Who We Are

Knights of Columbus is a Catholic men’s, fraternal benefit society formed in 1882 by Venerable Michael McGivney, an American priest whose cause for sainthood is being considered by the Catholic Church.

The purpose of our local council (John Ivey Smith Council 6600) is to help our parish men grow in their Catholic faith and strengthen their pursuit of God’s will in their lives. Our local council also supports our parish families, our Church, St. Peter Catholic School, JPII Catholic High School, our community, State and Nation through our God given talents.

We hope that you have seen us throughout your experiences in our parish. Our members are ushers, lectors, Eucharistic ministers, pariah council members, Deacons and Priests. We have members who serve the poor through activities such as: St. Vincent DePaul society, cooking and serving meals at the Community Crossroads Center (local homeless shelter) and raise money for special needs children of Pitt County. We also raise money and provide other types of support for St. Peter School and JPII high school. We help fund youth programs and youth organizations within our parish. We have Knights that aid in faith education and development. We make Amazing pancakes and support our parish families. We also support our parish activities such as: The Parish picnic, monthly breakfast, many other parish events and many of you have eaten our fish and spaghetti.

We hope you have enjoyed the food and we thank you for your support.

We need Knights! This parish needs Knights! We need men who desire to serve! We need men who desire to serve God, their Faith, their families, the parish and community. We need men who want to make an impact with the little time and treasure they have. Men such as Leo Trujillo, a member of our Council, carved a wooden statue of the Blessed Mother for John Paul II Catholic High School. Our Council commissioned Leo, a master carver, to make the statue, and Leo donated his time to do so. The presentation of the statue was made after a Mass at the school celebrated by our pastor, Father James Magee.

Please see a Knight if you are interested, just look for those of us wearing the Knights of Columbus blue, silver or gold name badges. Or use the "Council 6600 Contact Form & Comments" form on the right side column of this page.