Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J. McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature on March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society. The Order is still true to its founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity.




The St. John the Evangelist Council 16612 was formed in January 2017. The council meets on the third Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 pm in St. James Hall at St. John the Evangelist Parish, 5751 Locust Ave., Carmichael