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KNIGHTS
OF COLUMBUS
 St.
Bernard
- Council
11600
Omaha,
Nebraska
Chartered
June 7th, 1995
We are a Catholic Family Fraternal Service Organization that provides for the spiritual and material well being of our membership and service to our church and community. We were chartered at St. Bernard Parish on June 7th, 1995. All members are Catholic men 18 years of age and older.
We meet every Second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 P.M. in the Clairvaux Center. Meeting’s are restricted to members and invited guests.
For more info contact Jerry Siebrandt at 551-9758, cbrandt@cox.net
or Bob Sullivan at 571-0818, BobSullivan63@cox.net.
Council Activities
· Post Meeting Social Activities
· Guest speakers at meetings
· Council Picnic and/or Pot Luck
Church Activities
· We are Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers
· We are members of various Parish Councils
· Celebrate mass together at the first Sunday’s 8:00 AM Mass
· Present Rosaries to our RCIA candidates
· We sell Religious Christmas Cards
St. Bernard School Activities
· Sponsor two Scholarships for 4th - 6th graders to attend St. Bernard’s School.
· Chartered the Cub Scout Pack at St Bernard’s.
· Basketball Free Throw contest for our youth each year
Community Activities
· Sponsor the Red Cross Bloodmobile at St. Bernard’s four times a year.
· Tootsie Roll Drive benefits Madonna School special needs children
Parish Partnerships
· Choir
· Catering for their Dinner Theaters
· St. Bernard School
· Give to School and Cafeteria Repairs
· Cafeteria/Kitchen Improvements
Council Meals
Our council meals provide income for our charitable giving. These include:
1. A Spaghetti Dinner
2. Four Breakfasts
Charitable Giving
We give to these (and other) causes:
· Clairvaux Center Improvements
· Council Scholarship Fund
· Council Seminarian Fund
· Madonna School
· Poor Clare Sisters
· St. Bernard School
· St. Bernard Parish
· St. Vincent de Paul Society
· Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
Fourth Degree Knights
Fourth degree Knights encourage patriotism and active Catholic citizenship. They may become part of their assembly’s honor guard. An honor guard member wears the distinctive attire of tuxedo, feathered hat, cape and sword. Honor guard members take part in civic events such as parades and serve in funeral details.
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