Woonsocket Council 113 Knights of Columbus, charity is first and foremost
First Grand Knight of Woonsocket Council
The Knights of Columbus is the largest Catholic men's fraternal organization in the world with close to 2 million members. The charitable contributions of the organization number in the millions of dollars and thousands of hours each year. As a fraternal society, there is also a world-class benefits arm available to the members and their families.
Woonsocket Council #113 based at All Saints Parish is one of the oldest, most prosperous and largest Knights of Columbus councils in the state. The council was instituted on Jan. 27, 1895 in St. Jean Baptiste Hall on High Street.
As an organization, the Knights do a lot of great things for the community, but a lot of it is kept under cover because we're not out seeking publicity,"