Powell Council Website
 |
| "Together we aspire, together we achieve" |
Mrs. Frances Powell, widow of Robert W. Powell for whom the council was named, passed away on Thursday March 3rd. The wake will be on Sunday March 7th and Monday March 8th at 2-4 and 7-9 at Hartnett Funeral Home and the funeral will be on Tuesday March 9th at 11A.M. at St. Martha's interment at Holy Rood Cemetary.
 | Pope Benedict has declared 2009-2010 as "the Year of the Priest."
As the right arm of the Catholic Church, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson has encouraged all Brother Knights to patricipate. You can find out more information, and order prayer cards, by clicking here.
Robert W. Powell Council is in solidarity with our Priests!
|
If you've ever wondered just who we are and what we do, click here!
Have you been through the website lately? We've "tweaked' the design of the Council News Page, plus added our newsletter, the Powellite. In fact, you can now download back issues of the Powellite, and then some. We've also streamlined both the Wall of Worthies and Tempus Fugit pages.
More Council news can be found by click on "Council News" on the left. And in
"Council News" you can download the latest Powellite!
We're Uniondale's council in the Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal organization. The Knights, often called "the right arm of the Catholic Church," were founded by Rev. Michael J. McGivney in 1882.
"The Knights of Columbus are always there for us in good times and in bad . . . thank you (Knights) for all you do." -William F. Murphy, Bishop of Rockville Centre
Robert W. Powell council began on March 9, 1952. We serve Uniondale, St. Martha's Parish, and our country under the principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism. We meet at the American Legion Hall in Uniondale on the first and third Wednesdays of every month at 8:00 pm.
"(Knights of Columbus) represent the very best in Catholic manhood." -Rev. Anthony Heinlein, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Massapequa Park
All practicing Catholic men 18 years of age and older are encouraged to join the Knights of Columbus. Catholic boys between the ages of 10 and 18 in the Uniondale area are welcome to join our Squires Circle, Rev. John J. Byrne #999.
Our mailing address is P.O. Box 290, Uniondale, N.Y.11553, our phone number is (516) 481-2578. Our E-mail address is
PowellCouncil@koc3488.com.
"The Knights of Columbus stand for what's clean, moral, wholesome, and effective in American manhood when that is crowned with the teachings of Holy Mother Church . . . " -Archbishop John Ireland, 1898
The "countdown" in Powell Council Happenings is courtesy of Dynamic Drive
The slide show (Wall of Worthies and Fourth Degree) is courtesy of Kurt Grigg JavaScript
Webmaster, Mike Dragonetti
