Knights of Saint Columba
The Knights of Saint Columba is a Catholic fraternal service organisation and the largest of its kind in Britain.
Founded in Glasgow in 1919, it is named in honour of Saint Columba, a Christian missionary from Ireland who helped to introduce Christianity to people in Northern Britain.
We are dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity and Fraternity and have more than 4,000 members in over 300 Councils across England, Scotland and Wales. Membership is limited to practising Catholic men aged 16 or older.
We exist to support the mission and doctrine of the Catholic Church and at the same time to work for the “spiritual and material good of its members and their families”.
We are a founder member of the International Alliance of Catholic Knights. (I.A.C.K.)
We follow the social teachings of the Catholic Church and work for the moral and social welfare of our communities and in particular to help the development of young people. Our members strive to achieve all these aims through Charity, Unity and Fraternity.
We are organised locally into Councils. The local one which covers five of the parishes in Sutton Deanery, is East Surrey Council 237, which was formed in 1931. Our meeting place is in Holy Cross Parish but we currently meet jointly with neighbouring Worcester Park Council 328 meeting monthly at St Christopher’s, Cheam who cover the other parishes of the Deanery.
For further information please visit www.ksc.org.uk please use the contact form. We will get back to you.
Parents, Babies and Toddlers Group
We meet every Monday (term time only) 9.15 – 11.00 am in the Parish centre. There are a variety of toys, books and activities including crafts and Play-Doh. There is also a baby area for the youngest children. Tea and coffee are available; with toast,
fruit and a drink for the children. Each session ends with songtime. It is a popular group but space sometimes limits entry. A £1.50 contribution per child over 6 months helps towards the Group’s running costs. Volunteer’s to help with the teas and with running the group are always welcome. ( currently suspended due to restrictions)
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We are a group of ladies who love ‘doing’ flowers.
We work to a rota arranging the flowers on a Friday or Saturday morning, singly or in pairs depending on the work involved, but all teaming up for Christmas and Easter.
We love to plan appropriate foliage and flowers to match the Church’s seasons. Weddings are also big occasions and we can offer to make bridal bouquets, corsages and buttonholes and many other arrangements for the big day. We are also able to offer a similar service for funerals and baptisms.
Advent and Lent are times for a break from flowers to suit these penitential seasons, and this allows the Church to almost literally blossom at both Christmas and Easter.
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