Peckham ~ Council 117
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Bird in Bush Road, Peckham, London SE15 1RH
Mass at Aylesford Priory
The Knights of St Columba is the largest Catholic family fraternal
service organization in the UK with seven thousand members. It provides members and their
families with volunteer opportunities in service to the Catholic Church,
their communities, families and young people.
The
work of the knights is carried out at both a local and national level.
The KSC's successful national 'Wells for Water' campaign,
which raised £277.000 over three years was followed by Projects to support
the 'Help the Hospices' movement over two years which raised in
excess of £109,000 and a Project known as 'Partners for Health'
which
ran until 2005 and raised £140,000. The current National
Action Project known as 'Unsung Heroes' will run until 2008. In
conjunction with the Samaritans, the Knights of St Columba have launched a life-saving
partnership, through a three-year fundraising
scheme.
Locally, the Knights of St Columba undertake various activities to
provide support and assistance to the Community at large, families, the
young and
the Church. Such service can range from providing financial support for 'good causes' or sponsoring sporting activities for young people. Knights give freely of their time and energy to enhance the spiritual well-being of the local community; distributing posters; erecting Christmas cribs in prominent places; organizing seminars on social teaching; vocation exhibitions and adopting a moral stance on life issues.