The Knights are Catholic Men, 18 years of age and older, who are committed to making their community a better place, while supporting their Church.  Being a Knight is more than camaraderie; it is being involved with your community;it is supporting your local Catholic Church, while growing in your own faith; it is about protecting and enhancing your family life. For additional information please Click Here.

Our local council, Long Green Valley Council #8736, has been part of the SJE family since the Council’s founding.  Now numbering over 200 members, the Long Green Valley Council is proud to be a vibrant part of the SJE parish community, sponsoring regular activities like our annual Soccer Challenge and Free Throw Challenge for grade-school-aged young people, semi-annual Blood Drives, and our annual “Measure Up” collection for developmental challenged citizens. Local Knights are deeply involved in parish life, and can be found involved in many ministries throughout the parish.If you want to learn more about the activities of our Council, we invite you to take a look at our monthly newsletter.

Long Green Valley Council #8736 meets the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month in our Hall located on SJE Campus next to SJE School.  Meetings are open to member Knights only, with a business meeting (2nd Tuesday) at 8pm following by Social Meeting (4th Tuesday) of every month at 8pm.

If you are already a Knight, we invite you to join us for our monthly meeting.  If you are not yet a Knight, and would like to join, we invite you to ask any Knight, contact us by e-mail at webmaster@kofc8736.org

Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J. McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature on March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society. The Order is still true to its founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity.

The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.

The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican, brought about what has become the world’s foremost Catholic fraternal benefit society. The Order has helped families obtain economic security and stability through its life insurance, annuity and long-term care programs, and has contributed time and energy worldwide to service in communities.

The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to more than 14,000 councils and 1.8 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.