Trinity Council 313    •   P.O. Box 1427   •    Bethlehem, PA 18016-1427   •

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic family fraternal service organization with 1.6 million members. It provides members and their families with volunteer opportunities in service to the Catholic Church, their communities, families and young people. As a member of the Knights of Columbus you and your family enjoy many benefits, including 12 free issues annually of the Columbia magazine, the world's largest Catholic family magazine, eligibility to join the Knights of Columbus top-ranked life insurance program, and many more family and personal benefits. Members meet monthly and there are several family dinners throughout the year. A summer family picnic, Member and Spouse Christmas party, Children’s Christmas party, St. Patrick's Day Dinner, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Color Corp, and charitable fund raising for Special Olympics and ARC are just some of the many activities that brothers and their families are encouraged to participate in throughout the year. Join in the fun and help serve your community.. Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to practicing Catholic men in union with the Holy See, who are at least 18 years old. A practicing Catholic is one who lives up to the Commandments of God and the precepts of the Church. Application blanks are available from any member of the Knights of Columbus. For further information on membership and membership applications, please contact the Council’s Grand Knight Phil Comito at  610-866-4883 e-mail address philkathpa@aol.com or the Deputy Grand Knight Jack Spirk at 610-954-0347 e-mail jspirk@northampton.edu . Any Third Degree member in good standing, one year after the anniversary of his First Degree, is eligible for membership in the Fourth Degree. The primary purpose of the Fourth Degree is to foster the spirit of patriotism by promoting responsible citizenship and a love of and loyalty to the Knights' respective countries through active membership in local Fourth Degree groups (called "assemblies"). Certain members of the Fourth Degree serve as honor guards at civic and religious functions, an activity that has brought worldwide recognition to the Knights of Columbus. The Fourth Degree Assembly, Lehigh Valley Assembly 931 , meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month at Ss. Peter and Paul Byzantine Church in Bethlehem at 7:30 PM. The Ladies Auxiliary's is a 4^th Degree Knights function and meets at the Ss. Peter and Paul Byzantine Church at the same time as the 4^th degree meeting of the Lehigh Valley Assembly 931 at 7:30 on the 4^th Tuesday of each month. The Ladies Auxiliary main function is to support the men and the council. They do this primarily by providing help at events. Under the guidance of Christian Brother Barnabas McDonald (1865-1929), the first Columbian Squires circle was instituted in 1925. Membership in the Squires is for Catholic boys between the ages of 12 and 17. Squires' activities are many, varying from spiritual to active service for the Church and community. Each circle elects officer members from their own rank, teaching skills of leadership and responsibility.