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Annual Mum Sale Fundraiser

Once again, we are offering beautiful 8-inch Hardy Mum plants from a local Connecticut grower. Mum Colors Available – White – Burgundy – Yellow – Pink – Orange

The cost is $10.00 per plant, the same price as we charged for the last several years.

Plants can be preordered in person after masses on September 12, 13, and September 19, 20 or online at any time through September 20. Pre-orders help us get a more accurate count of the number of plants we need to order. Pickup will be after Masses on September 27/28 and October 3/4.

PREORDER Your mums
Supporting Our Good Works

This is an important Council fundraiser, and 100% of the proceeds from the Mums Sale support the good works of each both councils.

About Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic men’s fraternal benefit society that was formed to be of service to the parish and local community, and to render financial aid to members and their families. The order was founded in 1881 by Father Michael J. McGivney, when he was a 29 year-old parish priest at St. Mary’s in New Haven, and has grown into an international organization of almost 2 million members.

Our Parish has two active councils.  Each council is active in the Parish and participates in a variety of charitable, religious and social events throughout the year. New members are always welcome. Anyone interested in finding out more about the Knights is encouraged to contact one of the council’s Grand Knights.  Our two councils are:

St. Thomas the Apostle:
Msgr. John F. Callahan Council (#3600)

The Msgr. John F. Callahan Council #3600’s monthly meetings are held at the St Thomas the Apostle Parish Center at 6:30 pm on the first Thursday of most months of the year. 

Anyone interested in finding out more about St Thomas’s Council is encourage to contact the Council’s Grand Knight Stephen Cronin cronin62@gmail.com

Seminarians and Vocations

We are proud to support seminarians during their formative years as they prepare for the Priesthood. Over the years, seminarians supported by our Council who have gone on to become Priests in the Archdiocese of Hartford include:

  • Reverend Anthony Federico III – Director of Vocations and Director of Seminarians for the Archdiocese of Hartford
  • Reverend Joshua Wilbur – Pastor, Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Oxford
  • Reverend Martin Chouinard – Parochial Vicar, Saint Thomas & Saint Timothy Parish, West Hartford
  • Reverend Alexander Avendano – Rector, The Shrine of Maria Reina de La Paz Parish, Hartford
  • Reverend Matthew Collins – Pastor, Saint Louis de Montfort Parish, Litchfield
  • Reverend Mitchell Kendrioski – Parochial Vicar, Blessed Michael McGivney Parish, New Haven
  • Reverend Colin Lane – Parochial Vicar, Saint Benedict of Nursia Parish, Wallingford

Seminarians We Are Supporting This Year:

  • Seminarian Gregory Meyer
  • Seminarian Nicholas Chapman
  • Seminarian Brandan Finnegan
  • Seminarian Zachary Phelps
  • Seminarian Franklin Santos
  • Seminarian Asher Kaufman

St. Timothy:
Rev. Francis S. O’Neill Council (#13862)

The Rev. Francis S. O’Neill Council #13862’s monthly meetings are held at St Timothy in Milligan Hall at 7:30 pm on the second Monday of most months of the year.

Anyone interested in finding out more about St Timothy’s Council is encouraged to contact the Council’s Grand Knight, Hal Smullen.

Our officers are:

Grand Knight: Hal Smullen  hasmullen@comcast.net 
860-882-9154

Financial Secretary: Robert Volpe  volpe_r@comcast.net 
860-243-9594
Treasurer: Victor Dowling 
860.521.6060

Recently, the Knights of Columbus Councils of Saint Thomas and Saint Timothy held an Exemplification of the Charity, Unity, and Fraternity Degree at Saint Timothy Church.

During the ceremony, three men—Zach Phelps, Micah Jones, and Father Ruminski—became members of the Knights of Columbus with the Saint Thomas Council. Joining the Saint Timothy Council as a new Brother

Knight was Randy Ewert. All four of these men are now members of the Knights of Columbus in the Third Degree. Members from both Councils attended to show their support for the new Brother

Knights. Congratulations!

Our Good Works of Council 3600

  • Some of our Good Works included the financial and other support of: 
  • The Church of Saint Thomas the Apostle 
  •  The Parish of Saint Thomas and Saint Timothy 
  •  The March for Life in Washington, DC. 
  •  The Respect Life Ministry 
  •  The Children’s Rosary Ministry 
  •  Seminarians in their formative years while studying for the Priesthood.  
  • One of our Seminarians, Joshua Wilbur became Reverend Joshua Wilbur and is serving in Farmington at Saint Patrick’s Church. Another Seminarian we supported is Reverend Anthony Federico III who is currently serving as the Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Hartford. 
  •  The four Seminarians and New Priests we supported this year are Reverend Andres Galeano, Seminarian Colin Lane, Seminarian Gregory Meyers, and Seminarian Anthony Caruso. 
  • The Knights of Columbus Youth Baseball Team in West Hartford (Supported continuously since 1953) 
  • The South Park Inn Shelter in Hartford 
  •  The House of Bread Soup Kitchen in Hartford 
  • The Friendship Center in New Britain  
  • The Special Olympics 
  • Doctors and Nurses of the UCONN Medical Center ICU unit in Farmington 
  • The Chrysalis Center in Hartford 
  • Local Boy Scouts 
  • The Red Cross 
  •  Our Veterans 
  •  The Iwo Jima Memorial in Newington 
  •  Support of the Ukrainian people 
  •  …just to name some recipients over recent years. 

KOC West Hartford Assembly:  Saint John Paul II
(Assembly #3000)

This KOC’s Saint John Paul II Assembly 3000 of West Hartford serves all 5 Knights Councils in West Hartford.
For more information on the Assembly, please visit the Assembly’s Facebook page:  facebook.com/assembly3000

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