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Who are the Knights?

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic family fraternal service organization with nearly 1.7 million members. It provides members and their families with volunteer opportunities in service to the Catholic Church, their communities, families and young people.

Our Council

Our Council received its Charter in 1901 and is one of the oldest active Councils of the order. We currently have almost 200 members on our roster. We are proud of our continued involvement with many fundraising activities for worthy local charitable organizations. Our members and their families share a common interest in “doing the right thing” and “getting involved”. We intend to continue our efforts for a long time to come.

If you choose to join General Sherman Father Shine Council 569, or our Columbiette Auxiliary, you will have the opportunity to join your brother Knights in supporting charities such as “The Bridge to Life”, “The Special Olympics”, “St. Mary’s Hospital for Children”, “The NYPD Widow’s and Children’s Fund” and many others. At our Council CHARITY is, and always will be, our First Point of Order.
Our Council also offers a full slate of family oriented activities and events throughout the year. Our monthly newsletter, “The Flushing Knight”, will keep you informed of upcoming events. Our clubhouse is conveniently located on Pidgeon Meadow Road just one block North of Kissena Park. Our Building consists of a social club on the first floor and a banquet hall downstairs. Our RENTAL HALL is available for private parties and can accommodate up to 100 people. Our landscaped Council yard is completed with horseshoe pits and a Bar-B-Que. It’s a great place for the kids to play. We are open 4 days a week, and our big screen TV's always feature local sporting events. Feel free to stop in anytime to play a video game, shoot a game of pool, play ping-pong, throw some darts or just relax and enjoy the company of our members at the Council Bar.

Application forms for Membership are available from any member of our council or contact:
Grand Knight, Freddie Jost (phone: 917-577-7499 / E-mail: fmjcj2@msn.com)
or our Membership Coordinator:
Past Grand Knight Christopher “Duke” Sofield
(phone:718-353-1372 / E-mail: cduke170@yahoo.com)

HAVING A GOOD TIME FOR A GOOD CAUSE!!!

Click on the banner above to Join our Walk Team and/or make a donation.

This Sunday, May 20th - 8th ANNUAL WALK & FAMILY FUN DAY FOR ST. MARY’S KIDS

Our Team Web Page is ready to go. Information about Registration has been sent to our E-mail subscribers and posted on our Website.

Our GK has been named as Chairman of the St. Mary’s Walk committee. Register yourself and join the fun for the benefit of St. Mary’s Kids. Call Freddie at (917)577-7499 if you’d like to join our volunteer staff for the event.

See the Flier below for information about the event:

Saturday, May 29th, Gen. Sherman – Fr. Shine Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony

   This year’s ceremony promises to be our biggest to date. Bring us your tired and tattered American Flags so that we can retire them with the Dignity and Respect that they deserve!
   Our Council will open at 1:00pm and the Ceremony will start at 2:00pm SHARP.
   The Ceremony will be followed by a BBQ for all in our Council’s Yard.
(Admission: We ask that all attending Adults please donate $5.00 to our Council’s Charity Fund.