St. Joan of Arc Council 9206
San Ramon, California
Why Join?
Reasons why you should join our Council.
  • You want to fill your heart and mind with the joy of giving to others
  • You want to make a difference
  • You want to make your community a better place
  • You want to support your Church
  • You enjoy camaraderie
  • You want to be involved with your community
  • You want to strengthen your faith
  • You want to protect and enhance your family life
12 Reasons why you should be a Knight of Columbus
  1. To unite with men in the largest society of Catholic men in the world working in
    councils situated throughout North America, Europe and the Pacific.
  2. To gain a unique opportunity for personal leadership development through its
    organizational structure.
  3. To share in the Knights’ apostolate for the Catholic Church – the promotion of
    vocations, prayer (particularly the Rosary), religious education and parish activities.
  4. To participate in the Family Life movement of the Knights, a family organization of
    men, women and children.
  5. To work in the community for others who need you.  Each year, many millions of
    dollars and many millions of man-hours of service are given by the Knights in
    charitable and community endeavors, particularly for the retarded, the deaf, the blind,
    youth, the poor, the aged, the sick and many others.
  6. To help build future leaders through the Knights’ own Columbian Squires, and
    through Scouting, CYO, Big Brothers, 4-H Clubs, etc.
  7. To enjoy with your family in your local council a wide variety of social, cultural and
    athletic activities.
  8. To have available to yourself and your family a fraternal low-cost life and health
    insurance program.
  9. To qualify for college student loan and scholarship programs for yourself and your
    family. (Even after the death of a member, his spouse and dependent children
    continue to qualify for these benefits.)  The children of full-time police, fire-fighting
    and regular military personnel who are killed or permanently and totally disabled may
    qualify for a Catholic college educations with all expense paid.
  10. To receive COLUMBIA, the largest Catholic monthly magazine in North America.  
    After the death of a member his spouse continues to receive COLUMBIA for life.
  11. To be remembered with your family in a monthly Mass offered by the Supreme
    Chaplain.  Deceased members are remembered in a daily Mass at St. Mary’s
    Church, the birthplace of the Order in New Haven, Connecticut.
  12. To take pride in helping the Holy Father bring the message of Christ to the world by
    providing annually for global telecasts of the Christmas and Easter liturgies and other
    papal ceremonies from Vatican City.
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