The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus. There are more than 1.7 million members in 14,000 councils, with nearly 200 councils on college campuses. Membership is limited to "practicing Catholic" men aged 18 or older.

Led by the quiet and unassuming curate of St. Mary’s Parish in New Haven, Conn., a small group of men established the Knights of Columbus in the church basement in the spring 1882. Father Michael J. McGivney saw clearly that both Catholics and the Church faced serious problems in the last half of the nineteenth century such as anti-Catholicism and ethnic prejudice; under-employment; lack of social standing and early loss of the breadwinner.

Brother Mathias Barrett Council 10560 and St. Joseph the Worker Assembly 3227 are based at St. Joseph on the Rio Grande Parish. Council meetings are held on the first Tuesday each month and Assembly Meetings are held on the last Thursday of the month.

The current Council Grand Knight is Anthony Sanchez. You may call him at 505.897.4514 or email him at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The Assembly Faithful Navigator is John Garcia. John may be reached at 505.867.6458 or you can email him at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .