North Carolina State Columbiettes at 3537 MacCumber Court, Fayetteville, NC 28311 US - The History of the North Carolina Columbiettes
The History of the North Carolina Columbiettes
In the Fall of 1991, Margaret Wayman, a transplanted member from St. John Neumann Auxiliary in Florida, started the idea of having Columbiette auxiliaries in North Carolina. She placed notices in the Bulletins of the five area churches and they responded positively. In March 1992, the Bishop Greco Columbiettes Auxiliary was formed and then two years later Holy Cross Auxiliary joined. Three more auxiliaries joined in 1999: Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Father James E. Waters, and Sons of Mother Seton. In 2000, St. Matthews was formed and then Good Shepherd. In 2002, St. Vincent de Paul, Thomas A. Williams, and Holy Angels joined.
The History of the Columbiettes
In 1939, Monsignor J. Francis McIntyre, at that time Chaplain of the New York Chaper Knights of Colunbus, and who later became Cardinal McIntyre of Los Angeles, California, seeing great numbers of women coming out of a Communist rally at Madison Square Garden, conceived the ...
Mission Statement
The chief purpose of the Columbiettes is to stand ready at all times to give service to its affiliated Knights of Columbus Councils. All of the traditions and projects of the Order have been originated, developed, executed and supported by individual members of the Order. The responsibility of ...