This newsletter is written and published for the members of the Knights of Columbus, Ames Council - 2230. Father Michael J. McGivney and a handful of laymen founded it in New Haven, Connecticut, in the basement of St. Mary's Catholic Church in 1882. Today the Knights of Columbus is the world's largest organization of Catholic men and their families. Along with providing financial support for families through insurance, the Knights of Columbus provides support within the Church for programs of evangelization and Catholic education, and for civic involvement and aid to those in need.