Life
The Knights of Columbus remains firmly committed to defending the right to life of every human being, from the moment of conception to natural death. Countless councils and individual Knights conduct projects aimed to build a culture of life in their communities. What we choose to do, or not do, about abortion, euthanasia, human cloning and embryonic research impacts lives for generations to come. Take action now and support a culture that values human life at all stages. Here are some of the programs and activities that our council does to promote a culture of life. The closest will usually appear first in the list.
- Respect Life Prayer Vigils
- Life Line Pregnancy Center
- Room At The Inn
- March For Life (DC, NC and Wilmington)
- Polar Plunge
- LAMB Foundation
The last, LAMB Foundation, is a major initiative of the Knights of Columbus in North Carolina. Our council maintains a leadership position in this worthy organization.
To support the Wilmington LifeLine Pregnancy Center, the council will work with the Saint Mark Respect Life ministry in conducting a Baby Bottle Campaign during Advent. On the first Sunday of Advent, baby bottles are distributed to the parish community asking those taking them to fill them with loose change. The bottles are collected on the Feast of the Holy Family (the Sunday after Christmas).
Each October 14, in recognition of Christopher Columbus, we will recognize the first born child of New Hanover County by a $100 donation to a life-affirming charitable organization in the county. In the past we provided 32 receiving blankets to the New Hanover Regional Medical Center's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).