The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, and 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 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 on the last Thursday of the month. Steve Torres is the point of contact. Call the parish office (505) 839-7952.