Local Knights of Columbus Are Asking the Community to Come Together and Pray the Rosary

Augusta, ME, October 26, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Knights of Columbus Abnaki Council 334, located at St. Michael Parish, is inviting all members of the Central Maine area to participate in the organization’s Family Rosary Program. This service will be conducted on Sunday, October 29th, prior to the 10am mass at St. Augustine Church.

This rosary service will be conducted using a finger rosary. Knights will be providing all those in attendance with the finger rosaries and prayer booklets. The booklet includes a section on how to use the finger rosary and the prayers necessary for praying the rosary. Participants may also bring their own rosaries to use during the service.

The Knights of Columbus was founded in 1882, by the Venerable Father Michael McGivney, a priest at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, Conn. With charity as its first principle, the organization has grown to 1.88 million members worldwide. Last year, the Knights donated more than 173 million and more than 71.5 million hours of service to charitable causes.