Knights of Columbus

The Bishop Kevin Britt Council is a collaborative effort of St. Robert of Newminster Parish in Ada and St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Grand Rapids.

The Grand Knight for 2011-2012 is Sean Gibbons. You can contact him by phone at 616-682-5355, or by email at sean.gibbons@comcast.net.

The Third Tuesday of each month is the General Membership meeting. It takes place at 7:30pm in the Newminster Hall of St. Robert Church in Ada. St Robert of Newminster Parish is located at 6477 Ada Drive, Ada, MI 49301.

Usually we hold a First Degree ceremony to welcome new members at the General Membership Meeting in September, December, March, and May.

The Officer meeting occurs on the Second Tuesday of each month at the same location. For July and August, the Officer Meeting will take place one hour before the General Membership meeting, on the third Tuesday, at 6:30pm.

Bishop Kevin Britt Council was originally founded as Msgr. Raymond Sweeney Council in 1982 at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Msgr. Sweeney was a past State Chaplain and former pastor of St. Thomas. At the time of the formation of this Council, the pastor of St. Thomas was Fr. James Cusack. Fr. Cusack was a 4^th degree member of the Knights of Columbus and very interested in the growth of the Knights of Columbus. He was instrumental in the formation of new councils in his previous parishes.

More detail of how the Council has grown and changed from 1982 to today is being developed and will appear here at a future date.

The council name was changed shortly after the untimely death of Bishop Kevin Britt. Bishop Britt was an avid member of the Knights of Columbus and became a 4^th degree member at an exemplification many of our members attended. The name was changed to honor his memory and dedication. A fund providing for scholarships for seminarians is now named for Msgr. Sweeney.