The Parish Offices will be closed on Monday, May 31st for Memorial Day.
24 hour Adoration begins Monday, May 17th
at 8am until Tuesday at 8am.
Please consider signing up for an hour with our Lord.
24 hour Adoration is every third Monday of the month. We would like to have 2 people signed up for every hour, that way the hour is always covered. Currently, there are a few hours that do not have one regular adorer. Please click the button below or contact the Religious Ed office if you think you are interested. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you.
225-654-5885 or religioused@sjb-ola.org
JOIN THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
W/ ONLINE MEMBERSHIP
Are you a Catholic man looking to put your faith into action? Be a key part in bringing a culture of faith to life in your home, community or parish. Let the Knights help you.
The Knights of Columbus are Catholic men who lead, serve, protect and defend. We share a desire to be better husbands, fathers, sons, neighbors and role models and to put charity and community first. You can now join the KC’s via online membership. With this membership, you join a fraternity of millions of other Catholic men.
ONLINE MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Members who join online will receive the following:
- Welcome Package – All new members will receive a Welcome Package(contents include membership card, Columbia, welcome letter, and copy of Into the Breach).
- Access to Online Membership Portal – All new members will receive full access to the Online Membership portal and all of its faith, values, insurance, and charitable content, as well as Supreme Council and State Council news and events content.
- Membership Communications – Members will receive weekly emails from the Supreme Council on a variety of topics, including faith formation, public policy developments, charitable opportunities, financial planning, Order-wide news, and membership events.
- Programs & Events – Members will be eligible to participate in or attend local, regional, and national charitable and fraternal events.
- Columbia Magazine – Members will receive the print edition of our monthly magazine, as well as any special fraternal publications produced throughout the year.
Join the Knights of Columbus online at: https://www.kofc.org/secure/en/join/join-the-knights.html
WHO ARE THE ZACHARY KNIGHTS?
In addition to online membership, Catholic men may optionally join a local KC Council. The Bishop Robert E. Tracy Council #10080 is the local KC Council here in Zachary chartered at St. John the Baptist. The council is named after the founding bishop of the Diocese of Baton Rouge. Council #10080 is made up of a core group of approximately 30 men working to put their faith into action in our parish, Church, and community. As Zachary and our church parish grows, the need for service grows as well! Consider joining KC Council #10080 in Zachary to answer the call for service and “be sent” as a witness to Christ here in Zachary.
WHAT DO THE ZACHARY KNIGHTS DO?
Council members in the local Zachary council focus on activities to support faith, family, community & life in our area:
- Faith – The men’s faith formation program, That Man is You!, is led & organized by KCs. We volunteer regularly with St. John’s Office of Religious Education as support staff & Catechists. The Sunday morning Road to Emmaus program and our parish RCIA program are led by a Knight!
- Family – Fundraisers benefit family financial support for youth faith-based camps like Camp Abbey. KC Council 10080 sponsors the annual Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest and organizes the Consecration to the Holy Family.
- Community – Zachary Knights have led clean-up and construction efforts for hurricane relief, parish campus improvements, and supporting the Metanoia House. The council has donated funds to the Zachary Food Pantry and members often volunteer to support feeding Zachary citizens. KCs in Zachary sponsor both an essay contest & a scholarship program for Catholic high schoolers. In the past, we have financially supported the Bronco Buddies Prom for special needs high schoolers.
- Life – Fundraising activity supports local teen attendance to the March for Life in Washington, D.C. We organize prayer vigils near Baton Rouge-area abortion clinics. Zachary KCs donate funds for life-saving ultrasound equipment & other needs at the Woman’s Life Center & Pregnancy Problem Center in Baton Rouge.
HOW DO I JOIN THE ZACHARY KNIGHTS?
After completing your online membership, you can request online to join a local council. You can be matched to KC Council 10080 in Zachary. Then an existing member from the council will contact you to schedule attendance at a new member event hosted in the Parish Activity Center where spouses, children, & other guests are welcome to attend. If you have questions about local council membership, contact Jeff Richards at 225-936-3362.
If you or your Catholic husband are seeking for a way to plug-in to the faith community here at St. John the Baptist, please consider supporting the local Knights of Columbus and register for membership online!
Thank you,
Gabe Kimich
Grand Knight – KC Council 10080
