The Council’s Semi-Annual Cigar Night Happy Hour.

To be held at Cappelli Brothers Cigar Company 211 S 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

The Knights of Columbus San Salvador Council will take part in our first St. Nicholas of Tolentine Mass, Procession & Italian Festival since moving into St. Nick’s Parish

Arrive at 10:00AM, mass will begin at 10:30AM (30 minutes earlier than the usual 11AM mass @ St. Nick’s)

FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO WALK WITH US

The Procession will begin immediately following mass. The council will have a booth set-up from end of the procession until 6:30PM (festival runs until 9PM)

The Knights of Columbus San Salvador Council 283 will be taking part again in the annual Columbus Day/Italian American Heritage Day Parade &Festival

FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THE COUNCIL ARE INVITED TO WALK WITH US

The Mass for the parade is at St. Monica's (2422 S. 17th St. Philadelphia, PA 19145) @ 10AM. (optional attendance for brothers)

We will be staging at the corner of Broad and Snyder beginning at 11:30 AM for the parade. We will be presenting the Mother Cabrini statue to South Philadelphia. This is a major event for our council and the South Philadelphia community. Please arrive promptly by 11:30AM.

The parade will process down Broad Street to Marconi Plaza (2800 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19145) and into the festival area where our booth will be located

The Knights of Columbus San Salvador Council 283 will be participating again this year in the ALSF Walk to end Childhood Cancer on Saturday, October 26, 2024 8 AM – 11 AM in the Philadelphia Navy Yard Marine Parade Grounds (4747 S Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19112)

We are sponsoring a team again this year, and will be saying a silent rosary for those children battling cancer and their families during the walk while carrying the council flag.

Please register as an Awareness Walker ($30 donation, Includes an untimed race bib and a limited-edition t-shirt) under our team: Knights of Columbus San Salvador Council 283's Team

Registration Link: https://www.alexslemonade.org/end-childhood-cancer-5k/register

The Knights of Columbus San Salvador Council will be taking part in this year’s Boot Up Philly Volunteer Day 10/19/2024 @ 8:45 AM (Location: St. John's Hospice - 1221 Race St Philadelphia, PA 19107)

Please use the registration link to sign-up for work on one of the three: "Boot Up Philly - Food Service Group" the "Boot Up Philly - Inventory Runners" or the "Boot Up Philly - Hospitality Group"

Please register using the link HERE

SJH’s annual Boot Up Philly event takes place Saturday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-noon at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center (Cathedral Parking Lot) in Philadelphia. This free event provides essential cold-weather items like new boots, socks, winter coats, underwear, and personal care products for those in need.

Join us Sunday, November 16, 2025 for our 1st Annual Mother Cabrini Feast Day Mass at Epiphany of Our Lord Church in South Philadelphia.

Mother Cabrini, the first United States citizen to be declared a saint, worked tirelessly on behalf of her fellow Italian immigrants, opening schools, hospitals, and orphanages across the United States. It was because of her life and legacy she has been recognized as patron saint of immigrants.

The mass will be presided over by our Worthy Chaplain, Fr. Casey. During the mass he will be blessing our procession banner of Fr. McGivney which will be hung in the lower shrine at the church.

Rosary: 4:30PM
Mass: 5:00PM

Parking available at the church.

In 2024 The Knights of Columbus San Salvador Council 283 raised money for the purchase of a statue of Mother Cabrini. Inspired by her story, we commissioned the creation of this statue to honor the immigrant heritage of the people of Philadelphia and to serve as a symbol of the contributions of Italian Americans in our community. Our council hopes this statue will continue to serve as a permanent unifying symbol for the people of South Philadelphia, and exist as a lasting memorial to those who sacrificed much so that we all could be here today.

Each year the statue makes appearances at a number of annual events. Beginning at the Procession of Saints in May at the Annual Italian Market Festival at St. Paul’s, it visits St. Augustine in Old City for Mother Cabrini National Migration Week Mass, is processed through the streets of South Philadelphia during the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Italian Festival Mass and the South Philadelphia Italian Heritage Parade, and will conclude at the Mother Cabrini Feast Day Mass at Epiphany of Our Lord.

The statue is permanently housed with a remembrance book at St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Church in the Italian Market, the first Italian National Parish in the United States. It made its debut the weekend of the 2024 South Philadelphia Italian-American Heritage Parade.

Unity is very important in our world which has become so divided. It is in times like this that we need symbols of hope and love for our fellow man. We find this love in the image of Christ. And we find it in the lives of the lives of the Saints who followed Him. Saints who gave us a template on how to follow in the footsteps of Christ. Saints like Francis Cabrini.

Like Mother Cabrini we as Knights of Columbus seek to live out our Catholic faith beyond mass on Sundays. In our parishes and in our communities. Through our daily lives and works. We encourage all to follow the example Mother Cabrini set for us and live out our faith through prayer and through action.