Affiliated Organizations

The Knights of Columbus is an organization of Catholic men united in charity and dedicated to service. Membership is open to all Catholic men 18 and older.

The St. Charles Borromeo Council is engaged in a variety of activities, from supporting parish events to raising money for causes like disaster relief, persecuted Christians, the prolife movement, and Catholic education. Additionally, monthly “Fraternity Nights” give members an opportunity for fellowship and formation with their brother knights over food and drink.

To learn more about the Knights of Columbus at St. Charles, please visit the council website or contact Craig Vana at (612) 296-7141 or [email protected].

Christ the Lord instructs his disciples, “Be you perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.”  

The Carmelite, in union with Mary, seeks to respond to the Lord’s invitation to evangelical perfection through assiduous prayer, penance, and loving fidelity to daily duties.  Christic meditation, leading to infused contemplation is the foundation of all Carmelite spirituality.  Although we live in the world, we are spiritual hermits, preferring above all else, “to stay each in his own cell or nearby, day and night meditating on the Law of the Lord.”  We pray daily with the whole Church by daily attendance at Mass and recitation of the Divine Office.  Our communion with God becomes a source of redemption of the temporal order, created good by God, but marred by sin.  We give witness to the world as we echo Elijah’s proclamation, ”The Lord of Hosts lives, before whom, I stand.” 

Contact President Julia Sicam at [email protected].

Serra International is a worldwide organization of Catholic men and women working to promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life and the spiritual growth of its members.  Pope John Paul II has challenged Serra to be the “Vocation Arm of the Church.”  

The Serra Club of North- Minneapolis in this area is a well-established club in Serra International.  The club holds luncheon meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.  On the fourth Tuesday the meeting is preceded by Mass at 11:30am.  New members are always welcome.  For more information, contact MaryAnne Frank at 612-787-1182 or [email protected].