358 Newport Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02861
(Council Meeting Place)
401-722-1351
kofc.57@gmail.com
Council Information
The Delaney - St. Teresa Council meets at St. Teresa's Church in Pawtucket on
Newport Avenue. The Grand Knight for 2008-2009 is Bro. Al Hervieux. You can contact the
Grand Knight
by phone at (401) 722-1351, or by email at
alhervieux@cox.net.
Council Meetings
First and third Tuesdays at 7:00pm in the Msgr. Clarke Room at St.
Teresa's Church on Newport Avenue, Pawtucket.
Council Officers (2008-2009)
Grand Knight Al Hervieux
Deputy Grand Knight Bill Goodwin
Treasurer Lou Vertefuille
Recorder Andy Gauthier
About Our Council
The Delaney
Council was founded on July 8, 1890 (see copy of original charter
below) through the efforts of
twenty-eight (28) Brothers. It is named after Rev. Delaney, whose
background is as follows.
The bull of Pope Pius IX erecting the new Diocese of Providence was promulgated on January 31, 1872. After the Diocese of Providence was created and Bishop Hendricken was ordained, another Irish pastor, who was concerned about the number of French Canadians in his parish who did not attend mass, proved to be the catalyst in the creation of the first parish for the French Canadians in the new diocese. In 1872, Fr. Patrick Delaney, the pastor of St. Mary's, Pawtucket, asked a young French-Canadian priest, Fr. Charles Dauray, who was staying with relatives in Central Falls while attempting to recover his health, to offer a special mass on Sunday for the French Canadians with a sermon in French. Fr. Delaney's request proved to be the catalyst for the founding of Notre Dame du Sacre Coeur parish in Central Falls in September 1873 when Fr. Dauray was given charge of the French Canadians in Pawtucket and Central Falls.
The Council, until recently, owned and occupied its own council home on North Bend Street in Pawtucket, RI. In the early part of this decade, the Council could no longer support its own structure and sold the building. It then became affiliated with Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus Church on Newport Avenue in Pawtucket and modified its name to the Delaney - St. Teresa Council #57 in 2005.
The Delaney - St. Teresa Council works
closely with the St. Teresa Parish in Pawtucket, providing funds
for various projects, it's members are very active participants in their
parish.
