About Our Council 
 Monsignor Martin B Power Council 14573•  2950 N Harbor City Blvd • Melbourne, FL, 32935 •
 Our mailing address is:  Knights of Columbus  Council #14573  P.O. Box 362164  Melbourne, FL 32936
Msgr Martin B Power Council is located adjacent to the Ascension Catholic Church in Melbourne, FL. 
The Grand Knight for 2011-2012 is Gerald Grillo. Grand Knight Grillo can be reached by phone at
 (321) 728-1089, or email grandknight@kofc14573.org.

                                                               Our Council's History
Council 14573 was founded in 2008 through the efforts of several dedicated men of the parish. It is named after Monsigor Martin B Power, who served at Ascension for  several years.           

Council 14573 works closely with the Ascension Parish and the greater Melbourne commmunity. Our members are willing and active supporters of their parish and the wider community by volunteering their time,talent and treasure. 

   

                                          Who Are the Knights of Columbus
Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J. McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature on March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society. The Order is still true to its founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity.

The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.

The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican, brought about what has become the world's foremost Catholic fraternal benefit society. The Order has helped families obtain economic security and stability through its life insurance, annuity and long-term care programs, and has contributed time and energy worldwide to service in communities.

The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to more than 14,000 councils and 1.8 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, 
Guatemala, Guam and Saip