Digital Bulletin Board for Knights of Columbus Councils

Mango Display on a Knights of Columbus Council TV showing this week’s events

A Knights of Columbus council runs on top of a parish calendar, layered with the council’s own meetings, degree exemplifications, charitable drives, and fundraising dinners. Keeping members informed through printed bulletin inserts and email blasts alone leaves gaps — especially for the men who just come to the Friday fish fry.

Mango Display puts a TV in the council hall or parish hall that shows everything live from Google Calendar. The Financial Secretary updates the schedule once; the TV handles the rest.

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What Councils Display

  • Council meetings — Officers’ meeting, Business meeting.
  • Degree exemplifications — First Degree, Admission/Formation/Knighthood Degrees, Fourth Degree exemplifications.
  • Fundraisers — Lenten fish fries, pancake breakfasts, spaghetti dinners, Tootsie Roll drive (People with Intellectual Disabilities), Coats for Kids, Keep Christ in Christmas.
  • Council socials — Family nights, steak nights, members-only events.
  • Parish events — Mass times, parish missions, RCIA, adoration hours (when the council hosts).
  • Community service — Blood drives, Habitat builds, Special Olympics support.
  • Memorial Masses — For deceased Brother Knights.
  • Assembly events — If the council hosts a 4th Degree Assembly.

Why Grand Knights and Financial Secretaries Sign Up

The Financial Secretary already owns the calendar. Mango Display just plugs in — same calendar, no extra work.

Lenten fish fry attendance goes up. A TV in the parish vestibule showing “TONIGHT — Lenten Fish Fry, 4:30–7:00 PM, Parish Hall, $12 adults / $6 kids” during the 40 days of Lent is worth more than every bulletin insert combined.

Drives raise more money when they’re visible. Tootsie Roll Drive dates and locations on screen for weeks beforehand translate directly to turnout and donations.

Degree candidates know what’s next. New Brother Knights see upcoming exemplifications the moment they walk in.

Memorial Masses for deceased Brothers get proper visibility. Added to the calendar and displayed with dignity on every screen.

Works With What You Already Have

Mango Display runs on most displays your organization already has. Supported devices include Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TVs (Tizen), Android TV & Google TV, LG Smart TVs (WebOS), Apple iPad, Android and Fire tablets, Amazon Echo Show, Windows PCs, any modern web browser, and Raspberry Pi. If your TV is a smart TV, you can usually install Mango Display directly with no streaming stick at all. If it isn’t, a $30 Amazon Fire Stick or Chromecast does the job. See the full list on our supported display types page.

Add your Post’s Google Calendar and existing Wi-Fi and you’re 15 minutes from a working digital bulletin board — no contractor, no installer required.

PDFs, Sheets & Auto-Generated Graphics (Business Plan)

Many councils publish a monthly newsletter as a PDF. On the Business plan, upload it and it rotates on the TV alongside the calendar. The Tootsie Roll flyer, the pancake breakfast poster, the Keep Christ in Christmas graphic — all show on screen without extra design work.

The Business plan also supports Google Sheets (useful if the Financial Secretary tracks events in a spreadsheet) and auto-generates branded event graphics from your calendar.

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Pricing

  • Free — One screen, no calendar sync.
  • Pro — $5.99/month — Google Calendar integration.
  • Business — $19.99/month — PDFs, Sheets, auto-generated graphics, multiple screens.
  • Enterprise — $49/month — Diocesan or multi-council deployments.

FAQ for Council Officers

Who should run it? The Financial Secretary or Recorder, whichever officer owns the calendar. A younger Brother usually handles the physical TV install.

Can we show a parish calendar alongside the council calendar? Yes. Point Mango Display at multiple Google Calendars — parish events and council events together, color-coded.

Can we use this in the parish hall, not just the council chambers? Yes. Put a TV in the parish vestibule or hall showing public events (fish fry, pancake breakfast, drives). Keep a separate TV in the council room showing officer and members-only events.

Does it handle the Tootsie Roll Drive and Coats for Kids well? Yes — add them to the calendar weeks out, attach the flyer PDF (Business plan), and they appear on every screen through the drive.

Can a diocese deploy this across many councils? Yes — Enterprise is built for diocesan-level deployments.

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Parish Announcements Screen

A parish announcements screen in the vestibule or parish hall lets the Council share Mass-time reminders, upcoming Council meetings, Lenten fish fries, Tootsie Roll drives, coat drives, rosary nights, memorial Masses, and youth events — all alongside the parish’s own calendar. Using a TV as a bulletin board at the parish keeps both the pastor’s announcements and the Council’s events visible to every family that walks in for Mass.

Knights of Columbus Events Display

A Knights of Columbus events display pulls from your Council’s Google Calendar and can also show the parish calendar alongside it. Grand Knight, Financial Secretary, and the program chairs can all add events without touching the design. Fish fries, corporate Communions, degree exemplifications, state convention dates, and Supreme Convention updates all rotate on screen automatically.

Add Photos to Events

Want to show a photo alongside an event — a portrait for a new Knight’s degree, a photo from last year’s fish fry, or a flyer for this Sunday’s coffee and donuts? Attach an image to the Google Calendar event and Mango Display shows it on screen with the event details. Photos aren’t auto-generated — you add the ones you want, whether it’s a portrait for a member’s birthday, a shot from last year’s cookout, a flyer for an upcoming fundraiser, or a headshot for a visiting speaker. The display pulls them straight from the calendar entry.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What should a Knights of Columbus Council show on a digital bulletin board?

Council meetings, fish fries, Tootsie Roll drives, corporate Communions, degree work, memorial Masses, and state convention dates — plus parish Mass times if desired.

Can we show the parish calendar and the Council calendar together?

Yes. Mango Display can pull multiple Google Calendars at once. Events from the parish and the Council rotate on the same screen.

Where should the TV go for maximum visibility?

Most Councils install the screen in the parish vestibule, the parish hall, or the Council meeting room — anywhere parishioners naturally gather before or after Mass.

Start Your Council & Parish Display

Put Council meetings, fish fries, Tootsie Roll drives, corporate Communions, and parish announcements on the vestibule or hall TV in about 5 minutes. Runs on the screens already in the parish. No hardware purchase, no long contracts. 30-day free trial.

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