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The Knights of Columbus was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1882
in the basement of St
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Pope John
XXIII Council 6250 on James Island, SC invites all potential candidates to
a Third Degree Exemplification on Saturday November 22, 2008.
Registration is at 11:30 AM. The degree will start promptly at 12:30
PM. The registration fee is $7.00 per candidate. Checks should be
made payable to Knights of Columbus Council 6250.
- The
candidate’s Council is to provide a letter stating that the candidate is
eligible to be advanced to the Third Degree. This letter is to be
signed by the Grand Knight or Financial Secretary and is to be hand
carried to the Degree location and presented at registration.
- A coat
and tie is mandatory attire for candidates and members. There will
be no exceptions.
- It is
recommended that certificates and travel cards be prepared in advance
for presentation immediately following the ceremony.
- Lunch
will be available at the conclusion of the exemplification. There will
be a nominal charge for non-candidates. (Candidates’ lunch is included
in the registration fee.)
NOT
LATER THAN NOVEMBER 14TH,
please provide the number of candidates plus those who will be observing
to Council 6250 GK Ed Defourneaux at
843-795-5499 or District Deputy Tom Plichta at
843-766-4888 or 843-302-1591 (cell).
The
Degree will be at Nativity Church, 1061 Folly Road, James Island, SC
29412. |
The Knights
of Columbus was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1882 in the basement of
St. Mary's Catholic Church by Father Michael J. McGivney and a handful of
Catholic laymen. The aim of the founder and those first members was to set up a
parish-based lay organization that offered insurance benefits. In an era when
parish and fraternal societies were popular, Father McGivney felt there should
be some way to strengthen the religious faith of his flock and provide
financial support for families overwhelmed by illness or the death of the
breadwinner.
Today we have grown from that one local unit, or council, to nearly 13,000
councils in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, Puerto Rico,
Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands,
Guatemala, Guam, Poland and Saipan.
Membership is nearly 1.7 million dues-paying members plus their families -
approximately 4.5 million people total - many of whom are actively involved in
volunteer service programs for the Catholic Church, their communities, their
families, young people and one another.
In 2005, members reported volunteering 64,039,706 hours of service and Knights
at all levels donated a record a record $139.7 million to charity, including
$33,638,426 in contributions by the Supreme Council and its charitable
foundations;
$12,685,401 from state councils; and $93,387,792 in donations from councils,
assemblies and Squires circles. The monies raised at
the state and local levels are expended exclusively for state and local programs.
The early system of fraternal benefits has grown into a top-quality life
insurance society, offering a variety of policy plans to members and their
families. Both A. M. Best Co. and Standard & Poor's rate K of C insurance
"Superior" - A++ and AAA, respectively - their highest designations.
The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest organization of Catholic men and
their families, has been called "the strong right arm of the Church,"
and has been cited by popes, presidents and other world leaders for support of
the Church, for programs of evangelization and Catholic education, for civic
involvement and aid to those in need.
"Protecting Families for Generations" is a motto that captures the
Knights' adherence to the legacy of its founder and fidelity to his vision.
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