In Solidarity with Pope Benedict XVI


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The Knights of Columbus Special Incentive Program Honors Pope Benedict XVI

As a display of the Order's admiration and loyalty to Pope Benedict XVI, a campaign of degrees and recruiter incentives in his honor will be in place through the end of this fraternal year. Your council is urged to join other councils throughout our Order in this special recognition of the love that the members of the Knights of Columbus hold for the pope.

Below are details on the various components of this program.

Also below you will find information on materials to assist your council in honoring our pope.

First Degree Exemplification

All First Degree exemplifications through the end of the 2007-08 fraternal year will be held in honor of Pope Benedict XVI.

Recruiters

For every new or readmitted member brought into the Order until June 30, 2008, the recruiter will be presented with a specially minted medallion commemorating his efforts toward growing the Order during our 125th anniversary year.

New Members

Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, Pope Benedict XVI and Supreme Chaplain Bishop William E. Lori. Every new member proposed into the Order until June 30, 2008, will be presented with a limited-edition certificate (#9702) commemorating the papal visit to the United States. Use this certificate template when completing certificates for your new members. Fill in the proper information and then print the completed certificate on your computer's printer.

Each new Knight recruited until June 30, 2008, will have his name listed in a special book that Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson will present to Pope Benedict XVI.

Special Bonus: Grand Knights & District Deputies

Each year, grand knights who attain Star Council status are entered into a drawing for one of three trips to New Haven, and district deputies who attain Star District status are also entered into a drawing for three trips.

In honor of our 125th anniversary year, grand knights who attain Double Star Council status for the 2007-2008 fraternal year will be entered into a drawing for three additional trips, and district deputies who attain All-Star District will be entered into a drawing for three additional trips to the city where our Order was founded.

	Related Links


	125th Convention Greetings from the Pope

	Homily from Pope Benedict XVI's Inaugural Mass

	Knights of Columbus and the Papacy

	"Experience of a Lifetime" Membership Campaign