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The 'Year for Priests'

The 'Year for Priests' Prayer Card

The centerpiece of the Order's program for this yearlong celebration (June 19, 2009 – June 19, 2010) is a new holy card (#4864, available in English, French, Spanish and Polish) featuring a prayer for priests.  This prayer may be used at all council meetings and events, as well as in the homes of members during their family prayers. The card features an icon, written by Marek Czarnecki (www.seraphicrestorations.com ), showing Christ in Mass vestments with a gold pelican over his heart, the ancient symbol of self-sacrifice. At the bottom of the icon is an altar prepared for Mass, and at the sides are Melchizedek, whose sacrifice of bread and wine prefigured the Eucharist, and St. John Vianney the patron of parish priests. The back of the card includes a prayer for priests.

How to Order Holy Cards

For Knights of Columbus Units
Samples are being mailed to every council in the U.S. and Canada.  Additional quantities of holy cards (#4864) can be ordered using a Requisition Form (#1).  Supplies are available in packs of 100 cards.  The first pack of 100 cards ordered by a council, assembly or circle will be free, subsequent sets cost $3 each to offset standard shipping and handling costs.

For Dioceses, Parishes and Individuals
Please use this form to place an order.  Supplies are available in packs of 100 cards, at a cost of $3 per pack to offset standards shipping and handling costs.

"Year for Priests" Certificates

www.kofc.org/eb/en/images/268_9_09_221.jpg New member certificates honoring “YEAR FOR PRIESTS” (#268 09/09) can be ordered from the Supply Department. You may print the candidate’s name and date on the certificate on your home computer by using the template link. You may also print the certificate directly from your home computer. We recommend using high quality paper and a color printer to assure the quality of the finished product.

'In Solidarity With Our Priests' certificate

The “In Solidarity With Our Priests” certificate (#4362) is the perfect item to present priests with during your Founder’s Day activities. This attractive certificate includes spaces for the grand knight’s signature as well as the recipient’s name. Knights of Columbus certificate folders (#4100) are available for $2 each and black frames (#1973) are  available for $2.50 each.

Show the Everyone Has a Vocation to Love. What's Yours?

Show the Everyone Has a Vocation to Love. What's Yours? ( #50046, available from Fraternal Services at no cost except for $3 shipping and handling) and council events and give copies to local parishes and Catholic schools. This dvd contains the five vocations-related productions: The Vocation to the Priesthood,  The Vocation to the Religious Life for Women, The vocation to the Religious Life for Men, The Vocation to Marriage, and The Vocation to the Laity. These productions can also be viewed and downloaded at no charge by going to www.kofc.org/films.

Parish Priest

/cmf/images/promo/ParishPriest_140.jpgParish Priest: Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism is the definitive biography of our founder, a post-Civil War-era priest at St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Conn., whose cause for sainthood is under consideration by the Vatican.

Consider reading excerpts from this book at your events, and presenting copies of the publication to your parish priests, a local library, Catholic schools, or to outstanding members of your council.

Use this link to order copies of  Parish Priest

'The Life and Legacy of Father McGivney'

Show The Life and Legacy of Father McGivney to members, families and guests at any council events. This production chronicles the life of this holy and hardworking priest through his boyhood and priesthood to his death in 1890 at age 38. Although his life was short, his impact was enormous. You can view and order the video by using the link above.

Father McGivney Prayer Cards

Distribute Father McGivney prayer cards (#2617) available in English, French or Spanish at no cost during all events. Also distribute copies of The Life and Legacy of Father McGivney booklet (#2045 – available in limited quantities of 50 copies or less per order).

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New Haven, CT 06507
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New Haven, CT 06510
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