3 More Awards for 'The Vocation to Marriage'

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7/27/2005

The Order's Vocation to Marriage video/DVD has won three more video industry awards for excellence, including the prestigious Cine Golden Eagle, one of the first major awards won by Hollywood filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.

The Knights' video was entered in the industry competitions by its producer, Lumen Catechetical Consultants Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Silver Spring, Md.

In addition, The Vocation to Marriage won an Award of Excellence in the Accolade Competition, which honors "outstanding craft and creativity in film, video, television and commercials." It was also a winner of an Award of Distinction in the Videographer Awards 2005 competition. The Videographer Awards is an "international awards organization that helps set standards for the video production industry."

The The Vocation to Marriage is the second title in a planned four-part series of films on vocations being produced by the Knights. Also available is The Vocation to the Priesthood.

Production is under way for the third video, The Vocation to the Religious Life for Women. The final title will explore The Vocation of the Laity.

The Vocation to Marriage and The Vocation to the Priesthood are each available from the Supreme Council office and run approximately 30 minutes.

Shipping and handling for up to two copies is $3 (US/CAN funds). Checks should be made payable to the Knights of Columbus and sent to:

Knights of Columbus
Department of Fraternal Services
1 Columbus Plaza
New Haven, CT 06510-3326.

Please indicate quantity desired, title(s) preferred and format (video or DVD). The films are yours to keep.