Rosary Program | Knights of Columbus

Overview

The Knights of Columbus Rosary Program encourages councils to promote devotion to the rosary in our families and parishes by scheduling regular rosary prayer services on any day of the week, at any time of the year, with the guidance of their pastor. Councils should personally invite each family of the parish and offer attending families a copy of the Knights of Columbus Catholic Information Service’s A Scriptural Rosary for the Family (#319). Encourage families to read this booklet and learn how their faith can be strengthened through a devotion to Our Lady, while praying the rosary at home together regularly. Kits with rosary rings,rosary prayer guides, and leader books are available for councils to order. For Rosary program resources, visit www.kofc.org/rosary.

Action Steps

Identify a program chairman to oversee all action steps and delegate tasks, as needed. If coordinating with the parish, confirm pastor approval with grand knight, and then set up subsequent parish ministry collaboration meetings.
Contact your grand knight, financial secretary, or program director to order Rosary program resources, such as the Rosary Program Kit (#SR-Kit) through Supplies Online via Officers Online.
Build public interest for the event! Promote the Rosary Program in your parish and larger community through a variety of efforts:
- Prominently display promotional posters
- Post a signup sheet in the parish hall to gauge interest
- Bulletin announcements
- Pulpit announcements
- Posting on your council and parish website / social media pages
On the day of the event, wear Knights of Columbus-branded apparel and have the council membership director set up a table with brochures and membership documents (including Prospect Cards #921A). Do not forget that this event is a recruiting opportunity!
Enlist a fellow Knight or community member to photograph each service.
To gain credit for your program, complete the associated reporting forms.
- Immediately after each session of your program, complete the Fraternal Programs Report Form (#10784)
- At the end of the fraternal year, complete the Columbian Award Application (#SP-7)

Note: This program evolved from the Fifth Sunday Rosary Program and, as such, was originally envisioned to be held at least five times a year. While the Fifth Sunday aspect of the program is no longer necessary,councils should hold rosary prayer services at least four times a year (quarterly) to successfully meet program requirements and are encouraged to host prayer series monthly.

Resources

#SR-Kit- Rosary Program Kit (quantities of resources contained in SR-KIT are in parentheses below)

#4772- Guide to Praying the Rosary (25 per kit)

#10355- Horizontal Poster (5 per kit)

#319- A Scriptural Rosary for the Family Booklet (1 per kit)

#PG-210- Finger Rosaries (25 per kit)

Program resources can be ordered by your grand knight, financial secretary and/or program director on Supplies Online via Officers Online.

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