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16 • Present the candidate with a brief history of the Order, at the international and local levels, including programs and activities • Inform the candidate of the benefits of membership • Use the Admission Committee Questionnaire (#391) to determine the candidate’s interests and encourage his involvement in the council’s service program • Advise the candidate of what is expected of him • Timely payment of dues • Attendance at meetings • Participation in programs • Assume a leadership role • Advancing through the higher degrees. 3. Applications for membership from priests and religious shall not be referred to the Admission Committee but shall be presented directly to the council. 4. In cases of reapplication by a former member who has been in an exit status for a period of more than seven years, the applicant must appear before and be approved by the Admission Committee. In addition thereto the reapplicant must establish to the satisfaction of the committee that he has received the degrees of the Order. If this cannot be established the reapplicant shall be required to take any or all degrees. See the “APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP AND THE ADMISSION COMMITTEE” section of the “REFERENCE GUIDE” of this manual for more detailed information. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PARISH ROUND TABLE PROGRAM Knights “have nothing less than a moral obligation to offer every eligible Catholic man the opportunity and the privilege of membership in our Order. Also, we must have a Knights of
17 Columbus presence in every parish.” Those were the words of Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson as he addressed his first meeting of state deputies. A Knights of Columbus presence may be established in one of two ways: by the institution of a new council or by the establishment of a Round Table. Through a Round Table a council works closely with the pastor of each parish or mission that it serves. All Knights in a parish, regardless of their council affiliation, are part of the Round Table. The program, as explained in the brochure The Knights of Columbus Parish Round Table (#2632), makes the tremendous manpower of the Order readily available to the pastor to help him achieve his plans and goals. By means of the Round Table a local council may easily achieve a maximum level of service to all parishes with which it is affiliated. Simply stated, the Knights of Columbus Parish Round Table initiative provides the opportunity for brother Knights to support their parishes with the programs their pastors deem necessary. One fact must be made crystal clear. The Round Table initiative – an offer to serve – should not interfere with any existing or contemplated parish program or group. The pastor sets the programs. It is simply a matter of going to him and asking, “Father, what can the Knights of Columbus do to help?” COLUMBIAN SQUIRES The Columbian Squires is the official youth organization of the Knights of Columbus and as such deserves first consideration in your council’s youth program. A council that sponsors a Columbian Squires circle, or plans to institute or reinstate a circle, must first have an Advisory Board to supervise the circle and its operation. This Advisory Board is composed of the grand knight, deputy grand knight and chaplain. It is the responsibility of the grand knight, along with other
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