Grand Knight Handbook

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• 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