Northern California District West

St Junipero Serra Province

Fourth Degree

118th EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE 4TH DEGREE

Saturday – April 16th, 2016

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Ticket Request Form All Reserved Tickets Must Be Ordered, Paid For and Received by April 16th, 2016.

No meals will be ordered without payment. Meal substitution is not allowed during the event. Hotel staff is not allowed to change meal selection during the event.

Candidates who paid the $70.00 per candidate registration fee will receive one banquet ticket for the candidate's use. You can pick-up your ticket when you register with your Faithful Comptroller on the day of the event.

If you are a candidate, do not forget to order tickets for your wife and other guests.

Banquet and Ladies Luncheon tickets for spouses and guests will be available for pick up at the Information Table located in the Hotel Lobby.

Assembly Number: Assembly Name: Council Number_____________

Name:

Check ( ) your status: Candidate Member Guest Other:

Address: City: Zip:

Phone: e-mail:

Ladies Luncheon: Cost per ticket $33 – Advance Registration

Attendee Name Vegetarian Meal - Put "YES"here:

1 $33 x ____ = ______

2 $33 x ____ = ______

3 $33 x ____ = ______

Banquet: Cost per ticket $45 – Advance Registration

Attendee Name Vegetarian Meal - Put "YES" here:

1 $45 x ____ = ______

2 $45 x ____ = ______

3 $45 x ____ = ______

4 $45 x ____ = ______

5 $45 x ____ = ______

Total Regular Meals:

Total Vegetarian Meals: Total Amount Enclosed:

Make checks for these reservations payable to: "JC Greco". Mail this Reservation Form and checks to:

SK Larry Rositani, District Secretary@1080 Castec Drive Sacramento, California 95864-2874 916-992-3253 rositani@pacbell.net

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Fourth Degree

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Class of St. Augustine Wanderer's Return to the Faith

Honoree Ed Huestis State Deputy

Doubletree Hotel - Sacramento 2001 Point West Way, Sacramento, CA 95815 (916) 929-8855

. http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/R/RLSA-DT-KOC-20160414/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

Exemplification Program

Friday, April 15TH, 2016

3:00pm – 6:00pm Exemplification Information Table is located in the Hotel Lobby. This is the pickup location for all tickets except for candidates.

6:00 pm Friday Night Welcome Dinner Host Assembly –

Saturday, April 16TH, 2016

7:00 am Marshal’s No Host Breakfast

All Color Corps Commanders are required to attend.

Meeting is not open to the general public.

See Exemplification Information Table for location.

8:00 am Ticket Pick Up - Pick up your events tickets (Ladies Luncheon and Non-Candidates Banquet tickets) at the Exemplification Information Table located in the Hotel Lobby.

8:30 am Color Corps Competition Line Up - for participating Assemblies.

All Color Corps Members are asked to bring their Regalia.

9:00 am Color Corps Competition – Everyone is invited to see our District Assemblies Color Corps in action. Location will be posted at the hotel and the Knights of Columbus Exemplification Information Table.

10:00 am Candidate Registration – Room location available at Exemplification Information Table

Each candidate should know their Assembly Name and Number. If necessary, Faithful Comptrollers will give each candidate a piece of paper with the Assembly Name and Number on it.

All candidates are to report to their Faithful Comptroller of the Assembly that they will be joining for appropriate registration procedures.

At the time of registration, each candidate will be given a name badge and a banquet ticket.

Candidates will be inspected for proper attire. Candidates not in proper attire will not be allowed in the chamber. o Faithful Navigators, Grand Knights and Comptrollers are responsible for informing

candidates and other attendees about proper event attire.

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St Junipero Serra Province

Fourth Degree

118th EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE 4TH DEGREE

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Candidate Attire

o The candidate’s attire for the Exemplification will be the Fourth Degree black tuxedo; black bow tie; black cummerbund; black shoes and black socks; pleated white tuxedo shirt with ¼” pleats and a traditional lay down collar.

o No Wingtip collars or Ruffles.

o Military and Law Enforcement personnel may wear their dress uniform.

o Clergy may wear their clerical attire.

After registration Candidate should have lunch and then report in the Assembly formation area for line up.

11:30 am Line up of Candidates

The Exemplification ceremony will begin promptly at 12:30 PM.

Any candidate who is late will not be admitted into the chamber once Exemplification starts.

11:30 am Seating for Ladies Luncheon – All tickets must be purchased in advance using the enclosed ticket request form.

12:30 pm Exemplification of the Fourth Degree

Candidates not in proper attire will not be allowed in the chamber.

No one will be admitted into the chamber once the ceremony has begun.

Each candidate who has paid the $70.00 initiation fee ($42.00 for clergy) will receive a Social Baldric and a 4th Degree lapel pin. (Deacons are considered standard candidates: $70.00)

Exemplification items will be issued to each candidate during the ceremony.

4:00 pm Holy Mass

Will be celebrated following the Exemplification and will be held in the same room where the Exemplification ceremony was conducted.

Wives and guests are invited.

Attending this Mass will fulfill your Sunday obligation.

5:00 pm Assembly Hospitality Rooms – Many Assemblies will host a hospitality room for their candidates, wives, members and guests to meet for a social hour reception for the new Sir Knights.

6:30 pm No Host Social Hour –Foyer of the ballroom.

7:00 pm Banquet- This will be the climax of the day.

All Sir Knights will be in black tuxedo, black bow tie, black cummerbund; black shoes, black socks and pleated white tuxedo shirt. Ladies may wear long formals or cocktail dresses. Military and Law Enforcement personnel may wear their Dress Uniform. Clergy may wear their clerical attire.

7:30 pm Dinner program starts

Sunday, April 17th, 2016

8:30 am District Meeting - All Chair Officers, Comptrollers and Color Corps Commanders are required to attend this District Meeting. The location of the meeting will be available at the Exemplification Information Table in the hotel.

Northern California District East

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Fourth Degree

118th EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE 4TH DEGREE

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Information and Deadlines

Deadline Date: April 10th, 2016 Attention: Faithful Navigators

Hospitality Suites:

Many Assemblies will host a hospitality room for their candidates, wives, members and guests to meet for a social hour reception for the new Sir Knights.

If your Assembly wishes to reserve a hospitality room, you must call the Master, SK JC Greco, not the Hotel before the deadline date.

All reservations for hospitality rooms must be made through the Northern California District Master.

The hotel will not accept reservations for hospitality suites.

Deadline Date: March 29th, 2016 Attention: Faithful Navigators, Grand Knights, Comptrollers,

Candidates, All attendees

Hotel room reservations:

Please make your hotel room reservations as soon as possible.

Your reservation must be made by March 29th, 2016 to avail of the special rate of $92.00 per night for this event. Special rate is good only until close of business day, aŀNJŎƘ нфth, 2016.

Reservations made after March 29th, 2016 might not be eligible for the special rate.

To receive this rate, mention that you are with the Knights of Columbus.

Call the Doubletree Hotel – Sacramento (916) 929-8855 to make your reservations or register online:

http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/R/RLSA-DT-KOC-20160414/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

Deadline Date: April 11th, 2016 Attention: Comptrollers

Candidate Registration:

Active 3rd Degree members in good standing, WAITING PERIOD HAS BEEN REMOVED

Checks (fees) from candidate and clergy should be made payable to the local Assembly.

Each Assembly will prepare a check with the total fees for all their candidates.

Deadline for payments and forms is April 11th, 2016.

Checks and forms sent after April 11th, 2016 might not be processed in time for the exemplification. Your candidate might be moved to the 201т Exemplification schedule if the paperwork is not received in time.

Check is made payable to JC Greco,. Send check and copies of all completed application forms (Form 4) to D.S. Larry Rositani as soon as possible. You can reach SK Larry at 916-992-3253 for more information.

1080 Castec Dr., Sacramento, CA, 95864-2874

Deadline Date: April 6th, 2016 Attention: Faithful Navigators, Grand Knights, Comptrollers,

Candidates, All attendees

Application:

Form 4 to be provided by any 4th Degree member, Grand Knight, Financial Secretary or call to request.

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Fourth Degree

118th EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE 4TH DEGREE

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Initiation Fee:

$70.00 per candidate ($42.00 for Clergy). Checks are payable to the Assembly you are joining. (Deacons: $70.00)

Candidates who paid this fee will receive a Social baldric, 4th Degree lapel pin and one banquet ticket for the candidate's use.

Other Cost:

Hotel room cost, spouse/guest banquet ticket and Ladies Luncheon ticket, purchased by advance reservation.

General Information:

Tickets for the Ladies Luncheon and/or Banquet must be ordered using the ticket reservation forms.

Ticket forms and payments are due no later than April 11th, 2016.

Requests for tickets made after April 11th, 2016 will be reviewed by the Master. Seats might not be available for late ticket requests.

Banquet and Ladies Luncheon tickets for spouses and guests will be available for pick up at the Information Table located in the Hotel Lobby.

Faithful Navigators and/or Comptrollers are responsible for compiling luncheon and banquet reservations and

submitting completed forms and payments to "JC Greco" and SK Larry Rositani.

Ticket and reservation inquiries/requests on the day of the event must be submitted to the Faithful Navigator and/or Comptroller, who must consult with the Master and / or the staff regarding availability.

Ladies Luncheon:

Ladies Luncheon Ticket: $33 – advance reservation required.

NO Tickets purchased on the day of the event.

Banquet:

Banquet Ticket: $45 – advance reservation required.

NO Tickets purchased on the day of the event.

Each registered and paid candidate will receive one banquet ticket from the Master. Candidates will receive their Banquet ticket from their Faithful Comptroller during the Exemplification candidate registration.

If you are a candidate and you have guests who wish to attend the banquet, please use the ticket request form to purchase additional banquet tickets.

Seating Arrangements:

Banquet and Ladies Luncheon table assignments will be assigned on April 12th, 2016.

Members and guests who reserve by April. 12th, 2016 will be seated together.

Attendees purchasing tickets late will be seated based on availability.

Vegetarian Meals (Ladies Luncheon and/or Banquet):

Faithful Navigators and/or Comptrollers are responsible for compiling special meal/vegetarian requests and submitting in writing those requests to Master JC Greco by April 6th, 2016.

Attendees with special meal requests will be given a "Special Meal Ticket", to be surrendered to the hotel staff before the meal is served.

Meal substitution is not allowed during the event. Hotel staff is not allowed to change meal selection during the event.

During the event, guests who have issues regarding meal selection will be referred to their Faithful Navigator and/or Comptroller.

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Fourth Degree

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Deadline Date: April 11th, 2016 Attention: Faithful Navigators, Grand Knights, Comptrollers

Final instructions MUST BE given by Faithful Navigators, Grand Knights and or Comptrollers to candidates and all event attendees regarding:

Registration

Candidate / attendee attire

Ladies luncheon tickets

Banquet tickets

Meal selections

Seating arrangements

Staff Information

District Master SK JC Greco 916-769-3414 jcgreco@comcast.net

District Secretary, Registration

SK Larry Rositani 916 992-3253 rositani@pacbell.net

District Marshal SK Tim Fukuda 916-539-4811 owlscouter@aol.com

District Marshal SK Skipper Yenchik 408- 421-7087 connieyenskip@gmail.com

District Marshal SK Don Snow

Lead Hospitality SK Kip Trombley 925-285-5118 Kat_services@yahoo.com

Hospitality Lady Becky Trombley 925-285-4947 kipbecky@yahoo.com

Host Assembly – TBD Faithful Navigator:

Faithful Comptroller:

Ladies Luncheon Program Mrs. Angel Greco 916-206-0383 Angel.greco@comcast.net

Lady Janice Hansen 916-641-6149 gwhansen4970@att.net

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Fourth Degree 

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Come Join Us for Lunch

Saturday, April 16th, 2016 at the Fourth Degree Exemplification

Doubletree Hotel – Sacramento, CA

Doors open at 11:30 am Lunch at 12 Noon

Great Prizes raffled during the afternoon.

Cost: $33 in advance

(Please use Ticket Request Form)

Attire: To be announced with theme at a later date.

Sponsored by Master, JC Greco

*** Support the local Receiving home ***

Receive a special raffle ticket for your Toy, Clothing or School supply donation

 

Northern California District West St Junipero Serra Province 

Fourth Degree 

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Hotel reservation information:

and guidelines:

1. The Master has a contract with the host hotel. This cannot be changed and he is allotted a certain number of 

rooms at a reduced rate for our event. This reduced rate is good until the reservation deadline or until the 

room allotment is exhausted.  

2. The hotel has ongoing contracts with a number entities which overlap the dates of our event. 

They have room allotments as well. There are a small amount of rooms at the standard hotel rates   so a 

 which are considerablyhigher. Because our allotment of  

rooms is fixed, it is imperative the reservations be made early, to guarantee our event quests get a room or 

they will have to go to another hotel/motel which is close to the facility. 

3. The Master will not be requesting rooms beyond the allotment this year.  Once the rooms are exhausted the 

standard room rates will apply if available. 

4. Please note the rooms may be exhausted before the reservation deadline in the Exemplification packet. This 

has happened before historically. 

5. The hotel’s standard rules in regards to late cancelation charges apply. The Master has no control over these 

rules. Please read your room contract receipt or see their website for these rules or ask what they are, when 

making your reservations. Do not call the Master or me, to complain about your cancelation charges if you 

wait beyond the standard Hotel cancelation window. 

6. Parking validation instructions will be issued at the event, when the procedure is finalized, do not call or email 

before the event for instructions regarding this issue. 

 

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St Junipero Serra Province

Fourth Degree

118th EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE 4TH DEGREE

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