4. service program

(Updated by SK Ted Sandoval, PGK, FN)

Knights of Columbus

FRAMEWORK OF THE SERVICE PROGRAM

CATHOLIC FAMILY

FRATERNAL SERVICE

• Programs must enable the largest number of members possible to contribute their time, efforts and abilities to the council’s welfare and progress by working on interesting and meaningful projects.• Programs should attract other Catholic men to the Order and encourage them, in turn, to make similar contributions.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SERVICE PROGRAM

• Grand Knight names Program Director and Membership Director.• Following consultation with program director, Grand Knight appoints individual directors for Church, Community, Council, Family, Youth and Pro-Life activities. •Disseminates Service Program materials to all directors.

GUIDELINES

• Establish essential committees within the Service Program structure and name committee chairmen. Individual directors for church, community, council, family, youth and Pro-Life activities appoint committee chairmen.

GUIDELINES

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SERVICE PROGRAM GRAND KNIGHT

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR

1 2 3 4 5 6

CHURCH COMMUNITY COUNCIL FAMILY YOUTH CULTURE OF LIFE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR

COMMITTEES COMMITTEES COMMITTEES COMMITTEES COMMITTEES COMMITTEES COMMITTEES

The First Program Meeting Agenda

• Review and discuss all activities which were successful during the last fraternal year and analyze the reasons for success.

• Discuss and decide which activities should be repeated in the new fraternal year.

• Discuss committee chairmen appointments. • Decide upon tentative dates for projects

and mark the program calendar (#969) accordingly.


• Review the council’s public relations and publicity tie ins.

• Arrange for each director to report his monthly plans well in advance to the public relations chairman who will seek appropriate publicity in newspapers, radio and television.

• The membership director should discuss tentative plans for membership recruitment and retention and insurance promotion.

• Prepare a definite schedule of monthly meetings of the Service Program group.


• Prepare an initial list of agreed-upon activities for council approval.

• In order to maximize participation and involvement in K of C activities, plan joint programs with your Columbian Squires circle.

• Arrange for all present to receive a complete agenda of the decisions reached at the first meeting.

Motivating Program Personnel Tips

• Give members full credit and recognition for a job well done.

• Acknowledge good advice. • Listen to a member when he comes

to you with a question or problem. • Acknowledge your mistakes.

Church ActivitiesMinistering to the

Needs of the Church

Parish Round TableLay ApostolateEvangelizationVocationsParochial ServicesReligious DevotionsKeep Christ in

Christmas

Community ActivitiesShaping the World

Around You

VolunteerismHuman NeedsCivic InvolvementEnvironmentPublic SafetyHealth ServicesDecencyHonor Columbus

Council ActivitiesEntertaining,

Enjoyable and Beneficial

Public RelationsFraternalismCulturalSocialBlood DonorsAthletics

Family ActivitiesStrengthening

Family Life

Family ProgramsEducationCommunicationsFamily of the Month/YearRecreationSurvivors’ AssistanceMemorials

Youth ActivitiesBuilding Leaders

for the Future

Columbian SquiresYouth GroupsAthleticsEducational ProgramsYouth WelfareReligious ActivitiesSocial Activities

Culture of Life ActivitiesRespect Life

Unborn Babies

Memorial to Unborn Children

Education programPublic display of pro-

life supportWalk for LifeCarry the pro-life

message to youth

Calendar of EventsCY 2012-2013

July 2012 1 – Per Capita Tax levy

1 – Report of Council Officers (#185) due

10 – Suspension of Council for nonpayment of Catholic Advertising Fund

Schedule Chartering & Installation of Officers

Different Council & Assembly


August 2012 1 – Service Program Personnel Report (#365) due 2 – St. John Mary Vianney Parish Fiesta 4 – Columbian Squires, August 4, 1925, 81th Anniversary5-7 – 121st Supreme Council Meeting, 10-17 – Family Week12 – Birth of Father McGivney, 154st Anniversary14 – Death of Father McGivney, 116th Anniversary15 – Feast of the Assumption15 – Semiannual Audit Report (#1295) due22 – Queen ship of Mary25 – National Heroes Day


September 201214 – Death of Father Willmann, 31th Anniversary

October 2012 1 – St. Therese of the Child Jesus Parish Fiesta

1-31 – Respect Life Month

1 – Catholic Advertising Fund levy

10 – Suspension of Council for nonpayment of Per Capita Tax

12 – Columbus Day

17 – St. Paul of the Cross Parish Fiesta

31 - Halloween


December 2012 3 – St. Francis Xavier Parish Fiesta

3 – “Light Up For Christ,” 8 p.m.

8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception

25 – Christmas

30 – Rizal Day

31 – New Year’s Eve

November 20121 – Feast of All Saints

2 – Feast of All Souls

24 – Christ the King

30 – Bonifacio Day


January 2013

1 – New Year’s Day

1 – Feast of Mary, Mother of God

1 – Per Capita Tax levy

6 – Feast of the Epiphany

10 – Suspension of Council for nonpayment of Catholic Advertising Fund

12-18 – Vocations Awareness Week

20 – Sto. Nino de Praga Parish Fiesta

31 – Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity (#1728) due


February 201313 – Ash Wednesday

14 – St. Valentine’s Day

15 – Semiannual Audit Report (#1295) due

March 20131-31 – Vocations Month

16 – Walk for Life

25 – Knights of Columbus Day

29 – Founder’s Day, 225st Anniversary of the KofC

31 – Easter Sunday (Holy week)


April 20131-30 – Squires Month

1 – Catholic Advertising Fund levy

9 – Araw ng Kagitingan

10 – Suspension of Council for nonpayment of Per Capita Tax

22 – Death of Brother Barnabas, Squires Founder, 80th Anniversary

- Start in preparing annual reports


May 2013 1 – Labor Day

12 – Mother’s Day

15 – Submission of Annual Report

26 – Father’s Day

27 – National Flag Day & Pentecost Sunday

June 2013 5 – Feast of the Ascension

12 – Independence Day

- Election of the New Council Officers (before June 15)

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