REACH YOUR HIGHEST POTENTIAL
The Fourth Degree is a group of outstanding Knights, dedicated to promoting patriotism enlightened by their Catholic faith. These Knights, distinguished by exemplary deeds for God, for country, and the Order, are united by the Fourth Degree to support religious, civic, and charitable causes.
Fourth Degree members belong to local units called assemblies. Each assembly is involved in a wide range of public patriotic activities.
Each assembly maintains a Fourth Degree Color Corps and Honor Guard. Uniformed members wearing the Official Uniform, and swords participate in special civic and religious ceremonies. For this reason, the Fourth Degree is often called the visible arm of the Knights of Columbus.
ELIGIBILITY
To qualify for the Fourth Degree, one must:
Be over 18 years of age;
Be a citizen of the United States;
Be a Third Degree member in good standing with your Council;
Be a practical Catholic in Communion with the Holy See.
EXEMPLIFICATION SCHEDULE
Registration of Candidates….. 12:00 PM
Exemplification...................... 1:00 PM
Exemplification Mass……… 4:00 PM
Banquet.................................. 5:30 PM
SCHEDULE OF FEES
Initiation Fee
(includes 1 banquet ticket, lapel pin, pin on social baldric, and processing fees)
Lay Candidates, Deacons and Seminarians ……………………... $70.00
Priests and members Of religious order ……………….. $50.00
Additional Banquet Tickets………. $45.00
Suspender Baldric……….……….... $5.00
Each candidate receives one banquet ticket, which is included in his fee. No credit is allowed if the candidate does not attend the banquet. Tickets are not transferable.
All banquet reservations must be made through the Faithful Comptroller of Your Assembly or mailed to District Secretary John Meenan no later than April 1, 2023.
Banquet will be held at: The Columbian Home, 1519 Greenleaf St., Allentown, PA 18102 @ 5:30 PM
DRESS
The official dress for the Fourth Degree Exemplification is dark suit, long neck tie, plain white shirt, and black shoes. Religious may wear their clerical garb and members of the armed forces or full time police and firefighting officers may wear their respective dress uniforms. Members shall wear the official dress plus social baldric, lapel pin and current jewel of office.
**Official dress required until completion of Dinner**
DEADLINES
All applications for membership in the Fourth Degree must be received by April 1, 2023, and banquet reservations must be made no later than April 1, 2023. Payment in full must accompany all banquet reservations.
Notice
Admission to any of the events requires a pre-paid reservation prior to April 22, 2023.
** No refunds after this date**
For Further Information Contact:
District Secretary, Pennsylvania Central District
John Meenan, FDD, PGK, PFN
3018 Hemlock Farms
Lords Valley, Pennsylvania 18428
secretary@4kofc.org
