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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ONTARIO
PARISH ROUND TABLE
PROGRAM
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Ontario's Goal for the 2005 -
2006 Fraternal
Year is 10 New Councils |
INTRODUCTION
"A Knights of
Columbus Presence in Every Parish"
"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 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 the Parish Round Table program.
Through the Round Table a
council works closely with the pastor of each parish or mission that
it serves. All the Knights in a parish, regardless of their council
affiliation, are part of the Round Table. The program 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
the parishes with which it is affiliated.
Simply stated, the Knights of
Columbus 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 this parish do to help?"
Note that councils with
members in only one parish do not need the Knights of Columbus Round
Table program. The Church activity directors of these councils can
handle assistance for the parish.
Parish Round Table
Coordinators who are reported to the Supreme Council office will
receive the Program Supplement.
This year once the State
Office receives its copy of the Parish Round Table Coordinator Form
(Form 2629), a Parish Round Table for
each parish will be issued identifying the parish as a Round Table
of that particular council.
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Ontario's Goal for the 2005 -
2006 Fraternal
Year is 150 New Round Tables |
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Ontario's Goal for the 2005 -
2006 Fraternal
Year is 10 New Councils |
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Ontario's Goal for the 2005 -
2006 Fraternal
Year is 10 New Councils |
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