2. Knights of Columbus
 Admission Course (3 hours)
Part 1 - Indoctrination
1. Indoctrination to the Knights of
Columbus
Part 2 – Spiritual Formation
1. The creation, the Holy Trinity and Sins
2. The Ten Commandments and Precepts
of the Church
3. The Sacraments
4. Basic Prayers and the Holy Rosary

3. •The Vision of Father
McGivney
•The Principles of the Order
•What the Order Stands for
Today
•Who May be a Member?
•Structure of the Order
•The Patriotic Degree
•Benefits of Membership
•Member/Spouse Fraternal
Benefit
•Scholarships
•Council activities, etc…….

4. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
 1st
degree teaching Brother
 Charity - Love of God & Neighbor in the
name of God
 2nd
degree teaching Brother
 Unity – Oneness of faith to gain strength
in the pursuit of Charity
 3rd
degree teaching Sir
 Fraternity – Christian brotherhood
among the knights and our fellowmen
 4th
degree teaching Sir Knight (SK)
 Patriotism – Love of country and culture

5. ADVANCEMENT IN THE ORDER
 Must complete the Spiritual Formation
course
 Must have recruited a new member
 Must have 75% attendance in Council
meetings and activities
 Must have stayed at least 2 months in the
1st
degree; 4 months in the 2nd
degree and
6 months in the 3rd
degree.

6. Knights of Columbus
 Formation Course (4 hours)
1. Review of the Admission Course
2. Christ in the Mass
3. Christ in the Church

7. Marks of a TrueMarks of a True
ChurchChurch
 ONE – the same faith, the same sacrifices, the same
sacraments and united under one visible head the Pope.
 HOLY – the founder is our Lord Jesus
Christ, who is holy and He had provided us the means
(doctrines & sacraments) to make us holy.
 CATHOLIC - meaning universal, “Spread the
Good News to all the Nations....” without exception.
 APOSTOLIC – meaning, the Church was founded
on ‘the stature’ of the Apostles, choosing Peter as
the first head, and it will be governed for all time by his
lawful successor ...the Pope.
Christ in the Church

8. Mission of theMission of the
ChurchChurch
8
To
Teach
Spread the
Good
News
Mt 28:19-
20
To
Sanctify
Bring grace
makes us
Mt 28:19
Lk 22:19
Jn 20:23
To
Govern
Make laws
Mt 18:17-
18
Christ in the Church

9. Knights of Columbus
Knighthood Course 4 hr 30 min
 Admission & Formation Course
 Review 120 min
 Christ in the Churches 45 min
 Christ in the Bible (The
Promise of Salvation) 60 min
 Christ in the World 45 min

10.  TradiTion
 BiBle
 MagisTeriuM
Sources of Faith
10Christ in the Bible

11. BACK TO BASIC
MODULES
1st
Degree Spiritual Formation (Admission Course)
 Indoctrination to the Order
 CHRIST IN THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
2nd
Degree Spiritual Formation (Formation Course)
 CHRIST IN THE MASS
 CHRIST IN THE CHURCH
3RD
Degree Spiritual Formation (Knighthood Course)
 CHRIST IN THE BIBLE
 CHRIST IN THE CHURCHES
 CHRIST IN THE WORLD

12. 4th
Degree
PATRIOTIC COURSE
 Spiritual Formation
 Patriotic FORMATION
 Form 400

13. The Fourth Degree – Patriotism
Our love of country. More than ourOur love of country. More than our
willingness to die for her in time of warwillingness to die for her in time of war
is our willingness to live for her in timeis our willingness to live for her in time
of peaceof peace
Development of theDevelopment of the
Knights of ColumbusKnights of Columbus

14. Outline of Patriotic Formation
 History of the Fourth DegreeHistory of the Fourth Degree
 History in the PhilippinesHistory in the Philippines
 EmblemsEmblems
 The Fourth Degree an Organization within anThe Fourth Degree an Organization within an
OrganizationOrganization
 Inter-relation of the Organizational structures andInter-relation of the Organizational structures and
officersofficers
 The relationship with the 3The relationship with the 3rdrd
DegreeDegree
 Responsibilities and privileges of the 4Responsibilities and privileges of the 4thth
degreedegree