{"id":1693,"date":"2026-08-04T10:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:55:12","slug":"1693","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/2026\/08\/04\/1693\/","title":{"rendered":"08\/29\/2026- Exemplifications of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"max-width:850px;margin:0 auto;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;color:#222;\">\n\n  <!-- ======================================================\n       HEADER\n       ====================================================== -->\n\n  <div style=\"text-align:center;padding:28px 20px;background-color:#082b50;color:#ffffff;border-bottom:5px solid #d89b27;\">\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kofcLogo4.png\"\n     alt=\"Knights of Columbus\"\n     style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto 18px;width:90px;max-width:90px;height:auto;border:0;\">\n\n<div style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:1px;color:#f1c232;\">\n  KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:4px;font-size:16px;\">\n  Southern District of Illinois \u2013 Marquette Province\n<\/div>\n\n<h1 style=\"margin:16px 0 0;font-size:34px;line-height:1.2;color:#ffffff;\">\n  Exemplifications of Charity, Unity,<br>\n  Fraternity and Patriotism\n<\/h1>\n\n<p style=\"margin:14px 0 0;font-size:20px;\">\n  Saturday, August 29, 2026\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ======================================================\n       LOCATION\n       ====================================================== -->\n\n  <div style=\"text-align:center;padding:24px 20px;background-color:#f7f3ea;\">\n\n\n<h2 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;color:#082b50;\">\n  Epiphany Catholic Church\n<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n  <strong>Epiphany Parish Hall<\/strong><br>\n  1000 East College Avenue<br>\n  Normal, Illinois 61761\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ======================================================\n       INTRODUCTION\n       ====================================================== -->\n\n  <div style=\"padding:25px 20px 10px;\">\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px;margin-top:0;\">\n  The Knights of Columbus Southern District of Illinois will conduct exemplifications of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism at Epiphany Catholic Church in Normal, Illinois.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n  The day will include registration, the Exemplification of Charity, Unity and Fraternity, a luncheon, and the Exemplification of Patriotism.\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ======================================================\n       SCHEDULE\n       ====================================================== -->\n\n  <div style=\"padding:0 20px 25px;\">\n\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#082b50;border-bottom:2px solid #d89b27;padding-bottom:6px;\">\n  Schedule of Events\n<\/h2>\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n  <tbody>\n\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #dddddd;width:130px;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:top;\">\n        10:00 a.m.\n      <\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #dddddd;\">\n        Registration and setup\n      <\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #dddddd;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:top;\">\n        11:15 a.m.\n      <\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #dddddd;\">\n        Exemplification of Charity, Unity and Fraternity\n      <\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #dddddd;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:top;\">\n        11:15 a.m.\n      <\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #dddddd;\">\n        Color Corps rehearsal and registration for the Exemplification of Patriotism\n      <\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #dddddd;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:top;\">\n        12:15 p.m.\n      <\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #dddddd;\">\n        Luncheon\n      <\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #dddddd;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:top;\">\n        1:30 p.m.\n      <\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #dddddd;\">\n        Exemplification of Patriotism\n      <\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ======================================================\n       COLOR CORPS NOTICE\n       ====================================================== -->\n\n  <div style=\"margin:0 20px 28px;padding:20px;background-color:#fff8e8;border-left:5px solid #d89b27;\">\n\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-top:0;color:#082b50;\">\n  Color Corps and Honor Guard\n<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n  All Sir Knights planning to participate in the Color Corps or Honor Guard should be dressed in full uniform and ready to rehearse by <strong>11:15 a.m.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ======================================================\n       FEES AND PAYMENT\n       ====================================================== -->\n\n  <div style=\"padding:0 20px 25px;\">\n\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#082b50;border-bottom:2px solid #d89b27;padding-bottom:6px;\">\n  Fees and Payment\n<\/h2>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>\n    <strong>Exemplification of Patriotism candidate fee:<\/strong> $70 per candidate\n  <\/li>\n  <li>\n    <strong>Priests and deacons:<\/strong> No charge\n  <\/li>\n  <li>\n    <strong>Luncheon for non-candidates:<\/strong> $12 per person\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\n  Payment may be made by cash or check. Candidates must present a completed <strong>Form 4<\/strong> during registration before the Exemplification of Patriotism.\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ======================================================\n       DRESS CODE\n       ====================================================== -->\n\n  <div style=\"padding:0 20px 25px;\">\n\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#082b50;border-bottom:2px solid #d89b27;padding-bottom:6px;\">\n  Dress Code\n<\/h2>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>Black or dark blue business suit<\/li>\n  <li>White dress shirt<\/li>\n  <li>Dark tie<\/li>\n  <li>Black dress shoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\n  Candidates serving in the armed forces, full-time police officers, and full-time firefighters may wear a Class A or dress uniform. Priests and deacons may wear clerical attire.\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ======================================================\n       LUNCHEON NOTICE\n       ====================================================== -->\n\n  <div style=\"margin:0 20px 28px;padding:20px;background-color:#eef4f8;border-left:5px solid #082b50;\">\n\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-top:0;color:#082b50;\">\n  Luncheon Attendance\n<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n  Please provide the number of people attending the luncheon no later than <strong>Wednesday, August 26, 2026<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ======================================================\n       CONTACTS\n       ====================================================== -->\n\n  <div style=\"padding:0 20px 20px;\">\n\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#082b50;border-bottom:2px solid #d89b27;padding-bottom:6px;\">\n  Luncheon Notification and Questions\n<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:20px;\">\n\n  <div style=\"flex:1;min-width:250px;padding:16px;background-color:#f7f3ea;border:1px solid #e2d8c3;\">\n    <strong>Scott Brownfield<\/strong><br>\n    Faithful Admiral, Assembly 213<br>\n    <a href=\"mailto:normalscott212@yahoo.com\">normalscott212@yahoo.com<\/a><br>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div style=\"flex:1;min-width:250px;padding:16px;background-color:#f7f3ea;border:1px solid #e2d8c3;\">\n    <strong>Kevin Schoenborn<\/strong><br>\n    District Master<br>\n    <a href=\"mailto:ILSDMAS@outlook.com\">ILSDMAS@outlook.com<\/a><br>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ======================================================\n       CLOSING\n       ====================================================== -->\n\n  <div style=\"margin:10px 20px 30px;padding:24px;background-color:#082b50;color:#ffffff;text-align:center;border-bottom:5px solid #d89b27;\">\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-top:0;color:#ffffff;\">\n  We Look Forward to Welcoming You\n<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n  We look forward to sharing this special day of faith, fraternity and patriotism with candidates, clergy, Sir Knights, families and guests.\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Southern District of Illinois \u2013 Marquette Province Exemplifications of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism Saturday, August 29, 2026 Epiphany Catholic Church Epiphany Parish Hall 1000 East College Avenue Normal, Illinois 61761 The Knights of Columbus Southern District of Illinois will conduct exemplifications of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism at Epiphany Catholic Church &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/2026\/08\/04\/1693\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;08\/29\/2026- Exemplifications of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-1693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","tag-exemplification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1693"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1736,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\/revisions\/1736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}