{"id":1693,"date":"2026-07-22T12:12:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:12:47","slug":"1693","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/2026\/07\/22\/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  <!-- Header -->\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 28px 20px; background-color: #082b50; color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 5px solid #d89b27;\">\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  <h1 style=\"margin: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<\/div>\n\n  <!-- Location -->\n  <div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 24px 20px; background-color: #f7f3ea;\">\n    <h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 6px; color: #082b50;\">\n      Epiphany Catholic Church\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n      The exemplification will be held in the<br>\n      <strong>Epiphany Parish Hall<\/strong><br>\n      1000 East College Avenue<br>\n      Normal, Illinois 61761\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p style=\"margin: 12px 0 0; font-size: 15px;\">\n\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Introduction -->\n  <div style=\"padding: 25px 20px 10px;\">\n    <p style=\"font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0;\">\n      Catholic men are invited to become members of the Knights of Columbus or, if already members, complete the Patriotic Fourth Degree during this special exemplification event in Normal, Illinois.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p>\n      The day will include the Exemplification of Charity, Unity and Fraternity, luncheon, and the Exemplification of Patriotism.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<!-- Who Should Attend -->\n<div style=\"padding: 0 20px 25px;\">\n  <h2 style=\"color: #082b50; border-bottom: 2px solid #d89b27; padding-bottom: 6px;\">\n    Who Should Attend?\n  <\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n    <li>Catholic men interested in becoming members of the Knights of Columbus<\/li>\n    <li>Knights wishing to complete the Patriotic Fourth Degree<\/li>\n    <li>Priests and deacons participating in the exemplification<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-top:12px;\">\n    Family members and guests are welcome to attend the exemplification and luncheon. Those planning to attend the luncheon should review the <strong>Registration Information<\/strong> section below for luncheon pricing and notification requirements.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n  <!-- Schedule -->\n  <div style=\"padding: 0 20px 25px;\">\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        <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            Doors open and registration\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            Charity, Unity and Fraternity Exemplification\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      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Registration Information -->\n  <div style=\"padding: 0 20px 25px;\">\n    <h2 style=\"color: #082b50; border-bottom: 2px solid #d89b27; padding-bottom: 6px;\">\n      Registration Information\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <p>\n      Priests, deacons and candidates of Neuman Council are sponsored for all fees.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <ul>\n      <li>\n        <strong>Exemplification:<\/strong> $70, including lunch\n      <\/li>\n      <li>\n        <strong>Luncheon only:<\/strong> $12\n      <\/li>\n      <li>\n        <strong>Advance luncheon price:<\/strong> $10 when notification is received by August 26\n      <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Required Forms -->\n  <div style=\"padding: 0 20px 25px;\">\n    <h2 style=\"color: #082b50; border-bottom: 2px solid #d89b27; padding-bottom: 6px;\">\n      Required Forms\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <ul>\n      <li>\n        <strong>Form 100<\/strong> \u2014 Charity, Unity and Fraternity\n      <\/li>\n      <li>\n        <strong>Form 4<\/strong> \u2014 Patriotism\n      <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <p>\n      Form 4 must be completed in full and presented before 1:15 p.m. to be registered on the day of the exemplification.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Recommended Dress -->\n  <div style=\"padding: 0 20px 25px;\">\n    <h2 style=\"color: #082b50; border-bottom: 2px solid #d89b27; padding-bottom: 6px;\">\n      Recommended Dress\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      Active-duty members of the armed forces and full-time police or fire personnel may wear a Class A or dress uniform. Priests and deacons may wear clerical attire.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Longest Distance Award -->\n  <div style=\"margin: 0 20px 28px; padding: 20px; background-color: #fff8e8; border-left: 5px solid #d89b27;\">\n    <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #082b50;\">\n      Longest Distance Award\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">\n      The candidate traveling the greatest distance to attend the event will participate free of charge. Distance will be determined using the address on Form 4 and Google Maps directions to Epiphany Catholic Church in Normal, Illinois.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Contacts -->\n  <div style=\"padding: 0 20px 20px;\">\n    <h2 style=\"color: #082b50; border-bottom: 2px solid #d89b27; padding-bottom: 6px;\">\n      Luncheon Notification and Questions\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <p>\n      Those attending the luncheon should provide notification by Wednesday, August 26, 2026.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p>\n      <strong>Scott Brownfield<\/strong><br>\n      Faithful Admiral, Assembly 213<br>\n      <a href=\"mailto:normalscott212@yahoo.com\">normalscott212@yahoo.com<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p>\n      <strong>Kevin Schoenborn<\/strong><br>\n      District Master<br>\n      <a href=\"mailto:ILSDMAS@outlook.com\">ILSDMAS@outlook.com<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Closing Invitation -->\n  <div style=\"margin: 10px 20px 30px; padding: 24px; background-color: #eef4f8; border-left: 5px solid #082b50; text-align: center;\">\n    <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #082b50;\">\n      We Look Forward to Welcoming You\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">\n      Whether you are becoming a Knight of Columbus or completing your Fourth Degree, we look forward to sharing this special day of faith, fraternity and patriotism with you.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n \n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exemplifications of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism Saturday, August 29, 2026 Epiphany Catholic Church The exemplification will be held in the Epiphany Parish Hall 1000 East College Avenue Normal, Illinois 61761 Catholic men are invited to become members of the Knights of Columbus or, if already members, complete the Patriotic Fourth Degree during this special &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/2026\/07\/22\/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":true,"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":4,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1704,"href":"https:\/\/kofc6498.org\/vfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\/revisions\/1704"}],"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}]}}