Program Manual

Ceremonials

First Degree Honorees

When conducting First Degrees, the exemplification should be dedicated in honor or in memory of our clergy.  The following recommendations are:

July and August - Father Michael J. McGivney
September and October - Supreme Chaplain
November and December - Council Chaplain
January and February - Parish Pastors and All Clergy
March and April - Pope Benedict
May and June - Bishops

Major Degree Request

1. Contact the Captain of the Major Degree Team that you prefer to conduct the degree, and mutually agree on an acceptable date.

2. Contact the Grand Knight of the council that will host the Major Degree and be sure the facilities are adequate to host a Major Degree. Also make sure that the Grand Knight and Financial Secretary of the council are aware of the cost of the Major Degree. The Captain of the Degree Team should verify the team expense prior to the actual exemplification.

3. Fill out a Major Degree Request Form and mail it to Ceremonials Chairman Clarence Fey, 16739 Henderson Pass, San Antonio, TX 78232, or scan a completed form and attach it to an email and email it to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). (see form included in this section).
4. If necessary, contact the Ceremonials Chairman for assistance when filling out the Major Degree Request Form.
5. A sample of a completed Major Degree Request Form is available upon request from the Ceremonials Chairman.
6. Candidates must be identified with a ribbon or self-adhesive nametag. Third Degree members are not permitted to mingle with the candidates at any time prior or during the degrees.
7. For an exemplification that requires the Major Degree Team to stay overnight, the host District Deputy and the host Council are responsible for the team’s supper during evening prior to the day of the Major, breakfast on the day of the Major Degree, and a meal following the Major Degree.

8. Contact the Conferring Officer approximately two weeks before a Major Degree with questions or needed directions.
9. Contact the Degree Team Captain for questions or needed directions.

10. Invite the local Color Corps in full regalia to participate in the Mass prior to the Major Degree.

11. Complete and submit Form 450-NC to the State Council Ceremonials Chairman Clarence Fey and to the Supreme Council Ceremonials Director, or scan a completed form and attach it to an email and email it to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with a copy to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

12. Each council will need to order a “Membership Medallion” for each of their candidates. Supreme #30630 for English, Supreme #30632 for Spanish.