K N I G H T S O F S T C O L U M B A
SERVING GOD BY SERVING OTHERS
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OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CHARTER COUNCIL 319 KING'S LYNN
Regalia
(Click on the Regalia Colours for more information)
Regalia may only be worn within a Council / Provincial / Supreme Council Meeting.
It may also be worn, with the Priest's or Hierarchy's permission,
where a group of Knights are in Mass or on Pilgrimage.
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Dress Collarettes may be worn at Official Function Dinners.
Province - Our Lady's Colour (Blue)
Council - Papal Colours (Gold & White)
BOD - Colour of the Martyrs (Red)
Full Knighthood - The colour of the Passion (Purple)
Membership Degree - Cord & Jewel
Structure of the Order
Supreme Council
This body is made up of Provincial Grand Knights, Immediate Past Provincial Grand Knight
(or alternates), Past Supreme Knights
and the Board of Directors.
It is the administrative lever of the Order.
It elects the Board of Directors who implement policy and govern the Order.
The Supreme Council meets annually.
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Provincial Council
This body is made up of Council Grand Knights,
Immediate Past Grand Knight (or alternates),
Past Provincial Knights
and the Provincial Officers.
It elects the Provincial Officers annually
who promote the works and projects of the Order and give support to the Councils within their Province.
A Province is normally the size of its Diocese
or as determined by the Board of Directors.
Provincial Councils meet quarterly.
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Charter Councils & Councils
Charter Councils are established Councils that have maintained 15 or more members over a period of time and where members fill the role of each Office within the Council without duplication.
It is the "grass roots" of the Order to which every member, regardless of rank, is subscribed to.
Officers of the Council are elected from the Council's membership annually.
Charter Councils and Councils meet monthly.
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