1. Building The Domestic Church
State Program Director
Joe George

2. Building The Domestic Church
The “Building the Domestic Church while Strengthening our Parish” Initiative was introduced 2 Years Ago, but this year it has expanded and continues to be the focus from Supreme. It is Building the Domestic Church Initiative time and it is here to stay now and in the future. It is a very difficult subject to understand and more difficult to present. There are many articles on this subject and more detailed on the Supreme website. kofc.org/domesticchurch

3. Building The Domestic Church
kofc.org/domesticchurch
These are just some of the programs that qualify as
Domestic Church activities
Family Rosary Program
Holy Family Consecration
Family Fully Alive
Affirmation of Wedding Vows
Family Week Celebration
Journey to the Inn
Keep Christ in Christmas
Spiritual Formation Groups
Into the Breach
Building the Domestic Church Series
Holy Family Prayer Program
Food for Families

4. Family Rosary Program (SR-KIT) is free of charge to order for your council
Each kit ordered includes all of the following
25 (PG-210) Finger Rosaries
1 (# 319) A Scriptural Rosary for the Family
1 (# 10243) Family Rosary Report form
25 (# 4772) A Guide to Praying the Rosary
5 (# 10355) Family Rosary Program Poster *
Resources available on this webpage
An Action steps, Support materials and a
sample press release.

5. Family Rosary Program poster

6. Holy Family Consecration
Ask your pastor permission to share the Consecration to the Holy Family prayer cards at Masses on the first Sunday after Christmas, or another appropriate Sunday. Your pastor might be covering this in his homily which will be supported by these prayer cards. Item #10371 Resources available on this webpage Action steps and Support materials

7. Holy Family Consecration

8. The Family Fully Alive
To cultivate life as a domestic church, a family must deliberately welcome God into its home. This program has been created to help each family do this. The Family Fully Alive program provides monthly themes, reflections, meditations, family projects and Scripture verses designed to help each family place God and the Catholic faith at the center of its life. Through prayer and reflection each family has the opportunity to grow in holiness together.

9. Resources available on this webpage
The Family Fully Alive
Resources available on this webpage

10. FATHER'S DAY AFFIRMATION OF WEDDING VOWS
Working together with your pastor, provide the opportunity for married couples to recall and affirm their wedding vows together with a special blessing during or after the Sunday liturgy on Fathers Day Weekend. 

11. FATHER'S DAY AFFIRMATION OF WEDDING VOWS
Resources available on this webpage
Action steps and Support materials
Affirmation of Wedding Vows (item #30003)
Matrimony - Luke Hart Series booklet (item #116) 
View Online - Matrimony - Luke Hart Series booklet (item #116)

12. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FAMILY WEEK CELEBRATIONS
Commitment to family life is at the core of the Knights of Columbus’ beliefs and ideals. This summer, put family first by inviting your parish and greater community to celebrate during Knights of Columbus Family Week, August Visit the website for more details. Resources available on this webpage Action steps and Support materials

13. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FAMILY WEEK CELEBRATIONS

14. Journey to the Inn
Item #9898 This is a prayer service celebrating the mystery of the Christmas Story of Mary and Joseph and Jesus. Choose a date during Advent to host the event. Be sure this date is acceptable to your pastor. 20 page prayer booklet

15. Keep Christ in Christmas
Celebrate the season with your family and council members in the manner it was intended, by Keeping Christ in Christmas with one of our featured programs.

16. Keep Christ in Christmas

17. Into the Breach
This 8 week prayer study group discuss these 3 questions.
What does it mean to be a Catholic Man?
How does a Catholic man love?
Why is fatherhood, fully understood, so crucial for every man?

18. Into the Breach

19. Building the Domestic Church Series
This Kiosk can be ordered from
Included with the display are 15 copies of each book. A total of 225 books.
Cost $150.00
Refill kit is also $150.00
Each book individually is $1.00

20. Building the Domestic Church Series
Website review: What a hit! We discussed this with the Pastor, and were able to put it in the church lobby. All the books were taken within two weeks, and feedback was very positive.

21. Holy Family Prayer Program
The Knights of Columbus has dedicated this prayer program to the Holy Family, with the intention of strengthening Catholic families and their prayer lives. Contact your jurisdiction’s Marian Prayer Program chairman and find out when your council is scheduled to receive the image, consult your chaplain and/or pastor about the service and set a location for the prayer service to be held.
Chairman: Orville Fillbrandt

22. Holy Family Prayer Program
The Holy Family Prayer Booklet
#5050
$10 per 100 booklets
The Holy Family Prayer Card
#10086
The first 100 prayer cards are free. Cost is $3 per 100 after that.
Ask if the Icon comes with the prayer books. More can order if needed.

23. Food for Families
The Knights of Columbus is committed to ending hunger in local communities by asking local councils to participate in the Orderwide Food for Families Program. Since 2012, the Knights of Columbus has donated over $8.5 million and 14.7 million pounds of food to local food pantries, community food banks and soup kitchens. Supreme Council will refund $100 for every $500 donated, or for every 1,000 pounds of food that a council contributes to a parish food pantry, community food bank or soup kitchen. Maximum of $500 per council/assembly per fraternal year.

24. Domestic Church programs encompass every Service Program category:
Church Activities
Simple Suppers/Stations of the Cross
Family Rosary Program
Holy Family Prayer Program
Journey to the Inn
Spread the Light of Christ
Spiritual Formation Groups (Into the Breach)
CIS/BDC Series (Kiosks)
2) Community Activities
Food for Families
Family Week
3) Council Activities
Holy Family Consecration
Family Fully Alive
Affirmation of Wedding Vows
4) Culture of Life Activities
Family Rosary Program
Holy Family Prayer Program
5) Family Activities
Family Fully Alive
Affirmation of Wedding Vows
Family Week
Food for Families
6) Youth Activities
Journey to the Inn
Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest

25. State Program Director
Program Fair
The Program Fair will be from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
If you would like a copy of this PowerPoint, Please send me an and I will send it to you.
State Program Director
Joe George