“Faith in Action”

OUR PROGRAMS SHOW THE WORLD WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO.

This year our Bishop’s throughout the United States have launched a very important program
titled “Eucharistic Revival”. What better way to help our Bishops and Priests than by
participating in the Faith in Action programs laid out by the Supreme Council. Each of the four
Program Activities areas, Faith, Family, Community and Life, offer many suggestions to
celebrate, support and strengthen our Faith and the family unit.
The Supreme Council has designated certain programs as featured programs in each of the
program categories. When your council conducts a featured program and satisfies the
associated requirements it will receive two credits towards that program category on their
Columbian Award Application (#SP-7). The featured programs for each category are listed
below.

Faith – Refund Support Vocation Program (RSVP), Holy Hour, Spiritual Reflection, Into the
Breach

Family – Food for Families, Family of the Month, Family Prayer Night, Family Fully Alive

Community – Coats for Kids, Habitat for Humanity, Global Wheelchair Mission

Life – March for Life, Special Olympics, Ultrasound, Pregnancy Center Support (includes Aid
and Support After Pregnancy – ASAP)

As we did last year, we will continue with the “Program of the Month”. This initiative encouraged
all councils to participate in monthly designated programs to help focus Councils and members
on the many Faith in Action Programs.

For the ‘Faith in Action Guidebook’, click here.


 


REMEMBER: TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR STAR COUNCIL AND
STATE PROGRAMS AWARDS, ALL PROGRAMS MUST BE
REPORTED TO SUPREME USING PROGRAM REPORT FORM

10784 AND to programs@californiaknights.org


 

Life (Culture of Life) Programs:

  • Walk for Life

    • Council organizes parish and community participation to provide at least 100 marchers for a local, regional or national walk.

  • Ultrasound Initiative

    • Council raises at least half the funds for purchase of ultrasound equipment for a pregnancy care center  (Balance comes from Supreme Council)

  • Special Olympics

    • Contribute at least 200 man-hours of service to state/local Special Olympics activities; donate at least $2,000 for Special Olympics.

 

Community Programs:

  • Habitat for Humanity

    • Council sponsors at least one Habitat project providing a minimum of 200 man-hours of service and donates at least $1000 to Habitat.

  • American Wheelchair Mission

    • Council raises the funds for 100 wheelchairs at $150 – distributed by American Wheelchair Mission.

  • Coats for Kids

    • Council purchases at least 8 cases of warm winter coats through Coats for Kids to give to needy kids.