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Keep
Christ in Christmas
Each year the Knights of Columbus supports the Keep Christ in Christmas campaign
to remind people that Christmas is above all else a holy day to celebrate the
birth of Jesus Christ. To help deliver the Keep Christ in Christmas message, the
Order offers a variety of posters and other materials as well as public service
announcements (PSAs) for radio and television.
Local K of C councils also participate in Light Up for Christ ceremonies as
detailed below.
To participate in the "Keep Christ in Christmas" campaign:
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Display the two Keep Christ in
Christmas posters available from the Supreme Council Supply Department: For
Unto Us A Child Is Born (a Nativity scene, #2760); and Light Up For Christ
(#2757). Smaller versions are available in the Christmas Clip Art flyer
(#2759).
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Encourage council members to
erect a Nativity scene on their lawns or place of business (if allowed.)
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Sponsor a Keep Christ in
Christmas billboard depicting the Holy Family and the campaign slogan. For
pricing and ordering, contact The Art Department, at (423) 653-2490, or at
www.kofcinfo.com. Various sizes are
available.
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Contact CHRIST IS CHRISTmas at
(800)-722-5032 to order Keep Christ in Christmas mailing seals, Advent
wreaths, calendars, leaflets and a tri-fold indoor Nativity scene.
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Sponsor a Keep Christ in
Christmas poster or essay contest. Display winning posters in the church
vestibule, school hallways or council meeting room. Read the winning essays
at public functions.
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Send Christmas cards with a
religious theme, and try to use religious postage stamps.
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Offer to help your parish, or a
poorer parish, prepare for Christmas through cleaning, repairs, decorations
or flowers.
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Undertake a letter-writing
campaign in November urging churches or businesses to construct a religious
Christmas display, such as a Nativity scene.
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Submit a Keep Christ in
Christmas advertisement to the local church bulletin or newspaper, and
include it in your council newsletter.
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Plan at least one
council-sponsored event during December, such as a food or clothing drive,
praying the rosary, or singing Christmas carols.
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Resist the temptation to
abbreviate "Christmas" as "XMass". This abbreviation tends to trivialize the
true message of the season.
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Inside this issue:
Pope Appoints Supreme
Knight Anderson to Pontifical Council
State Deputy Remarks
Scouting For Knights
State Pro-Life Report
Keep Christ in Christmas
State Treasurer Remarks
Pope’s Spiritual Pilgrimage
From The State Advocate
Squires Advancement Program
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