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1st Monday of every month (except the month's where there's a Holiday on Monday then it's on Tuesday) @ 7:30 PM,

Good Shepherd Council 5573's Home, 15613 South Route 59, Plainfield, Illinois,60544

Officers' meetings are even month's @ 6:30 PM, prior to regular business meeting

Fourth Degree eligibility in the Knights of Columbus is open to any Third Degree member in good standing from any Council, six months after the anniversary of his First Degree.

NOTE: Fourth Degree members must retain their memberships as Third Degree members in the local council to remain in good standings.

The Emblem of the Order

The Triad Emblem of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus features:

The Dove

The Cross

The Globe

The Dove, the classic symbol of the Holy Spirit and peace, is shown hovering over the orb of the Earth or Globe. Both are mounted on a variation of the Crusader's cross that which was found on the tunics and capes of the Crusading Knights who battled to regain the Holy Land.

Our Honored Order cherishes as its patron Christopher (Christ Bearer) Columbus (Dove of Peace), symbolizing the Paraclete.

Spiritually, the sacred symbols on the emblem typify the Union of the Three Divine Persons in one Godhead...the most blessed Trinity.

The Globe

God the Father,

Creator of the Universe

The Cross

God the Son,

Redeemer of Mankind

The Dove

God the Holy Spirit,

Sanctifier of Humanity

* A Blue Globe with the lands of the Western Hemisphere in White

* A Red Cross with gold borders, and gold knobs at the ends of the Cross

* A White Dove

Red, White, and Blue are the colors of the flag of the country in which our Order originated and are used to stress the basic principle of the Fourth Degree:

Patriotism