Meeting location & time: 2nd floor before 10:00 a.m.
Guidelines
1) Wear your KC’s shirts - to identify the hospital who we represent.
2) Bring your families and Catholic Daughters. Children under 15 will remain behind on the lobby floor with Guardian.
3) V.A. hospital cafeteria opens on Sundays at 8:00 a.m. If you desire to have a little breakfast, coffee, etc.
4) Arrive early, Catholic veteran’s names will be handed to KC’s at 10:00 a.m. After protocol instructions.
Protocol Instructions
1) When introducing yourself to the hospitalized veteran, please do not ask them “How are you doing?” remember, as far as we know they might be on their death bed.
2) Introduce yourself as “Good morning, my name is ____ I am from the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal order. And I am here to say a prayer for you.” Ensure that you introduce your fellow Knights and ladies that are with you.
3) If there happens to be a Protestant veteran in the same room and they request a prayer, please do not deny them, for we are Catholic and deny no one.
4) Due to the number of patients that is on your list, try not to spend more than five minutes per patient. If you get done with your list and there is still time allowed before mass starts, go get another list for visitation.
5) Be back in the lobby at 10:45 a.m. if you would like to attend mass.
Please let me know if you plan to attend. I will be attending 7:00 a.m. Mass at St. Michael, then leaving to visit the VA. Hope to have a Council #14700 membership presence there with me.