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We welcome your interest in becoming a Knight in our council and recommend that you click on the two following buttons to learn more about our council and for information for prospective members:
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Digital Membership Application
The St. Joseph Council has a Digital Membership Application ("interactive PDF") that can be used to apply for membership in our council. It incorporates the actual 3-copy Knights of Columbus Admission Document ("Form 100") but is an alternative to the paper "Form 100" membership application.
Completing our Digital Membership Application and submission via E-mail is preferred to a paper document.
Advantages:
Completing our Digital Membership Application and submission via E-mail is preferred to a paper document.
Advantages:
- Almost everyone today uses a computer, tablet or smart phone and regularly enters data digitally;
(If you are viewing this web page, it means YOU can work with a digital form!) - Entering digital data is easier and faster than using pen & ink;
- Digital data results in more legible entries and accuracy;
- Submission via E-mail is less costly and more efficient;
- The council can add data into the Digital Membership Application;
- To ensure security, the Digital Membership Application will be "locked" before the council submits the application to the Knights of Columbus Membership Records Department.
You may be able to complete the Digital Membership Application using your web browser. However, different web browsers behave differently when they access or download a PDF attachment .
- Our Digital Membership Application is optimized for use with Adobe Reader software which is installed on most computers.
- If you do not have Adobe Reader or Adobe Reader DC software, it is available free from Adobe.
- Download it and install it by clicking the "Get Adobe Acrobat Reader" button.
To successfully use all of the "interactive PDF" features of the Digital Membership Application, you should:
- First Download the Form100-AdmissionDocument-KofC10627.pdf to your computer or other device;
- Save the original blank Form100-AdmissionDocument-KofC10627.pdf under a new filename, e.g., “YourNameAdmissionDocument.pdf”;
- Open the “YourNameAdmissionDocument.pdf” in Adobe Reader or Adobe Reader DC software to enter your information.
Applicant Instructions:
Required Information:
You must complete the following required form fields (outlined in red when viewed using Adobe Reader):
Other Data Fields: (Shaded blue when viewed in Adobe Reader)
For entry by Applicant:
For entry by Council:
Additional Application Questions for entry by Applicant:
Applicant’s Signature:
Submission of Admission Documents:
You must complete the following required form fields (outlined in red when viewed using Adobe Reader):
- Last Name, First Name
- Street, City, State, Postal (Zip) Code
- Date of Birth, Home Phone
- E-mail address (entering ‘None’ if you do not have E-mail)
- Occupation, last 4 digits of SSN, Parish
- You must select the “Are you a Practicing Catholic” box attesting to your qualification to become a Knight.
Other Data Fields: (Shaded blue when viewed in Adobe Reader)
For entry by Applicant:
- Select your appropriate “Transaction” code, e.g., “New Member”, Transfer-In”. (Don’t select a Transaction if you are uncertain.)
- Add your Middle Initial (if you use one)
- Option to select your personal “Title” and “Marital Status” from drop-down lists
- Add your Home Phone, Business Phone and Cell Phone numbers. (if you use the cell phone as your home phone - please enter the number in both places.)
- Select whether or not you have previously applied for membership or if you were a Columbian Squire
- If you are transferring into St. Joseph Council or you were a former Knight , add the council number and location of your last council
- Add your Proposer’s (recruiter’s) name (if applicable). (If your proposer gives your his KofC Membership Number, enter that also.)
For entry by Council:
- Proposer Name (if not entered by applicant)
- Proposer’s member number (if not entered by applicant)
- Applicant’s election information: Date Read, Date Elected, 1st Deg. Date
- Grand Knight and Financial Secretary approval signatures
Additional Application Questions for entry by Applicant:
- The "Council Supplement" section below the “Membership Document, Form 100” portion is provided for a married applicant to enter information about his wife and children living at home that the council uses for fraternal purposes.
- The "Your Interests" section provides you the opportunity to show your specific interests.
Applicant’s Signature:
- The Knights of Columbus requires all applications to be signed by the applicant. Electronic signatures are not permitted.
- If you print the form for submission as a paper document, please sign it before submitting it to the council.
- If you submit your Membership Application via E-mail, you will be asked to sign the application before it can be finalized.
Submission of Admission Documents:
- Attach the YourNameAdmissionDocument.pdf to an E-mail addressed to kofc10627membership@gmail.com.
- Whether you submit your application to the council as a Digital Membership Application or as a paper document, the Membership Committee will then be responsible for your application. The committee will add information about election dates & proposer information before forwarding the completed application to the council’s Grand Knight for approval.
- The Grand Knight will forward the approved application to the council Financial Secretary.
- Once you attend an Admission (First) Degree, the council Financial Secretary will send the completed application to the K of C Membership Records Department at the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council headquarters in New Haven, CT.
We thank you for your interest in becoming a Knight in our council!
