Recruiting Via The Ten Commandments

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Recruiting Via The Ten Commandments

• Knights of Columbus and Project Moses

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No Excuse Offer

• Here is what we know at Project Moses
• If this plan is followed as laid out in this
  presentation, you will be successful. Why?
• Because Project Moses will send a monument
• NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU RAISE!
• You raise 500, send the 500 and we will ship
  you a 4000-4500 monument
• You raise 10,000, send 4000-4500 and we will
  ship you a 4000-4500 monument YOU KEEP THE
  REST!
• BUT YOU MUST FOLLOW THE PROGRAM AS SPECIFIED!

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Project Goals

• Recruit new Knights and reactivate lapsed
  Knights, at no cost to your council
• Place Ten Commandments Monuments, at no cost to
  your council, on private property for public
  display at Churches and Private Schools
• Placing hundreds of Ten Commandments plaques in
  peoples homes, at no cost to your council

Monument outside a grade school will be seen
thousands of times over an 8 yr period by each
child Holy Spirit Church and grade school,
Kansas City, KS.
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Why Recruit Via the Ten Commandments?

• Striking while the iron is hot Unlike multiple
  pro-life efforts Catholics have been asked to
  participate in over the last 35 yrs, this is the
  first Ten Commandments effort that has been made
  available over that same period of time because
  the battles have all been in court rooms.
• 96 of Church going, non-Knight-Catholic-men are
  just as enraged about the 30 yrs of attacks
  against the Ten Commandments as Knights are.
• Involving Non-Knights in a joint effort that
  they feel so strongly about is the foot in the
  door your looking for to introduce them to the
  Knights!

Large crowds, at blessing ceremonies, are the
norm with this program!
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Who Provides what?

• Project Moses
• provides the fundraising program and a beautiful
  monument
• NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY IS RAISED!
• The Knights Council provides the manpower

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The Steps Needed for Success

• One Coordinator
• Pastors Support
• Bulletin Announcement
• One Weekend of Masses
• One Speaker
• Volunteers
• Ability to call and order your monument
• NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY YOU RAISE!

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Coordinator

• Project Moses is working with hundreds of Knights
  Councils in all 50 states. It is imperative that
  you decide on one point-man to communicate with
  us.
• The Coordinator will be responsible for
• Delegating volunteers
• Ordering samples
• Tallying Donations and pledges
• Ordering plaques
• Ordering the Monument

Another Successful Monument Campaign thats 10
for Sir Knight Richard Maihofer of California
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Pastors Support

• Without your pastors support this project is
  dead on arrival!
• Provide Him
• A list of our Board of Advisors
• A list Churches in your area who have already
  placed a monument
• (Both are available from Project Moses)
• Needed from the Pastor
• One weekend to speak at the end of Masses (5
  minutes Max)
• A letter of support for the project in the
  bulletin the weekend proceeding the talks

St. Patricks in Wyoming Pastor was blown away
by his parishioner's support!
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Bulletin Announcement

• Along with a letter of support from your pastor
  in the bulletin the week before your Ten
  Commandments weekend, it is strongly encouraged
  that this flyer be inserted in that same bulletin.

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Ten Commandments Weekend

• The keys to a successful weekend
• Everyone is invited too donate or pledge no
  gift is to small!
• Tables are set up properly at all the exits
• Volunteers are at each table and trained in
  filling out the Donor/Pledge form Project Moses
  provides
• Most important, is that your Council understand
  that you are NOT SELLING the TC Plaques but
  giving them as a thank-you gift for
  donations/pledges of
• 30 or MORE!

8 x 8 Limestone Plaque and Wood Stand
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Speaker Joe Worthing, PM Executive Director, is
available for a fee please call

• It is NOT necessary to have a professional
  speaker, however, someone comfortable with a
  microphone and a crowd helps.
• If you feel it necessary, Project Moses executive
  director and brother Knight, Joe Worthing is
  available for 500 travel/lodging schedule
  permitting.

Joe Worthing, PM Executive Director speaking at
the Louisiana State Convention
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Talking Points

• Moral backsliding of society over the last 30 yrs
• Removal of anything related to God from public
  places and public view
• The ACLU is not the problem but the symptom of
  apathy. We the faithful who do not stand up for
  the faith are the problem. Quote from Edwin
  Burke - The only thing necessary for evil to
  succeed is for good people to do nothing.
• Part of the solution, is for Churches to show
  support for Gods law by publicly displaying the
  Ten Commandments on their private property where
  they cannot be taken down. Quote from Joe
  Worthing - If the first place someone sees the
  Commandments is a county courthouse, thats
  probably why he is there!
• By joining Project Moses the parish will not only
  be displaying a monument at your church but also
  helping to fund the National Memorial in
  Washington DC and will be recognized as one of
  the Churches at the Memorial.
• In fulfilling the PM mission to restore respect
  in the Ten Commandments PM hopes to place these
  10 Commandments plaques in as many homes as
  possible while erecting monuments at Churches,
  and so, for a donation or, if you have forgotten
  your checkbook, pledge of 30 or more for the
  monument, the Knights will give you a Ten
  Commandments plaque for your home or office.
• Knights are at each exit to receive your donation
  or if you do not have a checkbook or cash with
  you, dont worry, pledge. You can pay your
  pledge when we deliver your plaque.
• Thank you in advance for supporting Gods Law!

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Volunteers

• Ten Commandments Weekend
• Two volunteers per exit
• per Mass
• Plaque Distribution Weekend (PM will ship your
  plaques in bulk and you will have donors pick
  them up at the back of the Church)
• Two volunteers at the back of the Church after
  each Mass

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Ordering Your Monument

• Remember, no matter what you raise, PM will ship
  you a monument. Thats right, if all you raise
  on this system is 500, send it and we will ship
  you a monument. If you raise 10,000 send 4,000
  or 4,500 and we will ship you a monument.
• Decide on the type of stone you want
• Mt. Sinai Marble Tan or White 4,500 s/h
• Granite Black or Red 4,000 s/h
• And call
• 1-888-667-3710
• and place your order

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Installation

• When shipping is set up with Project Moses you
  will be sent an installation guide showing you
  how to place your monument.
• At the time of the placement and BEFORE the
  blessing ceremony, you will need to begin making
  plans for a FREE-NO-OBLIGATION-INFORMATION-NIGHT
  to be held the Tuesday evening following the
  Blessing Ceremony.

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Blessing Ceremony

• Project Moses has a pre-approved blessing
  ceremony written by Archbishop Keleher available
  upon request. Please allow a week for it to be
  mailed or emailed.
• Before the ceremony the 4th degree honor guard
  should be invited to participate, flyers for the
  info night should be produced, and volunteer
  Knights should be recruited to pass out said
  flyers.
• At the end of the ceremony, the lead-celebrant
  should invite the non-knight men of the parish to
  come to the info night and to take a flyer from a
  fellow parishioner.

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No-Obligation-Info-Night

• With 100 years of service to the Church, simply
  display all the Knights are about and encourage
  those who attend to PRAYERFULLY consider joining
  the Knights for two reasons
• First, for themselves and their families. The
  Knights will continue whether they join or not
  but their being involved could mean all the
  difference in a time of need.
• Second, for the Church and Her priests. Talk
  about the work the Knights have done through the
  ages and most recently for Mother Church.
  Re-iterate, with more members unified more can be
  done.