The Marquette Province Wisconsin Eastern District Annual Meeting and Exemplification was held this past weekend at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton.
There were 87 new candidates receiving the honors of the Fourth Degree, including seven priests and one deacon. Our local Marquette Assembly 1197 which had six candidates go through – Additionally, the class honoary this year is from our Assembly, SK Don Bettine. Congratulations to this years class.
Patriotism is the principle of the Fourth Degree, it’s ceremonials and activities are orchestrated such as to exemplify our love of our country and our church. The primary purpose of the Fourth Degree is to encourage active Catholic citizenship while fostering a spirt of patriotism in it’s members and our community at large.