Grand Knight

• Presides over all council meetings

• Appoints program and membership directors 

• Appoints committees as needed 

• Countersigns orders for payment and checks

• Ensures the submission of all paperwork required by the Supreme and State Councils 

• Maintains working relationships with the council’s chaplain, district deputy, field agent and general agent, as well as with other local service organizations (e.g. Habitat for Humanity, food pantries/soup kitchens) 

• Has a working knowledge of the kofc.org website, Officers Online and Member Management 

• Responsible for his council’s First Degree Team and the scheduling of frequent First Degree Ceremonials 

The medal of office for the grand knight is an anchor suspended from a ribbon of purple. The anchor is symbolic of Christopher Columbus, the mariner, who is the patron of our Order. The anchor, for centuries, was also a variant form of the Cross and symbolizes Christian hope. The ribbon of purple symbolizes authority and justice.