Does the east have an analog to the KofC?

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Just kind of wondering if there are any analgous fraternal orders on the Eastern (Byzantine specifically) side of Catholicism.
 
SerbCath said:
Just kind of wondering if there are any analgous fraternal orders on the Eastern (Byzantine specifically) side of Catholicism.
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I’m not aware of one, but that doesn’t mean one doesn’t exist. I do know that Eastern Catholics are more than welcome in the KofC.

You might want to look into the GCU (Greek Catholic Union) gcuusa.com/, but given how sparse Eastern Catholics are on the ground (with a few notable exceptions), you might just be better off looking into the KofC.

Sorry I couldn’t be of more help 😦 .

In Christ,
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I’m not aware of one, but that doesn’t mean one doesn’t exist. I do know that Eastern Catholics are more than welcome in the KofC.

You might want to look into the GCU (Greek Catholic Union) gcuusa.com/, but given how sparse Eastern Catholics are on the ground (with a few notable exceptions), you might just be better off looking into the KofC.

Sorry I couldn’t be of more help 😦 .

In Christ,
MinM
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I think this is probably what I will do. There is a Ruthenian at my church who is KofC and I really get the feeling they would love to have the overlap/cultural addition. They are some of the kindest men I have ever met. The official KofC website has a special page/section for the east, so I will start there. Making my confession in 2 weeks! Then all this will be official.
 
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I think this is probably what I will do. There is a Ruthenian at my church who is KofC and I really get the feeling they would love to have the overlap/cultural addition. They are some of the kindest men I have ever met. The official KofC website has a special page/section for the east, so I will start there. Making my confession in 2 weeks! Then all this will be official.
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Excellent!! As we say in the east, "Mazal tov!" :D:D:thumbsup:👍
 
Indeed, there is an analogous order. It is called the Knights of Columbus. (It is a *very *close analogy) 😃 😃

Welcome, welcome, welcome. :tiphat:

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There are some councils of the KofC that are entirely Eastern - A few Chaldean, a few Ukrainian - that I’ve seen mentioned in Columbia (the KofC Magazine).

I’m a 4th degree knight, myself, but my council and assembly have no other easterns. The problem is that the council I’m a member of is a single parish council.
 
Ach! No matter how many times I see that acronym, I ALWAYS think KofC refers to Kentucky’s Fried Chicken. And I always have to look into the thread to satisfy my curiosity, “why the heck is someone asking about Kentucky’s Fried Chicken in this or any other Forum in CAF?”🤷
 
I am a member of the Knights Council at my Ruthenian parish - again, as others have mentioned, there is the Greek Catholic Union, but I know hardly anything about it.
 
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