Update- Patriotic Exemplification Fort Walton Beach

Fort Walton Beach to host Fourth Degree Exemplification on March 21 

St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fort Walton Beach will host a Fourth Degree Exemplification on Saturday, March 21.

The ceremony will be held at St St. Mary's Catholic Church, 111. St. Mary Ave SW, Fort Walton Beach. The event replaces the exemplification originally scheduled for Panama City on the same date.

Unlike former years, family members and friends are encouraged to attend, Sir Knights who took the Fourth Degree prior to 2025 are also invited to learn the importance of becoming a Patriotic Catholic Citizen.

Registration will open at 9:30 a.m., followed by the ceremony at 11 a.m. in the church. The Exemplification banquet will be held at 2 p.m. in the parish hall, followed by Vigil Mass at 5 p.m. 

Father Richard Dawson, Pastor of St. Margaret of Scotland Church, Defuniak Springs, will be the Exemplification honoree.

The candidate fee is $90, including banquet, and the fee for a Priest is $50. While the ceremony is free, the banquet fee for family, friends and observers is $50.  

Councils begin by gathering the application Form 4 from their respective candidates and writing a check to the Financial Secretary of the target assembly.

Assemblies are required to send in a downloaded copy of the registration form (please do not write on the original), degree certificate, signed dress code letter, signed Form 4 (all four copies for each candidate), and check payable to the Master, Robert Urrutia. Forms are available on the Florida State website. 

Assembly checks are to be made out to: Robert S. Urrutia, Master, and sent to?Robert S. Urrutia, Master, 339 Whisper Ridge Loop, Davenport, FL 33897. 

The deadline is Thursday, March 12.