{"title":"New Lapel Pins","description":"\u003cfont color=\"#ff2a00\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Lapel Pins are in!!!!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lapel-pin","title":"Ladies Auxiliary Lapel Pin","description":"","brand":"KOFPC Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6981086806067,"sku":"LADYLAPEL","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2831\/8515\/products\/ladiespins.jpg?v=1653495338"},{"product_id":"kpc-knights-lapel-pin-3-4-inch-shield","title":"Knights Lapel Pin 3\/4Inch","description":"","brand":"KOFPC Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696990982338,"sku":"KNILAPEL34","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2831\/8515\/products\/knightspin_540x_d55227be-17f6-431c-af27-e0f1077f34ef.webp?v=1668895454"},{"product_id":"bishop-cheri-ive-known-rivers-pin-includes-shipping","title":"Bishop Cheri \"I've Known Rivers\" Pin - includes shipping","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e“I’ve Known Rivers” Pin Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e*The funds raised through this donor drive will benefit the  the Collegiate Units of the Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary and other charitable organizations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e*We are grateful to the Flaherty Family Foundation for their generous sponsorship in the creation of these pins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eIn 2021 the late Bishop Fernand Cheri III, OFM, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, worked with Dr. Ansel Augustine to create a special Pectoral Cross for the African American Bishops of the United States.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA replica of the front and back of the cross is merged into this pin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe term “I’ve Known Rivers” symbolizes the unique, and frequently, toilsome, journey that our African American shepherds – as well as many Black Catholics, experience in our Church and country.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is also encompassed within the Langston Hughes Poem that begins with this phrase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe meanings of the symbols on the lapel pin are as follows:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eKente Background:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWest African cloth that symbolizes identity, royalty, social status, spiritual power, as well as communication.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eRiver Cross:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe red, black, and green, are colors associated with liberation of people of African descent and linked to the liberation our faith calls us to achieve and receive. Red is for the blood of our people.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBlack is for the color of our skin.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eGreen is for the natural wealth and fertility of Africa, and our desire to build this same reality in our various locations in the Diaspora.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis central flowing cross also symbolizes our connection to our waters of Baptism and our roles as Priests, Prophets, and Kings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe Adinkra Symbols (West African Spiritual Symbols from left to right):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAKOBEN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e“War Horn” symbolizes vigilance and wariness as we continue the struggle of our ancestors to strive towards liberation for us, our communities, and society as a whole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eANKH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e: “Eternal Life” a reminder that our goal is to achieve eternal life in Heaven, as well as to share the “good news” of Christ’s redemptive love to those around us so that they would desire eternal life as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBESE SAKA:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e“Sack of Cola Nuts” is a symbol of affluence, abundance, and unity; and a reminder for us to work together to achieve, and to continue to advocate for, the unique needs of our community.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe remember the wisdom from our Black Bishops in their document, \u003ci\u003eWhat We Have Seen and Heard\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eGYE NYAME:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e“Except for God” is a reminder that there is nothing greater than God, and we must remember that all of our desires are fulfilled through His plan for our lives.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis a reminder that no matter what we face, good or bad, we must continue to trust His plan for us, and our communities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KOFPC Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44727342563522,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2831\/8515\/files\/KPCPIN.png?v=1726769342"}],"url":"https:\/\/kofpc-store.myshopify.com\/collections\/new-lapel-pins.oembed","provider":"KOFPC Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}