K of C Council Virtual Meeting Minutes --- Tuesday September 21, 2021

 

7 pm     Call to Order

• Warden's membership check:   waive the roll call
• Prayer - Our Father
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Roll Call of Officers   (Excused Don Mey, Eugene Andres, and Paul Pompili)
• Previous Meeting Minutes approved

7:05     GK's Remarks   (Marc Gregoire)

• Mike Devlin and Scott Kolbet  helped move things for St. Vincent de Paul
• Washington State has a new long term Care program, but the K of C also has a similar plan
• No Forms are due until January 2022

7:10 pm     For the Good of the Order            Mike O'Phelan

• Mike O'Phelan has pointed out that the Covid virus has been a problem for everyone!  He quoted scripture from Matthews gospel, 'Come to me all of you who are burdened.  Jesus takes on the weight of our load with us.  He notes that this is a good time to trust one another.
• Mike O'Phelan commented on the death of Tom Owen's son, Bob Owens.  He said that Bob was a wonderful spirit who lived a life well-lived, and that he is in heaven now.

7:20 pm     Treasurer's Report     Mike Devlin

• There hasn't been any banking activity in our K of C Rivermark Bank Account, so the treasurer's report is the same as last month.  Our checking account balance is $1,401.79.  
• There are 3 checks totaling $750.00 to Abbey Floor Donations still outstanding.

7:25 pm     Financial Secretaries Report       Phil Jarvis

• Nothing new to report
• I requested my Life Membership card

7:30 pm     Committees

                   Program Director Gene Andres has been excused

• Parish/School Updates

1. St. Clare Parish   Ted Seeber / Mike O'Phelan   All activities cancelled except masses.  Masks are required but social distancing is not required.
2. St. Elizabeth of Hungary    Marc Gregoire   Same as St. Clare Parish
3. St. John Fisher   Gene Andres & Mike Devlin  They were willing to give us a meeting room, and the school is doing well.

• Faith Director      Don Mey  Excused
• Community Director   Michael Chau   Nothing new to report
• Life Director                 Ted Seeber        Nothing new
• Family Director            Ted Seeber        Nothing new
• Membership Director   Ted Seeber         He purchased some blueberries for our next breakfast.
• Retention Chairman      Mike O'Phelan  Nothing new

7:40 pm     Discussion about "I heard God Laugh"   Discussion Part 5          'The book points out that the more we learn about Christ's ministry, the more we want to learn about him.  Tom Owens said "he has been learning a lot about Christ by watching other people".  Pastor Mike O'Phelen pointed out that as we near death, we often want to learn more about Christ.  In his work with end-of-life care, Mike said many don't see death as a frightening end, but the start of a new life.  We discussed the question of "how we should decide what events and commitments we should participate in;  at some point we have to decide what will be YES and what will be NO.  We have the freedom to say NO.  In conclusion, we discussed our daily habit of prayer.  Michael Chau said, "He feels a connection to God." Tom Owens reported that he feels a sense of gratitude from prayer.  On each day of the week, he concentrates on living a specific: for examble, on Tuesday he will concetrate on the Virtue of humility.

8 pm     K of C Business

• James M. Morgan reported on the No Neighbor Left Behind Program.  Everyone's coping.
• We haven't heard anything from our seminarians Marcos & Jonah.
• Nothing new about Special Needs Adaptive Mass.

• Installation of Officers is still on hold because we don't have a District Deputy.

8:10 pm     New Business

8:25 pm  Prayer's for the Sick or In Distress   --- Hail Mary

•   Tom & Bonnie Owens. 
•   Bob Owens and Sherry Wood (deceased).
• Gene Andres & wife
• The entire Seeber family who are struggling with the Covid virus.
• Phil Jarvis family & his daughter.
• Paul Pompili and his entire family.
• Marc Gregoire's sister-in-law.
• Everyone in the medical profession who has been fighting the covid virus.

     God bless the work of the council and its members and grant eternal peace to the souls of its departed members.

8:30 pm   Closing Prayer

                Prayer for the Canonization of Father Michael J. McGivney.

 

From Archbishop Sample- a Novena starting today, September 23rd

“As we prepare to meet for our annual Priest Convocation, it has become evident to me through prayer that St. Therese of Lisieux is interceding for us in our work with the priests and bishops in our Archdiocese. Therefore, I ask and urge each of you, to please join me in fervent prayer beginning today, Thursday, September 23. Let's storm heaven in prayer together each day, for 9 days, in furthering the powerful work the Holy Spirit has already begun here until we celebrate the feast day of St. Therese of Lisieux on October 1."

—Archbishop Alexander K. Sample

The full page website can be found at this link.

Council Meeting Tuesday September 21, 7pm ONLINE ONLY

 Hello Brother Knights,

Please join us this Tuesday, Sept 17th at 7pm for our next Council #15485 meeting, ONLINE ONLY.  This change is out of an abundance of caution, due to key personnel having COVID-19 exposure.   Charge of the Cross Presentation is being put off until we are all able to be back together again.

Here is the AGENDA to download.

Some Meeting Highlights:

* Discussion on Part 5 of the book I Heard God Laugh (Part 5 Info HERE)

Marc will open the on-line session at 6:50pm. Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or phone.

MEETING LINK

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I Heard God Laugh - Part 5 (Preparation for Next KofC Meeting Sept 21st)

Hello Knights,

We had another terrific discussion last KofC meeting on the book I Heard God Laugh. This book is a guide to help us encounter God in a powerful way and to help us start a habit of daily prayer.

We will be wrap up our discussion at our next meeting (Tuesday Sept 21st) with the final Part 5 - The God Who Gave Us Laughter. For those that do not have the book, you can click HERE and download a scanned PDF of Part 5.

Here are some possible discussion questions that have been recommended for you to think on as you read the 5th and final Part:

Question 1: Matthew says in the book “The more we get to know God, the more we desire to know him.” Have you experienced that since we started this journey together? Can you think of a specific moment in this journey?

Question 2: Matthew talks about how he decides what events and commitments to participate in. Do you have a way of discerning what to be involved with? Or do you say yes to every opportunity? Do you feel pressured into doing things? Do you feel like you have the freedom to say no?

Question 3: How are you doing with your daily habit of prayer? What graces have you received? What obstacles have you overcome? What obstacles may you encounter on the road that you can prepare for now that you have read this book? 

Bob Owens has died in a car accident

 The son of our brother Tom died in a car accident Wednesday night.

The family would prefer privacy for the next 3-4 days as they deal with this tragedy.

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