OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH

Since 1973, the year the Supreme Court legalized abortion nationwide in Roe v. Wade, the month of October has been set aside by the U.S. bishops as a time to focus on protecting God’s precious gift of human life. 

What better way to start the month than attending our council sponsored pro-life Holy Hour at St. John Fisher Church on Tuesday October 3rd at 7PM.  Our Holy Hours including Eucharistic Exposition, Pro-life Rosary and Benediction are at St. John Fisher at 7PM on the first Tuesday and at St Clare from 2PM to 4PM on the first Saturday of each month.

Grand Knight Don May receives Columbian and Founder's Awards

 Let there be PICTURES.  We missed out on Star Council last year by three recruits, but we're on track this year.

Meeting Minutes 9-19-2023

 KofC Council 15485 Hybrid Meeting 

September 19, 2023

• 7:00 pm - Call to Order
• Prayer - Our Father
• Pledge of Allegiance
• 7:05 pm - Warden’s Membership
• Roll Call of Officers 
• FS, GK, DGK, Rec, Warden, IG, OG, Chan, 3YT  here
• all others excused
• 12 Members here
• 7:10 pm - Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (August) approved
• 7:15 pm - GK’s Remarks (Don Mey)
• Blog - Calendar - Volunteer Opportunities
• I will be brief- New member Paul, Daniel S returning
• Two more are in process
• Membership Challenge
• Make sure that you keep asking.  Even when it is embarrassing,  Be willing to ask.  You do not need to do anything more than you are already doing as a Knight
• Safe environment training can be accessed at http://kofc.org
• 7:20 pm - District Deputy Remarks (Mark Larson)
• Columbian Award and Founder's Award for 2022-2023
• September 30- State Faith In Action day at Hillsboro- Retreat starting at 8:30 am, CUF Degree and 4th Degree Exemplification will be offered
• Recruitment- you're just a couple away
• Ask priests for the pulpit announcement
• 7:25 pm - Treasurer’s Report (Mike Devlin) - excused, but sent in his report.  
• Fraternity $1744.72
• Unity $544.15
• Charity $5.71
• Approved
• 7:30 pm - Financial Secretary’s Report (Erik Riechers)
• Following up on membership: Paul and Scott are complete, Jerome and Daniel are in process
• Can actually write checks- and now do instant reimbursement
• 7:35 pm - Membership Reports
• Membership Director (Dan Riechers)
• Read by FS
• Continue to work on Andy- and shamed dad at the picnic- working online on Eric from St. Rose of Lima-and one other met at St. Clare Picnic
• Retention Chairman (Richard Digregorio)
• No Neighbor Left Behind Phone Calls (Richard Digregorio)
• all members called
• 7:40 pm - Programs
• Program Director - (Gene Andres)
• 7:45 pm - Committees
• Parish / School Updates
• St. Clare (Don Mey)
• Confirmation for 36 young people, Auxiliary Bishop Peter Smith was here
• St. John Fisher (Mike Devlin)
• 7:55 pm - Faith / Community / Family
• Thursday there will be a Faith event- any member can watch 5pm our time, go to supreme website to register
• 8:00 pm - KofC Business
• Pancake Breakfast SC Oct. 8th, volunteers please contact Ted Seeber, ASAP.  
• Blog posting going out next week.   Have egg man and pancake man and blueberries
• Pancake Breakfast, SJF Oct. 22nd, check your calendar.
• Knights clothing, group purchase - t shirts, and any other shirts, save on shipping. (Dan R. & Mike D.)
• Audrey Brickland SJF Essay, “International Winner”. How best to buildon this success? Update? (Tom Owens)
• Fr. Jim Homeless Toiletries Project, see calendar for dates. Boxes needed for effort, medium size packing boxes work best.
• SC, SJF Coffee & Donuts available dates? SC (Don Mey) SJF(Mike Devlin)
• 8:10 pm - KofC New Business
• Coats for Kids donations, purchases in $500 increments, $200 recieved in Knight donations, please consider. Coats to SC School coats drive.
• Cor Program review, see blog and webinar. SC and SJF? Following recommendations disuss with Pastors and appropriate parish representatives.
• Consider volunteering for Evangelization Officer, a new role in the council
• Consider Nate Morrison's Book Group
• SJF needs Wine & Cheese sponsor. 1x per month following the 3rd Saturday 4:30 PM Mass. Should Knights consider? Details? (Gene Andres)
• Opportunity for visibility at SJF. 
• Gene will talk to Fr. Richard and seek more information
• Open Discussion
• Donation of $200 to the St Joseph Parish - proposed and seconded
• 8:20 pm - For the Good of the Order (Mike O’Phelan)
• Homily From Fr. Jim Galluzo from years ago as Associate Pastor of St. Clare's
• 8:25 pm - Closing Prayers
• Intentions for the Sick and/or in Distress – Hail Mary
• District Warden Mark is going through Chemotherapy
• St. Matthew's Parish 
• St. Joseph's Parish in Salem
• St. Anthony of Padua Parish
• Daniel's sister, a widow with special needs children
• Marie in Honduras, a friend of Scott P
• Lisa Boylen and her mother, killed in a car crash
• Mrs. Riechers
• God Bless the work of the council and its members and grant eternal peace to the souls of the departed members.
• Prayer for the Canonization of Father Michael J. McGivney.
• 8:30 pm - Adjournment

Meeting John/Clare Council #15485; Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

Hybrid Meeting (Online and In-person)

Hello Brother Knights,

Please join us Tuesday September 19th, at 7pm for our next John/Clare Council #15485 meeting. We will meet in-person at the St. Clare Parish Hall/cafeteria, or join Online via ZOOM invitation.   Online availably starting at 6:45PM.

We will discuss the new KofC Cor initiative. Please review the Webinar, link listed on our Blog site dated, September 7th. 

Please check our blog calendar and recent posts for volunteer opportunities. 

Here is the AGENDA to download.

For Online:

The Online link will open at 6:50pm. Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or phone.

MEETING LINK for Zoom App/website, or see below for audio call in instructions

September 19th, 2023 6:30 PM Doors Open

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87338834174

Meeting ID: 873 3883 4174

A new program for Brotherhood in Christ

Fraternity, Formation, Prayer.  Supreme is asking us to start some form of the Cor program in our parishes.    Please visit the link from the blog, and watch the video at least.  There are a lot of options to implement this program.  Let's get those creative juices flowing, and we'll discuss soon.  Help the man- to help the family- to help the church.

Save the date, September 30th at St. Matthew's in Hillsboro

 I went to the first one in Silverton, it was awesome.

From the State Deputy

 Worthy Brother Knights,

Many of you may have heard at this point that St. Joseph's 

Catholic Church in Salem experienced a devastating fire 

early on 8/31. This is extremely devastating to our Catholic 

community in Oregon and especially the Salem metro area. 

It is one of the largest Parishes in the State.

It is in times like this, when we as Knights are called to step 

forward to assist those in need. I have reached out to the 

Parish, the Council, the DDs in the area, and the Archdiocese 

on guidance on how best to proceed. I also made correspondence 

with Supreme. Having reached out to these resources, I have the 

following information for all councils and would like to strongly 

encourage each and every member of the State to assist in 

any possible way.

1. There will be a public Rosary in the parking lot at St. Joseph's 

on Sunday evening 9/3 at 7pm. Thank you very much to the 

Keizer Council for helping lead this effort and promote this. It is an 

exemplary example of brothers helping brothers. I would like to 

encourage all councils to encourage their members and parishioners 

to attend.

721 Chemeketa St NE, Salem, OR 97301

2. If any member or council is interested in providing some financial 

support, this would be greatly appreciated. Please write the checks 

to Oregon State KofC Charities and we will direct the funds accordingly.

Brothers, one thing that has always greatly impresses me about the 

Knights of Columbus and the Order is that we step up very quickly to 

disaster situations such as this. We did this in COVID, with the fires, 

disasters out of State, and many others. Men, it is an opportunity to 

step into the breach! Let us as Knights become who we were born to be!

Thank you, Vivat Jesus!

--

Kenneth J. Anderson

Knights of Columbus

Oregon State Council

State Deputy

kennethandersoniii@gmail.com

(541) 602-0249

11863 SW Greenburg Rd Apt 8

Tigard, OR 97223

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