Meeting Notes, Tuesday, April 19, 2024

• 7:00 pm - Call to Order 
• Prayer - Our Father 
• Pledge of Allegiance 
• 7:05 pm - Warden’s Membership 
• Roll Call of Officers
• Grand Knight- Present
• Deputy Grand Knight- Present
• Chancellor- Excused (tried to contact Recorder)
• Treasurer- Present
• Advocate- Excused
• Recorder- Present
• Warden- Present
• Inside Guard- Present
• Outside Guard- Present
• 1 Year Trustee- Present
• 2 Year Trustee- Excused
• 3 Year Trustee- Excused
• 11 members present, we have a Quorum 
• 7:10 pm - Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (February) 
• Accepted into the record   
• 7:15 pm - DGK’s Remarks (Don Mey) 
• Blog - Calendar - Volunteer Opportunities 
• Membership Challenge 
• "I'm too busy" - Good, that's who we want
• Let people know what's going on
• 7:20 pm - District Deputy Remarks (Mark Larson)
• New Membership quota by June is 6 (State Deputy Request)
• Lesson on Ceremony in meetings  
• Consistency
• Officer roles should be a progression
• 7:25 pm - Treasurer’s Report (Mike Devlin)
• Fraternity Checking: $2205.63
• Unity Savings: $544.21
• Charity Savings: $5.34
• Report approved
• 7:30 pm - Financial Secretary’s Report (Erik Riechers)
• Submission of Audit Report- Awaiting one more signature
• Don and Erik have been reported as Delegates to State Secretary
• 14 members have paid- 10 unpaid - missing membership card for one member
• Assumed Business Name is Knights of Columbus John Clare Council 15485 reported with Secretary of State of Oregon
• Accepted Report

• 7:35 pm - Membership Reports 
• Membership Director (Dan Riecher)
• Notes from Dan given to GK - A new member Tom- will be joining online and getting a CUF in next few weeks)
• This Sunday Dan will be speaking after one of the Masses (likely 10:45). Volunteers are requested to stand at the doors
• Young Catholic Professionals Retreat- Dan was there as well as the sponsorship from District 3. He did a good job raising the profile of the Knights.
• Retention Chairman (Richard Digregorio) 
• No Neighbor Left Behind Phone Calls (Richard Digregorio) 
• 7:40 pm - Programs 
• Program Director - (Gene Andres) 
• 7:45 pm - Committees
• Parish / School Updates 
• St. Clare (Don Mey) - up about 20% over last year. Likely due to Kids Masses. Next Breakfast, April 7, may be very large. RCIA, preparing for 1st communion
• St. John Fisher (Mike Devlin) - Easter Sunday event passing out books- requested. Scott Young and Fr. Richard ordered 500 copies of Beautiful Eucharist
• 8:00 pm - KofC Business 
• Easter Egg Hunt SC, volunteers needed 3/30 for set up. See blog. Get a chance to use a fence post pounder.
• Pancake Breakfast at SC 4/7/2024, volunteers needed, see Ted Seeber.  
• Venmo App implementation. Update (Ted, Marc, Erik, Mike)
• Book “Beautiful Eucharist”, initial discussion at 4/16/2024 meeting. 
• COR SC parish discussion groups “Beautiful Eucharist” to begin May/ June timeline, propose, once per month following the 8:30 AM and  10:45 PM Masses. Consider volunteering. SJF TBD. (Tom O, Michael O) 
• SJF Wine and Cheese- next one will be last Saturday in April
• Representatives for 116th Annual State Convention, May 3rd thru 5th, in  Newport will be Erik Riechers and Don Mey. (Don M) 
• 8:15 pm - KofC New Business  
• Request from pastor, Fr. Martin L. King, to establish a Roundtable at St.  Thomas More. Initial membership event on Saturday 4/06/2024, Wine &  Cheese following the 5:00 PM mass at St. Thomas More. Some State  Officers and I will be in attendance, additional Knights needed. Details  to follow. 
• Challenger Baseball- Michael Chau and Ted will be recording all games, and our council will be credited with donating the YouTube Channel
• Open Business  
• 8:05 pm - Closing Prayers 
• Intentions for the Sick and/or in Distress – Hail Mary
• Grand Knight Mark C at Elizabeth Ann Seton and his wife
• Shannon Seeber recovery
• Nieces and Nephews of Daniel S. in Israel- child custody and war threats
• Mother of a Professor of Daniel S. in hospice
• Judy Pompili in hospital
• Cathy Andres Heart Operation
• Pray for the soul of Paul Lewis- Lenore Lewis's son dead at 65
• 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.
• 8:09 pm - Adjournment

Due to Chancellor not being available, click here to see For the Good of the Order