Meeting notes 5-21-2024

KofC Council 15485 Hybrid Meeting 

May 21st, 2024

Hybrid Meeting

7:00 pm - Call to Order

• Prayer - Our Father
• Pledge of Allegiance

7:03 pm - Warden’s Membership

• Roll Call of Officers
• GK - Present
• DGK- Absent
• Chan-Present
• Treasurer- Present
• Adv - Present
• FS - Present
• 3YT - Excused
• 2YT - Excused
• 1YT - Present
• Warden- Present
• Recorder-Present
• OG-Present
• IG- Present
• Voting Strength: 13 total members

7:05 pm - Reading / Approval of minutes April minutes Approved

7:08 pm - GK’s Remarks (Don Mey)

• 116th Convention Message
• We NEED new members- people dying to get out.
• Star Council Update
• We are on track for Star Council
• Blog/Calendar - Volunteer Opportunities
• Membership Challenge- Ask to Join!

7:15 pm - District Deputy Remarks (Mark Larson)

• Get the Reports done!
• COR Initiative- How do we increase our faith.
• District 3 was fully represented
• Supreme nullified the one resolution we were worried about
• 4th Degree Assembly 1292 talked about Patriotic Degree 
• 4th of July Parade
• Memorial Day Color Guard
• 4th Degree Meetings are a lot like a 3rd degree meeting
• Two hands serving the body of Christ

7:20 pm - Treasurer’s Report (Mike Devlin)

• Fraternity Checking:  $3166.01
• Unity Savings:  $544.33
• Charity Savings: $ 5.71
• We have a number of outstanding expenses
• Report accepted

7:25 pm - Financial Secretary’s Report (Erik Reichers)

• Transfers done brought us up to our 5
• Perspective Shared from the Convention- be proud of our Grand Knight
• Met GK Bill Seeber of Silverton Council 
• Our District Deputy is well known in the state
• Report accepted into the record

7:30 pm - Membership Reports

• Membership Director (Dan Riechers)
• Met goal
• Retention Chairman (Richard Digregorio)
• We are about the same- will try to contact Knights who we Need to talk to
• No Neighbor Left Behind Phone Calls (Richard Digregorio)
• Need to update phone list with new people

7:40 pm - Committees

• Parish / School Updates
• St. Clare (Don Mey)
• First Communion held
• Junque and Jewels
• St. John Fisher (Mike Devlin)
• Last Saturday of the Month Wine and Cheese- Will likely pass this month as it is Memorial Day Weekend

7:55 pm - KofC Business

• Final nominations and voting of Officers 2024/2025 slate.  Voted on Slate- passed unopposed.
• Pancake Breakfast at SC 6/2, volunteers needed, see Ted Seeber.
• Pancake Breakfast at SJF 6/9, volunteers needed, see Mike Devlin.
• COR SC parish discussion groups “Beautiful Eucharist” to begin September, propose, once per month following the 8:30 AM and 10:45 PM Masses. Consider volunteering. SJF TBD. (Tom O, Michael O)

8:10 pm - KofC New Business

• Donation recommendations, ASAP - Mother and Child - $500.00
• Food for Families - The Francis Center - $500.00 (alternates, St. Vincent de Paul or St. Andre Bessette)
• RSVP - Bishop White Seminary- $500.00
• St. Andrew Nativity School - $500.00
• ASAP - Holy Family Catholic Clinic - $500.00. 
• Note: donations to these recipients to date 2023/2024; M&C $500, St. ANS $500, HFCC $500, Mt. Angel $500(recipient TBD).
• Open Business

7:56 pm - “Beautiful Eucharist” book discussion.

8:28 pm - Closing Prayers

• Intentions for the Sick and/or in Distress – Hail Mary
• Millie Muoth
• Pat O'Phelan
• Shannon Seeber
• Michael Chau's Grandmother
• RIP GK Cousin Steve
• GK Cousin Peg
• Fr John McGrann
• RIP Wife of GK from Elizabeth Ann Seton Council
• For Daniel's mother and sister and Aunt Phylis
• 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