Knights of Columbus
John Clare Council #15485

MEETING AGENDA March 20, 2018 ST. CLARE OFFICE Fireside Room 7: 00pm Opening Prayer   Our Father, Roll Call, Reading of Previous Minutes 7: 05pm Grand Knight ’s  remarks  Acting GK and 1 year Trustee Ted will lay out a new vision for the future, and relay remarks on our membership drive from Fr. Don Guttmann 7: 10pm  Treasurer’s & FS Report 7:15 pm  For the Good of the Order 7: 30pm Committees Breakfasts - Report of last weekend and Upcoming Membership drives, Initiation Scheduling, and Followup assignments 7: 50 pm New Business Easter egg hunt on April Fools- what can we do to surprise the kids? Who to send to the Convention in Lebanon 1st Degree members:  April 7 is your day to get your higher degrees 8: 00 pm District Deputy/ State Officers 8: 10pm  Sick or   in Distress – Hail Mary 8: 15pm Closing Prayer –   Fatima Prayer Cards

The latest Oregon State Newsletter  is out, and given what our council has been through the last few months, I encourage everybody to read it.

First of all, the breakfast:  We did quite well, serving 172 breakfasts, netting $408. Tom Owen's badge idea was a real hit.              8:30  Mass         10:45  Mass                 $326                $212 Gross:      $538 Net:         $408 Stipend to St Clare's:    $204 In addition to that, thank you to Ron Boyce and Bob Kish for helping with the membership drive on top of the Breakfast. For part two of the drive, next week we'll hold a St. Patrick's Day Ice Cream and Cookies Social, at St. Clare's, noon to 4:30 pm.  Bring your prospects you met at either the SJF or St. Clare's Breakfasts!  It should be quite the fun time, with movies for the kids and the Lego Church project.  Catholic Da...

We can still use some help!  People to stand at the doors to the church at 6pm after Mass on Saturday, March 10, or Sunday 9:30am and 11:45am, to hand out brochures, reply cards, etc. Also still needed is help for the Breakfast, I still have slots available for Shift 2 (8am-10:30 am) and Shift 3 (10:30am-2pm)

St. Clare's is starting a Refugee Resettlement Ministry.  Training and Orientation will be Tuesday, March 13, 7pm-9:30pm in the St. Clare's Parish Hall.  Remember, the Knights were originally started to help recent immigrant families.  Brother Don Mey's wife Marge and Luke Leahy are in charge of this important new ministry.  Luke can be contacted at lukeleahy50@hotmail.com