Council 15485 Teleconference Meeting Notes from 12/15/2020
James M. Morgan / Recorder
7 pm Call to Order
- Warden's Membership check waived
- Opening Prayer - Our Father
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll of Officers waived
- Reading of the last meeting was approved
7:05 pm GK's Remarks (Marc Gregoire)
- Marc and his wife Guadalupe celebrated Our Lady of Guadalupe on 12/12, 2020
- Ted Seeber joined the Men's Holy League at St. Josephs on 12/5/2020; the year 2021 will be commemorated to St. Joseph
- Project Rescue Christmas is a part of the Salvation Army programs: go to the blog to learn more about how they can use your help. We are still calling for RESOLUTIONFOR THE 2021 STATE CONVENTION
- We have implemented some new guidelines for how to conduct council meetings; and more changes are on the way
- Forms will be due in January 2021
7:10 pm For the Good of the Order (Mike O'Phelan)
- We were advised to accept Christ and to accept ourselves in our everyday life
- To remember that Emmanuel is with us
- And to look for the presence of Christ's ministry in our every day life
- God needs us and we truly need God
7:20 pm Treasurer's Report (Mike Devlin)
Checking account $1,377.69 (interest ($ 0.02); Savings $543.51; Charity account $5.67
7:25 pm Financial Secretaries Report (Phil Jarvis)
- There hasn't been any change in membership
- We are working on a way to tie 2021 membership dues up with our annual survey of Charitable Work
- 7:30 pm Committees / Program Director (Gene Andres) Form 17-28 due in January; and on 1/23/2021 there will be a March for Life in Salem (see blog).
PARISH / SCHOOLS UPDATES Committees Continued
- St. Clare (Ted Seeber & Mike O'Phalan) : There won't be any Baby Bottles released this year; maybe in the months of Jan. or Feb. next year.
- St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Marc Gregoire) No change from last month; minimum Mass size and no church functions
- St. John Fisher ( Gene Andres and Mike Devlin ) Father Richardson has been quaranteed so the Mass schedules have changed: check with the parish for more reliable information.
7:45 pm The inners of the Essay Contest were reported (Ted Seeber and Marc Gregoire)
- Ruby Day won the essay, Brook Sheridan was second and Noah Carlssen was third.
- No one competed from St. Clare; more information is available on the blog
- Marc Gregoire discussed Sid Thiel's Council survey
- James M. Morgan covered the No Neighbor Left Behind work.
- Faith Director Don Mey excused
- Community Director Michael Chau didn't report anything new
- Life Director Ted Seeber spoke more about the Salem March for Life: See more on the blog.
- Family Director and Membership Director Ted Seeber didn't report anything new.
- Retention Chairman Mike O'Phelan addressed the problem with many men: "Don't have time."
8 pm New Business
- Phil Jarvis discussed the Charitable Green Sheet charitable concept that the Supreme wants us to use for making donations; more about that on the blog later. St. Vincent de Paul might need our help moving some refrigerators and/or freezers around in January 2021. And we kicked around the idea of offering a Parishioner's Award for their contributions to the church
- State Leadership is looking for some men who might want to become State Officers
- State will waive dues in 2021 for members experiencing Covid-19 related problems.
PRAYERS SICK OR IN DISTRESS
- Ted Seeber's cousin, Christine
- Marc Gregoire's associate whose mother died recently
- All Front line workers and especially those in the medical profession.
Closing prayers by GK Marc Gregoire
- God bless the work of the council and its members and grant eternal peace to the souls of departed members
- Hail Mary
- Father Michael J. McGivney Prayer
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