Knights of Columbus
John Clare Council #15485

Brother Knights,   The Silver Rose is coming this weekend to council 1623 McMinnville, and will be on display at their Saturday evening mass. All are welcome to attend. St James is located at 1145 SE 1st, McMinnville. Mass times Saturday are 5:00 (English) and 7:00 (Spanish). Afterwards the Rose will be taken to Canby, to St Patricks', where you can view it, and attend mass. St. Patricks' is at 498 NW 9th Ave, Canby Mass times include 8:30 (English), 10:30 (English & live stream), and 12:30 (Spanish and live stream). Don't miss this opportunity to see the Silver Rose. For more information and Silver Rose schedule please email  Jesse Villarreal  Vice Supreme Master Silver Rose Chairman VSM@kofc-wa.org

7 pm     Call to Order Warden's Membership Check / waived Prayer:  Our Father Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call of Officers Readings of Minutes was approved 7:05 pm  G.K. is absent.  Gene Andres shared the following The 6/20/2021 Exemplification Service was a success. Chris Seeber joined our council. The Columbia Award Application was submitted. We need to plan our next Fraternal Year's activities. On 7/1/2021 we helped move furniture for Mary Bunday: St. Vincent De Paul Introduced training Programs for the next year. 7:15 pm     Treasurer's Report for July 2021 / Mike Devlin Beginning Checking Balance              $1,547.19 Add:  Income from Dues                            90.00 Less: Ted Seeber reimbursal                     235.40 Current checking account balance   $1,40...

 Here is the information regarding the Fraternal Training Webinar mentioned during our meeting this evening.  Please consider attending.   Register Contact me if you have a problem registering.  gene.andres@comcast.net Fraternal Training Webinar Fraternal Year 21-22: What Officers Need to Know Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 5:00 PDT   Worthy Brother Knight,   Are you a district or council leader this fraternal year? Then this webinar is for you!   Learn about essential tools and resources to lead your district or council to new heights this year. Additionally, we will discuss:   ·      Changes to Officers Online ·      Criteria for district and council awards ...

Following is an email to Worthy Financial Secretaries from our Worthy State Charity President, Ron Boyce.  Phil has ask me to post it here.  I'm sure he will be addressing this at our meeting on Tuesday.   Please let me know if  you have any problem opening the documents Ron attached. Gene gene.andres@comcast.net Letter 1: KofC Members             Letter 2: Friends of the KofC Subject: State Charities Green Sheet for all members   Worthy Financial Secretaries,   I have attached the famous State Charities Green Sheet.  Please pass this on to all your Council member and Catholic Business owners who wish to have a tax write off since the State Charities is a 501-3C Non-Profit. If you could also include this in your next council Dues notice either mailed or emailed. The money that is collected goes to Charities through out the State of Oregon. Thanks Vivat Jesus,   Ron Boyce Immediate Past State De...

  Hello Brother Knights,   Please join us next Tuesday, July 20 th at 7pm for our next online Council #15485 meeting. Our Worthy Grand Knight, Marc Grégoire, is traveling and will not be available for this meeting.   I, along with the help of Ted Seeber and hopefully all of you attending, will preside.   Marc has kindly provided a copy of the agenda for me to modify and post.   Follow this Link to view and/or print a copy. Some Meeting Highlights: * Discussion on Part 3 of the book  I Heard God Laugh  (Part 3 Info  Link ) Ted has arranged the online platform for the meeting and will provide technical support.   We will open the chat room at 6:50pm. Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or phone.   MEETING LINK Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84616704305 Meeting ID: 846 1670 4305 One tap mobile +13462487799,,84616704305# US (Houston) +16699009128,,84616704305# US (San Jose) Dial by your l...

  Sign the Petition. Urge Congress to Protect Life. Dear Brother Knight: Your immediate action is necessary to protect taxpayer funding from being used to pay for abortion. Over the last few weeks, the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has considered legislation to fund the U.S. government without the long-standing, bi-partisan provisions that prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for abortion. Next week, the same committee is scheduled (as soon as Monday) to eliminate the popular Hyde Amendment.  First introduced in 1976 by our brother Knight, the late U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde of Illinois, this important provision has saved the lives of more than 2.4 million children. I urge you to take action today and sign this petition sponsored by the  United States Conference of Catholic Bishops  asking Congress to preserve these long-standing provisions and to protect human life. Our 2021 Knights of Columbus/Marist Polling found that 58% of A...

Hello Knights, We have had terrific discussions at the last KofC meetings on the book  I Heard God Laugh , Parts 1 & 2. This book is a guide to help us encounter God in a powerful way and to help us start a habit of daily prayer. We will be continuing our discussion at our next meeting (Tuesday July 20th) with Part 3 - Life's Essential Habit. For those that do not have the book, you can click  HERE  and download a scanned PDF of Part 3. Here are some possible discussion questions that have been recommended for you to think on as you read the second part: Question 1:  Questions play an important role in our spiritual journey. If you could ask God for one thing right now, what would it be? Question 2:  Matthew says, “The Prayer Process requires no mentor, no guide, and no instructions.” Have you tried praying with it by now. How did it go? Question 3:  How do your best days start? What are the habits you have created that if you don’t do, the day jus...