K of C Council 15485 September 20, 2022 James M. Morgan / Recorder

 

7 pm     Call to Order

• Warden's Membership Check / waived Michael Chau is in Florida
• Opening prayer Our Father
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Roll Call of Officers (Tom Owens & Michael Chau excused)
• A motion to accept previous meetings minutes was made, seconded and accepted.

7:05 pm     Grand Knight Remarks   / Don Mey

• Grand Knight, Don Mey, is implementing monthly Officer Meetings to schedule the agenda for our regular monthly meetings which are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
• The Officer Meetings will be attended by the Grand Knight, the Deputy Grand Knight, the three trustees, the Financial Secretary and the Recorder.
•  Since the previous Retention Chairman, Mike O'Phelan, has become the Faith Director, Dan Reichers will have to select a new Retention Chairman.
• The GK joined Tom Owens, Paul Pompili, and Richard Digregorio for telephoning St. Clare's Parishioners to invite them to attend mass and the Church Picnic, and thanked them for their help.
• The Grand Knight also thanked Ted and Chrisopher Seeber for setting up a Logo Booth for the children and Michael Chau for setting up a table that provided information about the Knights of Columbus.

7:15 pm     Treasurer's Report / Mike Devlin

• Beginning Balance          $ 1,719.03
• No Activity
• Ending Balance               $ 1,719.03
• Unity Savings Acct.         $   543.00
• Charity Savings Acct.      $       5.71
• A motion to accept the Treasurer's Report was made, seconded and accepted unanimously.

7:20 pm     Financial Secretary's Report /  Erik Riecher 

• Eric just received the information that he needed to generate his reports this week, so hye will start making reports at our next meeting.
• There was a motion to accept the Financial Secretary's report, it was seconded and accepted.

7:25 pm   For the Good of the Order /  Faith Director Mike O'Phelan

• Discussed the importance of our human condition: we aren't perfect and we make mistakes.
• Emphasized the need to ask God for mercy and for guidance & direction.
• Reminded us that 'the same God that dwells in us also dwells in others'.
• In conclusion, he reminded us of the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would want them to do unto you'. 

7:35 pm     Committees:   

• Program Director  / Gene Andres      Reminded us to turn in our Volunteer Hours if we haven't done so. And he wanted to remind us that there will be a screening of the movie Mother Teresa No Greater Love on Oct. #, 2022 at the Regal Bridgeport Village Tigard theatre.
• Parish & School Updates

1. St Clare Parish    / Don Mey     Told us that the school mass schedule had changed back to Pre-Covid Protocol. There would be one mass on Wednesdays for everyone attending St. Clare Parish School. He also said that ArchBishop Alexander K. Sample will reside celebrate St. Clare's 8:30 a.m. mass 9/21/22.
2. St. John Fisher     / Mike Devlin    Didn't have anything new to report.
3. St. Elizabeth of Hungary  /  Marc Gregoire  Told us that the 4 young women missionaries had arrived and that they had already started their religious mission of working with the homeless and connecting them to public servicess that were available to them in Portland.

• Faith Director / Mike 'O'Phelan Comments discussed in The Good of the Order.
• Community Director   / Michael Chau   Excused
• Family Committee   / Family Director - Ted Seeber.  The Committee is composed of Ted Seeber, Gene Andres and Mike O'Phelan.  Ted said the Annual Essay Contest just started and will end on Oct. 31, 2022. The Committee is presently discussing Special Needs Masses,  and a Family Adoration Night.  
• Membership Director / Dan Riechers had nothing new to report. Ted Seeber who plans K of C Ceremonial events was planning an Exemplification Service for Deacon Bill McNamara who is an E-card K of C member, but he hasn't been able to schedule the event.
• Retention Chairman / Don Mey   Nothing new to report.

8:05 pm   K of C Business

• No Neighbor Left Behind / James M. Morgan contacted all of the members this month and everyone is doing well.
• St. Clare October 2, 2022 Pancake Breakfast was discussed. Some members have volunteered to make pancakes and make scrambled eggs, but we need more volunteers. Please see blog for more information.
• Mike Devlin is trying to schedule a St. John Fisher Breakfast for October 23, 2022.
• We will start discussing the book, Holy Moments at our next K of C meeting..
• Fr. Jim Galluzzo would like us to 'tell people that he is having a Holiday Art Show Nov. 4, 5 & 6' , and that he will need volunteers to pack Toiletry Bags for the homeless on Nov. 13 from 12 to 3 pm in the basement of St. Clare's Parish Office.

8:10 pm    New Businrss 

• We covered news on Mother Teresa movie: see Program Director Gene Andres report.
• Exemplification Service for Deacon Bill McNamary is still in the planning stages.
• There will be an Officer's Meeting on Oct. 3, 2022.

8:20 pm   State Officers & District Deputy Mark Larson

• Mark discussed starting soccer and basketball teams for our Parish kids.
• He told us that there would be a Coats for Kids Drive on Oct. 15, 2022.
• And he asked us to attend a "40 Days For Life" event featuring a presentation by Campaign Director Steve Karlen. The event will be at Our Lady of the Lae Catholic Church at 790 A Avenue, Lake Oswego on Monday Oct. 10, 2022 at 6:30 pm.

8:25 pm     Sick and in Distress

• Gene Andres ask us to pray for his son's father-in-law, Jim Gallagher.
• Don Mey asked us to pray for a safe birth experience for his daughter-in-law.
• Prayers for all those who are in need of the Lords Mercy.   

8:30 pm    Closing Prayer  

• God bless the work of the council and its members and grant eternal peace to the souls of the departed members.
• Prayer for Canonization of Fr. Michael J. McGivney