KofC Council 15485
Hybrid Meeting Agenda
May
16th, 2023
St.
Clare Church - School Cafeteria
Or
Remote
Typed on the council Mac. by Ted Seeber- will clean up by
5/21- please send errata to seebert42@gmail.com
- 7:00 pm - Call
to Order
- Warden’s
Membership Check
- Mark Busch
introduction- new District Warden Prayer - Our Father
- Pledge of
Allegiance
- Roll Call of
Officers - 10 officers present, 11 members present, 1 online
- Reading /
Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (April) approved as
previously posted
- 7:10 pm - GK’s
Remarks (Don Mey)
- Thanking
officers for this year especially James Morgan
- Member
Challenge "Ask to Join Challenge"- 4 new members still
needed for Star Council
- Blog
/ Calendar - still does not work with Safari, try Chrome as both the
blog and the Calendar are google based. Postings will be on the blog for
volunteer opportunities
- 7:15
pm - Treasurer’s Report (Mike Devlin)
- Fraternity
(Checking, working funds): $3011.30
- Unity
(Savings for lean years) $544.09
- Charity
(savings for long term charity programs) $5.71
- Report
approved
- 7:20 pm -
Financial Secretary’s Report (Erik Riechers)
- No new Dues
received
- New voucher
produced for a Seminarian issued
- St. Andrew Nativity
Luncheon, email FS@kofc15485,org for details
- Report Approved
- 7:35 pm - For
the Good of the Order (Mike O’Phelan)
- Reflection on
memorial day posted to the blog
- 7:30 pm -
Committees
- Program
Director - (Gene Andres)
- Columbian
Award was sent out and we have achieved all program requirements.
Programs are being completed in May and the form will be sent in.
- Parish/School
Updates
- St. Clare
(Don Mey)
- Air
conditioning will be added to the school building which will help our
breakfasts.
- Flower sale
proved that between our two parishes we can raise $600.
- Preschool
art show raised $20,000 with matching funds.
- 35 kids for
Holy Communion
- 30 kids for Confirmation
- St. John
Fisher (Mike Devlin).
- There are a
lot of Catholics who want to donate for pro-life causes, but want to do
it anonymously. There is a great appetite for pro-life causes.
- School is
doing well
- 28 kids for
Holy Communion.
- 12 kids for
Confirmation.
- Family
Director (Ted Seeber)
- Easter Egg
hunt was very successful with 775 kids estimated participating
- Membership
Director (Dan Riechers)
- Now that our membership
director graduated, kicking into high gear, with hopes of getting those
final 4 new members by end of June.
- 7:45 pm - KofC
Business
- No Neighbor
Left Behind Phone Calls (Richard Digregorio)
- April 21-23,
115th Oregon State Convention - Ted Seeber Update
- Pancake
Breakfast at St. John Fisher, confirmed for June 11th.
- St.Clare
pancake breakfast confirmed for June 4th.
- Check the
calendar at the top of the blog for volunteer opportunities. Volunteer
request for breakfasts will be going out next week.
- Vocations
donation, $500 confirmed for Mount Angel seminarian, Shaun
Daniel.
- Recommendation
to support Holy Family Catholic Clinic with $500 donation, motion
and vote. Approved
- Recommendation
to support St. Andrew Nativity School with $500 donation, motion
and vote. Approved
- Recommendation
to support Mother and Child Education Center with $500 from
proceeds of Mothers Day Flower sales, motion and vote. Approved
- Audrey
Brickland SJF Essay, “International Winner”. How best to build on
this success? Update? Tom Owen Sent letter to the Archbishop with a
copy of the essay for use on Voice of the Shepherd. Serra Club has also
indicated interest.
- Fr. Jim
toiletry bags for the homeless- Knights participated. Save samples from
your travels for this purpose.
- Holy Moments
is moving from book study to movement. Perhaps a good start for Cor ad
Cor meetings
- Slate of
Officers, nominations. Slate was moved and approved, due to no contested
nominations, skipping the June vote
- Recorder-
Self nomination Ted Seeber
- 3 year
Trustee- Self nomination Marc Gregoire
- Grand Knight-
Don Mey incumbent
- Deputy Grand
Knight- Gene Andres incumbent
- Chancellor -
Michael O'Phelan incumbent
- Treasurer -
Michael Devlin incumbent
- Advocate- Dan
Riechers incumbent
- Warden-
Michael Chau incumbent
- Inside Guard-
Christopher Seeber incumbent
- Outside
Guard- Richard Digregorio
- One Year
Trustee- Tom Owens
- Two Year
Trustee- Ken Paulsen
- 8:20 pm - District
Deputy/ Mark Larson
- Doing well
- Maybe add Hoop
Shots as recruiting for the St. Clare Men’s Basketball group.
- Support for
the seminarians is very good. Go
to the Deacon's ordination and wear your badges- and you can join the 4th
that day, along with the new deacons.
- Keep it up and
invite more men to come through Cor ad Cor.
- 4th Degree at
St. Matthew's Saturday, May 20.
- 8:25pm - Sick
or in Distress – Hail Mary
- Bonnie Owens-
Knee Surgery June 13th
- George
Arrogate (sp?) hip surgery recovery
- God bless the
work of the council and its members and grant eternal peace to the
souls of departed members.
- 8:30pm -
Closing Prayer – Prayer for the Canonization of Father Michael J.
McGivney
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