Meeting minutes July 18,2023

• Errata to seebert42@gmail.com
•  7:00 pm - Call to Order
•  Warden’s Membership / Check Roll Call
• Officers Present:  10
  
• Members Present:  13
•  Prayer - Our Father
•  Pledge of Allegiance
•  Roll Call of Officers
•  Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (March)- approved
•  7:10 pm - GK’s Remarks (Don Mey)
•  Alter order to match bylaws
• Member Challenge - September 30 prizes for reaching 5 member goal
•  Blog / Calendar / Volunteer Opportunities - Check blog calendar for additional prayer
•  7:15 pm - District Deputy/ Mark Larson - Comments  - 
• Mark Larson, District Deputy 3 , thank you for the great turnout at the district meeting from this council.  Ask rec@kofc15485.org for the the slideshow.
  
• Getting Safe Harbor done by July 31 will enter the council in for a drawing for KnightsGear gift cards.
• The more people trained on Safe Harbor for Children, the better
• Competitions at District Level- two teams, orange and the green.  Whomever has most new members by March 31, determines what color the state officers wear at convention.
• Other Mark (Borch)- Warden- has a lot of experience and will help with membership.  Use Wives.  Use the QR Code.
•  7:25 pm - Treasurer’s Report (Mike Devlin) - Approved
• Fraternity Checking $1744.72
• Unity Savings $544.13
• Charity Savings $5.71
•  7:30 pm - Financial Secretary’s Report (Erik Riechers) - Approved
• Faith in Action  Books are here, as is the planner
• Semi-Annual Report due here in few weeks
• Form 990 for fraternal year is being sent 
• Checks ordered
•  7:35 pm - Membership Reports
•  Membership Director (Dan Riechers) 
• talk to everybody!  Talk to the wives.
•  Retention Chairman (Richard Digregorio)
• Called everybody last Friday
•  No Neighbor Left Behind Phone Calls (Richard Digregorio)
•  7:45 pm - Programs
•  Program Director - (Gene Andres) - excused
•  7:50 pm - Committees
•  Parish / School Updates
•  St. Clare (Don Mey)
• Summer Eucharistic Adoration Friday July 21 6:30pm-7:30pm, Saturday Aug 5 2-4pm, Friday Aug 11 6:30pm-7:30pm
•  St. John Fisher (Mike Devlin)
• Nothing new, but a followup on Coffee and Donuts- will check with whatever is going on 
•  Faith Director (Mike O’Phelan)
• St. Clare's is in Summer Season- Wednesday-Sunday most members were camping at Ft. Stevens.   Mass was attended by 192 people on Saturday.  Met new families, was absolutely wonderful
• Fr Don did point out that the two dogs that did attend were indeed Catholic
•  Community Director (Michael Chau)
• Poster on Eucharistic "Bodies of Christ"  
• Michael Chau is now Volunteer photographer with THPRD
•  Family Director (Ted Seeber) - Nothing for Family
• Kudos to Michael Chau and Oanh Ngyuen for helping Scott with his yard work.
  
• If you have recognition, Send stories to tkarl@charter.net
•  8:10 pm - KofC Business
•  Installation of Officers 2023/2024. Location SJF, SC? Dates?
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•  HFCC wish list, wants and needs.
• About $5000 worth.
  
• If we could get 10 councils involved, that's only $500 each
• Handed off to District Deputy
•  Audrey Brickland SJF Essay, “International Winner”. How best to build on this success? Update? (Tom Owens)
• Was in the Church Alive Newsletter for the Archdiocese
•  8:15 pm - KofC New Business
• Propose increase in the # of Pan Cake Breakfasts 2 in Fall/Winter, 2 in Spring at both SJF and SC.
• All prayer opportunities added to blog, Calendar? Header? Notices?
•  Knights to serve coffee & donuts (member drive) at both SC and SJF,
• how often? Tentative SC dates on calendar.
•  Knights clothing, group purchase - t shirts, and any other shirts, save on shipping.
• Dan, Mike D, Michael C volunteered
•  Open Discussion
• Knight of the Month/Family of the Month 
•  8:20 pm - For the Good of the Order (Mike O’Phelan)
• Poem/Prayer on aging
•  8:25 pm - Closing Prayers
•  Intentions for the Sick and/or in Distress – Hail Mary
• Seeber Family, for Ted's Discernment job search
• Orin and Meagan Arms - late baby
• Debbie Hinkleman's granddaughter Wade, age 10, on hospice
• Bonnie Owens
  
• Bonnie's younger brother Robert on hospice with heart problems and cancer
• Oanh Ngyuen's brother Thuy Ngyuen
• Manual from Italy 
• For Scott and Linda Pauline- in financial trouble
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•  God Bless the work of the council and its members and grant eternal peace to the souls of the departed members.
•  Prayer for the Canonization of Father Michael J. McGivney.
• 8:30 pm - Adjournment