KofC Council 15485 Hybrid Meeting
September 19, 2023
- 7:00 pm - Call to Order
- Prayer - Our Father
- Pledge of Allegiance
- 7:05 pm - Warden’s Membership
- Roll Call of Officers
- FS, GK, DGK, Rec, Warden, IG, OG, Chan, 3YT here
- all others excused
- 12 Members here
- 7:10 pm - Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (August) approved
- 7:15 pm - GK’s Remarks (Don Mey)
- Blog - Calendar - Volunteer Opportunities
- I will be brief- New member Paul, Daniel S returning
- Two more are in process
- Membership Challenge
- Make sure that you keep asking. Even when it is embarrassing, Be willing to ask. You do not need to do anything more than you are already doing as a Knight
- Safe environment training can be accessed at http://kofc.org
- 7:20 pm - District Deputy Remarks (Mark Larson)
- Columbian Award and Founder's Award for 2022-2023
- September 30- State Faith In Action day at Hillsboro- Retreat starting at 8:30 am, CUF Degree and 4th Degree Exemplification will be offered
- Recruitment- you're just a couple away
- Ask priests for the pulpit announcement
- 7:25 pm - Treasurer’s Report (Mike Devlin) - excused, but sent in his report.
- Fraternity $1744.72
- Unity $544.15
- Charity $5.71
- Approved
- 7:30 pm - Financial Secretary’s Report (Erik Riechers)
- Following up on membership: Paul and Scott are complete, Jerome and Daniel are in process
- Can actually write checks- and now do instant reimbursement
- 7:35 pm - Membership Reports
- Membership Director (Dan Riechers)
- Read by FS
- Continue to work on Andy- and shamed dad at the picnic- working online on Eric from St. Rose of Lima-and one other met at St. Clare Picnic
- Retention Chairman (Richard Digregorio)
- No Neighbor Left Behind Phone Calls (Richard Digregorio)
- all members called
- 7:40 pm - Programs
- Program Director - (Gene Andres)
- 7:45 pm - Committees
- Parish / School Updates
- St. Clare (Don Mey)
- Confirmation for 36 young people, Auxiliary Bishop Peter Smith was here
- St. John Fisher (Mike Devlin)
- 7:55 pm - Faith / Community / Family
- Thursday there will be a Faith event- any member can watch 5pm our time, go to supreme website to register
- 8:00 pm - KofC Business
- Pancake Breakfast SC Oct. 8th, volunteers please contact Ted Seeber, ASAP.
- Blog posting going out next week. Have egg man and pancake man and blueberries
- Pancake Breakfast, SJF Oct. 22nd, check your calendar.
- Knights clothing, group purchase - t shirts, and any other shirts, save on shipping. (Dan R. & Mike D.)
- Audrey Brickland SJF Essay, “International Winner”. How best to buildon this success? Update? (Tom Owens)
- Fr. Jim Homeless Toiletries Project, see calendar for dates. Boxes needed for effort, medium size packing boxes work best.
- SC, SJF Coffee & Donuts available dates? SC (Don Mey) SJF(Mike Devlin)
- 8:10 pm - KofC New Business
- Coats for Kids donations, purchases in $500 increments, $200 recieved in Knight donations, please consider. Coats to SC School coats drive.
- Cor Program review, see blog and webinar. SC and SJF? Following recommendations disuss with Pastors and appropriate parish representatives.
- Consider volunteering for Evangelization Officer, a new role in the council
- Consider Nate Morrison's Book Group
- SJF needs Wine & Cheese sponsor. 1x per month following the 3rd Saturday 4:30 PM Mass. Should Knights consider? Details? (Gene Andres)
- Opportunity for visibility at SJF.
- Gene will talk to Fr. Richard and seek more information
- Open Discussion
- Donation of $200 to the St Joseph Parish - proposed and seconded
- 8:20 pm - For the Good of the Order (Mike O’Phelan)
- Homily From Fr. Jim Galluzo from years ago as Associate Pastor of St. Clare's
- 8:25 pm - Closing Prayers
- Intentions for the Sick and/or in Distress – Hail Mary
- District Warden Mark is going through Chemotherapy
- St. Matthew's Parish
- St. Joseph's Parish in Salem
- St. Anthony of Padua Parish
- Daniel's sister, a widow with special needs children
- Marie in Honduras, a friend of Scott P
- Lisa Boylen and her mother, killed in a car crash
- Mrs. Riechers
- 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
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