Minutes for 11-21-2023

Published Minutes- email errata to seebert42@gmail.com

• 7:00 pm - Call to Order 
• Prayer - Our Father 
• Pledge of Allegiance 
• 7:01 pm - Warden’s Membership 
• Roll Call of Officers 10 officers, 13 members total
• 7:02 pm - Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (October)- Approved   
• 7:05 pm - DGK’s Remarks (Gene Andres) 
• Blog - Calendar - Volunteer Opportunities 
• Membership Challenge 
• Fr. Jim's toiletries project 1,675 individual bags were filled and our council’s crew packed them into 67 boxes.
• Safe Environment Training
• 7:10 pm - Treasurer’s Report (Mike Devlin)
• Fraternity $3038.21 
• Unity $544.21 
• Charity $5.71 
• Report Approved
• 7:15 pm - Financial Secretary’s Report (Erik Riechers) 
• Venmo Progress
• Billing will be done by next meeting
• We'll have cards for all members available at billing
• Received vocations reimbursement
• 7:20 pm - Membership 
• Director (Dan Riechers)
• Working through RCIA 
• Retention Chairman (Richard Digregorio) 
• No Neighbor Left Behind Phone Calls (Richard Digregorio) - Will be mentioning billing for next month's meeting
• 7:25 pm - Programs 
• Program Director - (Gene Andres) 
• 7:30 pm - Committees 
• Parish / School Updates 
• St. Clare (Don Mey) 
• St. John Fisher (Mike Devlin) 
• Left a message for Fr. Richard quarterly Wine and Cheese at evening mass.  Postpone until January
• 7:35 pm - Faith / Community / Family - Nothing new
• 7:40 pm - KofC Business 
• Vote on donations 
•  $500 Mother & Child (approved)
•  $500 Holy Family Catholic Clinic (approved)
•  $500 Mount Angel Seminarian (TBD) (approved)
•  $500 St. Andrew Nativity  School. (approved)
•  $250 Coats for Kids donations, consider donating funds raised to Knights  Giving Tuesday - Coats for Kids, Tuesday November 28th. (approved- Mike Devlin to finally get a council debit card for this purpose)
•  $350 Prizes for Essay contest. Submissions SC (28), SJF (24), judging due by November  27th. (Ted)  (approved)
• It was mentioned that this draws the Fraternity account rather low, but billing/dues are coming next month and one of these expenses will not happen until December 19th. 
• Knights sponsor SJF Wine & Cheese. 1x per quarter following the  Saturday 4:30 PM Mass. Initial date is Saturday, January 27th, 2024.  (Gene A) 
• SC, SJF Coffee & Donuts available dates? SC (Don Mey) SJF(Mike  Devlin) 
• Venmo App chosen for donations and dues, test phase. Credit Card  reader options under review. (Ted, Marc, Erik, Mike) 
• Knights clothing, group purchase - t shirts, and any other shirts, save on  shipping. Need T-Shirt sizes see blog (Dan R. & Mike D.) 
• 7:45 pm - KofC New Business  
• Christmas Pot Luck Dinner in place of our next meeting scheduled for  December 19th. Members/families/spuses and essay winners/families.  Request is finger foods or deserts.  There will be at least one vegetarian option (Ted) 
• Open Business  
• 7:50 pm- For the Good of the Order, Richard Digregorio filled in for Michael O'Phelan.  Round table discussion on what we were all Thankful for.  Happy Thanksgiving!
• 7:55 pm - Closing Prayers 
• Intentions for the Sick and/or in Distress – Hail Mary  
• Valarie Hashbacker
• For Daniel's relatives in Israel
• Bernice
• 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.  
• 7:58 pm - Adjournment