Meeting Minutes January 16, 2024

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7:00 pm - Call to Order

•  Prayer - Our Father
•  Pledge of Allegiance

7:05 pm - Warden’s Membership

• Roll Call of Officers - 12 members on call, 14 Knights including DD & DW, 
• GK Here
• DGK here
• Chan Here
• Rec Here
• Treasuer here
• Adv Absent
• OG Absent
• Warden Heree
• 2 trustees

7:10 pm - Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (November)

• Approved

7:15 pm - DGK’s Remarks (Don Mey)

• Blog - Calendar - Volunteer Opportunities
• Membership Challenge - ask people to join!  Unless you ask, they won't join.
• Christmas Potluck success

7:20 pm - District Deputy Remarks (Mark Larson)

• 4th Degree - Jan 27 in Milwaulkie - Districtmaster@oregondistrict4thdegree.org
  
• CUF Degree March 2
• Printout of calendar for breakfasts

7:25 pm - Treasurer’s Report (Mike Devlin)

• Fraternity - $1383.21
• Charity - $5.71
• Unity - $544.25
• Accepted into the record

7:30 pm - Financial Secretary’s Report (Erik Riechers)

• Highest priority is billing, but FS computer went dead.

7:35 pm - Membership Reports

• Membership Director (Dan Riechers)
• Breakfast.  Will will be packed for the 8:30 mass
• Retention Chairman (Richard Digregorio)
• No Neighbor Left Behind Phone Calls (Richard Digregorio)

7:40 pm - Programs

• Program Director - (Gene Andres)

7:45 pm - Committees

• Parish / School Updates
• St. Clare (Don Mey)
• St. John Fisher (Mike Devlin)

7:55 pm - Faith / Community / Family 

• Offer table games for soup supper - coordinate with Kim Zea

8:00 pm - KofC Business

• Member dues and 365 contributions high priority! Look for invoices via snail mail and or email. Payment methods cash and check.
• Knights SJF Wine & Cheese, Saturday January 20th following the 4:30 PM Mass. (Gene A/Mike D)
• Pancake Breakfasts SC 2/4/2024, SJF 2/11/2024. See Ted and Mike D for volunteer opportunities and assignments.
• Knights purchase - finalize order, invoice members. See blog for selection. Order will be placed when paid in full. Update (Dan R.)  
• Venmo App implementation issues. Update (Ted, Marc, Erik, Mike)
• Mount Angels Seminarian donation delayed. (Funding)

8:15 pm - KofC New Business

• Volunteer opportunity, SC parishioners, apartment contents move to storage unit scheduled for Saturday January 20th, 10:00 AM. (See Ted and blog for details)
• SC Lenten Friday Soup/Stations. Knights to sponsor at least one Friday.  Kim Zea providing dates and themes. (Don/Ted contacts)
• Book discussion opportunity, “Beautiful Eucharist “. KofC meeting segment as in the past and/or COR parish discussion opportunity. (Tom O, Michael O)
• Motion to submit up to $125 to buy books for the discussion groups.
  
• Discussion to try to add book groups after mass
• Motion passed- budget of $125 for Mass
• Consider resolution to State for development of Youth Web discussion site. Build on current Essay Contest ideas. (Tom O/Ted S)
• YCP Donation $50 - moved, seconded and voted aye.  
• Open Business

8:20 pm - For the Good of the Order (Mike O’Phelan)

• Readings for next Sunday- Jonah, 1 Corinthians, Gospel calling the fishermen- need to listen for the call.

8:25 pm - Closing Prayers

• Intentions for the Sick and/or in Distress – Hail Mary
• Phil Jarvis, RIP, and Donna especially
  
• For the O'Phelan family
  
• For the soul of John Stengal - quick cancer leaving behind wife and family of 4
  
• Marc's Sister starting Chemo for 3rd time
• For all impacted by this series of storms
  
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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