Meeting Minutes September 16, 2025

 7:00 PM - Call to Order

• Warden’s Membership Check
• Prayer – Our Father
• Pledge of Allegiance

7:05 PM - Roll Call of Officers

• GK,DGK, FS, Chan, Recorder, IG, OG, 3YT, 1YT, substitute chaplain, Present
• Adv, 2YT absent
• Treasurer, Warden Excused 
• 12 voting members present

7:10 PM - Welcome Fr. Jim Galluzzo

• Thank you for $500 donation
• November 2nd 10-12, 9th stuffng boxes
• Art Show 7th, 8th, 9th
• Diversity as a gift- https://www.urbanspiritualitycenter.com/diversity-as-gift.html

7:15 PM - Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (corrections & additions?)

• Approved

7:20 PM - GK’s Remarks (Don Mey)

• Membership Challenge
• Welcome New Member David Villegas
• Exemplification 27th after 5pm Mass
• Fraternal Benefits - Webinars every Wednesday Night at 7- https://kofcpacific.com/fbn/
• SAFE Environment
• doing it as a group?
• Membership Challenge

7:30 PM - District Deputy Remarks

• Will look into Group Safe Environment Training. -- Need Field Agent Presnet
• Charity, Unity and Fraternity
• RosaryBowlNW.org in Salem October 4. St. Carlos Acutis Relic

7:35 PM - Treasurer’s Report (Mike Devlin)

• Fraternity- $1367.39
• Unity $544.65
• Charity: $5.71
• Report Approved

7:40 PM - Financial Secretary’s Report (Erik Riechers)

• Breakfast deposit coming
• Check cashed by supreme and not credited by Supreme
• Audit also not credited by Supreme
• 3 councils in same boat.
• $680 Thank you from Mother and Child Education Center
• Reappointed for another 3 years
• Report Accepted

7:45 PM - Membership Report

• Membership Director (Dan Riechers) - not present but 2 new members on our Prospect list

7:45 PM - Programs

• Program Director - (Gene Andres)

7:50 PM - Committees

• Parish / School Updates
• St. Clare (Don Mey)
• Parish Picnic great success!  
• ACTS retreat November 13-16
• St. John Fisher (Mike Devlin)

7:55 PM - Programs

8:00 PM - KofC Business

• Wine & Cheese at SJF Saturday September 27th after the 4:30 PM Mass.
• Pancake Breakfasts Fall
• St. Clare (2)
• October 5th - mark your calendars
• November 2nd - mark your calendars
• St. John Fisher (1)
• October 19th - mark your calendars
• Initial round of donations 2025/2026, status;
• Mt. Angel Seminarian - $500 - seminarian request submitted.
• Fund Raising; Bottle Drop “Blue Bag Program, update?  Additional funds for 2026 “Coats for Kids”effort.
• St. Thomas More Member Drive Ideas? Dates?

8:10 PM - KofC New Business

• SC Ministry Fair - Sunday September 21st following the 8:30 and 10:45 masses - St. Clare Parish Hall - need volunteers (DMey)
• State Convention 2026 - support & fund raising opportunity (DMey)
• $10/hr during the convention for help

8:15 PM - For the Good of the Order (Mike O’Phelan)

It is a blessing to be with the person as they return home to heaven

8:25 PM - Closing Prayers

• Intentions for the Sick and/or in Distress – Hail Mary
• Scott Pauline Broken Arm/shoulder needs ride home from St. V's- Ted will do this
• Gene's Son Brian
• Daniel Sister 
• Mark's wife car accident yesterday
• Mike O'Phelan and Mary Muoth- in grief over Mary's mother
• Steve Hill's brother Mark and brother in law Bruce
• Marc's Sister RIP
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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