Meeting Notes

October 20th, 2026

7:00 PM - Call to Order

• Prayer – Our Father
• • Pledge of Allegiance

7:05 PM - Roll Call of Officers

• Our Lord Jesus Christ- Present
• GK-Present
• Financial Secretary- Present
• Chaplain- Excused
• DGK- Excused, online briefly to introduce Charles Thomas
• Chancellor- Present
• Recorder- Present
• Treasurer- Excused
• Advocate- Present
• Warden-Present
• Inside Guard-Excused
• Outside Guard- Present
• Three Year Trustee- Excused
• Two Year Trustee- Present
• One Year Trustee-  Excused 

7:10 PM - Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes

• (corrections & additions?)
• Motion to accept - accepted

7:15 PM - GK’s Remarks (Don Mey)

• Membership Challenge
• James August from SJF- CUF on November 7
• Welcome Future Knight Charles Thomas Riechers
• Join us for Brothers in the Spirit
• Volunteer opportunities will be posted to blog and calendar
• Membership Challenge

7:20 PM - District Deputy Remarks

• 2027 Catholic Men's Lent Conference February 13rd, 2026 7am-4:30pm St. Mary's Cathedral

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

• Emailed in
• Fraternity Checking balance $3,344.05
• Unity Savings Account balance $544.91
• Charity Savings Acct. balance $5.71
• Report accepted unanimously

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

• Fraternity will be about $2500 after checks are written tonight and Venmo deposit
• We get kickbacks from Supreme for some programs
• Motion to accept FS Report-Report accepted unanimously

7:35 PM - Membership Reports

• Membership Director (Mark LeAir)
• Excused, but is progressing.  Has Access to Member Management
• • Retention Chairman (Richard Digregorio)
• • No Neighbor Left Behind Phone Calls

7:40 PM - Committees

• Parish / School Updates
•  St. Clare (Don Mey)
• There is so much need that we've got 2nd collections almost every weekend
• OCIA has started up
• Banners are going up for those deceased in the year
• St. John Fisher (Mike Devlin) N/A
• Wine and cheese after 4:30PM Mass Oct 31, last of the year

7:45 PM - Business

• SJF Wine & Cheese following the Saturday 4:30 PM Mass, Saturday October 31st.

• Pancake Breakfast (Fall)
• St. Clare, Sunday November 8th (See Ted Seeber). 
• Last of the Fall
• Francis Center donation; 4 boxes of Coats for Kids delivered and “greatly appreciated”.
• Donations approved, checks in process.
• St. Andrew Nativity School - $500
• Francis Center - $500
• Holy Family Catholic Clinic - $500
• Mark LeAir will try to get some membership drives in before the

7:50 PM KofC New Business

• Donations to consider for approval;
• Diversity as Gift - $500 - Approved
• Bishop White Seminarian - $500 - Approved
• Essay Contest
• Judges will be Paul Resweber, Dave McAllister, Gene Andres, Don Hey

8:00 PM - Rosary - The Sorrowful Mysteries - for multiple intentions led by Ted Seeber

8:15 PM - Closing Prayers

• Intentions for the Sick and/or in Distress – Hail Mary
• Bonnie Owens
  
• Laurie Gregoire, RIP
• GK Don Mey to start radiation in the next week
• Don's daughter Emily diagnosed with cancer as well, early diagnosis
• Mary Muoth vision issues
• Trish Krager
• Steve Hall's brother in law
• Daniel's sister Rachel is able to visit next month and get a date for child welfare meeting
• 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.