Business Meeting October 28, 2015 Knights of Columbus 12017

The Grand Knight, Ken Dieppa, called the meeting to order and received a report from the Warden that all present were in possession of their membership cards. A rosary check was made and a dollar donation solicited from those unable to show the rosary. The opening prayer was said and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

The roll was called.

The Opening Ode was not sung due to the expected length of the meeting.

Three visitors were present, two knights that will transfer into the council (Ed Basso and ???) and one possible candidate for admission (Tony ???).

Chaplain Report:

• Fr. Keane mentioned that this Sunday will be the feast of All Saints. Also, he emphasized the importance of the following day, All Souls, and suggested attending the Monday morning Mass if at all possible.
• Later on All Souls Day, the bishop will celebrate Mass at the cemetery at newton Grove for the deceased priests of the diocese. The Mass will be at 11am.
• We should take advantage of the opportunities for spiritual enhancement available during Advent such as the Holy Hour on Wednesday evenings which precedes our Business Meeting.
• On 11/10, a seminarian, Kyle Mummert, will arrive at St. Mark and stay through summer at which time he will enter St. Charles Borromeo seminary. He appeared in NC Catholic recently and credited Fr. Steve Carlson as one of his two mentors.

Approval of Minutes:

• The minutes from August's meeting are on the council website; no corrections were offered so were approved without modification. The motion for approval was made by ??? and seconded by Chris Smith.

Admission Committee Report:

• Membership director Godshall was absent so no Admissions committee report was made.
• DGK Kranich attended the Membership meeting in Swansboro which focused on best practices for recruiting and retention.  He added that small items such as prayer cards were another aid to recruiting.
• He also talked about the shirt sales; i.e., selling the existing stock of shirts, and then working with Michael Angel on new shirt designs.
• GK Dieppa reported on the 2^nd Degree that occurred the prior Saturday in which six brother knights ascended to the 2^nd degree (Abbe, Carazo, Greer, McConnell, Phillips and Valente).
• He further mentioned the interface with the welcoming committee and the “free breakfast” coupon being given to new parishioners.

Balloting for Membership: 

Grand Knight Report:

• The Grand Knight initiated a discussion of the budgeted capital expenditure planned for the parish. These items were:
  • A display case to be used in the gathering space to sell religious items.
  • A statue in the memorial garden similar to that done for the school. (Likewise, the base is to be an Eagle scout project.)
  • An addition to the sign on the St. Mark Activity Center with the words “Our Lady of Victory”.
  • The remainder of the budgeted expense to be used for hymnals and missals.

There was much discussion about these items as well as the prioritization, where funds were coming from, potential depletion of the capital fund, etc. The “tithing” of all council income was initiated this year as a way to keep monies coming into the capital fund thus allaying the “depletion” scenario.

Also, discussed was the ability to have KofC recognition on each of the items. Fr. Keane agreed that we could and even mentioned the memorial plaque in the front of each hymnal and missal.

A motion was made to approve all items by Chris Smith and seconded by Ron Daniels.

• The New Parishioner Free Breakfast voucher is now in use. They will be given out when new parishioners register.
• A list of names for our Memorial Mass was circulated. The intent is to remember all deceased knights of 12017.
• The back room closet cleanup will be performed by all program directors at the next planning meeting.
• The State Council Service Program Matrix was distributed to all program directors for completion before the end of the meeting.
• Gifts were presented to Fr. Keane for himself and Fr. Burbeck as a follow on to the Priest Appreciation Mass held last Sunday.

Treasurer Report:

• The Treasurer reported on the account balances. 

Bills and Communications:

• None received. 

Financial Secretary Report:

• Name badges are on order following the First Degree last month. Anyone desiring a badge, let the FS know.

Report of Service Program Committees:

• Program Director Pahl had each service program director report on activities.
• Church:
  • Director Peters talked about the next Fifth Sunday Rosary which will precede the 9:30 Mass on 11/29. A leader has not been selected as of now. The next three Fifth Sunday Rosary dates are 11/29, 1/31 and 5/29.
  • The Facilities Committee was move under Church. Paul Garcia told about the work done at the rectory and that men are needed for beautification projects now that the weather is cooler.  
  • Christmas Caroling at the nursing homes is scheduled for 12/12 being led by Tim Niggel and Jeff Godshall. A Christmas Social will be in the Parish Hall this year. This may take the place of the December meeting.
  • A Men's Retreat is being planned for early 2016.
  • Tree lot truck unloading will be the Friday after Thanksgiving, 11/27.
  • The Priest Appreciation gifts were given during the GK report.
  • The date of the IFF was announced as 4/23/16. 
  • Vocations co-chair Decker talked about the program to send cards to seminarians in time for Christmas along with a small gift.
• Council:
  • Ron Probst will again host the Thanksgiving Day Dinner at the parish from 1-3 pm on Thanksgiving. There will be no cost for the dinner. Donations and volunteers are needed though. See the newsletter for more information.
  • Council director Stinson asked that a future Good of the Order be about the boy scouts and cub scouts.
• Community:
  • Health Affairs chairman Garcia briefly talked about helping older knights In need.
  • Step Up For Soldiers chairman Bolger thanked the council for the bus tickets. He then passed the hat again.
• Culture of Life:
  • Director Decker listed the prayer vigil date for November as Wednesday, 11/4 from 10-11. This is the feast of St. Charles Borromeo.
  • The NFL Football Pool is running well.
  • 40 Days for Life finishes Sunday, 11/1.  
  • LifeChain has been rescheduled to this Sunday, 11/1 from 2;30 till 3:30.
  • The First Born program donated 32 baby receiving blankets to the NHRMC NICU.
• Family: (No one to report)
• Youth:
  • Director Abbe reported on the parish mission put on by St. Paul Street Evangelization and attended by some knights. 

LAMB Report:

• The LAMB report was made by the Community Director for Andy Exposito.

Trustees report:

• No report.  

New Business:

Fourth Degree Report:

• SK Decker said that accepting applications to the 11/21 exemplification in Raleigh is closed.  No 12017 knights will be exemplified. No date for the next exemplification has been announced.
• The Fourth Degree assembly instituted a NCAA Football Playoff pool which consists of 100 booklets. The council was assigned 20 booklets. The pool covers the two semi-final games and the final paying $250, $250 and $500. Contact SK Decker for a booklet.
• SK Decker will be meeting with the assembly’s RSVP recipient, Deacon Tim Ahn, when in Rome with the parish pilgrimage. He distributed a card for Sir Knights to sign as he will be presenting the RSVP check there.

Insurance Agent Report:

• Insurance Agent Marty Yakimovich clarified the Accidental Death benefit all knights have by virtue of their membership.
• He further reiterated the need for a North Carolina will as the laws vary from state-to-state.
• He also suggested having a Health Care Power of Attorney named, to consider Long Term care, and warned about not always having the insurance coverage you think.

District Deputy Report:

• DD Frank Weisgerber told us about the upcoming 3^rd degree in Jacksonville on 11/14 and a 1^st degree at All Saints on 11/10. .

Regional Membership & Program Consultant  Report:

• SK Horvat promoted the 11/4 talk at UNCW – “Big Bang Cosmology and Divine Revelation” by Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ; head of the Vatican observatory.  .

Good of the Order:

• A presentation on the youth pilgrimage to World Youth Day 2016 was conducted by parish youth minister, Melissa Quaranto, and student, Ryan Gray. A group of 14 from St. Mark’s will travel to Krakow. Ryan mentioned the pope’s saying that this coming year is the year of Mercy and that special graces attend to those who make a pilgrimage to a foreign country.  They discussed their fundraising for this trip and shared what they still needed.
• Prayers were requested and offered for the following:
  • Jim Stock
  • Bob Heck
  • Tom McGann
  • Oliver Gilligan
  • Fr. Joe Vetter
  • Fr. John Walsh
  • And their caretakers.

Closing Prayer & Adjourn

Greg Decker – Recorder