Call to Order: Grand Knight Greg Peters: February 25, 2025, 7:15pm

·         Total in attendance: 32 Brothers

·         Officers Attendance Report: End of this report

Burning candle memorial: Deputy Grand Knight – Michael Brouillette

·         For the Canonization of Blessed Michael McGivney

·         Pope Francis

·         Brother Gil Hirscher and Brother Scott Roberts

·         Brothers Jack Murphy & Dennis Ihnat who both had major surgeries in February

Opening Prayer: Hail Mary by Michael Saldana

Pledge of Allegiance: All

Special Guests: none

Visitors: No additional visitors.

Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting: Minutes were approved unanimously.

Financial Reports:

·         Treasurer Report: Treasurer Bud Tascone
Financial statement is available upon request. Our financial status is very strong and there are no issues.

·         Financial Secretary Report: SK Cary Newman Worthy Financial Secretary is in California.  GK gave the report

·         Dues Assessments: We still have 18 Brothers who have not paid their dues.  A second Dues Notice was sent on January 29, with a return envelope and was due back by February 10.  If you have yet to pay your dues and then do not pay on the second notice, you are in danger of having your ID card revoked.  18 names sent to the Retention Committee.

·         NC State Raffle Tickets:  We have made a profit of $1245 for charity so far.  Anyone who still has tickets please pay for them or return them!  Otherwise, we cannot raise another $97 for charity. 

·         The Semi Annual Audit was sent to Supreme on 2/15. Our Council donated $24,150 to various organizations/charities and had 5,333 hours of service donated. 

Chaplain Report:  Supreme Chaplain’s Monthly Challenge for February Miguel Saldana presented in the absence of Father Cesar

·         February 2025 Supreme Chaplain's Monthly Challenge

·         Simon said in reply, “Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets.” (Gospel for Feb. 9, Lk 5:5)

·         St. Peter describes an experience to which many of us can relate. Sometimes, we work tirelessly at something but come up empty, failing at our task and seemingly accomplishing nothing. But Peter here finds overwhelming success when he listens to the Lord and tries again. It may remind us of the psalmist’s words: “Unless the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build” (Ps 127:1a). In everything we do, let us always seek to do God’s will. Then, no matter the outcome, we will not have worked in vain.

·         Challenge by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori:

·         This month, I challenge you to begin each day by offering all your efforts to God. There are many different morning offering prayers; you can find one version in the Catholic Information Service^® booklet Prayer Time or in the Vivat Jesus spiritual planner.

·         Questions for Reflection:

·         Do you feel that there have been times in your life you have worked in vain because you failed to recognize or follow God’s will? Are you ever afraid to “lower the nets” by entrusting your efforts to God? What role does prayer play in growing in trust of God?

Membership Report: Membership Director Michael Brouillette

·         We currently have 212 members in council 12017. A membership exemplification was conducted Monday January 27, one prospect, Zachary Lester was exemplified into our order. We have 3 Anglo and 3 Latino prospects to exemplify.  Still working on a Latino exemplification. We are presently at 142% of our goal for the year and will be having a membership drive in May.

Programs Reports: Program Director Larry Greer

·         Faith Director Report: Faith Director John Clyatt

·         COR (Heart) Program – COR continues to meet the first three Thursdays of the month at 7pm to 8:30pm in the John Henry Newman room. In March we will cover the 1^st and 2^nd Letters of Peter. The group is experiencing really profound sharing and discovery in the scriptures.  I warmly invite others to join us. If this sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, let me know. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 719-393-2870.

·         Quarterly Knight’s Mass - Brothers we need at least Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMoHC) for each Mass.  Whichever Mass you regularly attend, please consider becoming an EMoHC.  We also need more brothers for readers and ushers.  The remaining scheduled Masses are June 15 at the 11:30am Mass.  If you are willing to step up, let us know.  All brothers are encouraged to attend wearing your council name badges or shirts to support the many Knights who will participate as Ushers, Greeters, EM’s, Readers, and choir members. We have new points of contact for this effort- Mike Krawcyzk, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 910-398-6517 and Miguel Saldana, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

·         Spiritual Reflection/Retreat: John Clyatt is working with Terrie Baldwin preparing for the March 29 Spiritual Retreat sponsored by the Council and Columbiettes, from 11:00am to 1:00pm. Retreat is entitled, “Come Jesus”. More info coming.

·         Family Director Report: Family Director John Danchisko

·         Faith on Film Series (Movie Night)- 2024 - Our last film Padre Pio had 75 attendees and collected $245. Bud Tascone provided a great introductory comment.  The next one is on March 8 “Liberating a Continent: Saint John Paul II and the Fall of Communism”. We are planning to screen one film per month in 2025. Currently, we have selected the following Saturdays: March 8, April 5, May 10 and June 7. Joe D’Alessandro welcomes any suggestions of films to screen. For any questions/comments or to volunteer to help, reach out to: Joseph C. D’Alessandro, 910-352-7607, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and introduced the youth to what the Knights of Columbus are all about.

·         Community Director Report: Community Director Ray Repage

·         Knight’s Breakfast is co-chaired Joe D’Alessandro, Ray Repage and Bob Stevens, and mentored by Warden George Schadt. Contact Joe D’Alessandro at Cell:  910-352-7607. Our Pancake Breakfast on February 9, Super Bowl Sunday, will be used as a Kick Off Event for the Bishops Annual Appeal (BAA), with all proceeds going to the BAA. 138-145 attendees. Donations were $778 and expenses were $290.76. Net-$487.24. BAA Separate collection was $434 (excluding pledges and checks). It was followed by hot dogs and hamburgers being served after the 11:30 am and 1:30 pm Masses. Future dates are March 9 and 30, May 18, Jun 15. Help is needed for Grill, Hot Table serving, beverage table serving, set up and clean up.

·         Lenten Fish Fry- Mar 7 (with the youth group) and Mar 21, 5 – 7 pm, 4 Apr 2025, 5 – 7 pm, More details coming and the food team is contacting people to help.  If you want to help contact Joe D’Alessandro.

·         Blood Drive: The next drive will be April 17. Contact Ron White at 910-395-5990 if any questions.

·         Life Director Report: Life Director Michael Breit

·         Prayer vigil supporting Life: A reminder of Wednesday's 9–10am at the corner of 17 Street and Hospital Plaza. It lasts about an hour. Best contact is Larry Greer: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. cell- 910-471-1574

·         Knights on Call: Mike Alexander This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. cell 910-200-9683 Program to help others.  If you want to join this group or if help is needed anywhere just send the info to Mike and he will send e mail out for volunteers.

Fourth Degree Report:  SK Larry Greer

·         Faithful Navigator, Frank Bio This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. cell 910-899-8946.

·         Monthly meetings on the third Tuesday at 7pm.  Location is being rotated among parishes.  Go to the site for details - https://kofc2017.org/  The January 21 meeting was cancelled due to the storm and hazardous driving. Next meeting is March 18 at 7:00pm at St. Mark in the Parish Hall.

LAMB Report:  LAMB Director Tim Niggel This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. cell 910-470-5490 (cell preferred) Lamb. Funds are used to support special Olympics and programs for students and adults with disabilities. Keep checking all the info on our website and signup is on our website - https://kofc12017.org/  Please support this worthy program.

·         Annual Wilmington Polar Plunge- We had 4 participants. $2,000 was donated/gifted to the Special Olympics. Overall the event raises $130K for Special Olympics.

Latino Roundtable:  GK Peters Reported.

·         The Roundtable meets every 2^nd and 4^th Thursday of the month in the Juan Diego Room at 7:15pm, immediately after Mass.

·         We conducted our first meeting of the year on January 9th. Selection of new roundtable leaders was held by the roundtable. Nector Diaz was selected the new Coordinator, Geronimo Santamaria was selected Deputy Coordinator, and Tirso Martinez was selected as the new Latino Membership Chair. The roundtable has $1,144 in funds collected from the last car wash. They have a Taco dinner fundraiser scheduled for 5/4. New business included a discussion on a 12X16’ storage facility for Christ the King church, 3 estimates have been collected for construction cost estimates. Christ the King parishioners have also contributed $800, plus an $1,144 carryover from last year, for this most needed storage facility. We are working with Father Cesar and the church operations staff to determine if permitting is required and location, and to finalize budget prior to construction. The roundtable currently has 18 members, they have three men interested in membership and have set a goal of 10 new members for 2025. There will be a car wash (following bullet) and a Taco Dinner on 4 May.

·         The Latino Roundtable will host a car wash on March 30^th after the 9:30, 11:30, and 1:30 Masses. Profits will be applied to proposed storage shed for Christ the King. Roundtable membership is down in 2025, they have asked for help from the council to assist with this fundraiser. This is an excellent fraternal benefit for you to meet our Latino brothers and to help our missionary church, Christ the King. Expect a signup genius to support this initative.

Old Business:

·         Habitat for Humanity home build: Worthy Chancellor Ron White.

·         Seven men participated in our first event and installed siding on the house and had a great time!  Our next event is March 8. We need 10 people for each event (can be family members or friends).  We need 3 more participants. All safety gear provided. If you want to bring your favorite tool belt, feel free, but tools will be provided by the site foreman. This should be vinyl siding prep on a new home in a new development called Haven Place. Haven Place is located off of Castle Hayne Road. It would be 7:45 am to 2:00 pm with lunch provided. The address for the home is 104 Jubilee Court, which is not currently on digital maps due to it being so new. Please note that Jubilee Road is a new road in a new neighborhood (Haven Place) and is not yet showing up on digital maps. For reference, please use the address: 3121 Castle Hayne Road, Castle Hayne, NC 28429 when using your GPS. This address is the property next to the new neighborhood, Haven Place. You will see the Haven Place sign and entrance right after this address. POC- Worthy Chancellor Ron White 910-395-5990

·         Novant Health Marathon: On 2/22 the Novant Health Marathon was held.  It was a very cold morning but we were there!  Brother Michael Brouillette even ran in it.  We are waiting to see what we earned for charity.

·         Thank-A-Cop Lasagna Dinner: Proposed by brother Tim Kroll, Council 12017 will prepare a Lasagna dinner on April 5 for the New Hanover Jail/Detention facility. 3950 Juvenile Center Road, Castle Hayne, NC 28429. He will need 4-6 Knights to prep and deliver the food for the ~50 prison guards. Brother Tim has raised the donations from Wilmington area businesses for this event. Logistics are being worked out by Tim, we will likely need 4-6 additional Knights to volunteer to cook and serve this meal. Will start at 10:00 AM and should be done around 1:30PM.  He will have a Sign-Up Genius forthcoming.

·         Support the Wilmington Police Department: Proposed by brother Tim Kroll.  The second action on this day April 5 will be a show of support for the Wilmington Police Department at 5:00pm at the Wilmington Police Office- 615 Bess St, Wilmington, NC 28401.  Just show up with homemade signs of thanks and your clapping hands and voices.

·         Knights Golf Tournament: Has been scheduled for April 14 at Castle Bay Golf Course.  SK Mike Alexander will begin the planning for this major fundraiser. More info coming. We will need participants and volunteers to help with the event as well as Sponsors.  Please refer any Sponsor possibilities to SK Alexander.

·         Knights Magic Show: We are working on a LAMB fundraiser to offset loss of collections from Harris Teeter & Food Lion to support LAMB. Brother Tim Niggel has proposed hosting a magic show on Sunday June 8^th. The featured performer will be nationally recognized magician Brian Saint who on three occasions stumped Penn & Teller Fool Us. We have reserved the school gym to host the event and must complete diocese paperwork & alcohol license for approval. Brother Tim was able to get a contract from the entertainer at a reduced rate. GK Peters stated that we have received approval from Fr. Greg for this fundraising event. Council voted to fund down payment.

·         St Patrick’s Day Party: Saturday, March 15 from 6 till 10pm. St. Mark's Parish Social Hall. A DJ will be playing your favorites. Catering by Middle of the Island featuring: Corned Beef, Boiled Potatoes & Carrots, Steamed Cabbage, Green Beans Almondine, Spinach Strawberry Salad, Penne Pasta, Cornbread, Iced Tea, Water, Soda, Beer & Wine, Dessert. $50 per person. Only 120 tickets will be sold; no walk-ins. Seating will be on a first come basis. Order Tickets Online on line on the Council 12017 website: www.koc12017.org

·         Brothers Brewery Night- Worthy Inside Guard, Joe Damitz, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 910-409-2640. Purpose- Fraternity, especially getting to meet new Knights. Location – Kickback Jack’s located at 418 S College Road. Everyone (21 Knights) had a great time on Feb 3.  Stay tuned for next event.

·         Bocce Ball- Mike Alexander This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. cell 910-200-9683. Contact Mike if you would like to join the team.  No experience needed. Bocce’s back on at Empie Park every Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Open to all Knights of Columbus. We will be the host for next year’s tournament on Sept 20.

New Business:

·         Support our Scouts: 38th Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper- Scouts and leaders of Troop 215 and 1215 invite all St. Mark parishioners to enjoy an all-you-care-to-eat Pancake Supper on (Shrove) Tuesday, March 4th, 5pm-7:30pm, in the Parish Hall! The annual event occurs on Mardi Gras, also known as Shrove Tuesday, which is the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. The scouts are proud to host and serve at the longest-running St. Mark social gathering! In thanksgiving for the parish's long-time support of the Scouts, there is no charge for the Pancake Supper. However, donations are greatly appreciated. Proceeds after expenses will be given to 1-2 local charities. Come hungry and enjoy stacks of fresh, buttery pancakes with the scouts and fellow parishioners!

Miscellaneous:

·         None

Grand Knight’s Report: GK Greg Peters:

·         Previously discussed under Program Director Report and New Business

Good of the Order:

·         Family of the Month – not announced

·         Knight of the Month – January - Talin Germain

·         Other Awards- None

Prayers for Brothers in Need:

·         Names in the Prayers Book

·         For the Canonization of Blessed Michael McGivney

Next Meeting: March 25 at 7:15pm

Closing Prayer: GK- Canonization Prayer of Blessed Michael McGivney

Meeting Adjourned: 8:00pm

Minutes completed by Recorder: SK Sean Murphy