Meeting Minutes

Mass: 6:30pm

Call to Order: Grand Knight Cary Newman:  7:15pm.

·         Total in attendance: 37 Brothers; Please remember to bring your Rosaries.

Officers Attendance Report: End of this report.

Burning candle memorial:

·         For the Canonization of Blessed Michael McGivney

Opening Prayer:  The Our Father led by Fr. Cesar Torres Martinez

Pledge of Allegiance:  All

Special Guest(s): Will Vertolli, the GK from the council at Transfiguration Parish in Wallace.  He was asking for participation in their Golf Tournament to support LAMB.  Friday, September 1, River Landing.  For information and applications contact Event Chairman (Daniel Kusnierz, 301-526-8929; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Event Coordinator (Mike Vandiver, 910-271-4444; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting: No meeting last month so no minutes to approve.

Financial Reports:

·         Financial Secretary Report: Financial Secretary Greg Decker

·         Financial statement is available upon request.

·         Treasurer Report: Treasurer Bud Tascone

·         Financial statement is available upon request.

Chaplain Report: Fr. Cesar Torres Martinez

·         Supreme Chaplain's Challenge for July 2023
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.” (Gospel for July 9, Mt 11:28-29)
Rest often seems to be in short supply in our busy modern world, for our culture finds it hard to slow down and be still. We can and should spend time in leisure to refresh our bodies and spirits, but we need to go even deeper and take time to find true rest. Let’s always keep in mind St. Augustine’s words: “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”
Challenge by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori: This month, I challenge you to turn to our Lord to find rest by spending at least one hour each week in Eucharistic adoration. Second, I challenge you to support the Faith in Action Holy Hour program.
Questions for Reflection: Do you turn to Christ to find rest amid your labor and burdens? Do you observe Sunday as a day of worship and rest? Do you regularly spend time in prayer, seeking that interior peace that Christ has promised us?

Membership Report: Membership Director Greg Peters

·         Four new Spanish members from exemplification on July 2.  More in the future. Next planned exemplification is on August 6.  More details to come but try to attend.

Programs Reports: Program Director Larry Greer

·         Faith Director Report: Faith Director John Clyatt 

·         COR (Heart) Program- COR exists to form and strengthen Catholic men in faith and virtue as missionary disciples by drawing them into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ through prayer, formation, and fraternity.  Plan for the COR program is each meeting will start in plenary session then break into small groups.  Planning to have our first meeting before the end of September and then will be each Thursday evening (time TBD).

·         Knights Quarterly Mass:  September 30th, 5pm volunteers needed to serve as readers, ushers, greeters, sacristan, extraordinary ministers of holy communion and cantor.

·         Family Director Report: Family Director Jim Mancini

·         Movie night September 16th after 5pm Mass chaired by Joe D’Alessandro (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 910-352-7607). Volunteers needed for setup/cleanup.

·         Knight’s Breakfast September 10 after 9:30 Mass.  Volunteers to assist cooking, setup and cleanup chaired by George Schadt (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 910-540-4700).

·         Community Director Report: Community Director Ray Repage

·         Catholic Charities food truck driver/delivery:  Catholic Charities is in need of volunteer drivers to deliver our health food boxes to our clients in New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus and Bladen Co. Using 1 of 2 Catholic Charities delivery vans, morning and afternoon routes are available, and routes last approximately 2.5-3 hours. Contact: (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 336-908-2474).

·         Catholic essay contest in September chaired by Bud Tascone (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 570-351-8076); volunteers and judges will be needed. 

·         Fundraiser for Blankets for the Homeless: A Gumbo Dinner on September 30th after 5pm Mass (same Mass as our Knights Quarterly Mass), chaired by Greg Peters (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 910-899-8273). Setup/cleanup help needed.

·         Coats for Kids fundraiser after all Masses September 9-10.  Volunteers needed chaired by Richard Caparelli (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 941-223-6518).

·         Life Director Report: Life Director Michael Breit

·         Football Pool $20 per book and if you buy/sell 10 you get one free.  The football pool, aside from supporting pregnancies, provide a great evangelization tool with your children, grandchildren, godchildren, nieces, nephews, 1^st and 2^nd cousins, by gifting to your relatives that in a fun way shows support for Life.  Especially with the turning over a Roe V Wade still in the news and actively talked about on college and high school campuses.  For these kids, many times the check just shows up in the mail for surprise beer and pizza money even though they are not following the 20 chances to win. You can get the books from Michael Breit (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

·        LifeLine Pregnancy Center was the first recipient of this year’s ASAP donation of $2,000 presented on July 6^th, the feast of St. Maria Goretti, a young virgin and martyr whose life is an example of purity and mercy for all Christians.  

·         A reminder of every Wednesday’s 9:00am prayer vigil supporting Life at the corner of 17^th Street and Hospital Plaza Drive. Contact: (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  910-471-1574).

Fourth Degree Report – Sir Knight Larry Greer

·         Monthly meetings are on the third Tuesday at 7pm. The August 15^th meeting will be at St. Mark.

·         Officer installation is July 26 at 6pm at Sacred Heart Parish in Southport.

·         Assembly website is https://kofc2017.org

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

·         Quarterly Ashley House dinner on September 10th between 3- 7pm.   Information on Ashley House (including the address) is at https://www.goodshepherdwilmington.org/project/ashley-center/.  SKs Tim Ludgate (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  570-916-6944) and Sean Murphy (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   786-385-7077) are leading the effort.
This will be an Italian themed dinner.  We should plan for about 40-50 people.  We are asking Knights/Spouses to help with set up, cooking and clean-up.  We hope to get 5 or so main courses and the same number of desserts.  There is a big kitchen there with many large refrigerators, stoves and ovens with all the typical utensils. If you are willing to help in any of these areas email SK Sean your information (Name, what you want to help with).  Ashley House can usually get all the ingredients (pasta, meat, etc.) if needed.  We just need to get them the list early enough.   We usually talk with the vets and will have corn hole, bocce ball or a few other games that were a hit last time before eating.  Any additional questions contact Sean or Tim.

LAMB Chairman Report – LAMB Chairman Tim Niggel

·         $12K has been raised so far this year.

·         Remaining sites that need help are: River Lights Harris Teeter July 29th and Long Leaf Harris Teeter August 5th.  Sign up is on our website- https://kofc12017.org/ 

Financial Secretary Report – Financial Secretary Greg Decker

·         Budget handed out and explained and will be voted on at the next meeting August 22nd.

Knights on Call –DGK Michael Alexander is still collecting names for these efforts.  

Grand Knight’s Report: GK Cary Newman

·         Brothers Brewery Night: Purpose- Fraternity especially getting to meet our new Knights.  6:30-8:30pm Monday, July 31, at Wrightsville Brewery- 6201 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403. There is a minimum charge for the room of $300/hour.  Whatever food and drink we buy counts toward that charge.  So, if we have 25 brothers attend who spend $20 apiece, that accounts for $500 of the $600.  Hopefully, we will have more than 25!   The room maxes at 50 people so I would love to see us hit the MAX!  There is a heavy h'ordeuvre package of $17/person and beer runs about $5/beer so spending $20/person should be pretty easy.

·         In the future the Columbiettes will be meeting the same night as our Business Meeting with a social gathering after both meetings. 

·         We will be receiving the Star Council award which focuses on Membership and Faith.  We may even have the opportunity to get the Double Star award for doubling our membership goal.

·         We watched the Video- The Dash about Dan Agnelli, a powerful video we all need to think about.  We only have so much time on this earth and need to be sure we let those we love know it and bring value with the lives we have. 

Old Business

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New Business

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Insurance Agent Report – Marty Yakimovich (not in attendance)

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District Deputy Comments: Eugene Ziemba (not in attendance)

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Good of the Order

·         Knight of the Month for June- Steve Tabor  

·         Knight of the Year (Fraternal Year ’22-’23)- Larry Greer  

·         Family of the Month for June. To be announced at the 7:30 Mass on July 30th.

Prayers for Brothers in Need:

·         Prayer book and brothers Steve Agnelli, Greg Peters and Shawn Duncan.

Next Meeting:  August 22 in the parish hall at 7:15pm after 6:30pm Mass.

Closing Prayer: Our Father by Fr. Cesar Torres Martinez

Meeting Adjourned at 8:15pm

Minutes completed by Recorder: Sean Murphy