Meeting Minutes

Business Meeting Minutes 05-25-16

Business Meeting May 25, 2016 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.

The Opening Prayer was said and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

The roll was called:

Chaplain Report:

• Chaplain Keane thanked the knights for the Sacred heart of Jesus statue which had just been installed in the courtyard. A bronze plaque will be affixed noting the KofC donation.  

Approval of Minutes:

• The minutes from the April meeting are on the council website and approved (Godshall/Kranich). The March minutes are not yet ready. 

Admissions Committee Report:

• A Second Degree will be held at St. Therese on 6/28.   

Grand Knight Report: 

• A PowerPoint presentation was shown from the 96th NC State Convention.
• At the convention, our council was awarded the Fraternity Council Award.
• The Knight of the Month is Mark Pahl for his leadership with the Golf Outing, International Food Festival, and, of course, the Memorial Day Picnic
• The slate of officers for the next fraternal year were announced for the second time as shown below. The nominations were closed (Pahl/Greer):

Treasurer Report:

• The Treasurer provided his report. 

Bills and Communications: 

• A letter from Bishop Burbidge thanking the council for completing tour commitment to the Cathedral Campaign.
• A letter from Chaplain Keane thanking the council for their donation to the International Food Festival and to all the help in making it a great success.  

Financial Secretary Report:

• The Financial Secretary provided his report. 

Report of Service Program Committees:

• Church:
  • Vocations Chair Pahl reported on the Golf Outing which fielded 62 players and improved sponsorship. Great feedback from the players. Thanks to all who made it a success. 
  • George Schadt reported on the Mother's Day Breakfast as "every table was filled."
  • Director Peters reported on the International Food Festival with the main points being: 1) the timeframe was good; 2) 200 volunteers; 3) food was very good. Some negatives were:  1) reduce the number of baskets in the auction; and 2) the German band was hard to find (i.e., better signage needed). 
• Council:
  • FS Wagner reported that the Texas Hold'em poker nights are being well received. The next one will be June 18.
  • The Memorial Mass is now scheduled for the 9:30 Mass on October 2. This will be preceded by a rosary beginning at 9.
  • The Memorial Day family picnic will again be held at the Pahl's home. All are invited but please RSVP. Already 100 adults and 50 children have RSVP'd.
• Community:
  • No report. 
• Culture of Life:
  • Prayer vigils at Planned Parenthood are scheduled for 10am on 5/31 (Feast of the Visitation). 
  • Mentioned the Holy Hour that precedes our Business Meeting as a time for reflection and preparation for the work we as knights are called to do.
  • NFL football pool booklets were made available at the meeting.  
• Family:
  • No report.
• Youth:
  • Director Abbe mentioned that a number of our youth will be going to Poland for World Youth Day.
  • For those that couldn't go to Poland, the parish will have a "Local WYD" at St. Mark from Friday, 7/29 at 3pm until Sunday, 7/31 at 10am. Knights are encouraged to help with this event. 

LAMB Report:

• Tim Niggel reported on ten fund drives at various Harris-Teeter stores from 6/4-8/6. VolunteerSpot.com is being used to handle volunteering easier.
• Pete Kotas listed the disbursements that were made recently as: St. Mark School for special education needs, New Hanover Special Olympics, Ogden Elementary(?), First in Families, and others. 

Trustees Report:

• No report. 

New Business:

• No report.

Fourth Degree Report:

• The annual Passing of the Colors was just at St. Mark Catholic School on May 20; the one at St. Mary Catholic School will be June 3. 
• The 21 Day Flag Salute program was discussed with the hope of eliciting more participation in the event. 

District Deputy Report:

• DD Frank Weisgerber congratulated the council on the Fraternity Council Award.
• Reiterated the Second Degree at St. Therese on June 28.
• Looks forward to the Leadership Meeting being held on 6/11 at St. Mark. 

Good of the Order:

• Prayers were offered for our fellow Knights, relatives and friends.  In particular, the following names were mentioned:
  • Roy Parker
  • Jim Riesmeyer
  • Bob Heck
  • Daniel Agnelli, son of Steven Agnelli.
• Jennifer Bell, Executive Director of Access Wilmington, was our guest and talked to us about the Miracle Field which has been a recipient of LAMB funds. She showed a video of the use the field gets in giving a sense of accomplishment to the handicapped youth of the area. To continue raising funds, they are selling memorial bricks. They are $100 each.  

Closing Prayer and Adjourn.

Greg Decker, Recorder