Officers Minutes 2005 August

Knights of Columbus

Good Samaritan

Business Meeting 

Date: August 21, 2005

The Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M by

Prayer was offered by GK, Don Carsten

The roll call of officers:

OFFICE	NAME	Pres	OFFICE	NAME	Pres
Champlain	Fr. Joseph Feders	E	Advocate	Dave Stumpf	P
Grand Knight	Don Carsten	P	Warden	Jim Seifert	A
Deputy Grand Knight	Marty Dehen	A	Inside Guard	Bill Swing	A
Chancellor	Edward Ayd	P	Outside Guard	Brian Wernimont	A
Recorder	Dan Cincoski	P	Trustee 3 yr	Bill Rudolph	A
Financial Secretary	Jerry Sisk	P	Trustee 2 yr	Pat Karn	A
Treasurer	Mark Mertens	A	Trustee 1 yr	Tom Silver	A
Lecturer	Dennis Hanson	A	Present P     Absent A

Opening Prayers and Pledge of Allegiance were said 

Report from Jerry Sisk:

1. Balance on account approximately $3,041.00
2. Fall Festival is coming up soon. Council will be hosting ticket sales and managing several events. Jerry has a list. Next Sunday there will be a table at the back of church for information and raffle ticket sales. Council members will be asked to volunteer.
3. Need more people to sign up for food tasting so we can get at least a minimum of thirty people to get the project started.
4. Jerry and his wife will be having a celebration of their 40^th Wedding anniversary on September 11.
5. New form 100 was received from David Sawyer. The Council will vote at the Council Meeting on Thursday.

Don Carsten

1. Correspondence from Dale Robinson, Dale is looking for field agents for the Knights insurance program. There will be a training session on September 27^th for interested members. Discussion – we will contact Kathy Roth who heads up the displaced parishioners program for possible candidates.
2. Family Faith Formation – Jim Siefert is in charge of the workforce for the Wednesday evening program.
3. Bill Rose was contacted regarding the conflict with the 25/50 anniversary program and the pancake breakfast. Don and Bill have worked out a solution that is favorable to both programs.
4. Marathon will be held on October 1,2005 for the fund raiser for parochial education.

Mark Pedote

1. Mark had a meeting with Father Feders regarding the Rosary before Council Meetings. Fr. Would like to formalize this excellent opportunity be calling the saying of the Rosary at 7 PM before every Council Meeting.
2. Other spiritual events that Fr. Suggested were; prayer group, retreat, and reconciliation for membership.
3. Suggestion to pool efforts for parish groups for the Eucharistic Congress being held October 7 and 8 a the State Capital and St. Paul Cathedral.
4. Discussion on a prayer line or other form of spiritual communications.

Other business

1.  Audit was completed after the July Council Meeting and sent into State Supreme Council.
2. Web site update: Don Carsten submitted notes to Ed Ayd and Ed expressed a desire to get a monthly Grand Knight article or report from Don.
3. Pictures of the officers for the Web page.
4. Liability insurance for the Council events has been purchased and in in force.

Closing prayer said and meeting adjourned at 8:35

By Dan Cincoski