Council Minutes February 2015

• The Council meeting was called to order at 7:29 p.m. by GK Swing.
• Warden’s Report on Membership Card by Davone Yang
• Opening Prayer offered by GK Swing.
• Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
• Roll Call of Officers:

OFFICE	NAME	Pres	OFFICE	NAME		Pres
Chaplain	Fr. Andrew Stueve	P	Advocate	Eugene Dust		P
Grand Knight	Bill Swing	P	Warden	Davone Yang		P
Deputy Grand Knight	David Stumpf	P	Inside Guard	Thomas Silver		P
Chancellor	John Rode	P	Outside Guard	Murray Wolf		A
Recorder	Joe Badalucco	P	Trustee 3 yr	Earl Forrence		P
Financial Secretary	Edward Hagerty	P	Trustee 2 yr	Daniel Cincoski		P
Treasurer	Mark Mertens	P	Trustee 1 yr	James Grube		A
Lecturer	Martin Dehen	A	Present: 12		Absent: 3

 

• Non-Officer Council Members in Attendance: (13 members present for votes)
  1. Pat Karn, Deacon Dennis
  2. Deacon Dennis’ comments:
     1. Expressed appreciation for all that the KC’s do to help the Parish
     2. Mentioned the Legacy Gala and the good it does for Ascension. Dennis offered to provide a table to the KC’s.

 

• Knights of Columbus Guests:
  1. None

• Opening Ode
  1. Recited in unison by all members present.

• Chaplain’s Report
  1. Andrew read Columbia article about Matt Burke

 

• Reading of Minutes of Previous Meeting
  1. Record of Council finances and actions on 01/13/2015 General Membership meeting read by Recorder Badalucco

1. The following corrections were made:

 

      Add under “Unfinished Business”:  

Item a: GK Swing recommended scheduling the Bylaws Committee for Jan 18^th or Jan 25^th 7PM at Lunds.  He will confirm date with Trustee Grube.

      Add under “New business”

Item 2: “Intentional Discipleship” book, Study Guide, Discussion Group (Fr. Andrew)

Fr. Andrew encouraged the reading of this book.  Swing pointed out that his wife coordinates a     HNOJ book group that will be starting the review of this book on Jan 14. Others are welcome.

Item 4: The HNOJ Men’s Group (Jim Martin)

Jim Martin provided info on the Men’s Group that meets on Friday mornings & answered       questions.

Item 5: Motion was made and seconded to purchase veggie shredder at a cost of $36.       Motion       was unanimously approved.

Item 6: Motion was made and seconded to donate $120 to the Student Loan Fund. Motion was unanimously approved.

Item 7: Motion was made and seconded to donate $100 to the Holy Family Catholic Adoption Agency.  Motion was unanimously approved.

Item 8: Swing reported that the KC classified ad in the HNOJ bulletin has been dropped due to end of contract. Annual cost is $514.   David Novack offered to look into it.

1. The Minutes of 1/13/2015 were approved with noted corrections.

 

 

• Report of Admission Committee and Reading of Applications
  1. Alec Pahl Form 100 read.

 

• Balloting for Membership (new, readmission, reapplications, transfers)
  1. Motions made and approved to accept applications by acclamation for Alec Pahl and Kevin Dwyer

• Initiations
  1. Paul Coutinho was unable to attend January exemplification.
  2. Kory LaCroix has asked us not to give up on him

• Grand Knight Report – Report Attached.

• Treasurer’s Report
  3228. Council account balance $3228.82 as of 02/10/2015.
  3229. Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report – Approved

• Financial Secretary’s Report
  2272. Total Receipts reported: $2272.50
  2273. Total Disbursements reported: $2,067.87
  2274. Motion to accept the Financial Secretary’s Report – Approved

 

• Grand Knight Reading of Treasurer’s Receipts, Financial Secretary Vouchers for Deposit
  1. See attached Receipt and Voucher reports for details

• Report of Auditors and Trustees
  1. Plan to meet 2/22/15 to complete by-laws

 

• Chancellor’s Report on Vocations
  1. No report

• Service Program Committee Reports – refer to attached GK Report
  1. Program Director – Unassigned – No report
  2. Church Director – Earl Forrence: No report
  3. Vocations – Tom Silver: No report
  4. Community Director – No report
  5. Culture of Life – No report
  6. Council Service – Ed Ayd: No Report.
  7. Public Relations – Unassigned: No Report.
  8. Family Service – Jim Grube: No Report.
  9. Youth Activity – Unassigned: No Report.
  10. Membership – Marty Dehen: No Report.
  11. Recruitment – Unassigned: No Report.
  12. Retention – Jim Grube – No report
  13. Lecturer – Marty Dehen: No report
  14. HNOJ Life Commission – Tom Silver, Earl Forrence: No Report.

• Report of the Round Table Chairman
  1. Not Applicable

• Report of Standing Committees
  1. No report

• Unfinished Business – Refer to attached GK Report
  1. Schedule final Bylaws Committee Meeting (Dust) – One more meeting needed to complete by-laws. Trustees, GK and Advocate plan to meet 2/22 at 7 PM.
  2. Lenten Rosary Appeal (Dehen) – with input from Fr. Andrew and Fr. Steve, decision was made to defer appeal for rosary stories/testimonies for May Newsletter.
  3. HNOJ Property Enhancements (Dust & Forrence) – Need to present ideas, next Property Enhancement meeting not until March.
  4. KC Free Throw District Championship Competition 2/14/2015; $16.04 Cert Frames (Swing) – Same number of contestants and volunteers local competition. Motion made and approved to fund the purchase of frames made by GK Swing
  5. Founder’s Day, Sunday, March 22nd (Fr. Andrew) – Fr. Andrew will be speaking with Fr. Steve about plans. Question to have 4^th Degree Honor Guard present was raised.
  6. Wheel Chair Mission Wheel Chair – Donated $200.00 to Wheel Chair Mission. Council received wheel chair. Recommendation was made to speak with Jona Winklemann with the Parish Pastoral Care Ministry to get ideas for donating the wheel chair.

 

• New Business – Refer to attached GK Report
  1. March Membership Blitz – Recommended to delay until April/May timeframe
  2. Requests from Lori Becker, Director of Faith Formation:
     1. Sunday February 22nd: Brunch for RCIA Candidates, 11:30 AM. 46 persons.
     2. Saturday April 4th: Reception for RCIA Candidates following Easter Vigil, i.e. appetizers

• Recommendation made to speak with Chuck Gonderinger, who does the men’s breakfasts, to get assistance with the brunch. Probably need 6 KC volunteers; GK, DGK and Tom Silver volunteered.
• DGK will speak with Lori regarding the reception following the Easter Vigil. KCs will help with prep, serving, and clean up, but not shopping.
  1. Sea Food Buffet, March 25th, 26th, 27th – Preparation & Event (Yang)
     1. Devon needs 2 volunteers to join him in planning and prep
     2. Requested to purchase 2 frying pots, $62 – 75 each
     3. Lost Cub Foods sponsorship, got $300 in the past. Devon made an appeal for anyone who might have connections in the food/restaurant business.
     4. Estimated cost $1200.00
  2. 2014 2nd Half Semi-Annual Audit (Hagerty) – Trustees and GK to review and sign following this evening’s meeting.
  3. Pennies for Seminarians ($212). Motion made and approved
  4. Jim Campbell Religious Scholarship ($212) Motion to approve tabled until next meeting

• Report of the Fourth Degree
  1. Bishop Cuzzens will be observing the 4^th Degree Exemplification at the April 18, 2015 event in Brooklyn Park at the Marriott. Fr. Andrew will also attend. Eugene Dust invited others to join.

 

• Field Agent’s Report – David Novack
  1. none

• District Deputy’s Report – Thomas Mechels
  1. none

 

• Good of the Order
  1. Christopher “Kip” Walker and wife Susan
  2. Dick Hargarten
  3. Jerry Sisk
  4. George Laurance
  5. Kao Pafoua Yang
  6. Jim Lannan
  7. Gary Collyard
  8. Kevin Hannigan
  9. Earl Forrence as he seeks employment
  10. Bishops and Priests of the Archdiocese of St. Paul – Minneapolis
  11. “troubled” youth
  12. In Thanksgiving for prayers answered
  13. and, for all Brother Knights and their families in need of our prayers

• Chaplain’s Summation
  1. No report.

• Closing Prayer
  1. Closing Prayers were offered at 9:13 p.m.

• Closing Ode
  1. Recited in unison by all members present.

• Meeting Adjourned
  1. Meeting Adjourned at 9:14 p.m.

Calendar Reminders:

• Membership “blitz” TBD
• St. Patrick’s Part, KCs to assist, March 7^th (tentative)
• KC Breakfast, March 15^th, 6:30 AM – 1:30 PM
• Founder’s Day, March 22^nd, 10:30 Mass
• Seafood Buffet, March 27^th, 5 – 9 PM
• KC Breakfast, April 19^th, 6:30 AM – 1:30 PM
• Tootsie Roll Drive, April 25 – 26
• Annual Awards Dinner, May 12^th, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, location TBD
• KC Breakfast, May 17^th, 6:30 AM – 1:30 PM
• State Convention, May 15 – 17, The DECC in Duluth

Respectfully Submitted,

Recorder, Joe Badalucco

Grand Knight’s Report

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Attachments

 

 

 

Knights of Columbus

Good Samaritan Council 13096

Grand Knight’s Report (Meeting Agenda)

February 10, 2015

 

1. Upcoming Activities

1. Faith Formation Fine Dining, Wednesdays, February 4^th and 25th
2. Next Major Degrees: North St Paul March 14^th and St Andrew’s Elk River March 21^st
3. KC Free Throw District Championship Competition, HNOJ Gym, February 14, 1:15PM
4. CatholicManNight, February 19^th, 6:30PM, St. Anne, Hamel
5. Parishioners join Knights & Marian Prayer Group for Rosary in Adoration Chapel 8-9 PM, Feb 20^th & 27^th.

1. Communications

1. January’s Lecturer’s Report emailed to membership on 1/16/2015
2. Bylaw Committee Meeting, January 18^th (Attachment 1)
3. Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity e-submitted 1/28/2015
   1. Vegetable shredder (approved 1/13/2015) ) received & placed with KC breakfast supplies
   2. Cinnamon Roll Weekend (Silver)
4. Local Feb 1st Free Throw Championship (Attachment 2)
5. Receipt and placement of Marian Icon in Adoration Chapel 2/1/2015 (Forrence, Butch, Swing)
6. Rosary Committee Meeting at Panera 1/21/2015 (Attachment 3)
7. Rosary Committee Meeting at HNOJ 2/1/2015 (Attachment 4)
8. Marian Prayer Service February 6, 7PM. (Attachment 5)
   1. K of C Classified Ad in HNOJ Bulletin – $514 (Novack)
   2. State Advocate’s statement on KC tax exemption
   3. Filing of e-990N for tax year 2014 on 2/8/2015

1. Unfinished Business

1. Schedule final Bylaws Committee Meeting (Dust)
2. Lenten Rosary Appeal (Dehen)
3. HNOJ Property Enhancements (Dust & Forrence)
4. KC Free Throw District Championship Competition 2/14/2015; $16.04 Cert Frames (Swing)
5. Founder’s Day, Sunday, March 22^nd (Fr. Andrew)
6. Wheel Chair Mission Wheel Chair

4. New business
5. March Membership Blitz
   2. Requests from Lori Becker, Director of Faith Formation
      • Sunday February 22nd: Brunch for RCIA Candidates, 11:30 AM. 46 persons.
      • Saturday April 4^th: Reception for RCIA Candidates following Easter Vigil, i.e. appetizers
   3. Sea Food Buffet, March 25^th, 26^th, 27^th – Preparation & Event (Yang)
   4. 2014 2^nd Half Semi-Annual Audit (Hagerty)
   5. Pennies for Seminarians ($212)
   6. Jim Campbell Religious Scholarship ($212)

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Bill Swing, Grand Knight

Attachment #1: Bylaw Committee Meeting, January 18^th

Attendance: Eugene Dust, Earl Forrence, Jim Grube, Dan Cincoski, Bill Swing

Committee continued review of bylaws that they started at their December 7^th meeting. Article V through Article VII were reviewed. A final meeting is needed to completed review of Article VII (Funds).

 

Attachment #2: January 31^st Local Free Throw Championship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Bill Swing   Center Table   (Welcome/Prayer & Award Presentation)
2. Gary Rieland Center Table
3. Earl Forrence   Judge Court 1
4. Ashley Borland   Scorer Court 1
5. Jim Grube   Judge Court 2
6. Tom Sliver   Scorer Court 2
7. Chris Ritichie Registration Table
8. Art Borland   Registration Table
9. Jack Delaney “Runner”

 

Attachment #3: Rosary Committee Meeting at Panera 1/21/2015

Attendance: Wanda Sweeney, Claudith Washington, Earl Forrence, Marty Dehen, Bill Swing

Subjects discussed were: (1) Marian Icon and Marion Prayer Service, and (2) the Lenten Rosary Appeal.

Details determined for the Marian Icon and Marion Prayer Service were:

• Bill will receive the Icon (27” x 40” in size) from District Deputy, Tom Mechels, on Sunday February 1^st.   He and HNOJ maintenance personnel will replace the current Marion picture that is on the wall in the Adoration Chapel with the Icon after the 5:30pm Mass on February 1^st.  (Fr. Steve has approved this placement.  Dan Cincoski, previously GK, assures me that the Icon is wall mountable having done this before.)
• The Icon will remain in place until the evening of the prayer service Friday February 6^th.
• The Marion Hour of Prayer Service will be held on First Friday February 6^th 7 p.m.  In the Church.  The Icon will be moved to an easel in the Church for the prayer service.
• Following the service, Bill will take possession of the Icon and deliver it to DD Tom Mechels (details to be confirmed).
• Prayer Service Assignments:
  • Song Leader:  Pat Karn
  • “Leader” parts in service booklet:  Fr. Andrew (with the exception of the Rosary)
  • 1^st Reading and Responsorial Psalm:  Claudith Washington
  • 2^nd Reading:  Marty Dehen
  • Gospel:  Fr. Andrew
  • Homily:  At Fr. Andrew’s option, i.e. Pope Francis’s Homily or his own homily
  • Rosary Leader (pages 10-14): Marty Dehen. Include Marian Sorrowful Mysteries from Wanda’s book.
  • Litany: Earl Forrence
• Recommended January 25^th, Bulletin: The Knights of Columbus Council and the Marian Prayer Group are sponsoring a Marian Hour of Prayer in the Church on First Friday, February 6^th at 7:00 p.m.  Led by KC Chaplain Fr. Andrew, the hour will consist of hymns, Liturgy of the Word, Homily, Prayers of Intercession, the Rosary, and the Litany of the Blessed Virgin.  All are welcome. 

Lenten Rosary Appeal

The Committee arrived at the following announcement following discussion and follow-up emails:

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Joking that he’s like a pharmacist, Pope Francis is promoting prayer as medicine for the heart.Appearing on Sunday at his studio window, Francis held up a rosary in a box designed to resemble a packet of pills, before volunteers distributed thousands of those boxes, which feature a design of a human heart.  Francis said he was recommending reciting the rosary prayer as a “spiritual medicine” that is “good for the eart.”Francis’ down-to-earth way of speaking, in a style ordinary people can readily understand, is drawing larger than usual crowds to St. Peter’s Square for his traditional weekly appearances. About 80,000 tourists and Romans packed the square on Sunday.

It is with this message from Pope Francis that the Knights and the Marian Prayer Group appeal to parishioners to embrace the Rosary during the upcoming Lenten season.  You are encouraged to join the Knights and the Marian Prayer Group in reciting the Rosary in the Adoration Chapel on Fridays February 20^th, February 27^th, March 6^th and March 20^th.

Parishioners so inspired, are also asked to write their personal rosary story that show how the Rosary has enhanced or changed their life, i.e. made them better Disciples of Christ.  Please keep your essay under 400 words.  Selected essays will be published in the May HNOJ newsletter to coincide with the Month of Mary.  Essays should be emailed no later than April 1^st to Marty Dehen at [email protected].  Contact Marty at 612-558-0007 for further information.

The following modified version was approved for the February 8^th bulletin following input from Fr. Andrew and Fr. Steve:

Lenten Rosary Appeal

Immediately following Pope Francis’ Angelus message on Sunday Nov. 17, 2013, after having been inspired by the Rosary, he shared the following message:

“Now I would like to recommend a medicine to you. Some of you may be wondering: “Is the Pope a pharmacist now?” It is a special medicine which will help you to benefit from the Year of Faith, as it soon will come to an end. It is a medicine that consists of 59 threaded beads; a “spiritual medicine” called Misericordin. A small box containing 59 beads on a string. This little box contains the medicine, and will be distributed to you by volunteers as you leave the Square. Take them! There is a Rosary, with which you can pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, spiritual help for our souls and for spreading love, forgiveness and brotherhood everywhere. Do not forget to take it, because it is good for you. It is good for the heart, the soul, and for life in general!”

It is with this message from Pope Francis that the Knights of Columbus and the Marian Prayer Group are encouraging parishioners to embrace the Rosary during the upcoming Lenten season. You are encouraged to join the Knights of Columbus and the Marian Prayer Group in reciting the Rosary in the Adoration Chapel at 8 p.m. on these Fridays: Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 6 and March 20. Please mark your calendars!

 

Attachment #4: Rosary Committee Meeting at HNOJ 2/1/2015

Attendance: Fr. Andrew, Claudith Washington, Earl Forrence, Bill Swing

Details of the February 6^th Marian Prayer Service were finalized. Final program:

• Welcome & Introduction: Bill & Claudith
• Hymn “Immaculate Mary”:   Pat as Song Leader; Bill accompanist
• Leader: Fr. Andrew (with the exception of the Rosary)
• 1^st Reading and Responsorial Psalm: Claudith
• 2^nd Reading: Marty
• Gospel & Homily:  Fr. Andrew
• Rosary (pages 10-14): Marty. (Will include Marian Sorrowful Mysteries from Wanda’s book.)
• Litany: Earl Forrence
• Hymn “Hail Holy Queen and Enthroned Above” following concluding prayers

 

Attachment #5: Marian Prayer Service February 6, 7PM