Council Minutes January 2015

Date: 01/13/2015

 

1) The Council meeting was called to order at 7:29 p.m. by GK Swing.

2) Warden’s Report on Membership Card by Davone Yang

3) Opening Prayer offered by GK Swing.

4) Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

5) 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			P
						Present: 13		Absent: 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6) Non-Officer Council Members in Attendance: (13 members present for votes)

1. a) Pat Karn, David Novack, Jim Martin

 

7) Knights of Columbus Guests:

1. a) District Deputy Tom Mechels

 

8) Opening Ode

1. a) Recited in unison by all members present.

 

9) Chaplain’s Report

1. a) Fr. Andrew read Archbishop Lori’s article about Reconciliation in Columbia magazine.

 

10) Reading of Minutes of Previous Meeting

1. a) Record of Council finances and actions on 11/11/2014 General Membership meeting read by Recorder Badalucco
2. b) Minutes of 11/11/2014 – Approved as Read.

 

11) Report of Admission Committee and Reading of Applications

1. a) None

 

12) Balloting for Membership (new, readmission, reapplications, transfers)

1. a) None

 

13) Initiations

1. a) Pending: GK Swing to accompany Kory LaCroix and Marty Dehen will accompany Paul Coutinho to 1/24 and 1/31 Major Degrees. See attached GK report for details.
2. b) Council discussed planning the scheduling of a recruiting event as in the past. GK and Lecturer will meet to brainstorm ideas.

 

14) Grand Knight Report – Report Attached.

 

15) Treasurer’s Report

4664. a) Council account balance $4664.08 as of 01/13/2015.
4665. b) Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report – Approved

 

16) Financial Secretary’s Report

928. a) Total Receipts reported: $928.00
929. b) Total Disbursements reported: $2,636.52
930. c) See Attachment 12 for details
931. d) Motion to accept the Financial Secretary’s Report – Approved

 

17) Grand Knight Reading of Treasurer’s Receipts, Financial Secretary Vouchers for Deposit

1. a) See attached Receipt and Voucher reports for details

 

18) Report of Auditors and Trustees

1. a) Plan to meet 1/28/15 to complete by-laws

 

19) Chancellor’s Report on Vocations

1. a) No report

 

20) Service Program Committee Reports – refer to attached GK Report

1. a) Program Director – Unassigned – No report
2. b) Church Director – Earl Forrence: No report
3. c) Vocations – Tom Silver: No report
4. d) Community Director – No report
5. e) Culture of Life – No report
6. f) Council Service – Ed Ayd: No Report.
7. g) Public Relations – Unassigned: No Report.
8. h) Family Service – Jim Grube: No Report.
9. i) Youth Activity – Unassigned: No Report.
10. j) Membership – Marty Dehen: No Report.
11. k) Recruitment – Unassigned: No Report.
12. l) Retention – Jim Grube – No report
13. m) Lecturer – Marty Dehen: No report
14. n) HNOJ Life Commission – Tom Silver, Earl Forrence: No Report.

 

21) Report of the Round Table Chairman

1. a) Not Applicable

 

22) Report of Standing Committees

1. a) No report

 

 

23) Unfinished Business – Refer to attached GK Report

1. a) Other ideas for property enhancements to be started in Spring/Summer:
2. Yard work and landscaping
3. Rectory repairs

 

1. b) Marian Icon Prayer Service Feb. 6th (Swing and Fr. Andrew):
2. GK and Fr. Andrew took tour to select a place for the icon. Decided to use the space between the sanctuary and the drum area. Fr. Andrew will clear with Fr. Steve
3. Marian Prayer group and KCs to be co-sponsors
4. GK will solicit help for music and readings
5. Icon on display 2/1 – morning of 2/7
6. District will provide prayer books

 

1. c) KC Free Throw Local and District Championship Competition (Swing, Attachment 10)
2. Wayzata Council will be guests
3. Starts at 1:15, Saturday 1/31

 

1. d) Rosary promotion campaign (Dehen)
2. Try to leverage rosary as a way to spread discipleship
3. Like to solicit parishioners to send in essays about how the rosary has made them disciples of Christ

 

24) New Business – Refer to attached GK Report

1. a) Devon needs volunteers to help purchase items prior to the weekend of the event. (Seafood Buffet occurs on 3/27/15)

 

1. b) Acolyte Volunteers (Fr. Andrew)
2. Training date TBD
3. Funerals typically scheduled in mornings
4. 1 volunteer so far

 

1. c) Founder’s Day, Sunday, March 22nd (Fr. Andrew)
2. Suggested to have KCs stand up during masses to recognize Founder’s Day

 

25) Report of the Fourth Degree

1. a) Bishop Cuzzens will be observing the 4th Degree Exemplification at the April 18, 2015 event in Brooklyn Park at the Marriott. Fr. Andrew will also attend.

 

26) Field Agent’s Report – David Novack

8. a) Insurance is up. Issued over $8.6 bill. last year

 

27) District Deputy’s Report – Thomas Mechels

1. a) Will try to be at the Free Throw Contest if possible
2. b) Will call before he comes to deliver the icon

 

28) Good of the Order

1. a) Christopher “Kip” Walker
2. b) Dick Hargarten
3. c) Jerry Sisk
4. d) George Laurance
5. e) Kao Pafoua Yang
6. f) Jim Lannan
7. g) Gary Collyard
8. h) Kevin Hannigan
9. i) John Rode
10. j) Janet Strick (Tom Lee’s mother-in-law)
11. k) Earl Forrence as he seeks employment
12. l) Bishops and Priests of the Archdiocese of St. Paul – Minneapolis
13. m) “troubled” youth
14. n) In Thanksgiving for prayers answered
15. o) And, for all Brother Knights and their families in need of our prayers

 

29) Chaplain’s Summation

1. a) No report.

 

30) Closing Prayer

1. a) Closing Prayers were offered at 9:20 p.m.

 

31) Closing Ode

1. a) Recited in unison by all members present.

 

32) Meeting Adjourned

1. a) Meeting Adjourned at 9:22 p.m.

 

Calendar Reminders:

• Marian Icon, Adoration Chapel, February 5th through February 6th.
• Marian Prayer Service, Adoration Chapel, February 6th, 7pm.
• KC Free Throw District Championship Competition, HNOJ Gym, February 14th, 1:15PM
• Membership “blitz” TBD
• Patrick’s Part, KCs to assist, March 7th (tentative)
• KC Breakfast, March 15th, 6:30 AM – 1:30 PM
• Founder’s Day, March 22nd, 10:30 Mass
• Seafood Buffet, March 27th, 5 – 9 PM

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Recorder, Joe Badalucco