Officers Minutes 2009 September

Knights of Columbus

Good Samaritan

Quarterly Officer and Trustee Business Meeting  

Date: 09/20/2009 

1. The Council was called to order at 7:05 PM by GK Jim Seifert
2. Prayer was offered by GK Jim Seifert 
3. Roll Call of Officers:

OFFICE	NAME	Pres	OFFICE	NAME	Pres
Chaplain	Rev. Sam Catapano	A	Advocate	David Stumpf	P
Grand Knight	James Seifert	P	Warden	Davonne Yang	A
Deputy Grand Knight	James Grube	P	Inside Guard	David Sheffield	A
Chancellor	Dan Cincoski	P	Outside Guard	Craig Lyon	A
Recorder	Joe Badalucco	P	Trustee 3 yr	Patrick Karn	P
Financial Secretary	Bill Swing	P	Trustee 2 yr	Thomas Silver	P
Treasurer	Mark Mertens	P	Trustee 1 yr	Martin Dehen	A
Lecturer	Earl Forrence	A	Present 9     Absent 6

 

4. Painting of the Chapel – complete
5. Fall Festival – complete
   • Overall it went well
   • Suggestions for next year:
     • more cashiers
     • redesign ticket to make it easier to total amount purchased
     • look at ways to improve food service
6. Soccer Challenge:
   • 10 participants vs. 6 last year
   • Was suggested to use the PA system next year to announce the event
   • Giving Fall Fest tickets to contestants for food, refreshments, games, etc. was suggested
7. HNOJ School Rosary – GK Seifert still waiting to hear from Wendy Mitchell
8. Non-Public School Marathon – Saturday, 09/26/2009
   • Shifts: 0900 – 1130 and 1130 – 1400
   • Cook approximately 1000 hot dogs
   • 2 responded to GK Seifert’s email soliciting volunteers
9. Perpetual Adoration
   • 1 volunteer who already has a slot, need to find other volunteers first
   • Tom Silver interested in the 8 – 9 PM Friday night slot
10. Wednesday Fine Dining
    • Greg planning to pass the “flag” the end of this year. Time to identify a replacement
    • Was suggested that we consider ways to compensate Greg for expenses incurred
11. Pancake breakfast – Sunday, 10/11/2009
    • “Christopher Columbus – Faithful Christ Bearer” will be shown in one of the 6^th grade classrooms
    • Need a point person for the egg station and other key areas. GK Seifert will look at getting point people
12. Membership:
    • October is “blitz” month
    • GK Seifert suggested that whoever collects the Form 100 sign the form as the “Proposer”
    • When Form 100’s are reviewed at the monthly council meeting, that is when all remaining signatures are acquired
    • Frank Renshaw and Pat Kendrick completed 3^rd Degree on 09/19/2009
13. 4^th Degree Exemplification in Marshall, MN on 10/17/2009
14. District meeting scheduled in Loretto, MN on 10/08/2009. Will be attended by GK Seifert and Deputy GK Grube
15. HNOJ Luncheon scheduled for Friday, 11/06/2009. Ed Ayd is chairman. He will notify us of the number of Knights needed to help
16. Motion to pay vouchers in the amount of $154.33 was approved
17. Ladies Auxiliary Angel Auction scheduled for Saturday, 11/07/2009
    • Approximately 6 Knights needed to assist
    • Knights to serve supper, Ladies will provide desserts
    • Does anyone have auctioneer experience?
    • Free will offering suggested to cover meal
18. Veterans Day
    • Cost of Papal flag unknown. Does the parish have one? If not, look at getting one
    • Display flags on 11/08/2009 in narthex
    • GK Seifert suggested that we get a council banner
19. Memorial Mass in November, date unknown. Add to council activities calendar when date is known
20. Complete mid-year questionnaire about council activities by 12/01/2009 and submit. Pat Karn submitted the 2008 survey earlier this year.
21. Will not participate in essay contest
22. Have not participated in the free-throw contest. Carry over to next years program meeting
23. Last item on this year’s calendar is the Christmas Party. Was moved to Tuesday, 12/15/2009. Need to get with Vic Tarnowski to confirm if it will be at his place or not.
24. Tootsie Roll Fund raiser – should the Finance Secretary record the collections and how dollars were distributed? No need to track breakdown of how dollars were distributed.
25. GK Seifert noted that it takes approximately $ 4000.00 /year to run the council
26. Refund Support Vocations Program (RSVP):
    • James Lannan, a 3^rd year seminarian is looking for financial support via the RSVP.
    • James sent letter to district councils
    • GK Seifert will follow up with other District Councils at the 10/08/2009 district meeting
27. GK Seifert will provide Financial Secretary with the wording for the official receipt to be issued to donees for the Mark Best fraternal assistance appeal
    • Closing Prayers were said at: 9:09 PM
28. Meeting adjourned at 9:09 PM