Knights of Columbus

Knights of = Columbus

St. Raphael= ’s Council 9880

Meeting Minutes

Date: June 12, 2007

Grand Knight &nbs= p;	P	Inside Guard &= nbsp;	P	=
Deputy Grand Knight	P	Outside Guard	A	Warden	P
Fin Secretary &nbs= p;	P	1 Year Trustee		Chancellor	P
Treasurer &nbs= p;	P	2 Year Trustee	P	Recorder	P
&nbs= p;		3 Year Trustee	A	Advocate	P

X&nb= sp; Meeting called to order at 7:30 PM

X&nb= sp; Council Officers role call

X&nb= sp; Reading of the Minutes. Motion to accept the business meet= ing minutes was put forward. The = motion past by the membership.

X&nb= sp; Tom Smith announced that we received 2 new membership applications. The applicants are Gregory Parker and Stephen Dickson. A motion was made to accept the applications. The motion was seconded and carried.

X&nb= sp;      There is a correction to last month’s minutes. The Shiner’s C= ircus tickets were paid for by Ernie Beauregard and he donated them to the Council. They are free to tho= se who wish to take advantage of them. See Jim Lueck for details. =

Grand Knight&= #8217;s Report:

X&nb= sp;      A Pancake Breakfast will be held on Sunday J= une 19^th. Contact Tom = Smith if you can help.

X&nb= sp;      A meeting will be held on Wednesday June 13<= sup>th to discuss the new parish policy for room rental fees for the use of rooms = on the parish campus. Contact Jim Lueck for details.

X&nb= sp;      The council will sponsor an Irish Dinner on March 15, 2008. There is a possibility we will have Irish Dancers.&nb= sp; Contact Ed Cody for advance information.

X&nb= sp;      John Gunther has offered to organize a retre= at at the beach for all council members with a format that has been used in so= me previous years. He is plannin= g it for a January time frame.

X&nb= sp;      Tom Smith is still looking for volunteers to learn the parts so that we can certify our 1^st degree team.

X&nb= sp;      Mark Parrish has proposed that we plan to se= ll plants and/or cut flowers for Mother’s Day 2008. More details to come.

X&nb= sp;      There was some discussion about the Council’s ability to provide the manpower for the Coke Booth at the Parish Fair. Jim Lueck will c= ontact members of the Fair Committee.

X&nb= sp;      Oktoberfest will be held on October 5^th= and 6^th and sponsored by the school. We received an application for res= erving the Little German Band for the event. In the past the Council has paid the deposit. Jim Lueck will explore our options= .

X&nb= sp;      Brian Kasprowicz, a Past Grand Knight, who m= oved to New York, was in Raleigh and attended our meeting.

TreasurerR= 17;s Report:

X&nb= sp;      All outstanding bills have been paid.

X&nb= sp;      Ed Cody reported that we paid a bill for cleaning of the hall after the Fish Fries.

Financial Secretary’s Report:

X&nb= sp;      We have 146 recorded members.

X&nb= sp;      We have paid Supreme according to that membership.

X&nb= sp;      Dave Demo, Mark Parrish and Jim Lueck reques= ted the most recent roster.

Service Progr= ams:

X&nb= sp;      Bill Wolf reported that a group works Capital Towers on June 9^th.

X&nb= sp;      A group of brothers worked at the Special Olympics on Saturday June 2^nd, helping with the softball venue.=

X&nb= sp;      Bill Wolf reported that we have a candidate = for one of the two RSVP positions this year.&n= bsp; His name is Patrick McLaughlin.&nbs= p; He is a senior at Cardinal Gibbons and he intends to enter the semin= ary. His parents are members of St. Raphael’s. We are seeki= ng the name of a sister from Sister Dolly as the second candidate.

Old Business:=

X&nb= sp;      The necrology marker has been received for J= immy Penny and will be placed on the plaque by Ed Cody.

New Business:=

X&nb= sp;      The slate of officers for 2007-2008 were ele= cted as follows:

Grand Knight – Bill W= olf

Deputy Grand Knight –= Dom Stamegna

Chancellor – Bernie B= rown (provisional)

Recorder – Dave Demo<= /p>
Treasurer – Ed Cody
Advocate – John Harro= d

Warden – Gilbert Hend= ricks

Inside Guard – Jim We= lte

Outside Guard – Jim C= ody

1^st Year Trustee= – Jim Lueck

2^nd Year Trustee= – Thomas Smith

3^rd Year Trustee= – Mark Parrish

X&nb= sp;      Ed Cody reported that he received a call from Marie Vassallo, a member of the parish. She needs a ride to for doctor̵= 7;s appointments on July 2^nd and 6^th. Contact Ed Cody if you can help.
X&nb= sp;      Ed Cody reported he had received a picture a= nd a write-up for the memorial plaque for Al Ruocchio. He will report progress at the next meeting.

X&nb= sp;      Dave Demo reported that Operation Lamb 2008 = will be held on Sept. 21, 22 and 23 and October 12, 13, and 14. We will solicit at the Harris Teet= er at Spring Forest and Falls of Nuese, K-Mart at Strickland and Six Forks, and possibly Walmart on New Hope Church. We will be working 2 hour sessions= this year. We need volunteers. There will be a sign-up sheet at t= he next meeting.

X&nb= sp;      Bill Wolf reported that a budget for 2007-20= 08 would be published in the Knightlife for review and will be brought for a v= ote at the next meeting.

Fourth Degree= Report:

X&nb= sp;      A Fourth Degree exemplification will be held= in Charlotte in Octo= ber. Tom Smith has one candidate who has applied.

X&nb= sp;      The June meeting and installation of officers will we held at St. James in H= enderson on June 16th.

Good of the O= rder:

X&nb= sp;      Remember in you prayers:

Tom Smith’s sister, whose husband died of cancer recently

Walt Kob= us, a 4^th degree Knight, who died recently

John Har= rod and his crew from work

Jim Luec= k

Respectfully Submitted,

Dave Demo, Recorder