Knights of Columbus

Knights of = Columbus

St. Raphael= ’s Council 9880

Meeting Minutes

Date: September 11, 2007

Grand Knight &nbs= p;	E	Inside Guard &= nbsp;	P	=
Deputy Grand Knight	P	Outside Guard	P	Warden	P
Fin Secretary &nbs= p;	P	1 Year Trustee	P	Chancellor	P
Treasurer &nbs= p;	P	2 Year Trustee	A	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; A moment of silence was held in remembrance = or the victims of 9/11 and their families.

X&nb= sp; Rev. Father Sal Jordan, our new parochial vi= car, attended the meeting. He was introduced to us all and led us in the closing prayer. He spoke about his previous assign= ment to a very historic church in = Maryland and his sabbatical leave.

Candidates for Membership:

X&nb= sp; The name of one transfer candidate was submitted: John Steinauer who is transferring from <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Council Bluffs, Iowa.

X&nb= sp; A motion was made to accept him into membership. The motion was se= conded and carried. John was in atte= ndance for the meeting.

Grand Knight&= #8217;s Report:

X&nb= sp; The schedule of future Pancake Breakfasts wi= ll be October 21^st and November 11^th.

X&nb= sp; The Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Basket program is being planned. We = will collect food by distributing brown bags in the Atrium on November 4^{th<=
/sup>
and 11^th. We will =
sort,
store and distribute the baskets from the Utility Shed this year. Contact Tom Smith to volunteer.}

X&nb= sp; Oktoberfest will be held on October 5^th= and 6^th in Raphael Hall. Contact Jim Lueck to volunteer.

X&nb= sp; Family of the Month: Mark and Patty Parrish

X&nb= sp; Knight of the Month: Dom Stemegna

X&nb= sp; A 1^st and 2^nd Degree w= ill be held at Father Price Council on September 22^nd.

TreasurerR= 17;s Report:

X&nb= sp; The Treasurer is investigating the possibili= ty of establishing an account with Ameritrust, which would pay more interest t= han our Wachovia Accounts.

Financial Secretary’s Report:

X&nb= sp; A bill was submitted for expenses for the BBQ Booth at the Parish Fair.

X&nb= sp; Additional dues payments have been received = and submitted.

X&nb= sp; All payments to Supreme are up-to-date.

Trustee’= ;s Report:

X&nb= sp; Bill Hast was presented with the “Knig= ht of the Year” plaque for 2006.

Service Progr= ams:

X&nb= sp; Capital Towers Project was = held on Saturday August 4^th. <= /span>Bill Hast, Joe Halloran, Dick Dingee and Rich Gaul participated. The schedules for the future month= s are October 6^th, November 3^rd, and December 1^{st. Contact Bill Hast to volunteer.}

X&nb= sp; Dave Demo reported that Operation Lamb 2007 = 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 Neuse, K-Mart at Strickland and Six Forks, and Wal-Mart on = New Hope Church. We will be working 2 hour sessions= this year. We need more volunteers= . The schedule will be posted in the= Knightlife and on the website.

X&nb= sp; Bernie Brown is trying to get basketballs si= gn by player from NCSU for this year’s Free Throw Contest.

Old Business:=

X&nb= sp; John Gunther reported the Knights Bowling Le= ague is still accepting participants. Contact John for details.

X&nb= sp; The flag pole which was purchase has to be installed. No date has been s= et.

X&nb= sp; We will be planning the construction of the Knight’s store room in the Utility Building. No date has been set.

X&nb= sp; Tom Smith thanked all those who worked at the BBQ Booth at the Parish Fair.

X&nb= sp; John Gunther reported that the beach house available for the Retreat was available in March, also the time of our Lent= en Fish/Shrimp Suppers. After so= me discussion it was agreed to postpone the event until after Easter.

New Business:=

X&nb= sp; A pizza party, sponsored by the council, wil= l be held on September 22^nd to show appreciation to the altar servers= . Certificates of Appreciation will be distributed at the event. Contact Mark Parrish or Tom Smith if you can help.

X&nb= sp; Ernie Beauregard proposed that the council sponsor and event called “Senior Prom”. It would be event for those over 50 years old. It would be a soci= al event, not a fund raiser. He was ask= ing for help from the knights to run it and perhaps some upfront expenses. A motion was made for sponsorship = of the event. It was seconded and the motion carried.

X&nb= sp; John Tardif proposed an Irish Dancers Group = that could perform at the St. Patrick’s Day Dinner. There was a discussion proposed by= Ed Cody as to whether we should live music at the event. It was agreed that serving food wo= uld be sufficient.

X&nb= sp; Dom Stemegna proposed that we establish a Mentoring Program for new 1^st degree knights. One-on-one assignments between 1st degree members and 3^rd degree members would help guide the new members through the degree process. It was agreed that we should proceed. <= /p>

Fourth Degree= Report:

X&nb= sp; None.

Good of the O= rder:

X&nb= sp; Remember in you prayers:

Joe Hoyi= ng and his family

All US service men and women

John Ste= inaur and his family, as he looks for new work

Respectfully Submitted,

Dave Demo, Recorder