Knights of Columbus

Knights of = Columbus

St. Raphael= ’s Council 9880

Meeting Minutes

Date: February 12, 2008

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

X&nbs= p; 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; There were no new candidates this month.

X&nb= sp; In attendance was our District Deputy Joe Sendlback.

X&nb= sp; The first order of business was to elect a n= ew Chancellor. Nominations were = opened and Joseph Smith was nominated for the office of Chancellor. His nomination was seconded. A motion was made to close the nominations. A vote of the membership was taken and Joseph Smith was elected Chancellor.

Grand Knight&= #8217;s Report:

X&nb= sp; The State Midyear Meeting will be held in Greenville, N. C.= on Saturday January 19^th. Bill Wolf, Bernie Brown, Tom Smith and Dave Demo will attend. One subject will be tax reporting.=

X&nb= sp; June 2008 will be the 20^th anniversary of our council. I= t was suggested that we arrange a mass in honor of the event with knights serving= as lectors. The date of Saturday= June 21 at 5:30 pm was suggested, but Bill Wolf will coordinate a date with the church staff. It was suggeste= d that Msgr. Lewis be contacted and all charter members be invited.

X&nb= sp; There were recommendations for our RSVP budg= et.&nbs= p; Ed Cody recommended two novitiates whose names he received from Sister Veronica. Sister Veron= ica is a Sister of the Holy Cross who teaches at SRCS. He candidates were Miriam No= hemi Arizpe Paredes and Patricia Rodriguez Leal. John Gunther received a name of a candidate from Sister Dolly. A motion was made that we support each of these three novitiates with a $500. The motion was seconded= and carried.

TreasurerR= 17;s Report:

X&nb= sp; It was decided to increase the scholarship commitment to St, Raphael’s School to $4,500 to account for the incre= ase in tuition. This would cover = the tuition for one in-parish student. The check has been written and arrangements will be made by Bill Wolf for the format presentation to the faculty of the school.

X&nb= sp; All RSVP monies, $1,000 have been distributed and $500 from last year has been distributed.

Financial Secretary’s Report:

X&nb= sp; We need brothers for the District Second Deg= ree team so that we can be self-sufficient.&nb= sp; Please contact Tom Smith if you are interested.

X&nb= sp; We also need brothers to learn the parts for= the Council First Degree Team. We especially need someone to learn the part of Grand Knight. Please contact Tom Smith.

Trustee’= ;s Report:

X&nb= sp; None.

Service Progr= ams:

X&nb= sp; Bernie Brown asked for volunteers to help wi= th the Free Throw contest which will be held on Saturday February 16th at the hoops in the parking lot at the entrance to the school. Since we are the only council havi= ng the contest in our District, this event will also serve as the District Competi= tion.

X&nb= sp; The St. Patrick’s Day dinner is on schedule per Ed Coy. The pric= e is $25/person and limit is 300 people.

X&nb= sp; Bernie Brown attended the Mid-year meeting a= t Greenville, NC along with Tom Smith. Bernie brought back some information about Op Lamb and the State Raffle.

Old Business:=

X&nb= sp; The first Fish Fry/Shrimp Boil was held on Friday February 8^th. Approximately 180 dinners were sold, 100 fish and 80 shrimp. Suggestion should be directed to J= ohn Gunther. We were asked to use plastic ware and paper plates so as not use the dishwasher during the draught. We will hopeful get a reporter from the N&O to get us some publicity.

X&nb= sp; John Gunther reported “Senior PromR= 21;, a social event for those over 50 years old, has been scheduled for May 10th in Raphael Hall.

X&nb= sp; The St. Patrick’s Day dinner is on schedule per Ed Coy. The tick= ets have been printed. There will= be Atrium sales and a notice will be in the bulletin. The price is $25/person = and limit is 300 people.

X&nb= sp; Tom Smith is looking for bowler to go to the KofC Bowing tournament in Norf= olk, VA on April 18, 19 and 20.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> He is looking to put together a 5 = man team. Contact Tom Smith.

X&nb= sp; Mark Parrish reported about the planned Mother’s Day flower sale. Monies will be used for a donation to Project Gabriel. Mark is planning to buy single ros= es for sale at the masses on the weekend of May 10^th. Please contact Mark to volunteer t= o help with this project.

New Business:=

X&nb= sp; State Raffle tickets are now available. They will be available for 60 days= . Prizes are trips and cash. For every ticket sold by the Counc= il, one half stays with the Council. Tickets are $5.00 each. Tom Smith has contacted the St. Raphael’s Youth Group and made an agreeme= nt that for every ticket they sell, they can have $1.00 for their events.

X&nb= sp; The next Pancake Breakfast will be held on Sunday February 17^th.

X&nb= sp; A letter was received from Sister Dolly Glick thanking us for the RSVP donation to Sister-in-Formation Asdruanny Garcia.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> It was read by John Gunther at the meeting. Her letter will be published in the Knightlife for all to read.

X&nb= sp; The State Convention for 2008 will be held M= ay 2, 3, and 4 in Asheville. We need to discuss if the council = should enter our newsletter and/or sponsor an ad in the program.

X&nb= sp; Bernie Brown asked if it was possible to get= our insurance agent to come to one or our meetings. We have not had visit for some tim= e.

X&nb= sp; We have been asked by St. Raphael’s Sc= hool to donate the food for the Honor Student Breakfast to be held on Wednesday, February 11^th. Tom= Smith will coordinate this with the school.

X&nb= sp; A Red Cross blood drive has been scheduled f= or Sunday, May 11^th, from 11am to 4pm in Raphael Hall. Please contact Frank Castillo to g= ive blood or to be a volunteer to help with administration.

X&nb= sp; Frank Castillo asked for the councils help to serve food at the Scout Pack #314 annual Blue and Gold dinner to be held Saturday February 23^rd. He needs 6-8 knights to help. Please contact Frank if you are interested.

X&nb= sp; Frank also is in need of judges to judge the Pinewood Derby cars before the race, which will be held at Raphael Hall on = the morning of Saturday February 23^rd. Please contact Frank if you can volunteer.

Fourth Degree= Report:

X&nb= sp; Gilbert reminded everyone that there were openings available for the Valentine’s Day Dinner for the Fourth Degr= ee Knights on Sunday, February 17^th.

District Depu= ty Report:

X&nb= sp; Joe Sendlback with talk to our KofC insurance agent and arrange for a visit at an upcoming meeting.

X&nb= sp; He also reminded us that New Members Policies are now available to recent new members.

Good of the O= rder:

X&nb= sp; Remember in you prayers:

Deacon Rodriguez’s son, who is in Iraq

John Harrod’s Mother

Gilbert&= #8217;s Mother, who is having eye surgery

Bill Wol= f, who has found he has a tumor in his shoulder

Respectfully Submitted,

Dave Demo, Recorder