Knights of Columbus

Knights of = Columbus

St. Raphael= ’s Council 9880

Meeting Minutes

Date: August 12, 2008

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

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

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.

Grand Knight&= #8217;s Report:

X&nb= sp; “Rosary Check” was called by the= GK.

X&nb= sp; Lou Clark was appointed as our Lecturer.

X&nb= sp; The rosary was said at 7:00pm in the grotto before the meeting. We will continue that practice.

X&nb= sp; A note was received from Sue Etheridge thank= ing us for our donation to Ca= mp Dogwood.

X&nb= sp; We received a newsletter from Sister Dolly a= bout the Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart.

X&nb= sp; Knight of the Month – Bill Wolfe

X&nb= sp; Family of the Month – Lueck Family

TreasurerR= 17;s Report:

X&nb= sp; All payments are current. Ed Cody can provide any details.

Financial Secretary’s Report:

X&nb= sp; Another $125 has been collected in dues.

X&nb= sp; One transfer request was received – Os= man Chacon. One reinstatement was received – Pengh Mabiti. The council voted to accept both.

X&nb= sp; Notices have been sent for the 20^{TH
Anniversary Mass and Dinner on Saturday August 23^rd. The installation of officers will =
also
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Trustee’= ;s Report:

X&nb= sp; Bill Wolfe reported that at the St. LukeR= 17;s council meeting they mentioned at there is a website, www.catholicvoicenc.org, which= will notify member of upcoming legislation and other political events that shoul= d be of concern to all members of K of C.

Service Progr= ams:

X&nb= sp; The following Program Directors for the 2008-2009 year were announced. They are:

Family &= #8211; Mark Parrish

Community – Bill Hast

Church &= #8211; Lou Clark

Council = Director – Gene Knight

Youth &#= 8211; Jim Lueck

Membersh= ip – Tom Smith

X&nb= sp; Fam= ily – The following programs were mentioned for this year: Fall Picnic, Baseball Game (Bulls = or Mudcats), Christmas Party (perhaps shortly after Christmas), Mothers’= Day Flowers, Fourth Tuesday Potluck or Speaker.

X&nb= sp; Com= munity – The following programs were mentions for this year: Capital Towers, Operation Lamb, Special Olympics, and Road Clean-up. The next Capital Tower will be on Saturday, September 6^th and the next Road Clean-up wi= ll be on Saturday, August 16^th.

X&nb= sp; Chu= rch – The following programs were mentioned for this year: Altar Servers Recognit= ion, Mass to celebrate ordination of priests, Vocation Awareness (Father Sal), “Keep Christ in Christmas”, Soup Kitchen, Holiday Food Baskets, Stations of the Cross. Gene Knight mentioned that the Church of the Good Shepard, downtown, has a Soup Kitchen which needs servers. It is called Shepard’s Table= . We donated $100 to them last month= .

X&nb= sp; You= th – The following programs were mentioned for this year: Free Throw Contest, Cooperation wi= th the Scouts, and the St. Raphael’s Youth Group.

X&nb= sp; Mem= bership – The following programs were mentioned for this year: Advertising in the bulletin for me= mbers (our quota is 7 members and 4 insurance members), Memorial Mass for deceased members and Fraternal Benefits Night. It was mentioned that during the Stewardship Weekend Sign-ups, Knigh= ts should check the K of C box to show they are active members.

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Old Business:=

X&nb= sp; The Operation Lamb schedule for the Tootsie = Roll Weekend is now available. The= dates will be September 26, 27, & 28 and October 10, 11, & 12. Dave Demo will be contacting all brothers to schedule their times. Mark your calendars.

X&nb= sp; The Parish Fair will be held on September 12= and 13. The American Booth and th= e BBQ Booth have been merged. The C= ouncil will serve hamburger, fries and BBQ. Contact Jim Lueck to help. Mark Parrish was asked to be photographer for the event.

X&nb= sp; Mark Parrish reminded everyone to sign-up fo= r on the YAHOO email site. From the group you can get individual email.

X&nb= sp; Bill Wolfe reported on the Council’s 2= 0^th anniversary mass and dinner planned for August 23^rd. It will in part be catered by San Carlos. All members were invited and are requested to reply before August 19^th. We will try to display some of our= old photos and newsletters.

X&nb= sp; A discussion was held concerning the Oktoberfest. We are consideri= ng renting a 40’ x 100’ tent.&nbs= p; Contact Jim Lueck to volunteer.

X&nb= sp; A 3^rd Degree ceremony will be sponsored by the Council on October 19^th. Contact Tom Smith is you can help.=

New Business:=

X&nb= sp; The K of C Bowling League is forming. It will start on August 25^th. &nbs= p; Contact John Gunther is you are interested.

X&nb= sp; The Church would like to purchase one or per= haps 2 defibulators for the Church Campus. The cost would be $1,500. A suggestion was made that the Council donate the money to buy one. A vote will be held at the next meeting.

X&nb= sp; A pancake breakfast will be held on Sunday August 17^th. The breakfast will be held to support the Respect for Life Committee. They need $200 for printing of rea= ding materials. It was suggested t= hat if there is a shortfall from the collection with Council will donate the difference. The motion was ma= de and carried.

X&nb= sp; A number of repairs are necessary for the rectory. Tom Smith will take = an inventory of the work necessary and will report back to the council.

Fourth Degree= Report:

X&nb= sp; The 4^th Degree Family Picnic will= be held at Father Price Clubhouse on Sunday August 17^th from 3:00 to 7:30.

X&nb= sp; A 4^th Degree Ceremony will be hel= d on October 25^th at the Embassy Suites in Greensboro.

Field Agent R= eport:

X&nb= sp; Our Field Agent, Richard Keyser, was in atte= ndance at the meeting.

X&nb= sp; He mentioned the Long-Term Care Policy, which this year did not have a rate increase and is the best in industry, is worth consideration.

X&nb= sp; He mentioned that the proceeds from the K of= C insurance business go to support the Church, e.g. the Pope’s recent v= isit to the US.

X&nb= sp; He mentioned the possibility of contributing= to a charity using the insurance products.

X&nb= sp; Richard mentioned that need about a month’s notice to schedule a “Benefits Night”.

Good of the O= rder:

X&nb= sp; Remember in you prayers:

Oliverio Philips, a brother recovering from a stroke

John Harrod’s brother=

The father of Bishop Burbid= ge, who died this week

Respectfully Submitted,

Dave Demo, Recorder