Knights of Columbus

Knights of = Columbus

St. Raphael= ’s Council 9880

Meeting Minutes

Date: October 14, 2008

Grand Knight &nbs= p;	P	Inside Guard &= nbsp;	P	Lecture =	P
Deputy Grand Knight	P	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

X&nb= sp; Meeting was 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 was seconded and past by the membership.

X&nb= sp; A motion was made to forgo the singing of the opening ode. The motion was seconded and passed.

X&nb= sp; Nominations were taken for the office of Advocate, which was vacant. Nominees were Jeff Price and Jim Welte. An election by ballot was held and= Jeff Price was elected as the Advocate for 2008-2009.

Grand Knight&= #8217;s Report:

X&nb= sp; Thanks to all who helped at the Oktoberfest.=

X&nb= sp; Rosary check was announced.

X&nb= sp; Recitation of the rosary will be held at 7:0= 0 pm in the Mary Chapel before each council business meeting.

X&nb= sp; Supreme asked that every council appoint a “Voting Coordinator” to remind all brothers about the importanc= e of voting in the upcoming elections. Joseph Smith said he will send an email to the membership to remind = us to vote.

X&nb= sp; Kathleen Tardiff is asking for volunteers for the Susan Hoying Fun Run to be held on Saturday November 1^st. They need 22 adult volunteers from= 6:00 am to 12 noon on that day. Co= ntact Joseph Smith if you want to volunteer.

X&nb= sp; The council has been asked to provide manpow= er only to prepare breakfast for the Advent Family Breakfast to be held on Saturday December 13^th. There will be two sitting one at 8:00 am and the other at 10:30 am.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Contact Joseph Smith if you can he= lp.

X&nb= sp; As set of 4 Usinger commemorative glasses are available from the Oktoberfest. They are available for $20.

X&nb= sp; Knight of the Month – Mark Parrish

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

X&nb= sp; A lengthy discussion was held about the $13,= 000 in the scholarship account. S= enior members of the council said that the money has always been earmarked for scholarships for St. Raphael’s School and that it has always been replenished by fundraisers during the each fraternal year. Traditionally $4,000 per year has = been given to the school for scholarships. However, last year we elected to donate $4,500.

TreasurerR= 17;s Report:

X&nb= sp; Ed Cody discussed the money transfers to fund the Oktoberfest. Money had to= come from all accounts or the upfront expenses of the event. When all income is received the Scholarship Account will be brought back to $13,000. All expenses have not been receive= d for the event. Currently the numb= ers show a loss for the event. Ed= will have a complete report for the next meeting.

Financial Secretary’s Report:

X&nb= sp; The Council had a table in the Atrium for th= e parish Stewardship Fair. We received= two applications for new members. The nominees were Rubin Garcias and Paul Matthews. We also received a request for a transfer from Jeff Price. A m= otion was made that we accept all of these applications. The motion was seconded and carried. It was mentioned tha= t we should have a first degree ceremony in the near future.

Trustee’= ;s Report:

X&nb= sp; None

Service Progr= ams:

Coordinator &= #8211; John Peel, Deputy Grand Knight

X&nb= sp; Fam= ily – Gene Knight announced the planned Family Fall Picnic to be held at = the Knight residence on Saturday November 8^th from 1 pm – 6 pm. Pulled pork BBQ, hot dogs= and drinks will be provided. Those attending will be asked to bring a dish to share. Detail with how to RSVP will be co= ming soon.

X&nb= sp; Com= munity – Bill Hast – Capital Towers was held on = October 4th and three “regulars” participated, Robin Jewett, Jim Muldow= ny and Joe Halloran. Bill asked = for more volunteers to participate at 9:00 am on the first Saturday of each mon= th.

X&nb= sp; Chu= rch – Lou Clark - Lou is looking into the possibility of holding an appreciation party for the altar servers. = He is planning to talk to Father Sal about how best to support vocations and tie = it into the RSVP program. He wil= l also see if it is possible to sell religious Christmas Cards in the Atrium to benefit vocations.

X&nb= sp; Cou= ncil Director – Gene Knight – Gene is trying to arrange a presentation about the Fourth Degree. Also he is trying to arrange an outing to Raleigh Little Theatre for December. He is hoping to get= 20 to 30 people.

X&nb= sp; You= th – Jim Lueck – The annual Free Throw contest will be held on Saturday January 31^st. The contest is open to boys and girls 10-14 years of age.

X&nb= sp; Mem= bership – Tom Smith – A table was sponsored by the Knights at the Stewardship Fair last weekend. It has not been determined if we will host a Third Degree on October 18^th=. If plans go forward, volunteers wi= ll be needed to man the registration desk, prepare and serve food and set-up and clean-up Raphael Hall. We sho= uld know by Wednesday October 15^th.

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Old Business:=

X&nb= sp; The Operation Lamb Tootsie Roll weekend were held in September and October. Twenty-six brothers and their families participated.&= nbsp; $2,502 was received during the event. We will acknowledge and thank the volunteers by listing their names in the Knightlife. We still have some Tootsie Rolls left. They are available for = $5.00 per 50 piece packages and $30 per 300 piece cases. Contact Dave Demo if you are inter= ested.

X&nb= sp; We will be collecting food for our annual Holiday Basket Program. We wi= ll distribute about 50 baskets to needy families in the parish at Thanksgiving= and Christmas. We will distribute= empty bags with a list of suggested items after mass on the weekend of November 1= ^st and 8^th and then we will prepare and distribute the Thanksgiving Baskets on November 23^rd. Likewise, if necessary, we will distribute more bags in the early weekends of December and distribute the Christmas Baskets on December 21st.

New Business:=

X&nb= sp; John Gunther will be erecting the Christmas = tree and “Keep Christ in Christmas” Sign on the lawn on the morning = of November 8^th at about 9:30 am.&= nbsp;

X&nb= sp; John Gunther also proposed the sale of “Keep Christ in Christmas” Car Magnets. There cost is $1.25. He proposed we sell them for $5.00= . A motion was made that be purchase= 200 pieces for sale. The motion w= as seconded and carried.

X&nb= sp; The organizers of the HSA Casino Night to be held in Raphael Hall are in need of volunteer bartenders. Anyone interested should contact T= om Smith.

X&nb= sp; “Lobster Bingo”, a bingo night w= here the prizes were seafood was proposed as fundraiser.

X&nb= sp; Road Clean-up will be held on Saturday November15^th.

X&nb= sp; Pancake Breakfast will be held on Sunday November 2^nd.

Fourth Degree= :

X&nb= sp; The Fourth Degree monthly meeting will be he= ld on Sunday November 18^th. The Fourth Degree Exemplification will be held in Greensboro on November 24^th,= 25^th and 26^th.

Please Rememb= er in Your Prayers:

X&nb= sp; Prayer intention:

John Steinauer, a brother in distress.

John Harrod’s brother= and deceased friend, Archie Buckner.

Oliverio Philips, who is re= covering from a stroke.

All brothers who have recen= tly lost their jobs.

Good of the O= rder:

X Our Lecturer, Lou Clark, reminded us of the = new Liturgical Norms which will be coming to our diocese. The norms will be highlighted in t= he church bulletin on the weekend of October 19^th. They are now available on both the church and diocese websites. = Please be open to the new changes.

Respectfully Submitted,

Dave Demo, Recorder