Knights of Columbus - Council 7515 Business Meeting - Wednesday October 13th 2021 Date & Time Wednesday October 13th 2021 - 7:30pm Attendance Count (at start of meeting) 20 Opening Prayer Led by Grand Knight Roll Call _________P Grand Knight (Brother John Perdoch) _________P Deputy Grand Knight (Brother Walter Burek) _________P Chancellor (Brother Lou Penge) _________P Advocate (Brother John Bowan) _________P Treasurer (Brother Paul Oesterle) A_________ Financial Secruity (Brother Rick Ogitis) _________P Recorder (Brother Keith McGuire) _________P Warden (Brother John Beck) A-Late____ Inside Guard (Brother Jim Dulin) _________P Outside Gaurd (Brother Bill Moredich) _________P One Year Trustee (Brother Joe Retallick) A_________ Two Year Trustee (Brother Wayne Tallman) A_________ Three Year Trustee (Brother Marc Hulin) Minutes Accepted Finances Financial Secretary (Brother Rick Ogitis) Treasurer (Brother Paul Oesterle) $10,474.18 in Regular Account $82,109.80 in Charity Account $12,075.17 belonging to the Scholarship Fund $70,034.63 Charity Net Funds $8,000 donated last month, so will be $62K next month Brother Len asked for amount donated to charity Year-to-Date (Calendar Year) Revisted later in the meeting and abou $34K for purpose of comparing this year to last year (to see if we are behind in donating, which we probably are) Advocate (Brother John Bowan) Degrees – 1-3 is Saturday October 16th at St. Ignatius Parish (after the 5:30 PM Mass) Our Brother Chris Mazzeo will be attending to get his 2nd & 3rd degree Brothers encouraged to attend Headcount needed within 24 hours Fourth Conclave (Honoring our Own Tom Rossi) is Wednesday, October 20 at SJE (7:30PM) Brother John spoke with the faithful navigator Brother Tom Rossi will be in and out quickly to keep him safe from the pandemic It is a Mock Conclave (any knight of any degree can attend) All Brothers encouraged to attend to support Brother Tom Rossi Dress is Business Casual Headcount needed by Monday Grand Knight & Council welcomed two new brothers who transfered into our council Brother Joseph Anastasio Brother Ryan Mursch Commitee Chairmen Updates Baptisms (Brother Al and John Perdoch) 1 Baptisms on Sunday September 26th - Brother Al Served Charity Commitee (Brother John Edenhofner) Sister of Life - $2,000 Second Reading (Brother Walter Burek) Pro-Life Support in Philadelphia Saint Malachi's Convent 2nd Reading passes Bernadine Franciscan Sisters – $3,000 Second Reading (Brother Lou Penge) Elderly Nuns who previously taught at Saint John's 2nd Reading passes Children with Special Needs - $2,000 Second Reading (Brother Len Kuchera) Something similiar to the Scholarship fund Provide funding for special needs child Charity Comittee would review/approve requests up to $500 Above $500 would be reviewed at the business meeting Update from Brother Lou Father Will is happy to announce the availability of this fund after the masses 2nd Reading passes Slaying Sarcoma - $2,000 First Reading (Brother Paul Oesterle) Local charity, parishoner Amy Reed who passed away from Sarcoma Her family runs the organization and turns the money over to national organization 1st Reading passes Legacy of Life - $2,000 First Reading (Brother Floyd Carl) Transportation for parents and children be transported to Christmas event Buses bring the families to Christmas event organized by David Abel in Lancaster Buses cost $4,000, so this would pay for half of that 1st Reading passes Golf Committee (Brothers Rick/Len/Lou/Walt/Marc) Successful outing - Thanks to the Golf Committee New members to the Golf Committee would be welcomed September is a busy month for Golf Outings, so golfer attendance was down Thinking about next Golf Outing to be in May instead of September Golf Committee has yet to have it's wrap up meeting Money/Checks from the September outing have not come into the Charity Account yet Legacy of Life Fundraiser (Brother Chris Mazzeo) Sat/Sun 10/16-10/17 Help Still Needed for 7:30am and 11:30am Mass Envelopes instead of bottles Poor responses to volunteer-based events (events coming up) Legacy of Life Food Baskets Brother Len Kuchera suggests that we try something different (emails not working) Brother John Bowan suggests the personal touch Brother Floyd Carl said he we should divy up the list and each call two of them Brother Paul Oesterle said about 20yrs ago there used to be "bring a brother" policy where you bring one of your brother knights who hasn't showed up in a while Brother Tom Burke said he would visit their houses with people not even just knights, but at the parish level District deputy understands the problem and it is the same problem for all councils Next Month, suggestion is to bring council's the contact information phone numbers & addresses divy up the list between our brothers Old Business New Business Food Basket Update (Brother Joe Retalick) 52 more families responded Knights will need to volunteer for sign ups from the parish Malvern Retreat (Brother Tom Burke) Peaceful time with Jesus District deputy - Eric Miller Liaison between our council and state officers State message to us - Growth & Recruitment (Growth) If you think someone would make a good knight, ask them (repeatedly) Goal for this council is 8 members Not just to meet the goal, but to meet the need (for volunteers) Unity among local councils is great (Our Lady of Grace, Holy Trinity, Saint Ignatius, SJE) Events before and after mass should be easy to get knights to volunteer for Prayer Intentions Many Personal Intentions Peace Conversion of Sinners Salvation of Souls Closing Prayer Led by Brother _________GK