# Knights of Columbus # [Council 7515] (https://sje7515.org/) # Business Meeting ## Date & Time - Wednesday June 14th 2023 - 7:30pm ## Attendance Count - 21 (start of meeting) ## Opening Prayer - Led by *Grand Knight* ## Roll Call - *Present* Grand Knight (Brother Walter Burek) - *Present* Deputy Grand Knight (Brother Bill Myer) - *Present* Chancellor (Brother Lou Penge) - *Present* Advocate (Brother John Bowan) - *Present* Treasurer (Brother Paul Oesterle) - *Present* Financial Secretary (Brother Cary Yonce) - *Present* Recorder (Brother Keith McGuire) ~~Absent~~ Warden (Brother John Beck) ~~Absent~~ Inside Guard (Brother Jim Dulin) - *Present* Outside Gaurd (Brother Bill Moredich) ~~Absent~~ One Year Trustee (Brother Wayne Tallman) - *Present* Two Year Trustee (Brother Chris Mazzeo) - *Present* Three Year Trustee (Brother John Perdoch) ## Meeting Minutes - Meeting minutes were taken manually (and not provided) *Motion to dispense previous minutes *Motion Accepted ## Grand Knight Report - District Degree Ceremony - June 21st - next wednesday here at sje at 7pm - 4 new candidates - allows us to meet the quota for the star council award ## Financial Secretary Report *Brother Paul in place of Brother Cary* - dues coming in - tax extension approved (due in October) - working with accountant to have it ready next month - more complex than ever before (2 golf outings in same year plus donor advised fund) - semi-annual dues for PA state council due - See confidential numbers ## Treasurer Report *Brother Paul* - See confidential numbers *Motion to accept finances (subject to audit) *Motion Accepted ## Advocate Report *Brother John Bowan* - Exemplification - 4th Degree Dates - June 24th in Glenside, 70$ fee - Brother Bill Moredich will be getting his 4th degree - Brother John Bowan elected as Captain of his 4th Degree council (Archbishop Wood) - Brother Walter is looking into transferring our council to his (John Neuman merge into Archibishop Wood) ## Charity Committee Report *Brother John Eidenhofer* 1. Rescue Mission of Trenton, $1,000 (Brother Len) *2nd Reading - Brother John Bowan suggests that we keep this money in Lower Bucks in PA rather than Trenton - Brother Len suggests the distance is actually closer than Philly - Brother Rich points out that we donated money internationally (Haiti, Ukraine, etc.) - Brother Len points out that NJ people attend the golf outing - GK suggests that we look closer at more local charities *Motion Accepted 2. Youth Ministry Stuebenville Trip, $400 (Brother John Perdoch) *Budgeted item ($2000 for SJE Stuebenville trip) *So, this 2nd Reading - Not enough youth from SJE, so teaming up with Saint Andrew's - So, technically this is going to Saint Andrew's *Motion Accepted 3. TASK Trenton Area Soup Kitchen $500 (Brother John Edenhofner) *Budgeted item *So, this 2nd Reading *Motion Accepted 4. Brother John Edenhofner asks for suggestions for local charities - Brother Keith will work with Brother John with distributing the charity request form ## Program Committee Report *Brother John Perdoch* 1. Baptisms (Brother John Perdoch) - Sunday June 4th - 3 baptisms - No baptisms this weekend 2. Commemorative Brick Program (Brother Joe Kelly) - Cutoff has passed - 13 bricks, plus one for Father Will so 14 3. Scholarship Program (Brother Walter GK) - Announced in April - Deadline was in May - 5 students took applications, but only 1 returned it (so he wins by default) - Dennis Fife - Presentation will be at the end of the month - Brother Rich suggests that the presentation be at our next council meeting (everyone agrees) *new members from form 100, state link, supreme link 4. Golf Committee (Brother Len/Lou) - September 25th - Need to get sponsors (That's where the money comes from) - Next meeting is a marketing meeting about how to get sponsors - Volunteers needed for both marketing for sponsors and golfers - Wine bottles, TV blocks - Next meeting GK will provide brochures for us to take and recruit sponsors 5. Coats for Kids (Brother John Perdoch) - Buy coats from Supreme and give them to children at event - (maybe community event with cops, cops and coats for kids?) - fundraising event tied in with the parish ## Old Business/New Business - New Business - Father Will would like a brick for Deacon John Hess' son who passed away - Brick being bought by the parish - Election of Officers - Ballot changes are: - Treasurer (Brother Brian Mursch) - Warden (Brother Tom Ehlers) - Trustees (Rotate, with Brother Wayne out and Brother Joe Anastsio in as 3 year trustee) - Ballot: Grand Knight (Brother Walter Burek) Deputy Grand Knight (Brother Bill Myer) Chancellor (Brother Lou Penge) Advocate (Brother John Bowan) Treasurer (Brother Brian Mursch) Recorder (Brother Keith McGuire) Warden (Brother Tom Ehlers) Inside Guard (Brother Jim Dulin) Outside Gaurd (Brother Bill Moredich) Two Year Trustee (Brother Chris Mazzeo) Three Year Trustee (Brother John Perdoch) One Year Trustee (Brother Joe Anastasio) *For each position on the ballot, no other brothers were nominated *Motion Closed for these positions and 1 ballot casted for each of them *Unanimous approval ## Good of the Order - Knight of the Year Award - For their work on the Adopt-a-Family program: - Brother Wayne Tallman - Brother Jim Coyle - Grand Knight Award - For his work as Financial Secretary: - Brother Cary Yonce ## Intentions and Closing Prayer for the Intercession of Venerable Michael McGivney - World Peace - Brother Mark Homa - Sister Jessica - 4 Permanent Deacons, Brother Dave McGovern, St. Mike's - Josephine Bowan - Retired 1st responder at Pendell Middletown EMS passed away from cancer - Allan who passed away this last week, father of son in law - Veterans - Members of family with health ailments - Father Doug Smith in failing health - Work friend battling cancer - Dan battling major health crisis + family - Jeannette Bradley in hospic with cancer + family - World Peace + Ukraine - Connie - Souls in Purgatory - Eucharist minister whose mother is on deathbed + family - 1st responders - Sister in law Ann Harmon health issues - Thanksgiving for the love of God - Daughter in law April 10th grandchild for Brother Paul - Brother Cary's Daugher about to give birth - Coworker young father who had a heart attack and passed away suddenly - All our deceased brothers in council 7515 - Harvey's brother in law who passed away suddenly with a heart attack ## Closing Prayer - Led by *Grand Knight*