# Knights of Columbus
# [Council 7515] (https://sje7515.org/)
# Business Meeting

## Date & Time
- Wednesday January 10th 2023 - 7:30pm
	
## Attendance Count
- 18 (start of meeting) 
	
## Opening Prayer
- Led by *Grand Knight*

## Roll Call
 ~~Absent~~
- *Present* Grand Knight (Brother Walter Burek)
- *Present* Deputy Grand Knight (Brother Bill Myer)
- *Present* Chancellor (Brother Lou Penge)
~~Excused~~ Advocate (Brother John Bowan)
- *Present* Treasurer (Brother Brian Mursch)
 ~~Absent~~ Financial Secretary (Brother Cary Yonce)
- *Present* Recorder (Brother Keith McGuire)
 ~~Absent~~  Warden (Brother Tom Ehlers)
 ~~Absent~~ Inside Guard (Brother Jim Dulin)
- *Present* Outside Gaurd (Brother Bill Moredich)
 ~~Absent~~ One Year Trustee (Brother Chris Mazzeo)
 ~~Absent~~ Two Year Trustee (Brother John Perdoch)
- *Present* Three Year Trustee (Brother Bill Russell)


## Meeting Minutes
- Last month's meeting minutes were distributed electronically
   *Motion Accepted


## Grand Knight Report
- By-Laws Amendment
   - Annual Dues Increase from $25 to $30
   *Motion To Approve
   *Motion Accepted
- District Exemplification at SJE
   - January 24th (2 weeks from today)
   - volunteers needed, sheet will be passed around
- Brother John Bowan was in the hospital and is now in physical rehab
- Brother Joe Semancek was in the hospital


## Financial Secretary Report
*Brother Cary is Absent, covered by GK*
- New Degree Candidate, Tim Carrol a current Eucharistic Minister
   *Motion To Approve
   *Motion Accepted

## Treasurer Report
*Brother Brian*
- See confidential numbers
- 2024 Budget
   - typo with renaming picked up by Brother Lou
   - Charity General:RSVP line item is Disbursement for Special Needs
   - Changing to Emergency Disbursement (Emergency Fund General)
   - can also be used for people who need money in 1 meeting instead of 2
   *Motion To Approve
   *Motion Accepted


## Advocate Report
*Brother John Bowan - excused*
- excused

## Charity Committee Report
*Brother John Eidenhofer*
- No disbursements to report this month

## Program Committee Report
*Brother John Perdoch - absent covered by Brother Bill Meyer*
- Baptisms
   - 3 little boys baptised
- COAL
   - Brother John in rehab, so COAL envelopes postponed
   
   
## Old Business/New Business
- Dismantle Creche (Brother Lou)
   - After Mass this Saturday
   - Need trash bags and a rake
   - Many hands make light work
   
 ## Good of the Order
- Couples Awards
- The Murschs for jesse tree
- The Perdochs for coats for kids
- The Tallmans for adopt-a-family
- The Coyles for adopt-a-family
- Joe Semancek & Mary Joe Craigh for work on mary's garden over the years

## Intentions and Closing Prayer for the Intercession of Venerable Michael McGivney
- military overseas
- jim blaney
- mark homa
- flooding and weather
- friend who passed away and friend in hospice care
- father o'sullivan got a new kidney
- brother's health and recovery
- daughter kelly who would have been 21
- military away from home
- homeless families
- daughters and grandchildren in faith
- strenght and wisdom for pope francis
- world peace
- middle east peace
- connie moredich
- destiny having open heart surgery in february
- john bowan
- friend with cancer
- deceased members of our council


## Closing Prayer
- Led by *Grand Knight*