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

## Date & Time
- Wednesday March 13th 2024 - 7:30pm
	
## Attendance Count
- 20 (start of meeting) 
	
## Opening Prayer
- Led by *Grand Knight*

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


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


## Grand Knight Report
*GK Brother Walter*

# $300 Donation - Villa Joseph Marie Case Study
How faith and morals influence decision making process
Each of 5 councils will donate $300 for a total of $1500
This will come out of our general fund

# Youth Ministry Steubenville Trip
We have $2000 allocated for this in the budget
First four applicants will get $500
Applicants will be charged $80 dollars, so we only give $420

# Parish Recruiting Weekend
April 20th/21st - GK will speaking after each of the massess
We will be in the vestibule passing out form 100s and literature

# Fraternal Benefits Event
We need 7 volunteers to participate in this webinar

# Washing of the Feet
Volunteers needed for this
Brothers Bill M and Rich volunteered for this


## Financial Secretary Report
*Brother Cary*
- Dues are coming in, 2nd notices about to go out
- Tax filing documents sent

## Treasurer Report
*Brother Brian*
- See confidential document for details
   *Motion To Approve*
   *Motion Accepted*

## Advocate Report
*Brother John Bowan - excused*
- 4th Degree in Chichester area (not going)
- Legacy of Life fundraising

## Charity Committee Report
*Brother John Eidenhofer*

1. Mission for Matt - $1,000 (Br. Kuchera) 1st reading
- NACHaveAHeart.org
- NAC - Newtown Athletic Club's 401c3
- Mission for Matt is for Matt Molina with ALS requires constant care
- Sons ages 7, 10, 12
   *Motion To Approve 1st Reading*
   *1st Reading Motion Accepted*

2. Tunnel to Towers - $500 - Budget Reading (Br. Meyer)
- 401c3 charity for veterans
   *Motion To Aprove*
   *Motion Accepted*

3. Special Olympics - $2,000 - 2nd Reading (Br. Burek)
- Supreme Council and State Council both asking us to support this
   *Motion To Approve 2nd Reading*
   *2nd Reading Motion Accepted*

   
## Program Committee Report

# Baptisms Update (Br. Perdoch)
Baptism sunday march 3rd was cancelled
Saint Patrick Day's baptisms 2

# C.O.A.L Update (Br. Kuchera)
50 returns, around $1250-1300 collected

# Adopt-a-Family Volunteers (Brs. Coyle/Tallman)
Next 3 weekends 
- food drop next 2 weekends
- delivery on Saturday April 30th
98 families
We have 9 families that haven't been adopted yet
- a few knights taking some of them, also a flock notes

# Memorial Mass (Br. Edenhofner)
- Sunday April 14th 11:30am mass
- Refreshments in the Deacon Jim Hartman Room afterwards
- Knights needed to volunteer and serve as Eucharist ministers
   
## Old Business/New Business
- Thank you letter from Seminarian
- Photo from adopt-a-family
- James Foley fallsington sent in wrong stubs for COAL
- Brother Paul O'Neal funeral mass this past Monday
   
## Good of the Order


## Intentions and Closing Prayer for the Intercession of Venerable Michael McGivney
- Josephine Bowan and her brother in-law
- member of former council who passed away, Brother Bill Wick
- clergy
- friend who had 2nd surgery for ovarian cancer
- brother in law and friend battling cancer
- friend with disc ruptures
- daughter giving birth
- father onset of alzheimers
- children of ukraine, israel, palestine
- brother jim renier biopsy was good but narrowing of spinal column
- special intention
- first responders
- peace in the world
- katherine swishek - brain cancer, breast cancer, spine cancer
- coworker battling cancer
- nephew in 3rd month of drug rehab
- deacon tom recovery of infection
- connie mordiche


## Closing Prayer
- Led by *Grand Knight*