Knights of Columbus - Council 7515
Business Meeting - Wednesday January 12th 2022

Date & Time
	Wednesday January 12th 2022 - 7:30pm
	
Attendance Count (at start of meeting)
	5 virtual
	22 in-person (leftside of camera)
	

Opening Prayer
	Led by Brother _____GK_____

Roll Call
	_Present_ Grand Knight (Brother John Perdoch)
	_Present_ Deputy Grand Knight (Brother Walter Burek)
	_Present_ Chancellor (Brother Lou Penge)
	_Present_ Advocate (Brother John Bowan)
	_Present_ Treasurer (Brother Paul Oesterle)
	_Present_ Financial Secruity (Brother Rick Ogitis)
	_Present_ Recorder (Brother Keith McGuire)
	_Present_ Warden (Brother John Beck)
	__Late___ Inside Guard (Brother Jim Dulin)
	_Present_ Outside Gaurd (Brother Bill Moredich)
	_Absent__ One Year Trustee (Brother Joe Retallick)
	_Absent__ Two Year Trustee (Brother Wayne Tallman)
	_Absent__ Three Year Trustee (Brother Marc Hulin)

Minutes
	Accepted
		
Finances
	Financial Secretary (Brother Rick)
	Treasurer (Brother Paul)
		Refer to Confidential Documentation for the numbers
		Accepted

Advocate (Brother John Bowan)
	Upcoming Degree Ceremonies
		Degrees – 1-3 is January 23rd Our Lady of Grace
			Candidate for our council - soon to be Brother Joe Mursch
	COAL (Chance of a Lifetime) Update
		173 brothers in our council
	
Commitee Chairmen Updates

	Baptisms (Brother Al and John)
		1 Baptism on Sunday, January 2nd – cancelled
		2 Baptisms on Sunday January 16th – Brother John to Serve
	
	Charity Commitee (Brother John)
		Archbishop’s Benefit for Children $2,500 Second Reading (Brother Keith)
			2nd Reading Passes
	
		Donor Advised Fund (Brother Rick)
			Purpose is to protect large donors for tax purposes
				Knights Council is 501c8 (Fraternal - not tax deductable)
				Knights Council is not 501c3 (Charity - tax deductable)
			Currently:
				We have a split between our Regular and Charity accounts
				But, not all money coming out of Charity account goes to 501c3 charities
			Future Process:
				In addition to the existing Regular and Charity accounts
				Donor Advised Fund would be a 501c3 organization associated with our council
				The money going into the Donor Advised Fund would sit in a money market fund
				All money going into the Donor Advised Fund could only be spent on 501c3 charities
				Benefit is that the Donor Advised Fund would provide clear documentation
			Fruit of the Discussion (Brother Paul & Brother Len):
				Whatever Saint Ignatius is doing, we need to be doing the same thing
			Change Passes

	Food Committee updates
		Thanks for the Christmas food baskets
		Getting ready for Easter food baskets

Old Business
	Coat Drive Recap (Brother Lou)
		About 85 new coats given to Saint John's Hospice in Philadelphia
		Some of them were wrapped as Christmas presents

New Business
	Creche breakdown Saturday, January 15
	March for Life Bus cancelled
			
Prayer Intentions
	Peace
	Conversion of Sinners
	Salvation of Souls

Closing Prayer
	Led by ____GK______