Knights of Columbus St Michael Council #11445
September 8, 2025
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
Grand Knight LaMorte called regular business meeting to order at 730pm and
proceeded with an opening prayer by Fr Johnstone and followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
A motion was made to waive reading and approve the minutes of the prior meeting,
which was seconded and passed by voice vote without objections.
CHAPLAIN’S REPORT:
- People need to be appointed before their passing, not after their passing
- Mary’s B-Day is today, enjoy the day!
REPORTS OF OFFICERS:
Grand Knight (Michael LaMorte):
- Pastor’s discretionary fund, will be brought up under new business on behalf of Fr Dailey ($8779 left)
- Mass and Holy Hour devoted to the Sacred Heart on Wednesday (Sept 10)
- Make an effort to show up!
- Sept 29 Feast of Archangels Mass and hog roast potluck
- Mass with the Bishop is at 8:15 AM, there is a 5:30 PM Mass (sans Bishop) with hog roast afterwards
- One final plea for Deputy Grand Knight
- The graces will come if you step up!
Treasurer (Chris Axene):
- Cleared balance thru Sept 1: $61956.63 w/ $1.83 interest
- New 11 mo CD opened, as per last meeting, balance is $8999.05
Financial Secretary’s Report (Matt Decenzo):
Receipts:
- Pancake Breakfast: $562
Deposits: $562
Expenses:
- Joe Gallagher: $303.22 (Pancake Breakfast)
- Sean Murray: $323.75 (Pancake Breakfast/Pool)
- KofC – Council Accounts: $537 (Supreme per Capita)
- Mission Warmth: $500 (Pancake Breakfast)
- Jeremy Herman $5750 (Festival Light Bulbs)
- Steve Gerlach: $150 (Pool Party)
Total Bills Read: $7563.97
Set Asides:
- Fish Fry Equipment: $3277.51
- Fish Fry Distribution: $39881.72
- Measure Up: $1470
- Vocations: $271.47
- Formation & Evang.: $1271.75
- Pancake Breakfast: -$0.92
- Memorial Fund: $8896.45
- Building CDs: $8575
- General Fund CD: $15154.14
Checkbook Balance: $61641.52
Set Asides: $55067.98
Available Balance: $6573.54
Motion to pay bills as read, seconded and passed.
Membership (Brett Gissel):
- No candidates yet, need to find members
- Invite them to a meeting and socials
- Need a ceremony soon so we can finalize a newer member’s initiation
- Keep recruiting! (Young men especially!)
REPORTS OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN:
Program Director (Brian Elliot)
Not present
Family Director (Sean Murray)
- Putting together this year’s fraternal year activities
- Come to the hog roast!
Council Director (John Greve)
No report
Faith Director (Bill Hinger)
- Happy birthday to the Blessed Virgin Mary!
- Canonization Mass tomorrow night (Sept 9)
- Sacred Heart Mass (Sept 10)
- Blue Mass at St Timothy this week at 5pm
- Sept 29th Feast Day
- Oct 4, Togetherness in Holiness
- Feb 26 Catholic Men’s Ministry
- Serra Club Committee meetings
- Parish vocation committees possibly coming to St Mikes
Life Director (Wayne Lovely)
- Greater Columbus Right to Life has fall 40 days for life campaign, Sept 24 – Nov 2
- Email to parish Right to Life to sponsor some days and Knights take on one of the days
Community Director (Greg Kociba)
- No Measure Up updates
- Turn gardens for fall, hopefully on an away game night, and again in the spring
Fish Fry Committee Chairmen (Chris Fricke)
No report
Report on the 4th Degree (Tony Matlak)
- Exemplifications:
- Ironton Oct 25th
- Granville Nov 15th
- Anyone interested in 4th Degree, see Br Matlak or Br Gissel
Scholarship Committee Chairman (John Greve)
- Need to verify fund distribution for scholarships
Measure Up (Greg Kociba)
No report
Formation/Evangelization (Wayne Lovely)
- Br Messina hosting Faith by Fireside Sept 26th
Chancellor’s Report on Vocations (Tom Messina)
No report
Field Agent’s Report
Not present
District Deputy Report
Not present
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
- Vestments for Fr. Johnstone, tabled until next month so we can do more
research.- 2nd month discussion
- Propose up to $4k
- Transfer $2k from Pastor’s fund into what is approved for vestments
Motion Passed (up to $4k for vestments for Father Johnstone)
NEW BUSINESS:
- On behalf of Fr Dailey
- First motion: Money from Pastor’s Discretionary fund ($6709.97) for Nativity Statues
- Fontanini set for indoors
- Motion passed
- Second motion: Remaining funds in Pastor’s Discretionary fund to be applied to gift for Fr Johnstone
- Motion passed
LECTURER’S REFLECTION:
Rosary check!
Beautiful reflection on the gift of free will and choices we make.
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL:
The Damo Family
John Fields
Tony Schera
Dcn Dan Murray
Jim Murray
Jim Messina
Dan Hooper (Br. Sam’s brother in law)
Br Don Keller’s Father and Uncle
Brian (Br. Kohler)
Harold Chadwick
Dan Meyer’s family
ADJOURN at 8:00pm