Knights of Columbus St Michael Council #11445
July 13, 2026
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
Grand Knight Greve called regular business meeting to order at 730pm and
proceeded with an opening prayer and 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:
- New Chaplain needed!
- Fr Johnstone left us a thank you/goodbye note
REPORTS OF OFFICERS:
Grand Knight (John Greve)
Treasurer (Chris Axene)
Not present/no report
Financial Secretary (Matt Decenzo)
Collected
- Dues: $40
- Pennies for Heaven: $18.25
- ASAP fund: $15
- Oil redemption: $100.80
Checks cut
- Catholic Foundation – Allyson Gross Scholarship: $4500
- St Michael St Vincent de Paul: $2000
- Catholic Foundation – Damo Scholarship: $7500
- St Michael Pre-K: $5000
- St Michael Bishop’s Annual Appeal: $2000
- Council Dues: $30
- Expenditures: $21030
Set-Asides
- Fish Fry Equipment: $5452
- Fish Fry Distro: $5247
- Measure Up: $485
- Support our Seminarians: $449.50
- Hoagies for Heaven: $5640
- Formation/Evangelization: $750
- Cash Bonanza: $88
Available balance: $3783
No outstanding bills needing approval.
Membership (Brett Gissel)
Not present/no report
REPORTS OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN:
Program Director (Br Messina)
Family Director (Sean Murray)
- Pool Party next Saturday at Indian Hills pool
- Sign up online!
- From 4-6pm
- Thanks to everyone who came out for mini golf!
Council Director ()
No report
Faith Director (Br LaMorte)
- Catch Mass, even when you’re on vacation!!
- If you know you can’t make it to Mass on vacation, ask for a travel dispensation
- Columbus Catholic Young Adult Conference: Oct 24th
- Conference for Married Couples: Sept 19th
- Newman Center 9pm Sunday Mass all summer
Life Director (Wayne Lovely)
No report
Community Director (Dave Amrine)
No report
Fish Fry Committee Chairman (Chris Fricke)
No report
Report on the 4th Degree (Tony Matlak)
- Nothing going on as of late
- If interested in 4th Degree see Br Matlak!
Scholarship Committee Chairman (John Greve)
No report, this is the off season
Measure Up (Br Amrine)
No report
Formation/Evangelization (Wayne Lovely)
No report
Chancellor’s Report on Vocations (Tom Messina)
No report
Field Agent (Rob Slater)
No report
District Deputy
No report
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Motion to give $500 to the Church (St Michale’s) to pay for 2 kneelers for the altar rail:
- Seconded
- Discussed
- Motion passed
LECTURER’S REFLECTION:
- If you have something you’d like to talk about for a Lecturer’s reflection, short or long, see Br Greve!
- Litany of Humility.
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL:
- Br Tony Schera
- Repose of the Soul of Br John Fields from IC
- Matt Harkenreeder and Family
- Br Julian Okey
- Repose of the Soul of Dominic Dinovo
- Repose of the Soul of Fr Mark Moore
- Br Greg Kooka and family
- Br Greve’s Mother and all dementia patients
ADJOURN at 7:53 pm
