Knights of Columbus St Michael Council #11445
February 9, 2025
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
Grand Knight LaMorte 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:
No report
REPORTS OF OFFICERS:
Grand Knight (Michael LaMorte)
- Hoagies:
- $7000 in sales
- Almost $550 in donations
- Just around $5700 net profit
- Up $850 year over year
- Record breaking year!
- We sold every single one, thank the Lord and St Anthony!
- Might need a co-chair to help with Hoagies, see GK after if interested.
- Fish Fry crunch coming up!
- Get that 1% volunteer time in!
- Br Tim proposal:
- Consortium for Spiritual, Empathetic, and Financial Methods to Assist the Annunciation School and Parish in Minneapolis, MN
- Presentation link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-HjyQLIuRILNQk9AipmKlIVCT7UywcLJ/view?usp=sharing
- See GK for Br Tim’s contact info
- Clergy Appreciation dinner moved due to blizzard
- Help needed to coordinate, see GK after
Treasurer (Chris Axene)
Collected for the month:
- Dues: $2380
- Support our Seminarians: $276.65
- Culture of Life: $110
- Hoagies: $7507
$10273 in receipts
Expenses:
- Br LaMorte H4H reimbursement: $301.67
- Mike Chadwick H4H reimbursement: $94.95
- Yutzy’s Farm Market H4H: $985.33
- Orlando Baking H4H: $264
- Gift Cards for Fr Kitsmiller for H4H: $40
- Square Fees: $180.61
Total Expenses: $1866
Fish Fry distro buff from Keep Christ in Christmas Billboard
Set Asides:
- Fish Fry Equipment: $ 5027
- Fish Fry Distro: $2181
- Support our Seminarians: $442
- H4H Projected Profit: $5640
- Formation Evangelization: $750
- Cash Bonanza Refund: $275
Checkbook Balance: $26360
Set Asides: $20982
Available Balance: $5378
Motion to pay bills presented, seconded, and passed.
Financial Secretary (Matt Decenzo)
No Report
Membership (Brett Gissel)
- This coming weekend, stewardship fair, help needed after masses.
- Might need people on the extremes of Mass times (early and late masses)
- Exemplification next month to bring in any new members
- Newest member, David Trader (ask Brett how to spell this)
REPORTS OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN:
Program Director (Brian Elliot)
No report
Family Director (Sean Murray)
Not present
Council Director (John Greve)
No report
Looking for help with his job!
Faith Director (Mike Leeuw)
Not present/no report
Life Director (Wayne Lovely)
- 40 Days for Life campaign Feb 18 – March 29
- Sign up for an hour!
- Give witness that people care!
- Contact Br Lovely for more info
Community Director (Br Amrine)
No report/Not present
- Welcomed the newest addition to their family!
- Br Murray brought them dinner
Fish Fry Committee Chairman (Chris Fricke)
- We are a week out from the first fish fry
- All hands on deck
- Signups going up soon
- SIGN UP ONLINE!!!!
Report on the 4th Degree (Tony Matlak)
- District meeting April 11
- Tentatively exemplification May 2nd
- If you want to join the 4th Degree, see Br Matlak for a form!
Scholarship Committee Chairman (John Greve)
- More news later, in ‘downtime’ about now
Measure Up (Br Amrine)
No report
Formation/Evangelization (Wayne Lovely)
- Break from Faith by Fireside for Lent
- Thanks to Tom for hosting last month!
- If you want to host during Easter, contact Br Lovely!
Chancellor’s Report on Vocations (Tom Messina)
- Thanks for work put into the Hoagies!
- Huge success, fruits will be seen via the Serra club luncheons!
Field Agent (Rob Slater)
- New Chronic Illness Armor
- Addresses main objection with long term care insurance
- Kicking premiums and such
- Can accelerate benefit with this rider
- Chambers/Membership drives
- New program involving council participation and Pastor blessing (pulpit announcement
- Designate a weekend where Knights hand out materials to men before and after Mass
- Complete info on cards and return them after Mass
- Has generated lots of new members
District Deputy
Not present
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None
NEW BUSINESS:
- Motion to donate $300 to Consortium presented by Br Tim Heron
- Motion passed
LECTURER’S REFLECTION:
Rosary check! Reflection on the 3 pillars of a good Lent!
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL:
- Br John Fields
- Br Tony Schera
- Children, parents, and clergy of Annunciation School and Parish
- Murray Family
- Sean Farkas Family
ADJOURN at 8pm
