Knights of Columbus St Michael Council #11445
April 13, 2025
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
Grand Knight LaMorte called regular business meeting to order at 734pm 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)
- Super Cash Bonanza, thanks to Dan Rako for picking this up!
- Thanks to those who attended Br Schera’s Honor Flight!
- Thanks for everyone’s help at the Fish Fry!
- Pub Night coming up Sat April 25th
- Need someone to pick up pizza and wings, see Br Gissel or Br LaMorte for volunteers
- Need new Faith Director until new GK comes in
- Under new business, someone should propose to get a table runner that announces who we are for things like the Stewardship Fair
- About $125
- Mail:
- Biking for Babies
- Women’s Care Center
Treasurer (Chris Axene)
Cleared Balance: $58,651.15, including $1.57 in interest for March
Financial Secretary (Matt Decenzo)
Receipts:
- Fish Fry week 4: $8,081.50
- Fish Fry week 5: $6,443.29
- Fish Fry week 6: $8,060.49
- Support Our Seminarians: $132
Total deposits: $22717.28
Expenses:
- Avalon Food Service: $7,403.53
- Joe Gallagher: $8,324.03
- Audino’s: $740
- Specialty Gas: $386.16
- Cash back to bank: $860
- Joe Kohler St Joseph’s Table: $106
Total Bills: $16,099.72
Set-Asides:
- Fish Fry equipment: $5,452.51
- Fish Fry distro: $29,476.84
- Measure UP: $485
- Support Our Seminarians: $431.15
- Hoagies for Heaven: $5,640.44
- Formation/Evangelisation: $750
- Memorial Fund: $6396
Checkbook balance: $52,908.10
Set-Asides balance: $48,631.94
Available balance: $4,276.16
Motion to pay bills as read, seconded, discussed, and passed.
Membership (Brett Gissel)
- Quota, we are one short to hit quota.
- A few others in the pipeline and should hit the quota.
- Very healthy pipeline, keep getting men active!
REPORTS OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN:
Program Director (John Greve)
- Recruiting for new slate of officers
- One position left, Community
- Role is an email forwarder for Special Olympics, Battle of Worthington, and Honor Flights
- Essentially email reminders of these events
- Could add more community events to it as well!
- Doesn’t take a lot of time, just need someone to fill it
Family Director (Sean Murray)
- Next couple months, a couple of family activities
- Handing out carnations again, request on the way
- Corpus Christi
- Going to request to have a picnic after one of the masses and celebrate after the procession
- We will take care of hot dogs, burgers, etc.
- Breakfast at least in the pipeline
Council Director (John Greve)
No report
Faith Director ()
- Vacant
- Will be filled by Br LaMorte
Life Director (Wayne Lovely)
- Diaper Drive coming up in May
- Will be in bulletin
- Need guys after Masses to manage logistics
Community Director (Br Amrine)
- Measure UP coming up on the 25th!
- Up at the Kroger in Worthington
- Going to set a table and take donations
- Signups coming soon
Fish Fry Committee Chairman (Chris Fricke)
- Thanks for everyone’s help this year
- Served over 3100 meals in 6 week timeframe!
- Shout out to all the committee members!
- Expect to have final expenditures by next meeting
Report on the 4th Degree (Tony Matlak)
- Next exemplification May 2nd, Church of the Resurrection in New Albany
- Join the 4th Degree now, see Br Gissell, Br Matlak, Br Wade, or Br Fricke for more info!
- The patriotic arm of the order
- See Br Gissel for exemplification information
Scholarship Committee Chairman (John Greve)
- This is the time that scholarship info is being sent out
- Committee to meet soon!
Measure Up (Br Amrine)
See Community Director report
Formation/Evangelization (Wayne Lovely)
- Faith by Fireside at Br Kholer’s this Friday
- RSVP to him if showing up
Chancellor’s Report on Vocations (Tom Messina)
- Expect proposal for setaside for vocations allocations
Field Agent (Rob Slater)
- Fraternal Benefit Night/presentation
- Life Insurance!
District Deputy
No report/Not present
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
- Motion to fund up to $500 for Mother’s day carnations after all Masses
- Seconded
- Discussed
- Passed
- Motion to fund up to $200 on a table runner for our council
- Seconded
- Discussed
- Passed
LECTURER’S REFLECTION:
Rosary check! Happy Easter! Reflection on what St John was thinking racing to the tomb and what we would think looking into the empty tomb.
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL:
- Br Tony Schera
- Br John Fields
- Br Chris Axene’s Mother In Law
- Matt Harkenreader and Family
ADJOURN at 8:17pm