Worthy Officers, Brothers and Sir Knights,

Here is the agenda for our Business Meeting on Thursday, 10 August at 6:30 PM.  

We are eating/meeting at St John Vianney and on Zoom.

There is one Warning for our 2023-2024 Budget. 

Please join us for fried chicken and homemade dessert at 5:30 PM. 

Note: Our opening prayer will be Vespers. 

Please note the next Holy Hour will be on 1 SEP with the St Joseph Icon at 3 PM.

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Blessings,

Mike

1.  Call to Order

2. Opening Prayer

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Approve Minutes of Prior Meeting (Need to approve Minutes from 13 July 2023 Business Meeting)

5. Chaplain’s Message

See the Newsletter and last meeting minutes for details.

12-13 AUG. Collection at SJV for Special Needs People (Tootsie Roll Drive). Ted assigned Masses.

SJV Bingo Initiative is moving forward. We recently purchased a webcam and cables to complete the set-up. Beta Test and training coming soon. Bingo Caller Training is 23 AUG. Full beta test scheduled for 30 AUG. Shooting for third Thursday in SEP for 1st Bingo (21 SEP).

Look at the Proposed Budget prepared by our Trustees. A lot of work went into it. Please review and be prepared to vote. 

Next home-cooked dinner 14 SEP business meeting.  

Our audit is completed and submitted. Thanks to our Trustees, Treasurer and Financial Secretary.

Vermont Right to Life is bringing back their annual fund-raising dinner. SEP 23 at St John Vianney. As in the pre-Covid past they want us to buy and cook the food. Are we up to this challenge? Rick G has more details.

We are getting closer to having our stone cemented into the SJV Property.   

7. Financial Report

Financial Secretary Report.

Treasurer report.  (Council and Super Bingo)

8. Membership Report

9. Other Reports

Super Bingo

SJV or St Jude Bingo Committee

Insurance Agent (When Present)

(The following reports are made as needed: Directors; Program, Faith, Family, Community, Life. Committees; Health, PR, Recruitment, Retention, Vocations, Insurance. Special; CTKT Super Bingo, Assembly 2106)

The SJV walkway, sign and light repairs. Our stone may be a bidding item that we should pay for. 

WARNING: Will the council vote to approve the budget as recommend and developed by the Trustee's and Officers in the amount of $19,477? (Moneys from Morgan Stanley to cover the budget will be offset by any Council Bingo Receipts, and carry-over from the 2022-2023 Budget; i.e. Scholarships $1,500, etc.) A copy of the spreadsheet will be sent to all of you by separate email. 

Knight of the Month: Ray Bouchard

Family of the Month Michelle and Bill Bessette

The Lecturer will discuss St. Dominic (Feast Day 8 AUG) and sing the song Let There Be Peace on Earth.

If you need something or know of someone needing a visit, call one of us or call the office.

Make time to visit our Knights who are ill or shut in. 

If you are doing good works, let our Program manager, Ted Barrett know about it for our Star Council Award.  

We need 8 new members to qualify for Star Council. Do you have the Invitation Cards in your wallet? Do you encourage Catholic Men to Join our council?

Please consider saying the Rosary Daily. 

Before proceeding to the closing prayer, let me ask:  Does any brother know of a member of this council, or brother of the Order, who is sick or in distress?  (By exception from Officer Meeting).

Diane DiCicco (wife of PSD Dominic DiCicco), Anthony Naples, Andre Ricard (Assembly 1157 Newport), Zak Bigelow, Pope Francis, Mrs. Jackie Crosby, An Anonymous Member in distress, Niko Limnos and Family, Mother-in-law of Ronnie Sweet, Bill Curtin, William Cannon and Family, Michael Gravelin, Mark and Paulette Noyes and Family (esp. Levi age 6),John O’ Brien, Cheryl Allain, Andy Corologos, Claire Myers and Carol Alfred (cancer),Kelly Jackson (daughter of late PGK Jeff Jackson), PFN Bill Ladd, PGK Bernie Hemond, Marilyn LeCount, Cher Racine, Dick and Sandy Stevens, Beth-Ann Prendergast, Mariette Nadeau, Jeff and Kay Jarvis, Tom Gravelin, Rick Gravelin, Chuck Schifilliti, Gerry Seney, Robert Gravelin, Keith Marston, Sue Cottrell, Gary Howe and Family, (23 year old woman fighting cancer at Dana-Farber), Kevin and Chad Limoge, Vickie Linton, George Stevens, James Read, Richard Waite, Gene Tofferi, Mike and Pam Audette, Jeffrey Claude Danis and family,PSD/PGK Don Sutton, PGK Ray Miller, Stuart Fath, Harold Ponto, Wally Rooney, Bob Wilkens, Ed and Theresa Curtiss, one anonymous brother knight, the people of Ukraine and an end to the war, the Families of all of our faithfully departed brothers, friends and relatives, all clergy and religious, victims and families of COVID-19, First Responders, peace in Eastern Europe, that pregnant women will choose life, and for new Members to join the Order.

For all who have died, especially Katie Hartnett and David Bove. We pray also for all the victims who have died in the Ukraine War. May they rest in peace. May all the faithfully departed rest in peace and may their families be comforted by the promise of everlasting life in the Kingdom of Heaven.