Worthy Officers, Brothers and Sir Knights,

Here is the agenda for our Business Meeting on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 6:30 PM.  

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

There are no warnings   

Please join us for dinner provided by Joanne Hornsby at 5:30 PM. 

Note: Our opening prayer will be Vespers. 

We will have a live Exemplification following the Pledge of Allegiance.

Please note the next Holy Hour will be on JAN 5, 2024.

Our next Bingo is January 18, 2024.

Our third COR Formation will be on DEC 16, 2023.

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Blessings,

Mike

1.  Call to Order

2. Opening Prayer

3. Pledge of Allegiance

Exemplification of 1-2-3 Degrees

4. Approve Minutes of Prior Meeting (Need to approve Minutes from November 9, 2023 Business Meeting)

5. Chaplain’s Message

See the Newsletter and last meeting minutes for details.

Thanks to Joanne Hornsby for dinner.

Next home-cooked dinner is JAN 11. Who is cooking? 

Special People's Party was a great success thanks to the Barrett's, and their Elves. Dave Martin wants to thank all those who cleaned up after the party-made his job a lot easier. 

Council Christmas Party and Yankee Swap was fun. Thanks to Sandy Stevens for all her help in organizing the food. 

Think about 2023 contributions for reporting. Also think about helping out in 2024. 

We have to talk about the St Jude Breakfast on JAN 28 and the Council Lenten Fish Fry on FEB 16. 

7. Financial Report

Financial Secretary Report.

Treasurer report.  (Council and Assembly)

8. Membership Report

9. Other Reports (As needed)

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. 

Knight of the Month: November is Michael Gervia

Family of the Month: November is Charles Brown and Liam Veilleux

The Lecturer will discuss St Nicholas (DEC 6) and sing the song O Holy Night.

BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front!) We need your help to make our events in the service of Christ successful. Will you answer the call?

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 work, let our Program manager, Ted Barrett know about it for our Star Council Award.  (Take a photo, please)

We need 5 new members to qualify for the 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 and Newsletter).

Donna McSoley, president and founder of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Radio, and her work. James J Bullock, Leonard and Mary Robear, Chris Johnson, Arlene Michaud (Ray’s sister), Gail Couillard, Mary Griswold, Charles Brown’s mother-in-law, Marilyn LaCount, Friend of David Gravelin, 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, Kelly Jackson (daughter of late PGK Jeff Jackson), PFN Bill Ladd, PGK Bernie Hemond, Cher Racine, Dick and Sandy Stevens, Beth-Ann Pendergast, Mariette Nadeau, Jeff and Kay Jarvis, Tom Gravelin, Rick Gravelin, Chuck Schifilliti, Gerry Seney, Robert Gravelin, Keith Marston, Sue Cottrell, (23 year old woman fighting cancer at Dana-Farber), Kevin and Chad Limoge, Vickie Linton, George Stevens, James Read, Gene Tofferi, Mike and Pam Audette, Jeffrey Claude Danis and family,  PGK Ray Miller, Stuart Fath, 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 Victoria Ewing (Wife of SK Jim Ewing) and Richard Waite (GK brother-in-law). 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.

Prayer for Canonization of Blessed Michael McGivney

God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, you called your priest, Blessed Michael McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor. Through the example of his life and virtue, may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast. We humbly ask that you glorify Blessed Michael McGivney on earth according to the design of your holy will. Through his intercession, grant the favor I now present (our sick or in distress). Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

16. Adjournment