Worthy Officers, Brothers and Sir Knights,

Here is the agenda for our Business Meeting on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7:15 PM. 

Please note the change in start time. This is a Holy Day of Obligation (Ascension) and you are invited to attend the 6 PM Mass at ST John Vianney prior to dinner and the meeting. 

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

We are having home-made chicken dinner with salad and dessert at 6:45 PM. 

There are no warnings this month.    

Please note the next Holy Hour will be on June 7. 2024.

Our next Bingo is May 16. 

Our eight COR Formation will be on May 18.

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Blessings,

Mike

1.  Call to Order

2. Opening Prayer   The Lord's Prayer.

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Approve Minutes of Prior Meeting (Need to approve Minutes from April 11, 2024 Business Meeting)

5. Chaplain’s Message

See the Newsletter and last meeting minutes for details.

Next business meeting dinner is June 13. Any volunteers to cook?      

Bingo is on May 16 at 6:30 PM. Ray needs lots of help starting at 3 PM.( Learn  the ropes as Ray will be out-of-town in June)

COR Formation is May 18 at 10 AM with Coffee and donuts. That’s the same day of the Msgr Thomas Ball Jesus Open.

Final report from the Super Bingo Chairman on the 38^th Annual Super Bingo for Kids with Cancer. 

Past dues Amnesty for inactive members who want to become active. This was approved so we will be sending out letters.  

Ask someone you know to join the council this month. Give them a card to join online. This has been requested by Supreme.

The Trustees need to consider the next budget, officer elections, Special Service Personnel and the next audit. If you have ideas on budget items, or you would like to serve as an officer or special service person, please let Ted, Brad, or Tom know ASAP. 

Happy to report that Ray Michaud has volunteered to be the next Financial Secretary. 

May God be praised for the selection of Msgr John McDermott as the 11th Bishop of Burlington, VT.

7. Financial Report

Financial Secretary Report.

Treasurer report.  (Council, Bingo and Assembly)

8. Membership Report

9. Other Reports (As needed)

Super Bingo

SJV 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: April FN David Martin

Family of the Month: April Lois and Jeffrey Fontaine

Our Worthy Lecturer Bernie Prendergast will talk about the life and virtues of St Pope Paul VI (May 29) and sing the song As I Kneel Before You in honor of our Blessed Mother Mary.

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 Holy 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?  (from last Officer Meeting/Newsletter).

Ben Fine (son-in-law of Ray Michaud), PGK Ray Miller, Jean Groleau, Dave Martin, General success of Catholic Radio, Mason and Elizabeth Bullock, Richard Labrecque, Leonard and Mary Robear, Chris Johnson, Arlene Michaud (Ray’s sister), Gail Couillard, Marilyn LaCount, Friend of David Gravelin, Anthony Naples, Andre Ricard (Assembly 1157 Newport), Zak Bigelow and family, 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 7), John O’ Brien, Cheryl Allain, Andy Corologos, Claire Myers, Kelly Jackson (daughter of late PGK Jeff Jackson), PGK Bernie Hemond, Dick and Sandy Stevens, Beth-Ann Prendergast, Mariette Nadeau, Jeff and Kay Jarvis, Tom Gravelin, Chuck Schifilliti, Gerry Seney, Robert Gravelin, Keith Marston, Sue Cottrell, (23 year old woman fighting cancer), Kevin and Chad Limoge, Vickie Linton, George Stevens (Assembly 2106), James Read, Gene Tofferi, Mike and Pam Audette, Jeffrey Claude Danis and family, Stuart Fath, Wally Rooney, 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 the Middle East, that pregnant women will choose life, and for new members to join the Order. 

For all the faithfully departed, may they 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