Worthy Officers, Brothers and Sir Knights,

Here is the agenda for our Business Meeting on Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM. 

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

We are having chicken wraps, chips and cookies for dinner at 5:30 PM. 

There is one Warning this month: The annual election of council officers for the next term.     

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

Our ninth COR Formation will be on June 15.

Our next Bingo is June 20. 

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Blessings,

Mike

1.  Call to Order

2. Opening Prayer   Vespers or The Lord's Prayer.

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Approve Minutes of Prior Meeting (Need to approve Minutes from May 9, 2024 Business Meeting)

5. Chaplain’s Message

See the Newsletter and last meeting minutes for details. Next Officer Meeting will be on Tuesday July 2 due to the Holiday.

Holy Hour will be Friday, July 5, 2024, at 3 PM.

Silver Rose will be here for our AUG 2 Holy Hour. We have requested the St Joseph Icon for the month of July.

Next business meeting dinner is July 11 BBQ. There will be a check presentation to CTKT at 5:30 PM. 

Bingo is on June 20 at 6:30 PM. Ray Michaud will not be here, so we need helpers!

COR Formation is June 15 at 10 AM with Coffee and donuts. 

Worthy Warden Jay Benson wants to share info on end-of-life planning. Note: you can download a Catholic Advance Directive from the diocesan website. It provides guidance as well on how to complete the form in a faith and doctrine based manner and how to file it.

Advance Directive

Bishop-elect Msgr John McDermott is requesting donations to the Vermont Catholic Charities Emergency Aid Program, and an increase in donations to the Bishop’s Fund.

Past dues Amnesty for inactive members who want to become active. This was approved so we will be sending out letters to 23 members.  

Ask someone you know to join the council next month. Give them a card to join online or do it on your phone, computer or tablet. We will have an Exemplification in July. This is a chance to start our next year off well. 

Election of Officers tonight. Not too late to throw your hat into the ring. 

Tom Gravelin is the new District 3 Deputy. Let’s pledge him our support.

The Trustees are working on the next budget. Please let them know your ideas. 

Officer Installation for District 3? When?

Forms due June 30, 2024.

Form 185 Council Officers

Form 365 Service Personnel

Form 2629 Report of Roundtable Coordinator

Form SP-7 Columbian Award Application

Form 11077 Founders’ Award

21 July clean-up for the St Catherine of Siena parish BBQ (planning meeting on June 14 at 3:30 PM)

Scrape and paint sign at OLMC Round Table parish this summer. (Special Paint)

AUG 24 BBQ for St Jude Round Table Parish. Need worker bees.

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: MAY Bernie Prendergast

Family of the Month: MAY Dcn Patrick and Lisa Leduc

Our Worthy Lecturer Bernie Prendergast will talk about the life and virtues of St Aloysius Gonzaga (June 21) and sing the song Sacrament Most Holy.

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 will have a new quota of new members to qualify for the Star Council next year. Let’s begin on a positive note and bring in folks in July. 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).

Bishop-elect Msgr John McDermott, Timothy O'Neill, Fr. Jeremias Tigga, Ben Fine (son-in-law of Ray Michaud), PGK Ray Miller, Jean Groleau, 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, especially Sue Duncan (an avid Bingo Player) and John Cross (a friend of Ted Barrett), may they rest in peace and may all the families of the deceased 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