Worthy Officers, Brothers and Sir Knights,

Here is the agenda for our Business Meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 7 PM. Time is approximate as we have an Exemplification of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity at 6:30 PM.  

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

We are having BBQ; hamburgers/cheeseburgers and hotdogs, chips, beverage and dessert for dinner at 5 PM. We are presenting a check to Camp Ta Kum Ta at 5:30 PM. 

There is one Warning this month: Whether the Council and Assembly will split the cost of a full page Ad in the November Vermont Catholic Magazine. 

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Blessings,

Mike

1.  Call to Order

2. Opening Prayer   The Lord's Prayer.

3. Pledge of Allegiance

3.a. Exemplification of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity.

4. Approve Minutes of Prior Meeting (Need to approve Minutes from June 13, 2024 Business Meeting)

5. Chaplain’s Message

See the Newsletter and last meeting minutes for details.

Next Holy Hour will be Friday, August 2, 2024, at 3 PM. Silver Rose will be here for our AUG 2 Holy Hour.

Next business meeting dinner is AUG 8 after dinner.  

COR Formation is July 20 at 10 AM with Coffee and donuts. 

Bingo is on July 25 at 6:30 PM.

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.

We sent out 14 Past due Amnesty letters. So far, we have received $60 from this group.   

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

Officer Installation for District 3 probably in SEP. More to follow.

All end-of-month/fiscal year forms have been submitted on time.

21 July clean-up for the St Catherine of Siena parish BBQ (RSVP NLT July 12)

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 (Dave Giuliani)

(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: June Michael Audette

Family of the Month: June Jay and Alice Benson

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? 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 schedule an Exemplification as needed. This is a chance to start our year off well. We are exploring recruiting drives at our Churches, too.

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).

Mike Audette, Toni Hill, 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 Beatrice Ruth Gervia (mother of Mike Gervia), 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