Worthy Officers, Brothers and Sir Knights,

Here is the agenda for our Business Meeting on Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 6:30 PM.   

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

We are having pizza and salad at 5:30 PM.

Sir Knights, please note that the Assembly will meet immediately after the council meeting to discuss an Assembly Budget, Patriotic Charities and to vote on the Ad for Vermont Catholic Magazine. (Ad payment deadline is August 24th) 

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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 July 11, 2024 Business Meeting)

5. Chaplain’s Message

See the Newsletter and last meeting minutes for details.

Next Holy Hour will be Friday, September 6, 2024, at 3 PM.

Next business meeting dinner is SEP 12, 2024 after dinner.  

COR Formation is August 17 at 10 AM with Coffee and donuts at ST. John Vianney. 

Bingo is on August 15. It's a Holy Day of obligation, so workers need to go to Church on the vigil.

WARNING: The Trustees and Officers have proposed a budget for your vote tonight.  

Officer Installation for District 3 maybe on August 25 at St. Anne's Shrine. If not then probably in SEP. More to follow.

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)

Our stone installation needs a bid for competition. 

The Council Officers would like you to discuss Ray Michaud's suggestion that we sponsor a raffle for Vermont Flood Victims. The cost for tickets is nominal, but we would need manpower to sell enough tickets to make it worthwhile. The cash prize needs to provide incentive for folks to buy the tickets. Think about this and bring your opinion to the discussion. 

Knight of the Month: July Dcn John Magnier

Family of the Month: July Roger and Cindy Fay, Jr.

Our Worthy Lecturer Bernie Prendergast will talk about the life and virtues of St Pope Pius X (August 21) and sing the song Bless This Church.

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 for new members to qualify for the Star Council next year. We are exploring recruiting drives at our Churches.

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 and Pam Audete, Toni Hill, Bishop John McDermott, Timothy O'Neill, Fr. Jeremias Tigga, Ben Fine (son-in-law of Ray Michaud), PGK Ray Miller,  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, William Cannon and Family, Michael Gravelin, Mark and Paulette Noyes and Family (esp. Levi age 7), John O’ Brien, Cheryl Allain, 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,  Jeffrey Claude Danis and family, Stuart Fath, Wally Rooney, Ed and Theresa Curtiss, one anonymous brother knight, the people of Ukraine, Israel, Gaza and an end to the wars. All clergy and religious. All victims and families of COVID-19, and flooding. First Responders, police, and firefighters. For a just solution in the Middle East, that pregnant women will choose life, and for new members to join the Order. 

For all the faithfully departed and their grieving families, especially Raymond “Michael” Viens, (brother of Paulette Noyes), Jeanne Groleau, (wife of SK Joe Groleau) and Andrew Corologos (Bingo volunteer for 30 Years), and Bill Curtin (Uncle of Kay Jarvis and past roommate of Don Sutton). 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