Worthy Officers, Brothers and Sir Knights,

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

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

There are two warnings: Assembly regarding donations to a charity, and for the council on dues debt forgiveness.    

Please join us for dinner provided by Dave Martin, Steve Shover, and Charles Brown at 5:30 PM. 

Note: Our opening prayer will be Vespers. 

Please note the next Holy Hour will be on MAR 1, 2024.

Our next Bingo is February 15, 2024.

Our fifth COR Formation will be on JFEB 17, 2023.

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Blessings,

Mike

1.  Call to Order

2. Opening Prayer

3. Pledge of Allegiance

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

5. Chaplain’s Message

See the Newsletter and last meeting minutes for details.

Council Form 1728 Annual Survey of Fraternal activity was submitted on time. 

Our breakfast at St Jude on JAN 28 was a big success. Over 30 persons in attendance and donations over $300.

Council audit must be submitted by FEB 15, 2024. Our Worthy FS Charles is putting together the documents. His computer has failed so he is gathering documents using analog methods. 

FEB 16 Fish Fry. Jay Benson needs set-up, cooks, and clean-up help. Arrive by 3:30 PM. Service is from 5 to 7:30 PM.

Next home-cooked dinner is March 14. Volunteers?    

Bingo is FEB 15. Ray needs lots of help; including on cash register in Dick Labrecque' absence.

COR Formation is FEB 17 at 10 AM with Coffee and donuts.

Scholarship applications due this spring. 

Start thinking about nominees for Anchor Award, Knight of the Year and Family of the Year. I intend to re-submit our Chaplain for the McGivney Award. 

We will soon be submitting Programs in each category, too. 

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: January is Ted Barrett

Family of the Month: January is Chris and Laurie Meyer

The Lecturer will discuss St Valentine (FEB 14) and sing One Day at a Time.

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?  (By exception from Officer Meeting and Newsletter).

Mason and Elizabeth Bullock, Richard Labrecque, Donna McSoley, president and founder of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Radio, and her work, 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), PGK Bernie Hemond, Cher Racine, Dick and Sandy Stevens, Beth-Ann Prendergast, 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), Kevin and Chad Limoge, Vickie Linton, George Stevens (Assembly 2106), James Read, Gene Tofferi, Mike and Pam Audette, Jeffrey Claude Danis and family,  PGK Ray Miller, 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 who have died, especially Joseph Poirier, father of the Worthy State Secretary Chris Poirier, PFN Bill Ladd, and James J Bullock. 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