Worthy Officers, Brothers and Sir Knights,

Here is the Agenda for our Business Meeting on Thursday, 13 JAN at 7 PM. We will have pizza and salad starting at 5:30 PM. Note: this is a change as we accomodate as our special guests, the Most Reverend  Christopher Coyne, Bishop of Burlington, and the Director of the Vermont Catholic Community Foundation, Mrs. Ellen Kane to speak to us about an exciting opportunity to support a new intitiative; The Knights of Columbus Catholic Ministries Advisory Fund. They will speak to us at 6:30 PM so plan to be in your seat, or on Zoom by 6:25.

Here is the Zoom link:

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Meeting ID: 846 4758 2239

Passcode: 297697

1.  Call to Order

2. Opening Prayer

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Approve Minutes of Prior Meeting (Need to approve Minutes from 9 December Business Meeting)

5. Chaplain’s Message

See the Minutes and the Newsletter. (Newsletter done on Website)

Our Council continues to conduct a First Friday Holy Hour. The next will be on 4 FEB at 3 PM.

Check the Newsletter for opportunities to serve. 

The Website Development Team evaluation ongoing. They recently met with the GK and Webmaster on Zoom. 

Please get your Form 1728a Individual Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity in ASAP. 

The St Joseph Icon is upstairs on the alter at SJV for adoration and intercession. He will be here until 17 JAN 22. 

We need members to speak to the congregations next weekend at the Masses at our Churches to appeal for new members. Just say a few words from your heart that communicate why you love to be a Knight. Then we should have members willing to speak to prospects in the narthex and hand out information cards/Form 100s after the service. 

Two opportunities for exemplification on 18 JAN 22. One at St Joseph sponsored by Burlington Council 279 will be at 5:30 PM. Try to make it and show your support for Cullen Bullard. If you are still a 1st Degree, this is an opportunity to become a 3rd Degree Member. Just let us know to expect your attendance. The second ceremony is in Milton at 7 PM. Details in the Newsletter. 

Our semi-annual audit is due on 15 FEB 2022.

Stand by for opportunities to help us take down the Keep Christ in Christmas signs and put away the SJV creche. 

The Rally for Life march is 22 JAN 2022 in Montpelier, VT. See the Newsletter for details. 

7. Financial Report

Financial Secretary Report. Treasurer report.

8. Membership Report

Exemplification on Tuesday, 18 JAN 22 at St Joseph (Cullen Bullard +) 

9. Other Reports

State Deputy (When Present)

District Deputy (When Present)

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)

WARNINGS

Vermont Right to Life Education Fund

01/09/2022

Shall Council 7525 authorize payment of the budgeted amount of $700 to the RTL Education                Fund? Check to be presented at the RTL March on 22 JAN 22 in Montpelier, VT.

Council 7525 Church Bulletin Ads

01/09/2022

Will Council 7525 authorize the expenditure of $880 for the placement of strategic Ads in the                      bulletins of St Jude, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and St. Catherine of Sienna every week for one year as recommended by the officers?

Knights of Columbus Catholic Ministries Advisory Fund

01/09/2022

At the request of our Bishop, Most Reverend Christopher Coyne, will Council 7525 make a pledge in the sacrificial amount of $100,000 to the KofC Catholic Ministries Advisory Fund to                        support Catholic Education, St. Joseph's Residential Care Home and other apostolic needs as                      advised by a board of fellow Knights?

1.  Need to install our stone in front of SJV-going to need site work, base preparation, and movement.

2.  Need to determine our contribution to sign repair at SJV (ST Jude signs also need attention)

Knight of the Month Award; December is Jeffrey Lindemann.

Family of the Month Award; December is Charles and Karen Brown.

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and song: Prayer of Saint Francis.

If you need something-call one of us or call the office.

If you are doing good works, let our Program manager, Ted Barrett know about it for our Star Council Award.   

Great calendar year! Thank you. Get your Form 1728a in so I can aggregate it before the 31st of January 22. 

Please volunteer to speak to your parish congregation next weekend about why you are still a Knight.

Before proceeding to the closing prayer, let me ask:  Does any brother know of a member of this council, or brother of the Order, or anyone else, who is sick or in distress?  By exception from Newsletter.

Gary Howe and Family, the Family of the late Paul Pouliot, Christopher Haley (homeless veteran), Parker Yvonne Lyon (Granddaughter of Tom Gravelin) and mom and dad Ellen and Garrett, sister Clara Lynn, Patricia Brown, Patricia Stevens, Amy and her mother (22 year old woman fighting cancer at Dana-Farber), Kevin and Chad Limoge, Vickie Linton (relative of DD3), George Stevens, James Read, Richard Waite, Robert Morris, Gene Tofferi, Mike and Pam Audette, Joe Myers and Family, Jeffrey Claude Danis and family, Tom Westropp, Andrew Bolognani, PSD/PGK Don Sutton, Ray & Bev Newman, Ray Miller, Stuart Fath, David Bullock (chemotherapy), Yvonne Gravelin, Harold Ponto, Wally Rooney, PGK Bob Audette, Bob Wilkens, Gerry Malavenda, Ed and Theresa Curtiss, all clergy and religious, victims and families of COVID-19, First Responders, and for new Members to join the Order.  

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 (here make your request). Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

16. Adjournment