Knights of Columbus Council 7559
Minutes for the Meeting on
8 July 2014

Council Web Site: koccolumbiamd.org
St. John the Evangelist Parish: www.sjerc.org
District Web Site: www.knightsofcolumbus.org/district4md/home.html
MD State Web Site: www.kofc-md.org
Supreme Web Site: www.kofc.org
Councils in District 23: St. Frances of Assisi (Fulton), St. John Neumann (Elkridge), and Fr. Harding (Jessup), Columbia Council 7559 (St. John the Evangelist) 

	Meeting was called to order at: 8:00 PM by the GK. The Council offered a prayer followed by the Pledge. The minutes of the previous meeting of 10 June 2014 (which were posted on the web site) were approved. The roll of officers was taken as specified below (P=Present, E=Excused, & A=Absent). 

P	Chaplain Rev. Gene Nickol
P	Grand Knight Sonny Van
P	Deputy Grand Knight Alan Pultyniewicz
P	Chancellor Harry Lis
P	Recorder Andy Stack
P	Financial Secretary Bill Kotraba
P	Treasurer Hugo Tejeda
P	Lecturer Harry Lis
P	Advocate Tim Lynch
P	Warden Greg Strakna
E	Guard Greg Friend
P	Guard Gary Stradone
P	Guard Joseph Toyang
E	3rd Year Trustee Boni Nwugwo
P	2nd Year Trustee Garland Payne
E	1st Year Trustee Nick Clemens

Applications:
	The Council voted to have approval/rejection of candidates done by Voice Vote. Following applications for membership, transfer or re-instatement were approved by the Council. 

	Name			Parish			Status
	None

Degree:
	N/A 

Grand Knight’s Report:
All brothers were welcomed and the following items were mentioned.
- Happy New Year! This is the start of the new fraternal year and new GK looks forward to being the GK and having a successful year
- Wants everyone to participate
- Congratulated the new officers
- Note that we are in a new District (District 23)
- St John Parish will be making renovations to WLIFC; this will impact our meeting locations; further information will be provided at a later date
- Installation of Officers will be on Saturday 2 Aug 2014 at 7 PM at WLIFC
- 22 July 2014 Social meeting 7:30 PM WLIFC - CANCELED
- 26 July 2014 Council Picnic at PGK Tim Lynch’s house, 6 PM
- 2 August 2104 Council Installation 7 PM WLIFC; starts with mass; installation follows
- 4 August 2014 Officers meeting
- 12 August 2014 Business meeting 8 PM WLIFC
- 15 August 2014 Holy Day - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- 15 August 2014 semi-annual Audit due to Supreme
- 26 August 2014 Social meeting 7:30 PM WLIFC
- 1 September 2014 Labor Day
- 8 September 2014 Officers meeting
- 9 September 2014 Business meeting 8 PM WLIFC
- 23 September 2014 Social meeting 7:30 PM WLIFC
- Please continue to recruit and to carry a Form 100 with you
- Remember to support the State Charity Fund

Chaplain’s Report:  
NTR

Treasurer’s Report:    
	General Fund:		$5,136.49
	Charity Fund:  	$2,905.25 ($1,626 available)
	Building Fund: 	$15,632.49

The Grand Knight read receipts from the Treasurer to the Financial Secretary in the sum of $80.00 which represents receipts from the previous meeting in June 2014. The Grand Knight also read the Treasurer’s voucher of deposit for $80.00 which matched the receipts. 

Bills:
The following bills were read and submitted to the Trustees.
	Amount	Name			Rational
	1. $9.81	Greg Strakna		refreshments
	2. $41.18	Sonny Van		food
	3. $103.75	Jerry Carval		shed repairs/items & Knighthood banquet
	4. $49.52 	Sonny Van		trophies

Total is $204.26

Communications:
Received thank you from Columbia Pregnancy Center & Kathy Feddor & Apostleship of the Sea ministry; Columbus Day Ball in early October; testimonial for soon to be Past State Deputy William C. Kuchmas III on 23 Aug 2014 at Columbus Gardens, cost is $35/person – see GK or DD for details; can now order K of C gear on the web at www.knightsgear.com (all kinds of gear are available including name brands like Adidas, Nike, Cutter & Buck, and Columbia) 

Financial Secretary’s Report:

	Amount	For
	1. $320.00	Dues
	2. $250.00	Help with TCP event
	3. $396.26	Knighthood banquet
       	--------------	---------------------------------------------------
  	  $966.26	Total Received at Officers Meeting 

Trustees Report:
The Trustees recommended that the bills be paid. 

Chancellor’s Report:
No report 

Sick & Deceased:
Please keep the following people in your prayers: Sick –Stanley “Danny” Daniello, Candace Olds, Joan Fiscus, Bob Estright, Mike Hastings, Liz Siani, and Barbara Thompson
Deceased – NTR

Programs: (Program Director Harry Lis)
	1. Recruitment continues
	2. Knighthood Banquet was great; thanks to all who helped / attended 
	3. Council Picnic on Saturday 26 July 2014 at PGK Tim Lynch’s house; 6 PM; bring a dish or desert
	4. TCP meeting next Tuesday 15 July 2014
	5. Automated phone calls now in operation
	6. Shed & closet were cleaned; thanks to Jerry and Greg
	7. Friar fest at St. Anthony Shrine; Friday 11 July 2014; $10/person
	8. Looking for someone to lead the Tootsie Roll Drive
	9. Columbus Day Ball; table has been reserved; let GK know if you want to go
	10. Installation on Saturday 2 August 2014 at 7 PM at WLIFC; officers need to attend; let Sonny know if you can’t attend (officers)

Remember to check the Council web site (kofccolumbiamd.org/) for the latest news. 

Unfinished Business: 
	Remember to put 5% of the profits from fundraisers into the Building Fund and 5% in the Council Brothers Support Fund. 

New Business: 
	Under the Amount category, G = money to come from General Fund, C = money to come from Charity Fund, and B = money to come from Building Fund. Unless otherwise noted, all motions were approved by voice vote with no objections. 

Motion				Amount	Proposed By	Seconded By
1. Pay the bills (see above)		--------- G	Trustees
2. HC Pregnancy Center		$200.00 C	Andy Stack	Bill Kotraba
3. Little Sisters of the Poor		$150.00 C	Garland Payne	Alan Pultyniewicz

Schedule of activities for next fraternal year is posted on the web site. 

Insurance Agent’s Report: (Larry Prior; 410-823-3800 – Marlowe Agency)
Larry said he is happy to be associated with Columbia Council and looks forward to meeting Brother Knights and their families. 

District (#23) Deputy’s Report:  Howard Johnson (DD23) & Nick Clemems (DW23)
-	Greetings from the State; 
-	Pleased to be the District Deputy and to welcome all Councils to the District
-	Program seminars are coming up; please plan to attend one of them;
-	Past State Deputy testimony coming up; 
-	State Picnic 13 September 2014;
-	Special Olympics Day for K of C 27 September 2014;
-	State Council is sponsoring a trip to Boston; see GK or DD for details; 
-	Need number of Tootsie Roll boxes
-	GK seminar coming up this weekend (12/13 July)
-	New State Deputy wants every Council to succeed (and all Districts also)
-	Reports due 1 August 2014
-	Audit due 15 August 2014
-	Recruiting goal: 1 new member/Council/month
-	Keep recruiting; fraternal year isn’t over yet;
-	Remember that we are a faith-based organization
-	Remain under the care of Mary

Good of the Order:

Enjoy the company and refreshments. From our Chaplain: Last Sunday’s gospel (come rest in me; take up my yoke/burden) is very appropriate for summer; summer is vacation / rest time; remember that we are not in charge – God is in charge; rest in the Lord.

A closing prayer was said by the Council, the ode was skipped; and the meeting was closed at 9:10 PM.

Submitted by the Recorder