Knights of Columbus Council 7559
Minutes for the Meeting on
11 November 2014

Council Web Site: koccolumbiamd.org
St. John the Evangelist Parish: www.sjerc.org
District Web Site: TBD
MD State Web Site: www.kofc-md.org
Supreme Web Site: www.kofc.org
Councils in District 23: St. Frances of Assisi Council 12524 (Fulton), St. John Neumann Council 11618 (Elkridge), and Fr. Bernard Harding Council 12180 (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 14 October 2014 (which were posted on the web site) were approved after the name of the Program Director was changed from Harry Lis to Peter Diggs. The roll of officers was taken as specified below (P=Present, E=Excused, & A=Absent). 

E	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 Nick Clemens
P	Advocate Tim Lynch
P	Warden Greg Strakna
P	Guard Greg Friend
E	Guard Gary Stradone
E	Guard Joseph Toyang
E	3rd Year Trustee Boni Nwugwo
P	2nd Year Trustee Garland Payne
P	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
	David Hervos Viteri	St. John		New

Degree:
	Note that Robert Cowen and Curtis Obike received the First and Second Degrees of the Order on Tuesday 28 October 2014. 

Grand Knight’s Report:
All brothers were welcomed and the following items were mentioned.
- The GK thanked all the veterans in the audience for their service to our country
- In conjunction with St. John Parish St. Vincent DePaul Society; the Council will host a spaghetti dinner on Sunday 16 November 2014 at the Oakland Mills Interfaith Center (OMIFC); help is needed
- Thanks to all the Brothers who helped with the various activities in October and November including the Soccer Shootout, the Hispanic Heritage Mass, the Council Memorial Mass, and the October Fest (special thanks to PGK Tim Lynch who oversaw the successful October Fest)
- The First Degree and Second Degrees on 28 October 2014 went well; thank to all who helped/attended
- Council will be selling Christmas Cards this year; probably the last time as sales have dwindled; sales will be on 22/23 and 29/30 November 2014 after mass
- Council Christmas Party Saturday 13 December 2014 at the Friary, begins with a mass at 6 PM
- St. Alphonsus Council Bull & Oyster Roast on Saturday 22 November 2014; see GK for details
- Note: no second meetings (normal social meetings) in November and December
- All brother knights need to take the Archdiocese STAND training (working with children); see GK for details
- 16 November 2014 Spaghetti Supper 2:30 to 6 PM OMIFC 
- 16 November 2014 State Memorial Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church; begins at 1 PM
- 25 November 2014 Social meeting 7:30 PM WLIFC - CANCELLED
- 27 November 2014 Thanksgiving Day
- 1 December 2014 Officers meeting 7:30 PM Zapata’s Mexican Restaurant, Columbia
- 8 December 2014 Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- 9 December 2014 Business meeting 8 PM WLIFC
- 12 December 2014 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- 13 December 2014 Council Christmas Party at Friary, begins with a mass at 6 PM
- 23 December 2014 Social meeting 7:30 PM WLIFC – CANCELLED
- 25 December 2014 Christmas
- 1 January 2015 Holy Day and New Year’s Day

- 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:		$1,726.33
	Charity Fund:  	$1,905.25 
	Building Fund: 	$15,632.41 

The Grand Knight read receipts from the Treasurer to the Financial Secretary in the sum of $1,053.00 which represents receipts from the previous meeting in October 2014. The Grand Knight also read the Treasurer’s voucher of deposit for $1,053.00 which matched the receipts. 

Bills:
The following bills were read and submitted to the Trustees.
	Amount	Name			Rational
	1. $436.15	Jerry Carville		Picnic, Installation, October Fest expenses
	2. $84.15	Gary Stradone		Food for meeting
	3. $130.29	Alan Pultyniewicz	Memorial Mass, Spaghetti Dinner expenses
	4. $34.81	Greg Strakna		Food expenses

Total is $685.40

Communications:
Thank you letters: Tara Watts (thanking Council for supporting Stanley Daniello’s family)
Other Correspondence: MD Coalition Against Pornography newsletter
Activities: State Memorial Mass on Sunday 16 November 2014 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Mitchellville; reading of necrology beginning at 1:30, PM followed by mass, please try to be there by 1 PM – see GK or DD for details on all these activities; 
Merchandise: 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. $85.00	Donations in Stanly Daniello’s name
       	--------------	---------------------------------------------------
  	  $85.00	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 –, Joan Carville, Candace Olds, Joan Fiscus, Bob Estright, Mike Hastings, Liz Siani, and Barbara Thompson
Deceased – Stanley Daniello

Programs: (Program Director Peter Diggs)
	1. Council Christmas Party, Saturday 13 December 2014 at the Friary; begin with a mass at 6 PM; cost is to be determined, between $30 and $35/person; no charge for Council widows
	2. October Fest went well; thanks to all Brothers who attended/helped; raised $1,250 
	3. Collected $1,107 for Tootsie Roll campaign; thanks to all who helped
	4. Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday 16 November 2014 at OMIFC between 4 and 6 PM; helpers needed beginning at 2:30 PM; Clean-up crew needed as we must be out of the room by 6:30 PM
	5. Irish Festival held on weekend of 8 November 2014; TCP band raised $1,000 for TCP

Remember to check the Council web site (koccolumbiamd.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 Charity 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. Columbia Pregnancy Center	$200.00 C	Andy Stack	Jerry Carville
3. Fr. Donahue charity		$100.00 C	Alan Pultyniewicz	Bill Kotraba
4. St. Vincent DePaul Society		$200.00 C	Peter Diggs	Bill Kotraba

GK created a committee to review the original changes to the bylaws and propose an annex for Council operating procedures instead of changing the bylaws. This approach gives Council additional flexibility and helps keep bylaws standard across different Knights of Columbus Councils. Recorder, Advocate, Financial Secretary, and Deputy Grand Knight will be on the committee with Recorder chairing. 

Insurance Agent’s Report: (Larry Prior; 410-823-3800 – Marlowe Agency)
NTR 

District (#23) Deputy’s Report:  Howard Johnson (DD23) & Nick Clemens (DW23); DD gave report
-	Greetings from the State; 
-	State Theme: Be Not Afraid, Our Faith is Our Courage;
-	Thanks for the support provided to the Tootsie Roll Drive;
-	Council Memorial Mass was very nice; 
-	Christmas Poster contest underway, entrees due by 1 December;
-	Overall recruiting goal: 1 new member/Council/month;
-	First & second degrees on 28 October 2014 went well; thanks for hosting;
-	Keep recruiting; Columbia Council’s goal is 12 new members and 4 new insurance members;
-	New 1st Degree members are eligible for Shining Armor Award; must recruit 3 new member, attend 3 business meetings, and obtain Third Degree – all within one year of receiving a First Degree.  
-	Shining Knight Award, similar to Shining Armor Award, also available; 
-	Surge for Service reports due first week in December to DD;
-	State & Supreme scholarship now available; see DD for details; scholarship offered high school/college  
-	Happy Thanksgiving!
-	Please remain active in the council and the community;
-	Please support State Charity Fund;
-	Remember that we are a faith-based organization;
-	Remain under the care of Mary and pray the rosary

Good of the Order:

Enjoy the company and refreshments. Ron Hassan, State Program and Membership Director for our District, was in attendance. He mentioned that we must recruit members, but also need to keep them active. Consider explaining our insurance to a prospective member. He is here to help the Council recruit/sustain/grow the members. From our Lecturer: Thanks to all the military veterans out there. Consider saying a prayer for veterans. 

A closing prayer was said by the Council, the ode was skipped; and the meeting was closed at 9:05 PM.

Submitted by the Recorder