November 14 2023 Minutes

Meeting Called to Order:  7 PM by  Tim Bailey
Number in attendance: 21

Roll Call:
Chap Fr John Anderson Present
Lecture      Open
GK Tim Bailey Present
Adv Jared Gorka Present
DGK Lee Brown Present
Warden John Linneman Present
Chanc Dennis Mitchell Present
In Guard Ed Zimmerman Absent
Recorder Larry Gee Present
Out Guard John Zipperer Present
Fin Secr Jeff Williams Present
Trust 3rd Yr Phillip Mills Present
Treas Doug Mills Absent
Trust 2nd Yr Troy Schmidt Absent
Trust 1st Yr Al Linden Present

​Approval of Minutes from Oct. 10, 2023, Meeting:  Don / Al    Approved.
 
Chaplain’s Message:  At the conclusion of the Memorial Mass for our departed Knights of Columbus members this evening, Father expressed appreciation for the reading of the names of our departed members while at Mass.  In addition, this thought was encapsulated in Father’s homily:  In doing charity work or volunteering, don’t do it for a pat on the back, do it because you feel it is needed and for giving back to the church and community.
 
Grand Knight Report: 

• Thank you to all who attended the Columbus Day Dinner. Great meal. Many great causes to support/fund. Very good turnout:  55+ people.
• Many thanks to the volunteers for Punt, Pass, & Kick / Marathon It / Fall Festival / and Bingo. 

• Congratulations: Al & Mary Jo Lingen for Family of the Year; Phillip Mills for Knight of the Year.
• We have two new brothers:  Larry Amundson & Travis Broten     Welcome!    Thank you to all who assisted with the Exemplification at St. Pats. It was my (Tim’s) first one as Grand Knight.

 
Membership Director:
Shawn Fox: Currently working with members of Wednesday AM group for membership.
 
Program Director:

• Fourth Degree meeting on Nov. 21
• For our Christmas meeting, Dec. 12, same time & please bring dish to pass.
• Fourth Degree Xmas Party  Dec. 15
• Blood Drive, Dec. 19                           *  5th Sunday – Dec. 31

Trustees: no report
 
4th degree: no report
 
Field agent
Shawn:  We just had Veteran’s Day. Remembered everyone as a Veteran. How am I going to be remembered? How is my family going to remember me?  As we approach the season of giving, this is something you can impact during the giving season. As Father said, don’t do good deeds for the pat on the back, do it for very intentional personal reasons. Think about investing in the Knights of Columbus life insurance or retirement accounts. Until your family may need the life insurance, the money ($185 million), is helping people around the world. So, as you are taking inventory of your goals, please include Knight of Columbus in your thought process.
 
District deputy:
Next month:

• Diocesan meeting on Dec. 9 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Cameron.   Bishop Powers will be speaking. Starting with a core session. Then explaining what just happened.
• Will be collecting sentiments for seminarians at that meeting. Not sending it to District Deputies meeting the preceding week. Councils can decide how they want to do it.
• Bring a rosary with you – a question will be asked.  If don’t have it, you will be asked to kick in a couple dollars into a collection and you will be presented with a replacement rosary at that time.  
• Incentives for the council:  if you get 5 new members by Dec. 25, you can get $100 off your per capita. It is retro back to Nov. 1. Only need three more members.
• Knights of Columbus has reached a milestone: distributed over one million coats for kids.  
• St. Joseph icon will be here last week of April until second week of May – approximately three weeks.
• Still looking for Badger Bulletins submissions. Councils can send pictures, articles, etc., so they can highlight some of the councils around the state. They also borrow photos from council’s websites.
• Question regarding receipt of tootsie roll checks. Some councils are asking Mark about the same.  Mark will investigate.  

 
Unfinished business:  none
 
 
 
New Business:

• IC Christmas Fair  Dec. 3       Knights will host a recruitment table. Will be asking for volunteers for Sat eve and Sunday. Main event is Sunday after 9 AM mass.
• Knights will be donating a basket. Motion to donate a basket for $200:  Pat / Don. Approved.
• Eucharistic Trip in July, 2024. Motion to pay to pay Father’s expenses:  Jeff / Al     Tabled until next month for official vote.
• Need a check made out to the City of NR for beer license.
• Sunday, Dec. 17, seminarian dinner here.  KC members volunteering to run bar. Social hour begins approximately 4 or 4:30 PM.
• Fish Fry:  Tim will be talking with volunteers from last year. Perhaps March 8 & 22, 2024
• Phil received group information on St. Paul Saints tickets on sale for next July or August. Will work with Father for actual numbers of attendees.
• Christmas poster contest is coming up. More later.

 
Good of order:
Family of month:   Dennis and Jackie Mitchell
Knight of the month:   Don Schoenherr
 

• James Wonka (Centuria area) passed away Oct. 13 in Georgetown Township.  James (Jim) is Troy Schmidt’s father-in-law
• Jim Utecht fell
• Bishops meeting this week:  pray for them
• Kathy Measner: transplant surgery, bone marrow
• Louis Dabruzzi
• Pat Cernohous
• Shawn Fox
• Mark Casey

 
Still searching for a lecturer.
  
Winner of Pot of Gold:  Tom Dahl
Winner of Jackpot:  Al Lingen