Minutes of the August 11, 2005, Meeting

 

ROLL CALL

 

Chaplain                                   Excused

GK                                         Excused

DGK                                        Present – Conducted Meeting

Chancellor                                Excused

Warden                                    Present

Recorder                                  Excused

Lectuuer                                   Present

Advocate                                 Excused

Treas.                                                   Present

Fin. Sec.                                   Excused

Inside Guard                            

Chaplins & Hirshberg   Present            

Outside Guard

Hyatt                                        Excused

Clement                                    Present

Trustees

Murrow                                    Present

Waskiewicz                              Present

Gonzales                                  Excused

 

Motion made to suspend the reading of the minutes.  Seconded.  All present vote yea.  Reading of the minutes of the July 28th meeting suspended.

 

Brief discussion of how nice the 1st and 2nd degrees were at the last meeting.

 

Discussion of raffle tickets and the fact that we have sold the original 1,500 tickets the council received.  The council is now in the process of trying to sell the next batch of 1,500 tickets.

 

Mr. Coulson has received the 100 tickets he requested.

 

Larry Smialek will oversee the raffle that is to be done on August 12, 13, 14th.  This was later changed because Larry was to be out of town that weekend.

 

Jerry Murrow will take care of getting the vehicle.

 

DGK  notes that ticket sales will close 10/1 because 10/8 is the Columbus Day Ball.

 

During the discussion on the tickets, there was mention of the action by the Trustees putting a hold on all expenses.  Currently the council does not work ball games anymore and has no source of income.  It can no longer afford to support its charities without some sort of fund raising.

 

The installation of new officers will be on 8/27.  All members are asked to respond about whether they are coming to the installation at the following number 410-586-0317.  Steve’s wife is overseeing the food, but members are encouraged to bring deserts.

 

Warden makes announcement that he needs to collect the jewels so that they will be available for the next officers and for handing them out at the installation.

 

Listing of State events mentioned by DGK that are upcoming:  MD State Council 8/27/05

Softball game – 8/28

Charity golf tournament – 9/16

MD Football Game – knights game – MD vs Virginia  --  deadline for ticket purchase is 9/1 –tickets are $27 and the game is on 10/1

 

New council polo shirts are available – they are white with a logo

Our great Grand Knight has indicated that those members of the council who show up at two ticket sells will get the shirt free.  Otherwise shirts will cost $20.

 

No Chaplains Report

 

Treasurer’s Report attached to paper minutes and submitted with this paper version to Recorder.  Highlights of Treasurer Report – total deposits of $993.50  Disbursements of $1,517.81  account balance of $1,389.77 PLUS $267.50 in raffle receipts leaves an account balance of $1,122.27 as of 07/31/05.

 

No Fin. Sec. Report

 

Rpt. Of the Trustees – Suspended payment of $200 to the Assembly at the last meeting.  We now have the money, so the Trustees note that the bill to the Assembly should be paid.  $700 to tomb of unknown soldiers is a bill that should paid.

 

No Chancellor’s Report

 

DGK notes that the Program Seminar is being held on 8/31/05 at Sacred Heart Parish at 7:30 p.m.  All officers are to meet in the St. John Vianney parking lot at 6:15 p.m. to carpool to the seminar.  He also noted the importance of attending.

 

Old Business

 

Decided that the picnic will not be held at the Marine Museum.

 

The picnic will be held the last weekend in September – September 24th or 25th

 

The month of September, the council will be doing a drive to collect monies for the support of the seminarians.  We will be seeking donations from the parishioners of the three parishes we serve.  Fr. Daly has committed the monies collected from the poor box the weekend of September 24th/25th.  The council needs at least $1,800 to support the seminarians.  Fr. Daly has suggested that we have one of the seminarians we support speak briefly at the end of the Masses on this weekend.  A discussion ensues regarding how this can be done.  Larry Smialek agrees to make the necessary contacts and will either have a seminarian or the head of vocations speak.  Failing that, some other arrangement will be made.

 

Discussion of creating a standing committee to work on establishing a permanent home for the council – probably at St. John Vianney in the basement.  Larry Smialek is heading the effort and is talking to Jack McFadden re activities.  The renovation of the basement was delayed for 1 year by the Finance Committee of the Parish Council.

 

New Business

 

Motion to pay bills.  Seconded and approved by voice vote by all present.

 

Discussion of the possibility of having a Bull Roast.  Initially a date of October 13th was set as the date, but this was determined later in the discussion not to be practical.  Larry Donnelly raised the fact that you need at least 6 months preparation time to get everything in place and to properly advertise the event.  Without proper advertisement, the event, as a fund raiser will fail.  Larry Smialek and the GK will begin discussions on marketing and Larry will head this effort.  Larry Donnelly will, as always, do the food.

Larry Donnelly could not emphasize enough the great and persuasive need for an active and energetic marketing campaign.  There was also some mention of the need to check out what is necessary concerning having liability insurance.

 

Discussion of Fr. Jordan’s planning on having a large vocational effort.  He is expecting the knights to support a dinner, which has been scheduled for October 16th.  There will be a 4 p.m., Mass followed by the dinner.  He is expecting 40 priests to be present to talk about vocations and Fr. Jordan needs cookers and people to cook.

 

Discussion of withdrawing $700 from the council savings account to pay for the memorial to the unborn that the council has agreed to fund the building of at St. John Vianney.  The memorial is to be placed in the cemetery.

 

Parish picnic for Jesus the Divine Word is 9/18, and all are invited.  It will start at 2 p.m.

 

4th Degree Report

Discussion of the Assembly’s installation and how well it was received.  Calvert council contributed $200 and we are now waiting for the contribution from Star of the Sea.

 

Need for volunteers to work color corp at an event at the Shrine where the Madonna of Vietnam will be received.  Cardinal will celebrate Mass on 8/14. 

 

 

 

Dist. Dep. Rpt.

 

Given by Ed Waskiewicz in Jim Rank’s absence.

 

Tootsie Rolls are here.  Someone needs to pick them up.

Congratulates council on its Family Awards program.

 

Good of the Order

 

Larry Donnelly talks about putting together a trip to Ireland in May.  He will provide the details later.  Right now it looks like the cost will run somewhere in the 2200 to 2400 range.

 

Membership Chair reports that on July 28th Russell Coulson made his first degree.  On that same date Jose Darahona-Roldan made his 1st and 2nd degrees, and Francis Unquvian a seminarian the council supports who is living in Romania made his 2nd degree.

 

Meeting closed at 8:45 p.m.