Knights of Columbus

Council 14425

Minutes of Meeting

July 06, 2017

The Council was called to order at 7:10 PM by Grand Knight Bob Gaubert and opened with a prayer and pledge to the flag. The minutes of the preceding meeting were presented by GK Bob Gaubert. A motion to approve the minutes as presented was make by Jerry Landkamer, 2nd by Greg Hennigan. Motion was approved.

Roll Call of Officers:

Present: Chaplain, Grand Knight, Deputy Grand Knight, Chancellor, Recorder, Financial Secretary, Lecturer, Advocate, Inside Guard, Outside Guard, 3rd Year Trustee, 1st Year Trustee

Absent: Treasurer, Warden, 2nd Year Trustee

Admissions Committee Report:

Chairman Don Nye presented two Form 100s for consideration. The first was a transfer for Deacon John Duffield, the second a new admission request for Hayne Palmer. After a discussion of the merits of each applicant a motion to approve both applications was made by Bob Costantino, 2nd by Jerry Landkamer. Motion passed.

Introduction of New Officers:

Incoming GK Bob Gaubert introduced the 2017-2018 officers: DGK, Don Williams; Chancellor, Bob Costantino; Recorder, Roger Coyne; Financial Secretary, Steve Matonak; Treasurer, Tom Golden; Advocate, Jerry Landkamer; Warden, Chris Penvose; Lecturer, Jerry Hobbs; Inside Guard, Greg Hennigan; Outside Guard, Ed O'Leary; 1st Year Trustee, Bob Kutchback; 2nd Year Trustee, Wiley Stokes; 3rd Year Trustee, Steve Noel; Membership Chairman, Don Nye.

Financial Secretary's Report:

Outgoing Financial Secretary Bob Kutchback reports that currently, through the

2016/2017 year our membership quota was 5; we added 11, lost 1 for a net gain of 10

members, 200% of quota. Our quota for insurance members was 3; we gained 5, lost 1 for a

net gain of 4. We have qualified for double Star Status. Total current membership is 90

members; 55 associate, 33 insurance, 2 inactive.

Treasurer's Report:

GK Bob Gaubert, on behalf of Treasurer, Tom Golden stated that a savings account was

opened last week with a deposit of $3,700. A check for $1,700 was written for the Youth

Group.

Community Director's Report:

Director Don Williams deferred to Roger Coyne for a report on the Gwinnett Braves

outing. Roger indicated that we had a successful outing, with about 80-85 participants. A

financial accounting is still in progress. It is estimated that our net cost for this project will be

between $200-$250.

The consensus of opinion was that the youth who were present had a great time,

however, it is questionable whether they made any connection between their free tickets and

the Knights of Columbus. Bob Costantino suggested that, in the future, we provide the youth

with a card indicating our interest in the youth so there is a connection between them and the

Knights. Perhaps doing this will also help the male youth consider joining the Knights when

eligible.

Culture of Life Director's Report:

Director Bob Costantino received an e-mail from the Council for Right to Life. In their

last campaign they were trying to get 20 additional members of Congress signed up as co-

sponsors for the Life at Conception bill that they are trying to get passed. If this bill is passed it

would become the law of the land.

Spirit ware Update:

Bob Costantino sent an e-mail to those members who signed up to be part of the sub-

committee to inventory and categorize the materials we've received so far. In the same e-mail

he asked Steve Noel, who had volunteered his home for storage of items, to take the lead on

the sub-committee and get the inventory completed. Until this is done we can't make a

decision on how we are going to sell these items.

Rose for Motherhood:

Last weekend Bob Gaubert presented the Rose for Motherhood at a baptism ceremony.

This is an emotional experience which we will definitely continue. There is a baptism scheduled

this Sunday at the 11 AM mass and one the following week at 9 AM. Both are for children of

brother Knights.

Our method of choosing a presenter has been haphazard and usually scheduled

at the last minute. Bob Gaubert suggested that we create a list of volunteer presenters for the

masses they normally attend. When we receive notification of a pending baptism we can use

the list to contact and schedule someone to make the presentation.

Jerry Landkamer suggested that we take pictures of this, and any other ceremonies we

participate in as Knights, for a permanent record.

Unfinished Business:

A committee comprised of Don Williams, Jerry Landkamer, Jerry Hobbs and Wylie Stokes

has been charged with planning for this year's Columbus Day dinner. This year the event

coincides with the 10th anniversary of our Council.

The event will be held on Sunday, October 8 and begin at the 12 noon mass which will

honor our deceased members and the widows of the parish. A sign-up sheet is being passed

around for current members to volunteer to perform all liturgical duties at the mass. We will

also have a 4th Degree Honor Guard presiding at the mass.

At the conclusion of mass each of the widows will receive a Knights of Columbus rosary

and a rose as we process to the parish hall for the luncheon.

Because of the magnitude of the event we will be inviting our District Deputy, Past

District Deputy and the State Deputy. This year our Council has accomplished double star

status. This award will be presented to us by the State Deputy at the luncheon.

Plans are to seat between 130-140 people at this luncheon. All widows of St. Anna's

will receive a free ticket to the luncheon. ( There are currently about 36 widows at our parish.)

Tickets for everyone else will cost $10 and we hope to sell 90-100 tickets. The committee is

requesting $1,000 to make necessary purchases for this function. A motion to approve this

request was made and 2nd. Motion passed and the funds allotted.

Trivia Night:

Jerry Landkamer stated that his son, Steve, wants to have a Trivia Night in August. He

suggested that we contact Steve as soon as possible so a firm date can be set. We then need to

have the date posted in the bulletin each week until that date.

New Business:

Greg Hennigan suggested that we go ahead and purchase the Square Credit Card Reader

and App so that we can accept credit cards for purchases made from our Council. GK Bob

Gaubert stated that, for security purposes, the Financial Secretary should be responsible for

maintaining the card reader. He would then issue the reader to individual Knights for use in

selling items, reader to be returned to him. Also, if the reader needs to be issued to individual

Knights, as opposed to the Council, we would need 2 people, the Financial Secretary and the

Treasurer, to be responsible. A motion to purchase the Square Reader was made and 2nd.

Motion was approved.

Grand Knight's Report:

Birthday greetings were made to those members with July birthdays: Jeffrey Craven,

Michael McGinn, Steve Landkamer, Thomas Schroll, Lyman Thompson, Jeff Rabiola, Joseph

Apiagyei and Dennis DeRock.

One of our goals for the coming year is to achieve Star Council status. This is

accomplished by achieving a number of goals during the year, which we have successfully

accomplished in the past. There will be modifications in several of these goals in the coming

year. We, as individuals in our Council, need to become more involved. It has been stated that

we lack communication. Toward this end we have created a mobile app which is already

established. GK Gaubert then completed a power point presentation outlining the various

areas in the app and how they can further increase communication. Further instructions will be

sent to each member outlining how this can be done.

Committee Chairmen for 2017/2018 are as follows: Church, Roger Coyne; Youth, Chris

Penvose; Community, Greg Hennigan; Family, Rick Robinson; Culture of Life, Bob Costantino;

Council Director, Jerry Hobbs; Public Relations, Bob Costantino, Bob Gaubert, Jerry Hobbs, Don

Williams; Program Director, Steve Noel; Membership Director, Don Nye.

Membership Retention:

There are currently 15-20 members in a suspended status. Don Nye stated that, as of

the middle of June, we had 27 members in this position. Since then 6 have come off suspension

and 4 more stated they will come off suspended status within a week. If we have to terminate

the remainder, we will have to replace them before we can begin adding 5 new members

required to achieve Star status. An emphasis needs to be placed upon knowing our members

and what is going on in their lives so that we can do what's necessary to retain them.

Social Media:

It has been suggested on several occasions that we open a Facebook account. If we are

to do this it needs to be a secure site, a private site. Thus it can be used internally as a

communication site. Having such an account would appeal to the younger generation and

attract them to joining the Knights of Columbus. Currently the average age of Knights is 58. We

need to attract younger members if we wish to remain a viable organization.

Council Projects:

As we complete our Council projects we want to also train others who will follow in our

steps. One way to do this is to create a project management template so those who follow in

the future have a plan to follow. Wiley Stokes has already done this for the St. Patrick's day

dinner and the widow's mass. The template would include how many members participate

along with their contact information, the project's objectives and timeline, as well as the goals,

investment required and the return on investment.

Financial Audit:

It is the responsibility of the Trustees to maintain the budget and audit the books, which

we don't currently do. We also don't audit the projects being completed by the Council. We

need to be more diligent in doing these things.

Good of the Order:

Father Dan led us in prayer for those listed on this month's list.

Lecturer:

Jerry Hobbs presented a You tube video describing the meaning of the various portions

of the Knights of Columbus emblem. (A written description of the meaning is attached). You

can also go onto youtube.com, search knights of columbus emblem to watch the video again.

Knight of the Year:

Outgoing Grand Knight Jerry Hobbs presented Wylie Stokes with his plaque for being

named Knight of the Year.

Chaplain's Summary:

Father Dan indicated that he is proud to be a Knight, especially at this parish. The parish

is blessed to have us Knights as well as other parishoners who are active in church affairs. He

encouraged to try to get others involved in parish activities as well.

The Knight's prayer was recited and the meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM.