COUNCIL 13754 Agenda, Jan 2, 2007

1)      Start Meeting

a)      Please Kneel; Brother Wallace / Hafner will lead us in the Last Three Decades of the Sorrowful Mysteries.

i)        Call to order- Please Sit

b)      GK-Brothers we are about to open this council in the first section. All persons not having received the honors of membership in the first section shall please retire from the chamber.  The doors shall now be closed and the guards assume their positions.

2)      Warden’s report on Membership Card GK- Worthy Warden, do you vouch that all present are in procession of their current membership card, 2006?  Ans: Warden-Worthy Grand Knight (Salute) I vouch that all present are in possession of the current membership card.  (Salute GK-Salute Warden then sits)

3)      Please Kneel, Prayer GK- Brothers let us invoke the Divine blessing by repeating the Lord’s Prayer. Worthy Chaplin/Br Wallace would you lead us in prayer?

4)      Please Stand,  Pledge of Allegiance-

a)      Worthy Warden. Would you lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance?

b)      Please Sit

5)      Roll call of Officers GK- the Worthy Recorder will call the roll of officers & the Worthy Warden will report attendance.

6)      Attention

i)        Reading of the Minutes of Previous Meeting: GK- Worthy Recorder, (Salute) please read the minutes of the previous meeting.

b)      Recorder reads the minutes

c)      GK- Are there any corrections to the minutes?

i)        If present recognize, Father Bob.

ii)      If present recognize, Worthy District Deputy Ray Gardea, Insurance Agent Louie Navarro & Worthy GK Joe Mimnaugh, #9899.

7)      Report of the Admissions Committee- GK- The chair now calls for the report of the Admissions Committee. Admissions Committee Chairman Mashburn reports admissions activity then says “the Applications for membership are ready to be read.”

8)      Balloting for Membership

9)      Reading of notices of Applications in other councils.

10)  Grand Knight’s Report

      a) Read Encl 2 - Copies are available if you desire to make a donation to send “ The Wartime Prayer Book” to our troops in the Middle East (A project of The Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation).          

11)  (O) Chaplain’s Report – Fr. Bob    

12)  Treasurer’s Report- Brother Art

13)  Reading by the Financial Secretary of Receipts of Treasurer to Financial Secretary

14)  Reading of Bills and Communications & FS’s Report (audit)

15)  Report of Committees- Worthy Deputy GK Brother Dave is out of town on Business

16)  Church- Br Whitlock is out of Town- Discuss: A.1^st Friday Adoration. B. Sales of Magnets & Cards C. Prayer Tree

17)  Community- Brother McGinty Discuss:

     a)      Special Olympics.

18)  Council – Br Ciaffone discuss

           a) KofC Bi-Annual Knight Nomination

           b) Corporation Mass & Breakfast to incl memorialservice for deceased members in Jan/Feb.

           c) Golf Tournament on May 25, 2007

           d) Salvation Army Bell Ringers

19)  Family- Br Griffin

a)      Status of Turkey Donations for Christmas.

b)      Status of Toys for Kids

c)     Bi-Annual KofC  Family Nomination

20)  Youth- Brother Perkowski – Discuss:

a)      Basketball Free Throw Contest.            

21)  Ministry to the Sick-

a)      Need Volunteer and Prayer’s needed

22)  Membership Blitz- Status, Br’s. McCluskey & Moreno

23)  16. Unfinished Business

a)      Sign up for Council Badges $6.50 (inc. S&H), Br Courtney has ordered badges for Br’s Sands & Tom.

b)      Sign up for Council Shirts S-XL=$20.50; XXL=$22.50; XXXL=$24.50.  We need 6 more to complete an order.

c)      Any Brother’s that have not met with our new Insurance Agent please make arrangements with Brother Louie Navarro.

d)     Membership –

i)        Carry Form 100’s on person and in car at all times.

ii)      Ask prospects to join.

e)       Sent out up-dated 1st Adoration hours of Jan 5,2007

                                  *January 5, 2007

24)  New Business

            a)      Sign up for receipt of Seminary Raffle tickets

            b)      Receive Dues Bill for next year  

            c)     Irene Wallace is going to publish our 1st Bi-Annual News Letter in Jan 2007 Need input ASAP.

                         d) Requirring action in near future:

25)  January 2007

a)      1-Apr    Seminar Raffle Tickets, Church Committee, Br Pat

b)      1-Apr    365 Fund, Council Committee, Br Ciaffone

26)  1^st Friday Adoration, Church Committee, Br Pat

a)      6-Mar   Basketball Special Olympics     

      b)  Award Fireman of Year Bond to Active & Reserve, Community Committee, Br. McGinty

27) February 2007 

       a)   2-Feb 1st Friday Adoration, Church Committeem Br Pat/McCluskey.

              Policeman of the Year, Community Committee, Br McGinty/McCluskey

              Quartly KoC Corporate Communion & Breakfast & Memorial to Deaceased Members

               Track & Field Special Olympics, Community Committee, Br McGinty

28)  Insurance Agent Report- Br Navarro Please Report, Need a Council Insurance Rep.

a)      District Deputy’s Report- D5DD Ray

29)  (O). GK Joe Mimnaugh Comment’s

a)      Good of the Order

b)      GK- Brother’s before proceeding to the Good of the Order, let me ask: Does any brother present know of a member of this council, or an unassisted brother of the Order, sick or in distress?

c)      The next meeting will be on Jan 2, 2007 here at Falcon Ridge Hotel. 

d)     Closing Prayer

i)        Please Kneel

ii)      Please Sit

GK- I now declare this meeting adjourned.

Brother Jim McCluskey, GK

Mesquite Council #13754

Location Of Our Meetings

Business meetings are held once a month, on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:15 pm at the 1030 W Pioneer Blvd. Mesquite, NV 89027; except for the months of June through August.  Meetings begin with the Rosary at 6:15 pm and may have a speaker on topics that are of importance.