Monthly Newsletter

Dear Brother Knights,

We have turned the clocks back, it is getting colder outside, some of our snowbirds have already flown the coop, and it's time to start making holiday plans!  Can you believe it?

Completed events:  mid-Oct thru mid-Nov

• Tootsie Roll Drive Oct 5-7, raised ~$4,300 for Discovery Living.  
• Trunk & Treat 10/29, had over 100 Trunk & Treaters!  Had 11+ decorated vehicles passing out candy!  Record participation for both!  Nice job Zaugg’s organizing & Dennis with signage!
• KC Breakfast 11/6, much better attendance, did not have to buy as many supplies, made over $600! 

Upcoming events: 

• Blood Drive 11/19, had great participation in Sep, let’s blow past that in Nov!  The holidays are a heavy demand season, so please support if you are able.
• Thanksgiving 11/24  Happy Thanksgiving!  Give thanks for all we have!
• Senior Christmas Party 12/1 please contact Mauri Kouri if you are willing to support / volunteer
• Family Christmas Party 12/3 please contact Mike Toczylowski if you would like to attend or are willing to support / volunteer. 
• KC Breakfast 12/4 after 8:30 & 10:30 Masses.  Mauri Kouri is our captain (thanks Mauri). If you can support in the kitchen, serving, or cleanup, it would be greatly appreciated.  Regardless, please attend. Invite your friends/neighbors and meet your fellow parishioners and help recruit some new Knights! 
• KC Council meeting 12/14 6pm in Thaddeus Hall.  Will be short, est 30-mins!
• Adult Christmas Party 12/4 6:30pm Thaddeus Hall.  after Council mtg.  Spouses encouraged. Please bring dish to share.  Will have a ‘white elephant’ gift exchange, $10-$15 wrapped gift to exchange per person (spouse encouraged to participate as well).  Will randomly draw order, each gift can to stolen max of 3 times.

Other council news: 

• Breakfast Captains needed!  Have openings for Dec,  Jan, & May.  
• Fish Fry needs: Captains, morning, afternoon, kitchen crew members needed!  If you are willing and able to support any of these needs, please contact me.  
• Bingo, unfortunately received notice from IRS that our application was not accepted.  Have reached out to reopen, eta for decision is 45-days, which is 12/18!  Plan to reach out before to see if we can get a decision earlier!   
• Have a motion to update multiple By-Laws, including raising annual dues.  Plan to vote on motion at December meeting.  

Article I, Sec. 3  (Change)

• The annual dues of members shall be $30.00 (amend to $35.00), excepting honorary members who shall pay $9.00 (amend to $10.00), and honorary life members who shall pay nothing.

Article VII, Sec. 6 - Building Fund  (Remove)

• $4.70 from each member’s annual dues from those members paying full dues, shall be deposited in the Building Fund.  Half of all profits of all fund-raising projects, unless the project is designated for a specific purpose, will be deposited in the Building Fund.  The Building Fund, together with the interest there on, shall be maintained for the purpose of providing and maintaining a permanent home for the Council.

Article VII, Sec. 3 - Funds  (Change)

• No money in excess of $100.00 (amend to $250.00) shall be paid or transferred from the Treasury of this Council, except such moneys as the Council is called upon to regularly pay for it’s current expenses and as provided by the Laws of the Order or for purposes approved by the Supreme Council or Board of Directors, unless by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting at a regular business meeting held subsequent to a regular business meeting at which notice in writing of a resolution of intention to pay or transfer such money and the purpose and amount to be paid or transferred shall have been given and regularly read.

Article IV, Sec. 1  (Change)

• Regular meetings of the council shall be held on the second and fourth Tuesday (amend to the second Wednesday only) of each month.
• ….All meetings shall commence at 8:00 pm (amend to 7:00 pm).  Twelve (amend to 10) members shall constitute a quorum at business meetings.
• Knight of the month; Jerry Mackey!  created / donated trophies for ‘Keep Christ in Christmas’ poster contest and Free-Throw shoot!  Look fabulous!  Thanks Jerry!
• Family of the month; Chris Zaugg family!  Barb, Chris & Blake organized the KC Breakfast, and Trunk & Treat.  Nov Breakfast was a great success and Trunk & Treat was a record turnout!  Thanks, once again, the Zaugg family!

Looking ahead:

• We still have openings for Breakfasts Captains, Fish Fries morning, afternoon and kitchen crews!
• Christmas parties: Senior Party 12/1, Family (kids) Party 12/3, Adult Party 12/14.  

misc:

• With a heavy heart, I am passing along the news that Judy Weber passed away.  Visitation is Monday 11/14 Brosh Chapel 4-7pm, Funeral Tuesday 11/15 10am St Judes.  Our deepest sympathies to the family.  Please show our brother Marv and the Weber family our best support.

Vivet Jesus

Jeff Robinson

Grand Knight