06/04/2024 – Officer Meeting Minutes

St. Joseph, Patron of The Church #18037

Minutes of the Officer’s Meeting Held on
June 4, 2024
www.illinoisknights.org
www.jolietassembly0204.org

Call to Order: 7:06 PM

Opening Prayer&Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

Officers in Attendance:

Chaplain	Fr. Michael Magiera	E	3Yr. Trustee	Andrew Pavlis	P
Grand Knight	JamesHoluj Jr.	P	2Yr. Trustee	John Glennon	P
Deputy Grand Knight-Program Director	Paul Ward	E	1Yr. Trustee	Brian Holuj	P
Chancellor-Membership Chairman	Michael Lamlech	P	Inside Guard	JamesHoluj Sr.	P
Lecturer-Family Chairman	Erik Jurgens	E	Outside Guard	Ralph Orozco, Sr.	P
Financial Secretary-Pro Life Chairman	Randall Norman	P
Warden	Stanley Malnar	P
Recorder	Julian Jankowski	P
Treasurer	Charles Safiran	P	P-Present; A-Absent; E-Excused
Advocate	Nicholas LaBanca	E	*Serving as Pro Temp Officer

Recognition of Guests and Dignitaries

Dignitaries: State Community Director Michael Enos

Honored Guests: N/A

Grand Knight’s Report:

The Grand Knight offered his thanks to Brian Holuj and Michael Enos for making this Zoom Meeting Possible. For the upcoming elections, the nomination slate has been submitted. Elections will be held on June 18^th. Anyone that is at least a Knight of the 3^rd Degree in good standing is eligible to run for office. This includes Brs. Eric Hanson and William Benjamin who were inducted into the 3^rd Degree just before the last council meeting on May 21^st.

The Corpus Christi Procession was well-received. He gave a thank you to the Rockdale Fire Department.

A new movie called “Jesus Thirsts” was released in theaters today and will run to the 6^th of June.

The Knights will host a membership drive on June 9^th. Anyone who is available is strongly encouraged to participate.

The Knights of Columbus requires insurance for fundraising events. Accordingly, the Grand Knight opened discussion regarding this council purchasing a policy which would cover a host of events, instead of only covering ID-Drive-type events.

Officer’s Reports:

• Chaplain (Fr. Michael Magiera):
• Deputy Grand Knight (Paul Ward):
• Chancellor (Michael Lamlech):
  • In Membership, the Chancellor met with a prospect (Anthony Ciarlette) about him joining the Knights of Columbus.
• Recorder (Julian Jankowski):
  • The Recorder noted that a new executive board was voted in the 4^th Degree Assembly. He also noted that the Joliet Chapter meeting to be held on July 28^th has been moved from St. Margret Mary in Naperville to Sts. Peter & Paul in Naperville due to a need for more space.
• Financial Secretary (Randy Norman):
  • Since the last council meeting on May 21^st, he received $25 from the 50/50 raffle in cash. He also has received a warrant to pay a bill for $25.43 and another warrant for $5 to pay a bill from Supreme. He opened discussion on what to do with a knight that was delinquent on his dues for 2 years, getting membership cards to this council’s new recruits and handle their dues and the need to get the officers compliant with the requirements provided by Safe-Environment.
• Treasurer (Charles Safiran):
  • The Treasurer will put together the financial record for his successor and will organize the affairs of Treasury in such a way that it will make audits easier.
• Lecturer (Erik Jurgens):
• Advocate (Nicholas LaBanca):
• Warden (Stanley Malnar):
• Trustees (Given by Brian Holuj and John Glennon):
  • Trustee Brian Holuj was in France. From his trip he can report a record number of baptisms and military recruits among his connections. He also reported that the Head of the Knights of Columbus in France is paying attention to our council and was happy with our Corpus Christi Procession.
  • Trustee John Glennon mentioned that the Coalition for Cancelled Priests Conference will run from June 21^st-22^nd and encouraged any knight that could to attend.
• [Other Reports as needed]

Program Reports:

• Faith:
  • The Recorder noted that the Feast of St. Anne with festivities will take place at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in St. Anne, IL on July 26^th. The noon mass will be a Tridentine High Mass.
  • He also found the Sarum Use Graduale and showed it to the other officers.
• Family: There was discussion on making a webpage for the Knights of Columbus family efforts.
• Respect Life (Randall Norman):
  • The Knights of Columbus will be praying outside of abortion facilities in Flossmoor, Orland Park, Lagrange, Mokena and other places on June 19^th.
  • The Illinois Bridges Campaign will be attended by the Knights on July 26^th and September 21^st.
  • There will be a Mass for the Unborn in September at 1 PM.
• Committees:
  • Web Site (Andrew Pavlis):None.

Unfinished Business:

A committee will be assembled to find people to make the name tags for our chapter for the Knights of Columbus.

New Business:None.

Good of the Order: LT Lee, Mike Enos, Corp. John Morrisson, Leo Anastopoulos, Scott McCreary, Gilbert Gamboa, the Carmelite Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Louis, MO, Brayden & Veronica (Andrew Pavlis’s family friends), Nicole Kundrat.

Closing Prayer

Adjourned: 8:05 PM

Meeting Notes Prepared by Br. Julian Jankowski