April 2025 Meeting Minutes
April 21, 2025
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:38 pm by Grand Knight (GK) Joe Tarallo.
Warden’s Report
All present were in possession of a current membership card.
Opening Prayer
Opening prayer was led by GK Joe Tarallo.
Pledge of Allegiance
Salute to the flag was led by the council members.
Chaplain report
Deacon Tony encouraged us to all be the best disciples of Christ for our families and our parish this Lenten season.
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
Minutes of the previous meeting were accepted on a motion by Bob Jacobs, seconded by Pierre Kernizan, approved with a unanimous vote.
Grand Knight’s Report (Joe Tarallo)
Hope everyone had a nice Easter. It was good to see such participation in Holy Week events and thanks to those who attended Stations of the Cross that the Council hosted as well as outdoor Stations.
We welcome a new members to the Council: Salvatore Baldini, Christopher Jacobson and George Suarez, who completed their CUF degree. There will be an in-person CUF at St. Mark’s in Long Valley on 4/29/2025 at 7pm. Please arrive by 6:30.
The Tootsie Roll drive for those with Intellectual Disabilities is upcoming and we need volunteers to cover all of the venues.
The Baby Bottle Drive is complete and the Blood Drive is upcoming.
State Convention – We have 9 signed up so far. Elections will be Saturday 5/17/2025.
Other upcoming events include the Eucharistic Procession in June and the Tricky Tray event in October.
The Several Sources Shelter in Ramsey is hosting a fundraiser dinner on 5/8/2025. Cost is $125 and today is the last day to sign up.
Treasurer’s Report (Wally Krake Jr.)
The Bank statement was sent to trustees. A copy can be obtained upon request.
Membership Report (Chip Sturm)
We currently have 3 candidates in the pipeline.
Financial Secretary’s Report (Gerard Petrocelli)
Financial secretary’s report is emailed in advance to Trustees for approval of expenditures.
Program Reports – Led by John Watral
Intellectual Disabilities Drive (Mike Sabella) – Will be held on April 26-27. We need volunteers to cover all time slots at all locations. Locations will be Weis in Flanders (need 2 for each shift to cover both doors), Dunkin on Rt. 46 next to Jersey Mike’s, Budd Lake Diner and St. Jude’s Church. The program is sponsored by the State Council and supports organizations including Special Olympics New Jersey, the county ARCs (for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities), Camp Recreations, local schools, independent living, and residential care facilities. The Squires have signed up for several slots on Saturday and Sunday but there are still open slots remaining.
Bingo (Mike Mallon) – Going well and have had enough coverage but need to make sure to start on time. Sign up sheets are in the back.
Soup Kitchen (Lenny Martin)– Scheduled for next week and Lenny will report back.
Blood Drive (Gerard Petrocelli) – At the April drive, we collected 172 products with 106 whole blood donations and 33 ALYX. There were 9 deferrals. This was a great result. We had good volunteer help with setup and breakdown. It takes about 2 hours to set up. June 7 is the next drive from 6:30am to 12:30pm. We need help to advertise the drive and clean up after. The need for blood donors remains important.
Dues are $25 if you have not yet paid. Membership cards are available. The dues cover the per capita charge from Supreme for advertising and liability insurance for members.
Divine Mercy Sunday is this weekend (4/27/2025) Please come and spend some time with our Lord in adoration so we have good attendance.
Eucharistic Procession – (Dan Fuller) – Hoops Mania generated ~$1,400 to defray the costs of the event.
4th Degree (Tom Rohe) – This organization focuses on Patriotism. We meet on the third Tuesday of every month. May 3, 2025 is the Pasta Dinner Event. Cost is $17 per person, $40 max for family. Pasta and meatballs are all you can eat. All proceeds support veterans. There will also be a picnic in Lyons the weekend before the Eucharistic Procession for the vets living at the VA.
Squires (Tom Rohe) – This organization is for boys ages 10-18 and focuses on serving God (the Squires provided assistance with the Outdoor Stations of the Cross on Good Friday), service our fellow Man (Easter Egg Hunt was held on Palm Sunday for 30 kids), and having fun. With respect to fun, the Squires International 100th Anniversary Convention will be held this weekend in Ottawa, Canada and will be attended by Tom, Allen and his son, Noah. This summer we will have a rafting trip.
Baby Bottle Drive – raised $2,348.50 so far, and are likely to reach $2,400. We got over 100 bottles back, so we have enough for the next drive.
RTL (Gerry Kaufhold) – The Baby Bottle Drive resulted in donations of $2,388, plus a few late donations totaling $80. The Diaper Drive is upcoming.
DD Report – Worthy DD provided the following report:
April 2025 Report (CY 2024-2025)
- Mt. Olive Council #6100 (Meeting 04/21/2025)Star Council Award Progress
| Awards Progress (as of 04/21/2025) | ||
| McGivney Award | Founders Award | Columbian Award |
| Membership Goal: 8 members; to date, 6 Prospect List Candidates: 1 | Financial Benefits Seminars[1] Quota: 2; to date, 0 (Form #11077) # Members Req’d: 0/14 | Service Program (SP 7) due 6/30/25 |
OLM Prospect List: Bro Christopher Jacobsen (4/7/25)
| Safe Environment Program (As of 04/14/2025) | |
| Compliant | Non-Compliant |
| Grand Knight, Program, Community, Family Directors, Circle | None |
| Other Criteria (Forms Submitted and Per-capita compliance) | |
| Forms 185 (6/30)/ 365 (6/30)/ 1728 (1/31)/ 1295 (2/15)/ 990 (5/15)/SP-7 (6/30) | Per Capita Compliance Balance |
| 185-Yes/365-Yes/1728-YES/1295-YES/990-No/SP-7-No | As of 4/1/2025: $0.00 |
- Sun, Apr 27: Exemplification of the Degree of Patriotism at the LaNeve’s in Haledon. Please consider taking out an Ad Journal.
- May 16-18: State Convention in Wildwood.
- Reminders
- The Free Online Membership Code BlessedMcGivney remains in effect.
- To complete and submit Form #10784 at the end of each completed program.
- Submit Form #11077 for all Financial Benefits Seminar attendees.
- Fraternal Assistance is available at any time for a Brother Knight in need.
- General
- Please continue to provide spiritual and financial support to the CPCs through ASAP and the Ultrasound Initiative, our needy families and Food Pantries through the Helping Hands and Food for Families Programs, our teens through the KofC Scholarships, and to your deacon candidates, seminarians and religious novices through our RSVP program, and please acknowledge their sacrifices through letters of appreciation. For any Council that donated to ASAP, please ensure you complete the ASAP paperwork to get the $100 matching from Supreme (KofC.org/ASAP).
- Fraternal Leader Advisory (FLA) (04/17/25)
- Review kofc.org/training for upcoming training sessions; and stay informed of featured Programs, and upcoming webinars.
- April Religious & Civil Rights (R&C) Talking Points highlights from Dr. Dan Rossi, PSD:
- May 16-18: State Convention in Wildwood.
This month’s topic for discussion and prayer focuses on the protection of female athletes.
You can read Dr. Rossi’s message on the following page.
A BLESSED EASTER TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES
Worthy Grand Knights, Worthy Religious & Civil Rights Committee Chairmen, and Brothers all:
This month’s topic for discussion and prayer focuses on the protection of female athletes. The following talking points are primarily taken from a recent letter from Most Rev. Robert E. Barron, Bishop of Winona-Rochester and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth, and Most Rev. David M. O’Connell, Bishop of Trenton and chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Catholic Education, to U.S. Senators in support of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025.
• The Catholic Church’s teaching is clear in terms of it advocacy of equal dignity of men and women, recognizing that God created us male and female.
• It is important to avoid any policies for education and sports that undermine human dignity, including denial of a person’s body, which is genetically and biologically female or male, or unequal treatment between women and men.
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 established equal educational opportunities for women and girls.
• The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act would help ensure the continued viability of Title IX and has had USCCB’s support in the last several Congresses.
• Equal treatment between women and men has particular relevance in athletics, where male competition in activities designated for women and girls can be both unfair and unsafe, especially in contact or interactive sports.
• In general, males possess distinct physical differences and advantages in a number of sports. Their stature can pose physical safety risks in high-contact or aggressive interactive sports.
• Neither of these concerns is remediated by cross-sex hormone procedures which are required by some athletic associations for participation in sports of the opposite sex, as they do not fully address disparities in average muscle mass, bone characteristics, and lung capacity once puberty is under way (which is typically the case for student athletes).
• The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act would begin to address these issues by ensuring that women’s and girl’s opportunities in athletics are protected.
• This legislation was passed by the House of Representatives, and is now under consideration by the Senate.
Please consider contacting our U.S. Senators and encouraging them to support the passage of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (S. 9).
Faith in Action Supreme Programs
| Faith | Family | Community | Life | ||||||||
| Into the Breach | 2 | Consecration to Holy Family | Helping Hands | Aid & Support After Pregnancy | * | ||||||
| Pilgrim Icon | Food for Families | 2 | Coats for Kids | 2 | Novena for Life | ||||||
| Holy Hour / Eucharistic Procession | 2 | Family Fully Alive | 2 | Global Wheelchair Mission | 2 | March for Life | 2 | ||||
| Family of the Month / Year | 2 | Habitat for Humanity | 2 | Special Olympics | 2 | ||||||
| RSVP | 2 | Family Prayer Night | 2 | Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest | Ultrasound | 2 | |||||
| Build the Domestic Church | Family Week | Disaster Preparedness | Christian Refugee Relief | ||||||||
| Spiritual Reflection | 2 | Good Friday Family Promotion | Free Throw Championship | Mass for Special Needs People | |||||||
| Rosary | Keep Christ in Christmas | Soccer Challenge | Pregnancy Center Support/ASAP | 2 | |||||||
| Sacramental Gifts | Hockey Challenge | Silver Rose | |||||||||
Complete and submit Form #10784 at the end of each completed program (online 5 minutes).
For a list of the State Council Programs reference www://njkofc.com
Blue Highlighted Programs are referenced in the FLA as programs to begin planning now.
Unfinished Business
The following motions were made and passed unanimously:
| Motion | Made by | 2nd by |
| 2nd READING Spend up to $1,000 for the 2025 Eucharistic Procession | Recorder | Chip Sturm |
New Business
The following motions were made and passed unanimously:
| Motion | Made by | 2nd by |
| Spend up to $500 to cover expenses for a trip to the Squires 100th International Anniversary event in Ottowa, Canada | Rob Marsac | Gerry Kaufhold |
| Donate up to $611.50 to round up the $2,388.50 raised in the Baby Bottle Drive to an even $3,000, to be used in support of 3 crisis pregnancy resource centers. | Gerry Kaufhold | Tom Rohe |
| Donate $500 in support of a parishioner in need to cover medical bills and other expenses. | Mike Mallon | Chip Sturm |
| 1st READING Donate $1,000 for a parishioner in need. | Chip Sturm | Joe Schalkoff |
| Spend up to $500 to replace our portable PA system. | Tom Rohe | Bob Jacobs |
| donate $250 to the Celiac Foundation | Bob Jacobs | Lenny Martin |
| donate $250 to Parkinson’s disease foundation | Lenny Martin | Mike Sabella |
| donate $250 to Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Intervention | Gerard Petrocelli | Pierre Kernizan |
| donate $250 to Multiple Sclerosis Foundation | Mike Sabella | Bob Jacobs |
| 1st READING donate $1,000 to Amyloidosis Research Consortium | Gerard Petrocelli | Lenny Martin |
| donate $250 to the Market Street Mission | Mike Mallon | Rob Marsac |
| provide a matching donation of up to $500 for funds raised by Squires Circle 2192 on behalf of the annual tank pull challenge which supports our veterans | Chip Sturm | Mike Sabella |
| Donate $250 to the Supreme “Pass the Hat” initiative to support the Aid and Support after Pregnancy program. Check will be delivered in-person at the State Convention. | Mike Sabella | Tom Rohe |
| 1st READING Donate $1,000 to create a new Fr. Joseph A Cassidy Scholarship for children and grandchildren of council members in good standing. This schlarship will be funded from the proceeds of Charity Mania. | Gerry Kaufhold | Tom Rohe |
Good of the Order
The Good of the Order was directed by Rob Marsac.
Closing Prayer
Closing prayer was led by GK Joe Taralllo.
Attendance: 21 people.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm.
[1] Assigned Filed Agent: Joseph Savarimuthu, Cell: 347.661.3865; email: Joseph.Savarimuthu@kofc.org