July 2025 Meeting Minutes

July 21, 2025

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 7:42 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 Deacon Tony      .

Pledge of Allegiance

Salute to the flag was led by the council members.

Chaplain report

Deacon Tony lead the opening prayer.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

Minutes of the previous meeting were accepted on a motion by Robert Jacobs, seconded by Mike Uszacki             , approved with a unanimous vote.

Grand Knight’s Report (Joe Tarallo)

GK Thanked all for their participation in getting new members and trying to get new members. As such our Council 6100 was named a Star Council for the 1^st time in years.

GK stated that the State Officer installation in Peterson where Jim Sweeney was installed was a wonderful event. The Bishop’s homily at mass was inspiring and the after mass meal was very good. Jim Sweeney informed everyone that he will be organizing items to be made more readily available to the councils across the state.

GK stated that both Gerald Petrocelli and Jerry Kaufhold need help with the programs that they currently are running such as the Wreath Drive, Blood Drives and Right to Life events. Additionally help is needed organizing the Golf Outings, and Soccer tournament. This help would be secondary roles under the direction of the knight running the program.

Treasurer’s Report (Mike Uszacki.)

Treasurer report was announced by Mike Uszacki.

Membership Report (Chip Sturm)

We currently have  3 to 4 potential new members, and even though they promised to attend tonight’s meeting they did not show. Chip will reconnect with them and ask again for their involvement.                         .

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

Bingo (Mike Mallon) – Players are cutting in line and this is disrupting the setup of the games. Bingo otherwise is going well and we have had good turnouts the last 2 weeks. As always we need help before the games start and after they are finished.

Soup Kitchen (Lenny Martin) –The next soup kitchen will be next Tuesday 7/29/25.

Blood Drive (Gerard Petrocelli) – The next Blood drive will be on August 9^th 2025.  We continue to grow the number of products each year. Advertisement for this blood drive was sent out today. Please spread the word.

Golf Outings (Gerald Pertocelli) –The next Golf Outing will be held on 9/15/25. Sign up is due on or before 8/18/25. Flyer will be going out soon. Funds will be donated to Pope John Paul HS and for the CJD association.

There is another Golf outing to be held in honor of Gary Halliwell on 9/12/25.

Missionary Work (PJ Farrjiggia) –PJ stated that he is very grateful for all the donations and support of the council that has allowed him to continue working at college campuses. He has spent the last 3 years in the Massachusetts area and has spent 2025 in the Boston area. He will continue to work at colleges in the area to spread the word and that he has brought at least 6 young people back into the church in 2025. Deacon Tony mentioned that he remembers PJ when he was an Altar Server.

Soccer Tournament (John Watral) – John stated that the 1^ST round of Soccer Tournament will be held in late September and the next round will be in October of this year at Turkey Brook Park. We will need volunteers to help at the events and any help will be appreciated.

RTL (Gerry Kaufhold) – The Baby Collection drive was a huge success. Numerous items were donated including 6000 wipes and 11000 diapers. All items were distributed to two centers one in Newton and the other in Hackettstown. Mike Sabella’s wife made 4 diaper bags out of the left over material from the chair renovation project.

Installation Dinner (Jim Sweeney) – Jim stated that he was overwhelmed with the support and praise that he received during the installation dinner in Paterson. He was grateful for all members of the 6100 Council that showed up to witness his installation. He stated that the Mass run by Bishop Kevin Sweeney (no relation to Jim) was enlightening where the Bishop’s homily was based on the life of the Knights founding Father “McGivney”. Jim stated that there are pins available if you were unable to attend the installation. Jim also stated that one of our main missions is to help Chip Sturm bring in new members.

Eucharistic Procession – (Dan Fuller) – Procession went well and Dan thanked all that helped. Dan mentioned that we were able to move ceremony inside day of as thunder showers were forecast.

State Convention (Tom Rohe) – Nothing new to report.

4^th Degree (Tom Rohe) – The 4^TH Degree has the summer off so there is no meeting planned for July. The next meeting is to be held on the 3^RD Tuesday in August 8/19/25 and all are encouraged to attend. The Veterans picnic was a huge success with multiple attendees and all the food was devoured which meant it must have been good. There is a Pasta Dinner being setup to be held in the parish center sometime in early October.

Squires (Tom Rohe) – Tom stated that it has been a quiet summer for the squires so far. There will be a meeting soon possibly in the next 2 weeks. Tom also stated that we had 2 Knights in attendance that started out a squires (PJ and Christian).

Charity Mania (Tom Rohe) – Tom has quite a few NFL Charity mania raffle tickets left that need to be sold. Knights are encouraged to volunteer to sell these tickets before the deadline in the beginning of September.

July 2025 Report (CY 2025-2026)

District Deputy Report

Mt. Olive Council 6100

July 2026

• Greetings From Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly, and State Deputy James Sweeney
• Congratulations and thanks to Council 6100 the newly elected officers. I look forward to working with you in this new Columbian year 2025-2026.
• The council is presently up to date on reports to Supreme – Semi-annual Council audit due August 15^th (form 1295)
• Set a date for installation of officers
• Congratulations to you all for achieving STAR Council in Columbian Year 2024-2025
• Start planning your Columbian year activities now – set your programs and goals for next 90-60-30 days
• I’ll be scheduling a meeting w/ GK, DGK and FS in the next few weeks to develop our District agenda and goals

Supreme:

• Significant goals by Supreme- Membership goals are increased, each council should have a CUF Team and should hold regular CUFs, schedule at least 3 Holy Hours of Prayer this CY – let State know of any parish/council Holy Hours
• Convention in Washington DC August 4-7,

State Council:

• New Directory of State Officers, Districts and Councils are on the State website
• Grand Knight Reference Guide is now available on State website
• Monthly virtual meeting with Q&A (1^st was tonight)
• October and March Statewide Church Membership drives
• Mass for Life – 1^st Saturday every month at St Margaret’s Morristown 8am celebrated by Bishop Sweeney – wear your Knight’s gear to show we support
• September NJ March for Life in Trenton

Paterson Federation:

• Jubilee Mass July 25 at St James The Greater Church, Montague  9am Pilgrimage,  10am Mass of Hope, refreshments to follow. – Lets support Bishop Sweeney
• July 27^th World Feast Day for Grandparents
• Sept 13 Membership and Leadership Seminar for GK
• September 19 Federation Meeting:  Star of The Sea Parish Hopatcong , doors open at 6, Dinner at 7 meeting 7:30
• Altar Server Appreciation Day Sept 20

.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

There wasn’t any unfinished business.

New Business

At the next Officer’s Meeting we need to add a motion to reimburse Chip Sturm $80 for the funds spent on the birthday cake and supplies for Hope Sturm’s Birthday gathering at Friday night bingo held on 7/18/25.

The following motions were made and passed unanimously:

The following motions were made and passed unanimously:

Motion	Made by	2nd by
First Reading Donate $2000 to a Knight in need due to illness	Lenny Martin	Bob Jacobs
Donate $250 to CJD Foundation celebrating the life of Gary Halliwell (Husband of parishioner Mary Halliwell), who passed away from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CDJ), a rare, rapidly progressive neuro-degenerative disease	Gerald Pertocelli	Jerry Koufhold
Donate $100 to the Mt. Olive HS Girl’s Soccer Booster Club, helping to supprt Mt. Oilve girls’ soccer team’s booster club sponsored activities for the upcoming soccer season.	Gerald Pertocelli	Joe Schalkoff
First Reading Donate $1000 to St. Joseph by the Sea HS Pillar Fund supporting Catholic education, helping offset the cost of tuition for students in need along with honoring the memory of the 8 alumi who perished on 9/11.	Gerald Pertocelli	Lenny Martin
Donate $500 to the help the victims of the Texas Flooding near Kerrville. TX	Tom Rohe	Mike Sabella
First Reading Spend up to $1500 to inspect and refurbish the AED Stations located in the church and parish center	Chipo Sturm	Mike Sabella
Donate up to $500 to the church garden club to buy plants and materials needed	Tom Rohe	Chip Sturm

Good of the Order

The Good of the Order was directed by Gerry Kaufhold. 

Closing Prayer

Closing prayer was led by Chaplin Deacon Tony.

Attendance:    26   people.

Meeting adjourned at   8:44    PM.