June 2024 Meeting Minutes
June 2024 Meeting Minutes
June 17, 2024
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:32 pm by Grand Knight (GK) Dan Fuller.
Warden’s Report
All present were in possession of a current membership card.
Opening Prayer
Opening prayer was led by GK Dan Fuller.
Pledge of Allegiance
Salute to the flag was led by the council members.
Chaplain report
There was no chaplain report as the Chaplain was not present.
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
Minutes of the previous meeting were accepted on a motion by Bob Jacobs, seconded by Tom Rohe, approved with a unanimous vote.
Grand Knight’s Report (Dan Fuller)
I my time as Grand Knight, this council as been very supportive and we have accomplished much, including the First Annual Eucharistic Procession, many successful Blood Drives (Thanks, Gerard), participation in the Federation Golf Outings, sponsorship of P.J. Faruggia, support of Women’s Cornestone, providing TVs for classrooms to support Faith Formation, and refurbishment of Parish Center chairs and lighting. We also have added new members to the Council, and those new members have been active.
With respect to the Eucharistic Procession, we worked with every parish agency to coordinate and host that special event, under the direction of Don Campbell, who spent many hours building the program with the event committee and sub committees where there was no blueprint to follow. It is for that reason that I am please to present Don Campbell with the award for Knight of the Month.
After his report, GK Dan Fuller turned over the meeting to incoming GK, Joe Tarallo.
Treasurer’s Report (Gerard Petrocelli for Wally Krake Jr.)
The Bank statement was sent to trustees. A copy can be obtained upon request.
Please remember that bingo funds our operations so we must continue to watch over and protect the business.
Membership Report (Chip Sturm)
We introduce new members to the Council, Waleed (“Wally”) Al-Nasser and Michael Liccone. These are 2 new Knights that we met at the Eucharistic Procession.
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 (Dan Fuller) – We held a bingo committee meeting to discuss changes to the program resulting from feedback from Bingo patrons. We will be changing a few of the games, including a new Tri-Color game (White wins 25% of pot, Green wins 50% and Red wins 75%). We will begin selling at the register as close to 6pm as possible and queue will continue directly to pull-tab desk.
Soup Kitchen (Lenny Martin)– at last event, we provided 68 dinners in house with 42 take outs.
Blood Drive (Gerard Petrocelli) – June 8 blood drive produced 101 blood products (77 whole and 13 ALYX). We had 100 registered donors and 10 were deferred. We have been averaging 143 blood products each event this year. The June and December drives used to be scholarship dives, but the NYBC asked us to flatten put donors evenly so no 1 drive is too crowded.
Eucharistic Procession (Don Campbell) – Event was held on June 2 and over 160 people attended. Many people came forward to help. We will plan a debrief with Fr. Antonio to discuss what to add, what to drop and what to improve. If we would like the bishop to attend, we need to book him now for next year. We will be discussing this with Fr. Antonio tomorrow. This year was a discovery project, but now we have a blueprint. Thanks to all that helped with this event.
Space Force Flagpole (Gerry) – The ceremony was cancelled but Gerry went and read the tributes at the veterans’ memorial plaques. It is posted to the Veterans’ Memorial website. The memorial is a remarkable place that includes memorials to the branches of the armed services but also remembers war dogs and horses, the Bill of Right and includes famous presidential quotes.
Respect Life (Gerry Kaufhold) – We will be holding our baby shower with the Rosary Alter Society to collect diapers, clothes, etc. on June 22/23. There will be a March for Life in September.
State convention (Tom Rohe) – was held in Wildwood on May 17-18. The bingo event was well received. Jim Sweeney was elected State Secretary. Next year he will be our State Deputy. Jim is an active member of our Council. The event in 2025 will be the weekend after Mothers’ Day.
Fourth Degree (Tom Rohe) – There will be a meeting tomorrow in Flanders Hall on Schmidt Lane – all are welcome to attend. The focus of the Fourth Degre is support of veterans.
Squires (Tom Rohe) – The Squires are alive and well. We participated in the Tank Pull on 6/9/2024 for the 14th consecutive year and raised $1,650 for veterans. Also, Noah Lopez, the Chief Squire was made an Eagle Scout. The ceremony was impressive. He was resented with congratulatory letters from our Grand Knight and from Tom Rohe.
Lighting project (Tom Rohe) – Installation is underway. After we are done, the new lighting will reduce the energy need from 12,480 watts to 480 watts. Thanks to Pat Egan for providing a scaffold and for volunteers (Wally, Mike M., Mike S., Rob M.)
Scholarship Program (Dan Fuller) – Scholarships have been awarded.
District Deputy #36 June 2024 Report
- Mt. Olive Council #6100 (Meeting 06/17/2024)Star Council Award Progress
| Awards Progress (as of 6/4/2024 | ||
| McGivney Award | Founders Award | Columbian Award |
| Membership Goal: 8 members; to date, 5 Prospect List Candidates: 2 | Financial Benefits Seminars Quota: 2; to date, 1 (Form #11077) # Members attending: 13; Req’d: 14 | Service Program (SP 7) due 6/30 |
OLM Prospect List: 2: Michael Liccone (6/7), Waleed Alnaser (6/3)
| Safe Environment Program (As of 6/8/2024) | |
| Compliant | Non-Compliant |
| Grand Knight, Program, Community, Family Directors, Squires | 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-No/365-No/1728-Yes/1295-Yes/990-Yes/SP-7-TBF | As of 6/1/2024: $9.00 CR |
- Forms 185 and 365 due 6/30Service Program – Form SP-7 due 6/30 but suggest Council submit as soon as possiblePending ItemsNeed 1 member (not 1 of the 13) to attend 1 FBN to meet your goal.If your prospects are unavailable or unreachable, please reject them and put them back on the state roster.Current & Upcoming EventsSlate of Officers for CY 2024-2025 to be voted on at June meeting.https://velaspan.zoom.us/j/86732095891?pwd=DztTtqYjJgPQlBVuBIip8zAXYhxwRH.1 FBE 6/17 at 7:30 PMJune 18, 8PM: FBE – Guard. Grow. Give.RemindersThe 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.GeneralPlease 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) (6/6/24)Review kofc.org/training for upcoming online sessions; Programs featured: Essay Contest & ASAP; National Eucharistic Congress & Holy Hour Video (kofc.org/Eucharist).June Religious & Civil Rights (R&C) Talking Points highlights from Dr. Dan Rossi, PSD:
This month’s talking and informational points for discussion and prayer focus on Catholic education in New Jersey. We understand that not all of the children and grandchildren of our Brother Knights attend Catholic schools. However, we feel that it is critical that all Knights support this vital service provided by our Church. Some key facts are that Catholic Schools:
- Serve over 60,000 students across the state and provide much needed education to underserved communities.
- Are committed to educating and developing the whole student, spiritually, socially and physically and students typically perform significantly higher than state and national averages compared to public school students, with graduation rates of 99.8% versus public schools of 91.0%
- Funding for nursing programs and transportation has not kept up with inflation placing serious constraints on Catholic schools and their students.
The New Jersey Catholic Conference is requesting that we ask the Legislature to include budget resolutions for transportation and nursing services. More specifically, the ask is for the per-pupil amount for nonpublic school nursing to be increased to $160 to reflect the difficulty for Catholic and other nonpublic schools to attract nursing candidates. The ask for the nonpublic school transportation is for the ceiling to be increased to at least $1,233, which reflects the Consumer Price Index increase for busing for the upcoming school year.
If you are willing and able, we ask that you write to your state legislators and ask that they sponsor or cosponsor these two budget resolutions. You can do so by going to: https://njcatholic.org/faith-in-action
State Secretary Report (Jim Sweeney) – State Secretary was not in attendance.
Elections for the 2024/2025 Columbian Year
The slate of officers are as follows:
| Officer Position | Candidate |
| Grand Knight | Joseph Tarallo |
| Deputy Grand Knight | Michael Sabella |
| Chancelor | William “Chip” Sturm |
| Recorder | Michael Uszacki |
| Treasurer | Wallace Krake Jr. |
| Advocate | Leonard Martin PGK |
| Warden | Michael Mallon |
| Inside Guard | Joseph Cottone |
| Outside Guard | Wallace Krake III |
| One year Trustee | Thomas Rohe PGK,PFN |
| Two Year Trustee | John Watral |
| Three Year Trustee | Daniel Fuller |
The slate of officers was approved with one vote on the ballot above, as read.
Unfinished Business –
- Motion to spend up to $1,600 for lunch servicing the Dover Faith Soup Kitchen for the 2024/2025 Columbian Year was made by Recorder and seconded by Wally Krake III. 2nd Reading Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to spend up to $6,000 for the blood drives for the 2024/2025 Columbian Year was made by Recorder and seconded by Dan Fuller. 2nd Reading Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to donate $5,000 consisting of $500 for each of the 10 months of the school year to Lasserre’s Own Hands for the 2024/2025 Columbian Year suppling breakfast & lunch for children at Good Shepard School in Haiti was made by Recorder and seconded by Chip Sturm. 2nd Reading Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to donate $1,200 for monthly donations to the Mount Olive Food Pantry for the 2024/2025 Columbian Year was made by Recorder and seconded by Pierre Kernizan. 2nd Reading Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to donate $12,000 for monthly donations for Bingo for the use of the Parish Center for the 2024/2025 Columbian Year was made by Recorder and seconded by Gerry Kauffold. 2nd Reading Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to donate $2,400 for monthly donations for the use of the Parish Center for meetings during the 2024/2025 Columbian Year was made by Recorder and seconded by Dan Fuller. 2nd Reading Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to spend up to $1,400 for refreshments for monthly meetings during the 2024/2025 Columbian Year was made by Recorder and seconded by Bob Jacobs. 2nd Reading Passed Unanimously.
New business
- Motion to donate up to $500 to cover additional costs for the installation of the LED light fixtures in the Parish Center was made by Tom Rohe and seconded by Don Campbell – Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to donate $100 to sponsor a hole at the Federation Golf Outing at Farmstead on September 23 was made by Tom Rohe and seconded by Bob Jacobs – Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to donate $500 to the Veterans Summerfest was made by Bob Jacobs and seconded by Lenny Martin – Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to donate $200 to Noah Lopez at his Eagle Scout ceremony was made by Tom Rohe and seconded by Dan Fuller – Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to spend up to $300 for the St. Jude Knitting and Crocheting Club to buy yarn to be used to make hats and scarves for donation was made by Chip Sturm and seconded by Mike Sabella – Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to donate up to $500 to purchase 2 infant car seats to be donated to the upcoming Baby Shower on the weekend of June 22-23 was made by Chip Sturm and seconded by Gerry Kauffold – Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to donate up to $175 to sponsor a hole at the Warren Wormann Memorial Golf Outing was made by Bob Jacobs and seconded by Gerry Kauffold – Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to donate $200 to the Msgr. Lange Assembly for their participation in the Eucharistic Procession on June 2 was made by Tom Rohe and seconded by Dan Fuller – Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to donate $300 per month ($3,600 total) to support PJ Faruggia in his college ministry payable to Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) was made by Gerry Kauffold and seconded by Chip Sturm – First Reading Passed Unanimously.
- Motion to donate $250 to the St. Cesario Society in Netcong in support of its feast on July 20 was made by Chip Sturm and seconded by Lenny Martin – Passed Unanimously.
Good of the Order
The Good of the Order was directed by .
Closing Prayer
Closing prayer was led by GK Joe Taralllo.
Attendance: 22 people.
Meeting adjourned at 8:48 pm.