January Newsletter

Volume 6 | January 2018

Grand Knight’s Report

Worthy Brother Knights:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your families. May God continue to bless our families this 2018.

Many of us have a PACT with God;

We Petition for his intervention to help us
We Adore God through our faith
We Confess our perceived inequities
We Thank God for the many blessing we receive.

This PACT with God was taught to me through religion classes at St. Raphael Catholic school and continues to be a prayer format that I hope you find useful this New Year.

If you are forming some New Year's Resolutions please consider the following;

Attend more council meetings, events or degree exemplifications
Volunteer for an event chairmanship and/or an officer position
Conduct an insurance review
Or just share your talent to help us improve.

I have a ritual at the close of a year: I pray that all my mistakes I have made in the last year (2017) will be building blocks to improve myself going into the next year (2018).

Thank you for your prayers and hard work!

pax vobiscum,

Mark

Business Meeting Highlights

Treasurer Report

Treasurer PGK Tom Marasco reported:

$11,123,24 is in the checking account, of which:
$733.23 is in the Paterka fund

Financial Secretary's Report

The Financial Secretary, PGK Jim McHugh was not present, so no report was given. Membership from the previous month is:

274 Knights
161 associated
91 insured
22 Inactive

Full December 2017 Meeting Minutes

Programs Report

Deputy Grand Knight, Thaddeus Ugha reported:

Monastery items sale is now complete. Final inventory to be taken and proceeds as well as returned goods to be taken to the Monastery.
Christmas cards proceeds are deposited in Council account
Breakfast with Santa. 92 adults and 105 children had pictures taken with Santa. Photos are posted on website. Turnout was hampered by inclement weather. School staff and administration members provided valuable help.
Jan 7 is next breakfast. Beneficiary is RCIA ministry.
Jan 20 is Steak dinner. Ken Fehner is event chairman and has been recruiting help.

Good of the Order

In last month's business meeting, the following items were included in the Good of the Order:

BK Bob Lind was selected for the attendance raffle and was present! Bob received $100.

Recognizing Knights

GK Mark Davis Recognized the following Knights:

The Knight of the Month was awarded to BK Ralph Oshinski.
Family of the Month was awarded to PGK Jim Ollick and wife Marian.

Unfinished Business from December Meeting

Tabled motion regarding updates to administration of Roger Peterka fund was brought up for discussion. Considerable discussion on a number of procedural issues as well as the classification of Peterka fund. Also, a side issue of how should monies be put into the fund.
Question was called and motion approved.
What is status of Badges for Past Grand Knights?
Financial Secretary is collecting information in order to minimize expense by placing a single order to meet all the needed badges.
What is the status of the “Keep Christ in Christmas” signs?
Not arrived and no update.
Motion was made to revoke the approved motion to dissolve the GKC made at the November GKC meeting. Considerable discussion.
Question was called. Tally of yea’s and nay’s. 9 for revocation, 14 against. Motion was defeated.

Council 7923 Officers

Chaplain

Fr. Sunny Punnaknziyil 770-923-6633

Deacon Mike Hayward 678-787-1972 (Assistant)

Grand Knight

GK Mark Davis 770-313-8068

Deputy Grand Knight

DGK Thaddeus Ugha 404-456-5086

Chancellor

BK Harvey James 770-235-6686

Recorder

BK Ben McCormack 678-597-8142

Treasurer

PGK Tom Marasco 770-978-1207

Warden

BK Leon Urban 404-277-3120

Advocate

BK Ted Asher 678-296-6192

Financial Secretary

PGK Jim McHugh 678-925-5811

Inside Guard

BK Jerry Demerly 404-510-1616

Outside Guard

BK Alex Naumis 404-556-1683

Lecturer

BK David Werve - 678-983-6397

PGK Houston Feaster - 404-456-9678

1st Year Trustee

PGK Bruce Rago 770-270-0003

2nd Year Trustee

PGK Dominick Druda 678-510-3950

3rd Year Trustee

PGK Ed Reyes 770-280-5913

District Deputy

DD Mike Basak 404-218-8987

Insurance Field Agent

BK Nicholas Shaw 404-520-8371

Happy Birthday Knights

Morris Facchini 1/2

Brian W. Hanley 1/4

Bernard DiMarco 1/9

Norman Johnson 1/10

Daniel Cassandra 1/10

Scott Martin 1/11

Edward J. Dantzer 1/13

Virgil Ponzoli 1/15

Randy L. McCormack 1/18

Robert Stoakley 1/20

James Taylor 1/20

Thomas M. Studer 1/20

Paul T Klepac 1/21

Louis C. Branchetti, Jr 1/23

Kevin A. Prevost 1/26

Brian Gay 1/28

Gary P. Innarelli 1/30

Robert J. Delaney 1/31

Houston J. Feaster 1/31

Joke of the Month

At St. Peter's Catholic Church in Toronto , they have weekly husband's marriage seminars.

At the session last week, the priest asked Giuseppe, who said he was approaching his 50th wedding anniversary, to take a few minutes and share some insight into how he had managed to stay married to the same woman all these years.

Giuseppe replied to the assembled husbands, "Wella, I'va tried to treat her nicea, spenda da money on her, but besta of all is, I tooka her to Italy for the 25th anniversary!"

The priest responded, "Giuseppe, you are an amazing inspiration to all the husbands here! Please tell us what you are planning for your wife for your 50th anniversary?"

Giuseppe proudly replied, " I gonna go pick her up."