March 13, 2016

SUBJECT: Minutes of the Greater Dayton Chapter Meeting, Wednesday, February 17, 2016

1. Introduction. At 7:27pm, Chapter President Ed Ponder opened the regular February meeting of the Greater Dayton Chapter of the Knights of Columbus.

2. Attendees (p = present; e = excused; a = absent).

Dayton Chapter Officers. President: Ed Ponder (p) Chaplain: open Vice President: Jack Shaw (p) Treasurer: Bob Weaver (p) Secretary: Sam Robinson (p) Warden: Mike Gauder (e)District Deputies (DDs). DD4: Frank Carchedi (p) DD5: Steve Zemanek (p) DD6: Jeff Wiedeman (p) DD7: Tim Mangan (p) DD8: Bob Burns (p) DD16: Bill Wirtz (p) DD17: Bob Weaver (p)Ohio State Council (OSC) Officers and Program Staff. State Deputy (SD): Robert Collins (p) State Warden (SW): Larry Droesch (p) State Community Director: Tom Forsthoefel (p) State Retention Director, West: Bill Wirtz (p) District Deputy Coordinator, Cincinnati: Sam Robinson (p)Council Chapter Delegates (present #). Council 500 – 3 Council 624 – 0 Council 1610 – 1 Council 1801 – 2 Council 3344 – 0 Council 3698 – 1 Council 3724 – 2 Council 3730 – 1 Council 3754 – 3 Council 3873 – 0 Council 4022 – 2 Council 4424 – 3 Council 4587 – 1 Council 5129 – 2 Council 6144 – 0 Council 7981 – 2 Council 10215 – 3 Council 12912 – 2 Council 13874 – 0 Council 14400 – 0 Council 14504 – 3 Council 14882 – 1 Council 14891 – 3 Council 14995 – 2 Council 15330 – 1 Council 15645 – 2

Fourth Degree Hennepin Province Staff. Ohio District #2, Assistant Marshal: Jack Shaw (p)Guests. Supreme Council, Membership and Program Coordinator, Region 8 (includes Ohio): Joe Ramirez (p) Knights of Columbus Insurance, General Agent: Pat Murphy (p) Council 2927 – 1

3. Chapter Officers’ Reports.

a. Chaplain’s Report. No report.

b. President’s Report. Chapter President Ponder announced the following activity called, “Real Men: Real Faith – Father & Son Day of Service.” The Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary Knights of Columbus Council #16164 invites all to its “Real Men: Real Faith – Father & Son Day of Service,” which will be on Saturday, April 9th, 2016, from 8:30am to 5:00pm at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, 6616 Beechmont Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45230. The flyer states: “Come and enjoy a day of faith and service as fathers and sons (ages 13-18) join with seminarians and priests for a day of service work, games and activities, and a talk on responding to God’s call. The day will begin with Mass and lunch is provided. Please bring work clothes. Mass begins at 9:00am and the service work begins at 10:00am. Registration is FREE. To register, please visit: www.realmenrealfaith.app.rsvpify.com. For more information, contact Tim Fernandez at mtsmknights@gmail.com.

c. Vice President’s Report. No report.

d. Secretary’s Report. No report.

e. Treasurer’s Report. No report.

f. Warden’s Report. No report.

4. Chapter Committee Reports.

Greater Dayton Chapter Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) Program. DD8 Bob Burns, who is temporarily the VAVS Program focal point, reported on happenings with the VAVS Program: (i) the Calendar Year 2016 schedule of the Serving Those Who Served activities has been coordinated with the VAVS Office at the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center; the schedule is posted on the Chapter web site. The first event on the schedule is the annual Professional Magic Show on April 9 th from 1:00pm to 2:30pm in the Auditorium of Building 305; (ii) the next three dates for the return of the Honor Flight are April 2nd, April 30th, and May 28th; as always, parking at the Park-N-Go on National Road is free; and (iii) finally, DD8 Burns is looking for a replacement as the new permanent VAVS Program focal point.

Greater Dayton Chapter Website. The Greater Dayton Chapter website, www.DaytonKofC.org, has a listing of the current degrees. Additionally, the website has information on Greater Dayton Chapter programs, State Warden announcements, and Chapter announcements, including for the Paul Gruhler Award.

Greater Dayton Chapter Paul Gruhler Award. No report.

Greater Dayton Rosary Rally. No Report.

Columbian Classic Dayton Deanery Priest Appreciation Golf Outing and Dinner. Jim Dieme read the following letter to Sir Knight Charles M. Graham, President, Dayton Serra Club, from the Office of The Archbishop, Archdiocese of Cincinnati, on this past October’s Columbian Classic Dayton Deanery Priest Appreciation Golf Outing and Dinner at Community Golf Course:

“Many, many thanks to the Dayton Serra Club and the Dayton Council of the Knights of Columbus for the generous gift of $5,000.00 to the Archdiocesan Vocations Office. I am deeply grateful. “In recent years, God has blessed the Archdiocese with a significant increase in the number of men discerning the possibility that God may be calling them to the Priesthood. This also presents financial challenges, of course, and your generosity makes a great difference. “May god bless you in 2016. I hope to join you on October 10. “Sincerely yours in Christ, “Most Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr “Archbishop of Cincinnati”

Serra Club of Dayton. Hank Borchers reported that the Serra Club’s Youth Ministry Awards banquet will be held on Sunday, April 10th at St. Luke Catholic Parish, Beavercreek, at 2:30pm. The banquet organizers are seeking a contribution of $100 from all Greater Dayton area councils and assemblies and are requesting participation from local Fourth Degree assemblies. The check should be made payable to Serra Club of Dayton and mailed to Serra Club of Dayton, 3033 Kettering Boulevard, #210, Dayton, Ohio 45439, or mailed to Hank Borchers at 6891 Imperial Woods Road, Dayton, Ohio 45459.

5. Ohio State Council Program Staff Reports.

State Community Director. No report.

State Retention Director West. No report.

District Deputy Coordinator, Cincinnati. No report.

6. Fourth Degree Hennepin Province Staff Report. No report.

7. District Deputy Reports.

DD8 Bob Burns reminded Chapter attendees of a number of upcoming activities, including: (i) the end of February is the end of the third quarter of the Fraternal Year for reporting purposes; reporting program directors have until March 5th for submitted activities to be considered to be “on time”; (ii) councils should conduct a membership drive during March and they should begin organizing now for the drive; (iii) the “of the Year” submissions are due on April 1st and now is the time to start to complete those submissions; (iv) the Measure-Up Campaign begins on the last weekend of April and ends on the first weekend of May and councils should start their planning for the Campaign; (v) councils should submit articles to the Buckeye Bulletin; and (vi) the State Free Throw Contest is March 19th at Bishop Ready High School in Columbus, Ohio, with contestant registration beginning at noon.

8. Unfinished Business. No report.

9. New Business. No report.

10. Council Announcements. Council 4424 announced a full calendar of events for February and into April, including council, culture of life, family, and youth activities; the Council is hosting an Easter egg hunt on March 19th at 1:00pm at Marian Council. Additionally, Council 4424 reported donating $50.00 to the Greater Dayton Chapter Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) Program.

11. OSC State Warden Remarks. State Warden Droesch discussed the following:

(i) Keep your eye on the prize. Thanks to everyone for all that the councils are doing.

(ii) The 2016 Silver Rose Program. Beginning in March 2016, six Silver Roses will begin their journey across North America, from Canada to the United States to Mexico. The 2016 Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose – One Life, One Rose Program will conclude on December 12, 2016, on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Monterrey, Mexico. 2016 marks the 56th year of the program, which began in 1960 to honor the Blessed Virgin under her title of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas. The program has continued since then as a project of councils and Fourth Degree assemblies in several jurisdictions. Today, six Silver Roses travel through North America exemplifying Knights of Columbus devotion to Our Lady and commitment to the Culture of Life. For Ohio, the Silver Rose will be in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati from July 4th to July 7th, specifically, at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains on July 5th. Contact State Warden Droesch, if a council or assembly would like to host the Silver Rose.

(iii) Super Cash Bonanza Charity Raffle Ticket Distribution. The distribution will be on Saturday, February 27th, at 3pm at St. Christopher Catholic Church, 435 East National Road, Vandalia, and at 7pm at St. Michael Elementary School cafeteria, 11136 Oak Street, Sharonville.

12. Supreme Council, Membership and Program Coordinator (MPC), Region 8, Remarks.

(i) MPC Joe Ramirez lead a discussion based essentially on the following excerpts from Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson’s article in the December, 2015, edition of Columbia magazine, entitled, “Our Mission to Build the Domestic Church and Strengthen Parish Life: Through a New Orderwide Initiative, the Knights will better serve Catholic Families and the Church.” Supreme Knight Anderson writes, “Therefore, I am announcing a new Orderwide initiative to strengthen both our parishes and our families. It is titled Building the Domestic Church While Strengthening Our Parish. This new initiative builds upon our past programs and accomplishments. At the same time, it requires that we do some things differently in the future. First, this initiative requires that we accelerate the process of moving away from the home association system and moving toward more parish-based councils. We should no longer expend valuable resources supporting home associations whose activities are outside the mission of the Knights of Columbus or of the Church … Second, our Building the Domestic Church While Strengthening Our Parish initiative requires that our parish-based councils move toward greater integration into the life of our parishes. Councils should begin to phase out the duplication of programs that may compete with parish activities … One important area where this will occur is youth-based parish ministry … During the fraternal year, councils that formulate their activities through the Surge with Service Program should give priority within the Family Activity category to those activities related to our Building the Domestic Church program; they should give priority within the Church Activity category to those programs which more fully integrate their council’s activities within the life of their parish; and they should give priority within the Youth Activity category to those programs which strengthen or support parish-based youth ministry. They should also consider how their activities in the

categories of Council, Community and Culture of Life may be enhanced through greater participation by the wider parish community.” Supreme Knight Anderson’s article in the January, 2016, edition of Columbia magazine, entitled, “Our Service to Youth,” provided additional guidance with respect to Knights of Columbus youth programs and the Building the Domestic Church While Strengthening Our Parish initiative.

(ii) MPC Ramirez asked Chapter councils to use the booklet, Building the Domestic Church: The Family Fully Alive, and as needed, the Handbook for Councils Using Home Corporation Facilities. With respect to the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors position that the Knights of Columbus will no longer be the chartered organization for Boy Scout troops, among the many aspects MPC Ramirez discussed, he referenced the exchange of letters between Supreme Knight Anderson and the National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS); the letter exchange is available on the NCCS website at http://www.nccs-bsa.org/national/KnightsSupportingScouting.php. For additional questions, Chapter councils should e-mail him or State Warden Larry Droesch.

13. OSC State Deputy Remarks. State Deputy (SD) Robert Collins, who thanked all for their prayers during his recent illness, congratulated Chapter President Ed Ponder, who also is the Grand Knight of Council 10215, for his Council’s fundraising efforts in raising $21,000 for an ultrasound machine for Healthy Beginnings, an organization which provides quality prenatal care to expectant women. Additionally, SD Collins discussed: (i) membership incentives, including that Ohio is showing true growth in membership for the first time in six years; (ii) the upcoming Super Cash Bonanza Roadshow ticket distribution and he asked for membership directors to attend as another membership incentive program is to be unveiled to go along with the other great incentives currently available; and (iii) Knights of Columbus insurance, especially its long term care program.

14. Good of the Order. No report.

15. Chapter Fund-raisers.a. Pennies for Heaven: No report.b. 50/50: $44.50 to the Dayton Chapter; $44.50 to the ticket winner.c. Raffle: February: $30 (Bob Weaver); $20 (Pat Ewing); $10 (Jim Hageman).

16. Adjournment. Following prayer for persecuted Christians, Chapter President Ponder adjourned the regular February meeting of the Greater Dayton Chapter of the Knights of Columbus. Also, he encouraged all to partake of the food and drink available at the rear of the hall and to socialize with attendees and, particularly, with the Chapter’s guests.

Respectively submitted,//S//

Samuel RobinsonSecretary, Greater Dayton Chapter, Knights of Columbus

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