August 2025
General Business Meeting
Fitzgerald Council 459 August 13, 2025
July 2025 Meeting Minutes
- Adopted
Chaplain’s Report
- Pope Leo’s Message to Knights of Columbus August 05, 2025. Video
Knights Report
- Basilica Temporary Exhibit – Knights of Columbus – Opened August 4th
- Council Hosted After the Fives Reception Last Sunday 08.10 – Gastón Reboredo III, Ryan Sharpe
- Upcoming Schedule/Programs
- August Fifth Sunday Rosary 08.31.2025
- St Lucy Fall Food Drive Sidewalk Activity after all Masses for Bags Out and Prior to Mass for Bags Out September 6-7 After All Masses; Bags In September 13-14 Before All Masses Volunteers Needed
- Winter Coat Drive – 09.20-21.2025, 09.27-28.2025 & 10.4-5.2025 Collections Volunteers Needed
- Parish Octoberfest – Sunday 10.05.2025 Volunteers Needed
- Stacks & Acts Pancake Breakfast w/Entertainment – Chairmen Zach Waters & Ryan Joyce TBS (Tentative – November 2025)
- Soccer Shoot-out Contest – Chairman Chris Zettler – Thursday, October 2nd after school Results to State by 11.15.2025
- KCIC Christmas Card Sales – 11.29-30.2025 & 12.06-07.2025
- Consecration to the Holy Family (All Masses) 12.27-28.2025
- Religious Freedom Day (Fredericksburg, VA) 01.11.2026
- National March for Life (DC) 01.23.2026
- Special Olympics Polar Plunge (Leesylvania State Park) 02.14.2026 – Chairman Gaston Reboredo
- Virginia March for Life (Richmond) 04.03.2026
New Business
- Recruitment & Council Exemplification Wednesday September 17th at 7:00 PM in the Lyceum St Joseph Room Chairman Ken Hyatt Volunteers Needed (3) to Lead Initiation Ceremony
- District 37 District Warden Vacancy, Nominator & Alternate – Gaston Reboredo to serve as nominator. Volunteers Sought for other vacancies
- Faith – Knights of Columbus COR Program Proposal Passed This trial involves a curated discussion to precede the regular business meeting instead of the communal rosary commencing September 2025.
- Family Programming – Stacks & Acts Proposal – Zach Waters & Ryan Joyce
- Blood Drive Sponsorship Request from Catholic Sports approved for Saturday 09.27.2025
| Other Reports
· Financial & Membership · District 37 – Joe Mazel |
Lecturer’s Reflection
Blessed Michael McGivney – His life and the status of his cause |
| New Business Matters and/or Motions |
Grand Knights Summary
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| Good of the Order Parish Bulletin Recognition – Council Achievement – 08.17.2025 |
Closing Prayer – Prayer Requests |