Highlights: The Father Kelley Division 2023 budget was reviewed and approved. The schedule of activities in 2023 was reviewed. Planned fundraising events were discussed. The membership recruitment plan was presented.

The meeting was called to order at 7:31 PM at the George Brent Council of the Knights of Columbus Club Room, 9290 Stonewall Road in Manassas by President Pat Sullivan.

Recitation of the Opening Prayer & Pledge of Allegiance:  In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Amen.  In the name of St. Patrick, the Glorious Apostle of Ireland, I open this meeting and beseech our Heavenly Father to watch over us and protect us.  May He grant us that peace and harmony will always prevail among us, and that Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity will inspire all our deliberations, through Christ our Lord, Amen.

• Our Father                          x
• Pledge of Allegiance          x

Meeting Agenda:

The Recording Secretary, accomplished the Roll Call of Officers:

President:	Patrick Sullivan	P
Vice President:	Greg Gibbons	P
Chaplain:	Fr. Daniel Reuwer	E
Recording Secretary:	Michael Eggleston	P
Financial Secretary:	Richard Aleksy	E
Treasurer:	Brian Tumulty	P
Standing Committee:	Douglas Morrison	P
Marshall:	Greg Rebbert	P
Sentinel:	Paul Hannan	P
Past President:	Tom Masarick	P

Minutes from the previous meeting. Mike Eggleston: The 12 December 2022 Minutes were distributed to all members and were posted to the division website on 29 December. No changes have been received A motion to approve the minutes as amended was made, seconded and those members present voted to approve the minutes as posted on the division website.

President’s Report.  Pat Sullivan:

1. Main Objectives/Goals for 2023: Increase Membership & New Meeting Location
   1. We need new, younger Catholic men to learn, lead, and take over future leadership roles of this division.  Our Worthy Organizer, Brother Pete Hawkins will talk more to this topic under new business
   1. We are having more occurrences of members, perhaps myself included where stairs are an issue in gaining entrance and exit from our meeting place downstairs and the Club room is too loud and not conducive to an efficient meeting conduct. Brother Mike Riley and myself will increase our efforts in finding a suitable location, at an acceptable cost, while keeping the meeting date to Monday night.  If anyone has a suggestion for a location and/or wishes to help in this quest, please speak with Mike and/or myself.  We would love to hear new good ideas.
2. I’d like to introduce your new Officers for 2023 in case you missed it during the roll call:
   1. President:                            Myself
   1. VP:                                      Greg Gibbons
   1. Recording Secretary:           Mike Eggleston
   1. Financial Secretary:             Rich Aleksy
   1. Treasurer:                           Brian Tumulty
   1. Standing Committee:           Doug Morrison
   1. Marshal:                              Greg Rebbert
   1. Sentinel:                              Paul Hannan
3. I’d also like to announce your chairmen for 2023:
   1. Chaplain:                            Reverend Daniel Reuwer
   1. Historian                             Mike Eggleston
   1. Organizer:                           Pete Hawkins
   1. Chmn Charities & Missions: Greg Rebbert
   1. Chmn Catholic Action:        Reverend Daniel Reuwer
   1. Chmn FFAI:                        Dominic Preston
   1. Chmn Pro-Life:                   Paul Huber
   1. Chmn Political Education Com: Vince Fitzpatrick
   1. Chmn Immigration:                                Brian Tumulty
   1. Chmn Veteran’s Affairs:                         Doug Morrison
   1. Chmn Webmaster/Digital Coord:            Brian Tumulty
   1. Chmn Hibernian Hunger Project:            Bart Emanuel
   1. Chmn Project St. Patrick                         Rich Aleksy
   1. Immediate Past President                        Tom Masarick

Propositions for Membership. Pete Hawkins: No new propositions for membership.

Reports on Candidates for Membership. Pete Hawkins: None.

Communications & Correspondence. Mike Eggleston: We received thank you notes from St. Vincent de Paul Society and House of Mercy for our contributions.

Reports.

1. Trip to Ireland Ticket Sales.  288 were sold and 202 are in circulation. Ticket sales are scheduled for this weekend. Please contact JP McCusker  Jpandmaggie@aol.com  to volunteer to sell tickets at the masses.
2. Cookbook Status. Mike Eggleston: We received 226 copies of the cookbook from the Morris Publishing Company

Sold 133.

Remaining 93.

This means that we have paid off the publisher and have a profit of $600 so far.

• Veterans Charity Beer Tasting. Vince Fitzpatrick: Beer Tasting is scheduled for 3 February. Vince will meet with Old Bust Head Brewing Company tomorrow to discuss.
• New Shirts. Pat Sullivan. Pat described the shirts and was prepared to take orders. Payment in advance is preferred.
• Calendar Events/Special Reports. Pete Hawkins distributed the 2023 Calendar. Discussion followed.

–  14 January, Corporate communion at 5:30 and Officer Installation.

– 20 January, March for Life: Buses are available to take people to the March for Life. Sacred Heart is providing buses that leave the parking lot at 11:30 AM. St. Timothy’s will also provide buses. Contact the rectory for details.

–    21 January is the Installation Dinner to honor past presidents.

–    1 February is the Richmond March for Life. Sacred Heart will have a bus. Assembly is at 5:30 AM.

–    11 March. St Patrick’s Dinner Dance. Tom Masarick will coordinate with the Knight’s organizer to determine our participation.

–    14 March. The Gaelic Mass is scheduled for Monday, 13 March. In order to allow our members to attend, a motion was made, seconded and those present voted to move our division meeting to Tuesday, 14 March.

–    24 March. A Fish Fry is scheduled this year and it was added to the calendar.

Pete Hawkins will post the revised calendar to our division website.

Special Committees:

Chaplain’s Reflection. Father Daniel Reuwer. No Report.

Charities and Missions. Greg Rebbert: No Report.

Freedom for all Ireland (FFAI). Dominic Preston. Last February marked Ireland’s 50^th anniversary of joining the European Union (EU). This resulted in some confusion, but the EU financed many road improvements that followed.

Report on the Standing Committee/Grievance. Doug Morrison: No Report.

Historian. Mike Eggleston provided his report on the United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland.

Hibernian Hunger Project. Bart Emanuel: No Report.

Immigration. Brian Tumulty: Brian provided his report on Immigration.

Political Education Chair (PEC). Vince Fitzpatrick: No Report.

Project St. Patrick. Rich Aleksy: No Report.

Pro-Life. Paul Huber. No Report.

Publicity/Webmaster. No Report.

Strategic Planner. Mike Riley: No Report.

Veterans Affairs. Doug Morrison: Doug provided his Veterans Affairs Report.

Bills and Claims. Tom Masarick presented the report for Rich Aleksy: 

Income:

          Dues: $937

Cookbooks: $300

          Total: 1,237.00

          Vouchers:

          23-001 AOH National Per Capita: $793.00

          23-002 AOH VA State Board: $140.00

          23-003 Website: 39.98                                            

          23-004 Postage Stamps: 100.00

          Total: 1,072.98

Report of the Treasurer. Brian Tumulty: Rick Ring provided the Treasurer’s Report.

Unfinished business. None.

New Business.

1. Rick Ring distributed copies of the Father Kelley Division 2023 Draft budget. Rick made one change: $600 was added to the budget. Discussion followed and a motion to approve the budget was made, seconded and approved by those present.
2. Membership Drive: Pete Hawkins presented his plan to recruit young men for the Father Kelley Division.

Good and Welfare of the Order:

Report on the Sick/Visitation. Bill Yochem:

Prayers are requested for:

• Pat Sullivan who is having knee surgery on 20 January followed by other later surgeries.
• Rich Aleksy who is home and improving.

Other Prayer requests:

• Tom Masarick asked for Patrick Fucci who recently died suddenly. Please keep Patrick and his family in your prayers
• Chris Sozio asked that we keep his father in our prayers. He has surgery scheduled. Chris also asked for prayers for other relatives who are ill.
• Paul Hannan asked for prayers for his wife. It has been one year since her death.
• Pat Sullivan asked for his wife, Kay who may need surgery.

President: Pray Prayer to St. Jude:

Saint Jude, glorious Apostle, faithful servant and friend of Jesus: The name of the traitor has caused you to be forgotten by many, but the true Church invokes you universally as the Patron of difficult cases and things almost despaired of. Pray for us as we are so helpless and alone.  Intercede with God for us that He bring visible and speedy help.  Come to our assistance in this great need that we may receive the consolation and help of Heaven in all our necessities, tribulations and sufferings, particularly for those in need under our Good and Welfare of the order, and that we may bless God with the Elect throughout eternity. Amen.

Saint Jude, Apostle, martyr and relative of our Lord Jesus Christ, of Mary and St. Joseph, intercede for us. Amen.

Adjournment. The president made a motion to adjourn that was seconded and approved by vote of those present.

Closing Prayer

In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  And in the name of St. Patrick, the Glorious Apostle of Ireland, I declare this meeting closed.  Grant, O Lord, who makes the minds of the faithful to be of one will, that we, Thy people may love what Though has commanded, and desire what Thou has promised, and that amid the changes of the world our hearts may ever love and obey Thee, through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

Let us pray for our deceased Brothers. All say:

• Our Father
• 3 Hail Mary Mary’s
• Glory Be

President:      Eternal Rest grant to them, O Lord.

Members:      And let perpetual light shine upon them.

President:      May they rest in peace.

Members:      Amen.

PRAYERS FOR VOCATIONS

President:  Lead division in saying 3 Hail Mary’s

• Hail Mary
• Hail Mary
• Hail Mary

President:  Brothers, you are cautioned against speaking of anything that has transpired at this meeting to any but those who you know to be members in good standing and bound by the same fraternal ties of Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity

Adjourned. The President cautioned the brothers against speaking of anything that transpired at this meeting. The President noted that the next division meeting is scheduled for Monday, 13 February 2023. The meeting was adjourned at 8:37PM. After the meeting, the 50/50 Raffle Drawing was accomplished. Vince Fitzpatrick won the raffle.  The president reminded officers to bring their medallions to the 14 January Installation of Officers.