Council Meeting

1. Call to order * Brothers we are about to open this council in the first section. All persons not having received the honors of membership in the first section shall please retire from the chamber. The doors shall now be closed and the guards assume their positions.

2. Warden’s report. Grand Knight- Worthy Warden, do you vouch that all present are in possession of the current membership card?

      Warden- Worthy Grand Knight (salutes) I vouch that all present are in possession of the current membership
       card. (Salutes Grand Knight and Deputy Grand Knight)

3. Prayer. Grand Knight- Brothers, let us invoke the Divine blessing by repeating the lord’s prayer. **** (Chaplain leads the prayer)

4. Pledge of allegiance to the flag

5. Roll Call of Officers. Grand Knight- The recorder will call the roll of officers. **
(The recorder calls the roll of all officers. The warden answers in his place for all officers called. As each officer is declared present, he is seated.)

6. Introduce all visitors.

7. Opening Ode - Brothers we shall now sing the opening ode. ***

8. Reading of minutes of previous meeting. Are there any corrections to the minutes? They stand as read.

9. Report of admission committee and reading of applications.

10. Balloting for new members.

11. Holding of 1st Degree

12. Grand Knights report – Present awards at this time.

13. Chaplains Report.

14. Treasurers Report.

15. Financial Secretary’s Report.

16. Trustees Report.

17. Chancellor’s Report on Vocations.

18. Report on Service Program Committees.
Membership
Program
Church
Community
Council
Family
Youth

19. Report of Standing Committees.

20. Unfinished Business.

21. New Business.
Knight of the month
Family of the month

22. Report of the 4th Degree

23. Field Agent’s report

24. District Deputy’s report.

25. Good of the order- Grand Knight- Before proceeding to the “Good of the order”, let me ask: does any brother present know of a member of this council, or an unassisted brother of the Order, sick or distress? (Grand Knight or Chaplain leads prayer.)

26. Good of the Order - The good of the order will now be conducted by the Worthy Lecture, I trust to your enjoyment, instruction and edification of all present.

27. Chaplain’s Summation.

28. Closing Prayer. **** (Grand Knight or Chaplain)- Brothers, we shall now close this meeting. Let us pray that we may ever be united in charity, that God may bless our work, aid us to keep our pledges for his greater glory, and that He my grant eternal peace to the souls of our departed brothers.

29. Closing Ode. We shall now sing the closing ode.

30. I now declare this meeting adjourned. *