Officers for 2011-2012
Chaplain	Deacon Dennis Hayden	539-0106
President	Jack Walsh	537-9579
Vice President	Joseph Martinez	541-4964
Treasurer	Vic DeGeorge	539-4674
Secretary	Stephen Galata	541-0119
	Trustees
Clifford Embley		541-4174
Adolpho Perticari		541-4452
Thomas Definbaugh		541-8269

 

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ST. ANN'S MEN'S CLUB
MINUTES FOR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 15, 2011

CALL TO ORDER: President John Walsh called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.

OPENING PRAYER: Deacon Dennis Hayden led the opening prayer and extended a Happy Thanksgiving to all.

SALUTE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG: Pledge of Allegiance and God Bless America was led by Victor DeGeorge.

GUESTS PRESENT: Many wives of members were present to attend Mr. Rich Bloch’s Dickens Parlour Theater presentation.

DEACON’S CORNER: Deacon Dennis Hayden wanted to once more discuss the roman missal rewrite. After Vatican II, we knew we needed a better translation of the missal to make it more precise and accurate as to what was handed down from the apostles. We will begin using the new missals the first day of Advent, November 27, 2011. Mass cards will also be provided in the pews for easy reference.

NEW MEMBERS PRESENT: New member Mr. John Wisniewski, a native of Delaware was in attendance along with his wife Kathy. Welcome John and Kathy!

SECRETARY REPORT: Secretary, Steve Galata reported that there are now 160 members of the Men’s Club. Only eighty-eight (88) email addresses are registered in the roster. We would like to have as many email addresses as possible. If you haven’t done so, please update your profile in the Club Roster. Steve thanked those who had updated the roster.

Steve noted that the October 18, 2011, Men’s Club Minutes needed to be approved. Copies were distributed before the meeting through the audience for review. No issues were noted. A motion was made to approve the St. Ann’s Men’s Club Minutes for the October 18, 2011, meeting. A second motion was made. All in attendance were in favor of approving the minutes as written. The minutes for The October meeting will be posted on St. Ann’s Website under the Men’s Club section.

Thank You Letters: Steve read two thank you letters; one from Russell Werneth, a NASA Aerospace engineer, thanking for the opportunity to speak to the Men’s Club about the Hubble Space Telescope program, and the other from Jeanne Busalacchi, thanking the Men’s Club for giving her the opportunity to address the club regarding the Sodality Book Project.

TREASURER'S REPORT:

The Men’s Club Account Balance in the November 15, 2011 Financial Statement is: $10,608.53

COMMUNION BREAKFAST REPORT: Cliff Embley reported that Ellen Barrosse gave a very informative talk about “Catholics/Christians and their role in the public square,” at the Communion Breakfast hold at the Cripple Creek Golf and Country Club, on December 6, 2011. Eighty-one people attended the breakfast. The total cost for the Cripple Creek breakfast was $800.00. Ticket sales netted $991.00. The Men’s Club made a modest profit on the affair.

HIGHWAY CLEANUP PROJECT: Andy Miller reported on the October 20, 2011, Highway Clean-up project. Fifteen Team members including one wife of a member participated in the clean-up. The teams filled eleven large trash bags of litter on a stretch of Route 17 from Hocker’s Supermarket to the intersection past Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Church. The clean-up took approximately 2 hours. We will do another clean-up again in April, 2012.

ST. ANN’S PARISH CHRISTMAS PARTY COMMITTEE: Joe Martinez reported the Christmas party will be catered by Jimmy’s Grill of Bridgeville. The Christmas party will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2011, starting at 6:30 PM. Only one hundred and ten tickets will be sold owning to fire safety codes, so buy your tickets early. Tickets are on sale in the back of the meeting room. The menu for the Christmas party will consist of baked chicken, baked ham, baked apples, pasta salad, potato salad, lima beans, bread rolls, beverages and a Venetian dessert tray. We will be dancing to the music of our Disc Jockey Don Minyon and singing along with the Sweet Adeline’s.

TRIP COMMITTEE REPORT: Joe Martinez reported that he is planning several trips. One is to the Dickens Parlor Theatre in January, 2012.

LOGO: Jack reported that the LOGO for the St. Ann’s Men’s Club was approved by the Executive Board at the last Men’s Club Executive meeting. It is now finalized.

NATIVITY YARD SIGNS: Cliff Embley reported that some signs were given to the Parish Bazaar to sell. Additional signs will be given to other St. Ann’s organizations to sell. There are still half the number, about five hundred, left from last year. The signs will be reduced in price to $5.00.

DONATION PROCESS REPORT: Jack reported that once a year the Men’s Club donates part of the treasury money to various local charities. A procedure is being developed to select the charities the Men’s Club will donate to. The standing Men’s Club president will request that at least three past presidents meet as a committee to choose the recipients of our donations based on past history and input from the membership. Their recommendations will be presented to the Men’s Club Executive Board for review and comment. After the recommended charities are reviewed and confirmed by the Executive Board, the list will be presented to the membership for approval. After the membership approval, the donations will be sent to the recipients. The procedure for selecting the recipients will eventually be finalized and incorporated into the Men’s Club By-Laws.

SUNSHINE COMMITTEE: Joe McNerney reported that he sent out four cards:
Fred Schettig – Get Well Card
Coleman Wilson – Get Well Card
Harry Foshey – Get Well Card
Ron McAnallen & Family – Sympathy Card for the passing of wife JoAnn.

GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Rich Bloch from the Dickens Parlor Theatre presented a history of the Dicken’s Parlour Theater along with several entertaining magical tricks.

50/50 DRAWING: Because of the large amount collected for the 50/50 drawing, two winning tickets were drawn: Mary Martinez won $50.00, and Jack McKee won $30.00.

NEXT MEETING: There will not be a Men’s Club Meeting in December, 2011. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 7 PM in Delaney Hall.

NEXT GUEST SPEAKER: Our guest speaker at the Tuesday, January 17, 2012, meeting will be Tom Ryan, who will give a presentation on Catholic participation in the Civil War.

CLOSING PRAYER: Deacon Dennis offered the “Our Father” as our closing prayer.

PRESIDENT’S CLOSING COMMENTS:

• President Jack Walsh wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.”

• Jack reminded everyone that Christmas party tickets are on sale, as well as the Nativity yard signs.

ADJOURNMENT: President Jack Walsh requested a motion to close the meeting followed by a second; all members were in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M.

MINUTES PREPARATION: The minutes for the November 20, 2011, St. Ann’s Men’s Club Meeting were prepared and submitted by Steve Galata, Secretary.
 

ST. ANN'S MEN'S CLUB
MINUTES FOR MEETING OF OCTOBER 18, 2011 

CALL TO ORDER: President John Walsh called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. 

OPENING PRAYER: Opening prayer was led by Deacon Dennis Hayden. 

SALUTE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG: Pledge of Allegiance and God Bless America was led by Victor DeGeorge.
 

NEW MEMBERS PRESENT: No New Members were present. 

GUESTS PRESENT: Four wives of members were present and welcomed by President, Jack Walsh.  

DEACON’S CORNER: Deacon Dennis Hayden discussed the forthcoming new Roman Missal which will replace the current Roman Missal. The new Roman Missal rewrite is intended for all in attendance at the mass to be deeply involved with every part of the mass celebration. The basic mass structure won’t change; the missal wording is what will change. We will notice a change in the priest’s dialog in the mass is he reads from the new missal. The new missal readings are intended to inspire us to worship God with a renewed awe and adoration. The missal will be more inspirational and will fill the church of the aura of God himself. The words of the mass will be more poetic and perhaps more flowery. The new adaptation will give us a sense of God being present at the mass.

SECRETARY REPORT: Steve Galata asked the members who have not updated their Member Roster profile, please do so after the meeting is adjourned. It is important that we have your email address on file, for ease of quickly disseminating Club information to the membership as well as a cost saving measure to cut the expense of USPS mailing. 

Reading of Previous Minutes is suspended. Copies of the minutes were emailed days before the meeting and hard copies were placed on the audience chairs for review. No issues were noted. A motion was made to approve the St. Ann’s Men’s Club Minutes for the September 20, 2011 meeting. A second was made. All in attendance were in favor of approving the minutes. The minutes were approved as written. The minutes will be posted on St. Ann’s Website under the Men’s Club section.  

The minutes for this meeting will be emailed to the membership for review before the next meeting. 

TREASURER'S REPORT: Vic DeGeorge reported that:

Men’s Club “current” fund balance held in the Parish account is:                $10,354.00 

PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE REPORTS:  

SUNSHINE COMMITTEE: Joe McNerney reported on those who were ill.  

Fred Seelig had an operation.

Coleman Wilson is in the hospital.

Bob Wallace’s wife Marie is back at home and nicely recuperating.

 

FOOTBALL RAFFLE TICKET SALE: Vic DeGeorge presented a report on the Football Raffle ticket sale:

Gross income received amounted to:                                             $2,585.00. 

Total expenses amounted to:                                                         - $388.00.

Resulting in a net income of:                                                          $2,197.00.

 

RAFFLE TICKET WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: President Jack Walsh announced the Raffle Ticket Winner for Redskins/Eagles game, Sean Harrigan. As you know we conducted the football raffle ticket drawing Tuesday, September 27, 2011, that  resulted  in drawing two winning tickets—we fortunately drew two tickets with the idea we might have a non-participating winner. The first ticket drawn was Nancy Olsen, from Clinton, CT, who I talked with Tuesday evening, September 27, 2011. She indicated she could not go to the game, was very thankful, and suggested we draw a new winner. Accordingly, the second ticket drawn was that of Sean Harrigan, a St Ann’s parishioner, who lives in Eldersburg, Maryland, and has a residence in Sea Colony.  He was delighted! The tickets were mailed to Sean Wednesday, September 28, 2011. 

GOLF OUTING REPORT: Dick Malone presented the results of the annual St. Ann’s Men’s Club Golf Fund Raiser Outing held on October 7, 2011, at the Salt Pond Golf Course. Seventy-six golfers attended. Dick thanked members of the golf committee; Tom Baldwin, Jim Kennedy, Vinnie McCarron and Mike Walsh. The following are the financial results of the Golf Outing: 

 

Golf Outing Profit:                                                                         $2,418.00

 

HIGHWAY CLEANUP REPORT: Andy Miller is seeking volunteers for the next Highway clean up. The date is scheduled for Thursday, October 20, 2011, at 10:00 AM. Ten members have signed up. Fourteen people are needed. The cleanup crew will meet at Hocker’s Supermarket parking lot at the intersection of Routes 26 and 17. The highway cleanup covers a length of Route 17, from Hocker’s Supermarket to just south of Our Lady of Guadeloupe Church.  

COMMUNION BREAKFAST REPORT:  President, Jack Walsh discussed the St. Ann’s Men’s Club annual Communion Breakfast to be held on November 6^th  at the Cripple Creek Golf and Country Club after the 7:30 A.M. Mass at St. Ann’s Church.  Our guest speaker Ellen Barrosse will discuss the topic of “Catholics/Christians and their role in the public square”.  This event is open to all St. Ann’s parishioners; tickets are required. Ticket cost is $12.00 per person and seats are limited to 110. Tickets will be available at the Parish Office or Cliff Embley (541-4174), Jack Walsh (537-9579), Joe Martinez (541-4964), Steve Galata (541-0119) and Vic DeGeorge (539-4674). Please plan on attending this “once in a year special event.” 

TRIP COMMITTEE REPORT:  Joe Martinez stressed the need to get new member participation in the various committees. Several are on the travel committee. Joe provided a summary of the two proposed trips; a trip to Lancaster Amish Country to see the Sight and Sound production of “Jonah & The Whale”, and a trip to Annapolis to tour Governors Manson, the Maryland State Capitol building,  the John Carroll House (John Carroll is the only catholic signature on the “Declaration of Independence”) and other sights of interest, and lunch or dinner at a local tavern. Joe also noted that he is planning an outing to see “A Night of Magic” at the Dickens Parlor Theatre in, 2012.  

CHRISTMAS PARTY COMMITTEE REPORT:  Joe Martinez also reported on the Christmas Party Event. Two venues were presented:

 

1.)  A $5.00 ticket charge as last year with a cover dish provided by the membership as food. Entertainment and refreshments will be included.

The Men’s Club Executive Board decided to defer voting on the two venues with the idea of giving the membership the choice of which one the membership preferred. 

Joe Martinez requested straw poll, a show of hands for each venue. The results were:
1.)  Five (5) members in favor of choosing the $5.00 Covered Dish venue.
2.)  Twenty-six (26) members in favor of the $12.00 Catered venue. 

The result; the membership unanimously chose a Catered Christmas Party. 

Joe Martinez will proceed with the related planning arrangements for a Catered Christmas Party. 

TIME AND TALENT:  Jack Walsh commented on the Parish Time and Talent Event. The Men’s Club participated in the event having a table setup with information on the Men’s Club activities. Jack did not think the Time and Talent Event was too effective because it did not draw a lot of participation. If parishioners would have stopped to see it, they would have been impressed. Something will be done to entice parishioners to want come to the Time and Talent event next year, i.e., coffee and doughnuts. 

MEN’S CLUB LOGO: President Jack Walsh presented the Club Logo to the membership. We need a logo to represent what we do; our fellowship with God.

SHOREBIRDS BASEBALL PRESENTED TO BOB WALLACE: Jack Walsh recognized the good work Bob Wallace did in organizing the Shorebirds outings for the Men’s Club. Jack had caught a baseball at this year’s St. Ann’s Men’s Club Shorebird Baseball outing. As a goodwill gesture, Jack thought it appropriate to present the ball to Bob Wallace (former Club President) organizer of the Shorebirds outings. The ball had been autographed by the officers and trustees that served with Bob along with Father Kelley.  Bob graciously accepted the ball with a speech and thanked Jack and the Men’s Club for the keepsake.

Bob accepting the baseball

PRESIDENTS COMMENTS: President Jack Walsh thanked Vic DeGeorge, Steve Galata, Neil Cooley & Adolph Perticari for their help setting up the hall, and, Vinnie McCarron for managing the 50/50 raffle.  

GUEST SPEAKERS: 

President Jack Walsh introduced Joanne Busalacchi who presented a briefing on the Sodality Book Project, followed by Dr. Thomas Baldwin who presented a briefing on “A gut reaction: the path to health through your gut." 

CLOSING COMMENTS: President Jack Walsh thanked the guest speaker, Dr. Baldwin for an interesting and well liked presentation. “

President Jack Walsh then informed the members that Nativity Yard Signs are on sale after the meeting. The signs are $7.00. See Jim Nuczinski in the front of the meeting room. 

NEXT MEETING: Our next meeting will be Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at 7 PM in Delaney Hall. 

DRAWING: The winner of the 50/50 is Dick Dulaney. The prize was $55.00. 

NEXT GUEST SPEAKER: Our guest speaker at our 15 November Member Meeting will be Rich Bloch, Host of the Dickens Parlour Theater—magical entertainment.

CLOSING PRAYER: Deacon Dennis offered the closing prayer.  

ADJOURNMENT:  President Jack Walsh adjourned the meeting at 8:45 P.M.

MINUTES PREPARATION: The minutes for the October 18, 2011, St. Ann’s Men’s Club were prepared and submitted by Steve Galata, Secretary.

 

CALL TO ORDER: At 7:10 PM, John (Jack) Walsh, President of St. Ann’s Men’s Club called to Order the Meeting for September 20, 2011 

OPENING PRAYER: The opening prayer was delivered by the Men’s Club Chaplain, Deacon Dennis Hayden. 

SALUTE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG: The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Victor DeGeorge, followed by the patriotic song “God Bless America” also led by Victor.

GUESTS PRESENT: President Jack Walsh asked if there were any guests present. He  welcomed them to the meeting. 

Guests present were:

Emmanuel (Mannie) Mora

Frank DiNenna

Frank Dennag 

NEW MEMBERS PRESENT: President Jack Walsh introduced and welcomed the new members and thanked them for joining the St. Ann’s Men’s Club. 

New members present:

Kenneth Fischer, Ocean View, DE

Britt Goehner, Selbyville, DE

James Kuczinski, Ocean View, DE

Tom Linehan, Dagsboro, DE

Dan Quigley, Bethany Beach, DE

Jim Solan, Selbyville, DE 

CHAPLAIN’S CORNER: Deacon Dennis Hayden reminded us that in different times in the scriptures, we hear Jesus saying “Let he who has ears, listen.” And in yesterday’s Gospel, Jesus further added, “Take care how you hear.” Meaning, Jesus invites us to hear what he says and to take it to heart in the form of love.  When we don’t grasp the meaning of God’s words, read and reread the scripture until you do understand what he is saying. When you do, you will see how the dots connect, showing us that God is Love. God wants us to listen to his son Jesus.  Bottom line; How else can we learn if we don’t listen? 

Note: Deacon Dennis welcomed Deacon Jack Freebery and Deacon Ed Danko. Deacon Jack thanked everybody for their thoughts and prayers. We wish him a speedy recovery. 

Deacon Dennis also recognized one of the new members, Tom Linehan. as the director of the Friday morning bible study group held in the Masterson Center. All are invited to attend. 

FAITH SHARING: There was no Faith Sharing at this meeting because of time constraints set for the guest speaker.

 

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT:

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the membership in electing Joe Martinez, Vice President, Steve Galata, as Secretary, Vic De George, Treasurer (incumbent) and myself as your President.

We were very fortunate to have had the benefit of Tom Defibaugh’s tireless and effective leadership over the past two years. His shoes will be hard to fill. Adolph Perticari as our Secretary was great, and he brought a sense of humor to his office, and was continuously working behind the scenes. To our benefit they will both continue to be officially involved as elected trustee members of our Executive Board.

I would also like to acknowledge the importance of our Executive Board Trustees. They provide an unbiased perspective to the administration of our By-Laws and associated Club endeavors. Neil Cooley (decided to step down) and Cliff Embley (recently reelected) both served very effectively in that role.  As vice President, I also became more aware of the significant contributions being made by the various committees and support personnel, and applaud them, accordingly. 

Our plans for the upcoming year will include the traditional events, i.e. Parish Picnic,

Christmas Party, St. Patrick’s Day Party, Communion Breakfast, Golf Outing, Shorebirds game and the Malvern Retreat. 

We will be looking at interesting trip events being planned by our Travel Committee and also we’ve put together an appealing selection of speakers for our upcoming meetings. 

We will be continuing with our community activities including the Blood Bank, Highway Clean-up and our Handyman Service. 

Needless to say, to fulfill our goal of spiritual and community growth, it will take your continued support to make it all happen.This is your club and we as your elected officers would like to know what your thoughts and recommendations are in this regard. 

PRESIDENTS REPORT: Jack thanked the membership praising them for the overwhelming turnout.

Jack noted that this is the first membership meeting with the newly elected Men’s Club Executive Board Members.He introduced the new board members to the membership 

The current board members are:

·        Jack Walsh, President

·        Joe Martinez, Vice President

·        Steve Galata, Secretary

·        Victor DeGeorge, Treasurer (Incumbent)

·        Tom Defibaugh, Trustee

·        Cliff Embley, Trustee (Incumbent)

·        Adolpho Perticari, Trustee

·        Deacon Dennis Hayden, Chaplain     

COMMITTEE/ACTIVITY STATUS REPORTS: Jack requested status reports for the following Activities: 

Sunshine Committee: Joe McNerney sent cards to the following: 

June:   Jack Walsh                               Get Well

July:     Vic DeGeorge’s  Sister  Sympathy Card

            Mike Middendorf                       Get Well

            Marie Wallace (Bob’s Wife)      Get Well

Aug:     Cliff Embley’s Wife Joyce         Get Well

            Andy Stasney                           Get Well

            Jacqeline Miller (Andy’s Wife)  Get Well

            Mike Moffat  Deceased-Sympathy Card

            Joe Manuel  Deceased-Sympathy Card

NFL Ticket Raffle Committee: Cliff Embley provided status on the Redskins/Eagles game Raffle ticket sale. The sale is extended through September 25^th with the drawing postponed until September 27^th to be held in the Parish Office. The extension is necessary to make up the weekend sales lost because of the NLF Lockup and Hurricane Irene.   The game is on 16 October at 1:00 PM at the FedEx Field. 

Golf Tournament Committee: The annual St. Ann’s Men’s Club Golf Tournament will be held October 7 at Salt Pond Golf Course. Fifty-eight (58) signed up with only 15 being from the Men’s Club. At least 3 or more foursomes, hopefully from the parish are needed.  Ask your family and friends to play. Cost is $57.00. Contact Dick Malone to register. 

Highway Cleanup Activity: Andy Miller first expressed a thank you to the Men’s Club for their concerns and prayers for his wife Jacqueline who underwent surgery and is recovering nicely at home.  Andy is seeking volunteers for the next Highway clean up. The cleanup covers a stretch of Route 17 from Hockers to the mission church, Our Lady of Guadalupe. The date is scheduled for Thursday, October 20, 2011, at 10:00 AM.  At least 14 people are needed. The cleanup crew will meet at Hocker’s Supermarket parking lot at the intersection of Routes 26 and 17, near the Deli. Jack suggested bringing a long handled handheld grabbing device used to pick up items without having to bend over. 

Picnic Support (PFL): Tom Keeley reported that Our Lady of Guadalupe will have a Church picnic on the church grounds this Sunday, 25 September starting at 2:30 PM. Chicken and refreshments will be served. Parishners are to bring side dishes, beer, wine etc.  If  rained out, the picnic will be held in Delaney Hall. Volunteers are needed to help setup and tear down. Contact Tom Keeley to sign up to help. 

Communion Breakfast Committee:  Cliff Embley reported that the Communion Breakfast will be held Sunday, November 6, at Cripple Creek Golf and Country Club following the St. Ann’s 7:30 AM Mass. Tickets are $12.00. Ellen Barrosse, President of “A Rose and Prayer” will be the guest speaker at the breakfast. 

Newsletter Activity: Jack commended Tom Defibaugh who did a fine job putting together the Men’s Club Newsletter. If you did not receive a newsletter in the mail, please contact Steve Galata 541-0119. The newsletter is also on the St. Ann’s web site www.stannsbethany.org under the Men’s Club section. 

Logo Activity: Jack came up with an idea of creating a logo for the Men’s Club. He presented it at the meeting asking for comments.

Altar Servers:  Jack read a gracious letter from Deacon Ed Danko, thanking the following members of the Men’s Club for volunteering as Altar Servers at the 12 O’clock masses next summer. He also thanked Vic DeGeorge for coordinating and organizing the volunteers. The Schedule follows:

July 03 -  Ernie Bernhart

July 10 -  Cas Chodnicki

July 17 -  Cas Chodnicki

July 24 -  Vic DeGeorge

July 31 -  Ernie Bernhardt

Aug 07 -  Vic DeGeorge

Aug 14 -  Jack Riester

Aug 21 -  Jack Riester

Aug 28  - Frank Slahetka

Sept 04 - Frank Slahetka 

Gifts from Home for Troops: Gigi VanDerman the organizer of “Gifts from Home for troops,” is a campaign to send care packages to our troops. Gigi asked Jack if he would kindly let the Men’s Club know about the gifts for our troops program. Gifts to donate are comfort items such as; packages of dry lemon aide, ice tea or fruit punch mixes, bottled water, canned tuna and chicken salad, packaged candy, lip balm, shaving cream and other shaving items, old or new DVD Movies, eye drops, writing paper and especially calling cards, to name a few.  A bin for collecting the items is setup in the Masterson Center or you can drop gifts off in the church food bank bin, but clearly marked “For the Troops.” Jack added “It’s amazing what the troops can’t get hold of over there.” The USO will be picking up the gifts the second week in October for shipment to our troops.

Coastal Point/Wave Newspaper:  Jack pointed out that the St. Ann’s Men’s Club “Events Schedule” is now being published in the Coastal Point Newspaper under the “Continuous Events Calendar Section.” Coastal Point will continue to publish the Men’s Club Events Schedule through November. The Coastal Point and The Wave will provide an interview opportunity for the Club based on a topical subject. Adolph Perticari suggested an article on the Men’s Club history, mission and events. 

TRIP EVENTS: Joe Martinez commented that the travel committee came about because members of the Men’s Club strongly indicated that they would like to take trips! Thus the Trip Committee was formed. Since the committee’s inception, two trips were taken. The first trip, a trip to see the “Rockettes” at the “Radio City Music Hall” in New York City was a resounding success. The other trip was to Lancaster to see the stage performance of “Joseph” which was also a resounding success. Joe also provided a condensed summary of the proposed trips. Plans are to take return trips to New York City and to Lancaster Amish Country to see the Sight and Sound production of “Johanna & The Whale.”  Joe presented possible other trips – Night of Magic at the Dickens Parlor Theatre, A Stern Wheeler River Cruise on the Choptank featuring Steamed Crabs and beer (Chicken for those who don’t imbibe), a trip to Annapolis including the Capitol, Governor’s mansion and a haunted Tavern. Even trips to the Bermuda or Alaska may be on the agenda! Our members will be offered first choice for the planned trips, then the parish. Joe requested members to give him their thoughts on trips they would like to go on. The trips are a lot of fun! 

SECRETARY REPORT: The Men’s Club Secretary, Steve Galata reminded members that Reading of Previous Meeting Minutes is indefinitely suspended.

Reasoning is that members thought it unnecessary to reiterate what happened at the previous meeting. Eliminating reading the previous minutes also gives the guest speaker ample time to finish his/her presentation.

Copies of the previous meeting were distributed to the membership for reading during the meeting.  

Members questioning the minutes were asked to table their concern until after the meeting for  discussion and possible resolution and/or correction.

No issues were noted. As such,   Minutes for the June 21, 2011, St. Ann’s Men’s Club Meeting were approved as written.  Minutes are also posted on St. Ann’s Website under the Men’s Club section. 

Note: It is noted that hereafter, in order to officially approve the minutes of the previous meeting, per “Roberts Rules of Order”, the Secretary will ask for a “motion” and a “second the motion” to approve the previous minutes. If the “second” is made, the minutes are approved as written. If “motion” or        “second the motion” is not made, issues will be discussed after the meeting. 

Letter of Thanks: Steve Galata read a “Letter of Thanks” from the “First State Detachment, Marine Corps League” to the St. Ann’s Men’s Club for our donation to the First State Detachment Golf Tournament. 

Expression of Thanks: Steve Galata expressed his thanks to the Fourteen Calling Captains and Fourteen Backup Calling Captains for volunteering to those positions. Thanks to your efforts, attendance for this meeting has “never” been higher. Your calling and advising the membership of the upcoming meeting and about our guest speaker, Russell Werneth, helped immensely with the success of this meeting.  

TREASURER'S REPORT: As of 06-21-2011

Previous Bank Balance:                      $5,362.00

Receipts:                                                  $66.00
Subtotal:                                              $5,428.00
Disbursements:                                            0.00
Check Book Balance:                           $5,428.00

Vic DeGeorge with the help of Cliff Embley collected dues tonight from 64 members with two paying for two year subscriptions. Thanks to those who paid your dues tonight. And thanks for your patience waiting in the long “Dues Paying” Line.

 

GUEST SPEAKER CORNER: Mr. Russell Werneth, one of the leading aerospace engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland   gave a presentation and showed photos about his interesting experiences training astronauts and building special tools for the Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions.

DRAWINGS: The winner of the 50/50 was Andy Miller. The prize was $71.00.     

Note: The Attendance drawing is discontinued until further notice. 

NEXT MEETING: will be October 18, 2011 at 7:00 PM in Delaney Hall. The Guest Speaker will be Dr. Tom Baldwin. His topic will be “A gut reaction to: the path to health through your gut.” All men of the parish are welcome. Please join us. 

LAST MINUTE COMMENTS: Steve Galata, Secretary, began updating the Men’s Club Member Roster. Members will have an opportunity to update their Roster entry during the October 18 meeting, if they haven’t already done so. We would like as many e-mail addresses as possible for mass e-mailing Men’s Club related information such as Newsletters, Meeting announcements and important notices. Be advised that your e-mail address will not appear on anyone else’s e-mail nor will theirs appear on yours. Also, no e-mail addresses nor personal information will ever be released outside the Executive Board. For those without Internet service, not to worry. You will still receive hard copy USPS mailings.

 

PRESIDENTS CLOSING STATEMENT: President Jack Walsh thanked the membership for the overwhelming attendance turnout. All in all, seventy-two (72) were in attendance, sixty-nine (69) members and three (3) guests. 

Jack also thanked Vic DeGeorge, Adolph Perticari and Frank Dennag for their help setting up the hall, and as well as Al Preziosi for managing the 50/50 raffle. 

CLOSING PRAYER: No closing prayer was said.  

ADJOURNMENT: The meeting ended at 9:00 P.M. 

MINUTES PREPARATION: The minutes herein for the September 20, 2011, St. Ann’s Men’s Club Meeting was prepared and submitted respectfully by Stephen Galata, Secretary.