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May
Jesse Martinez – May 2014
Jesse worked in a print shop in his native Waco for nine years, pining to get outside. Probably because he got a green thumb from his grandfather, a migrant farm […]
18
May
Roy Cormier – April 2014
Identifying Roy’s hobby as gardening might be slightly understated. He earned a degree in agricultural education from what is now known as the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. After 30 years in […]
12
May
Knight of the Month – May 2014
Ken Rarick Ken estimates he was working in some fashion from the time he was 9 years old until he retired from the manufactured housing business seven years ago. Now, […]
12
May
St. Joseph’s Residence Spring 2014 Cookout
[dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] nother successful cookout for the residents of St. Joseph’s Residence took place this past Saturday, May 10th, 2014 by the Duncanville Knights of Columbus Council […]
12
May
Raymond “Jim” Stavinoha – April 2014
Jim is in his second go-round as a Knight. He initially joined years ago when he was a student at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. He’s retired now following […]
12
May
Our first Knight in Shining Armor is La’Don Wright
[dropcaps] W [/dropcaps] e are proud to announce that our council’s first “Shining Armor Award” has been earned by La’Don Wright. La’Don not only met the criteria necessary for earning […]
12
May
Knight of the Year Nominees
The Knight of the Year nominees were announced at the May 6th meeting as follows: Tom Greco Pat May Jeff Miller Jim Richardson Congratulations to all four Knights, they are […]
12
May
Slate of New Officers Announced
At our May 6th meeting the following Slate of Officers was announced by the nominating committee consisting of Andy Goza, Jack Ramsden and Ed O’Brien. Slate of 2014-2015 Officers […]
11
May
Family of the Month – May 2014
Bonnie and John Espree Parishioners since 2000, John and Bonnie are involved in a slew of Holy Spirit ministries and related organizations. John joined the Knights in March 2012 taking […]
04
May
Rudy Hernandez – April 2014
Want proof that Rudy is a man of varied interests? He has an electrical engineering degree from Texas A&M and enjoys poetry. He recently retired from Texas Instruments after 22 […]
01
May
Mario Ramos – April 2014
Mario was initially hesitant to join the council thinking membership required time commitments that he couldn’t fulfill atop his other community service. Not so, he was told, and he’s now […]
01
May
Manuel “Ben” Luna – April 2014
Ben has been a member of the Duncanville Police Department for 16 years and, simply put, enjoys putting bad guys behind bars. He has worked on the SWAT team, as […]
15
Apr
Newsletter Jan-Mar 2014 Edition 18
All the Council 8157 events and activities of the past quarter gathered into one newsletter. [button type=”churchope_button” url=”http://kofc8157.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Newsletter-8157-1Q-2014-edition-18.pdf” target=”” ]Download Newsletter January-March 2014[/button]
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Apr
Pro-Life Ace Wings Award
Pro-Life Ace Wings Award [dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] s Catholics, Knights of Columbus have the responsibility to work for the common good of society. Our Holy Father has called us to […]
05
Apr
Family of the Month – April 2014
Abel and Victoria Lugo Abel is one of multiple Knights who are part of the “vest” platoon – parishioners who serve the vital task of coordinating traffic in the church […]
05
Apr
Knight of the Month – April 2014
Bennie Sikorski Personally congratulating Bennie on being named the council’s Knight of the Month for April anytime soon will require either substantial disposable income or a heap of frequent-flier miles. […]
03
Apr
Preparation for Easter Masses
We are called! Brother Knights, in preparation for the Easter Masses at our church, we will be setting up the gymnasium floor with 550 chairs for the Easter Sunday Mass […]
02
Apr
Council 8157 Receives Top State Awards
[dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] t the April 1st, 2014 general membership meeting District Deputy Bill Dover presented our Council 8157 with the “Lone Star Award for Excellence with Distinction“, the state […]
02
Apr
Nominating Committee Named
At the April 1st, 2014 general membership meeting Grand Knight Frank Salazar announced the Nominating Committee members would be: Andy Goza Ed O’Brien Jack Ramsden Their primary responsibility will be […]
02
Apr
Lecture No. 10: April 2014
[dropcaps] O [/dropcaps] ne week ago today, March 25, was the Solemnity of the Annunciation. As Knights, we are encouraged to observe the Solemnity by praying the Angelus and/or reading the Gospel […]
31
Mar
Alex Sabo – March 2014
[dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] lex Sabo has lived in Duncanville for 31 years and has been a member of Holy Spirit parish for 31 years; yet just joined the Knights of […]
24
Mar
Play Ball
[dropcaps] F [/dropcaps] or the first time in recent memory, the opening day ceremonies and opening day games were not rained out even though the weather was threatening. And so […]
16
Mar
Two Knights awarded special honor & recognition
Our Congratulations to two Council 8157 Knights who have been awarded special honors & recognition. On January 28 at Bishop Dunne Catholic School, our Brother Knight and Deacon Paul Wood […]
16
Mar
Lending a helping hand
[dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] pproximately five years ago a young couple escaped the oppressive communist dictatorship in Cuba and was granted political asylum in the United States of America. With her […]
12
Mar
Family of the Month – March 2014
Susan and Andy Goza [dropcaps] F [/dropcaps] aith is a cherished family activity for Andy and Susan Goza and their 9-year-old daughter, Madison (who is eagerly looking forward to hitting […]
10
Mar
Knight of the Month – March 2014
Rod Kinard [dropcaps] W [/dropcaps] hen attending or working at any of the fish fry dinners this Lenten season, take a moment to appreciate that Rod took it upon himself […]
08
Mar
Record Turnout
[dropcaps] W [/dropcaps]ow!!! What a huge turnout for the first fish fry of the 2014 Lenten season. Thirty six Knights of Columbus helped set-up, cook, serve and clean-up starting […]
07
Mar
Blood Drive Sunday
[dropcaps] D [/dropcaps] espite a flurry of activities and late night events our council had to participate in the day before, Pat Stepniewski, our Health Director made sure our blood […]
07
Mar
Mark your calendar for Movie showing
On Thursday April 3, 2014 at 7PM the Pro Life committee will present the film “BloodMoney” in Holy Spirit’s dining room. This informative and powerful documentary was created to help […]
04
Mar
The 2014 Council Appreciation Dinner
[dropcaps] W [/dropcaps] hat a day it was. Saturday Feb 15 started out with a our council hosting its second Major Degree and culminated with our Annual Appreciation Dinner Dance […]
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