Knight of the Month – October 2013
David Dybala Hands-on leadership was displayed admirably by David, our Knight of the Month for October 2013, during the parish’s recent Fall Festival. He served as the parish’s operations chairman for […]
David Dybala Hands-on leadership was displayed admirably by David, our Knight of the Month for October 2013, during the parish’s recent Fall Festival. He served as the parish’s operations chairman for […]
Fraternity [dropcaps] W [/dropcaps] hen I became your Lecturer, I was told that this organization has three major components. First, it is a charitable organization. Second, it is a service […]
Andy Goza – Knight of the Year 2012-2013 [dropcaps] T [/dropcaps] he 2012-13 fraternal year was an historic one for Council 8157, from A (Juan Acuna, Ivan Alonso) to Z […]
Catechists’ Breakfast Knights of Columbus Council 8157 prepared a fabulous breakfast for the Catechists of Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Approximately 200 people were expected to […]
This past Friday, Sep 13, the Knights of Council 8157 visited Holy Trinity Seminary in our annual showing of appreciation with our classic hamburger & hot dog cookout for the young […]
The sound and sights of little league baseball could be seen and heard this past Saturday September 7th as the fall 2013 regular season began. There were 8 games played […]
ALL HANDS ON DECK The Holy Spirit Church Fall Festival is just around the corner and we are calling all Knights to lend a hand. Keep in mind that our […]
Frank Salazar was in Florida when it was announced at the annual Awards Banquet that he had been elected as the 2012 fraternal year Knight of the Year. He was […]
Patrick Stepniewski Patrick has just come through two of his busier periods of the council year. He annually organizes an 8157 “field trip” to watch a Rangers game; this year’s […]
Donations Needed With the Holy Spirit Fall Festival 2013 just around the corner, the Rummage Sale committee is asking for donations to be brought in as soon as possible. Now […]
Frances and Jeff Miller Frances and Jeff joined Holy Spirit Parish soon after they moved with their four young children to DeSoto from Jacksonville, Fla., late in 1987, when Jeff […]
Unity [dropcaps] I [/dropcaps] may be wrong, but until someone offers a better explanation, this is why I believe “Unity” was adopted as the second principle of our Order. What […]
Double Star Council 2012-13 At the council’s general membership meeting on Sept. 3, Grand Knight Frank Salazar announced that 8157 earned the rare distinction of Double Star Council for the 2012-13 […]
Update on brother Knight Al Alonzo According to Sandi Chalko, who spoke with Sally Alonzo, our brother Al Alonzo has been discharged from the Hospital and they are now back […]
[dropcaps] L [/dropcaps] ed by our Health Program Director Pat Stepniewski, this past Sunday our Council sponsored our annual summer Blood Drive with services provided by Carter BloodCare, and in […]
Aug. 6, 2013, Number 2 [dropcaps] W [/dropcaps]e are taught from the beginning that our life on this earth is a journey: the ultimate goal of which is the transition […]
Dear Brothers, Please keep our Brother Knight Al Alonzo and his family in your thoughts and prayers as he recovers from heart bypass surgery he underwent yesterday in Phoenix, Arizona. […]
Jorge Ruiz Jorge recently assumed the chairmanship of our awareness committee after jumping in with both feet and hands soon after his entry to the council in 2012. He operates […]
Bill and Cindy Dover The Dovers appear nearly inseparable, whether serving as ushers at 5:30 Mass on Saturdays, working together in his optometry office in Duncanville or – as was […]
Hardly standard fare for an exemplification ceremony, one of Greg Porter’s first “duties” only minutes after earning his first degree on July 23 was to provide transportation home for long-time […]
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Fr. Joe Lee’s father, Mr. Benedict Lee, who passed away on Sunday afternoon July 21, peacefully with family at his side. […]
Francisco Hernandez helped coordinate this year’s council cookout lunch for members of the Cedar Hill Fire Department, which took place on Friday, July 19 at the main station on Belt […]
Frank Salazar Grand Knight 2013-2014 Grand Knight 2012-2013 Frank Salazar is a self made man. He came to this country at a very young age and has been more than […]
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/2013/07/Newsletter-8157-2Q-2013.pdf” target=”” ]Download Newsletter June 2013[/button]
James and Judy Smith How many Holy Spirit couples have met on the high seas? Such was the case with James and Judy Smith, the council’s Family of the Month […]
Come on Rummage Sales, we are ready for you! Thank you brother Knights for making our work of setting up the gymnasium floor for the upcoming rummage sales this past Saturday […]
Jim Russell It wouldn’t be a stretch to declare the council’s monthly general membership meetings NEW AND IMPROVED as of July. That’s because, for the first time in many years, […]
A Grand Slam Home Run [dropcaps] A [/dropcaps]s in past year, the highlight of the little league spring baseball season was the annual World Series. The concession business was brisk, […]
During the fraternal just completed on June 30, 2013, Knight Hands completed 29 projects in the community helping take away a little of the stress from those being served. All […]
At the Installation of Officers Ceremony this past Saturday, June 29, two scholarships were awarded to two well deserving young Knights. Our congratulations to Nick Gleason and to Ryan Hammonds […]