Family of the Month – June 2022 Eduardo and Cindy Florentes Eduardo’s personal history with the Knights of Columbus is a familiar one. He initially joined the Order in 1992 […]
Knight of the Month – June 2022 Allen Reitmeier Accounting for Allen’s curriculum vitae as a member of the Knights of Columbus risks leaving out something, but here goes. We’ll […]
Family of the Month – May 2022 Allen and Linda Reitmeier Allen was a senior at Albany (Min.) High School, from the town of Richmond. Linda Lauer was a freshman, […]
Knight of the Month – May 2022 Jesus “Jesse” Zuñiga The kids at school years ago in Oak Cliff began calling him “Jesse,” and that’s what he’s gone by ever […]
Family of the Month – April 2022 Robert and Gloria Nieto It was a singles activity at St. Rita parish in the early 1990s, speed dating of sorts, meant to […]
Knight of the Month – April 2022 Russell LeRoy First, the pronunciation of the last name is “le-ROY.” Russell is from the Lake Champlain region of upstate New York, almost […]
Knight of the Month – March 2022 Ramon Presas When Grand Knight Jorge Ruiz first approached Ramon about becoming the council’s recording secretary for the current fraternal year, his first […]
Family of the Month – March 2022 John and Marge Balasa Some relationships begin with a moment described as knocking someone off their feet. As John recalls it, Margie Ostrowski […]
Family of the Month – February 2022 Ken and Patty Rarick They’re Flashes – really. Ken and Patty met during the mid-1960s in Ohio while attending Kent State, whose athletic […]
Knight of the Month – February 2022 Mike Moloughney Mike has been quite busy in parish and diocesan activities in recent months, and that’s nothing new. He was among the […]
Paul and Colleen Ryan The Ryans have lived in Cedar Hill for five years, and Paul transferred to our council in November 2018 after previously serving over in St. Jude […]
Keith Archer Keith’s already extensive involvement in 8157 activities recently added a new chapter. During Holy Spirit’s Christmas market in early December, he became the latest council member to serve […]
Jack and Juanita Ramsden We often hear that new members of the Catholic faith are among the most active. The Ramsdens came through Holy Spirit’s RCIA program in 2008-09 and […]
James Smith Sartorially speaking, anyone who has known James for any length of time knows he’s a t-shirt-and-shorts kind of guy. In almost any weather. But when it comes to […]
Family of the Month – November 2021: Ed and Betty O’Brien The two Catholic high schools in Syracuse, New York were fierce rivals – St. John the Baptist and Assumption. […]
Knight of the Month – November 2021 Antonio Razo Talk about hitting the ground running. Antonio joined our council last summer and immediately grabbed his work gloves. There was the […]
Joe Cuellar Knight of the Month – October 2021 Maybe it’s time to restart the Holy Spirit softball team (remember that outfit, Patrick Stepniewski?). We’d have a potential ringer in […]
Gilbert Zuniga Sr. and Gilbert Zuniga Jr. Family of the Month – October 2021 Father and son joined our council together in October 2014, and that figures. They’ve also been […]
Family of the Month – September 2021Carlos and Melisa Limones If you haven’t run across a member of the Limones family at Holy Spirit, then you haven’t been trying hard […]
David Dybala The strong right arm of the church has been holding a ratchet or a power drill in recent months. David was not only one of the most important […]
Knights make ‘return trip’ for parish The theme song for the day on Saturday, Aug. 14 could well have been Louis Armstrong’s “Hello, Dolly.” (Only members of a certain age […]
Kathy and Deacon Charlie Ruelas The diocese’s ceasing of weekly Mass dispensation in mid-August moves us to another chapter of Catholic life during the pandemic. The Ruelas family has experienced […]
Honorary Knight of the Month – August 2021 Dan Sheridan Efforts to help Holy Spirit Parish above and beyond were required for 8157 to select an honoree who isn’t a […]
Paul Ryan Answering the call to service appears to be at the heart of Paul’s life. He served 26 1/2 years in the Marine Corps following his graduation from the […]
Family of the Month – July 2021 Keith and Mary Archer The Archers have displayed varied service skills in recent months. When Holy Spirit followed strict pandemic protocols, they were […]
Knight of the Month June 2021 Robert Nieto Robert, who joined our council in June 2018, recently became director of 8157’s health activities. No surprise there – he’s been a […]
Russell and Tricia Gully The Gullys have been constants at Holy Spirit since 1986. Of the many roles they’ve performed over the years, they’ve added another during the parish’s return […]
Alex Sabo Alex is scheduled to make a training video for selling raffle tickets to the annual Bishop’s Pro-Life Dinner that might include: “I sold the grand-prize winner! This year […]
Knight of the Month – April 2021 Jose Montoya Jose wasn’t chosen as our Knight of the Month for April because he celebrated a birthday in the middle of the […]
Family of the Month – April 2021 Efrain and Lisa Ochoa Customers for our first-time drive-through Lenten fish fry dinners were probably unaware that the Ochoas double-teamed many of those […]