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 to in-person Mass attendance since last August by being involved in the hospitality ministry that has helped safely admit and seat congregants. When family activities […]
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 Fridays. Efrain was “out back” in the preparation area, helping with the cooking of hush puppies and french fries while also getting his gloved hands […]
Mario and Becky Tiambeng Family of the Month – March 2021 The Tiambengs, natives of The Philippines, arrived in Duncanville with their three children in 1978 from – where else? – Chicago. Mario was pursuing an English degree at DePaul University and Becky was attending Loyola University (yes, the same Loyola of Chicago that has […]
Family of the Month – February 2021 Rod and Lynn Kinard The Kinards are usually the go-to couple for the 5 p.m. Sunday Masses at Holy Spirit after in-person attendance was resumed late last summer. Lynn serves as the sacristan, performing the often unnoticed before-and-after duties. Rod typically serves as Hospitality Minister Captain, overseeing the […]
Jay and Karen Trapp Jay and Karen will celebrate their 30th anniversary this August. They met through a mutual friend while Jay was attending Purdue University in Indiana and Karen was studying at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (known to the locals as oo-ey-poo-ey). They have five children: Emma lives at home and works at the […]
Mike and Karen Moloughney The latest of Mike’s long list of contributions to Holy Spirit over the past 23 years won’t be seen for another couple of months since the Christmas Marketplace planned for early December has been postposed until the spring. Mike was instrumental in the planning of the event, similar to what he […]
David and Veronica Ybarra David and Veronica met as teenagers, both invited to a get-together in their hometown of El Paso. Well, it was David’s hometown given that his father moved the family there from Chicago when he was young, to be closer to other relatives. They were married in May 1978 at Fort Bliss […]
John and Bonnie Espree Like many Holy Spirit parishioners, John and Bonnie have adjusted their parish activities during the pandemic. Bonnie continues as a lector, during the Saturday Vigil Mass that John attends with her. She often returns for other Masses to help out in the new role of projector operator. With the resumption of […]
Deacon Al and Jackie Evans As much as the current pandemic has affected the rituals and faith practices for Holy Spirit parishioners in recent months, consider what it has meant to those on the sanctuary altar. For Deacon Al, many aspects come to mind. For one, the presiding deacon no longer extends an invitation for […]
John and Mary Anne Rizo The Rizos joined Holy Spirit in 1986, just making a move following a two-year stay in Fort Worth upon their arrival in Texas. They’re both from Missouri, John from the Kansas City side (“Go Royals!”) and Mary Anne from the St. Louis side (“Go Cardinals!” They met while attending Rockhurst […]
