Knight of the Month – December 2014
Cris Valdez When informed he’d been named Knight of the Month for December given he has been a “whirling dervish” in recent weeks, Cris laughed and said, “I don’t know […]
Cris Valdez When informed he’d been named Knight of the Month for December given he has been a “whirling dervish” in recent weeks, Cris laughed and said, “I don’t know […]
Dies Natalis of Sol Invicti [dropcaps] C [/dropcaps] hristmas has always been my favorite holiday, possibly stemming from the fact that I was an only child and the holiday pretty […]
[dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] search for brotherhood greatly influenced Brent to recently give up his career in sporting goods sales to pursue a new calling in law enforcement. It’s also what […]
[dropcaps] J [/dropcaps] osh recently became the third member of his family to enter the order, following father Chris (2010) and older brother Nick (2013). Josh is a senior at […]
Alberto Torreblanca is a craftsman cabinet maker and supervisor for a custom cabinet manufacturer in Dallas. His wife of 17 years, Marlen, works for the City of Irving fire department. […]
The Fall VA Cookout On Saturday Nov 8th our council, under the direction of Commander Dan Murphy, US Navy Ret., attended our bi-annual cookout at the VA Medical Center in […]
Dan and Pat Murphy Dan and Pat were here, there and everywhere during the Fall Festival. Dan was one of the Knights overseeing the grilling operation and was also involved […]
Larry Balagna David Dybala said every time he got ready to take care of something in his capacity as the logistics manager at the parish’s recent Fall Festival, Larry had […]
Fulfilling What The Order Asks of Us [dropcaps] G [/dropcaps] od works in strange and wondrous ways. I fell a little behind in my reading and finally got to the […]
Clergy Appreciation Dinner Invitation Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 6:30 PM Holy Spirit Catholic Church Community Center HOSTS Monsignor James F. Burnes, Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Assembly 2799 [one_half] […]
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“Junior” and his wife, Toni, have a young daughter, Gabryella, and are expecting their second child in February. He took over his father’s trucking business when his father retired. Junior […]
Gilbert and his son joined the council together, invited by John Espree. Gilbert was born in Kaufman but has lived in Dallas since 1946. He graduated from Crozier Tech and […]
To say Cris followed the path less taken to Knighthood is an understatement. He was hospitalized at Charlton Methodist recently. Two members of our council were among the Holy Spirit […]
On Saturday Oct 18 The Duncanville Knights of Columbus Council 8157 went to St. Joseph’s Residence in Oak Cliff for our biannual cookout and prepared lunch for the residents, their […]
Mike and Susan Fitzgerald The Fitzgeralds made Holy Spirit’s kitchen their kitchen during September’s Fall Festival for the fourth consecutive year. They served about 175 guests at the annual Saturday […]
Jack Ramsden “Keep on Truckin’ “was the theme song for Jack Ramsden in recent months. He spent 200 hours helping to prepare for the Fall Festival, much of that hauling […]
Our Roots [dropcaps] I [/dropcaps] n 1976, Alex Haley’s much acclaimed book “Roots” was released and spurred an interest in genealogy that still grips the public. The story concerned the […]
[dropcaps] J [/dropcaps] oseph and Carmen live in Cedar Hill and have been parishioners for about three years. They were married four years ago to form a blended family. He […]
[dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] sk anyone if they can remember the last time we had two gorgeous sunny days in a row during Holy Spirit’s Fall Festival and you’d have enough […]
[dropcaps] I [/dropcaps] n appreciation of the many people who teach our community’s children the principles of our Catholic Faith, Holy Spirit provided a breakfast/brunch for them and their families. […]
Knight Hands have been on the job these past three months completing projects #92 through #99. Included in these projects was a tree trimming job for Yolanda Sanchez which […]
[dropcaps] W [/dropcaps] e at Holy Spirit Catholic Church have a family that is now experiencing real hardship due to a traffic accident involving one of their precious daughters, Jennifer. […]
Mike Moloughney Mike took both his first and major degrees early in 2005 and is scheduled to advance to the Fourth Degree on Sept. 27. “Just bought my tux,” he […]
[dropcaps]A[/dropcaps] s always, it was a treat to be part of the team of Knights that gave of their time to show support for the young seminarians at Holy Trinity […]
David and Clara Dybala It’s an understatement when David politely confirms his Catholic faith is “very, very important” to him. He and Clara have been part of the Holy Spirit […]
Fort McHenry [dropcaps]I[/dropcaps] mentioned in July that I was saving my Independence Day comments until September. Since then, I have been asked to comment on another topic, so this evening […]
Miguel and Darlene Hernandez came in to give blood during our Summer Blood Drive after Mass, accompanied by their two highly spirited young boys, David (4) and Benjamin (2.5). Having […]
[dropcaps] O [/dropcaps] ur summer blood drive this past Sunday, August 17th turned out to be quite successful despite the threat of inclement weather. Not only did we have a […]
Allen and Linda Reitmeier The term “downtime” is relatively inaccurate whenever describing Allen and Linda. Little time passes between their various activities involving Holy Spirit. Allen joined the council in […]