Larry Balagna Larry is a tireless contributor to council activities. It seems like we don’t scramble an egg or set up and take down a room without him pitching in. […]
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The Fall little league baseball season concluded this past Sunday with the “Strike Out for Hunger” tournament benefiting the Cedar Hill food pantry held on November 14th and 15th at […]
The Knights of Council 8157 demonstrated our respect and appreciation for the Veterans’ military service at the VA Hospital in Dallas once again this past Saturday November 14. We served a […]
The Hike for Life 2015 managed to get off the ground thanks in large part to the efforts of Andy Goza and Jim Russell. Although the weather did not cooperate (it […]
Brother Knights, The new year is quickly approaching so it’s time to pay our 2016 annual dues. For every member in our council, we have to pay per year approximately $24 out […]
Andy, Susan and Madison Goza If you didn’t notice Andy, Susan or Madison hard at work at some point during the parish’s recent fall festival, you weren’t looking hard enough. […]
Ed O’Brien Ed is one of many past Grand Knights of 8157 who continue to be active in council activities. Before you know it, it will time for Lenten fish […]
October 2015 turned out to be a very busy time for Knight Hands; we completed 11 projects during the month. Most memorable was replacing a fence at Gabriele Hardin’s home; […]
[dropcaps] T [/dropcaps] he “Strong Right Arm of the Church” again had its considerable hand prints all over this year’s Holy Spirit fall festival, which took place during its traditional final […]
[dropcaps] O [/dropcaps] f all the community activities we perform in our council, the bi-annual St. Joseph’s Residence Cookout seems to be consistently one of the more spiritually rewarding for the Knights who participate. Maybe […]
[dropcaps] S [/dropcaps] election as Council 8157’s Knight of the Year is typically the result of outstanding commitment and service. Jim Richardson, our 29th annual honoree this past summer, sees it […]
Jack and Juanita Ramsden The Ramsdens again played a quiet-but-substantial role in the success of the parish’s recent Fall Festival. They coordinated pickups of furniture and other large and heavy […]
Dan Murphy Dan has been very active lately both within and beyond his duties as our director of community activities. He is organizing the next semi-annual cookout at St. Joseph’s […]
In the readings this past Sunday, St. James says it is not enough to hope those who are in need will find help. It is not ecough even to pray […]
[dropcaps] T [/dropcaps] his past Friday September 4th the Duncanville Knights headed out to Holy Trinity Seminary of Dallas once again to show our appreciation for the young men who are […]
Jim Richardson named Knight of the Year 2014-2015 At the Installation of Officers Ceremony this past Saturday July 11th, 2015, it was announced that the new Knight of the Year Award […]
James and Judy Smith During the youth baseball World Series in Cedar Hill in late June, James was one of the members of the baseball operations committee who dealt with […]
Little League Baseball Season Ends on a High Note While there were many rained-out games during the regular little league baseball season, there was no shortage of games played during […]
Knights service to the Catholic community comes without any expectation of congratulations. We’ve come to expect an appreciative group at the St. Joseph’s Residence Home in Oak Cliff, and the […]
As we approach the 5th year anniversary of the beginning of Knight Hands, I would like to summarize what has transpired these past five years. First of all, I would […]
La’Don Wright La’Don completed a quick journey through the order’s degrees, from his First Degree ceremony in November 2013 to Major Degrees in February 2014 to entry into the Fourth […]
Carlos and Melisa Limones The seven-member Limones family were veritable season-ticket holders for the parish’s fish-fry dinners during Lent. “And the kids don’t even like fish,” Carlos noted. Plus, he […]
Brother Knights we have been called upon to provide security and support during the visit of this ICON to Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos – St Theresa […]
We are looking for help with moving and setting up chairs on the following days: Wednesday, April 1: help starting at 9am to move chairs over to the church. Friday, […]
Bishop Kevin Farrell honors recipients of 2015 Bishop’s Award for Service to the Church At a Mass and ceremony at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe on February […]
Peter Perta Peter began serving as our Financial Secretary in April 2013, taking on the considerable task of following Ernie Coy. He’s a charter member of Tom Greco’s degree team, […]
[dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] nother pancake breakfast for our parish was served courtesy of the Duncanville Knights of Columbus. Approximately 100 breakfasts were served. The Knights who prepared, served and cleaned […]
[dropcaps] O [/dropcaps] n the first fish fry of the 2015 Lenten Season, which took place on Friday Feb 20, we served 175 regular dinners and 17 children dinners. Our […]
SUPPORT LIFE BUY RAFFLE TICKETS The Catholic Pro-Life Committee sponsors the Bishop’s 22nd Annual Pro-Life Dinner and Raffle, tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at our next […]
