Family of the Month – August 2014
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 […]
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 […]
[dropcaps] T [/dropcaps] he Knights are looking for a few good men. The truth is we are always looking for a few good men but this time we are looking […]
[dropcaps] O [/dropcaps] n the morning of August 2nd (a cool morning for Texas in August), seven Knights set out to help a neighbor in need. Knight Hands had accepted […]
[dropcaps] O [/dropcaps] n Saturday July 19 we held the council’s second quarter Corporate Communion Mass and our first and quite successful Potluck Dinner of the year. We had a […]
2014 Duncanville Hike for Life Our second annual Hike for Life in Duncanville will take place on Saturday October 11th at Armstrong Park in Duncanville, TX. We will start promptly […]
[dropcaps]S[/dropcaps]ixty-six Knights from Council 8157 volunteered to work at one of the concession stands during the little league World Series tournament completed on Sunday June 29th. This was, by far, […]
[dropcaps]S[/dropcaps] ince the publication of the March 2014 Newsletter, Knight Hands completed 8 additional projects bringing the total number completed since inception to 91. On March 25, Ray Rivera and […]
The installation of our 2014-15 officers and the crowning of Tom Greco as the council’s 28th annual Knight of the Year were the highlights of 8157’s annual awards dinner held […]
There has been a change of program for this Saturday’s Award Dinner, the Corporate Communion Mass that had been scheduled will be cancelled, the regular Mass will take place as […]
[dropcaps] O [/dropcaps] n Friday, May 23 the Knights of Holy Spirit Council 8157 partnered with Dudley Wilcox, the EMT liaison at Charlton Methodist Hospital to hold a picnic for […]
Knights often demonstrate their willingness to help those in need; and this past Wednesday May 28th was a prime example as 12 dedicated Knights worked 52 man/hours to move the […]
[dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] nother successful cookout for the residents of St. Joseph’s Residence took place this past Saturday, May 10th, 2014 by the Duncanville Knights of Columbus Council […]
[dropcaps] W [/dropcaps] e are proud to announce that our council’s first “Shining Armor Award” has been earned by La’Don Wright. La’Don not only met the criteria necessary for earning […]
The Knight of the Year nominees were announced at the May 6th meeting as follows: Tom Greco Pat May Jeff Miller Jim Richardson Congratulations to all four Knights, they are […]
Pro-Life Ace Wings Award [dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] s Catholics, Knights of Columbus have the responsibility to work for the common good of society. Our Holy Father has called us to […]
Abel and Victoria Lugo Abel is one of multiple Knights who are part of the “vest” platoon – parishioners who serve the vital task of coordinating traffic in the church […]
Bennie Sikorski Personally congratulating Bennie on being named the council’s Knight of the Month for April anytime soon will require either substantial disposable income or a heap of frequent-flier miles. […]
[dropcaps] C [/dropcaps] ouncil 8157 has a right to be proud. “WHAT A TURNOUT”. First-time volunteers along with seasoned volunteers made the Special Olympics Spring 2014 Basketball Tournaments at Cedar […]
We are called! Brother Knights, in preparation for the Easter Masses at our church, we will be setting up the gymnasium floor with 550 chairs for the Easter Sunday Mass […]
[dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] t the April 1st, 2014 general membership meeting District Deputy Bill Dover presented our Council 8157 with the “Lone Star Award for Excellence with Distinction“, the state […]
At the April 1st, 2014 general membership meeting Grand Knight Frank Salazar announced the Nominating Committee members would be: Andy Goza Ed O’Brien Jack Ramsden Their primary responsibility will be […]
[dropcaps] F [/dropcaps] or the first time in recent memory, the opening day ceremonies and opening day games were not rained out even though the weather was threatening. And so […]
[dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] pproximately five years ago a young couple escaped the oppressive communist dictatorship in Cuba and was granted political asylum in the United States of America. With her […]
Susan and Andy Goza [dropcaps] F [/dropcaps] aith is a cherished family activity for Andy and Susan Goza and their 9-year-old daughter, Madison (who is eagerly looking forward to hitting […]
Rod Kinard [dropcaps] W [/dropcaps] hen attending or working at any of the fish fry dinners this Lenten season, take a moment to appreciate that Rod took it upon himself […]
[dropcaps] W [/dropcaps]ow!!! What a huge turnout for the first fish fry of the 2014 Lenten season. Thirty six Knights of Columbus helped set-up, cook, serve and clean-up starting […]
[dropcaps] D [/dropcaps] espite a flurry of activities and late night events our council had to participate in the day before, Pat Stepniewski, our Health Director made sure our blood […]
On Thursday April 3, 2014 at 7PM the Pro Life committee will present the film “BloodMoney” in Holy Spirit’s dining room. This informative and powerful documentary was created to help […]
[dropcaps] W [/dropcaps] hat a day it was. Saturday Feb 15 started out with a our council hosting its second Major Degree and culminated with our Annual Appreciation Dinner Dance […]
Jim and Mary Russell Faith Formation’s annual “Breakfast With St. Nicholas” held in the community center gym in early December was an occasion to see Jim and Mary Russell doing […]