Focus On Fall Festival 2013
ALL HANDS ON DECK The Holy Spirit Church Fall Festival is just around the corner and we are calling all Knights to lend a hand. Keep in mind that our […]
ALL HANDS ON DECK The Holy Spirit Church Fall Festival is just around the corner and we are calling all Knights to lend a hand. Keep in mind that our […]
Frank Salazar was in Florida when it was announced at the annual Awards Banquet that he had been elected as the 2012 fraternal year Knight of the Year. He was […]
Donations Needed With the Holy Spirit Fall Festival 2013 just around the corner, the Rummage Sale committee is asking for donations to be brought in as soon as possible. Now […]
Frances and Jeff Miller Frances and Jeff joined Holy Spirit Parish soon after they moved with their four young children to DeSoto from Jacksonville, Fla., late in 1987, when Jeff […]
Double Star Council 2012-13 At the council’s general membership meeting on Sept. 3, Grand Knight Frank Salazar announced that 8157 earned the rare distinction of Double Star Council for the 2012-13 […]
Update on brother Knight Al Alonzo According to Sandi Chalko, who spoke with Sally Alonzo, our brother Al Alonzo has been discharged from the Hospital and they are now back […]
[dropcaps] L [/dropcaps] ed by our Health Program Director Pat Stepniewski, this past Sunday our Council sponsored our annual summer Blood Drive with services provided by Carter BloodCare, and in […]
Dear Brothers, Please keep our Brother Knight Al Alonzo and his family in your thoughts and prayers as he recovers from heart bypass surgery he underwent yesterday in Phoenix, Arizona. […]
Bill and Cindy Dover The Dovers appear nearly inseparable, whether serving as ushers at 5:30 Mass on Saturdays, working together in his optometry office in Duncanville or – as was […]
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Fr. Joe Lee’s father, Mr. Benedict Lee, who passed away on Sunday afternoon July 21, peacefully with family at his side. […]
Francisco Hernandez helped coordinate this year’s council cookout lunch for members of the Cedar Hill Fire Department, which took place on Friday, July 19 at the main station on Belt […]
Come on Rummage Sales, we are ready for you! Thank you brother Knights for making our work of setting up the gymnasium floor for the upcoming rummage sales this past Saturday […]
Jim Russell It wouldn’t be a stretch to declare the council’s monthly general membership meetings NEW AND IMPROVED as of July. That’s because, for the first time in many years, […]
A Grand Slam Home Run [dropcaps] A [/dropcaps]s in past year, the highlight of the little league spring baseball season was the annual World Series. The concession business was brisk, […]
During the fraternal just completed on June 30, 2013, Knight Hands completed 29 projects in the community helping take away a little of the stress from those being served. All […]
At the Installation of Officers Ceremony this past Saturday, June 29, two scholarships were awarded to two well deserving young Knights. Our congratulations to Nick Gleason and to Ryan Hammonds […]
Slate of officers for July 2013 – June 2014 Grand Knight: Frank Salazar Deputy Grand Knight: Nick Kleinhaus Chancellor: Jim Richardson Financial Secretary: Peter Perta Advocate: Russell Gully Treasurer: […]
FORTNIGHT for FREEDOM June 21 to July 4th The second annual Fortnight for Freedom will take place from June 21 to July 4, and will consist of national and local […]
The rights of health care workers, individuals, and businesses are at stake as ObamaCare moves closer to full implementation. On August 1st, just weeks from today, religious and nonprofit groups […]
Deacon Charlie Ruelas and Katherine Deacon Charlie was ordained in February and soon discovered that even six years of comprehensive training still left some aspects of his responsibilities to be […]
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797) Please urge your Representative to oppose all weakening amendments and to support this bill. Please click or copy this link to your browser […]
Frank Salazar Atop all of the “routine” duties that Grand Knight Frank Salazar tends to, he was also front and center helping to make the first major-degree ceremony hosted by […]
Mark your calendars for the second quarter Corporate Communion coming up on Saturday June 29, 2013. We need your RSVP by Monday June 24 so we may prepare for dinner […]
On June 9, 2013, ten Knights from Council 8157 and three of their spouses generously donated their time to help the cancer survivors of Methodist Dallas Medical Center celebrate National […]
For the past four years, a Class “A” little league World Series has been played in Cedar Hill and has been directed and managed by the Cedar Hill Baseball Association. […]
Primarily through the efforts of our council, our diocesan District 86 won the 2013 District Deputy First Degree Award for adding the most new members in the state during the past […]
Reminder [one_half] This is a reminder to all baseball fans out there that we still have 24+ tickets left to sell at the unbelievable discounted rate of $18.00 per ticket. […]
[dropcaps] O [/dropcaps] ur first ever Major Degree turned out to be a major success. A total of 8 councils and 36 Knights participated in the 2nd and 3rd Degree […]
[dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] s many of you know by now our council has been awarded the contract to continue operating the concession stand at Valley Ridge Park in Cedar Hill, […]
The Knights of Council 8157 helped set up tents and cooked hot dogs and hamburgers for the Holy Spirit Catholic Church annual picnic on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The […]