02
Jul
Lecture #1 July 2013
July 2, 2013, Number 1 [dropcaps] I [/dropcaps] am honored to have been selected to be your Lecturer. I will try my best to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of […]
24
Jun
Bill McCaskill
Loyd William McCaskill, known to most as “Bill”, went to be with the Lord on April 3, 2013. Bill is the father of Denise Zehnder and father in law of […]
22
Jun
Elidio Marcelino – May 2013
A 9-to-5 day for Elidio Marcelino is a little different than what you’d expect. OK, a lot different. In his position at the U.S. Postal Service’s north Dallas facility (actually […]
22
Jun
1st Degree Team Gets High Marks
It doesn’t take very long when talking to Tom Greco about the 1st Degree Team to realize how dedicated and committed he is to it’s success. He described his experience […]
22
Jun
Victor Lopez – June 2013
Victor is familiar with non-profit organizations as he has his own non-profit organization called “the happiness group”. He just graduated from Bishop Dunne this year and will attend Texas Tech […]
22
Jun
Ivan Alonso – June 2013
On Tuesday evening, at a special 1st degree ceremony, Ivan Alonso became the 38th new Knight of Council 8157 for this fraternal year which ends on June 30th. Ivan was […]
18
Jun
FORTNIGHT for FREEDOM
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 […]
18
Jun
A Call to Conscience
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 […]
17
Jun
Family of the Month – June 2013
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 […]
17
Jun
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
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 […]
17
Jun
Knight of the Month – June 2013
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 […]
16
Jun
RSVP request for Corporate Communion Dinner
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 […]
13
Jun
ALERT: Council Change of Schedule!
June First Degree Rescheduled The June 25th First Degree ceremony has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, 2013 due to the heavy staffing needs required to run the concession stands […]
10
Jun
Cancer Survivors Day Cookout Methodist Dallas
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 […]
07
Jun
Craig Reves – May 2013
Craig Reves and wife Katherine met on a double date at a movie during their LSU days in the early 1970s, Katherine matched with Craig’s friend and vice versa. That […]
06
Jun
The Little League World Series
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. […]
05
Jun
Jim Ouimet – May 2013
When Jim Ouimet was a 6-year-old living in Amarillo, he became enthralled with the 1939 Mercury street rod that belonged to the father of one of his friends. Jim remains […]
05
Jun
Council efforts earn state award for District 86
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 […]
03
Jun
Baseball Night Tickets For Sale
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. […]
03
Jun
John Hammonds – May 2013
John and Jo Anne Hammonds have been parishioners since November 1991, shortly after they moved from Arlington to Cedar Hill with no children. The Hammonds home has filled up since […]
03
Jun
Ryan Hammonds – May 2013
When it comes to council recruiting efforts, Ryan Hammonds proved to be in an extremely convenient position. The Cedar Hill resident spent most of the Tuesday nights during his junior […]
28
May
Our Council Gains 5 New Knights
Council 8157 had the good fortune of gaining 5 new members tonight at an outstanding 1st Degree Ceremony. They are listed in alphabetical order: John Hammonds Ryan Hammonds Elidio Marcelino […]
21
May
Major Degree, Major Success
[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 […]
20
May
Knights Running Concession Stand at Valley Ridge Park
[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, […]
20
May
Annual Church Picnic
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 […]
14
May
St. Joseph’s Residence, Spring 2013
[dropcaps] A [/dropcaps]s we gathered this Saturday morning at Holy Spirit Catholic Church to collect our cooking equipment and food supplies, we realized we couldn’t have picked a better spring […]
13
May
Reminder: Major Degree This Saturday
Attention all 1st Degree Brother Knights: The Knights of Columbus Holy Spirit Council 8157 Invites all 1st Degree Knights to Complete your 2nd & 3rd Degrees In our first hosted […]
09
May
Andy Goza Receives Texas Recruitment Award
Congratulations to Andy Goza! At the May 7th council general meeting Andy Goza received the State of Texas Knights’ Recruitment Award. This recognition was announced at the annual state convention […]
01
May
Knight of the Month – May 2013
Ernie Coy Ernie Coy had just handed over the reigns as Grand Knight of our council in the summer of 1993. (Some mileposts to help you remember then: Nolan Ryan […]
01
May
Family of the Month – May 2013
Tom Greco and Helen Beggane “Spirituality brought us together,” Tom Greco said of he and wife Helen Beggane, who recently celebrated their 38th anniversary with a quiet dinner and remembrances […]
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