Family of the Month – April 2021 Efrain and Lisa Ochoa Customers for our first-time drive-through Lenten fish fry dinners were probably unaware that the Ochoas double-teamed many of those […]
BK Tim Burns, Eagle Scout Ben Burns recalled from his childhood how difficult it is to become an Eagle Scout. He wanted to do so when growing up in Mineral […]
David Scholl Knight of the Month – March 2021 April 1 marked 33 years since David took his major degrees in northern California four months after joining the council at […]
Mario and Becky Tiambeng Family of the Month – March 2021 The Tiambengs, natives of The Philippines, arrived in Duncanville with their three children in 1978 from – where else? […]
Family of the Month – February 2021 Rod and Lynn Kinard The Kinards are usually the go-to couple for the 5 p.m. Sunday Masses at Holy Spirit after in-person attendance […]
Knight of the Month – February 2021 Rolando Sobalvarro Rolando is a native of Nicaragua who came to the United States in 1979 when revolution rocked his homeland and settled […]
Gamaliel Hernandez Gamaliel was prepared to oversee logistics for the parish’s Christmas Festival and will be ready to do the job given that the event was postponed because of the […]
Jay and Karen Trapp Jay and Karen will celebrate their 30th anniversary this August. They met through a mutual friend while Jay was attending Purdue University in Indiana and Karen […]
Mike and Karen Moloughney The latest of Mike’s long list of contributions to Holy Spirit over the past 23 years won’t be seen for another couple of months since the […]
Roy Cormier To say Roy is comfortable doing work around the yard is an understatement. He graduated from Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana Lafayette) with a degree in agricultural education and […]
David and Veronica Ybarra David and Veronica met as teenagers, both invited to a get-together in their hometown of El Paso. Well, it was David’s hometown given that his father […]
Billy Callender Billy joined the Order in July 2013 and pitches in when he can with our Knight Hands team. He looks forward to more opportunities to serve after recently […]
John and Bonnie Espree Like many Holy Spirit parishioners, John and Bonnie have adjusted their parish activities during the pandemic. Bonnie continues as a lector, during the Saturday Vigil Mass […]
David Dybala It’s said that singing in church is like praying twice. With that, David was able to continue to enjoy the experience of cantoring for Holy Spirit parishioners during […]
Deacon Al and Jackie Evans As much as the current pandemic has affected the rituals and faith practices for Holy Spirit parishioners in recent months, consider what it has meant […]
John and Mary Anne Rizo The Rizos joined Holy Spirit in 1986, just making a move following a two-year stay in Fort Worth upon their arrival in Texas. They’re both […]
Efrain Ochoa Even during recent months when the pandemic has changed many aspects of parish and council life, Efrain Ochoa has managed to remain busy on behalf of the Knights […]
Ben, Marilyn and Tim Burns Through the years we’ve had the privilege of watching fathers and sons come through degree ceremonies together. Such was the case when Ben and Tim […]
Father Joe Lee In May 1991, the final new episode of the hit TV series “Dallas” appeared. Nolan Ryan threw his seventh and last no-hitter. And Joe Lee was ordained […]
Steve Reid This past March marked the 40th anniversary of Steve’s entry into the Knights of Columbus. That took place in Council 4118 in his native Kansas. Steve was convinced […]
Wendell and Connie JeanPierre It all began in the produce aisle of a National Foods store in New Orleans on June 5, 1982. Wendell spotted a woman up ahead from […]
Dan and Patty Murphy Dan remains extremely active within Council 8157 almost two decades after he served as our Grand Knight (2002-04). He has been our director of community activities […]
David Ybarra These atypical months during the current pandemic have still been busy ones for David as our council has pulled out the grills and served meals to staffers at […]
Knights Engaging 3.0 “Some of them said WOW,” was part of the text that Dudley Wilcoxson, EMS liaison at Methodist Charlton Hospital, sent to our Dan Murphy, director of community […]
Knights Engaging 2.0 One week after a group of Knights prepared and delivered a fish-fry lunch to the EMTs at Methodist Charlton Hospital, a similar group continued the council’s service […]
Larry and Sheila Balagna The Balagnas celebrated their 47th anniversary in late January. Larry and Sheila met at bowling alley in Farmington, Ill., where they were on competing teams. Sheila […]
Jack Ramsden Jack was one of dozens of Holy Spirit men over the years who were somewhat “convinced” by Andy Goza to join Council 8157. And Jack honestly wondered if […]
Jim and Denise Richardson Jim was a junior at St. Augustine Catholic High School in Laredo and Denise was a freshman when they met. Leave it to a member of […]
Dan Murphy Dan continues to be a regular contributor to the planning and execution of council activities long after his two-year term as our Grand Knight (2002-04). He has been […]
Keith and Mary Archer When you next help at a council event in Holy Spirit’s gymnasium, you’ll be near the spot where the Archers met. That happened at a parish […]