07
May
Lecture No. 34 – May 2016
It was about 4 a.m. one morning about six weeks ago that I woke up and discovered there was a question just penetrating there – what is a Knight? I […]
13
Apr
Family of the Month – April 2016
Carlos and Melisa Limones The council’s recent Lenten fish fries provided another opportunity for brother Knights to watch the energetic and dedicated Limones family in action. In baseball parlance, they’re […]
13
Apr
Knight of the Month – April 2016
James Smith Here’s a checklist for James Smith: two knee replacements, one hip replacement and one big ol’ heart that’s often on display given his boundless enthusiasm and energy to […]
06
Apr
Lecture No. 33 – April 2016
At the end of his homily last Saturday evening, Father Eugene gave the congregation a homework assignment. We were asked to learn the Works of Mercy and to see how we apply […]
08
Mar
Family of the Month – March 2016
Freddy and Milly Vazquez Freddy’s ascension through the KC ranks has been a rather quick one. He joined the order in August 2015 and, on the final Saturday of February, […]
08
Mar
Knight of the Month – March 2016
Luis “Tony” Gonzalez Tony has wasted little time in becoming involved in the council. Wasted no time, actually. He was inducted in November 2015 at the urging of his brother, […]
08
Mar
Lecture No. 31 – March 2016
You can thank our worthy Chancellor for tonight’s lecture. He loaned me two books from his vast library, both of which deal with the first 50 years or so of […]
25
Feb
Benny Klein – February 2016
Benny Klein’s explanation for joining the Knights is a familiar one: “Jim worked on me,” he said, referring to Jim Kowalski. Benny and wife Ronda live in Cedar Hill and […]
25
Feb
Ernest Alvarez – February 2016
Ernest Alvarez’s service to the council preceded his formal membership. He has prepared fish tacos for our first two fish fries this Lenten season and then went through his exemplification […]
22
Feb
Winter Blood Drive – February 2016
Congratulations to Patrick Stepniewski and his brother helpers for what appears to be the most successful council blood drive in years on Sunday, Feb. 21. We had an official […]
06
Feb
Family of the Month – February 2016
Allen and Linda Reitmeier The “off-season” for the Reitmeiers will end in a few weeks with the beginning of youth baseball’s spring season since he will again oversee the council’s […]
06
Feb
Knight of the Month – February 2016
Jim Richardson It appears Jim enjoys this Knight business. He’s completing his second fraternal year as the council’s Deputy Grand Knight while doubling as Assembly 2799’s Faithful Navigator, the Fourth […]
04
Feb
Lecture No. 30 – February 2016
The Emblem of the Order [dropcaps] A [/dropcaps]t the conclusion of my Fourth Degree exemplification, I was presented with the emblem of the Fourth Degree. Its symbolism was explained at that time. At […]
10
Jan
Knight of the Month – January 2016
Jim Stavinoha The council went looking for a new director of church activities late last year after Pat May earned a respite from the duties after many years. We couldn’t […]
10
Jan
Family of the Month – January 2016
Charles and Marina Turner Charles joined our council last August and wasted little time becoming involved in KC activities along with Marina. They pitched in at the Cedar Hill baseball […]
07
Jan
Lecture No. 29 – January 2016
Jubilee Year of Mercy [dropcaps] O [/dropcaps] n March 13, 2015, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, announced the coming Jubilee Year of Mercy. The next month, he restated the coming year in […]
03
Dec
Lecture No. 28 – December 2015
Christmas Tree Tinsel [dropcaps] S [/dropcaps] everal years ago, my wife started her career as an elementary school music teacher. One of her first hurtles was to prepare a program for the school […]
02
Dec
Family of the Month – December 2015
The Daniel Rosales family For the sake of clarity, we’ll refer to the father-son council members here as Daniel and Junior. No matter the names, they are valued contributors to […]
02
Dec
Knight of the Month – December 2015
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. […]
04
Nov
Lecture No. 27 – November 2015
The Fourth Degree [dropcaps] O [/dropcaps] ur Worthy Deputy Grand Knight and the Faithful Navigator of Assembly 2799 has spoken tonight about the Clergy Appreciation Dinner to take place on Thursday, […]
04
Nov
Family of the Month – November 2015
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. […]
04
Nov
Knight of the Month – November 2015
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 […]
18
Oct
Knights were again integral to success of parish fall festival
[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 […]
08
Oct
Knight of the Year 2015
[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 […]
07
Oct
Lecture No. 26 – October 2015
On Bible’s Letter of St. James [dropcaps] I [/dropcaps] don’t usually delve into theology, preferring to leave that to those better educated in the subject. But I could not pass up this […]
07
Oct
Family of the Month – October 2015
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 […]
07
Oct
Knight of the Month – October 2015
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 […]
02
Sep
Lecture No. 25 – September 2015
Little known tales of the Civil War [dropcaps] T [/dropcaps]his year marks the 150th anniversary of the end of our Civil War. The month of April 1865 saw the surrender of Gen. […]
02
Sep
Lecture No. 24 – September 2015
Of Patriotic Protocol [dropcaps] E [/dropcaps]ach year, I am reminded of my duties and obligations as your Lecturer – to educate and entertain. So tonight, we shall begin with education. One of my […]
01
Sep
Family of the Month – September 2015
Peter and Bimbo Perta Peter joined our council in June 2011 and took his major degree later that year. He and Bimbo (pronounced BEEM-bo) have been married since 2010. Both […]