Both Agustin Perez Jr. and his father were inducted into the Knights of Columbus of Council #8157 on the same evening – February 25, 2014. His father tells me that […]
It is always a particular joy to this Council when we have the opportunity to induct two members of the same family into the Knights of Columbus. This past […]
Abel is new to the parish – he joined Holy Spirit parish 3 years ago when he moved into the area, but already he is helping as a parking lot […]
Trevor is the 18 year old son of Chris Edwards–former Grand Knight of Council 8157. Trevor felt “a sense of need to return something to my church”, and chose the […]
Stephen heard about the Knights of Columbus from his wife of 15 years – Jessica – and friends and because his “faith is in the church” and because he wanted […]
Shawn enlisted in the U.S. Army in the mid-1980s after graduating from high school in Philadelphia and was seriously injured during maneuvers in Germany. While in a coma for about […]
Bob Motta’s Italian roots stem from Palermo, Sicily, from where at age 16 his father emigrated to America. Bob grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, not far from where the […]
Raul owns a degree in aerospace engineering, worked for NASA on the space station and hopes to develop a cost-efficient system of solar panels that could be used at Holy […]
Jason works for a human resource consulting firm and is also a 1st sergeant in the Army reserves, which he has been a member of for 21 years. He moved […]
La’Don has become quite active in Holy Spirit ministries since recently going through RCIA. He is a Zone Shepherd (Zone 6), a Eucharistic Minister and also an EM to patients […]
We welcome new Knights On Tuesday November 26, 2013, our degree team inducted 7 new members into the order of Knights of Columbus. Four of them came into our own […]
Matthew joined the council alongside his father, Bart, and brother-in-law Chris Benavides. He hit the big 3-0 on Nov. 21, lives in Cedar Hill and works as a supervisor for UPS. […]
Bart followed graduation from Plano Senior High in 1974 with a four-year stint in the U.S. Army that included time as a paratrooper. “You go to paratrooper school for three […]
Daniel has been a professional truck driver for 25 years, the past eight for Saia Motor Freight. No long-distance hauls, though – routes here in the area that don’t require […]
Jesse escaped our recruiting efforts for, oh, 26 years before recently telling Frank Salazar that he’d take the plunge. Jesse works for Texas Trust Credit Union as a combination facilities […]
Buddy came away from the council’s October pancake breakfast with a full stomach and a Form 100. He was born in New Jersey and came through Pennsylvania and Alabama before […]
Chris and wife Rebekah joined the parish only a month ago though they have been involved with Holy Spirit informally for a couple of years. Chris is the son-in-law of […]
Hardly standard fare for an exemplification ceremony, one of Greg Porter’s first “duties” only minutes after earning his first degree on July 23 was to provide transportation home for long-time […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nick is another son following in his father’s footprint – not just because he joined the Knights of Columbus like his father Chris; but also because Nick aspires to be […]
Hendrick came to the United States on April 13, 1998. Before that he was a cradle catholic from Ghana. He will, for sure lower the average age of the Council […]
TRAVIS KINARD noticed that most of the “muscle” behind what goes on at Holy Spirit is provided by the Knights. That observation, and Travis’ desire to contribute to the parish […]
ROBERT JOHNSTON is a relatively new Catholic, having converted via Holy Spirit’s RCIA class in 2011 (with Brother Knight Jack Ramsden as his sponsor). Robert came through Duncanville High School […]
