10
Apr
Lecture No. 43 – April 2017
It was the evening of St. Patrick’s Day, And after arriving home from that night’s fish fry, I settled back into my easy chair to partake of a little frozen […]
04
Apr
Family of the Month – April 2017
Pete and “Bimbo” Perta The Pertas will celebrate their seventh anniversary on Sunday, April 9. Pete has been our Financial Secretary for four years. That calls for him to keep […]
04
Apr
Knight of the Month – April 2017
Hector Rubio Hector has found his niche in our Valley Ridge baseball concession stand: fries and popcorn, though he also helps elsewhere, especially toward the end of a shift. […]
17
Mar
Our Council Will Host Major Degree April 1
The Knights of Council 8157 invite you to attend our Major Degree Ceremony for 2nd & 3rd Degrees Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 8:00 AM Morning refreshments & Lunch will be […]
15
Mar
Another successful blood drive – March 2017
Patrick Stepniewski is the council’s go-to guy for blood drives and has been since even before there was a Council 8157 at Holy Spirit. Thanks in great measure to Pat’s […]
15
Mar
Family of the Month – March 2017
Mike and Susan Fitzgerald Mike recently joined Susan in retirement, and the long-time Ovilla residents are ready to see more of the world. They’ll spend nine days in late March […]
15
Mar
Knight of the Month – March 2017
Jeffrey Traub Special Olympics has long been an emphasis of the Order, and, Jeffrey has been involved in that as both a participant and coach. He joined our council last […]
08
Mar
Lecture No. 42 – March 2017
They met in a grove of oak trees near the middle of their island and after hours of fasting and prayer one of their number rose. The soft breeze stirred his white […]
01
Mar
Family of the Month – February 2017
Andy, Susan and Madison Goza The ever-active Goza family celebrated another milestone in their faith life when Madison was confirmed by Auxiliary Bishop Greg Kelly at Madison’s school, St. Elizabeth […]
01
Mar
Knight of the Month – February 2017
Greg Warr Greg has been a member of our council since late in 2012 and has become a valuable contributor to the committee that oversees our baseball concessions operations in […]
08
Feb
Lecture No. 40 – February 2017
(Note: The following lecture wasn’t delivered at the Feb. 7 meeting because of the length of the meeting.) In 1977, Alex Haley’s “Roots” was broadcast and probably set off the current […]
03
Feb
Newsletter January 2017 Edition 29
Newsletter January 2017 Edition 29 All the Council events and activities of the last quarter. [button type=”churchope_button” url=”https://8157.mytreatmentmanager.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/knightslife-2017-01.pdf” target=”” ]Download Newsletter January 2017[/button]
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Jan
In memoriam: Deacon Les Alt (1929-2017)
SK Leslie McKean Alt, a longtime deacon at Holy Spirit and a brother Knight since 1987, died on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at age 87. Les was ordained on June 6, […]
18
Jan
Free-throw contest – January 2017
The council’s annual free-throw contest was held in the gym at St. Elizabeth School in Oak Cliff on Tuesday evening, Jan. 10, with nine boys participating. Since the council event […]
07
Jan
Lecture No. 38 – January 2017
My high school biology teacher was a bachelor and fresh out of Boston College. It was his first year as a teacher. Biology was our sophomore science subject. My class was pretty […]
06
Jan
Family of the Month – January 2017
Larry and Sheila Balagna The Balagnas are enjoying retirement, thank you, and the parish and our KC council are the beneficiaries of their increased opportunity to give their time and […]
06
Jan
Knight of the Month – January 2017
Dan Keough Dan has been a valued influence on parish life at Holy Spirit for decades and has brought that same energy and commitment to KC business since joining the […]
14
Dec
Breakfast with St. Nicholas
The annual Christmas celebration for which the Knights provide the culinary manpower for the parish’s Children’s Faith Formation held on Sunday morning, Dec. 11, was another example of how math […]
11
Dec
Knight of the Month – December 2016
Jim Ouimet First, let’s clarify the French pronunciation of Jim’s last name (WE-may). Jim was part of the foundation of our new efforts operating the concession stand for the Cedar […]
11
Dec
Family of the Month – December 2016
Jose and Isabel Montoya Much of the Montoya family was involved in an extensive project recently undertaken by a contingent of Knight Hands volunteers. It involved almost 100 man hours […]
10
Dec
Lecture No. 39 – December 2016
On the Advent season Unlike possibly most of you, I did not have the advantage of a Catholic school education. Instead, I had an hour a week of what was titled “Religious […]
05
Dec
Tim Miller – November 2016
Tim is dealing with an autumn in which his favorite teams — Notre Dame and the Mavericks — haven’t fared well. He lives in Grand Prairie with his wife of […]
05
Dec
Clark Fajardo – November 2016
Clark is single and lives in Cedar Hill. He works as a nurse tech at Methodist Dallas Hospital and is scheduled to graduate from El Centro’s nursing program next May. […]
13
Nov
Our 2016 cookout at Dallas’ VA hospital
The council contingent that provided lunch on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the VA hospital on South Lancaster Road included a half-dozen of our own veterans (our “host,” community activities director […]
13
Nov
Family of the Month – November 2016
James and Judy Smith James signed on as one of the charter members of our new football concessions committee this fall, and he was supported in grand style by Judy, […]
13
Nov
Knight of the Month – November 2016
John Espree John captains our “leadoff shift” at the Valley Ridge baseball concession stand on Saturdays throughout both the spring and fall seasons. He joined our council in March 2012, taking […]
09
Nov
Lecture No. 37 – November 2016
On Our Constitution and Election Day I know that a few of you are patiently waiting for this meeting to be over so you can go home and catch the latest […]
08
Nov
Knight Hands Serves DFW Regnum Christi
In our most ambitious project to date, Knight Hands helped the Consecrated Women of DFW Regnum Christi with various home maintenance projects inside and outside of their residence near Dallas […]
03
Nov
Leonardo Estrada – October 2016
Almost immediately after moving to our area just over 4 years ago, Leonardo and Amparo Estrada joined Holy Spirit Catholic Church and became active members of our parish. Leonardo has […]
27
Oct
Next Council Meeting Date Has Changed
Be advised that the next regularly scheduled General Council meeting has been rescheduled from November 1st to Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 at 7:30 PM.
Council Meeting Schedule
