Winter Blood Drive – January 2013
Patrick Stepniewski has been coordinating blood drives at Holy Spirit since before there was a Knights of Columbus council. His well-oiled machine was on display Jan. 20, when he was […]
Patrick Stepniewski has been coordinating blood drives at Holy Spirit since before there was a Knights of Columbus council. His well-oiled machine was on display Jan. 20, when he was […]
This past Saturday night, January 19, 2013, was a night to remember for those Knights of Columbus and their guests in attendance at the 4th annual Appreciation Dinner and party […]
Jim Richardson Jim was one of the thousands of people who came to our area in 1990 when the Super-Collider project was getting started in Waxahachie. For Jim and wife […]
On December 9, 2012, St Nick (played by Marce Tebbe) made his appearance in the gymnasium at the Community Center at Holy Spirit Church for the annual “breakfast with St […]
Bill Dover, District Deputy of District #86, presented our Grand Knight, Frank Salazar, two very prestigious awards this past December 4, 2012 as the regular general business meeting. The ceremony was […]
During the general business meeting of December 4, 2012, Bill Dover spoke of the many happenings during the mid-year meeting and presented the Council with three wards. What Bill failed […]
Some one once asked, “Who are the Knights”? This past Saturday evening, Nov. 17, 2012 at the 5:30 p.m. Mass, you could see who the Knights are. There was a […]
Nineteen Knights worked this past Sunday morning November 10 at the Community Center to set up the gymnasium, cook breakfast fare, serve the guests, and clean up everything when the […]
NCBC Transportation Needed for Bishops We are in need of drivers for about 200+ Bishops, Cardinals and other dignitaries coming to Dallas on February 4– 7, 2013 for the National […]
Many volunteers joined together from October 30th to November 9th at the USA Bowling alley in north Dallas near Walnut Hill Lane to help over 1,100 Special Olympic athletes from […]
The “40 Days For Life” campaign was held from September 26th – November 4th with 24 hours a day prayer vigils in front of the Southwestern Late Term Abortion Center […]
What a show of strength by the Knights of Council 8157 as they honored the men and women who served their country and are now paying the price. This past […]
The fall little league baseball season finished with a “thud”. The last two tournaments were cancelled – one due to weather and another due to lack of interest. And so […]
Jorge Ruiz discovered his appetite for art and creativity at a young age, soon after emigrating from Ecuador to New York City and reuniting with his parents and six siblings. […]
Chris Edwards For Chris Edwards, the council’s Knight of the Month for November, membership as a rank-and-file Knight these days is a relatively new experience. He joined the council soon […]
David Dyabla joined Hector Lopez and Allen Reitmeier in completing the latest Knight Hand project at the home of David and Barbara […]
Eleven Knights from this Council spent the Saturday morning of October 13th, 2012 cooking and entertaining the residents of St. Joseph’s assisted living residence located on West Prembroke Avenue in […]
Doug Skierski Doug Skierski, the council’s Knight of the Month for October, is engaged to George Steinbrenner’s daughter from New York. No, not that Steinbrenner. But Terri Steinbrenner’s father is named […]
If there was a Holy Spirit decathlon, our Family of the Month for October – Jack and Juanita Ramsden – would at least be among those worthy of earning a […]
“Heavy lifting” is an apt phrase both figuratively and literally when describing the Knights’ involvement at the parish’s annual Fall Festival held during the final weekend of September. And that’s […]
by CYNTHIA IZAGUIRRE Reprinted from WFAA.com/news/local/Centenarians-169475766.html Posted on September 12, 2012 at 11:59 AM Updated Wednesday, Sep 12 at 12:06 PM WAXAHACHIE – When Juan and Amelia Rojas say it […]
Jim Kowalski If you’re looking to judge the commitment to our order of Jim Kowalski, September’s Knight of the Month, simply check the man’s odometer. He’s usually on the road […]
A peek inside Holy Spirit’s gym anytime from July to the final weekend of September provides a hint of who was named the council’s Family of the Month for September. […]
On “Blue Moon” Friday, August 31st, a number of Knights ventured to the Holy Trinity Seminary at the University of Dallas in Irving to cook for the seminarians there. Those […]
Tom Greco, Knight of the Month for August, has been the primary force behind the establishment of the council’s new Degree Team. Tom has been driven to accomplish this since […]
It was good to see David and Veronica Ybarra, the Family of the Month for August, helping at the Fall Festival. They haven’t been able to make many council functions […]
Allen Reitmeier was named the council’s Knight of the Month for July, following his fifth ultra-successful season of supervising operations of 8157’s concession stands during the Cedar Hill Baseball Association’s […]
The efforts of the council’s Family of the Month for July, Marce and Brenda Tebbe, were readily seen by many parishioners yet also out of sight from all but a […]
Our June Family of the Month, Russell and Tricia Gully, met in Austin. Tricia was working in Austin and attended a monthly meeting of her parish’s young adults organization. That […]
John Espree, June’s Knight of the Month, grew up in central Louisiana’s Evangeline Parish and moved to Texas at the age of 18. That’s why his e-mail address includes “cajun56texan75.” […]