Ron (l) has chaired the past 6 years New Years Eve Party the past six years and co-chaired the Mardi Gras in February.  He is currently the membership chairman for the 4^th degree as well as handling the bar duties.

Pat also assists Ron with the New Years and Mardi Gras parties.  She is also on the decorating committee for major church celebrations such as Advent, Lent, Palm Sunday, and Easter.  Besides being a Eucharistic Minister for several years, she is also a member of St. Mary’s Guild where she co-ordinates all of their funeral receptions.

The award for December goes to Russ and Sheila Harrison (r). Russ is quite active in the Knights, Men’s Club and Church. Russ is a server at mass on Sundays and funerals. He is a VIRTUS Facilitator (protecting God’s children) with 245 trained volunteers. He has also been involved with the pickup, sorting, and delivery of the Christmas Food Baskets. For the Men’s Club, he is in charge of the ticket sales and was a waiter for the chicken and the fish bakes. For the Knights, he is involved with CPID, setting up and taking down the American flags, ticket sales and decorations for the Christmas and the New Year’s Eve dinner parties. He is currently a trustee for the 4^th degree after having served as Faithful Navigator. He has been a past President of the Men’s club and 3^rd degree Grand Knight.

Sheila is very involved in the church and community. Besides being a lector, she is also an active participant in the Scripture Study Series and is a member of the Mother Teresa Guild of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart. In addition, she is the recycle chairperson for the Ladies, is a Christmas elf helper and delivers Christmas Food baskets. She also is the past President of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart.  In the community, she volunteers for the 3^rd grade at Mountain Pine Schools, has been past President of the Lady Duffers Golf League, and was a Hot Springs regional reporter for the Arkansas Catholic.

He chaired the set-up committee for the recent Treasure Sale. He is an active participant in the Cedar Mountain Singers, Hot Springs Men’s Chorus, Barber Shop Chanticleers and Resurrection Choir. He says in his spare time he functions as the assistant treasurer for the Hot Springs Symphony Guild.

Martha is a member of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart. She also volunteers 5 hours a week at Mercy Hospital as a courier, transporting patients to various facilities in the hospital, delivering mail and flowers to patients, and assisting with the discharge of patients. She is also a member of the Resurrection Choir and Cedar Mountain Singers. She also helped with the Treasure Sale by working as a cashier. Martha tells me her biggest responsibility is making sure that Tom gets to his meetings and activities at the appointed time. Please give Tom and Martha a warm welcome as they receive this important honor for Family of the Month.