Knight of the Month - Bill Patterson

November 2018 Knight of the Month is Bill Patterson.  Bill has held a number of leadership positions in the Knights of Columbus.  He was Grand Knight from 2002 to 2004 and Faithful Navigator in 2006/2007.  He is also a member of our 1st Degree team and is Commander of our Fourth Degree Color Corps.  Bill is the altar server coordinator and a Eucharistic minister.  He serves on our parish cemetery committee, the basket committee and the parish welcoming committee.  Bill is a past president of the parish Men’s Club and presently serves as secretary of that fine organization.  His latest achievement was his handling of last month’s Memorial Mass and Dinner.  Bill took over from Buddy Dixon and did an outstanding job!  Bill has also been married to his lovely wife Diane for 60 years.

Certificate of Merit was awarded to Bill Roe and Jim Dyar for many years of faithful service to our council, our parish and our community.  They have both been stellar Brother Knights and have been major contributors to the continuing success of Council 10208.

Certificate of Merit - Bill Roe and Jim Dyar

Legacy of Life Banquet 10 18 18

Hot Springs Village Knights of Columbus Council 10208 members recently attended the Arkansas Pregnancy Resource Center Legacy of Life fund raising Banquet held at the Embassy Suites on October 18, 2018, in Little Rock, AR.

Knights and wives in attendance were GK Ed Doyle and Paula, FS Rick Phillips and Celeste, Tom Donnelly, Bill Nosek, Dave and Kathleen Witchger, Sam and Alice Justus, Rick and Sandy Darnell, Gerald and Ann Krawczynski, Evelyn Garrison wife of Marshall Garrison, Jackie Fayman wife of deceased Knight Don Fayman.  Council 10208 presented a donation to Brian Gilmartin, president of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Pregnancy Resource Center.

KofC Gen Agent Regan

The HSV KofC Treasure Sale raised $14,000 last month.  The Council's bi-annual fundraiser for our two Catholic Schools, St. John's in Hot Springs and Our Lady of Fatima in Benton, was a huge success.  The two schools were the sole beneficiaries of all the hard work, hundreds of volunteer hours, and generous donations from the parish.  In the attached photos, Grand Knight Ed Doyle presented a check for $7,000 to St. John's School in Hot Springs. Accepting the donation is Janet Edgar, school principal. In the other picture, the Deputy Grand Knight, Rich Rivera, presented a check for $7,000 to Jan Cash, school principal at Our Lady of Fatima.  The kids at school were very excited.  In all cases, the two schools were very thankful and will benefit greatly from the charity of our works.  Great job brother Knights, Knight families, and all who helped!

St Johns Donation 2018

Our Lady of Fatima 2018

Family of the Month - Bob and Mary Anne Honzik

The Family of the Month for September 2018 is Bob and Mary Anne Honzik.  Bob and Mary Anne are the “Dynamic Duo” of our parish.  Bob is a Past Grand Knight, a director on Bishop Taylor’s Seminarian Endowment Committee, an usher at the 10:00 Mass, serves on the Parish Finance Council, Arkansas KofC State Council Vocations Director, organizer of our parish’s Taste-of-Faith fundraisers for the past eight years and he’s a perpetual adorer.  Bob also is the moving force behind our parish men’s retreats at Fletcher Hall in Little Rock.  He made a brief entry into the furniture business when he ran the “Share-a-Chair” campaign for the retreat center.  Last, but not least, Bob instigated and managed the refurbishing of the Priests Circle burial area at the diocesan cemetery in Little Rock.

Mary Anne is a Eucharistic Minister, altar server, past chair of the Parish Life Committee, Taste of Faith organizer, Memorial Mass and Dinner organizer and worked what seemed like twenty hour days on our recent parish Treasure Sale.  Let’s hear it for our Family of the Month, Bob and Mary Anne Honzik!