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| 2018-2019 Daniel P. Sullivan Council 10208 of Hot Springs Village Knight of the Year – Colonel Thomas (Tom) Donnelly, USMC (retired) Ed.D. |
He has held the positions of Council Community Director, Deputy Grand Knight, Grand Knight twice, Membership Committee, Retention Committee, Recruiting Committee, State Council CPID Director, Warden for the District 10 Formation Degree Exemplification Team, 1st Trustee and is currently the Faithful Captain of Assembly 2316, Honor Guard member, and 2nd Trustee for Council 10208.
Not only has he done so much for the Knights, he takes a tremendous amount of time for the Church.
Perpetual Adoration, serves as an Usher, participates in Parish and Knights of Columbus Retreats annually, attends daily mass most days, attends the Catholics Men’s Conference annually, and either organizes or helps in most Parish and Knights of Columbus Activities.
I could go on and on about how much Sir Knight Tom does in the community and continues to help wherever there is a need. His philosophy is to lead by example with the strongest emphasis on servant leadership; Leaders serve and lead from the Front!! He lives the four tenets of our fraternal order: Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism. In every and all endeavors he pragmatically encourages all of us to “be the best we can” with what God provides us. He sets the achievement bar high, never asking anyone to do what he is not willing to do himself. He demonstrates daily a sense of duty to his Church, his community his brothers.
An award well deserved!! Congratulations Sir Knight Tom on being selected as the Knight of the Year.
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| June 2019 Family of the Month – Murray and Kim Claassen |
Murray does the following for the Knights too:
Council Treasurer for Fiscal Year 2017 and 2018
CPID Chair for 2018 and 2019
Elected Deputy Grand Knight for Fiscal year 2019
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Finance and Administration Council Member
Chair of the HSV Public Services Committee 2018 and 2019
Member of the HSV Comprehensive Master Plan Advisory Committee
Kim’s additional work:
LOSH – St. Teresa Guild member
Tutors 2nd and 3rd Graders in reading and math weekly at Mountain Pine School
A well-deserved award for the this parish couple.
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| June 2019 Knight of the Month – Scott Krantz |
Chairman of the five to six Parish Breakfasts Annually
Perpetual Adoration Adorer
Assistant Coordinator for the Parish Pizza Card Sales
Ticket seller for numerous KoC events
Assisted with previous Mardi Gras functions
Former Inside and Outside Guard for 6 years for the KoC
Participates in the Annual Bishop McDonald Charity Golf Tournament in Little Rock
A well deserved award for Scott
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| Officers for the 2019-2020 Fraternal Year |
Knights of Columbus Daniel P. Sullivan Council 10208 of Hot Springs Village Installation of Officers
On July 2, 2019, Brother Knights, their wives and guests gathered in the Lower Hall of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church for the installation of Officers who will serve for the 2019-2020 Fraternal year.
A wonderful meal was provided by Johanna Westerman and her team doing an excellent job as always. The Refreshment Center was manned by Mike Webster. The Pennies from Heaven bucket was passed during the meal.
Grand Knight Ed Doyle recognized Brothers Lanny Mabus and Mike Franztz for building the benches that were on display in the back of the hall. They will be installed in the new St. John’s Courtyard in Hot Springs and dedicated to the late Father YC.
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| Father Mauricio receiving check from GK Ed Doyle |
GK Doyle welcomed our special guest, Father Mauricio Carrasco who has responsibilities in three parishes here in Arkansas and has been working hard to raise money to send his young parishioners to the Catholic Youth Summer Camp in Steubenvill, MO. GK Doyle was happy to tell him that council 10208 had raised 2090.00 to insure all of the children would be able to attend this important event.
Award Presentations were given out for the following:
June Knight of the Month, Scott Krantz.
June Family of the Month, Murray and Kim Claassen .
Knight of the Year 2018-2019, Tom Donnelly.
Family of the Year 2018-2019, Bob and Mary Honzik.
The meeting was then turned over to District Deputy Andy Anderson to confer the installation of Council 10208 for the coming year. The new Officers are:
Grand Knight – Rich Rivera
Deputy Grand Knight – Murray Claassen
Chancellor – Ted Otero
Financial Secretary – Rick Phillips
Warden – Ron Cuba
Recorder – Mark Leslie
Treasurer – Russ Harrison
Advocate – Bob Kulas
Trustee #1 – Ed Doyle
Trustee #2 – Tom Donnelly
Trustee #3 – Gary Wolfer
Lecturer – Walter Free
Inside Guard – Klaus Pawlik
Outside Guard – Francisco Gutierrez
Let us keep all these men in our prayers, that they may faithfully execute the duties of their office, bring honor to Council 10208, and Glory to Christ in everything they do.
Worthy Chancellor then read the Good of the Order. Father Bill led the congregation in prayer for our Distressed Brothers and Sisters and then a closing prayer. Meeting was adjourned.
Award Presentations were given out for the following:
June Knight of the Month, Scott Krantz.
June Family of the Month, Murray and Kim Claassen .
Knight of the Year 2018-2019, Tom Donnelly.
Family of the Year 2018-2019, Bob and Mary Honzik.
The meeting was then turned over to District Deputy Andy Anderson to confer the installation of Council 10208 for the coming year. The new Officers are:
Grand Knight – Rich Rivera
Deputy Grand Knight – Murray Claassen
Chancellor – Ted Otero
Financial Secretary – Rick Phillips
Warden – Ron Cuba
Recorder – Mark Leslie
Treasurer – Russ Harrison
Advocate – Bob Kulas
Trustee #1 – Ed Doyle
Trustee #2 – Tom Donnelly
Trustee #3 – Gary Wolfer
Lecturer – Walter Free
Inside Guard – Klaus Pawlik
Outside Guard – Francisco Gutierrez
Let us keep all these men in our prayers, that they may faithfully execute the duties of their office, bring honor to Council 10208, and Glory to Christ in everything they do.
Worthy Chancellor then read the Good of the Order. Father Bill led the congregation in prayer for our Distressed Brothers and Sisters and then a closing prayer. Meeting was adjourned.
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| Fr. Bill Elser receiving his Jewel |
Knights of Columbus Assembly 2316 Installation of Officers
It was a great night at the Home Plate Restaurant where the new Officers for Assembly 2316, for the Fraternal year 2019-2020 were installed.
A wonderful meal was provided for the new officers, wives and guests. After eating and socializing, Sir Knight and past Faithful Navigator Mike Kerwin, filling in for the State District Manager, Jeff priore, was the conductor of the installation. Fr. Bill was first up to receive his jewel and be installed as the Assemblies Faithful Friar. The wives of each Officer stood in front of their spouse and placed the jewel on them as SK Mike explained their duties while installing the rest of the officers as follows.
Faithful Navigator Gary Wolfer
Comptroller Sam Justus
Captain Tom Donnelly
Pilot Russ Harrison
Scribe Mark Leslie
Purser Lanny Mabus
Inner Sentinel Rick Darnell
Outer Sentinel Ray Ambrozich
Admiral David Witchger
1st Trustee Mike Kerwin
2nd Trustee Frank Benda
3rd Trustee David Johnston
SK Johnny Broome stood in for Ray Ambrozich as he was unable to attend the installation.
Let us keep all these men in our prayers, that they may faithfully execute the duties of their office, bring honor to Assembly 2316, and Glory to Christ in everything they do.
Many more photos in the Photo Section.
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| Pictured above from Left to Right: GK Ed Doyle, Charlie Cook, Scott Krantz, Fr. George Sanders, Fr. Ravi Gudipalli and Principal Janet Edgar |
The Hot Springs Village and Hot Springs Knights of Columbus councils Charity Golf Tournament this year at the Magellan Golf Course in Hot Springs Village was a huge success. Checks from both the Hot Springs Village and the Hot Springs Councils presented checks to ST. John’s School on June 18 in front of the School’s new Courtyard.
This would not have been possible without the generosity of all the sponsors. We would like to thank them for helping us with this very worthy cause for St. John’s Catholic School in Hot Springs, AR.
DIAMOND SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS BRONZE SPONSORS
CHI St. Vincent Golden Paint and Body Purple Cow Restaurants
Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs, AR
GOLD SPONSORS Walmart La Hacienda
Arkansas Glass Company Hot Springs & HSV, AR Hot Springs, AR
Hot Springs, AR
Peters Painting and Flooring Brain Gehrki Jose’s Mexican Grill
Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs, AR
Hot Springs Country Club Lake DeGray Golf Course Relyance Bank
Hot Springs, AR Bismark, AR Hot Springs Village, AR
Top Notch Construction Senior Helpers Dr. Walter Frazee, DDS, PA
Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs, AR
Bilgisher Land Management, LLC Food Wise Family Care Chiropractic
Hot Springs Village, AR Hot Springs Village, AR Hot Springs, AR
Bishop Aviation Tom Hefer Sander’s Supply
Hot Springs, AR PGA Professional Hot Springs, AR
Director of Golf
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Hot Springs Village, AR Village Insurance
Hot Springs Village, AR Hot Springs Village, AR
Diamante Country Club Arvest Bank Bob and Ann Bowman
Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs Village, AR
Eyecare Specialties Tomorrow’s Therapy, LLC The Beehinve
Hot Springs Village, AR Hot Springs Village, AR Hot Springs Village, AR
Kwik Print Remax HSV Teapots and Treasures
Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs Village, AR Hot Springs Village, AR
The Elser Family State Farm HSV Home Plate Cafe
Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs Village, AR Hot Springs Village, AR
The Judy (Elser) Morton Family Ifrah Financial Services Village Wine and Spirits
Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs Village, AR
Gregg Orr Auto Group Maxwell Blade Show Instrument and Supply, Inc.
Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs, AR
Knights of Columbus 10208 Clampitt’s Country Kitchen
Hot Springs Village, AR Hot Springs Village, AR
Chamber’s Bank
Hot Springs Village, AR
Sweet Cheeks Bakery
Hot Springs Village, AR
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| Starting Top Row L-R: Hong Dai Nguyen, Sam Stengel, Dan Than Phan, Thomas de Prez, GK Ed Doyle, Jonathan Semmler, Tuan Do, Minh Phong Nguyen. (Front row) Emmanuel Torres, Deacon Chuck Ashburn, Fr. Bill Elser, Msgr. Scott Friend, Deacon Joe Friend, Alex Smith and Ben Riley |
The Knights of Columbus of Hot Springs Village hosted the Taste of Faith Dinner.
After the Opening Prayer by Fr. Bill and the Pledge of Allegiance, our Grand Knight, Ed Doyle, gave a summary of the exciting night ahead.
The great Larry Womack then entertained everyone during the reception with just the right style of music.
A wonderful meal was served provided by Jim Sparks and his Home Plate crew. Jim is a member of both our council and our assembly. The meal was followed up with Fr. Bill’s World Famous Home-Made Ice Cream which is always a hit!!
Monsignor Scott Friend, the Vocations Director for the Diocese of Little Rock gave a very educational speech on the House of Formation and how much the Council’s Financial help enables the them to continue to educate new Priests. A Short film was shown that described the seminarian vocations program in the state of Arkansas. Monsignor Friend introduced the 11 guest seminarians that were present. The Council treated them with a leather bookmark with Philippians 4:13 inscribed on it as a small gift.
Additional Speakers were Deacon Joseph Friend who told of a very inspirational time of his experiences as a seminarian. Following him were a few words from Deacon Chuck Ashburn, the Assistant Vocational Director of the Diocese.
Other Guests of the evening were the 4th Degree Faithful Navigator, Sir Knight Gary Wolfer and his wife Ruth.
Murray and Kim Claassen did a great job in organizing and stewarding this Seminarian Endowment Dinner.
Brother Knight Walter Free took care of the tedious task of ticket sales, volunteers, seating arrangements, and as always, has done a yeoman-like job. Brothers Tom Conrad and Ted Otero had well-organized and extremely efficient refreshment center
There were many gracious ladies of our parish who helped with so many facets of this dinner.
Grand Knight Ed Doyle presented a check to the House of Formation of $31,000.00 that was raised at the dinner and Fr. Bill Elser also presented them a check of a similar amount that was donated from the regular stewardship of Sacred Heart parishioners.
On Memorial Day weekend, there were 25 Brother Knights, their wives and friends took their time to volunteer for the Special State Olympics of Arkansas. The event was hosted by Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas.
The Knight’s Honor Guard took the lead for the Parade of Athletes kicking off the 2019 Special Olympic Games that was held from May 23rd to May 25th.
The Volunteers provided Carnival Games, Arts and Crafts for over 2000 attendees consisting of the Olympic Athletes and their family members.
Many thanks to Fred Jungers of the Knights of Columbus Council 10208 Jesus Catholic Church of Hot Springs Village for spearheading this event for so many years.
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| Newest Brother Knight - Greg Hilbert |
Greg Hilbert became our newest 1st Degree Brother Knight on June 4, 2019. He moved to the Village from Davenport, Iowa, and was sponsored by Chris Gleason. Congratulations Greg!!
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| May 2019 Family of the Month - Robert and Renee Steinpreis |
A little bit about Robert:
Robert was recently Knighted a Sir Knight of the Fourth Degree.
He has been a Men's Club Member for years.
He ushers at the 5 P.M. Mass weekly and provides diligent assistance and information to those in need who attend.
Greatly supports the many activities of his wife, Renee.
A Community Foundation Member and loves Tennis, Golf and Pickleball.
A lot about Renee:
She is a Server, Sacristan, and Extraordinary Minister
An Administrator of the Ministry Scheduler Pro System, doing computer training and being sure positions for the Masses are filled.
She is the Chairperson of the Liturgy Commission and past member of the Parish Council.
She Photographs many of the Parish Events and provides "Feature Photos" for the parish webpage.
A Member of the USGF (United States Grace Force) offering special prayers daily.
An Adorer in the Adoration Chapel from 2-3 A.M. on Sunday Mornings
An Active and Lifetime member of Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association and does photography for main events for CPAAA. She also runs the Computer Program for the MILO System.
Active in CCHSV (Computer Club of Hot Springs Village) and President of VMUG (Village Mac Users group). She teaches classes and facilitates Mobile Device Help groups.
Head of the HSV Drone Pilots Group.
She is a member of the Community Foundation and the Photographer for them as well.
Provide Photos for different Hot Springs Village Venues.
Have her own YouTube Channel with many interesting videos of Life and Scenes of Hot Springs Village! Just click on the to see her page!! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK_NgHAM5Ehu6pdSorYyKWw
Great supporter and provider of encouragement for Robert!!