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| Father Vic Bieberle Accepting Sir Knight of the Year Award from Max Nutt, Master of the Arkansas District |
Father Victor Bieberle, a native of Bushton, Kansas, was born on September 27, 1925. He attended Holy Name Catholic School near Bushton, later high school and college at the Salvatorian Seminary, St. Nazianz, Wisconsin. After completing his philosophy and theology studies at St. Thomas Seminary in Denver, Colorado, he was ordained to the Priesthood in his home parish church in Bushton on May 21, 1951 by Bishop Mark Carroll of Wichita, Kansas.
The Hot Springs Village Knights of Columbus Council is selling Petit Jean hams for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Proceeds from the sales go toward helping local area families in need at Christmas.
The assortment of hams and an option of a smoked turkey can be found here along with an order form that can be printed and mailed to Mr. Ed Keearns, 4 Llana Pl, Hot Springs Village, AR 71909.
The local Knights of Columbus has been selling Petit Jean hams to Catholic parishioners during the past four years but has decided to provide the opportunity for others in the community to participate this year as well.
Questions about the ham sales and this community service program should be directed to Mr. Bill Roe at 915-9501 or Mike Welsh at 915-8344.
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| Pictured (l-r) Terry Theisen, Larry Martin (Hot Springs Council), Greg Davis, and John Meyers. |
Council 10208's Team exemplified four candidates on Sunday afternoon, October 31, with three of the new knights joining the local council. They are Greg Davis, John Meyers, and Terry Theisen. Team members conducting the ceremonial were Bill Patterson, Tom Yerina, Gerald Krawczynski, Ray Bertrand, Mike Frantz, Jim Passe, and Buddy Dixon. Financial Secretary Tom Thornton assisted with the orientation of candidates.
Also present for the ceremony to support and welcome the candidates were District Deputy Ed Miller, Field Agent Randy Schnoebelen, Grand Knights Bill Welch and Dennis Bosch, Hans Purgott, Ed Cudworth, Milt Spaniel, Mike Welsh, and John Bodensteiner.
Ralph Melenson was chosen September Knight of the Month for his efforts in working with the Hot Springs Council in the golf tournment benefitting St John's School.
Larry and Carol Cruz were selected September Family of the Month for their dedicated service and ministry to the church.
Follow the links to the Awards page for the complete stories. Congratulations and thanks for these excellent examples of service.
Lecturer Jim Passe recruited a fellow woodworker Tom Funk to speak to the knights about the 108-member Woodworkers Club (HSVW) and its community service projects. Tom complemented his presentation with photos and samples of toys.
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| An array of toys given away each year by the HSV Woodworkers |
The purpose of the club is to foster an atmosphere that unites woodworking enthusiasts of every competency level by providing a forum that promotes sharing of ideas, techniques, skill development and creativity.
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The annual fall Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities (CPID), with the dispensing of tootsie rolls to donors, is a signature charity for the Knights of Columbus to raise funds for a very worthy cause. Led by Phil Carl and Milt Spaniel, the knights conducted their campaign 7:00 am - 5:00 pm on Friday, October 8, at strategic locations including the five Village gates, both Cranford's stores, Fuel Stop, and Walmart.
In addition to obtaining $5,000 in donations from the community, the knights themselves responded to an internal appeal to supplement the community campaign by giving $2,000. All of the funds raised will stay in Arkansas with 85% going to the local council’s three designated charities - First Step School in Hot Springs, National Camps for the Blind, and Special Olympics, while the State Council’s 15% supports The Arc in Arkansas.
John Bodensteiner, State CPID Director, estimates that this year the Arkansas Knights of Columbus councils will raise over $65,000 this year for the intellectually disabled.
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The Devotion is part of the Knights of Columbus Silver Rose Program. The Silver Rose that started months ago in Canada, and has been passed from council to council, church to church, will be at Sacred Heart October 24. The Silver Rose will end up at the Cathedral of Mexico City on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Rose symbolizes one of the roses that fell from Juan Diego's cloak when he delivered the Virgin's message to his bishop on December 12, 1531.
The rose will be traveling from Benton on Friday, to Hot Springs on Saturday, to the Village on Sunday, and on to Little Rock on Monday.
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Participation in this Memorial Mass and Dinner will be public acknowledgement of our friends and brother knights who have contributed to Council 10208 and Sacred Heart Church over the years and who are no longer with us. Your support will be testimony to the importance of the Knights of Columbus and of our religious and charitable works.
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| New knights (l-r) Jack Wallisch, Pedro Bonilla, Phil Stephenson, and Tom Canavan. |
Along with Father Elser, District Deputy Ed Miller, and the Exemplification Team, there were about 20 knights present in the Upper Hall to witness the 1:00 pm ceremonials and to welcome their new brothers.
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| Co-chairs Phil Carl (l) and Milt Spaniel show the new aprons for the campaign on Oct 8 to State CPID Director John Bodensteiner. |
The annual Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities (CPID), with the dispensing of tootsie rolls to donors, is a signature charity for the Knights of Columbus, not only to raise funds for a very worthy cause, but also to demonstrate within its community one of the basic tenets of the Knights - CHARITY.
Council 10208 will conduct its CPID 7:00 am - 5:00 pm on Friday, October 8, at strategic locations including the following gates - East, West, Balboa, Glazier Peau, and Danville - both Cranford's stores, Fuel Stop, and Walmart. Community Director Milt Spaniel and Brother Phil Carl are co-chairing this event (Phil was also co-chair last year). On Wednesday, August 25, they mailed a letter to all council members soliciting donations and asking them to volunteer for a time slot at one of the aforementioned locations.
After submitting the net profits to the State Council, the individual councils will receive back 85% to give to their local charities, and the State Council will use its 15% to support The Arc of Arkansas, which has been serving people with disabilities and their families for over 40 years. As in recent years, Council 10208 will share its profits with First Step School in Hot Springs, National Camps for the Blind, and Special Olympics.
Two awards will again be given at the Knights’ State Convention next spring – one for the council with the most money raised, and one for the council with the largest per capita amount. However, to qualify for these awards, the CPID activities must be completed and the money received by the State Secretary no later than December 10.
John Bodensteiner, Immediate Past Grand Knight of Council 10208, is coordinating the Arkansas Knights' 2010 CPID. He will be working with all Arkansas councils in an effort to increase by 50% both the number of councils participating and the total amount of money raised.
As of this writing, volunteers were still needed to staff the various locations. Contact Phil Carl to help.