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!

Knight of the Month - Ken Silvers

September 2018 Knight of The Month is Ken Silvers.  Ken is involved in just about everything. For example, this is a short list of all his volunteer activities: Special Olympics, KofC Free Throw Contest, Fountain Lakes Field Day, Blood Donations, Mountain Pine Reality Fair, Samaritan House Dinners, St. John’s Charity Golf Tournament.  Selling tickets for various council fundraisers, CPID, Food Basket Program and cooking for monthly council meetings, spaghetti dinners, fish fries, 4th of July bbq, seminarian dinners and exemplification dinners. In his spare time, Ken pursues his acting career with the Hot Springs Village Players.  Ken is a great example of what it means to be a Knight and we are proud to name him Knight of the Month!

Knight of the Month - Frank Cox

Our Co-Knight of the Month in September is Frank Cox.  Frank has just completed what I consider to be one of the toughest jobs in either the council or the parish.  He ran our bi-annual Treasure Sale.  As you all know, this is a major undertaking and an important fundraiser for St. John’s School and Our Lady of Fatima School.

The Treasure Sale is a project with many moving parts that require coordination and managerial expertise.  In his first year as manager, Frank handled the job admirably and was instrumental in raising $14,000 for Catholic Education.  Frank also volunteers at Samaritan Ministries and delivers food baskets at Thanksgiving, Easter and during the summer.  Let’s hear it for Knight of the Month Frank Cox!

Brothers: Since Tuesday's presentation on the proposed declaration amendments, we've had a number of requests for information on alternative opinions. Two websites to consider are hsvvote.com and wethehsvpeople.com.