Knights of Columbus Charity Golf Tournament Saturday, July 12, 2025.
The Fr. Victor A. Bieberle Assembly #2316, Hot Springs Village, AR celebrated Columbus Day in a very patriotic way!
Sir Knights festooned the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church early in the morning by posting over 60 large American Flags around the church facilities. They then gathered together in church to say the Madjugorie "Patriotic Rosary" for the consecration of our nation, followed by morning Mass.
The Assembly Faithful Friar, Fr. Bill Elser, led the rosary, with past and current Faithful Navigators leading each decade. Over 85 Knights, wives and parishioners were present to join in either prayers and/or the morning Mass.
Thanks to Tom Donnelly for the article and pictures.
Sir Knights festooned the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church early in the morning by posting over 60 large American Flags around the church facilities. They then gathered together in church to say the Madjugorie "Patriotic Rosary" for the consecration of our nation, followed by morning Mass.
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| Flags |
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The Assembly Faithful Friar, Fr. Bill Elser, led the rosary, with past and current Faithful Navigators leading each decade. Over 85 Knights, wives and parishioners were present to join in either prayers and/or the morning Mass.
Thanks to Tom Donnelly for the article and pictures.
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| 2020 October Fundraiser |
Dear Brother Knight,
Welcome to the 2020 Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities (CPID). Your efforts over the past years have made this the flagship event for the charities we support within our community. In this unprecedented pandemic era our charitable donations are needed more than ever before. I know we count on you to make this a successful campaign!
Last year Brother Knights donated and helped to raise over $30,000. These funds supported Abilities Unlimited, The Caring Place, First Step, The Special Olympics of Arkansas, ARC of Little Rock, The Hot Springs Civitan Club and intellectually challenged residents at Good Samaritan. Your efforts made a tremendous difference in the lives of countless neighbors that receive help from the caregiving agencies we support.
I ask you to make a prayerful commitment to ensure the success of this year’s campaign by making a generous contribution. Checks should be made payable to “Knights of Columbus” with “CPID” on the memo line and mailed to Rick Phillips, Financial Secretary, 11 Vuelta Lane, Hot Springs Village, AR, 71909. Alternatively, you can bring your check to the October 8th Council meeting.
Due to the impact of the pandemic, we are making changes to our traditional campaign. In addition to your personal contribution, I ask that you participate in spreading our new crowd funding effort. We are utilizing GoFundMe to source donations from as many people as possible to support our 2020 campaign. In order to maximize the number of donors, it is important that you share the link below with as many friends in the Village as possible.
Helping People with Special Needs, organized by Murray Claassen
Also consider sharing the link with your out-of-town friends and family members and ask that they share the link with others.
The "Tootsie Roll Drive" gate collection component of the campaign has been postponed until Spring 2021. Details will be provided at a later date.
God bless you for your Charity, Unity and Fraternity in doing Christ’s work within our community.
Fraternally,
Murray Claassen
Grand Knight
Welcome to the 2020 Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities (CPID). Your efforts over the past years have made this the flagship event for the charities we support within our community. In this unprecedented pandemic era our charitable donations are needed more than ever before. I know we count on you to make this a successful campaign!
Last year Brother Knights donated and helped to raise over $30,000. These funds supported Abilities Unlimited, The Caring Place, First Step, The Special Olympics of Arkansas, ARC of Little Rock, The Hot Springs Civitan Club and intellectually challenged residents at Good Samaritan. Your efforts made a tremendous difference in the lives of countless neighbors that receive help from the caregiving agencies we support.
I ask you to make a prayerful commitment to ensure the success of this year’s campaign by making a generous contribution. Checks should be made payable to “Knights of Columbus” with “CPID” on the memo line and mailed to Rick Phillips, Financial Secretary, 11 Vuelta Lane, Hot Springs Village, AR, 71909. Alternatively, you can bring your check to the October 8th Council meeting.
Due to the impact of the pandemic, we are making changes to our traditional campaign. In addition to your personal contribution, I ask that you participate in spreading our new crowd funding effort. We are utilizing GoFundMe to source donations from as many people as possible to support our 2020 campaign. In order to maximize the number of donors, it is important that you share the link below with as many friends in the Village as possible.
Helping People with Special Needs, organized by Murray Claassen
Also consider sharing the link with your out-of-town friends and family members and ask that they share the link with others.
The "Tootsie Roll Drive" gate collection component of the campaign has been postponed until Spring 2021. Details will be provided at a later date.
God bless you for your Charity, Unity and Fraternity in doing Christ’s work within our community.
Fraternally,
Murray Claassen
Grand Knight
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| Photo by Malea Hargett |
Pictured are (L-R) Murray Claassen, Rick Phillips, Dc. Chuck Ashburn, Msgr. Friend and Georgina Pena.
The 2020 Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Seminarian Support Campaign raised a record amount of $46,080 for the DOLR Seminarian Education Fund. The check was presented to Msgr. Scott Friend, Vocations Director on behalf of Council 10208 by Murray Claassen, Grand Knight; Rick Phillips, Financial Secretary; and Bob Honzik, State Vocations Director.
The meeting started with Deacon Larry leading the Rosary.
Father Bill commented on today being the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and the beginning of the Season of Creation, which concludes on the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi on the fourth of October. During this period, Christians worldwide renew their faith in the God of creation and join in prayer and work for the care of our common home.
GK Murray Claassen thanked all of those that helped put the meeting together.
It was a special day for Monsignor Friend when Murray Claassen, Rick Phillips and Bob Honzik presented him with a check in the amount of $46,000.00 for the Seminarian fund!! There were also another seven checks in the amount of $500.00 presented to diocesan vocation director.
Our council raised $1560.00 during the meeting for the Louisiana relief appeal to help recover from the devasting Hurricane damage.
KG Murray emphasized how important it was for us to attend at least two different insurance seminars for us to achieve the Stat Council Founder’s Award. He reminded us of the October meeting being moved to Thursday, October 8 at 5:00 PM.
Our Knight of the Month went to Ken Gordon who was recognized for leading a quick start of our Council membership growth effort. He organized the Membership Committee, has been contacting prospective new members and coordinated the update of the Council publicity pamphlet.
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| Ken Gordon Knight of the Month |
The Family of the Month went to Ron and Darlene Barta for their hard work at the Spaghetti Dinner. They helped serve the carry out dinners and served the dine-in patrons. Their efforts contributed significantly to the overall success of the event.
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| Ron and Darlene Barta receiving the Family of the Month Award |
Bill Nosek asked for a minute (that translates to many minutes) to remind everyone of the Flu Shots that will be given before and after Masses on September 19th and 20th. They will be given after the Parking Lot Mass too. Be sure to bring your Medicare Card, Insurance Card or Cash.
Prayers were asked for Tony Cifelli. He is in the Hospital with a leg infection.
Tom Donnelly reminded everyone about the Labor Day Mass with the posting of the Flags and the Patriotic Rosary at 8:30 AM before the 9:00 AM Mass.
Rick Darnell then showed the movie “Into the Breach” “Masculinity”, the First episode of Twelve that was inspired by the Apostolic Exhortation for Catholic men written by Bishop Olmsted of Phoenix, which seeks to answer the question of what it means to be a man and how to live as a man in today's world.
Ed and Paula Doyle received the Award for Family of the Year presented by District Deputy Andy Anderson during last month’s meeting.
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| Ed Doyle receiving the Family of the Year Award |
There was a 50/50 drawing of two 25.00 prizes.
Brother Ed Doyle ask to speak about some statistics he had received from the Supreme Council.
There are now 2 million Knights worldwide in 16,242 councils.
* The Knights are in the following countries: USA, Canada, Mexico, Philippines, Poland,
Ukraine, Lithuania, France and South Korea.
* Last year the Knights logged 77 million volunteer hours.
* Last year the Knights donated $187,6 million to charities.
* As of 2019, the Knights have placed 1,255 ultrasound machines with a value of $60
million.
* As of 2019, Knights of Columbus has $113 billion of insurance in force.
* Next year's supreme convention will be held in Denver, Colorado.
Brother Ed also ask for some volunteers to help teaching REY on Wednesday nights starting September 9, 2020.
Father Bill asked that we support the Men's Club Chicken Bake Sale that will be on Friday, September 25 and then gave the closing Prayer.
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When it was launched in September of 2018, it finished the week as the #2 most-sold business book in the world. In 2019 The Power of Zero was ranked as the #9 best financial resource in the country by Forbes Magazine.
This book was recently made into a full-length documentary film entitled The Power of Zero: The Tax Train Is Coming. As the President of David McKnight & Company, he mentors hundreds of financial advisors from across the country who specialize in the Power of Zero retirement approach. He and his wife Felice have seven children.
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Welcome to our new Sir Knights! Fourteen brothers became 4th Degree members at the ‘virtual’ Province Exemplification on Saturday, 29 August. Congratulations to: Jerry Bielinski, Rob Bowers, George Byrnes, Jaime Cardenas, Warren Conrad, Don Dierks, Don Glinka, Robert Mierzwiak, Randy Reed, Dave Sprecher, John Szczepaniak, Bill Taylor, Mike Webster, and John Weidert. They will receive their baldrics, certificates, ID cards, nametags, and pins at our next Assembly Meeting on Tuesday, October 27th. Please join us in congratulating them on their advancement into the Patriotic Degree of Knighthood.
Please welcome Fourteen new Brother Knights who became Sir Knights on August 29, 2020.
Congratulations to:
Please welcome Fourteen new Brother Knights who became Sir Knights on August 29, 2020.
Congratulations to:
- Jerry Bielinski
- Rob Bowers
- George Byrnes
- Jaime Cardenas
- Warren Conrad
- Don Dierks
- Don Glinka
- Robert Mierzwiak
- Randy Reed
- Dave Sprecher
- John Szczepaniak
- Bill Taylor
- Mike Webster
- John Weidert
Brother Knights,
News of the aftermath from Hurricane Laura continues to arrive. The articles and photos from the hardest hit areas of southwest Louisiana over the past couple of days show the widespread devastation left by this monster storm. Indeed, Laura is the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in the state of Louisiana. Many thousands of homes were destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people in the region are without electricity and water. It will be several weeks before these basic services can be restored and potentially years before a sense of normal will be restored.
The Diocese of Lake Charles suggests the most effective way to provide immediate relief is to send money; which can be used to provide essential supplies to those who are without shelter and food.
If you would like to help in this disaster relief effort please mail a check to Rick Phillips, Financial Secretary, 11 Vuelta Lane, Hot Springs Village, AR, 71909. Alternatively, you could bring your donation to the Council meeting on September 1. Checks should be made payable to the Knights of Columbus, with LA Disaster Relief in the memo line. All donations received locally will be forwarded to the Diocese of Lake Charles.
Please keep all those who have been impacted by this storm in your prayers.
Murray Claassen
Grand Knight
Council 10208
News of the aftermath from Hurricane Laura continues to arrive. The articles and photos from the hardest hit areas of southwest Louisiana over the past couple of days show the widespread devastation left by this monster storm. Indeed, Laura is the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in the state of Louisiana. Many thousands of homes were destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people in the region are without electricity and water. It will be several weeks before these basic services can be restored and potentially years before a sense of normal will be restored.
The Diocese of Lake Charles suggests the most effective way to provide immediate relief is to send money; which can be used to provide essential supplies to those who are without shelter and food.
If you would like to help in this disaster relief effort please mail a check to Rick Phillips, Financial Secretary, 11 Vuelta Lane, Hot Springs Village, AR, 71909. Alternatively, you could bring your donation to the Council meeting on September 1. Checks should be made payable to the Knights of Columbus, with LA Disaster Relief in the memo line. All donations received locally will be forwarded to the Diocese of Lake Charles.
Please keep all those who have been impacted by this storm in your prayers.
Murray Claassen
Grand Knight
Council 10208
On August 14th the Knights of Columbus hosted the first spaghetti dinner in the Lower Hall since the onset of the coronavirus. Arkansas Department of Health guidelines were strictly followed; including temperature checks of all patrons, hand sanitizing stations, physical distancing and face coverings. Traffic control was managed efficiently with 95 carry out meals delivered to drive through patrons. An additional 65 meals were served to dine in patrons. Thank you to all of the Knights and spouses who volunteered to make this event a success!
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| Photo by Murray Claassen |
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| Photo by Murray Claassen |
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| Photo by Murray Claassen |
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| Photo by Murray Claassen |
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| Photo by Murray Claassen |
The Civitan Club is an organization that focuses on helping people with developmental disabilities. In 2018 the Hot Springs Civitan Club approached Council 10208 with a unique opportunity to donate to the construction of a park designed for people with disabilities. A donation was made from our CPID collections in 2018 and 2019 to assist with this project. Photos of the completed project are below.
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| Photos provided by Mary Ann Witcraft |
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| Photos provided by Mary Ann Witcraft |
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| Photos provided by Mary Ann Witcraft |
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| Photos provided by Mary Ann Witcraft |
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| Photos provided by Mary Ann Witcraft |