Walter and Judy Free - Family of Month

Congratulation to Walter and Judy Free for being honored as Council 10208 May Family of the Month! 

Walter is instrumental in coordinating the Junior Golf program in HSV, as well as helping with the Free Throw contest for area children.  He also helps cook at the Councils Fourth of July Picnics, and the Lenten Fish Fry.  Walter is very involved in the coats for kids projects, as well as helping to man the concession stand at the Jessieville Basketball games.  He sells tickets for both the Fish Fry and the million dollar truck raffle.  Walter also helps to put up and take down the crosses for life.

Judy assists Walter each year at the Special Olympics, as well as the Fourth of July picnics.  She helps make posters for the free throw shooting contest, as well as help at the concession stand at Jessieville during the recent State Tournament.  Judy is the Captain of the St. Judes Guild, which supports religious education for youth, as well as coordinates the receptions for First Communion and Confirmations.  She helps deliver baskets at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.

Our Council is indeed lucky to have such a hardworking family to carry forth so many projects and activities.

Scott and Jeane Krantz

The Family of the Month is Scott and Jean Franz.  Scott is a retired US Air Force veteran.  He ushers at the 10 A.M. Sunday Mass, is the Sergeant at Arms for the Men’s Club, delivers meals-on-wheels, participates in the annual  Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities, is a 1:00 A.M. Perpetual Eucharistic Adorer, Chairs all the Parish Breakfast events, participates in all fund-raising golf efforts and tournaments, assisted with Mardi Gras this year, assists with the Fish Fries, serves as a waiter for both the Chicken Bake and Fish Bake with the Men’s Club, waits tables and helps clean-up for the Seminarian Endowment Dinners, has helped with meal-preparation and service for the homeless veterans at St. Francis House in Little Rock and much more.  He is truly a forthright Sir Knight exemplifying charity, unity,   fraternity, and patriotism.  Scott is a model of “servant leadership” applied: In Service to One, In Service to All.

Scott’s better half, Jean, is involved with the Sacred Heart Linen Ministry, is a Rosary Maker, and a Perpetual Adorer.  She’s a member of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart St. Anthony Guild, and is a volunteer at Good Sam Services at Home Office.  Whatever the chore and whenever asked, we can count on Jean to pitch in.  What a wonderful team.  We’re blessed to have such a wonderful family among us.

We are proud to announce our February, 2017 Family of the Month is Terry and JoAnne O’Brien. When it comes to decorating, setting up for events, arranging center pieces, setting tables, putting on chair covers, laundering table and chair linens, assisting with the deserts, and a plethora of other tasks so necessary to make events a success, you’ll always find the O’Brien’s in the thick of things. 

Terry is a former Mardi Gras chairman, worked the kitchen for Council Meetings for many years, is active on the Disaster Relief Team, participates in perpetual adoration, attends and is active in both the 3rd and 4th Degree, a member of the Men’s Club, and helps and has served many parish committees.

JoAnne has been on the Church Decorating Committee for many years, a 5 time St. Monica Guild Captain, a 5-year Chairperson of the LOSH Annual Fashion Show, a 4-year Chairperson of the Christmas Cookie Sales, headed the Parish Life Committee for 2 years, is a former vice president and president of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart, and her words to me: “I love to help wherever needed.”  What a wonderful couple and wonderful family!