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.

Exemplification Sep 18

KofC Council 10208 hosted a 2nd and 3d degree Exemplificaiton on September 9th at SHJ Parish.  Thirty-three brothers, from all over the state, which included eight brothers from our Council, participated in the event. The HSV Knights hosted the 2nd Degree event and a District 10 team performed the 3d Degree Ceremony.  Afterwards, Council 10208 cooked a late lunch for the newest Knights and all the Knight observers. It was a great afternoon for KofC and our own Council 10208 brothers who advanced.  Congratulate brothers Jim Calvey, Gerry Millhouse, Mark Lukasavige, Bill Lamoureux, Mark Leslie, Reb Henry, Dan Ferguson, Dan DiLieto, and Rob Bowers.

Family of the Month - Murray and Kim Claassen

Brother Murray Claassen and his lovely wife Kim are the Knight Family of the Month for August 2018. Brother Murray is in his second year as our council treasurer. In his first year in that job, he was able to keep our previous financial secretary out of trouble. Believe me, that was a big burden! He is also the chairman of this year’s CPID effort. Outside of his council duties, Murray also serves on the Parish Finance and Administration Committee, chairs the Hot Springs Village Public Works Committee and is a member of the Balboa Club Renovation Steering Team. However, he told me that his proudest accomplishment occurred during the recent St. John’s benefit golf tournament when he single-handedly carried his three teammates (Donnelly, Cuba and Kulas) to victory.

Kim is a member of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart St. Teresa Guild. Every week she tutors 2nd and 3rd graders in reading and math at Mountain Pine School. She also is active in our upcoming parish treasure sale. Kim and Murray are both Perpetual Adorers. Next year, they will become the coordinators of our parish Taste of Faith dinner fundraiser, taking over for Bob and Mary Anne Honzik.

Kim and Murray, thanks for everything you do. Let’s hear it for our August Family of the Month!