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| Pietro and Jackie Tomassi October Family of the Month |
Jackie and Pietro revied the Family of the Month Award for October.
They will be married 32 years on February 2, 2023, having moved here from Miami where they were very active in their parish. From 2003 until COVID hit, they were active members of Saint Mary's of the Springs in Hot Springs. In Jan of 2021 Pietro and Jackie joined the HSV Sacred Heart Parish. The initial draw was the parking lot mass. Then, as they say, they were hooked.
Pietro moved his KoC membership to Sacred Heart approximately four years ago and is a very proud and committed KoC 4th Degree Knight Assembly Member.
Almost immediately they joined the choir. Pietro is a member of the Social Justice Committee at Sacred Heart. Jackie is a LOSH member and looks forward to becoming more involved. Jackie has volunteered as a lector and looks forward to that in the future. Jackie has assisted in editing the upcoming Game, Set, Match Murder Dinner Mystery. Both Pietro and Jackie are part of the KoC Kitchen Crew. Pietro and Jackie have been Kairos Prison Ministry volunteers since 2007. Pietro is a member of the Kairos ORU Advisory Counsel.
They remain active members of the Saint Mary's & Saint John's Haiti Mission committee (which provides financial and spiritual support to the Colladere St. Andrew Catholic Parrish, their two remote missions churches and schools) both have traveled there several times since 2007. Every summer they have hosted a priest from Haiti for a month.
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| Murray and Kim Claassen receiving the Family of the Month Award from GK Rick Phillips |
Our September Family of the Month goes to Murray and Kim Claassen.
Just to list the most recent activities that Brother Murray does: Co-Chair for the 2022 SHJ Taste of Faith:
Co-Chair for 2022 CPID Coordinator for CCA Golf Tournament volunteer
Trustee for Council 10208
District Deputy of District 10
Member of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Finance and Administration Council Extraordinary Minister Eucharistic Adorer
And Kim is just as busy with all the activities and leadership she generously gives of her time to the Church and community:
Co-Chair for the 2022 SHJ Taste of Faith LOSH -
St. Teresa Guild member
LOSH Treasurer
Reading tutor for Grades 1-4 at Mountain Pine School
Prayer Warrior
Extraordinary Minister
Eucharistic Adorer
Thank you for your inspiration and Leadship.
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| 2022 August Knight of the Month Dave and Cherry Schwulst receiving their award from GK Rick Phillips |
Congratulations to our August 2022 Family of the Month Dave and Cherry Schwultz!!
They have only been here since April of 2021 from Bloomington IL and they have done so much in the short period of time living here.
They both serve as Altar servers for Weekday Masses, Eucharistic Adorers from 6:00 to 7:00 PM on Monday evenings, Eucharistic ministers for the homebound and prior coming to the Village were involved with the 12 Step Recovery Center for over three decades, served in the men's, women's and couple's ministries, and on the Foreign Mission Field.
In addition to all of the above, Dave is a Lector, on the Board of Directors for the Sozo Men's Addiction Recovery Center, in addition to all of this, he leads a Christian Men's Group and mentors a few of the clients.
Cherry is an Extraordinary Minister as well as completing her final year to be certified as a Spiritual Director and will be officially available to serve in 2023.
Brother Dave just joined the Knights of Columbus in March of this year. We are so fortunate to have him in our Council.