March 2024

The Rick and Paula Berryhill Family

We would like to congratulate the Rick and Paula Berryhill family for being selected as our Knights of Columbus Family of the Month for March 2024. This couple has been married 34 years. They have four children Hannah (32), Louise (29), Michael (21) and Cooper (16).
This family is very active in our Catholic Community. Both Paula & Rick serve as Sacristan for the 11:00 AM Sunday Mass, usually at least several times a month. She also cleans/irons the liturgical linens for St. Patrick Church. She is the instructor for new Altar Servers for both churches. Rick, Paula and Michael serve as Lectors for the 11:00 AM Mass. Rick and Michael serves as Ushers for the 11:00 AM Mass. Rick teaches the 1st Year Confirmation class for our Parish School of Religion (PSR). Rick also serves as a Boy Scoutmaster of an active troop in Newton County.
During the month of March, Rick served as a Chaperone and also drove the bus for the youth during the DCYC weekend in Vicksburg. Paula and Rick were both instrumental in the planning and execution of all the Holy Week services. Paula brought her sewing machine to the church to stitch and hem some of the Liturgical items such as the altar cloths. Rick attended the Chrism Mass on Tuesday of Holy Week in the Cathedral of St. Peter in Jackson. They both served in several different liturgical capacities during the Holy Week services.
The Berryhill family lives in Newton County so they have a 30-35 minute drive each way to come to the church. That does not deter them in anyway however as they are always supporting or are working at virtually every church function that we have in some capacity. Quite simply, if you ask this family to do something, the answer is invariably yes.

February 2024

The John Cylkowski Family

John and Sarah Cylkowski and their eight Children are our February 2024 Family of the Month.
John is a Marine instructor pilot. Sarah manages the home and homeschools the children with a Catholic curriculum. The children are from 14 down to almost 1 yr. They attend Mass as a family at least one a week in addition to Sunday. Amelia the oldest and only daughter is a lector at Mass. The two oldest boys Ben and Jack are altar servers. Their youngest son Ambrose provides Fr. Augustine regular opportunities for a ‘baby fix’. The family prays the rosary at home with the children taking turns leading.
Al of these reasons and more are why we selected the John and Sarh Cylkowski Family as our February 2024 Family of the month.

January 2024

The Antonio Espino Family

Our family of the month for January 2024 is the Antonio & Elena Espino Family. Children include Maria (22), Marco (19), Maurisio (16) and Valentina (10). This family has been a part of the St. Patrick Parish Family for 12 years. They have been very active in the Hispanic community within our parishes including but not limited to the weekly Spanish Mass, Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration as well as other activities/programs that the group sponsors.

Antonio has served as an usher during the weekend Masses. All of the children have faithfully attended PSR over the years. Valentina is currently a student at St. Patrick School (4th grade) where she is an Altar Server for the school Masses as well as the weekend Masses.

This family operates El Norte Restaurant on 22nd Avenue Heights and the business has been extremely supportive of St. Patrick School as well as both churches hosting Spirit Nights to benefit the school and donating food and other in-kind services to the parish community during the festivals and programs that are held throughout the year.

Congratulations to the Espino Family, an honor well earned and deserved.

Pictured L-R, Marco, Maria, Elena, Antonio, Maurisio and in front, Valentina

December 2023

Jim & Jacque Harms Family

Congratulations to the Jim and Jacque Harms Family on being chosen as our Family of the Month for December.

November 2023

John and Nelda Bennett

John and Nelda Bennett are true examples of all that describes the word family. Always together at the weekend liturgy their devotion to God and each other is plainly evident, John serves at the leader of "the kitchen crew" at our weekly bingo game and it is not at all unusual to see Nelda there as well. Active in all phases of Council activities this family is normally at the forefront doing whatever needs to be done, John has served several terms as Grand Knight of our Council and Nelda has been active in the activities of the ladies. Both are always present at our flag raising events showing their civic pride with their participation. What an example of love and unity they to others. We are proud to name them Family of the Month.

October 2023

Donna and Frank Polizzi, PGK

Our congratulations go out to the Donna and Frank Polizzi Family on being selected as out Family of the Month for October

September 2023

Debbie and Darrell Hover

Darrell is our Counncil's Culture of Life Chairman and recently was a part of the "Walk For Love." The event raised over $20,000. Debbie coordinates our parish Wednesday Night dinners and cleans our KC Hall every week. Darrell is coordinating the 40 Days For Life prayers daily (September 27th - November 5th).

In addition to the above, Debbie regularly purchases necessary items for our two parish kitchens. She also cleans the Rectory twice a month. Darrell is an IT wiz and can help anyone with computer issues.

August 2023

JoAnne & Tom Zettler, PSD

July 2023

Scott and Kasey Owen Family

Our congratulations go out to the Scott and Casey Owen Family. Scott and Casey have five children, Myles, Charlie, Maura, Luke & Barrett, all pictured here

June 2023

Bob & Rosalie Leo

Our congratulations go out to the Bob & Rosalie Leo Family on being selected as our Family of the Month for the month of June. As most of you know, Bob only recently gave the Bingo reins over to another Knight after being the Bingo Chairman for the past many years (too many to remember). Rosalie has for some time now been in the forefront of, not only council affairs, but also The Catholic Community of Meridian get togethers mainly in providing sweets for the occasions.

Again, our congratulations go out to them on being selected as our Family of the Month for the month of June.

May 2023

Bob & Beth Ohnemus Family

Our congratulations go out to our May Family of the Month, the Bob & Beth Ohnemus Family. They are long time parishioners of St. Patrick Church. Bob is a veteran of the armed forces. Illness in recent years has prevented him from being more active in the church and council.

Beth is an active member of the Filipino-American group at the Parish. She single handily reconstituted the ACES group last fall, which had become dormant during COVID. ACES now has monthly gatherings that she organizes. During the month of May ACES held their Spring Fling for which Beth prepared all of the delicious Filipino food.

On May 31st, she prepared all of the Filipino food for post Confirmation Mass reception at St. Joseph. Again, it was delicious.
Additionally, she is an active part of the Filipino choir that sings two Saturday’s a month during Mass. She is also an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion.

Our congratulations again go out to the Bob and Beth Ohnemus Family

April 2023

Debbie & David Routt

Our congratulations go out to the family of David and Debbie Routt on being selected as our Family of the Month for the Month of April

March 2023

The Ron & Donna Duckworth Family

February 2023

The Laura Jordan Family

Congratulations to the Laura Jordan Family on being chosen as our Family of the Month for
Februrary. Pictured with Laura are her daughters Tenika Little and Jasmine Jordan.
Laura is very active in our Catholic Community environment, and is very deserving of this honor.

Thank you, Laura, for all that you do for the St. Joseph and St. Patrick Community

January 2023

The David & Rhonda Blanks Family

Congratulations to the David & Rhonda Blanks Family, for being chosen as our Family of the Month for January 2023.

David & Rhonda have been active members of St. Patrick for 23 years. They have been married 43 years. They have two sons, Jason (39) and Justin, who sadly died on January 13, 2015 at the young age of 27. Jason and his wife Larisa have two children, Eleanor (8) and Wes (15).

Rhonda serves as a Lector at St. Patrick Church. David has been a brother knight for 12 years. He was a close friend to the late BK Gary Koca. In fact, they often worked together on wood projects of various designs. When Gary became ill in December, David & Rhonda reached out to Gary’s wife, Betty, and provided her support in different ways, transporting her to the hospital, going to visit her, etc. They also attended the Pro-Life Vigil in Jackson on January 21st.

Once again congratulations to the Blanks Family.

December 2022

Gina & Tim Mowdy

Our congratulations are extended to the Tim & Gina Mowdy family on being chosen as our Family of the Month for the month of December, 2022. They have been married for 42 years, having married on December 19, 1980. They have a daughter, Joanna Pritchett. They have been members of St. Patrick Parish since 2008.

Their i0nvolvement in Parish Life has included both being PSR Catechists. Tim has taught several RCIA classes over the years. Both are Lectors at St. Patrick Church. Both attend Mass weekly and participate and support virtually every church/school program activity. Tim is a Third Degree Knight and has been a member of Council 802 since 2014. They are a couple who live their Catholic Faith to the fullest.

November 2022

The Gary and Deniese Street Family

Our congratulations go out to our Family of the Month for November, the Gary & Deniese Street family. Gary has only been a member of the Knights of Columbus for a few years but makes his presence known during the Parish Wednesday Night Suppers, where he works in the kitchen preparing, cooking, and cleaning during the dinners. Rumor has it, he is a fantastic cook!!! Deniese has been a regular in the kitchen at the KC Hall during Bingo on Thursday over the recent months. Both have been very nice additions to both of these important programs within our parish and council.
Gary and Deniese have been married 53 years. They have 2 children, 3 grandchildren and 2 great-grand children. They are active parishioners at St. Patrick Church. Again congratulations to the Street Family.

Again, congratulations to Gary and Deniese on being selected to be our Family of the month for November

October 2022

Richard & Aileen Semmes Family

Our Family of the Month for October is the Richard and Aileen Semmes Family.
Richard is a life time member of the St. Patrick Catholic Church and is also a long time member of Council 802 and Choir Director for St. Patrick Parish. With Aileen they
are always ready to provide music for Mass whenever asked, whether a scheduled Mass, a funeral or a Council event. He does the best "Ave Maria"!

September 2022

The Christopher & Ashley Doss Family

Congratulations to our Family of the Month for September, the Chris & Ashley Doss Family. They have been married 15 years and have been active members of St. Patrick Parish for 14 years. Ashley has been a PSR catechist for 5 years and now Chris is teaching as well. Lindsay (11) is just starting preparation to become a Lector; Christopher (9) is an altar server.

Chris has just recently trained to be the Thurifer (acolyte carrying the censor) during the Sunday 11:00 a.m. Mass. He also has been a KC member for over 15 years having just recently transferred his membership from his previous home council in Pensacola to Council 802 here in Meridian. Congratulations to the Doss Family on this well earned and deserved recognition.

August 2022

The David & Morgan Bailey Family

Our Family of the Month for August is David & Morgan Bailey Family with Ethan age 9, Luke age 7 and Caroline age 4

David and Morgan coordinate The Nursery workers on Wednesday and Sunday at St. Patrick Church. They conduct Baptismal prep classes for the church several times during the year. They held a class during August.

David is a Eucharistic Minister and also serves on the St. Patrick Finance Council.
Ethan is an altar server. Ethan and Luke attend PSR and Caroline will start next year. This family is a very active family in our parish.

Our congratulations go out to the David & Morgan Family on being chosen as Council 802's Family of the Month for August

July 2022

Anthony & Christy Pritchard Family

Congratulations to the Anthony & Christy Pritchard Family for being chosen as our Family of the Month for July. Anthony & Christy have been married 21 years and have three children, Zane (19), Wes (16) and Anna Kate (9). They have been active parishioners of St. Patrick for two decades plus.

Anthony is a Brother Knight having joined Council 802 a couple of years ago. Christy has served as a Eucharistic Minister for many years at St. Patrick. The two boys were very active in the Catholic Youth Group before COVID and each has served as Lectors and Altar Servers for both churches. Wes continues to serve in the current day and has been a mentor to younger children who are new Altar Servers. Anna Kate has just recently started as an Altar Server and is learning the duties well and is going to soon be an outstanding Altar Server.

During the month of July, at one Saturday evening Mass, Christy served as the Eucharistic Minister and Cross Bearer while Wes and Anna Kate were the Altar Servers. The following week at the Sunday morning Mass at St. Joseph, Wes and Anna Kate filled in as Altar Servers when the assigned servers did not show up.

All three of the children attended St. Patrick School and have faithfully attended PSR classes over the years. Each of the children have been and continue to be taught our Catholic Faith. They are all a joy to be with. In short, this family has involved themselves in many aspects of Parish Life in our Catholic Community. Of note, Christy’s late grandfather David Newell Sr. was a long time member of Council 802 and her father Dr. David Newell Jr. is Honorary Life member of Council 802.

June 2022

Juan Carlos Garcia Family

Our congratulations go out to The Juan Carlos and Blanca Elizabeth Garcia Family for beiing selected as our Family of the Month for June.

They have four children including Brother Knight Edwar Hernandez whom you all know, Juan Pablo, Fernanda Maria and a new baby María Juárez.
Juan Carlos is one of our newest members, having been initiated on May 7of this year. On June 11 in Jackson he advanced to Fourth Degree. He is a facilitator for the 3:00 Sunday Mass and is a leader in the Spanish speaking members of our Catholic community. He was an organizer for the children’s events at the recent Pentecost picnic. He also helps brother Knight Luis Borrell close each Adoration Session in Spanish every Thursday evening. Senora Garcia is currently very busy caring for Maria Juarez.

As I mentioned earlier, Edwar is a member of this council, an honor student at MCC and works full time. He still makes time to work bingo and help with other events as much as possible. Juan Pablo and Fernanda Maria are students at St. Patrick School.

May 2022

Jim & Jacque Harms

Our congratulations go out to the Jim & Jacque Harms Family. Jim and Jacque have been married for 34 years and have two children (Morgan 30) and Alex (26). Jim has been an educator and coach for decades and currently teaches Anatomy/Physiology and AP Biology at Meridian High School.
Jacque has been in the Broadcast (Radio & TV) Industry for over 30 years as a News Director and General Manager. She is currently the GM for WTOK-TV in Meridian.
Jim has recently transferred his KC Membership to Council 802 and has been a recent regular bingo worker on Thursday evenings.
Jacque serves as a lector and also plays the piano at St. Patrick Church. On May 19th, she played the piano for the St. Patrick School Mass that was led by the 6th grade and served as their finale. It was the only School Mass all year that included music and was cantered by Cassy Klutz. It was a beautiful Mass.

Jim & Jacque moved to Meridian in 2020 (actually 2021 for Jim as he was fulfilling his teaching contract 2020-2021) from North Platte, NE and have been great additions to our Catholic Community.

April 2022

Mark & Kay McKenna Family with Julianna age 4

Congratulations to the Mark and Kay McKenna Family on their selection as our Family of the Month for the month of April

They have been Members of St. Patrick Church since 1995.
They have two grandchildren - Julianna 4 who attends St. Patrick School and Mila Kathryne McKenna who was born January 26, 2022.
Kay was a teacher at St. Patrick School several years back. She has been a part of the Parish Music Liturgy group for many years. She is a Cantor for both 5P/11A Masses. She has been instrumental in helping to develop the Youth choir. She was very involved with the planning of the recent Funeral Mass for Wayne McInnis and was most responsible for that service being very beautiful. ANYTIME she is called upon to lead the music for a funeral, the answer is always YES without hesitation. Mark recently joined the church in 2018 and he is a member of the Catholic Community Choir as well. Additionally, they spend a lot of time with their grandchild, Juliana who is learning the Catholic Faith very well even at this young age.

They operate a family ranch just outside Pachuta. This family loves our parish/school and are always gracious with sharing their time, talent and resources for our church and school.

Our Congratulations go out to the McKenna Family

March 2022

Roland Stewart Family

Roland is extremely active in the Council. He is an Assistant Manager for Bingo and often chairs events.
He is a hospitality minster and Eucharistic minister at St. Patrick.
Ashton is a Sixth Grader at St. Patrick School, Alter Server and Boy Scout.

February 2022

The Frank & Carolyn Sharp Family

Congratulations to Frank and Carolyn Sharp for being selected as our Family of the Month for February.

Frank and Carolyn are quite active in our Catholic Community. They can be found one day a week working the office at the Parish Center. If you come to our Wednesday Night Supper, you will probably find them working in the kitchen. Also, they are a mainstay in the kitchen at our Thursday night Bingo.

Congratulations to Frank and Carolyn on being chosen as Council 802's Family of the Month for February

January 2022

The Tau & Karen Iosia Family

Congratulations to the Tau and Karen Iosia Family on being chosen as our Family of the Month for January. Tau & Karen are regular ushers at the 5PM vigil Mass at St. Patrick. In addition, prior to his medical problems, they were mainstays at our weekly bingo gamed and have since returned. They support all of our activities as best they can and as their work schedule allows. Their love for each other is contagious and they are an asset to our Council.

So, again. Our congratulations go out toe Tau & Karen for being chosen as our Family of the Monthe for January.

December 2021

The Darrell & Debbie Hover Family

Our congratulations go out to the Darrell and Debbie Hover Family for being chosen as our Family the Month for December 2021. Darrell is our Respect Life Chairman. He keeps on top of all events that take place throughout the state and makes sure the Council and Assembly know about the events. He personally attends Respect Life events when possible. He can be counted on to always attend the annual Respect Life Vigil at the state capitol in late January. Darrell is the epitome of a Knight who volunteers and does his very best all the time. Debbie is also active in Knight events. She helps in the kitchen and bar during Bingo. (She also makes excellent Banana pudding which all of the Knights love, and is one of the best benefits of working Bingo.) Debbie is in charge of keeping the Hall clean and it always looks clean and orderly. Debbie also helps with Wednesday night suppers at the church. She is a great example of a hard worker who always does what she says she will do. Together, they set a great example of a Knight family that is involved and always does great work.

November 2021

The Macario Espino Family

Our Family of the Month for November is the Macario & Socorro (Coco) Espino Family.

This family of 6 have been faithful members of St. Patrick Church for many years.
They have four children: Vanessa (13), Diego (12), Macario Jr. (8) and Julianna (6).
Vanessa & Diego are Altar Servers and both execute their duties faithfully. They are always there when they are assigned. All four children attend PSR 100% of the time. They are never absent.

This family operates a local restaurant (El Norte) on North Hills Street. Their business creates employment opportunities for a number people , especially those who are a part of our Catholic Community. They are very supportive of St. Patrick School having hosted a number of Spirit Nights over the years.

On first Advent Weekend, Saturday (November 28th), the entire family was a part of the Advent Prayer and Candle lighting. Vanessa & Diego were the Altar Servers, Macario Sr. was the Cross Bearer, Macario Jr. read the Advent prayer and they then lit first purple candle. It was a beautiful family scene.

This family sets a great example of what a family should be and we are proud to have the Espino Family as our Family of the Month.

October 2021

Joe and Mary Semmes

September 2021

The Jack and Denise Huntley Family

Congratulations to our Family of the Month for September, the Jack and Denise Huntley Family. Sadly, Jack passed away on September 24th of this year. Our prayers are with Denise and the rest of the family. May God heal the hurt of this loss.

August 2021

The Teresa LaBiche Family

We are proud to honor the Teresa LaBiche family. Teresa is the widow of our late Brother Knight, Maurice LaBiche. During August, she filled in at the KC Hall working in the kitchen and the bar during a couple of our Wednesday Night Bingo sessions.
She also organized a lunch for a family after a funeral at St. Patrick Church. This family had quite a number of family/friends from out of town and by all accounts they were very appreciative of the meal.
She assisted a couple of different families with locating the correct plot in two different cemeteries so that their loved ones could be laid to rest in peace. Often, these can become thorny issues and in these two cases Teresa helped to ensure that those items did not become problematic for the families involved.
Every Sunday afternoon, she is at St. Patrick Church well in advance of the 3:00 p.m. Spanish-English bilingual Mass. She serves numerous roles there, including Sacristan, Usher, securing the collection bag etc.
If all that is not enough, she coordinates the upkeep of St. Patrick Cemetery and schedules the crew of men who are the caretakers of the grounds. This is something she has been doing for over twenty years. Previous to that, her father, Joe Bailey, who was a Brother Knight, did the same for many decades.
Teresa also serves when needed at Adoration. She is the go to person when needed to cover an hour.
We are proud to select the LaBiche family as our Family of the Month for August.

July 2021

Roland & Ashton Stewart

Congratulations to Roland and Ashton Stewart on being selected as Council 802's Family of the Month for July. Roland is the Advocate for our council. He works Bingo every week, doing whatever needs to be done to see the evening goes well. Roland attends most council activities as well as ushering at St. Patrick Church almost every weekend. He is always willing to step up and help a neighbor. He is employed part time by Habitat for Humanity where he also puts in many volunteer hours. His son Ashton is a student at St. Patrick School. He is an altar server who is always willing to help if asked.

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June 2021

The Jane & Kenneth Woodward Family

Ken is a long time member of our council. He transferred out of our council some years ago to go to Texas. He later transferred back to our council in 2008.

He and his wife Jane lead the RCIA Program for our Catholic Community. They also facilitate other adult faith enrichment activities for the Catholic Community of Meridian. They do all of this while commuting back and forth from their home in Laurel.

Ken also takes care of Council 802's social media programs on our Facebook Page. He regular posts inspirational and interesting updates to our Facebook Page.

We congratulate Ken and Jane for being selected as our Family of the Month for the month of June. It is well deserved.

May 2021

The Angela & Gary Dove Family

Our congratulations go out to the Angela & Gary Dove Family for being chosen to be our Family of the Month for May. Angela is our Parish youth director. In the month of May she, with Gary's help, coordinated both confirmation and a Baccalaureate Mass for this year’s graduates. Angela was one of our graduates having completed a college degree. Pictured with Gary, Jr.

April 2021

George & Pam Walston

Pam and George Walston have been chosen to be Council 802’s Family of the Month for April. Pam is very active in the Catholic Community. She is in charge of making sure St. Patrick Church is cleaned on a weekly basis. She sets up the schedule of cleaners and makes sure it is done. She and George make sure that the candles have oil at all times and do not burn out at Mass. Pam is in the Merciful Muffler knitting group that make lap robes for shut ins and the sick. Pam and George make out the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament schedule each week, and George either sets it up or takes it down. George does the Knights of Columbus Newsletter every month, and is also in charge of our Council Web Site. He also helps with Bingo. Together, the Walston's are a true example of a family helping out wherever and whenever they can and that is why they were chosen to be our Family of the Month for April

March 2021

Joshua Maeda Family

Our congratulations go out to the Joshua Maeda Family for being chosen as our Family of the Month for March. Pictured l to r are Julia, James Henry and Joshua.

February 2021

Brent & Christi Gregory Family

Our Family of the Month for February is the Brent & Christi Gregory Family. They celebrated their 17th Wedding Anniversary on February 21st. They have two daughters: McKinley (16) & Mary Lee (13).

The family has in a short time involved themselves into our St. Patrick and Council 802 community by serving as Lector’s for the Saturday evening Mass, both young ladies attend PSR every Wednesday, Brent led the Rosary before the Saturday evening Mass on the last Saturday in January, he has been a volunteer helping to serve during the Wednesday night dinners and Mary Lee is joining the Youth Choir as it gets started again in the coming months.

In short, this Family is living their up to their Catholic Faith despite the obstacles they are facing. Oh and they also live in Decatur which means they have 35 minute drive each way to come to church and PSR. That does not deter them as they are here every week.

L-R Brent, McKinley, Mary Lee & Christi

Congratulations to you on being chosen as our Family of the Month for the month of February.

January 2021

Dr. Minh Duong & Dr. Thi Bui Family

The family of BK Dr. Minh Duong and his wife Dr. Thi Bui are our Family of the Month for January. Both are Optometrists and practice in the Meridian area. They have three children (Tytan – age 10) and twins (Tinsley & Timmy – age 8). The children are students at St. Patrick School and are in the 5th grade and 2nd grade respectively.
This family has been a member of St. Patrick Church for a number of years. Dr. Duong has been a member of the St. Patrick School Advisory Council for at least four years and has served as the President of the Council for several terms. One of the highlight events that the Council puts on is the annual School Countdown and Dr. Duong has been very active in that endeavor over the recent years. It is the largest fundraiser for the school each year.
Dr. Bui, likewise has been heavily involved in the Parent School Association (PSA) during the recent years. She has worked during virtually every PSA sponsored event i.e. the Candy Cane Dash, the Disney Raffle, Irish Fest, Catholic Schools Week etc. She often works behind the scenes doing things such as putting up the signs/banners that promote the events in advance, organizing the staff recognition lunch during CSW, selling ads for the various activities etc. She avoids the limelight but is very much a big reason for the success of the PSA over the last 3-4 years.
Their three children have been involved with school/church Masses to the extent possible. Tytan has been serving as an Alter Server the last couple of years until the pandemic stopped our young people from being able to serve at Mass. Tytan is also a member of the Beta Club. All three of the children have handled Liturgical duties (serving as the Commentator, Reader, as well as proclaiming the Intercessions) during the Thursday School Masses. Each is already well versed in their Catholic Faith and are very good students in addition to being well mannered children in the classroom. Finally, this is a very warm family. If you ever have an encounter with Minh, Thi or one of their children, they almost always have a smile on their face.

December 2020

Erica & Wade Heggie Family

The Family of the Month for December 2020 is the Wade and Erica Heggie family. While Wade is not of the Catholic Faith, he regularly attends Mass and is very supportive of Erica and the children who are all very faithful parishioners of St. Patrick. Erica is a PSR teacher (5th and 6th grades this year). She is an excellent teacher. I have observed her classroom on several occasions and her students are always well behaved with good manners. She has a great curriculum that she teaches the students that incorporates the PSR book and her own supplementary information that creates a conducive environment for learning. Their older daughter, Megan (17) has been very active in our Catholic Young over the recent years. She has participated in a number of the outreaches that we did before the pandemic put those to a halt. She is currently in the second year Confirmation group and will celebrate the Sacrament later this spring. She has served as a Lector at numerous youth Masses over the recent years, covering all the duties including Commentator, Reader and proclaiming the Prayers of the Faithful. She is a smart, well-mannered young lady and is always a joy to be around. Matthew (8) received his First Holy Communion back in August and likewise I expect as he gets older he will be involved in the Liturgy of the Mass as a Youth as well as the CYM. To sum up, the Heggie Family lives their Catholic Faith every day. On a personal note, Erica has been very helpful to me this year with the difficulties that we have endured with PSR and the disruptions that the virus has created. I will be forever grateful to her for that.

John Harwell

November 2020

Karen & Tau Iosia Family

This family is a mainstay at the 5 PM Saturday Mass helping in every way during this current pandemic. They can always be relied upon and are worthy of this honor.

October 2020

Pam and George Walston

Our congratulations go out to George and Pam Walston, our Family of the Month for October. George is the editor of our monthly Council 802 and Assembly 1251 Newsletters. He does a great job on it and it is always professionally completed in a timely manner. George and Pam also make the weekly schedule of Thursday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. This entails contacting each person to make sure they will be there and then making up the schedule. They also either set up Adoration or take it down at the end. Pam has been instrumental in the cleaning of the church during normal times. She makes up the schedule, ensures that ladies can be there, and sends out the schedule to all workers. Both George and Pam were instrumental in ACES. They were always there. Pam would cook, make door prizes and George would call Bingo on many occasions. They are a great example of a family working behind the scenes to make our Council, Assembly, and Church a better place.

September 2020

John & Sandra Killen

Our Family of the Month for September 2020 is the John & Sandra Killen family. They have been married 37 years having celebrated their latest anniversary on September 25th. They have three children (2 daughters and 1 son): April – who has two children – AJ - 18 and Jordan - 15; Don, who has two children – Braiden - 14 and Savannah - 12; Angel, who is a senior at Mississippi State University and is planning to go to graduate school to become a lawyer.
John is a Brother Knight, a member of Council 802 and is a veteran of the US Navy having honorably served our country for 29 years. He currently works for Vertex Aerospace at NAS Meridian where he has been a Maintenance Supervisor for the last 10 years.
Sandra is in her 7th year as a substitute teacher at St. Patrick School. At the beginning of this school year, when the newly hired 5th grade teacher was unable to fulfill her teaching duties, Sandra stepped in first as a substitute teacher and then most recently she was made the permanent teacher. She is the homeroom teacher for the 5th grade and teaches English, language arts and social studies to both the 5th and 6th grade students.
John & Sandra are neighbors in their hometown of Quitman, MS to the Oregon family (who are also St. Patrick parishioners). They have two children (Italy-6 and Isadora-3). Sandra brings these two children to St. Patrick School each day. The older child, Italy, asked her if she would be their grandmother and she said that touched her heart and she said yes. So in addition to the grandchildren listed above they have two adopted grandchildren. They treat the Oregon family as if they were their own family.
John & Sandra attend Mass regularly at St. Patrick church and Sandra said “To touch the lives of children and adults is the most rewarding gift you could ever give.”

August 2020

Jorge and Montse Frias

Jorge and Montse Frias (Daughters: Macarena-12 and Alana-10).
Jorge & Montse have been married 16 years and are wonderful parents to their two children. Jorge is a
tremendous husband and dad who leads this faith filled family and does much behind the scenes. Montse is
now in her 4th year as Principal of St. Patrick School. In my humble opinion, she has been the best Principal
that our school has had over the last 30 years. Her academic standards for all the students is very high,
discipline is enforced, spiritual faith enrichment is at the top of the chart and her support for our teaching staff
is unwavering. During the last six months in the face of this pandemic, she has worked tirelessly to make
our school the best environment possible for our students. As a result, our school opened its doors on
August 10th and the teachers and students have not missed a beat and learning is going well even with the
restrictions that are in place. It was all due to the many hours preparation that she directed and worked
through the late spring and throughout the summer months. Early on, she was the recipient of much criticism
from many parents, parishioners, teachers etc, yet in the face of that she remained committed to taking all
the extra steps necessary to keep our children safe. To this point, her efforts have proven to be successful.
The older daughter, Macarena is a 7th grader and Alana is a 5th grader at St. Patrick School. Both are
excellent students and they are each very well versed in their faith. Both are Altar Servers and Lectors for
the school and weekend Masses. Both of these young ladies have been involved in our youth group,
participating in the youth choir and in numerous youth events/programs/activities. Both participated in our
card writing outreach that started in March and concluded in July. Our youth wrote homemade cards to our
home-bound, assisted living and nursing home parishioners, family members and friends. Macarena and
Alana also participated in leading the Rosary each Thursday afternoon when our youth were leading the
phone-in Rosary.
To sum it up, the Frias Family sets a great example of what family is and should be. They attend Mass
regularly as a family and they are all deeply involved in Parish and School.

July 2020

The Michael Thomas Family (LR: Luke, Leyton, Kim, & Mike)

Mike joined Council 802 in November, 2000 and over the years has been a very active member, especially lately working BINGO. He was a family man, an excellent educator, coach, and a true friend. He will be missed by all of his tail gaiting buddies

June 2020

Dave, Adrian, & Patrick Viger

Congratulations go out to the Family of Dave & Adrian Viger and Patrick on being chosen as Council 802's Family of the Month for the Month of June.

Dave is our Immediate Past Grand Knight and Adrian is taking on the Receptionist's job in our Parish Office.

Again, congratulations go out to the Dave & Adrian Viger Family.

May 2020

Brandon & Katie Rutledge

This family is involved in numerous aspects of both St. Patrick Church & School. Katie is a member of the Liturgy Committee. She and Brandon are responsible for the flowers in the church, the banners and the drape that is changed numerous times on the crucifix during the Lenten and Easter seasons. Katie is the President of the school PSA which gives a tremendous amount of support to the school from school/parish families and beyond. Some of the activities and programs they run and/or support include but are not limited to the Candy Cane Run, Catholic Schools Week, Irish Fest, Disney Raffle etc.
Oh I have not mentioned Helena yet. She just completed the third grade at the school and is an excellent student. She serves a Lector during the School Masses (when the third grade is responsible for the duties of the Mass) and during the weekend Masses including both the Youth and regular Masses. At the conclusion of the school year she was honored for being on the Principal"s List, Spanish Distinction Club, Choir Member, AR Reading, Shamrock Club just to name a few items. Additionally, she has been participating in our youth card writing ministry outreach that started the first of April.
Brandon is a great husband and father and when you see one of this family almost always you see all three as they live and worship as one.

April 2020

Ross & Cindy Waguespack

This family of five has been a very active part of our Parish, particularly over the last year. Ross serves in the military and works at Key Field (He is part of J-TAC with the Air National Guard). Ross is also a new member of Council 802. Cindy home - schools their three children (Bella - 10, Molly - 8, Allan - 5). The three children are very well mannered, polite, smart, very active in PSR and are already well versed in their Catholic Faith. Bella is a member of our Youth Choir and has been participating in our Youth program during this year. She has been participating in leading the Rosary on the Youth day on Thursday's.

Cindy was the parent who suggested to me to start our card writing outreach to our parishioners who are in nursing homes, assisted living centers and/or home bound. This outreach has proven to be very successful and this family has embraced it. As I was launching the outreach back in April, I asked each youth to send cards out to five parishioners. This family sent out cards to everyone on the list (the list contains 39 names) not just once or twice but now are on their third round. Cindy also shared with me that as each of the children were creating the cards, they would pause from time to time to pray for the recipient. Several of the recipients of these cards have sent back thank you notes and other correspondence to these children as well.

This family was also heavily involved in our Children's Christmas Mass December 24thBella and Molly were both in the choir and Allan was a part of the Gospel Manger scene. Cindy also played clarinet during the Mass.

If that was not enough, Cindy and the children are a part of the Merciful Mufflers Ministry that is led by Mary Billups and they have been making the mask extenders that the group has been doing to give out to the Meridian Health Community and our own parishioners.

An additional side note on the MMM, the group created a blanket that they gave Father Augustine for Christmas and Bella crochet one of the squares herself.

March 2020

Rick and Paula Berryhill Family

We would like to congratulate the Rick and Paula Berryhill family for being selected as our Family of the Month for March. This family is very active in our Catholic Community. Paula serves as a Sacristan for the 5:00 PM and 11:00 Mass, usually at least twice a month. She also cleans the liturgical linens for St. Patrick Church. She is now the instructor for new Altar Servers for both churches. Rick serves as a Lector for the 11:00 AM Mass. Their son, Michael, is a 10th grader who is in his first year of Confirmation preparation. He serves as an Altar Server and a Lector during the Youth Masses. Their younger son, Cooper, is an Altar Server. Their older daughter, Hannah, is a member of the 11:00 AM Mass Choir. This family lives in Newton County so they have a 30-35 minute drive each way to come to the church. That does not deter them in anyway however as they are always supporting or are working at virtually every church function that we have in some capacity. Quite simply, if you ask this family to do something, the answer is invariably yes.

February 2020

Rose & David Stephens

Congratulations to Rose and David Stephens for being selected as our Family of the Month for February

January 2020

Dave, Adrian & Patrick Family

Congratulations go out to the Family of Dave & Adrian Viger and Patrick on being chosen as Council 802's Family of the Month for the Month of January. Dave is our current Grand Knight and Adrian teaches at St. Patrick School.

Again, congratulations go out to the Dave & Adrian Viger Family.

December 2019

Frank & Donna Polizzi

Congratulations to Frank and Donna Polizzi for being selected as our Family of the Month for December, 2019. Frank is our recorder and is a staple in the Office at Bingo. He also calls Bingo. He is a member of our 4th Degree Honor Guard and is very active in many other ways in our Catholic Community. His wife teaches at St. Patrick School and is active in many aspects of the Catholic Community

Again, congratulations to Frank & Donna on being selected as our Family of the Month for December

November 2019

The John & Nelda Bennett Family

Congratulations to the John and Nelda Bennett Family for being selected as our November Family of the Month. It is a well deserved honor bestowed on them by their peers.

October 2019

Rory & Danny Santiago

Our congratulations go out to the Rory & Danny Santiago Family for being selected as our Family of the Month for October. Both help out with Bingo on Wednesday and also at Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament several times a month.

Again, congratulations to you both.

September 2019

Frank & Carolyn Sharp

Congratulations go out to Carolyn and Frank Sharp on being chosen to be our Family of the Month for September

August 2019

Ken & Jane Woodward Family

Congratulations go out to the Jane & Ken Woodward family on their selection as our Family of the Month for August. Ken and Jane are very active in our Catholic Community. He helps with RCIA and the Prison Program. He recently completed a descriptive and informative talk about the Real Presence of the Eucharist.

July 2019

The Pat and John Maloney Family

Congratulations to John and Pat on being chosen to be Council 802's Family of the Month for the month of July. John is active in our Prison Ministries and Pat is the Treasurer of Our Lady's Sodality and as such helps at the Wednesday night suppers at church.

Congratulations to them for this honor.

June 2019

The Patricia & Pete Family

Congratulations go out to Pat & Pete on being chosen as our Family of the Month for June. They do a lot of behind the scenes work for the Catholic Community of Meridian, which includes St. Patrick and St. Joseph Church.

May 2019

The Jorge & Montse Frias Family

Congratulations to our Family of the Month for May, the Jorge & Montse Frias Family. Their children are Macarena (11) and Alana (9). They are going into the 6th and 4th Grades respectively at St. Patrick School. Jorge is a good husband and father, but his work schedule keeps him out of town a good bit of the time. Montse is the Principal of St Patrick School and is doing an excellent job leading the school. She has the students’ best interest always at the forefront whether it is spiritual or academic. Macarena is an Altar Server and sings in the School choir. Alana was a First Place winner in our annual KC Columbus Day Poster Contest this year. Both girls are fluent in Spanish, and are learning Italian using a self learning module while the other students are in the regular Spanish class.

April 2019

The Damon Mesecher Family

Congratulations to the Damon and Jennifer Mesecher Family on being selected as our Family of the Month for April.

Pictured: Front Row L-R Twins Ellie & Allie, Second Row Lorelai, and Third Row L-R Bryant, Damon & Jennifer

Damon has accepted a job in Tuscaloosa and will be moving shortly.

March 2019

The Stephen and Cindy Slimp Family

It would be impossible to list all of the things that this family does for our church and our catholic community. Whenever help is needed Cindy, Stephen, and the girls are always ready to help.

Whenever there is a funeral and a lunch to be served, you can bet that they will be there to help serve the meal. When they are not personally scheduled to handle the lunch, Cindy makes certain that someone else will be there to do the job.

Our congratulations go out to Steve, Cindy and the girls for setting the example of true service to their church.

February 2019

The Jan and John Kasper Family

January 2019

The Bob and Rosie Connor Family

Congratulations to Bob and Rosie Connor on being chosen as our January Family of the Month. Both are very dependable and then some.

Again, congratulations are in order for the Bob & Rosie Connor Family on being chosen as our Family of the month for January.

December 2018

The Bridget & John Harwell Family

Our congratulations go out to the Bridget & John Harwell on being selected as our Family of the Month for the month of December. John is the Youth Director for our Catholic Community as well as our Grand Knight. He is kept very busy in these two positions, but he also calls a session of our Wednesday night Bingo.

Bridget is also very active in our Catholic Community.

Our Congratulations go out to the Bridget & John Harwell family on being selected to this position by their peers.

November 2018

Rory & Danny Santiago

Congratulations to Rory & Danny Santiago on their selection as our Family of the Month for November. Danny and Rory are very active in our Catholic Community Activities.

Each year, Danny organizes a special Variety Show to benefit the school. They both work our Wednesday night Bingo.

When you see Danny & Rory, please thank them for all that they do for our parish community.

October 2018

Encarnacion and Lourdes Mayo Family

We congratulate the Mayo Family on being chosen as our Family of the Month for October. If you are in any part of our Catholic community, you will see the Mayo family doing something to make the community a better place to be, as they are very active in a lot of activities, especially at school.

Lourdes also takes care of our Nursery on Wednesday nights.

September 2018

Joanne & Tom Zettler Family

Congratulations go out to Brother Tom Zettler, PSD and his wife, Joann on being selected as our Family of the Month for September.

What else can be said about. Any where you choose to look in our Catholic Community, you will probably see, Tom, or Joann, or both volunteering for some job or the other. Tom is a reader at Mass and also serves as a Sacristan. If someone elderly person needs a ride to the doctor Joann is usually the driver, even if the destination is Jackson.

Congratulations to Brother Tom and Joann for being selected as our Family of the Month for September

August 2018

Pat & John Maloney, PGK

What can I say, except Congratulations to our August Family of the Month, John & Pat Maloney. Both of these people are very active in our Catholic Community, together and individually.

John is an integral part of our Prison Ministry Program as well as being our Music Man in our 1st Degree Exemplification (Now called the Admissions Degree). He is a Past Grand Knight of our council. His son, two sons in law, and two of his grandsons are members of our council. Well, that's enough about him, lets talk about her.

Pat is a volunteer "Pink Lady" at Jeff Anderson Hospital here in Meridian. She is a member of the Our Lady Of Fatima Sodality and serves as its treasurer. If you come to our Wednesday Night Suppers, you will see Pat selling tickets to the 50/50 drawings that are held each night. This money will be contributed to our school at the end of the School year.

As is true in any good marriage, John is able to do what he does because of the support he gets from Pat.

Again, congratulations to the John & Pat Maloney Family on being selected as Council 802's Family of the Month for August

July 2018

Jack & Linda LeGuin Family

Jack now lives with his lovelywife on the coast, but when he was living here he was very active. Our congratulations go out to Jack and Linda on being chosen as Council 802's Family of the Month for July

June 2018

Pam & George Walston

The Walston Family is a cornerstone family of our parish community and our council. George served as FS for the council for many years and continues to serve as editor of our Newsletter, he works our bingo program every Wednesday evening and serves as a lector at weekend Mass. Pam is active is several aspects of our parish. She is a member of Our Lady of Fatima Sodality, ACES, hospitality/good will committees and can usually be found working in our church store after mass. Together, George and Pam facilitate our parish schedule for Adoration of the Most Holy Sacrament. George and Pam are most deserving of recognition as our Family of the month!

May 2018

Betty & Gary Koca

Our congratulations go out to the Betty and Gary Koca family. As most of you know, Gary is in charge of our Wednesday Night Suppers during the school year. He works very hard at providing a good meal for a good price.

He also builds picnic tables and raffles them off to raise money for our school.

It goes without saying that Betty is a key figure in Gary's ability to do what he does for the Catholic Community of Meridian. Behind every good man there stands a good woman to pick him up when he falls or to boost his morale when he gets a little down.

April 2018

Karen & Taupule' (Tau) Iosia

Our congratulations go out to Karen and Tau for being chosen as our Family of the Month for April. Tau is our Council Director and together they are very active in Council 802 activities

March 2018

Janice & John Kasper, PGK

Congratulations to Janice & John Kasper on being selected as our Family of the Month for March. John is a Past Grand Knight of our council. They both work Bingo on Wednesday evenings. They are always around when needed and are usually working side by side.

Again, congratulations to Jan and John on this honor by their peers in Council 802

February 2018

Sal & Liberty Moreno

Our congratulations go out to Liberty and Sal Moreno on being selected as Council 802's Family of the Month for February.

January 2018

The John & Nelda Bennett Family

If you were to cut John Bennett he would bleed Knights of Columbus colored blood. Why? You ask? Well, I'll tell you. Because that is how far the Knights of Columbus Organization is embedded in him. Needless to say, John could not be so dedicated to the Knights if he were not being greatly supported by his wife, Nelda.

Our congratulations go out to John and Nelda on being selected as our Family of the Month for the Month of January.

December 2017

David & Adrian Viger Family

Our congratulations go out to the David and Adrian Viger Family for being chosen as our Family of the Month for December.

November 2017

David & Sandra Klutz Family

David and Sandy have always been exceptionally active and supportive of our Catholic Community. They also are special care givers to Dave's mother and dad.

As a Family oriented council, Dave and Sandy are extremely supportive of our students at St. Patrick School. Congratulate them when you get a chance to do so.

October 2017

Liberty and Sal Moreno

Our congratulations go out to the Liberty and Sal Moreno for being selected as Council 802's Family of the Month for October.

Sal and Liberty are very active, both at St. Patrick, but also at the Navy Base Chapel

September 2017

Bridget and John Harwell

August 2017

The Bob and Rosie Connor Family

Congratulations to Bob and Rosie Connor on being selected as Council 802's Family of the Month for the month of August. Not only does Bob do a lot for our council, including Bingo on Wednesday nights, but he and Rosie are very active in Church functions and behind the scene work

July 2017

Gloria & Howard McCarty Family

Congratulations go out to Gloria and Howard on being selected as our Family of the Month for July.

June 2017

John & Nelda Bennett

Congratulations to John and Nelda on being chosen as our Family of the Month for June. John has always given his heart and soul to our council, and this would not be possible without Nelda's undying support.

So, congratulations John & Nelda

May 2017

Betty and Roland Stewart

Congratulations to the Betty & Roland Stewart Family on being chosen as Council 802's Family of the month for May

April 2017

Pam and George Walston

March 2017

John & Jan Kasper

February 2017

Pat and Pete Nause

Congratulations to Pat and Pete Nause on their selection as our Family of the Month for February. Pete is seldom seen around the KC Hall, but that is because he comes in on Thursday when there is no one else around and does housekeeping chores in our kitchen. He and Pat also are very active in visiting shut-ins in our Catholic Community. We are proud to have them as members of our council and our parish

January 2017

John & Bridget Harwell

Congratulations to Bridget and John Harwell on being selected as our Family of the Month for January. John is our Treasurer and both are very active in our Catholic Community.

Again, congratulations to John and Bridget

December 2016

The Donna and Frank Polizzi Family

Congratulations to Donna and Frank on being selected as our Family of the month for December. They do numerous acts of kindness in our Catholic Community that go unnoticed.

November 2016

The Viger Family

Congratulations to Dave Viger, GK, wife Adrian and their family for being chosen as our Family of the Month for November

August 2016

The Inez and Otto Storr Family

Congratulations go out to Inez and Otto Storr on being selected as our Family of the Month for August. They are very active in our parish and many times can be seen helping families in both St Patrick Parish and St Joseph. They recently took on the task of making certain that Brother Tommy Beeman was not alone during the last two years when Tommy's wife Theresia was in and out of the hospital.

July 2016

The Billie and Dennis Family

Congratulations to Billie and Dennis Deviney on being chosen as our Family of the Month for July. You both deserve this multiple times over.

May 2016

Mimi and David Smith

Our congratulations go out to the Mimi Smith Family for being selected as our Family of the Month for May. Mimi serves as a reader at Mass, helps at monthly adoration, and helps out in Our Lady's Corner Religious store.

Congratulations again to Mimi and David on being selected as our Family of the Month for the month of May


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March 2016

Nelda & John Bennett

Our congratulations go out to the John and Nelda Bennett family for being selected as our Family of the Month for March. They are quite active in council functions. When our Warden died several years ago, John an another knight agreed to take over the running of the council bar. He can always be found working the kitchen on Wednesday night. In fact, he goes in during the afternoon to make sure everything is set for the night's activities.

Anytime the council has a function involving food, Nelda is sure to be on the job and in the kitchen or the serving line. When clean up time rolls around, she is among the first to step up to the task of putting our hall back in order. Nelda was, at one time, on the church's dusting committee but due to health problems she had to resign from that committee.

Again, our congratulations go out to the Nelda and John Bennett family on being selected as our Family of the Month for March.

February 2016

Sue and Paul Blier

Congratulations to our Family of the Month for February, Paul and Sue Blier. If you want to see either or both of these beautiful people, come out to the Knights of Columbus Hall on any Wednesday night. Sue helps at Adoration and when Paul is able, he accompanies her.


Again, congratulations to Sue and Paul

January 2016

Darrell & Debbie Hover Family

Darrell and Debbie are quite active in our council and our Catholic Community. Darrell is our Pro Life Chairman and works tirelessly on one of the most important subjects of our Faith, "Abortion Prevention". Debbie helps out in the kitchen for our Wednesday night suppers at St Patrick and then comes out to the KC Hall to help in the kitchen with food for our Bingo Customers. You can also find both of them in Jackson at the Pro Life Rally in front of the Capitol Building in January of each year.

They faithfully attend Mass on Saturday evenings at St Patrick. Occasionally, you may even find them at St Joseph on a Sunday Morning if they were not able to attend on Saturday.

Our congratulations go out to the Darrell and Debbie Family for being chosen as our Family of the Month for January, 2016

October 2015

Sue & Paul Blier

Congratulations to our Family of the Month for October, Paul and Sue Blier. If you want to see either or both of these beautiful people, come out to the Knights of Columbus Hall on any Wednesday night. Sue helps at Adoration and when Paul is able, he accompanies her.


Again, congratulations to Sue and Paul

August 2015

Rosie and Bob Connor

Our congratulations go out to our August Family of the Month, Bob and Rosie Connor. Although you might never see or be aware of all that they do for the council and for the church, believe me, they do it. They oversee our newlywed preparations program at St Patrick, in addition to the many other behind the scenes activities in which they are involved.

July 2015

Richard & Virginia Moody

Richard and Virginia are to be congratulated for their devoted service to our parish and parishioners. Because of this service we have chosen them as our Family of the Month for July

June 2015

Betty and Patrick (PJ) Carter

Congratulations to Betty and PJ on being chosen as our Family of the Month for June. PJ has just come off of a three year stint as our Grand Knight. This job cannot be done without the help of a strong spouse. PJ will tell you quickly that Betty is his strength when it comes to such a monumental job as Grand Knight of a council.

Congratulations again to Betty and PJ Carter.

May 2015

Stephen and Cindy Slimp

It would be impossible to list all of the things that this family does for our church and our catholic community. Whenever help is needed Cindy, Stephen, and the girls are always ready to help. Steve, Cindy, and Elizabeth teach Parish School of Religion on Wednesday nights during the school year, with a lot of help from their other daughters, Maggie and Susanna.

Whenever there is a funeral and a lunch to be served, you can bet that they will all be there to help serve the meal. When they are not personally scheduled to handle the lunch, Cindy makes certain that someone else will be there to do the job.

Our congratulations go out to Steve, Cindy and the girls for setting the example of true service to their church.

April 2015

The Inez and Otto Storr Family

Congratulations go out to Inez and Otto Storr on being selected as our Family of the Month for April. Otto and Inez do a myriad of tasks behind the scenes that benefit numerous families in our parish.

February 2015

Tommy and Theresia Beeman

Congratulations to Theresia and Tom Beeman on being selected as our Family of the Month for February. Tommy and Theresia do a lot of behind the scenes work for our parish and our council and are well deserving of this honor.

January 2015

Bob and Rosalie Leo

Congratulations to Rosalie and Bob Leo on being chosen as our Family of the Month for January. Bob is very active in our council and the state council. He is also our bingo chairman and puts in many hours at that job alone. Rosalie can always be counted on to step in when food is needed for any of our functions. Her cakes and desserts are to die for.

December 2014

Gina and Tim Mowdy

Congratulations go out to Gina and Timothy (Tim) Mowdy for being chosen as Council 802's Family of the Month for December. Tim and Gina teach Parish School of Religion at St. Patrick. Gina recently organized a new Newman Club at East Central Community College in Decatur.

November 2014

The Frank and Donna Polizzi Family

Congratulations to the Frank and Donna Polizzi Family for being chosen as our Family of the Month for November

October 2014

Liz and Bill Nix

Congratulations to Liz and William (Bill) Nix on being chosen as our Family of the Month for the month of October. Bill and Liz do a lot of work behind the scenes at St. Patrick and in the community

September 2014

The Debbie and Darrell Hover Family

Our congratulations go out to the Debbie and Darrell Hover Family on being chosen as our Council's Family of the Month for September.

August 2014

Donna and Frank Polizzi

Our congratulations go out to the Donna and Frank Polizzi family on their selection as our Family of the Month for August

June 2014

Janet and Greg Stephens

Congratulations to Greg and Janet on being selected as our Family of the Month for June

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May 2014

Billie an Dennis Deviney

Congratulations to Billie and Dennis Deviney on being chosen as our Family of the Month for May. You both deserve this multiple times over.

April 2014

Jan & John Kasper

Congratulations to Jan and John Kasper on being named as our Family of the Month for April.

March 2014

Liberty and Sal Moreno

Congratulations to Liberty and Sal Moreno on being selected as our Family of the Month for March

February 2014

Frank and Carolyn Sharp

Congratulations to our Family of the Month for February. The Frank and Carolyn Sharp.
Frank and Carolyn have been very active helping with our Bingo program on Wednesday night. Frank works the floor and Carolyn helps out in the bar.

December 2013

Otto and Inez Storr

Congratulations to Otto and Inez on their election as our Family of the Month for December

November 2013

Paul and Sue Blier

Congratulations to Paul and Sue Blier for being chosen as our Family of the Month for November.

September 2013

The Jack and Denise Huntley Family

Congratulation to Jack and Denise and family on being chosen as Council 802's Family of the Month for September

August 2013

Pat and Pete Nause

Congratulations to Pete and Pat Nause on being chosen as our Family of the Month for August.