St Luke Council #10240

FOOD FOR FAMILIES - THANKSGIVING 2023

For several Knights from Council 10240, Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2023, got off to a great start! A group of our Knights and their family and friends took time out to help two of our deserving families that were selected from the St. Luke St. Vincent de Paul Society. With the wonderful assistance from Luby's on Huebner Rd. and Floyd Curl, two full feasts, including pie, were delivered to our parishioners. The delivery crew pictured below included (L-R, Michael Rios and Dolly Lara, Michael Poff (Boy Scout in Phillip Farmer's Troop), Phillip Farmer, Tony Paniagua, Rick Dominguez, Jose Marquez’ wife Cecy and their grandson, Christian, Jose Marquez, Larry Garcia and wife, Adriana. Also pictured is one of the fine staff members at Luby;s. A big thanks to everyone involved for helping make this a wonderful Thanksgiving for others.

Eucharistic Procession

Knights from Council 10240, as well as individuals from various ministries from St. Luke, participated in the Archbishop's Eucharistic Procession and Adoration on November 3^rd, 2023. SEE PICS.

2023 Archbishop's Cup

On Friday, October 27^th, St. Luke Catholic School hosted the 2023 Archbishop's Cup volleyball and basketball games, a friendly competition between the San Antonio Seminarians and the Houston Seminarians. In addition, the Salvation Army's Boys and Girls Club hosted the soccer games. The San Antonio Seminarians took the Archbishop’s Cup by winning the volleyball and soccer events while Houston won the basketball game. Contributing to the soccer victory was the coaching skills of our Worthy Chancellor David Beales! In addition to providing the soccer coach, Council 10240 contributed $200 worth of drinks and snacks for the volleyball game. READ MORE. SEE PICS.

2023 SPIRITUAL REFLECTION

Approximately 50 men attended the 2023 Spiritual Reflection hosted by Knights of Columbus Council 10240 and held on Saturday, October 7 at the Mexican American Catholic College (MACC). The lineup of dynamic speakers included:

Sr. Constanza Fernandez, Daughter of the Holy Spirit, Missionaries of the Holy Spirit who gave the opening prayer.
Deacon Robert Garza, St. Luke Catholic Church, Topic: “I am the light of the world “
Fr. Paul Melgarejo, Parochial Vicar St. Matthews Catholic Church, Topic: “Christ be our Light”
Fr. Praveen Lakkisetti, Pastor Associate St. Pius Catholic Church, Topic: “This is my body which was given to you, do this in remembrance of Me.”

The day concluded with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the MACC Chapel. SEE PICS.

Healthcare Professionals Mass

Click here to see pictures from the Healthcare Professionals mass held at St. Luke on Wednesday, October 18th.

2023 EXEMPLIFICATION

With the help of Knights from St. Rose of Lima Council 11599, St. Luke Council 10240 hosted an Exemplification of Charity, Unity and Fraternity on September 29th at St. Luke Catholic Church. New Knights to Council 10240 included Chris Duffin, Juan Garcia, Gabriel Jimenez, Martin Jimenez, Adam Luevano, Jose Marquez, Jordan Montez, Luis Morales, Fernando Ramirez, Mike Reimherr and Larry Garcia, who transferred to Council 10240 from El Paso. San Juan de Los Lagos also welcomed two new Knights at the ceremony. SEE PICS.

SILVER ROSE PRAYER SERVICE - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Promoting a Culture of Life, Council 10240 held a Silver Rose Prayer Service for St. Luke Catholic Church on Friday, September 1^st at 6:30pm.

“Through the Silver Rose Program, we honor not only Our Lady of Guadalupe and express the unity of the Knights of Columbus, but we also reaffirm our dedication to the sanctity of human life. It is to the Blessed Mother that we turn in prayer as we work to end the Culture of Death that grips our society. As we think in terms of ‘One Life, One Rose,’ it is most appropriate that we turn to Our Lady of Guadalupe who made known her will through Juan Diego and the miracle of the roses.” – Past Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson

Special thanks to SK Joe Torres and Felix Yruegas for organizing the service. SEE PICS.

TRAVELING CHALICE

Started in May 2019 by St. Luke Council 10240, the Traveling Chalice program was created to encourage families to pray for vocations and to promote vocations within their own family. During each weekend mass, a member of parish volunteers to take a chalice home for a week and commits to saying the daily prayers that accompany the chalice. If you are interested or you know someone interested in taking the Traveling Chalice home for a week, see one of the ushers before any mass. Click here to see some of the recipients.

New! 5-Star Faith In Action PIN

Council 10240 developed a new “5-Star” pin to recognize those Knights who have participated in five or more Faith In Action events during the fraternal year. Click here to see the names of the first 41 who received it for the 2022-2023 fraternal year.

New Council 10240 Officers for 2023-2024

Congratulations to the following Knights who were elected or appointed as officers for Council 10240 for the 2023-2024 fraternal year:

Felipe Jimenez	- Grand Knight
Rene Olivares	- Deputy Grand Knight
David Beales	- Chancellor
Michael Rios	- Recorder
Paul Schulz	- Treasurer
Louis Marin	- Financial Secretary
Ray Mendoza	- Advocate
Anthony Hansen	- Lecturer
David Cameron	- Warden
Eric Rojas	- Inside Guard
Chris Lee	- Outside Guard
Robert Martinez	- 1^st Year Trustee
Dcn Robert Garza	- 2^nd Year Trustee
Oscar Valdez	- 3^rd Year Trustee

2023 BALLOON ROSARY

Council 10240 assisted the St. Luke Guadalupanos with praying the "state" rosary in honor of our first responders and all those who have served. After releasing the rosary outdoors, everyone returned to the school cafeteria for hotdogs and fellowship. Click here to see more pics.

DODGEBALL & CLERICS

On May 17, 2023, St. Luke Council 10240 hosted the San Antonio Archdiocese's annual Shepherd's Cup with a dodgeball competition that involved Bishop Gary Janak and 31 seminarians and priests. The event, originally named Kickball & Clerics, was moved to the school gym due to weather conditions and raised nearly $1,000 to be applied towards a new fitness center for seminarians at the Assumption Seminary. Click here to see the pics.

2023 GOLF TOURNAMENT

The St. Luke Knights of Columbus Council 10240 Annual Charity Golf Tournament was held Monday, April 10, 2023, at Dominion Country Club. Click here to see pictures of the event.

GLOBAL WHEELCHAIR MISSION

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During the month of December, Council 10240 handed out two of our new wheelchairs purchased as part of the Global Wheelchair Mission. Thanks to BK Rafael Perez for leading this Faith in Action effort and for assembling and delivering the two wheelchairs.

Our first wheelchair recipient was a female parishioner of St. Luke. She requires an oxygen tank and tires easily just walking from room to room. Sadly, 40 years ago she was accidentally exposed to harmful pesticides that damaged her lungs. She and her husband were very happy to receive the new wheelchair.

Our second recipient was a male parishioner of St. Luke and a retired Vietnam Veteran whose wife saw our wheelchair and poster at the December taco sale. He was a translator during the war, and the couple met at St. Luke. He has back and leg issues and has not been able to get a wheelchair through Medicare or the VA. The couple was very grateful for the Knights of Columbus.

COATS FOR KIDS 2022

Council 10240's annual Coats For Kids (and adults) drive ran from November 5-13, 2022. Almost 200 coats were collected, cleaned, sorted and donated to local agencies. Culpepper’s Dry Cleaning once again cleaned all coats at no cost to our council. Charities receiving coats this year were Our Lady of Good Council Daily Bread Ministry, Christo Rey of Hope, the St Vincent de Paul Societies at St. Jude's and St. Timothy’s Catholic Churches and the Homeless Division Outreach Services through the City of San Antonio. Thanks to brother Knights Felipe Jimenez, Jose Lopez, Deacon Robert Garza, Ernie MacDonald and his 2 sons Noah and John, Michael Rios, Rene Olivares, and Ernest MacDonald for making this another successful coat drive!

TRACK YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS ONLINE

Click here for a short instruction sheet on how to enter your volunteer hours, homebound and hospital visits and blood donations on our website.

FOOD FOR FAMILIES 2022

As in past years, Council 10240 provided a full Thanksgiving meal to two families on Thanksgiving Day. The hot meals were prepared by Luby’s on Huebner Road and were delivered by Brother Knights on Thanksgiving morning. Thanks to BK Ray Mendoza for coordinating the effort and Tony Paniagua, Michael Harrington and Robert Martinez for assistance with the delivery.

PAY YOUR DUES ONLINE

Regular membership is $30 and honorary membership is $10. There is also a small fee added to the dues and collected by PayPal for using this service.

If you have a PayPal account, click here for instructions on how to scan a QR code to pay your dues using a smart phone. This will reduce the fee charged by PayPal.

TACO SUNDAY

Join us on the 3rd Sunday of every month for fellowship as we prepare breakfast tacos. Volunteers should meet in the school cafeteria at 7 am to prepare the tacos, which are sold after the 8 am and 10 am masses. Bring your coffee and apron!

Men of St. Joseph

Click here for your invitation to join your brother Knights in St. Luke’s Men of St. Joseph ministry as we reflect on the readings for the upcoming Sunday.

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