Sir Knight Bill Cockayne receives Our Lady of Guadalupe Award

Each year the Diocese of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties honors members and employees from each parish for their time, effort and dedication to a given parish. This year Sir Knight Bill Cockayne was awarded the Our Lady of Guadalupe award for his contributions to St. Patrick's parish. Bill has served the parish in many capacities: Hospitality Minister, Parish Council member, Senior Adult Ministry member, Knights of Columbus Financial Secretary and Trunk n' Treat Committee Chairman. He has volunteered countless hours to various projects around the parish including making the shelves that hold the Tabernacle and Holy Oils and the choir song board. He also headed a Knights of Columbus sponsored committee to erect the flag pole that proudly flies the American flag on the church property.

Pictured above is Bishop Gerald Barnes congratulating Sir Knight Bill Cockayne upon receiving the Our Lady of Guadalupe award.

Bill has proven himself to be an honorable, generous, hardworking example of a Catholic, always supporting his church and community. He is a humble individual who never seeks recognition or praise for his contributions and is well respected by his peers. Bill's dedication and love for his church have made a significant difference in many of our parishioners lives. He is a selfless gentleman of character, always true to his word and is genuinely interested in acting for the betterment of the church, his community and his fellow man.

Thank you Bill, for a lifetime of service to God, to your church family and to the Knights of Columbus!

Pictured above is Sir Knight Bill Cockayne and his wife Ann holding the Our Lady of Guadalupe award.

Council 10925 Entry wins ADVC Essay Contest

An entry from St. Patricks Council 10925 representing District 100 took the first place prize in the Arrowhead-Desert Valley Chapter essay contest, 9th through 12th grade division. The essay was submitted by Jamison Mahar, 12th grade, daughter of Sir Knight Tim Mahar and his wife Jean. Jamison received perfect scores in Overall Impression, Content, Grammar, and Style for a total of 100 points out of 100.

The Arrowhead-Desert Valley Chapter is composed of Districts 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, and 106 and represents much of the Southern California area.

Pictured above is District 100 Deputy Sir Knight Charles Howard presenting the award to Jamison Mahar while Council 10925 Grand Knight Joe Syms looks on.

April 2010 Pancake Breakfast a Great Success!

St. Patricks Knights of Columbus Council 10925 hosted yet another successful Pancake Breakfast on April 18th. Deputy Grand Knight Tony Despart reported that the fundraising event netted over $800 for the Council general fund. He thanked all the knights who volunteerd their time to set-up, cook, serve, and clean-up afterwards. A word of thanks also to Deacon Heames and St. Patricks Church for the use of their facilities.



Pictured above, Brother Knights John Bateman and Dominic Piotrowski wait on some hungry parishioners and Father Ike and friends enjoy their pancake breakfast.



Sir Knights Bill Cockayne and Walter Caiazza manning the ticket table and Knights Tom Turkowski, Samuel Gutierrez, Donald Curtis and Bill Stevenson working hard in the kitchen.