Council 4143 Conway Arkansas
There will be an adult pool party this Saturday evening from 8:00pm until midnight at the KC pool.
Sunday will be the annual Strack Memorial Horseshoe Tournament. Signup begins at 12:30 with play beginning at 1:00pm.
It’s shaping up to be a great weekend weather-wise, so we encourage you to get out and support these fun events.
For questions or more information, please call Josh Thessing or Mark Bailey, or you can email chris.hoyt@kofcconway.com.
St. Joseph high school gymnasium was host of the recent Knights of Columbus “local” free throw competition. Included is a picture of the winners. More details to come!
Congratulations to all those who participated and especially our winners!
The Knights of Columbus will host the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 28, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Bring the family out and enjoy hunting eggs and fun with friends.
There will be drinks and treat bags for the kids and, of course, the Easter Bunny will make a special appearance.
Don’t miss out on the fun! Admission is free and all parishioners are invited.
This past weekend a group of Conway Knights of Columbus members gathered to start getting the swimming pool ready for the 2010 summer season.
As you can imagine there was a lot of cleanup to be done after the facilities sat idol during the winter months. After removing the water from the pool cover, the plastic was removed to find that the water underneath wasn’t all that bad!
The pool officially opens May 29th, 2010. There will be some additional cleanup taking place in the evenings between now and then. If you want to lend a hand, contact rod.harrison@kofcconway.com for details and instructions.
If you need a pool signup form, follow the link below, fill out the form and make checks payable to “Knights of Columbus Pool”:
Rod Harrison
13 Lexington Dr
Conway, AR 72034
This years camporee will be held the week/weekend of June 21st through June 27th. The lucky ones get to go up early and some of us will be up closer to the actual weekend.
It’s a little early right now to have a lot of details, but we’ll keep adding to this page as the event gets closer. If you don’t have your spot reserved, I’d recommend you do so quickly! To find out what sites are still available, please visit the Reserve America site and fill in the appropriate location and dates.
If anyone has reserved a spot but won’t be able to use it for some reason, let us know and we’ll find someone that needs it.
The Knights of Columbus regional free throw competition will be held in Morrilton Sunday February 28th. Registration starts at 1:00pm and the contest will begin immediately after. Please make plans on attending this event to support our councils participants.
State Free throw competition will be held Sunday March 7th at the St. Joseph Family Activity Center here in Conway. Registration will begin promptly at 12:30pm and the competition will start at 1:00.
The 2010 Lenten fish fry’s are off to a great start! We have been blessed with great attendance through our first 3 fish fry’s of the season and have every reason to believe that things will just get better!
Why are the fish fry’s so popular? Well…first and foremost, great tasting food! Catfish cooked to perfection, tasty talapia, fried shrimp, fries, hushpuppies, onion rings and the “vegetable of the day” along with desert and a drink.
Informal surveys of the crowd also reveals that price is a big draw. It’s hard to go somewhere in Conway and get ALL you can eat along with a drink, for only $10!
And to top it off, you sit down to a great meal with family & friends.
We invite you to come out and see what all the talk is about. Fish fry’s continue through Good Friday, (April 2nd, 2010). Knights of Columbus is located at 514 East 6th St in Conway. We are on the north side of the Conway Airport near the softball field.
There will be two hunters education classes held at the Conway Knights of Columbus hall in September.
The first class will be for 3 nights, Monday the 13th, Tuesday the 14th & Thursday the 16th, from 6:00 to 9:30 in the evening.
The second class will be for 3 nights, Monday the 27th, Tuesday the 28th & Thursday the 30th, from 6:00 to 9:30 in the evening.
If you plan on attending one of the classes, please show up a few minutes early on Monday to get registered.
Please contact Kevin Monroe if you have additional questions, 501-581-0061 or use the “Contact Us” link.
Please pass on this invitation to all of your brother Knights to join us on our council grounds the weekend of September 17th. Council 4143 Conway has been hosting a “Razorback / Chili Cookoff” weekend for many years. The event started to help raise money for the Knights of Columbus annual CPID fund raiser. Many changes have taken place since the initial event however three things remain “Fun, Laughter and Fellowship”. A few Knights will bring their campers to ground and spend the entire weekend and you are welcome to do the same. We normally have electrical hookups for at least 10 – 15 campers. These hookups are a first come first serve basis. Please feel free to bring your camper and spend the weekend if you wish.
This weekend normally coincides with the Arkansas vs. Alabama weekend in which we bring the big screen to the pavilion but since Alabama is visiting Arkansas this year we felt we’d loose a bunch of participants so that they’d
watch the game live so we moved it to tailgate the Georgia game. Please feel free to visit Saturday and tailgate the game with us under the pavilion.
This year we are going to have horseshoe tournament. This will be held on Sunday the day of the cookoff. The entry fee is $5 per team and all money made will go towards to CPID fund raiser. Registration is 12:30 and the first shoes will be thrown at 1:00. Double elimination.
The chili cookoff is the main event of the weekend. There are a few rules.
The $2 will buy a bowl and a voting ballot. Ballots will be counted and the there will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Be creative a well decorated booth will go a long ways.
We will start selling bowls and ballots at 2:00 and we should have a winner by 3:30. This will give everyone a chance to make their way through the grounds sampling all the chili.
Our council has a 60,000 gallon pool just steps away from the event and we have decided to have the pool open the entire weekend to cool everyone off. We have a certified lifeguard on duty at all times. The pool hours will be 1:00 to 8:00 both Saturday and Sunday.
Mass times at St. Joseph is 4:00 PM Saturday with a Spanish mass following at 6:00 PM. Sunday services are 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 12 noon.
We hope to see you there. Don’t be bashful, just arrive and make yourself at home, as we are all brothers in Christ and share the same goal.
Rod Harrison
Grand Knight 4143
Brother Knights – Brother Matt Tucker made a special appeal at a meeting last year for help from our Council on this project. There was resounding support from those in attendance and many said that they would make themselves available when it was time for installation of the new playground equipment at the Primary School. It’s Time For Installation!
Please read below, reach out to Joan Shofner and devote a little time and energy to this worthy project.
Yours In Christ,
Rod
The Building Bulldogs Primary Playground installation is scheduled for September 27-30. LOTS of volunteers are needed to help assemble the various playground components. Parents are also needed to help with food and student activities. The teachers and kids are also planning some fun activities in association with the playground build so be watching your child’s backpack for more information.
The schedule and volunteer needs for each day are below. We need lots of volunteers over the course of the week, so please help as much as possible. All volunteer time will count towards service hours. Please call, text or email Joan Shofner with the dates and times you are available. She is keeping the master volunteer list. Her number is 412-0216 and her email is jshofner@conwayregional.org.
Monday, September 27 – Layout & Pre-Assembly day
- 7:00am to 11:30am
- Approximately 10 volunteers are needed.
- Volunteers are needed to help layout the playground and begin assembling the main modular unit.
Tuesday, September 28 – Pre-Assembly day
- 7:00am to 11:30am
- Approximately 12 volunteers are needed.
- Volunteers are needed to dig holes, finish pre-assembling the main modular unit and set the basketball goals.
Wednesday, September 29 – Build Day! Most volunteers are needed this day.
- Volunteer shifts are 7:00am to 11:30am and 11:30am to 4-ish.
- Volunteers are needed to assemble the geodesic dome, swing sets, tire swings, fit core area, fall surface material border and merry-go-round. Construction experience is not necessary. Volunteers will be working together in teams with team captains assigned to each playground component. Volunteers are also needed to help with food, volunteer registration and student activities.
- The Centennial Bank grillers will be on site Wednesday and will provide lunch for all volunteers.
Sunday, October 3 – Playground Dedication, 2:00pm
- Father will bless and dedicate the new playground.
- First opportunity for the kids to play on the new playground. No volunteers are needed this day. Just show up and have fun!
Respectfully,
Matt K. Tucker
Principal, Primary School
