Kneeling are seminarians (l-r): Dan Ramos, Joseph de Orbegozo, Patrick Saint-Jean, Jose Luis Quijada, Joseph Friend, Jon Miskin, Stephen Elser. Standing (l-r): Deacon Bernie Bauer, Msgr Bernard Malone, Bishop Anthony Taylor, seminarian Jack Sidler, Msgr Scott Friend, Father Bill Elser, and Grand Knight Dick Breckon

On Wednesday, July 17, the Knights of Columbus held its second fundraiser to support the physical enhancement of the seminarian House of Formation in Little Rock.  Special guests included Bishop Anthony Taylor, Monsignor Scott Friend, Monsignor Bernard Malone and eight seminarians.  The seminarians were Joseph de Orbegozo, Stephen Elser, Joseph Friend, Jon Miskin, Jose Luis Quijada, Daniel Ramos, Patrick Saint-Jean and Jack Sidler.

The funds raised from this event, almost $22,000, will be used to develop an outside area as an extension of the House of Formation where seminarians can go to sit, meditate and pray in a setting close to nature.  It will be called the Daniel Phillips Memorial Garden in honor of a seminarian who was killed in a car accident returning from Conway last December. Daniel was an RSVP seminarian supported by Council 10208, and he liked to work in a garden.

For the complete article and more event photos, check the Knights of Columbus web site.