Knights of Columbus, Council 11716
Knight of the Month, August 2022
The August 2022 Knight of the Month is SK James Widman. This Award recognizes James’ exemplary service to the Knights of Columbus Council 11716, to the Prince of Peace Catholic Community, and beyond.
James has been a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Community for 16 years, and has been a member of the Knights of Columbus for 15 years. James has served this Council as the Pro-Life Director since 2008.
When James first came to Prince of Peace, he joined the Respect Life Ministry, and soon joined the Knights to link the two ministries and further spread the Gospel of Life. James completed CRHP-2 at POP and also served on the PoP team that took the CRHP program to All Saints Catholic Church in 2015.
James currently serves as:
Member of the Knights Membership Committee
Member of the Respect Life Ministry at Prince of Peace, Vice President of Hike for Life Inc., a non-profit which coordinates the Hikes for Life in the state of Texas.
Co-Chair of the Raffle Committee for the Bishops Pro-Life Dinner.
James and his wife, Arda, are students of scripture and completed the four-year University of Dallas Catholic Biblical Studies Program. They have both served as facilitators for the PoP, Catholics Returning Home Program for over 10 years and led the eight week “Walk Though the Bible” study program. James is a regular volunteer at the monthly breakfasts and volunteers to sell raffle tickets, tamales, bingo and eager to invite men to join the Knights of Columbus. James has also served as Rosary leader at the 5:00 Saturday mass and as an alternate for our Council rosary. James served as the Hike for Life “Site Coordinator” at John Paull II High school for 12 years and is active in promoting the Hike with our priests and parishioners.
James served 9 years on his neighborhood HOA and 2 years as President. He enjoys golf playing guitar and Fitness. James enjoyed in running in earlier years and complete over 10 marathons including, Boston, New York, Houston, Dallas and Moscow way back in 1987 and proudly competed in a Spartan endurance race at AT&T stadium in 2018. James is involved in the Frisco community advocating for construction of an Animal Care and Adoption Center and was recently elected Precinct Chair for the Denton County Republican Party. James celebrates the recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Roe V Wade decision and continues his work to support and protect Life and those women and babies in need!
Please join me in congratulating and celebrating the service of SK James Widman, the August 2022 Knight of the Month.