Father Joe Lauro Council 6398
• 990 SR 247 • Russellville, AR, 72802 • 1-479-964-0063 •
The Father Joe Lauro Council Hall is located .9 miles East of the intersection of Hwy 7 South and Hwy 247 East in Russellville, AR . The Grand Knight for 2011-2012 is Mr. Craig Vrabel. You can contact the Knights by phone at 1-479-964-0063.
Officers Meeting 1st Thursday @7:00pm. Rosary and Regular Meeting 2nd Thursday @7:00pm and 7:30pm.
Father Lauro Council was founded in 1972 through the efforts of the members of Assumption, St. Augustine, and St. John parishes.
"It is named after Father Lauro, who was known as the Action Priest.
"Born on the South Side of Chicago in 1912, Joe Lauro had one ambition, and one only-to become a priest. But because of an ironic circumstance, he was to be thwarted in this ambition for years. Finally, in 1940, with all avenues to the priest hood seemingly closed, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was given command of a Wellington Bomber and flew 58 missions over Sicily and Italy. After that tour of duty he transfered to the American Air Force and commanded a B-24. In all, he had flown no less than 80 missions before he was returned to the United States. One of his many decorations was the Distinguished Flying Cross, with which he was invested by George VI at Buckingham Palace.
But throughout the war, he remained fast in his original ambition. His dream came true on May 17, 1949, at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Little Rock, Arkansas, when he was ordained a priest.
His first assignment was to a church in the Arkansas Ozarks-a church so dilapidated that his predecessor had to hear confessions under an umbrella. After thirteen years of service there, when he was already fifty, he volunteered for possibly the most arduous service of all-to join Cardinal Cushing's Society of St. James and to minister to the incredibly poor and disadvantaged people of Ecuador."_from the jacket by Lucy Mahoney, William Morrow & Company, Inc.
The Father Lauro Council works closely with the Parishes in Russellville, Dardanelle, and Atkins, providing funds for various projects, members being active participants in their parish and communities.
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