Every year St. Jude parishioners are invited to participate in the Giving Tree Project which takes place over several weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  St. Jude staff obtains the information of individuals in need in our community, and places their wishes on homemade tags that are placed on the Giving Tree.

The project kicks off the Saturday before Thanksgiving, when Father Andrew blesses the Giving Tree after the 5pm Anticipatory Mass.  Parishioners are then invited to take tags from the tree, purchase the requested items and return the purchased gifts to St. Jude by a specified date. The gifts are then sorted, and either picked up or delivered to the recipients.

This past year, through the amazing generosity of our Parishioners, and despite a global pandemic, St. Jude brought Christmas to 134 local families and 2 veterans' homes in Bonham.   513 individuals were able to celebrate Christmas with presents under the tree,  including 27 children who received bikes and helmets thanks to generous monetary donations.

The joy of Christmas is truly experienced through the love and giving spirit the Giving Tree brings to our Parish and Community.

PHP FURNITURE MINISTRY WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR.
 
THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARISHIONERS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HELP YOU HAVE GIVEN US FOR OUR PEOPLE, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP OVER 400+  PEOPLE IN 2020.
 
WE HAVE PROVIDED CLOTHES, COATS, DISHES, POTS AND PANS, SILVERWARE, GLASSES, TOWELS, BEDDING FOR TWIN, FULL, QUEEN AND KING, DECO ITEMS AND MOST OF ALL THE FURNITURE YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO HELP MAKE OUR PEOPLE MAKE THEIR HOUSE A HOME.
 
THANK YOU TO THE SUNSHINE AND RAINBOWS ELC FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION OF SOCKS AND UNDERWEAR
 
THANKS TO THE ST BRIDGIT MINISTRY FOR ALL THE HATS, GLOVES AND SCARFS FOR SOME OF OUR HOMELESS AND OUR PEOPLE WITH NO WARM CLOTHING.
 
WE HAVE ALSO BEEN  ABLE TO HELP THE NUNS IN OAK CLIFF,  ALONG WITH THE 3 SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN NEED IN ALLEN.
 
WITHOUT THE GOOD PEOPLE OF ST JUDE AND THEIR FRIENDS NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE, AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH AND KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU.
 
GOD CALLS UPON US TO HELP HIS CHILDREN THAT ARE IN NEED AND THE PARISH OF ST JUDE HAS ANSWERED THAT CALL, AGAIN THANK YOU WITHOUT YOU THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE.
 
THANK YOU TO OUR MINISTRY TEAM THAT IS SO DEDICATED TO HELPING THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN NEED.
 

RAYMOND, VICTOR, BOB, LARRY, KENT, JOE, MICHAEL, WILL, FRANK AND LLOYD
MARY, HOLLY, GRACE, PAULA AND CHERYL