New Parish Events Starting August 2020

 St. Jude launches new community events this year under its new program -

H.O.P.E. Helping Our Parish Encounter
 

The pandemic has created trying situations and, many are discouraged by the lack of fellowship opportunities at the parish. Keeping in line with our mission, efforts to organize community events that will bring us safely together, have been planned.  The new program is being launched under the name H.O.P.E. ( Helping Our Parish Encounter) 

SOLD-OUT SHIRTS
Adult Small is SOLD OUT
Adult Medium is SOLD OUT
Adult XXL is SOLD OUT
 

Upcoming Schedule 

• November 7 – All Saints Parade in the courtyard
• December 5 – Drive-in movie The Star and live nativity

Join us for our next HOPE event and
 help us SHARE THE BOUNTY and
 CELEBRATE OUR SAINTS

The November event has three parts. You can volunteer for one or all three (Scroll to the bottom for signup)

1. Adopt-a-Box by purchasing all needed items to fill one Thanksgiving box
   • list is attached
   •  ITEMS ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
   • Items can be dropped off in the parish offices
   • Approximate cost/box is $45.00
2. AND/OR Assemble and decorate a box, on the day of the event, to hold all the items (supplies provided)
3. AND/OR Dress up as your favorite saint

Each Adopt-a-Box will contain:

• Cake Mix, 1 box
• Corn, 1 creamed, 1 regular
• Cornbread Jiffy Mix, 2 boxes
• Cranberry Sauce, 2 cans
• Cream of Mushroom Soup, 2 Cans
• Fried Onions, 1 Can
• Frosting, 1 can
• Fruit Cocktail, 2 cans
• Gravy, 2 packages ( no jars please)
• Green Beans, 2 cans
• Green Peas, 2 cans
• Jello, 2 Large Boxes
• Macaroni & Cheese, 2 boxes
• Mashed Potatoes, 1 box (feeds 8)
• Pudding Box, large vanilla, chocolate
• Small Marshmallows, 1 bag
• Stuffing, 1 box or bag
• Sweet potatoes/yams, 2 cans
• $15.00 Local Grocery Gift Card

Saints Parade:

• Children (and adults, too!) are invited to dress up as their favorite saint for a parade with prizes for the best and most creative costumes.
• Afterward, stay for Mass and everyone dressed in Saint costumes will be invited to process in with the clergy.

St. Jude launched our new community events this year under its new program - H.O.P.E. Helping Our Parish Encounter.  On August 1, 2020 we had our kick-off, a drive-by family event where we ‘filled the bus’ with school supplies. The children were  blessed by the clergy and everyone enjoyed a nice cold refreshing freezer pop.

School supply donations went to Catholic Charities of Dallas and three schools in Allen. 

This year we collected: 
 

Thank you to all who helped support our Fill the Bus event! 



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