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Block off the date now! All St. Jude parishioners are invited to join us for a night out at the ballpark. We have a block of tickets reserved for the 7:05pm Frisco Roughrider’s game on Sunday, August 5th. Tickets are $10 each, and can be purchased by utilizing the online portal. When tickets are purchased through the online portal, you are guaranteed a seat in the same area as your fellow St. Jude community members! Let’s fill the ballpark and enjoy a time of fellowship together! Note also that for every ticket purchased, $2 will come back to the St. Jude Youth Program.

St. Jude has a job opening for a Part-time Media/Technology. This person will be handling a variety of day-to-day programmatic and administrative tasks for the Media / Communications Department. This person will work in a team setting to help produce high-quality communications materials, printing for parish publications, and contribute to the media/ technology of the parish. The job requires someone with excellent writing and editing skills and comfortable working with deadlines. The position requires an organized, dependable self-starter who can juggle a number of tasks and projects. The hours will include some weekends. A background in graphic design and experience with Creative Suite InDesign, Photoshop and MS Office is preferred. A basic understanding of AV and computer equipment is most helpful. Please send your resume to Mary Boyle at mboyle@stjudeparish.com by July 2, 2018.

During the month of July, the Parish Offices will close at 1:00pm on Fridays only. In the event of a pastoral emergency, please contact our answering service at 972.632.2382 and the priest on-call will be notified.

The African Community of St. Jude Catholic Church invites you and your family to celebrate Mass in a special way on Sunday, June 24th. The African Mass will begin at 2:00pm in the church followed by a traditional meal and fellowship immediately after Mass in the Parish Hall. For more information, contact Mary Takwa, 469.396.8597 or Vincent Nasah, 386.846.9209.

Unfortunately, we live in an age when personal data can be misused by scam artists. In fact, several parishes in the Diocese of Dallas have been victims of a fraudulent scheme targeted at parish staff by spoofing pastors’ email addresses. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas, clergy, and entities such as parishes and schools will never solicit personal or business information by any method unless initiated by you. Should you receive an unsolicited request for such information, exercise extreme caution. Contact the person or entity by using official contact information only. Do not use contact information provided in the potential fraudulent request.

Beginning the week of June 11th and continuing thru July 9th we will be collecting school supplies for Catholic Charities. We will try to fill the “bus” with all your donations. Everyone can donate. There are tags at all the entrances to the church to involve the entire church community. Youth Ministries, Children’s Ministries and People Helping People (PHP) are teaming together for the four weeks to make this our best collection ever!

Safe Environment Training (and recertification) will be held on June 12th at 6:30pm in the Lecture Hall. All new volunteers will need to complete the online screening form found on our website at https://stjudeparish.com/screening.

St. Jude parishioners, John Boyle and Andrew Tanner have been praying and studying for the past six years in preparation for the Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate. The parish is invited to attend the ordination on June 2nd at 10 A.M. at St. Francis of Assisi, Frisco, TX located at 8000 Eldorado Parkway.

Looking for a little fellowship? Calling all our “Seasoned Saints” (55+) to join us in the reception area for coffee, donuts & fellowship at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, June 12th. Come get to know fellow parishioners , make new friends, and swap stories. If enough are interested we could possibly make this a monthly event! See you there!

The parish offices will be closed Monday, May 28th for the Memorial Day holiday. The 8:30am Mass is the only Mass of the day. In the event of a pastoral emergency, please contact our answering service at 972.632.2382 and the priest on-call will be notified.

St. Jude is offering an Adult Education Series this summer. First up is our Identity Theft Workshop, Thursday, June 14th from 7:00-8:30pm in the Lecture Hall. Come get educated on Identity Theft and understand how best to protect yourself and your family. Childcare is available by reservation by contacting Sara Walsh at swalsh@stjudeparish.com.

St. Jude is excited to be offering two adult education courses this summer from the University Of Dallas School Of Ministry. These two classes are part of the Pastoral Ministry Certificate Program and provide foundational, theological and pastoral resources. The classes begin June 4th & 6th and are listed below. If you desire to grow in your Catholic Faith, volunteer as a Catechist or facilitate any programs for St. Jude, these classes are for you. You can register for the following classes at http://udallas.edu/CPM. There is a video on our homepage that shows you how to register.

Please join us as we say goodbye to our pastoral year seminarian, Ryan Hiaeshutter. We will have cake and lemonade in the Parish Hall from 6:15pm - 7pm on May 12th. Please come and wish him well as he goes to Guatemala for his summer assignment.

Safe Environment Training for new volunteers and re-certifications for adults 18+ will be held on Saturday, May 19th at 9:00am in the Lecture Hall. New volunteers, please complete the screening form found at https://stjudeparish.com/screening prior to attending the class. Childcare is available by contacting Sara Walsh at swalsh@stjudeparish.com.

Do you sense that if you weren’t so busy you would be happier, healthier, more effective, more fulfilled, and maybe even a better person? If this sounds like you then the time is right to try a Welcome weekend. It is an incredible experience that will help you discover what’s missing in your life and what to do about it. Welcome changes lives simply stated, Welcome is a powerful tool to help Catholics experience Christ more deeply in our lives. What is the best way to learn more about Welcome? Experience it.

If you have a loved one serving in the Armed Forces who would benefit from receiving cards, letters, and care packages from their St. Jude family, please send their complete mailing address to astclaire@stjudeparish.com and we will publish in the bulletin.

Join us Saturday, May 19th from 10:00am-2:00pm for the 2018 Knights of Columbus Annual Car Show. Registration begins at 9:00am or you can pre-register online at http://stjudekofc.com/carshow/. The registration fee is $20 per vehicle. All makes and models welcome. Awards include Top 10 and Knights Choice (Best in Show). Lunch is provided with registration.

All ladies in the parish are invited to the Trinket Trade in the Parish Hall. The evening, Thursday, May 3rd, begins at 7pm with a Potluck Dinner, (Bring a favorite dish to share!) and then we’ll begin “creative shopping.”

St. Jude offers a variety of summer programs for your children. Registration for these take place in April in conjunction with Religious Education Registration. Spots fill up quickly, so don't miss the opportunity to register your child.

St. Jude Knights of Columbus proudly presents multiple college scholarships each year. Applicants must be 2018 graduating High School Senior or Current College Student (Attending 2 nd through 4 th year in Fall 2018 – Technical and Trade Schools are also eligible) and a participating Catholic that attends St. Jude Catholic Church. The St. Jude Knights of Columbus Scholarship Committee will accept the applications until May 31st 2018. For any questions concerning applying for this scholarship, please contact PhilVicknair at 214.475.7205/ phil.vicknair@sbcglobal.net or Joe Shankle at 972.333.0677/ jshankle@soccour.com Visit www.stjudekofc.com/scholarship for additional information and to download an application.