Stewardship
Committee
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Saint John's Guild
|
President: |
Josie Lopez |
| Treasurer: |
Martha Kaspar |
| Vice-President: |
Flor Aramil |
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Ministry for the Sick
& Homebound
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Member Name
|
| Deacon Jim
Starr |
| Leslie Voorhies |
| Rod & Rosanne Kinkaid |
| Margaret Wages |
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Food Pantry
Ministry
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The Emergency Food Pantry is sponsored by the Greater Terrell Shared
Ministries. Twenty-seven Terrell churches participate in donating specific
items of food for the pantry. In addition, they purchase other needed items
from local merchants. The Food Pantry also secures food items from the Food
Bank in Dallas, TX. The Emergency Food Pantry, located on Jones Street in
Terrell, in the Share Center, is open on Thursdays from 8 a.m. until 3
p.m. The
center is closed on holidays. The participating churches have
volunteers who assist the Brin Street Church of Christ, in providing services
at the Food Pantry. Each participating church donates specific items; St. John
the Apostle Catholic Church has been assigned tuna. However, we will take
whatever canned or boxed groceries (nonperishable) that the parishioners
donate. One of the St. John representatives collects these food items on
as "as provided" basis and delivers them to the Food Pantry.
The Food Pantry also welcomes monetary gifts.
If a person is requesting financial assistance, that person is referred to the
Department of Human Services, located in Kaufman; if the person is transient,
he/she is referred to the Terrel Police Services, located at 201 E. Nash, for
financial assistance.
In Addition, some canned or boxed groceries (nonperishable) are donated to the
Lakes Regional MHMR food pantry, which supplies food to clients of that agency
who are in need of emergency food items.
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Terrell State Hospital
Ministry
The Terrell State Hospital ministry is composed of monthly
Mass (4th Thursday of each month in 11:00 a.m.). Deacon Jim Starr
is in charge of the Monthly Mass -- 3 different priests
say this Mass on a rotating basis. This Mass is available to patients and
staff of the State Hospital, as well as guests who may want to partake of
this service. (Deacon Jim Starr can give you the exact
information on this mass.)
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The
Golden Years (over 50 Club)
St. John the Apostle Catholic Church
Terrell, Texas 75160
St. John the Apostle Catholic Church’s Golden
Years is an active senior citizens group which meets on the 3rd Tuesday of
each month in the Parish Hall. We enjoy fellowship, and have an
informative and/or entertaining program at each meeting, followed by a
covered dish lunch. All senior citizens are invited to attend.
The day’s events are scheduled as follows:
10:00 a.m. Mass in
the new church
11:00 a.m. Guest
Speaker
12:00 p.m. Pot
luck lunch served until 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Bingo
games until 2:00 p.m.
Guest speakers address topics of special interest to
the senior citizens of our parish. Speakers have included Father Weber,
Father Michael, Father Jonathan, community leaders, police officers, local
business leaders as well as pastoral leaders in the community.
The group has 2 community activities annually chosen
by its members in the fall for the benefit of another civic agency.
Previous events include the following:
Spring 2003 food drive with nonperishable
items donated to the town pantry.
Fall 2003 project consisted of collecting
325 pieces of costume jewelry, cleaned by members and readied for
presentation to the Volunteer Council of Terrell State Hospital
and provided to patients.
Spring 2004 food drive netted over 700
cans/boxes of nonperishable foods given to the pantry.
Future activities include:
1. This year’s fall project involves the
group members donating money on a monthly basis. These monies are
to be donated to an elementary school in our community for the
purchase of books as needed for the groups’ fall project.
2. Day trips are scheduled twice yearly for
fun and relaxation to the Isle of Capri in Shreveport.
Senior Council: Lee
Wilde, Ida Fisher, Josephine Jones, Mike Fisher, and Charlie Wilde.
For additional information, please contact María
Williams or Liz Wigzell.
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