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For unto us a savior is born. Mass and baby Jesus is carried to the manger.

This is the third week of advent and we are halfway to Christmas Day. December 16, was Gaudete Sunday which means to rejoice. In the second reading Paul writes to the Philippians: Brothers and sisters: Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! Your kindness should be known to all. The Lord is near. Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:4-7)

We are in the second week of Advent waiting for the birth of our Savior, Jesus. Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem to register for the census. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. (Luke 2:4-5)

The Wesley United Methodist Daily Bread Soup Kitchen is in need of help the second Monday of each month. Your group would begin serving in January 2019. If you would like to volunteer or are a member of a group who would like to help others, please contact the Soup Kitchen at : 301 W18th Street San Angelo, Texas 76903 Phone (325) 653-9028 facebook page: Wesley Soup Kitchen San Angelo Texas Our volunteer group was formed with just a few members, but others soon joined and now we have about 8-10 volunteers each month.

On the first Monday of each month volunteers work to serve a meal at the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen. No one is really in charge except for planning the menu on the previous Thursday and miraculously volunteers appear. Each person chooses the job or jobs they want to do, and with help, advice, and just plain "butting in" the job gets done. The comment was made yesterday that we work so well together, and that we should write a cookbook for the younger generation when they take over. The answer to that was comment was," We would if we could remember what and how much of each ingredient we put in." We have no recipes, only the experience of growing up in households where you added a pinch of this or a pinch of that and use what you had to make a meal. All are welcome.

The parishioners of St.Therese are a generous, loving, and giving church family . Each year at Christmas we gather to decorate boxes that will be filled with food for families whose needs are greater than ours. This is our way of bringing gifts to the Christ Child just as the wise men brought Him gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Advent begins Sunday December 2, 2018. The church's year has come to an end and a new year begins. The outlook of the church changes from one of celebration and hope to one of expectation. The color changes from green to purple. In many churches you will find an advent wreath with 3 purple candles and 1 pink candle . The Advent Wreath is very symbolic. The evergreens used for the wreath itself are a reminder of continuous life. The shaping of them into a circle reinforces that meaning. The circle is also a sign of everlasting life as well as the eternity of God. The purple candles are reminders that this should be a time of prayer and sacrifice to prepare us for the second coming of Christ. On the third Sunday, the pink candle is lit to announce Gaudete Sunday, a Sunday of rejoicing for Christ is coming near. The fourth candle is lit on the Sunday before Christmas.

It is December 1, and we begin our countdown to the birth of our savior. In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. Luke 2:1-3

A Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving Wish to Everyone.

What: 24th Annual Community Thanksgiving Meal When: Sunday, November 18, 2018 5:00 P.M. Where: Carlsbad Community Center Corner of 8th Street and Sterling Street. Who: All are welcome. Invite everyone in the Carlsbad and Water Valley area . Let's make this gathering the best one ever! Please bring a salad or vegetable dish and a dessert. St. Therese Catholic church will provide turkeys, dressing, and gravy. First Baptist Church will provide the hams, tea, ice, and help set up. The community center will coordinate decorations and set up and take down.

November 1 is All Saint's day Pope Francis today, November 1, 2018: "In heaven, the saints “cheer” for those on earth when they see them “choose God, humility, meekness, mercy, purity,” he said. The saints “understand us, they love us, they know what our true good is, they help us, and they wait for us." All Saints' Day, the Feast of All Saints, is a Christian festival celebrated in honor of all the saints, known and unknown. In Western Christianity, it is celebrated on November 1 by the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Methodist Church, the Lutheran Church, the Reformed Church, and other Protestant churches. The Eastern Orthodox Church and associated Eastern Catholic Churches and Byzantine Lutheran Churches celebrate it on the first Sunday after Pentecost. Oriental Orthodox churches of Chaldea and associated Eastern Catholic churches celebrate All Saints' Day on the first Friday after Easter. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

The coleslaw is ready and the tables are set! Please join us tomorrow for great food, fun and fellowship! 🌹

Sorry I forgot to add the date to my previous post. Here it is again with some pictures of parishioners doing what we do best, serving God, serving others, and having a good time. September 16, 2018 A barbecue brisket/homemade German sausage dinner with all the trimmings will be served from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Plates for adults, children and Drive-Thru To-Go plates will be available. Adult and To-Go plates are $10; Children (10 and under) plates: $6. Cooked or uncooked sausage and barbecued brisket may be purchased. An auction featuring donations from various merchants and parishioners will begin at 1:15 p.m. A Country Store, Silent Auction, Bingo and other games will be available throughout the afternoon. For more information, call St. Therese Church: 1-325-465-8062.

A barbecue brisket/homemade German sausage dinner with all the trimmings will be served from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Plates for adults, children and Drive-Thru To-Go plates will be available. Adult and To-Go plates are $10; Children (10 and under) plates: $6. Cooked or uncooked sausage and barbecued brisket may be purchased. An auction featuring donations from various merchants and parishioners will begin at 1:15 p.m. A Country Store, Silent Auction, Bingo and other games will be available throughout the afternoon. For more information, call St. Therese Church: 1-325-465-8062.

YUM, YUM. Come enjoy our bar b q brisket, German Sausage, beans,potato salad, coleslaw, and dessert. September 16 10:45 to 2:00 p.m. Columbus Hall on North Bryant.

St. Therese Fall Festival September 16, 2018 Columbus Hall on North Bryant Thank you to everyone who is working so hard to make our festival in September a success: parishioners, friends, family, and community. What a beautiful world we live in. May God Bless us Everyone. (Tiny Tim , "A Christmas Carol") "I will give thanks to the LORD because of His righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens” (Psalm 7:17-18:1). In Jesus’ name, amen."

MATTHEW 28:16-20 The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."

Another busy Monday morning at the Wesley United Trinity Methodist soup Kitchen. Such wonderful people and staff to work with!!! John 15:16-17 I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I command you: love one another.

John 15:1-8 Jesus said to his disciples: "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you. Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples."