Happy Easter from St Vincent de Paul
He is not here, for he has risen just as he said
Matthew 28:6
John 20: 1-18
On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.
They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.
Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the scripture that he had to rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned home.
But Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been. And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid him.”
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,”* which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me,* for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and what he told her.
Donation Truck Weekend
The St Vincent de Paul Donation truck will once again be at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Saturday April 27th and Sunday April 28th
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Note: New Dates
The truck will be accepting gently used clothing, shoes, handbags or furniture. Your donations benefit our parish conference of St Vincent de Paul and provide basic essentials for families in nine North Texas counties. For a list of acceptable items or to schedule a home pickup for large items, please visit our web page: https://www.svdpfrisco.org/truck
Frisco ISD Job Fair
March 2, 2024
9 - 11:30 am
Lebanon Trail High School
5151 Ohio Dr
Frisco, Texas 75035
More Information: https://www.friscoisd.org/employment/current-openings
Frisco ISD typically posts positions for critical and unique needs and difficult-to-fill areas, including campus-based roles in special education, bilingual/ESL, math, science, library science and counseling. Posted teaching positions may not reflect all available positions.
FISD accepts applications throughout the year for all positions, including teaching, transportation, child nutrition and custodial services.
Remember that you are dust, and to dust, you shall return.
Remember that you are dust, and to dust, you shall return.
During Lent, let us spend the gift of time this Lenten season seeking the wisdom of heart taught by self-sacrifice, so that, dead to sin, we may rise to new life in Christ, in whom death has died.
O Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to the next. Before the mountains were born or the earth or the world brought forth, you are God, without beginning or end.
You turn men back to dust and say: “Go back, sons of men.” To your eyes a thousand years are like yesterday, come and gone, no more than a watch in the night.
You sweep men away like a dream, like grass which springs up in the morning. In the morning it springs up and flowers: by evening it withers and fades.
So we are destroyed in your anger, struck with terror in your fury. Our guilt lies open before you; our secrets in the light of your face.
All our days pass away in your anger. Our life is over like a sigh. Our span is seventy years or eighty for those who are strong.
And most of these are emptiness and pain. They pass swiftly and we are gone. Who understands the power of your anger and fears the strength of your fury?
Make us know the shortness of our life that we may gain wisdom of heart. Lord, relent! Is your anger forever? Show pity to your servants.
Our Faith in Action
The following video is an excerpt from “Our Faith in Action: Today’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul,” airing on EWTN Global Catholic Television Network.
The series follows St. Vincent de Paul members, known as Vincentians, on their spiritual growth journey through service to people in need. From the Society’s traditional Home Visits, food pantries, and assistance with rent and utilities, to innovative health care, financial, and mentoring programs, Vincentians see the face of Christ in those we serve.
In the series, Vincentians volunteer across the country to bring effective, personalized help to people in poverty and share their stories of Christ’s love along the way.
“The series is great for highlighting the Society’s faith-filled members and some of our special works,” said SVdP National President Ralph Middlecamp. “We hope that television viewers who see ‘Our Faith in Action’ will feel we have answered their need for how they can put their own faith into action and then join the Society in their communities.”
In this episode, learn how thrift store shoppers can find affordable hidden treasures, and join Vincentians as they take on homelessness in one of the country’s biggest cities and visit with a neighbor in need. Tune in to learn how Vincentians put their faith in action every day across the country. (St. Louis, Los Angeles, Huntsville)
Donation Truck Weekend - Updated Dates
The St Vincent de Paul Donation truck will once again be at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Saturday April 27th and Sunday April 28th
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Note: New Dates
The truck will be accepting gently used clothing, shoes, handbags or furniture. Your donations benefit our parish conference of St Vincent de Paul and provide basic essentials for families in nine North Texas counties. For a list of acceptable items or to schedule a home pickup for large items, please visit our web page: https://www.svdpfrisco.org/truck
Our Faith In Action
The following video is an excerpt from “Our Faith in Action: Today’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul,” airing on EWTN Global Catholic Television Network.
The series follows St. Vincent de Paul members, known as Vincentians, on their spiritual growth journey through service to people in need. From the Society’s traditional Home Visits, food pantries, and assistance with rent and utilities, to innovative health care, financial, and mentoring programs, Vincentians see the face of Christ in those we serve.
In the series, Vincentians volunteer across the country to bring effective, personalized help to people in poverty and share their stories of Christ’s love along the way.
“The series is great for highlighting the Society’s faith-filled members and some of our special works,” said SVdP National President Ralph Middlecamp. “We hope that television viewers who see ‘Our Faith in Action’ will feel we have answered their need for how they can put their own faith into action and then join the Society in their communities.”
In this episode, the Society uses religious artifacts to support their work helping neighbors in need, and on a Home Visit, Vincentians bring along friendship and help. Tune in to learn how Vincentians put their faith in action every day across the country. (Minneapolis, Atlanta)