March 8, 2026
March 8, 2026
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Presiding: Bishop Ben Martino
Conducting: Brother Brennan Stice
Chorister: Sister Abby Martino
Organist: Sister Ashley Rencher
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Welcome and Announcements
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Opening Hymn: #100 Nearer, My God, to Thee
Invocation: Brother Brad Linford
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Ward Business
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Sacrament Hymn: #194 There Is a Green Hill Far Away
Administration of the Sacrament
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Youth Speaker: Sister Paulina Kiser
Youth Speaker: Sister Jane Packer
Special Musical Number: Where Can I Turn For Peace?
Relief Society
Speaker: Brother Cameron Papenfuss
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Closing Hymn: #81 Press Forward, Saints
Benediction: Sister Melissa Boix
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END OF PROGRAM
Priesthood and Auxiliary Leaders
Priesthood and Auxiliary Leaders
Bishop - Ben Martino (469) 534-3043
1st Counselor - Brennan Stice (214) 548-8685
2nd Counselor - David Kiser (360) 213-5055
Executive Secretary - David Broberg (805) 657-5871
Ward Clerk - Jamie Panganiban (801) 499-6850
Relief Society President - Kerry Stiles (214) 929-7303
Elders Quorum President - Logan Rencher (512) 919-2189
Young Women President - Tara Hart (832) 233-7898
Primary President - Trisha Brown (972) 998-6873
Sunday School President - Andrew Emery (469) 777-9431
Disability Specialist - Tammy Hermann (214) 734-0500
Missionaries - Sister Santos & Sister Tall (972) 214-4798
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THIS WEEK
Sunday, March 8: Remember to Adjust Your Clocks! Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 am CST, and is 3:00 am CDT
Sunday, March 8: Baptism & Confirmation Preparation Meeting, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Prosper Teel Stake Center for children turning 8 in 2026 and their parents. See flyer below.
Sunday, March 8: Choir Practice for Stake Easter Celebration, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Prosper Teel Stake Center for Children's Choir and Adult/Youth Choir
Sunday, March 8: Stake Youth Mission/Temple Prep, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Prosper Stake Teel Building for youth turning 16+.
Tuesday, March 10: Relief Society Soup Social & Love It Forward Service Project, 7:00 pm at Martino Home (1170 Crooked Stick Dr, Prosper). Click here to sign up to bring something. See flyer below for more details.
Saturday, March 14: Multi-Stake Latin Dance, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Irving Stake Center (1553 S Story Rd, Irving) See flyer below
Call for Artwork for the Stake Palm Sunday Celebration: We're looking for beautiful artwork to display. Do you have an original piece you've created? Or maybe a favorite piece of art of the Savior in your home that you'd be willing to loan for the evening? We would love to include it. If you have something to share, please reach out to Melissa Neddo at 214-354-0305.
Missionary Meal Calendar: Please contact Diana Barnhouse at 469-471-1085 to be added to the Missionary Meal Calendar.
LATER THIS MONTH
Sunday, March 22: Choir Practice for Stake Easter Celebration, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Prosper Teel Stake Center for Children's Choir and Adult/Youth Choir
Thursday, March 26: Dress Rehearsal for Stake Easter Celebration, 7:00 pm at Prosper Teel Stake Center for Children's Choir and Adult/Youth Choir
Friday, March 27 & Saturday, March 28: Easter Walk Through, March 27 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm & March 28 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at Prosper Coit Building. Experience the life of Christ leading up to His ultimate miracle. Groups of 10-12 every 10 minutes. See flyer below to invite your friends and neighbors and to sign up.
Saturday, March 28: Prosper Stake Youth Sports YM Basketball Tournament, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm at Wilkinson Middle School (1892 PGA Pkwy, Frisco) See flyer below and for Team and Individual Registration.
Saturday, March 28: Young Women Go Ape Event, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm in Plano
Saturday, March 28: Ward Temple Night, 6pm session.
Sunday, March 29: Dress Rehearsal for Stake Easter Celebration, at Prosper Teel Stake Center for Children's Choir and Adult/Youth Choir
Sunday, March 29: Prosper Stake Easter Celebration/Palm Sunday Firesides, 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm at Prosper Teel Stake Center
NEXT MONTH
Wednesday, April 1: Primary Valiant Activities, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Prosper Coit Building
Saturday, April 4: General Conference Saturday Morning Session, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm; Saturday Afternoon Session and 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday, April 5: General Conference Sunday Morning Session, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and Sunday Afternoon Session and 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thursday, April 9: JR/SR Activity Roller Skating Party, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, 3200 Thunderbird Ln, Plano (see flyer below)
Friday, April 10: Relief Society Temple Trip, 10:30 am session
Saturday, April 11: Multi-Stake Youth Dance, 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm. Lewisville Stake Host (Details to come)
Sunday, April 12: Stake Youth Mission/Temple Prep, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Prosper Stake Teel Building for youth turning 16+.
Wednesday, April 15: Primary Valiant Activities, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Prosper Coit Building
LATER THIS YEAR
Saturday, May 2: Prosper Stake Conference, at Stake Center (Teel Building) More details to come.
Sunday, May 3: Stake Conference General Session, at Stake Center (Teel Building). More details to come.
Sunday, May 3: Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. See events.ChurchofJesusChrist.org for more details.
Wednesday, May 6: Primary Valiant Activities, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Prosper Coit Building
Sunday, May 10: Stake Youth Mission/Temple Prep, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Prosper Stake Teel Building for youth turning 16+.
Thursday, May 14: Shawnee Trail Senior Celebration, details to come.
Sunday, May 17: Prosper Stake Seminary Graduation, 7:00 pm at Prosper Stake Teel Building.
Wednesday, May 20: Primary Valiant Activities, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Prosper Coit Building
Tuesday, May 26: God's Royal Army Valiant Day Camp presented by Prosper Stake Primary, 8:45am arrival, event from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Meyers Park & Event Center (7117 Country Road 166, McKinney). Activities include games, crafts, snacks, lunch, and music. To participate, please fill out one form per child using this REGISTRATION LINK. Registration closes on May 15th. Each child will needs to bring a refillable water bottle and a 5-gallon bucket with handle and lid to use as a stool. For children born between 2015-2018 (See flyer & information below and FAQs for updates)
Tuesday, May 26 - Friday, May 29: YW Girls Camp, more details to follow
Wednesday, June 3: Primary Valiant Activities, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Prosper Coit Building
Saturday, June 6: Multi-Stake Youth Dance, 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm. Irving Stake Host (Details to come)
Thursday, June 11: Relief Society Girls' Night Out, 7:00 pm. Watch for more details.
Saturday, June 13: Ward Temple Night, 6pm session.
Wednesday, June 17: Primary Valiant Activities, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Prosper Coit Building
Wednesday, June 17: Junior/Senior Activity, Pool Party, more details to come.
Saturday, July 11: Multi-Stake Youth Dance, 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm. Lewisville Stake Host (Details to come)
Thursday, July 16: Relief Society Temple Trip, 10:30 am session
Thursday, August 27: Relief Society Salad Social, 7:00 pm. Watch for more details.
Thursday, September 24: Relief Society Service Project Billion Graves & Lunch, 10:30 am. Watch for more details.
Tuesday, October 6: Relief Society Temple Trip, 10:30 am session
Tuesday, December 1: Relief Society Christmas Party, 7:00 pm. Watch for more details.
ONGOING
Missionary Meal Calendar: Shawnee Trail Ward is responsible for feeding the missionaries on the 2nd and 4th weeks of the month. We share the missionaries with the Prosper Trail Ward, responsible for feeding them on the 1st and 3rd weeks. Please contact Diana Barnhouse to be added to the Missionary Meal Calendar. She can be reached at 469-471-1085. Thank you! The Missionaries' phone number is 214-714-7895.
"Jesus the Christ" Prosper Stake Adult Religion Class (Institute) Wednesdays at 9:30 am at the Prosper Coit Building. Nursery will be provided for those who RSVP. Please take a look at the flyer and note below for more details. To receive more information or to be added to the weekly email distribution, please email adultreligionclass@gmail.com.
Prosper Stake Newsletter: Stake news, announcements and relevant information. Here's the link: https://secure.smore.com/n/q59kf
Fairview Texas Temple: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/fairview-texas-temple?lang=eng Latest information about the temple and answers to any questions you have: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/initiative/mckinney-texas-information?lang=eng
Addiction Help & Resources: See flyer below for more information.
Addiction Recovery and Family and Spouse Support - General Addiction
Thursday's 8:00 pm at the Prosper Stake Building, (522 Teel Parkway, Prosper). For those who struggle with any addiction, men and women welcome. They meet in the High Council Room (north side of building).
Addiction Recovery - Pornography - Men Only
Currently via Zoom. Sunday evenings at 8:30 pm. Contact Elder Dennis Shanklin for Zoom link at 818-378-1603.
If you have any announcements for the Ward Bulletin, please email them to LaSchelle Low at ldsllow@gmail.com or text to 310-993-6053 by Wednesday night.
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
Sunday Schedule
March 8: Priesthood, Relief Society, Young Women & Primary
March 15: Sunday School & Primary [ “The Lord Was with Joseph” Genesis 37-41]
March 22: Priesthood, Relief Society, Young Women & Primary
March 29: 5th Sunday & Primary
Come Follow Me - Old Testament Study Schedule
March 2 - 8: “Let God Prevail” Genesis 24-33
March 9 - 15: “The Lord Was with Joseph” Genesis 37-41
March 16 - 22: “God Meant It unto Good” Genesis 42-50
March 23 - 29: “I Have Remembered My Covenant” Exodus 1-6
And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children. And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Genesis 32:9-12
2026 Prosper Stake Temple
& Family History Celestial Cup
Shawnee Trail is competing with the other wards in the Stake, so let’s accomplish great things with the work, …and get #1 ward in some friendly competition.
March 2026 the “event” is Be a Team Player! Commit to attending your ward temple nights and your temple trips. Invite someone to come with you.
Report your temple attendance by completing this voluntary form or scan this QR code.
See monthly activities for 2026 below.
CALLED TO SERVE
CALLED TO SERVE
Missionaries Serving from Shawnee Trail Ward
Elder Holden Alder
Ohio Columbus Mission
holden.alder@missionary.org
Elder Carter Boix
Spain Madrid South Mission
carter.boix@missionary.org
Elder Boston Hooper
Brazil Fortaleza East Mission
boston.hooper@missionary.org
Sister Presley Nielsen
Las Vegas Spanish Mission
presley.nielsen@missionary.org
Sister Tatum Nielsen
Colorado Colorado Springs Mission
tatum.nielsen@missionary.org
Sister Adelynn Ranc
Idaho Idaho Falls Mission
adelynn.ranc@missionary.org
Sister Olivia Wren
France Paris Mission
olivia.wren@missionary.org
OTHER INFORMATION
OTHER INFORMATION
Need your temple recommend renewed?
Email David Broberg at dnbroberg@gmail.com to set up an appointment with the bishopric.
To schedule an appointment with a member of the Stake Presidency for your temple recommend renewal:
www.calendly.com/prosperstakefirstcounselor
www.calendly.com/prosperstakesecondcounselor
Young Single Adult Activities
Young Single Adult Activities
Frisco Young Single Adult Ward
Frisco Stake Center 11000 Eldorado Pkwy, Frisco, Texas
Sacrament Meeting - Sundays @ 1:30 pm
FHE - Mondays @ 7:00 pm
Institute & Sports after Institute - Thursdays @ 7:00 pm
Frisco YSA Activity Page: https://local.churchofjesuschrist.org/en/units/us/tx/frisco-ysa-ward?icid=actsh|maps|web|mis|global|global
Information on upcoming events can be found on Facebook: Frisco YSA Ward | Instagram: @friscoysa
Bishop Stelling: 469-362-6944 | Executive Secretary - Zach Nelson: 469-215-4899
God's Royal Army
"Be strong and of a good courage...for the Lord thy God is with thee."
Joshua 1:9
Go Forth With Faith,
Lead Out,
Choose the Right,
and Glow With Gospel LightEach station invites children to feel empowered that they are of Royal birth and part of God's army sent to Earth at this time for a special purpose.Because the children will be moving from station to station, we ask that each child bring a 5-gallon bucket with a handle and lid to use as a stool (talk to your primary president if this is a hardship in any way). The children can also use their bucket to carry their water bottle and handouts/crafts from each station. Primary presidencies will also help coordinate carpools for each ward. Because we are at a beautiful destination and enjoying nature, please put sunscreen on your child before sending to camp. Time: Arrival: 8:45AM | Event Time: 9 AM - 2 PMWe have created a FAQ's document which will be frequently updated, including the menu for lunch, so check it often, and don't hesitate to contact a member of the stake primary presidency with any questions you may have.To participate, please fill out one form per child using this LINK. Registration closes on May 15th.
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