THIS WEEK

Sunday,  October 25: Shawnee Trail Primary Program, 9:00 am - 10:00 am at Prosper Coit Building during regular Sacrament Meeting. Please use the flyer below to invite friends, teachers, coaches, neighbors, and family members to the program (or send a link)! This is such a wonderful missionary opportunity. What better way to invite someone to church than to let them hear our Primary children sing and share their love for Jesus Christ? 

Sunday, October 25: Shawnee Trail Ward Choir, 11:30 am at the Wren Home (2909 Santa Anita, Celina - Mustang Lakes)

Sunday, October 25: Tithing Declaration 2026, 1:15 pm and 1:45 pm time slots still available for today (at publishing time). (Other date available is Sunday, November 1 with only 5 remaining appointments starting at 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm) Click here to schedule your appointment. Please avoid leaving large gaps between your appointment and other scheduled appointments. We encourage you to compare your online donor statement with your own records beforehand, and report any discrepancy to the Bishop. 

Missionary Meal Calendar: Please sign up by clicking here or contact Diana Barnhouse at 469-471-1085 to be added to the Missionary Meal Calendar. 

NEXT MONTH

Sunday, November 1: Daylight Saving Time Ends, 2:00 am. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour before bed Saturday night so you’re on time for Sunday Sacrament Meeting. Enjoy the extra hour of sleep! 

Sunday, November 1: Shawnee Trail Ward Choir, 11:30 am at the Wren Home (2909 Santa Anita, Celina - Mustang Lakes)

Sunday, November 1: Tithing Declaration 2026, appointments are still available. Click here to schedule your appointment.  We encourage you to compare your online donor statement with your own records beforehand, and report any discrepancy to the Bishop. If none of the available appointments fit your schedule, please reach out to Brother David Broberg at (805) 657-5871 to schedule an alternative appointment.

Sunday, November 1: Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm church wide broadcast. Young adults (ages 18–35) in North and South America are invited to gather and view this devotional featuring counsel and teachings from the Lord’s chosen servants.

Saturday, November 7: Prosper Stake Conference Adult Session, 7:00 pm at Prosper Teel Stake Center with Dessert Social to follow. Link to Adult Session Broadcast. 

Sunday, November 8: Prosper Stake Conference Priesthood Leadership Session, 8:00 am at Prosper Teel Stake Center for Bishoprics, Elders Quorum Presidencies and High Council.

Sunday, November 8: Prosper Stake Conference General Session, 10:00 am at Prosper Teel Stake Center. To help us prepare for the General Session, we invite all ages to practice the hymn "This Little Light of Mine" beforehand. It will be the intermediate hymn, and we look forward to singing this together. Link to General Session Broadcast. 

Sunday, November 8: Shawnee Trail Ward Choir, 2:00 pm at the Wren Home (2909 Santa Anita, Celina - Mustang Lakes)

Friday, November 13: Shining in Dark Places: Valiant Girls & Dads (or Favorite Adult) presented by Prosper Stake Primary, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Prosper Stake Teel Building. White clothing suggested. For girls born between 2015-2018. (See flyer below)

Friday, November 13: Shining in Dark Places: Valiant Boys & Moms (or Favorite Adult) presented by Prosper Stake Primary, 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Prosper Stake Teel Building. White clothing suggested. For boys born between 2015-2018. (See flyer below)

Friday, November 13: Single Adult Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm dinner, 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm dance at 900 S Bowser Rd, Richardson. Bring a side dish or dessert to share. Hosted by Plano and Richardson Stake Single Adults. (See flyer below)

Saturday, November 14: Valiant 10 Class Trip to Fort Worth Temple Open House, 7:00 am at Prosper Coit Building (See Save the Date below)

Saturday, November 14: All other Valiant Ages Firehouse Visit, 11:30 am meet at 4400 FM 1385 Celina (See Save the Date below)

Sunday, November 15: Shawnee Trail Ward Choir, 11:30 am at the Wren Home (2909 Santa Anita, Celina - Mustang Lakes)

Thursday, November 19 through Friday, January 1: Texas Giving Machines. For more information on how you can participate and charities selected, check out https://texasgivingmachine.org/dfw/.
          Locations: Friday, November 19 to Tuesday, December 8: By fountain in Dr. Glenn Mitchell Memorial Park (300 W Louisiana St, McKinney)
                                  Thursday, December 10 to Friday, January 1: Grapevine Main Street (309 S Main Street, Grapevine)

If you'd like to volunteer as a Giving Machines Host, the Prosper Stake has been assigned 2 dates, with 4 times still available to volunteer on Sunday, November 29th and Thursday, December 3rd.  Volunteers must be 18 years or older. Click here to sign up.

Sunday, November 22: Shawnee Trail Ward Choir, 11:30 am at the Wren Home (2909 Santa Anita, Celina - Mustang Lakes)

Sunday, November 29: Shawnee Trail Ward Choir, 11:30 am at the Wren Home (2909 Santa Anita, Celina - Mustang Lakes)

LATER THIS YEAR

Saturday, December 5: Shawnee Trail Ward Christmas Celebration, at Prosper Coit Building. Watch for more details.

Sunday, December 6: Shawnee Trail Ward Choir, 11:30 am at the Wren Home (2909 Santa Anita, Celina - Mustang Lakes)

Sunday, December 6: First Presidency's Christmas Devotional, broadcast. The First Presidency invites General Authorities and General Officers to speak in this devotional focused on the birth of Jesus Christ at the start of the Christmas season. For links and more information, click here. 

Tuesday, December 8: Relief Society Favorite Things Christmas Party, 7:00 pm. Watch for more details.

Friday, December 11-12; Shawnee Trail YM Campout.

Saturday, December 12: Prosper Stake Nativity, at Frontier Park (Coit Building in case of weather)

Sunday, December 13: Shawnee Trail Ward Choir, 11:30 am at the Wren Home (2909 Santa Anita, Celina - Mustang Lakes)

Sunday, December 20: Shawnee Trail Christmas Worship Service, 9:00 am - 10:00 am at Prosper Coit Building during regular Sacrament Meeting service. Invite for friends and neighbors below.

NEXT YEAR

Saturday, April 3: General Conference Saturday Morning Session, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm; Saturday Afternoon Session and 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Sunday, April 4: General Conference Sunday Morning Session, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and Sunday Afternoon Session and  3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Saturday, May 1: Prosper Stake Conference at Prosper Teel Stake Center. 

Sunday, May 2: Prosper Stake Conference at Stake Center Prosper Teel Stake Center. 

Tuesday, May 24: Prosper Stake Primary Valiant Day Camp , 8:45am arrival, event from 9:00 am to  2:00 pm at Meyers Park & Event Center (7117 Country Road 166, McKinney).  More details coming.  For children born between 2016-2019 (See flyer below)

ONGOING

Missionary Meal Calendar: Shawnee Trail Ward is responsible for feeding the missionaries on the 1st and 3rd weeks of the month. We share the missionaries with the Wilson Creek Ward, responsible for feeding them on the 2nd and 4th weeks. Please sign up by clicking here or contact Diana Barnhouse to be added to the Missionary Meal Calendar.  Diana can be reached at 469-471-1085. Thank you! The Missionaries' phone number is 214-714-7895.

"Miracles" Prosper Stake Adult Religion Class (Institute)  Wednesdays at 10:00 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 text them by the prior Wednesday night to LaSchelle Low at 310-993-6053 or email ldsllow@gmail.com