Three Ways To Keep Up With Next Year

Three ways to keep up with next year:

1. Pray.

2. Write a few notes.

3. Order a calendar.

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Mom's Time Out at St. John of the Cross,

in New Caney, has pocket ones for sale-

Fits in the purse, and with its use, to keep

up, one cannot fail.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

MTO Thanksgiving 2009

H appy Thanksgiving to all at MTO-

A lot of blessings continue to grow.

P eyton and Hudson, have a lot of fun-

P onso and Regan work hard to get their ABC’s done.

Y es! The MTO class is the best, according to Jaclyn and Taegan.







T he Mom’s Time Out Kids learn so much-

H annah and Marlee certainly add their special touch.

A lex and Jared pay attention so well-

N oah and Tristen play together with the others swell.

K nowing that the holiday season is upon us, is easy to tell.

S tephen and John Lucas do their best to count to one hundred-

G abby and Jasmine are advancing so well ahead.

I interested Teachers such as Ms. Cindi, Ms. Susie, Ms. Severa, and Ms. Charlene-

V IP substitutes such as Ms. Catherine and Ms. Sheila are regularly readily seen.

I including Father Hai and Ms. Debbie in the background-

N ever have I seen such dedicated people who keep the children so safe and sound.

G oodies to eat and blessing galore for everyone at MTO, to be lovingly found.

(MISS MARY) Elizabeth Rumsey

Three Things That Young People From East Montgomery County Do

Three things that young people from
East Montgomery County do:



1. Become police officers and firemen.



2. Travel in space.



3. Create logos.

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Addison Weigand is the one from East Montgomery
County-

Who designed the winning logo for the Family Time
Crisis and Counseling Center's Hearts of Gold gala,
which will be held in January.

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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
East Montgomery County

Mom's Time Out...Holiday Shopping

2009 Bazaar

Three Fun Places To Be If You're Not In School

Three fun places to be if you're not in school:

1. The park.

2. In the backyard.

3. At Mom's Time Out.

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A great place to learn and be-

Deep in the heart of East Montgomery County

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Who Were Born August 1949

Three who were born August 1949:

1. Gene Simmons of KISS.

2. George Davis of New Caney.

3. Andy Dill, President of the Community Chamber of Commerce of East Montgomery County.

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Solid gold-

At sixty years old.

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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Ways To Celebrate Your Golden (50th) and Silver (25th) Anniversary of Marriage

Three ways to celebrate your Golden (50th) and Silver (25th) anniversary of marriage:

1. Have a candlelight dinner.

2. Get together with friends.

3. Celebrate with a Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.

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September 20, at 3 p.m. on Sunday-

The celebration gets underway.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Cinco De Mayo 2009

Three Times For Graduation

Three times for graduation:

1. High School.

2. College.

3. Mom's Time Out.

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Congratulations-

For a second year well done.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Distractions At Church

Three distractions at church:

1. Crying babies.

2. Cell phones ringing.

3. Texting.

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The word-

Is that the present sermon is not

being heard.

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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Places To Visit Downtown

Three Places To Visit Downtown:

1. The Aquarium.

2. A museum.

3. The Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.

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And attend Mass now and then-

Weekdays at 7 am or 12:10 p.m.

.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

Three By M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Places To Get Your Picture Taken

Three places to get your picture taken:

1. At home.

2. At a photography shop.

3. At your local church.

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Taking and putting together so that we can see-

Everyone who is involved in our parish community.

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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Fun Summer Memories

Three fun summer memories:

1. Going on vacation.

2. Attending Mass regularly.

3. Vacation Bible School.

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June 15 to 19 was when we went-

A fun way to learn about God,

with time well spent.

.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Things About Wednesdays

Three Things that happen on Wednesdays:

1. It marks the middle of the week.

2. It is called hump day.

3. It is the the day that the church provides free sack lunches

for school age children at 11 a.m.

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For sure-

Feeding our future.

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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Things Eaten At The Annual Ice Cream Social

Three things eaten at the annual Ice Cream Social:

1. Popcorn.

2. Ice Cream.

3. Watermelon.
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Parishioner family fun-
Just cannot wait until the next one.


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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Things Needed For A Food Pantry

Three things needed for a food pantry:

1. Cereal.

2. Peanut butter and jelly.

3. Macaroni and cheese.
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Now that school is out-
Much more of this is
needed no doubt.
.
.
.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Places To Get Some Great Ice-Cream

Three places to get some great ice-cream:

1. At the grocery freezer.

2. Off a truck passing in the neighborhood.

3. At the annual Ice Cream Social at your church.

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And to think that the homemade flavor of butter nut-

Was the winner after making the cut.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Quotes By Paul Batchelder

Letters to the Editor - June 24

Wisdom of the elders

Dear Editor:

It is true. There is nothing new under the sun. I ran across this list of quotes, some gathered from my elders, some made up on my own. They all seem to fit.

* Grandpa, what’s to become of this world?

* You can bend a tree (or a child) when it is young and make it grow where you want it to. As it grows older it gets harder and harder to do.

* Live within your means.

* Cash is king

* I make money, money does not make me.

* You don’t know what you don’t know.

* Make your plans, but do not plan on it.

* If God brings you to it, God will bring you through it.

* At the end of every life there is a cane.

* You get what you pay for.

* You create your own problems.

* It hurts to pay cash.

* Pain is in every life…suffering is optional.

Paul Batchelder

Roman Forest

First Communion 2009

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The preparation began many months ago-

Filled with lessons and important things to learn and know.

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Week in and week out, the teachers prepared a lesson-

To get their message through to each child, one by one.

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And before long, all those classes turned into looking forward to the big day-

The day, when everyone would participate, all headed the same way.

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The dresses and suits were bought, and prepared carefully-
To accommodate a great celebration, for the whole parish to see.

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And then the day came when all dressed up, the children stood in line-

A little nervous, but so much joy, onecould easily find.

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Beautiful little children dressed in their very best-

A wonderful celebration, with the whole parish,becoming the special guests.

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As they walk in procession into St. John of the Cross Catholic Church,

in New Caney, with their teachers, the altar servers, and Father Hai-

May everyone feel the blessings of this day,
as each precious child passes by.

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A special moment to remember, for God's Little Ones,

their First Communion Day-

In the month of April and May on two beautiful Saturdays.

(April 25 & May 2)
2009

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

The Ladies of St. John of the Cross Parish Get Together

The ladies of St. John of the Cross Parish got together-

So that they could have fun and get to know each other better.

They brought their own lunches, and desserts were provided with

lemonade and tea-

This was an interesting event that was going on in East Montgomery County.

A few numbers were drawn and a few prizes were given away-

A unique game of bingo was played what else could they say?

They all had to get others to sign their sheets that were filled with different

things that some of them had happened to do-

A trip to the Holy Land is basically the main thing that none

of them had been through.

In the meantime they learned many details about each other

that they hadn't known prior-

Basically, interesting, they hungered for more information,

of the details they could not tire.

Father Hai came and gave them a wonderful talk about the

importance of women throughout history-

Quoting scriptures and giving examples of how truly
wonderful womanhood could be.

They all made a craft in the form of decorating a candle-

It was easy enough, and seemed quite easy to handle.

Swapping their handmade creations with another gave
them all one brand new-
To take home, to remember, to appreciate the art of
what another one can do.

A few more numbers were drawn until all of the prizes

on the table were clear-
Flowers to take home for each of them as this gathering's
end drew near.

The ladies of St. John of the Cross Parish got
together and the only thing missing was you-
Next time they gather, please join them,
for they love and miss you, and have so much

catching up to do.

-Mary Elizabeth Rumsey-
5-9-2009

Three Ways To Know That You Are Going To Eat Good

Three ways to know that you will eat good:

1. You have the perfect recipe.

2. The restaurant is fabulous.

3. Your Priest prepares the dinner himself.

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Father Hai rewarded the teachers well-

By homecooking a dinner that was

delicious and swell.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Precious Summer Moments In East Montgomery County

Three precious summer moments in East Montgomery County:

1. The smell of a field of wildflowers.

2. A child asking for one more popsicle.

3. A Grandmother sharing a close moment with her Grandson.

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A summer sensation-

Enjoying a moment with that next generation.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Tmes