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Holiday traditions stink

Mine did, but at least it’s mine

One of our family’s longstanding holiday traditions involved a food called lutefisk. It made its one and only annual appearance at the holiday meal the bigger the family gathering, the larger the pot of lutefisk.

It was our first scent of the holidays, because when we entered the host home, the overwhelming aroma of lutefisk literally seeped through the door.

I’m told that lutefisk is a Scandinavian “delicacy”. But what legitimate delicacy is soaked in lye, gives off a stench reminiscent of rancid meat, jiggles on the plate in the manner of a glob of greasy gelatin, and tastes like something I would never eat except under threat of death?

As far as I know, virtually every relative of mine, young and old, felt the same way about lutefisk — literally no one ate it. But there it was every holiday — in a boiling, hideously large pot right next to the turkey and ham.

Lutefisk was some now unremembered family member’s holiday tradition. And more than 40 years after it first entered my holiday consciousness, lutefisk remains there today as a “tradition” a tradition for all the wrong reasons, but still something I think about every holiday.

That kind of defies common sense, doesn’t it? A food I can’t stand is the most memorable holiday tradition of my youth, a memory that lingers fondly even today?

Of course, our family had other holiday traditions, too.

For example, my mom has a photographic memory for her holiday decorating layout, from precisely where the plastic Santa hangs on the wall to exactly where the intricate (for a thirdgrader) Crayon-colored holiday artwork is aligned on the kitchen cabinets. Even today, I can close my eyes, and tell you whether the Santa peeking from the wreath will be mounted to the left or right of Rudolph and his fellow reindeer.

Moving to current day, we always top our tree with a very juvenile rendition of an angel made from an overturned Dixie cup, rendered meaningful not because of its artistic value but because it was stapled and glued and penciled by one of our very own former juveniles. Same with a string of paper ornaments festooned with shimmering glitter and bearing the smiling face of another former juvenile, who also happens to be a favorite of ours.

And after the presents are opened and the

recycling disposed, my wife creates the most majestic breakfast of the year, serving up a holiday-decorated table lined with over-frosted cinnamon rolls and milk and orange juice and fresh-baked butter biscuits and the pièce de résistance: a medley of scrambled eggs, cheese, sour cream, butter and spices so full of calories and fat that it would spin the heads of those people on TV’s “Biggest Loser”.

By way of continued quirky family tradition, I’ve never seen my wife more than nibble at the feast she spends hours creating, just as her mother did for her. And even though none of those foods are my favorites, it’s a holiday tradition of the highest family magnitude anyway.

This brings me to the neighborhood recipes offered up in our cover story this month; all are something of traditions to the people who originated them, and the story suggests they might become holiday traditions for your family or mine somewhere down the road.

But as it turns out, the odds of specifically setting out to create a tradition and having that well-crafted and laboriously planned idea actually become a lingering family memory are pretty slim.

Because that’s the way holidays go. We endlessly scheme to create traditions, and we cleverly channel our efforts into building them. But most of the time, what people remember is the lutefisk.

Fondly, though.

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BLOG HIGHLIGHT CONFESSIONS OF A BURGLAR

Like most of us, professional burglars wake up bright and early every morning, and head off to work. Later that afternoon, they take a lunch break. But that’s long after they’ve ransacked your house and pawned your valuables.

Residents were able to hear all the secrets of a “career burglar” during a recent crime watch meeting in the Dallas Police North Central Division patrol area. Organized by crime watch expert EdFox and led by Sr. Cpl. D.J. Beaty, the PowerPoint presentation covered it all — the point of entry, the tools, the prime times and even the role delivery drivers play in the perfect crime — straight from an experienced burglar who is now serving a life sentence. He agreed to a video interview with Dallas Police, who have presented it at neighborhood meetings.

“James” is a 40-year-old grungy white man who has spent one-third of this life in prison. He is responsible for more than 850 burglaries since age 21, averaging to about four burglaries a day, six days a week. Here is just some of what he revealed:

can be in and out of a house within six minutes.

8 and 11 a.m., immediately paying a visit to his “fence”, a person who aids the burglar in selling/distributing the property. Your valuables most likely are sold and gone before you even get home from work to report it.

or back door, using a pry bar tool designed to rip the trim off the door and collapse the sheet rock with little effort. According to North Central police, most burglars in our area gain access through open garage doors.

he says in the interview. He simply followed the truck and waited for the driver to knock on

doors, discover no one was home, and leave the package at the doorstep along with a bright yellow sticker. “You’ll never look at the UPS guy the same again,” Beaty said.

But neighbors can take James’ advice:

2 deterrent: Get a dog, preferably one that barks at strangers.

at night. If a burglar sees a flat screen on the wall inside the house, you can bet he’ll be back to get it.

your neighbors. Burglars usually flee when they’ve been spotted by someone nearby who’ll likely notice when a car is parked in the driveway that shouldn’t be there.

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LAUNCH

Neighborhood residents can’t miss Charley’s Guitar Shop, a staple in the Dallas guitar scene since 1976. For more than 30 years, the last 14 at the Royal and Grissom site, Charley Wirz and his successors have been repairing guitars, teaching classes and providing customer service to vintage guitar enthusiasts from throughout the world. Wirz knew that “vintage” pieces were useable, not just junk. Two years after opening the shop, he had an idea: a show just for vintage guitars based on other collectible shows he had attended. The show became an annual event that continued after Charley’s death in 1985; it’s now known as The Dallas International Guitar Festival, one of the largest guitar shows in the United States. We spoke with STEVEN COOPER, a part-time salesman at Charley’s and lead guitarist for alt country/ Americana band Black Top Gypsy.

What makes the shop unique?

Charley was a former schoolteacher and bartender, and opened his shop in 1976 as a spot for musicians to go and “be”. He wanted his shop to be a home away from home for all musicians — particularly traveling musicians. The shop is a place where guitarists and vintage buyers can sit and talk about life and music, whether they are making a relaxing stop while they are on the road or are waiting for a repair. We also have strings, picks and amplifiers for sale pretty much anything a guitar player might need or want to buy.

Benjamin Hager

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We [Cooper’s band] get all of our stuff from Charley’s; they’re really good about fixing our broken amps or busted strings on the spot. The shop is pretty family-friendly, too. I grew up here. I’ve gotten the chance to meet a lot of great people from all over the world.

WhaT Was IT lIke groWIng up In The shop?

Well, I started hanging out at the shop when I was 12, and after a while, they decided to put me to work. I loved playing guitars, and being in the shop gave me the opportunity to be around and learn from a lot of powerful male influences. I have sisters, and the guys in the shop are like the brothers that I didn’t have. They kept me straight going. They’d cut me down if I got a little bit too big for myself.

any CelebrITIes Come Through?

Charley had a very strong relationship with [the late blues guitarist] stevie ray Vaughan. he actually fixed most of Vaughan’s guitars when it was needed, and stevie thanked him by naming the white stratocaster that Charley made for him out of spare parts “Charley”. a lot of our customers are Vaughan fans making the pilgrimage to all the old haunts. John mayer has come in to hang out before, and so has billie Joe armstrong of green Day. members of bluegrass band favorite Cadillac sky have come in a couple of times, as well as local blues legend lance lopez.

any one CelebrIT y affeCT you mosT?

[Country music singer-songwriter] ray Wiley hubbard. We see him a lot when he’s off tour. he’s helped me out with songwriting for the band — he keeps an eye out for younger musicians.

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Nothing says “holiday” more than fragrant and fresh Christmas trees and greens. Decorate your home with the real thing this year for a “green” holiday!

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out&about IN DECEMBER

THROUGH 12.24 CHRISTMAS AT NORTHPARK FREE You can’t escape it — at some point during the holidays, you’ll end up at the mall. And you’ll be doing a lot more than shopping. Everyone knows the NorthPark Santa is the “real” Santa, and he’ll be in his village in Macy’s Court to visit and take pictures with children through Dec. 24. NorthPark Center’s holiday events also include: more than 100 orchestral, choral and dance groups from across North Texas performing near Nordstrom and Macy’s and in the Dillard’s Court on Wednesdays Dec. 1-16; story time with Santa; Scrooge Puppet Theatre in EastCourt near Dillard’s; SPCA weekend adoption center; the Holiday Wish Fountain benefiting the North Texas Food Bank; the Salvation Army Angel Tree through Dec. 13; and the pecan reindeer and candy Santa Claus display in Neiman Marcus Court. There also are events like Camp Gingerbread for children ages 4 and older Dec. 4-5, and the Treats of Christmas holiday bake sale Dec. 18. For a detailed schedule, visit northparkcenter.com. —EMILY TOMAN

12.04 CHRISTMAS WORKSHOP $45 North Haven Gardens will host a program, Christmas Yule Logs and Woodland Ornaments, showing how recycled tree stumps can become crafty Yule logs, and pinecones can turn into holiday ornaments. Shannon Driscoll with Oil and Cotton Creative Exchange will lead the workshop, which runs 12:303:30 p.m., 7700 Northaven. For more details, call 214.363.5316 or visit nhg.com.

12.04-12.05 J YOUTHEATREALADDIN

$10-$16 The Jewish Community Center, 7900 Northaven, will present Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.”

7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Zale Auditorium. For tickets, call 214.739.2737 or visit jccdallas.org.

KAREN CLEAVES

12.04 SLAID CLEAVES $15-$18 For the first time in 13 years, folk singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves will perform at Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, located at Northpark Presbyterian Church, 9555 N. Central. For details, visit unclecalvins.org.

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GINGERBREAD

DREAMS $60 The Kids Cooking Company will host a class Saturdays and Sundays at its store, 6025 Royal. Children can decorate their own gingerbread house and make chocolate sandwich cookies with peppermint cream filling along with Snow White hot chocolate. For times and other details, visit kidscookingcompany.com.

12.05 SHALOM SESAME FREE

The Jewish Community Center, 7900 Northaven, will offer a viewing of “Shalom Sesame.” Set in Israel, the “Sesame Street” film teaches children about Chanukah. For details, call 214.739.2737 or visit jccdallas.org.

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COCO CRAVING

The R us TIC , dus Ty b RO wN TIles may not look like much, but they happen to be the most popular chocolates The Cultured Cup has ever carried. “People buy one, and come back and buy 30,” co-owner Kyle Stewart says. “We could fill the case up, and it’s gone. A woman came in, and I thought she was going to cry because we didn’t have them.” The Chocolate Caramel Turtles from Nib Chocolates have a dark chocolate shell, lightly dusted with coco powder. A whole Texas pecan is tucked inside, surrounded by fleur de sel caramel. “It really has a nice balance,” Stewart says. “It’s just the right amount of everything.” And it pairs well with the Christmas Spice tea for the holidays. Several gift packages are available, starting at $13.50. The Cultured Cup began in Addison 15 years ago and has spent the past five in the Plaza at Preston Center. In 2009, Stewart became the first certified Tea Specialist in Texas, learning about different tea rituals all over the world. He has made it his life’s mission to educate people about tea’s benefits. “I didn’t want it to be a nose-in-the-air kind of thing,” he says. “It’s a communal beverage. It’s the perfect beverage for the culture we’ve created.”

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ASIAN MINT $$ODFBWB Our Highland Park location, The Mint, offers an array of Asian-fused cuisine, specializing in Bangkok style dishes. We feature farm fresh ingredients, beautifully presented, coupled with a chic atmosphere and friendly service. Happy Hour is 5pm6:30pm Mon.-Fri. – all beers and house wines are $3; $2 off appetizers, soups & salads. 4246 Oak Lawn Ave. 214.219.6469. The Asian Mint, along with its fused and sushi menus, also offers one of the best dessert bars in Dallas. 11617 N. Central Expwy. 214.363.6655. www.themintdallas.com

CHUBBY’S $ When looking for a restaurant to have breakfast, lunch or dinner, we all want a place that serves up variety, hearty helpings and even bigger portions of friendliness. The Touris family has developed a recipe that delivers all of the above at a good price. With four locations in the Metroplex, Chubby’s Family Restaurant provides a rustic setting with down home cooking. Catering available. Locations: 11331 E. NW Hwy. 214-348-6065 and 7474 S. Cockrell Hill Rd. 972298-1270.

EL TIZONCITO $ New location at Forest Lane, this Mexico City taqueria is a Dallas must-visit. The décor offers a casual experience that corrects the misconception of an original Taqueria. The Tacos al Pastor shaved down from the vertical oven and the unique Tamarind Margarita are a must-try. “What a pleasant surprise.” George Bush. “Excellent service complements exceptional food.” Gary Fisher. “Best Tacos in Dallas.” Mico Rodriguez. Sun-Thurs 10am11pm Fri-Sat 10am-1am. Catering available. 3318 Forest Lane Suite 100 Dallas TX 75234 972.247.8797

A Holiday Tradition for 39 Years!

Stroll candlelit paths of 38 historic buildings, circa 1840-1910, decorated for the holidays. Experience pioneer and Victorian Christmas brought to life. Share memories of holidays past at the “Timeless Toys” exhibit. See and hear local musicians, dancers and storytellers. Ride in a horse drawn carriage or a surrey pulled by donkeys. Whisper holiday wishes in St. Nicholas’ ear. Enjoy ornament making, carolers,

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GLORIA FERRER BLANC DE NOIRS ($20) CALIFORNIA>

Call it what you will: Champagne, sparkling wine, bubbly, Cava or Prosecco. But whatever you call it, this is the time of year when the wine with all the fizzy stuff gets the most attention.

In one respect, this is too bad, because sparkling wine deserves to be enjoyed year-round. It’s much more than something to pour on New Year’s Eve. As I learned early in my wine-writing career, sparkling wine pairs with almost any kind of food, oysters to chocolate-covered strawberries to chicken-fried steak.

But even if this is the only time of year you drink sparkling wine, there’s plenty to go around. So take a chance. Try something different. The recession, though it has slowed sales of the expensive, high-end stuff, has been quite helpful for bubbly that costs $20 and less. And there is some excellent wine at those prices. All are available at Central Market.

One other note: Only sparkling wine made in the Champagne region of France can legally be called Champagne, thanks to trade agreements the European Union has signed with most of the rest of the world. The rest of the non-Italian world calls its bubbly “sparkling wine”; the Italians have Prosecco and Asti.

Here’s an overview of what you’ll find this holiday season: This is the stronghold of the Spanish and their Cava, which usually offers the most value. But I’ve always been impressed by an $8 French wine called Carousel, which has lots of chardonnay fruit and good acidity.

A Washington state wine, Domaine Ste. Michelle, provides quality, though it’s a bit soft. Also look for the cremants — French sparkling wines from the regions of Alsace, Burgundy and the Loire. Only the Burgundian wines are made with the traditional Champagne groups, but each is interesting and well worth a sip.

This is where you’ll find most California sparklers, as well as Champagne. I’m a huge fan of Gloria Ferrer ($20), Iron Horse ($38) and the French Duval-Leory ($44), which is reasonably priced as Champagne goes.

—JEFF SIEGEL

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My mom’s 7-layer brownies

Who knows how many versions of this recipe are floating around, but my mom has always done something special with these. And as hard as I have tried over the years, I have never been able to make them as well as she does. And yes, they go very nicely with sparkling wine.

Serves 6-8, takes about 90 minutes

1/4 c butter

1 c graham cracker crumbs

1 c shredded coconut

1 6-oz pkg butterscotch chips

1 6-oz pkg semisweet chocolate chips

1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk

1 c chopped nuts

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and melt the butter in a 9x2-inch pan. Spread the graham cracker crumbs evenly over the bottom of the pan. Press down gently.

- Sprinkle the coconut evenly over the graham crackers. Then spread the chocolate chips over the coconut, the butterscotch chips over the chocolate and the nuts over the butterscotch chips. Pour the milk evenly over all.

- Bake 30 minutes or until the graham crackers are browned but not burned. Let cool in pan, and serve.

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DOESCHAMPAGNE (AND SPARKLING WINE) HAVE A VINTAGE?

Mostly not. It’s so difficult to make bubbly that the wine usually carries the NV (non-vintage) label. That means that grapes from more than one harvest are used to make it. Sometimes, in special years, the producers will make a vintage wine — and charge extra for it, since it’s supposed to be of higher quality.

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DO ATTEMPT THIS AT HOME

Neighborhood food experts share their most special recipes and secrets for whipping them up right

STORY BY: GARY DOWELL

PHOTOS BY: BENJAMIN HAGER & CAN TÜRKYILMAZ

It’s not the br I sk a Ir, the carefully wrapped gifts or the warm hugs from family that make the holidays so special. nope — it’s the food. and behind every treasured recipe is a story, usually one involving family, friends and traditions.

those who understand the value of great recipes — comforting creations made familiar after years of reunions, weddings and weekend trips hold the secret to genuine holiday happiness.

several Preston hollow neighbors who possess such cherished recipes are sharing the stories behind their favorite recipes this month. their recipes — already passed from generation to generation — could become new holiday traditions for your family this year.

Noel Cookies

from sandy Watson

In a 1952 issue of Better Homes and Gardens, Watson’s mother found a recipe that became her childhood favorite and, eventually, something of a family tradition.

“after my mom passed away last Mother’s Day, I wrote Better Homes to let them know how this recipe she introduced to our family has made a lasting memory down to her granddaughter. It

iNgredieNts:

a 6 c all-purpose sifted flour

a 1 lb Crisco (21/2 c)

a 1 Tbsp salt

a 1/2 c powdered sugar

a 1 Tbsp orange juice

a 1 tsp vanilla

a 3/4 c chopped walnuts

was with pleasure that this past Christmas I had the privilege to make the noel Cookies for her with love, wonderful conversation and a lovely glass of red wine.” It’s no Weight Watchers recipe, Watson adds, but one in which to utterly indulge. “thank you, Mom, for the memories,” she says, “for the wonderful baking smells and for the bite of a noel Cookie with a glass of milk.”

- Mix basic recipe (flour, salt and Crisco) until pieces are about the size of peas.

- Store in a covered container if you wish (it will keep for weeks without refrigeration).

- Stir 2 cups of basic recipe with powdered sugar, orange juice, vanilla and walnuts.

- Blend well.

- Mold into 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

- Roll in sifted powdered sugar while hot from oven. a

Buccioloni

from Severin Doebele

For Brian Doebele of Sparkman Club Estates, a Buccioloni recipe passed down through generations has an everlasting connection to an unlikely object — a rocking chair.

In the late-1800s, Brian’s great-great-grandfather emigrated from Germany and developed about 10-15 homes in the French Quarter in New Orleans, La. When relatives visited his home on Dauphine Street, Doebele’s great-grandmother, Severin, served the dish, made with pasta, rolled meat and vegetables.

When Brian was born in 1975, his grandmother Theola Doebele noticed a story about a recipe contest in the Beaumont Enterprise The grand prize was a rocking chair, which she had to have for her first grandchild. Although she had never made Buccioloni before, Grandma Theola wrote down the recipe from memory, prepared it and entered it in the contest. Sure enough, she won first place and got her rocking chair, in which all the Doebele babies have been rocked, including Brian’s children.

tomato Sauce:

a 1 c cooking oil

a 1 c celery, chopped fine

a 1 c onion, chopped fine

a 1/2 c green pepper, chopped fine

a 2 3-oz cans tomato paste

a 2 Tbsp sugar

a 2 No. 2 cans whole tomatoes

a 2 6-oz cans tomato sauce

a 3 c water

a 3 Tbsp garlic, chopped fine

a 3 bay leaves

a salt and pepper to taste

a 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning

Buccioloni:

a 3 large round steaks cut 1/4-inch thick

a salt and pepper

a 1 Tbsp finely chopped garlic

a 1 c Italian seasoned bread crumbs

a 2 onions sliced very thin

a 3 tomatoes sliced very thin

a 4 hard-boiled eggs sliced very thin

a 1/2 lb cooked ham sliced in very thin strips

a 6-8 anchovies

a 1 c grated Parmesan cheese

a 1 c cooking oil

- Trim bone, and remove excess fat from round steaks. Place on a large cutting board slightly overlapping the meat and patching the holes together. This will form a piece of meat about 14-by-20 inches. Salt and pepper lightly and pound meat with meat mallet. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over the surface of the meat.

Top this with alternate layers

- Use large kettle or Dutch oven. Heat 1/2 cup oil. Sauté chopped greens. Remove. Add remaining 1/2 cup oil. Slowly brown tomato paste until deep brown color develops. Add sugar and mix well. Add water. Blend. Add mashed tomatoes and tomato sauce while stirring constantly. Add garlic, bay leaves, salt and pepper, Italian seasoning and sautéed greens. Allow sauce to simmer while preparing meat.

of onions, tomatoes, eggs, ham and anchovies. Sprinkle with garlic and Parmesan cheese. This preparation is now rolled into a tight roll. This must be handled in one operation and secured with skewers and tied tightly with cord to hold stuffing inside meat. Brown the roll in cooking oil in a large skillet. Turn carefully to brown on all sides and seal the meat. When brown, place in the simmering tomato sauce and cook uncovered for three hours, simmering very slowly. Remove Buccioloni from sauce. Let stand for 20 minutes while cooking spaghetti.

Spaghetti:

a 1 lb spaghetti

- Prepare as package directions indicate. Drain well.

- To serve, remove cord and skewers from meat. Place spaghetti on large platter. Top with sauce and Buccioloni. a

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JUBILEE JUMBLES

from Janet Scholl

Like many of us, Janet inherited her love of cooking from her mother and her grandmothers. “I remember Grandma and Grandpa’s house being the place to go on Saturday nights for a serious game of 42,” she says, reminiscing. “Grandma would make peanut patties, chocolate peanuts, fudge served with crackers, her famous banana ice cream, or some other tasty treat.” Later, when Janet’s parents would host Bible studies for local college students, her mother would always prepare one of the delicious desserts she learned to make from her own mother, including this holiday favorite.

COOKIES:

½ c soft shortening

1 c brown sugar (packed)

½ c white sugar

2 eggs

1 c undiluted Carnation evaporated milk

1 tsp vanilla

2¾ c sifted Gold Medal enriched flour

½ tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 c chopped walnuts

BURNT BUTTER GLAZE:

2 Tbsp butter

2 c powdered sugar

¼ c evaporated milk

-Sift the flour, salt and baking soda together.

- Thoroughly mix shortening, sugars and eggs.

-Stir in evaporated milk, vanilla and sifted mixture.

-Blend in the walnuts.

-Chill for one hour.

- Drop rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet.

- Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

GLAZE:

- Heat the butter until golden brown.

- Beat in powdered sugar and evaporated milk.

Option: add 1 c of moist shredded coconut.

-Frost cookies with glaze, and garnish with walnut halves. Makes about four dozen.

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Grandmother Vir G inia’s ChoColate Pie

from Susan Lee Sherman

It’s a dang-good dessert that’s so simple a sixth-grader can make it. Sherman’s recipe for chocolate meringue pie has been handed down in the family through five generations. “My grandmother always made this pie for all family gatherings: Thanksgiving, Christmas and for my mother’s birthday. It was her favorite,” Sherman says. Her son, Thomas, once made it for a sixth-grade class project. “My son called his great-grandmother, and asked her for a recipe that had been in our family for a long time,” she explains. “My son made the pie with very little help from me, and took it to school the next day. He was very proud to bring the pie to school because this has been in our family for almost 100 years.”

Pie shell:

a 2 c flour

a 1/2 c shortening

a 4 Tbsp water

- Mix ingredients together, and roll out will a rolling pin. Place in pie pan, and bake at 350 degrees until brown.

FillinG:

a 4 eggs

a 12/3 c sugar

a 4 heaping Tbsp flour

a 3 rounded Tbsp cocoa

a 11/2 Tbsp butter

a 2 c milk

a 11/2 tsp vanilla

- Separate egg whites from yolks. Reserve whites for meringue

- Beat egg yolks, and mix milk, butter, flour, cocoa and sugar.

- Heat in a saucepan on stove until thick.

- Remove from stovetop, and add vanilla.

- Cook crust, and pour cooled chocolate into pie shell.

merinGue:

a 4 egg whites

a Pinch baking powder

a 1 tsp water

- Fill a glass bowl with ice water, and put your beaters in the bowl.

- Once the beaters are cold, empty the ice water, add the above ingredients, and beat until stiff. Once mixture is stiff, add four rounded Tbsp sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla, beat this in, and then spread on top of pie.

- Bake at 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes until the meringue is brown. a

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No, it’s not the beginning of one of those ‘walked into a bar’ jokes. And if you think one of them believes the other is going to hell, the joke’s on you.

Story by Keri Mitchell

Photo by Can Türkyilmaz

You know the famous quote from George Bernard Shaw about England and America being two countries separated by a common language?

It’s that way with Jews and Christians, who are divided by a common person: Jesus, says the Rev. George Mason, senior pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church on Abrams near Mockingbird.

“He is a Jew, and he was a Jew, and we both claim him in one sense, but we claim him in different senses,” Mason says. “Everything about our differences probably comes about from our understanding of who Jesus is.”

In a nutshell, Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and Jews generally do not. The resulting disagreements between mother and daughter religion are “the topic of at least a semester course,” says Rabbi David Stern, senior rabbi at Temple Emanu-El on Hillcrest near Northwest Highway, who points out differing views on everything from earthly life versus afterlife to sin and salvation to monotheism and divine embodiment.

In addition to being plentiful, the differences often can be hurtful, such as some Christians’ belief that Jews will spend eternity in hell.

So how did Stern and Mason — a Jewish rabbi and a Baptist preacher — come to be such good friends?

Well, for one thing, they don’t try to proselytize each other.

“It is not at all Rev. Mason’s goal or my own to convert the other, but rather to add to the understanding of the other,” Stern says.

To say that it would be God’s will for Mason to come to believe as Stern does, or vice versa, “would be an arrogant position to take,” Mason says. “All faith is provisional. It’s always open to learning more and understanding more, so we should always hold our faith with great conviction but with open minds and hearts, too.

“The ultimate goal is that God converts each of us in whatever way necessary,” Mason says, adding that he expects there would be “far more people who will think I’m wrong for not trying to convert him to my position” than people who fault Stern for the reverse.

As for eternal destinies, “neither one of us wants to make the claim for God about the eternal destination of someone else,” Mason says. “We simply make our own confession, and call people to live in light of that confession.

“God does the sorting out in the end.”

A Jewish sermon on a gospel text

Thesubjectofsortinghappened to be the topic of Stern’s sermononanautumneveningwhenhetookthepulpit at Wilshire Baptist — a strange scenario for a Jewish rabbi, but stranger still was his chosen text for the evening’s service: the New Testament gospel of Matthew.

Theparticularstory,fromMatthew 25:31-46,isaboutsheepandgoats, the former being the “good guys” in this parable. That’s because of the way the sheep treated the “least of these” — the hungry,thestranger,thenaked,the sick and the imprisoned.

Jesus, who is telling this story, informs

both the sheep and goats that “just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” The reward for the sheep’s compassionate acts is eternal life; for the goats, the consequence of apathy is eternal punishment.

Stern began his sermon by addressing the uncharacteristic audience before him members of his own Temple Emanu-El congregationmingledwithmembersof Wilshire Baptist Church, who were hosting this gathering. On its face, it was a peculiar combination, Jews and Baptists gathered under one steepled roof. But as Stern reminded them in his introduction, this was not their first time to meet.

In fact, the two groups had grown somewhat accustomed to each other.

“It’s a little subversive. How? Because it’s ordinary,” Stern said. “Too often, we apply

the label ‘interfaith’ to high-profile ecumenical one-shot deals. Too often, we settle for the superfluous and symbolic when it comes to interfacing with each other.”

In contrast, he said, Wilshire Baptist and Temple Emanu-El “return again and again to the circles of sharing.”

However,noteverythingaboutthe gathering was commonplace.

“What isn’t ordinary at all is for a rabbi topreachonthebookofMatthew,” Stern said with a smile. “I approach my task tonight with some degree of trepidation. I’m grateful for the Q&A period when you all and my good friend George can set me straight.”

Mason’sflockhadarrangedforthe gatheringtoculminatein a potluck, theProtestanttraditionof a covered dish smorgasbord. The church’s community hall overflowed with Jews and Baptists sipping unsweetened tea and eating forkfuls of potato casserole and chocolate layered dessert, while the two religious leaders positioned themselves in the middle of the crowd, ready for questions from the audience.

One of the first that needed answering was how Stern wound up speaking on Jesus’ story in Matthew 25.

“The reason for the selection of the passageisthatyourpastorhasan alarmingly and annoyingly good memory,” Stern ribbed Mason.

During one of their many prior conversations, Stern says he had let slip his admiration for that particular text. “You know,” he had told Mason, “if there’s one passage in the New Testament that speaks to me, it’s the ‘least of these’.”

PreachingfromtheNewTestament, however, wasn’t the most challenging part of the service for Stern. The biggest obstacle, as it turned out, was a New Testament verse engraved on Wilshire’s wooden pulpit, which begins: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ …”

Sternconfidedtohisfriendbefore the Q&A session that he had spent the evening trying to push his notes over the engraving. When this was shared with the entire room, it exploded into laughter.

“So there you have it,” Mason says, “this is what happens in real interfaith dialogue.”

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In Wilshire Baptist Church’s community hall after the combined service, audience members had the opportunity to quiz Mason and Stern on various aspects of their differing faiths, and the two clergy responded off the cuff. Here are excerpts from the Q&A:

Q: Most of my knowledge of Jewish faith comes from the TV show “South Park”. In what ways might daily life be different for Baptists and Jews?

A: Rabbi Stern answered by describing himself as “terminally uncool” and saying he doesn’t watch “South Park”, but that “you at Wilshire know that ‘Baptist’ means a lot of different things in this town, and ‘Jew’ does as well.”

Q: Jesus was born a Jew, so when did he become a Christian?

A: “When we made him one,” Mason says. “Christianity comes after the church was founded. We believe Jesus inaugurated the coming kingdom of God” and that Jesus is the “anointed one”, “the one who is to come”. The word “Christian” enters the language “a full generation after Jesus himself,” Mason says.

Q: Why are Christians more focused on the afterlife than Jews?

A: “In conventional Jewish reading, there are only a few late and scattered notions of afterlife in the Hebrew Bible,” Stern says. The consequences of sin in Hebrew texts are more “earthly — agricultural, military, having to do with safety and security of family Covenant relationship for us is so much about this earthly realm.” However, he points out, the Jewish notion of afterlife has been around 2,000 years, and “we could probably stand to emphasize it a little more.”

A: “Christians are all over the map about the afterlife,” Mason says, reminding the audience that “Jesus says, ‘Behold, I make all things new,’ not ‘I make all new things.’ Immediate afterlife is more Greek thinking. It is the restoration of all things here that we look forward to.”

Beginning of a beautiful friendship

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“It’s not as if we sort of met on the racquetball court,” Stern says, now away from the limelight and relaxing with Mason in his Temple Emanu-El office.

joined an interfaith group that met monthly for breakfast, and through it he formed relationships with Temple Emanu-El leaders. Mason and Stern also began receiving invitationstointerfaithpanelsathigh school auditoriums or community colleges.

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The two men each found their way to Dallas in 1989 — Mason as Wilshire Baptist Church’s senior pastor and Stern as one of Temple Emanu-El’s assistant rabbis, later becomingassociaterabbiandthen,in 1996, senior rabbi. They are comparatively young leaders (Mason is 54, Stern, 49) ofprominentcongregations Wilshire Baptist, with 3,000-plus members, is one of the largest in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and Temple Emanu-El’s 2,800 families makes it the largest reform synagogue in the Southwest.

“We were both very young when we took the senior office of our parishes and congregations,” Mason says.

Sternsaysthatinperiodswhenhe needed guidance, “George has been a rabbi to me.”

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Mason, seeming humbled by this statement, thanks Stern and says the relationship is “mutual”.

SoonafterarrivinginDallas,Mason

As they got to know each other, something just clicked.

“We get along because we get along,” Stern says. “I think that there is so much more conversation among diverse clergy than congregants expect.”

It’s not a traditional friendship, Mason says, in that “it’s not like we have dinner together every Friday night.”

“We wish we did,” Stern interjects, but what’s more important is that “we know we’re there for each other.”

Days like this, then, in which they have a few minutes to catch up face-to-face, are rare — even if a reporter and photographer are present for most of the meeting.

What makes this occasion even more unlikely is that it takes place during one of the busiest times of the year for each clergyman. It is Holy Wednesday for Mason, with PalmSundaybehindhimandMaundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter quickly approaching, while Stern celebrated the beginning of Passover the night prior with

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his congregation in a three-hour Seder.

“How did we get you here during Holy Week?” Stern asks Mason, inquiring as to whether Mason has his sermon prepared for Sunday.

“It’s the same story every year, David,” Masonretortsgood-naturedlyabout the Christian holiday celebrating Jesus’ resurrection.Hethenasksabouthis friend’s Passover Seder.

“DidElijahshowup?”Thequestion refers to the Passover tradition of setting out a cup of wine and opening the door for the prophet Elijah.

“No evidence as of yet — the world is still broken,” Stern says.

“Oh, it surely is, isn’t it?” Mason agrees.

Getting comfortable with discomfort

“When you listen to and see someone else’s practice, it’s like holding up a mirror to your own,” Mason says. “You see the richness of someone else’s and the poverty of your own, and sometimes you see the richness of your own and the poverty of another.”

Thetwomen’sforthrightdiscussions about their differing views are “some of the richest I’ve ever had,” Stern says.

Their greatest satisfaction, however, is not in the dialogues that take place within their respective offices, but in the way their friendship has impacted their two congregations.

“If I wanted a successphotoofthese years of dialogue, it would not be George and me under the lights on the stage at Brookhaven,” Stern says, referring to the interfaith panels in which he and Mason have participated.

“It would be that night at Wilshire with peopleclimbingovereachotherand mushed together.”

Such a relationshipbetween a Jewish synagogue and a Baptist church has been more than a decade in the making. In the late ’90s, Temple Emanu-El began inviting Wilshire folk as honored guests to its annual interfaith shabbat services. Mason participatedintheTorahdiscussion,andthe Baptists were invited to sing in the Jewish choir — blue robes mixed with white robes. Mason, in turn, has invited Stern to lead classes and lectures at Wilshire, and most recently worked with Stern to arrange the combined service at Wilshire.

These days, they’re focusing on such congregation-to-congregationgatherings,and doing “less of the dog and pony, intentionally,” Stern says, referring to formal inter-

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THE SHEEP AND THE GOATS

To listen to Rabbi David Stern’s sermon on Matthew 25, visit and search: Matthew 25. Other portions of the service — including the prayers and a call to worship read by the Rev. Tiffany Wright of Wilshire Baptist Church and Rabbi Debra J. Robbins of Temple Emanu-El (who are also good friends) — also are available for listening.

After the joint service at Wilshire, Stern and the Rev. George Mason spent some time discussing the sermon and text. Here are excerpts from their discussion:

Stern: There’s always a risk in interfaith dialogue to cherry pick and, in doing that, disrupt the integrity of the whole. As a Jew, [I chose to] tread lightly on final judgment and sheep and goats The magnet for me was the set of criteria [rather than the end result].

Mason: The passage is intended to be read by the covenantal community who should be doing the reading It’s written to people who are already themselves insiders ... As you read the New Testament, the harshest judgment is always reserved for those who consider themselves insiders [the “included” are first, then the “excluded”] ... The assumption is we’re already here; now will your life reflect this, or will you miss this by your own choosing?

Stern: The sorting felt too tidy for me. What kept jumping out at me was the past tense: Everyone’s already in, and you have to sort of screw up to be out. What about the kind of existential, sometimes we have sheep days and sometimes we have goat days? How do we hear this as an ongoing challenge instead of a summary challenge?

Mason: If you look on a hillside grazing, can you tell the difference between the sheep and the goats? The shepherd knows the sheep from the goats; the sheep may not know, and the goats may not know. We are not to spend our time deciding who are God’s children, but being God’s children, and leave the sorting up to God. What does it mean to believe in Jesus but not to do what he says for the least of these? Do you really believe and not care for your neighbor? Clearly Jesus is saying, “No.”

faith programs. Usually in such contexts, “the focus will tend to be what you agree upon,” Stern says. “We’ve moved through and past that. I believe that the depth of our dialogue is the result of the depth of our relationship.”

And though their congregants may not feel confident enough to engage in the same kind of in-depth conversations, Mason says, “they are always happy to see it modeled for them, and that makes it easier for them somehow.”

Wilshire members probably feel more comfortable attending a bar or bat mitzvah, for example, or after attending a number of interfaith Shabbat services at Temple, feel welcome to visit on their own. Some Temple members worship at Wilshire on occasion, and one in particular meets Mason in the narthex almost weekly with a “clarifying question,” Mason says.

“A Jew from Temple Emanu-El would not worry that if they came to a Good Friday service at Wilshire, I would be blaming the Jews for killing Christ,” Mason says. “We would not take the easy road with that. We would wrestle with it and include ourselves in the complicity.”

Humor never hurts to break the ice,

either, and Mason and Stern are kings of the one-liner.

When Temple members visited Wilshire, Mason announced that “we will, because this is a Baptist church, take an offering later in the service,” which garnered a few laughs, but not as many as his smirking confession that “we considered an altar call, too.”

Afterward, during the discussion in the community hall, Mason was momentarily sidetracked by a conversation that reminded him of a movie he wanted to see, and he suggested Stern accompany him.

“I’ll like it better than the last one we saw together,” Stern said pointedly. Mason thought for a second, then smiled and told the two congregations: “That would be ‘The Passion of the Christ’.”

Suchwittycandorisnodoubtwhat encouraged Wilshire and Temple members to pose such questions during the potluck dialogue as: “Most of my knowledge of Jewish faith comes from the TV show ‘South Park’. In what ways might daily life be different for Baptists and Jews?” Or, “Jesus was born a Jew, so when did he become a Christian?”

Where it gets trickier for Wilshire and Temple congregants is when their leaders

begin to express jealousy.

“When we start talking about what we envy in the other’s tradition, then you start to see people fidget in their seats a little bit,” Stern says. “You tend to want to see your religious leaders in the ramparts saying, ‘Go team!’ ”

Some congregants have asked if Mason and Stern couldn’t just abandon the dialogues and return to solely sermons.

“Itookitas a hugesignofsuccess because they’re starting to make people uncomfortable,” Stern says.

The theological abyss

Just as Mason may be criticized more than Stern for his failure to proselytize his friend, he also takes more heat for his interfaith efforts.

“Reformcongregationsexpectreform rabbis to do this kind of stuff,” Stern says. “But when George shows up somewhere, he’s a Baptist minister, and for that reason he always has to wear a bit more of a flak jacket than I do.”

It benefits Mason that his Baptist brethren are not of the Southern ilk but of a self-professed progressive strain that broke away about the time the senior pastor took the pulpit at Wilshire. Plus, Mason has a

different background than most Texas Baptists in that he, like Stern, is a New Yorker. Staten Island, where Mason grew up, was more than 90 percent Catholic, and his family was Protestant. He attended public school, but remembers playing in baseball games that routinely began with the Hail Mary.

“And I would have no idea what they were talking about,” Mason says. “I had much more experience knowing what it was also like to feel like ‘the other’, and I do think that makes a difference. I don’t know who I would be if I had grown up in Dallas.”

New York also had a strong Jewish cultural footprint, and Mason had Jewish friends living across the street. It gave Mason a different perspective than most oftheChristiancommunity,hesays, many of whom assume that engaging in dialogue with a Jewish rabbi means conversation will be polite and placatory with watered-downconvictions,ratherthan seriously addressing differences.

Inhisownexperience,Masonsays, “that’s simply not been true.” He and Stern disagree, sometimes emphatically. But their disagreements take place in the context of a friendship.

“The relationship with David and I, we have no ulterior motive, [as in] if we could just get each other to do x or y then we will have succeeded,” Mason says. “Love doesn’t have ulterior motives. It simply gives itself out of a desire for well-being, and that’s the difference, I think.”

Finding such a relationship consists of “feeling your way through to the right partner where it’s someone you can learn from,” Stern says.

That’s why his friendship with Mason “doesn’t strike me as unlikely at all. I don’twanttodismissitascommon, either,” Stern says, but “all sorts of things make it make sense.”

There is one strong belief difference, however, that threatens to drive a wedge between them.

“We do come apart over the fact that I was a Mets fan,” Mason says.

“It’s a hugetheologicalabyss,”says Stern, a Yankeesenthusiast.“Ilove George. I know he’ll come around.”

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Introducing the Advocate Foundation’s 2010 limited-edition, numbered, and individually hand-painted ornament. Sales benefit neighborhood organizations and events. For more information, call 214.292.0486 or go to foundation.advocatemag.com

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St. John’s Episcopal School

Pre-k

• Individualized-based Curriculum

Lets students progress at their own pace.

• 18 Months through Eighth Grade

Strong lower/upper school curriculums with Middle School participating in the Int’l Baccalaureate Program. • Success 98% of all graduating eighth graders are accepted to their choice of high school.

BISHOP LYNCH HIGH SCHOOL

bishop lynch high school

9750 ferguson Rd., Dallas 75228 / 214.324.3607 / www.bishoplynch.org. Recognized for student achievement, leadership, and innovation, Bishop Lynch High School continues to build on a rich heritage that prepares graduates for a lifetime of success. The mission of Bishop Lynch High School is to teach students “to strive for academic excellence, to seek truth, and to work for justice in the world.” To see that each student emerges with a well-rounded experience, Bishop Lynch offers first-rate academics, including the largest dual enrollment program of any private school in the state of Texas, extensive guidance as students prepare to enter higher education, and a wide-variety of extracurricular and service activities.

the chilDRen’s centeR

1423 san saba Dr., Dallas / 214.823.2119 / fax 214.321.4666 contactus@thechildrenscenterdallas.org / www.thechildrenscenterdallas.org Established in 1951, the Children’s Center provides a way to introduce children to the arts, the joy of learning and the beauty and wonders of our world. Educating the total child, we place emphasis on developing the child’s social skills and independence. Licensed developmental school for children ages 2 1/2 - 5. We have 2, 3 and 5-day programs, depending on the child’s age. Our school day is from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Extended Day on Mon., Tues., Wed., and Thurs. until 2 pm. We maintain a waiting list and schedule visits to the school in the spring as space becomes available. For more information call us at 214.823.2119

the lab @ laKe highlanDs

10050 shoreview Rd., Dallas 75238 / 214.901.4280 / www.thelabdallas.com

The Lab is a fun place for kids to learn about science! Programs include a mix of demonstrations, hands-on experiments and auditory and sensory stimulation in a fun, age-appropriate environment. Servicing all school-aged children, we offer on-site birthday parties, science fair project mentoring, homework help, enrichment classes, school assemblies and Scout programs. Please visit our website for up to date calendar of activities and events, www.thelabdallas.com.

laKehill pRepaRatoRy school

leading to success. 2720 hillside Dr., Dallas 75214 / 214.826.2931, www.lakehillprep.org Kindergarten through Grade 12 - Lakehill Preparatory School takes the word preparatory in its name very seriously. Throughout a student’s academic career, Lakehill builds an educational program that achieves its goal of enabling graduates to attend the finest, most rigorous universities of choice. Lakehill combines a robust, collegepreparatory curriculum with opportunities for personal growth, individual enrichment, and community involvement. From kindergarten through high school, every Lakehill student is encouraged to strive, challenged to succeed, and inspired to excel.

scofielD chRistian school

7730 abrams Rd., Dallas / 214.349.6843 / www.scofieldchristian.org Pre-school6th grade. Open House November 17 @ 10 am. Join us and experience what makes SCS special. Students visit art, computer, music, spanish and library every week. Physical Education is every day! Each grade level also enjoys a series of Discovery Days where students step back in time to experience history brought to life like western, colonial, medieval, and holidays from around the world and more. Join us and you’ll see why Scofield is a great place for your family to discover too!

st. alcUin MontessoRi school

6144 churchill Way, Dallas 75230 / 972.239.1745 / www.saintalcuin.org

Founded in 1964, St. Alcuin Montessori School nurtures and guides children from 18 months through eighth grade according to the principles and methods of Maria Montessori. As the largest Montessori school in the Southwest, St. Alcuin is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational school serving a diverse community of approximately 490 students. St. Alcuin develops students’ capacities for critical thinking and compassionate action in a complex world. The middle school uses a Montessori approach while following the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (I.B.M.Y.P.) curriculum.

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st. john’s episcopal school

848 harter Rd., Dallas 75218 / 214.328.9131 / www.stjohnsschool.org

Founded in 1953, St. John’s is an independent, co-educational day school for Pre-K through Grade 8. With a tradition for academic excellence, St. John’s programs include a challenging curriculum in a Christian environment along with instruction in the visual and performing arts, Spanish, German, French, and opportunities for athletics and community service. St. John’s goal for its students is to develop a love for learning, service to others, and leadership grounded in love, humility, and wisdom. Accredited by ISAS, SAES, and the Texas Education Agency.

White RocK MontessoRi school

1601 oates Dr., Dallas / 214-324-5580

Founded in 1975 and located on beautiful, wooded acreage in East Dallas, WRM offers a world- class education to children ages three through 8th grade. The professional staff of this arts-integrated school is supported by specialists in the visual and performing arts, music, Spanish, P.E., and environmental science. The school’s award-winning Discovery Garden provides for an integrated gardening curriculum. Up-to-date technology is integrated into every classroom. Students are noted for their extraordinary levels of personal responsibility, independence, and self- confidence. Contact Sue Henry (214) 324-5580

Zion lUtheRan school

6121 e. lovers ln. Dallas / 214.363.1630 / www.ziondallas. org Toddler care thru 8th Grade. Serving Dallas for over 58 years offering a quality education in a Christ-centered learning environment. Degreed educators minister to the academic, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of students and their families. Before and after school programs, Extended Care, Parents Day Out, athletics, fine arts, integrated technology, Spanish, outdoor education, Accelerated Reader, advanced math placement, and student government. Accredited by National Lutheran School & Texas District Accreditation Commissions and TANS. Contact Principal Jeff Thorman.

business

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community

nortH dAllAs eArly CHIldHood PtA will host its monthly meeting at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 2, Cochran Chapel United Methodist Church, 9027 Midway, featuring a holiday brunch and vendor fair. For details, visit ndecpta.com.

Preston Hollow eArly CHIldHood PtA will host Coffee and Coloring at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 1 at Preston Royal Starbucks, 6025 Royal. The group also will hold its Cookie Exchange and Christmas Party this month. For details, visit phecpta.org.

nortHwood woMAn’s CluB was honored at a reception hosted by David Yurman and Neiman Marcus Willow Bend, which had donated a percentage of sales to the club’s charitable fund. The philanthropic organization includes more than 400 women, including many neighborhood residents, who volunteer for women and children’s charities throughout Dallas and Collin counties. For more details, visit northwoodwomansclub.org.

education

Kyle BArnes of W.T. White High School is among the returning reporters for DISD’s 2010-11 “School Zone Dallas” television program, which airs at 7 p.m. Wednesdays on local Cable Channel 98. Jatsive Hernandez of W. T. White co-hosts the Spanish language version, “Zona Escolar de Dallas”.

PAolA ArreolA of W.T. White co-hosts DISD’s “News Beat” program, which airs at 9 a.m., 1 and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday on local Cable Channel 98 or online at dallasisd.org. New reporters include Taylor Hinojosa of Hillcrest High School.

MIKe eArsInG was selected as the 13th president of Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. Earsing has served the school for 30 years as a teacher and assistant principal. He replaces the Rev. Phillip Postell.

MAureen sullIVAn, a physics teacher at Ursuline Academy of Dallas, received a Work of Heart Award in October from the Catholic Foundation for her commitment and leadership in the classroom. The award, which is given monthly to Dallas Catholic schoolteachers, includes a $500 grant. Over the past five years, the Catholic Foundation has awarded $450,000 in grant money.

w.t. wHIte JunIor reserVe offICers trAInInG CorPs received national recognition, making the 2010 Honor Roll for the program. They now rank in the top 20 percent of all JROTC programs in the nation. KIM wArGo will serve as the new headmistress at The Hockaday School — the eighth person to hold the position since the school was founded nearly 100 years ago. Wargo replaces Jeanne Whitman, who announced plans to retire after the 201011 school year.

volunteers

YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas urgently needs bilingual volunteers to help deliver free financial education workshops and mammogram screenings in Dallas County. Training is provided. Call 214.584.2348 or email lhudson@ywcadallas.org.

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BaPtISt

WIlSHIRe BaPtISt / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

Pastor George A. Mason Ph.D. / worship 8:30 & 11:00 am

Bible Study 9:40 am / www.wilshirebc.org

dIS cIPle S Of cHRISt

eaSt dallaS cHRIStIan cHuRcH / 629 n. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / THE TABLE worship Gathering 9:30 am

worship 8:30 & 10:50 am / Rev. Deborah Morgan / www.edcc.org

ePIS cOPal

cHuRcH Of tHe IncaRnatIOn / 3966 McKinney Ave / 214.521.5101

Sunday: Traditional 7:30, 9:00, 11:15 am and 5:30 pm

Contemporary 9:00, 11:15 am and 5:30 pm / incarnation.org

lutHeRan

ZIOn lutHeRan cHuRcH & ScHOOl / 6121 E Lovers Ln.

Sunday: Sunday School 9:15 am, worship 8:00 am, 10:30 am, & 6:00 pm / 214.363.1639 / www.ziondallas.org

metHOdISt

lake HIgHlandS umc / 9015 Plano Rd. (at McCree)

214.348.6600 / www.lhumc.com / Sun. School 9:45 am

Sun. worship 8:30 & 11:00 Traditional / 11:00 Contemporary

PRe SByteRIan

nORtHPaRk PReSByteRIan cHuRcH / 214.363.5457

9555 n. Central Expwy. / www.northparkpres.org

Pastor: Rev. Brent Barry / 8:30 & 11:00 am Sunday Services

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HOw TO APPROACH A HOLIDAy THAT BOTH DRAwS AnD DEPRESSES US ?

By the time you are reading this column, I’ll be preparing for my church’s annual Christmas Eve services. An anonymous poet wrote that people come in such numbers to catch “a whiff of incense” (even though we Presbyterians don’t use much of the stuff) and a “hint of hope”.

On Christmas Eve we find our way past the frenzy of the season with its shopping, cooking, entertaining and decorating, to the glow of candlelight and the warmth of carols, to meet an appointment with God. All too aware of the complexities and troubles of the real world, with its wars and rumors of war, and all the bad news in the papers, we come to catch glimpses of a world that is even more real — a world lit up by a light that came into the darkness.

A few years ago the New York Times carried an editorial titled “Hope For the Seasonally Challenged”. It described well what it means to be “seasonally challenged”: coping with the way Madison Avenue portrays Christmas as a perfect little world in which everybody in the family loves each other and says so; where everyone is still happily married, and obedient children lovingly gather around dear old Dad to hear Christmas stories on Christmas Eve. Christmas carols sing of perfect white Christmases, where everybody gets exactly what they want for Christmas. There are no fears lurking in the dark corners, and everybody’s expectations are met.

The seasonally challenged are those who know that their lives are not like that, and they are all too aware of the chasm between the real and the ideal. The seasonally challenged read all the magazine articles on seasonal depression, and they know exactly what they are describing.

Ca n you see why Christmas Eve is one of the greatest challenges preachers face?

Another article in the New York Times interviewed preachers all over the country about Christmas Eve. The tone of the questions was interesting — something like, “Don’t you find it difficult? All those people you never see any other time, trooping in with liquor on their

breath from the Christmas party they just came from, going through the motions in a once-a-year ritual?”

The assumption was that Christmas Eve must be terribly frustrating for preachers, who all the while resent the fact that the Sunday after Christmas, after all the falderal, will inevitably be one of the lowest attendance Sundays of the year.

Frankly, I have never felt that way, because

I believe I see something else happening here.

For one thing, whatever the reason people come out in such numbers on Christmas Eve, they come. For me, it is still heart-warming to see people jostling for places in church instead of a sporting event or a rock concert.

For another thing, I cannot but believe that we come not merely out of habit or convention, but because of something deep within us that leads us to make an appointment with God. There is something about Christmas that brings out the deepest yearnings of our hearts: perhaps a whiff of incense and a hint of hope.

churches listed on these pages. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

The assumption was that Christmas Eve must be terribly frustrating for preachers, who all the while resent the fact that the Sunday after Christmas, after all the falderal, will inevitably be one of the lowest attendance Sundays of the year. Frankly, I have never felt that way.

Blair Monie is senior pastor of the Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church (phpc.org). The Worship section is a regular feature underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the

LOOKING FORWARD

At the Jewish Community Center’s annual Senior Expo, neighbors learned how to protect themselves from scams in a session with Dave Lieber , investigative columnist for the Fort Worth StarTelegram From left: Clint Risner , Heather Cordova , Lieber and Anna Angorina

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W.T. White High School teachers Ramona Ford, Hillary Rinella and Mr. Rachmad Tjachyadi dressed up and performed a surprise act as The Supremes during the fine arts department’s Open Mic Night, which highlights student performances.

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The Medical City Hospital staff recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing pink, displaying a Memory Wall that honors loved ones who have lost their battles with breast cancer, and offering a resource fair to help educate other women.

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Karen Puckett , Preston Hollow resident and seventh-grade English teacher at Franklin Middle School, led her class in a project about the parts of speech, which included a song and dance competition.

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Mind, Body & sPirit

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Pets

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ESTATE SALES & LIQUIDATION SERVICES

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GREENSKEEPER Fall Clean Up & Fall Color. Sodding, Fertilization. Lawn Maintenance & Landscape. Res/Com. 214-546-8846

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HOLMAN IRRIGATION

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MOW YOUR YARD $27

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THE CAR REMAINED — MINUS THE WHEELS AND RIMS.

Steve Pillman and his wife have been doing some kitchen renovation. New countertops seemed like a nice addition, and maybe some new paint on the walls. It might be costly, but the project would add a fresh look to their home.

Unfortunately, the Pillmans’ work would offer a burglar an opportunity to victimize the family, and add a bit of frustration to their renovation plans.

Because of the remodeling, Pillman says, “we had some stuff in the garage, so we couldn’t pull the cars in the garage.”

As his family slept, someone shattered a window in his SUV, and then proceeded to steal the tires and rims. Pittman awoke the next morning to find the car up on jacks in his rear driveway. The tires and rims were missing.

“It made me feel like I wish I had woken up,” Pillman says. “We usually don’t get that type of crime over here.”

Pillman says his car has been broken into before at his home, but that was five years ago, and he was quite surprised that it happened this time. Replacing the wheels and rims cost $6,400, and while he had insurance, it will still cost him some money — as well as time and effort.

The Victim: Steve Pittman

The Crime: Burglary of a motor vehicle

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 19

Time: 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.

Location: 6900 block of Wildglen

Dallas Police Sgt. Gordon Hager of the North Central Patrol Division says this kind of crime is fairly common,with criminals seeking out high-end SUVs and cars.

“It’s a crime that does occur pretty often,” he says. “We see it occasionally, and it kind of comes and goes. They will tend to come in and sweep the area, and then be gone for a while.”

Hager says these types of criminals are very fast at removing the tires and rims from a vehicle, and usually leave the car up on jacks or stacked pieces of wood.

“It doesn’t take them very long; they’re very quick,” he says. “If you have a garage, park the car in it if at all possible.”

11.05

DATE WHENAN UNKNOWNSUSPECTAPPROACHEDA WOMANAS SHE WASSITTINGINHERVEHICLEIN THESHOPPINGCENTERAT THE SOUTHEASTCORNER OFMARSHAND FOREST. HEHELD A PISTOL TO HERHEAD, STATING, “GIVE ME THE DEPOSIT.”

VALUE OF THEITEMS THESUSPECT TOOK FROM THE WOMAN,INCLUDINGCASH, CHECKSANDA COACH PURSEAND WALLET

$887

3

NUMBER OF WITNESSES TO THECRIME WHOSAW THESUSPECTFLEE ONFOOT

Source: Dallas Police Department

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