Well, well, well!

Looks like our parish's quota for the 2010 Archbishop's Appeal is now pegged at $4,983 for this year.



And if that wasn't bad enough, parish mumble - mumble claims that there are those so - called dissident members of our little faith community who are downright eager to get a head start on their more pious and sober - minded neighbors...

And, now, as that old, dreamy sentimental song puts it so well, it's time to:


♪ Bring in the clowns! ♫

♫ There's got to be clowns! ♪

♪ Don't bother, they're here! ♫


Yes, Virginia!

Clowns can indeed be found -- even here in Brackettville -- too, as we read in this as - yet unconfirmed notice:

"Motivated by some short circuit in his DNA, or maybe better yet, simply motivated by that bad 'ole Green Eyed Monster of Envy, one clown has already staked out roughly 49.21% of that 2010 Archbishop's Appeal figure for his own personal ego trip -- heh, heh, heh! :) "