Sunday Mass Notice, January 21, 2007 – 3rd Sunday, Ordinary Time

Welcome:  Catholic Mass with coffee & juice & specials on
the house served afterwards.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack

Place: Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence

The Pratt family, Chuck and Sandra, Chip and Cathy, Mark and Pam and Alex.

Readings:

Jeremiah
38, 4-6, 8-10, 
 They threw Jeremiah into the cistern.

Psalm 40,  Lord, come to my aid.

Hebrews 21, 1-4,  We are surrounded by a great cloud of
witnesses.

Luke 12, 49-53, Do you think I have come to establish
peace on the earth?

The choir with interns Emma, Leo, and Sophia.

The banana peel, after dancing with the banana peel, Leo handed it to his momma.

Community
Events:  

  1.   Our next Habitat
special day is probably September.
Look for the neighborhood behind the
Home Depot on Central, 11^th &

Ave. E.  A person may also work any Saturday.  

There
is still work to be done on the current house.

2.   ROMEO lunch Friday, August
9, 1:00, as usual.   The Old Geezer will be in
Ogden, Utah for Ryan McClurg’s wedding Friday., returning Saturday night.

 3.  The Women's Lunch Group on
Thursdays is on vacation until further notice.    For info talk
with Carol or Bernadette.  

HHH bikers John, Grace, and Doug.

Preparing for the Hotter "N Hell Hundred, Doug and Grace ride these bikes to our celebration.

What's
going on in our Catholic World: 

1.   American nuns and the Roman Visitor, National
Catholic Reporter, August , 360 words,  
Download American Nuns & Vistor 8-16-13  

2.   Francis unsettling folks?, National
Catholic Reporter, August 8,
  900 words,  
Download Francis unsettling 8-16-13  

3.   Projects facing Francis,  National Catholic Reporter,  August 12, 1000 words,      
Download Francis' Projects 8-16-13

Leo ready to celebrate.

Leo stuck until Beth pulled him out head first.

 True? 

 Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

Mark
Twain

Sophia.

 See you Sunday, August 18, 2013, 20^th  Ordinary Time, C cycle
  

J.S., 214-783-0443

Cupcake of The Week to John and Jean for 55 years.

One Cupcake of The Week to Marlene for her birthday and one a week late to Curtis, because his got accidentally given to a little girl (Emma) who visited the altar and left the gift of her toy car last week.

 JSM Mission-Faith Statement

     Help create a Catholic Community
that welcomes all God’s People,

provides for &  challenges spiritual
& total growth.

    Reaches out to help people
who are disadvantaged & make the world we

live in a better place to live.

Curtis and cupcake.

Photographers at work. Want to know how we get these pix? Beth and Sir Charlie.

Isaiah 1:   All nations shall stream toward it; many peoples shall come and say: “Come, let us climb the LORD’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.”
Romans 13:  You know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep.  For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed; the night is advanced, the day is at hand.
Matthew 24: Therefore, stay awake!  For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.

Being open to the unexpected is the beginning of new life, new growth, new possibilities. To be happy it is necessary to learn to let go of the way we are convinced life is and open our hearts and mind to what it really is.
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

From Lynda Fleming:

Senior Citizens Angel Tree:
We are partnering again this year with the Wellness Center for Older Adults in Plano. There are a variety of ways you can help:
~ If you would like to sponsor a senior, please text Lynda Fleming at 972-754-0823 with the number of seniors you would like to sponsor and a budget amount.
~ If you would like to make a contribution, please Venmo her @LyndaFleming and she’ll be happy to shop for you.
~ if you would like to donate $20 gift cards, the most requested places are Walmart, Subway, Target and Aldi.

Thanks so much for your support and generosity!!

I asked Lynda how much it would cost to sponsor a person.   She said  it would probably be $20-$30. They typically want pajamas or a couple pieces of clothing or a small appliance, things like that…
She also said The Wellness Center will contact as many of their people as they can to ask for needs and wants. If they don’t need anything specific, we give them a gift card depending on if they asked for a restaurant, groceries or general items.

Another Reminder for the 1st Sunday in Advent, November 30, 2025
Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1
Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
Passcode: 412993

John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
The ArtCentre of Plano,
902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

JSM Mission-Faith Statement
Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s
People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total
growth.  Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged &
make the world we live in a better place to live.

Revelation 7:  These are those who come from the great tribulation.  And they’ve washed their robes, scrubbed them clean in the blood of the Lamb.  That’s why they’re standing before God’s Throne. 
1 John 3:  For this is the original message we heard: We should love each other.  Let’s not just talk about love.  Let’s practice real love.
 Matthew 5:  When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge crowds, he climbed a hillside.  Those who were apprenticed to him, the committed ones, climbed with him.  Arriving at a quiet place, he sat down and taught his climbing companions. 

John Cade’s Homily from last Sunday:  10-26-25 Homily -30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Good food is the hallmark of every season: fresh fruit in summer, roasted chestnuts in the fall, warm bread in winter, oyster stew in the spring. Leslie Newman says of it, “As the days grow short, some faces grow long. But not mine. Every autumn, when the wind turns cold and darkness comes early, I am suddenly happy. It’s time to start making soup again.”
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

Another Reminder for All Saints Sunday, November 2, 2025
Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1

Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
Passcode: 412993

John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
The ArtCentre of Plano,
902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

JSM Mission-Faith Statement
Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth.
Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the
world we live in a better place to live.

Mass: Sunday, 9:30; coffee, donuts, muffins (home made), & juice on the house.

Place: Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence. 

Readings: 1 Samuel 26, 2-23; Psalm 103, esp. verse 8, a favorite; 1 Corinthians 15, 45-49; Luke6, 27-38.

Thanks again to all who helped to make last Sunday’s brunch & birthday celebration so much fun.

Ash Wednesday: Chris & Terry Phipps will again host us for a simple Ash Wednesday Mass (and ashes) this coming Wednesday. Address: 1712 Glenwick Dr., Plano 75075 Time: 7:00 P.M.

Mass: Second Sunday of Advent: 9:30; coffee, donuts, home made muffins, & juice on the house.

Place: Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.

Readings: Isaiah 35, 1-6, 10 (again beautiful); Psalm 146; James 5, 7-10; Matthew 11, 2-11

Thanks to all who donated or tried to donate their blood in Sunday’s blood drive.  Despite having about 50% rejected. 

Thanks also for making our Sunday brunch So Terrific!  See the Pictures.   

Community Bulletin Board

Christmas Eve Mass: 4:00 P.M.  Welcome!

The Mass after Christmas, Dec. 30: No Mass.  Rosemary & I will be in Mexico.

Two questions:

• What do you think about putting together a community directory with just names, perhaps email addresses, phone number, even address?
• What about a food drive Christmas Eve?  When St. James Parish said they did not want our donations any more, I forgot about the project.  But, we have Food Banks in Plano & Richardson, and people have said they would like to contribute.

Tree Project update: maybe in December?  Waiting to hear from Collin Co. Child Advocacy Center, Park & Los Rios.

See you Sunday.

Healing for Patricia.

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade (Very special Birthday)

Place: Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence. 

Says Emma, "Hi, Everybody."

Readings:

Proverbs 31, 10-13, 19-20, 30-31, When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls.

Psalm 128,   Blessed are those who fear the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 5, 1-6,  All of you are children of the day and children of the day.

Matthew 25, 14-30,  A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.

Mike homilizing.

 Community Events:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, November 14, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  All misfits welcome.

2.    Ladies' luncheon, Thursdays,  

December location not yet determined.  We’re looking for something holiday-ish to do.  Ideas?  Time not yet decided on.  Cathy says, "Elkes at Greenville in Allen or 5th St. Pizza, Stacy Furniture in Allen."

Everyone, please forward to anyone you think would be interested.  If you let me know I will add their email to the list. 

Carol

3.  Love for the Kids’ picnic, December 13, Saturday, from 8:00-1:00 more or less.  More info from Bill Hammond.

Kevin ready to go.

What's going on in our Catholic world:

1,    New Pope, New Hope, Excellent though long article on where we are with Francis, by Fr. Donald Cozzins, a superb author and visionary.  Even reading the section heads will give you a good idea of the article.  Corpus, September 17, 5100 words,  Download Fr. Cozzins 11-13-14

Our Beautiful Georgie.

 True? 

 Believe not because some old manuscripts are produced, believe not because it is your national belief, believe not because you have been made to believe from your childhood, but reason truth out, and after you have analyzed it, then if you find it will do good to one and all, believe it, live up to it, and help others live up to it.

THE BUDDHA

10th Anniversary Brunch, Beth & Mabel.

See you Sunday, November 16, 2014, 33^rd & last of the year, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

Offertory with Patricia, Fred, and Hue.

 JSM Mission-Faith Statement

     Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s
People, provides for and challenges spiritual and total growth.

    Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged and make the world we live in a better place to live.

Vivian sharing her Spirit with everyone.

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