Sunday Reminder for 12-13-09, 3rd Advent

Acts of the Apostles 5:  Many signs and wonders were done among the people at the hands of the apostles.

Revelation 1:  Do not be afraid.  I am the first and the last, the one who lives.

John 20:  Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.

Buddy and Zoe lighting the candles

Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7428208829?pwd=VERncTBxaWdkaFpkTUZKL3RROW81UT09

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandra reading the Gospel

 

 

 

 

A message from Richard Eshelbrenner:

The Purple Stride Event to raise money for pancreatic cancer (this is the cancer Carol had) is being help at Klyde Warren park in Dallas on April 30^th between 8:00 and 12:00.   The event is a 5K walk or run.  You can find more information at the following URL: 

https://secure.pancan.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=purplestride_contact_us&fr_id=2297

 

 

Communion

 

 

 

Congregation

 

 

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.

 

John Stack Ministries, 7017 Helsem Way, Dallas, Texas 75230

 Mass: 9:30; Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

Place: Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings:  Ezekiel 34, 11-17; Psalm 23 (Good); 1 Corinthians 15, 20-28;  Matthew 25, 31-46  

Community Bulletin Board:

• True?  If you want to know if you love yourself enough, ask yourself how much time you take to do what you like to do.
  — Becoming Fully Human      

• This Sunday, November 16: Thanksgiving food & Kroger $20 gift card drive. 

•  December 7–Advent Blood Drive, Food Drive, & Community Brunch

• We have a Christmas family: mom, 3 little girls, and a baby on the way.  Date to finish: Dec. 14.

• After having an excellent job for the past few years, Rosemary had to be released because of the  times.  Anybody know of a part time opportunity?  15-20 hours per week?  Computer specialist, access database, excel?

• Special note from Bernadette Delgado & Loretta Garcia-Williams:

  Delta Kappa Gamma is a group of Plano teachers that is raising money for several scholarships for Plano seniors this year.  We would appreciate your help.  Just shop at Barnes and Noble on 15th St. on Sat. the 22nd using this coupon.  We will receive 10% of sales!  Thank you for your help with this worthy project.    Download barnes_noble_1114.doc

Picture 1: Jackie McGrath & grandkids

Picture 2: Audry & Jo Whitley

Picture 3: Guess Who

Welcome: Coffee & juice & specials on the house.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack.  Mike homilizing.   Welcome. 

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

Curtis & Mabel hosting our Thursday & Friday outdoor services

Thursday Hand Washing with Tom, Teresa, & Jean

Readings:   Acts 4, 32-35, They had everything in common; Psalm 118, Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, his love is everlasting; 1 John 5, 1-6, Everyone who loves the Father loves the one begotten by him; John 20, 19-31, Jesus came and stood in their midst.

Hand Washing with Bobby

Cindy, Neil, Megan, & Stephanie

  Community Bulletin Board:

1. Easter Egg hunt:  Return your empty plastic eggs and get a prize.  Thanks to The Gang who helped.
2. Big Annual Anniversary Party: April 28, Heritage Farm, 6:00 until…  As usual, covered dish, wagon & mules for the kids, and renewal of wedding vows of 15 plus couples from 5 years to 60 years. 
3. Check out YELP on line.  Comment on our community.  Thanks, Carol Eshelbrenner.

Sean & Donna with their daughters Kimberly & Courtney

Alexandra with her parents, Richard & Monica and Jackie

Alicia with her granddaughter

 What's going on in our Catholic World:   

1.  Benedict and Cuba, National Catholic Reporter, April 5, (400 words),  Download Benedict & Cuba 4-13-12

2.  Kennedy on substitutes for Easter & Passover, National Catholic Reporter, April 5, (700 words), Download Kennedy on Easter 4-13-12

3.  The Cardinal’s Lunch, National Catholic Reporter, April 9, (500 words), Download A Cardinal 4-13-12

The Handsome One, Tristan

The Beautiful One, Gracie, Hue Beavers' grandkids

Emma on The Hunt

Leo ready for Easter

True?

The more I read, the more I meditate, and the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

VOLTAIRE

Leo running from Who Dat?

The Prize Table under control with Loretta, Sabrina, Alison, Dillon, & John

  Video:  (3 min.)

 See you Sunday, May 15, 2^nd Easter

  J.S., 214-783-0443

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.

John celebrates our Mass.

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

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

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

Emma says, "Hi, Everybody, Welcome in."

Readings:

Isaiah  5, 1-7,  Let me now sing of my friend, my friend’s song concerning his vineyard.

Psalm 80,   The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel.

Philippians 4, 6-9,  Have no anxiety at all.

Matthew 21, 33-43,  There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. 

Cupcake of The Week Time.

Community Events:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, October 3, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Watch out for an Old Geezer.  We’ll play see if you can find Fred.

2.    Ladies' luncheon, Thursdays,  

 October:  we are meeting on the 2^nd Thursday, October 9.  Abuelo’s, 3420 N Central Expy, Plano, TX, (972) 423-9290, 1 p.m. 

November; we are meeting Thursday, November 6, 4:30 pm, Steve Fields, 5013 W Park Blvd, Plano, TX 75093, (972) 596-7100.  NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME!!!!    We’re going to happy hour, the lobster pizza is to die for and ½ price.

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

Harper says, "Cupcake Time yet?"

 3.       Habitat Project, build 100 houses in Dallas, Oct. 5-11, 

cwpdallasfortworth.org/  also, www.dallasareahabitat.org

4.       Christine Drescher has two job opportunities, a part time bus driver and a full time maintenance person.  Contact: 972-686-5633.

5.       November 6, 10^th Anniversary of our Community, Sunday brunch.

Bernadette reading Ezekiel.

What's going on in our Catholic world:

1.     Kansas City Bishop under indictment,  National Catholic Reporter, September 29, 1200 words,    Download Kansas City 10-2-14

Gil reading Philippians.

True? 

Where will you be sitting in eternity, smoking or non-smoking?

Sandra says, "Good to be home.'

See you Sunday, October 5, 2014, 27^th Ordinary Time, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

David opening the Coffee Shoppe.

 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.

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

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

Readings: Acts 6, 1-7; Psalm 33; 1 Peter 2, 4-9; John 14, 1-12.

Community Bulletin Board

Quad Squad:  Even a couple of hours once a month is a help!  Let me know.

Next Community Party: May 3, 7:00 P.M., Fairview Farms’ Barn, The Anniversary.  Hold the date.

Our taxi man, Rick Turner, knows the Metroplex.  Call: 214-707-6536c; 972-412-0711h.   

See you this Sunday, April 20.

James says, "Hi, Everybody, Welcome in."

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

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

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

With her mom, Beth, looking on, Emma solves world problems.

Readings:

Isaiah 40, 1-5, 9-11,  Comfort, give comfort to my people (excellent, see Handel’s Messiah)

 Psalm 85,    Lord, Let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.

2 Peter 3, 8-14,  With the Lord one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like one day.

Mark 1, 1-8,   The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Cowboy Cole works on the same problems.

 

Community Activities:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 5, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  All left over turkeys welcome.

2.    LADIES' LUNCHEON, Thursday,  December 4, 1:00, Cantina Laredo, Royal & Preston (northeast corner on Royal side)

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

Carol

Cupcake of The Week to Maureen.

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

4.    Interested in a French Christmas Market here in Dallas?  Check the International School, Dec. 7, this Sunday,  Download French Xmas Market 11-20-14

5.  Christmas gift toffee will be on sale Sunday & following Sundays, $13.  Proceeds go to Dallas North Rotary, my club.

Cupcake of The Week to Tom & Denni for 39 years.

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.    Fr. Charles Curran, friend of our community and theology professor at S.M.U.,  National Catholic Reporter,November 21,  2500 words,    Download Curran 12-4-14

2,    The Great ex-priest James Carroll on Thanksgiving,  Boston Globe,  November 24, 800 words,     Download James Carroll 12-4-14

3.  Kennedy on Synod Follies, National Catholic Reporter, November 26,  800 words,   Download Kennedy 12-4-14   

Beginning, 1st Sunday of Advent.

True? 

Your work is not to drag the world kicking and screaming into a new awareness.  Your job is to simply do your work  …  sacredly, secretly, and silently  …  and those with eyes to see and ears to hear will respond.

The Arcturians 

The Magic Hatmakers, Cathy & Harper, Bern & Victoria.

See you Sunday, December 7, 2014, 2nd Advent, Cycle B

J.S., 214-783-0443

Want a teddy bear?

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.