Mass: Coffee & donuts & treats on the house. Welcome!
Place: Vines High School, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence, west of Central Expressway.
Time: 9:30; Stack celebrating
Readings: Genesis 14, 18-20; Psalm 110, You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek; 1 Corinthians 11, 23-26; Luke 9, 11-17
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Community Bulletin Board:
Take Note: June 13 through August 1 we will meet at SiglerElementary School, 1400 Janwood, Plano 75075 (corner of Brentwood, just west of Alma).Janwood is the first street south of St. Mark’s.Vines will be undergoing major renovation.
2nd Notice: Our Sunday Evening-Monday Morning blog will be delayed one day because The Editors have a wedding in Austin Sunday evening for Jack Carlson's son Jim & fiancee Lindsay.
Thoughts on The Church, National Catholic Reporter, 6-1-10: Ever wonder what happened to the Catholic efforts in China? Read this:
Place: Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence, south side, Plano.
Readings: 2 Samuel 7, 1-5, 8-16, The Lord said to King David, 'Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever;' Psalm 89, Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord; Romans 16, 25-27, To him who can strengthen you be glory; Luke 1, 26-38, The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a virgin.
Picture Picture 1: Erin & Sienna arrive to light candles
Picture 2: Emma & Sienna
Picture 3: A blanket parade for The Bridge homeless shelter
Picture 4: Greorge Price coordinating the delivery
Picture 5: Brunch Time
Picture 6: The Gang, Jerry, Jo, & Tony
Community Bulletin Board:
A. Schedule of upcoming events: In an attempt to make our Advent special this year, we have invited the community to focus on one gift to the less fortunate each of the 4 Sundays. Thanks for the great response.
December 4, The 2nd of Advent. The gift: Toys. Thanks to Beth & Rob Robinson for coordinating.
December 11, The 3rd of Advent. The gift: Blankets for The Bridge homeless shelter. Thanks to George Price for taking a huge load of blankets.
1. This Sunday, December 18, 4th Advent. The gift:Men's shoes to The Austin Street Shelter.
Also this Sunday, Mike Carrell will share his ideas on the homily and we will have a community reconciliation service. We will explain this Sunday.
December 10, last Saturday, thanks to the large number of our people who helped with the Love for Kids Christmas Party in Flower Mound for handicapped kids. It was a beautiful & touching event.
Bill Hammond sent this note:
I talked to the President of Love for Kids, Todd Van Galen, and he shared with me the following information:
Number of Kids = 2800 to 3000
Number of Volunteers = 850 (35 from Vines)
Number of Buses= 60 plus 12 Va
Number of Coats given out = 850 (by the CPA Society)
Number of Hot Dogs consumed= 4500
Number of Kids Lost= NON
They are always looking for Leaders that can take a role before, during and after the event and if anyone is interested call Todd Van Galen at 214-557-2721.
There should be another picnic in the spring. I'll let everyone know.
2. Christmas Eve, 4:00, December 24, Saturday. Christmas Pageant, plus 2 special visitors will be present.
Get money — but stop once in a while to figure what it is costing you to get it. No man gets it without giving something in return. The wise man gives his labor and ability. The fool gives his life.
Bruce Barton (1886 – 1967), American author, advertising executive, and politician
Video: Final Blessing & Hymn
See you Sunday, December 18, 2011
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
Says Geri, "Welcome, You Kids, all 1000 of you. We are ready for you." Love for Kids Christmas picnic.
Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice, and pastries, some bought, some home-made.
Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack.
Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075
John, John, & Karen getting ready to feed all 1000 kids, plus teachers and chaperones.
Readings:
Isaiah 7, 10-14, Ask for a sign from the Lord
Psalm 24, Let the Lord enter, he is king of glory
Romans 1, 1-7, Grace to you and peace
Matthew 1, 18-24, Behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son.
Hi, Tori and Zoe, thanks for being our Candle Lighters of The Week.
Hi, David and Caroline. As always, nice having you here.
Community Activities:
ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 15, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.
JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together), Jamuary, TBA
Some of the contributions to our Advent Food Drive
You are looking at another Romeos, this one, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Joe, Rosemary's brother in law, is 3rd from left. A breakfast group at another deli.
Christmas at the Dallas Symphony
This Friday: the Meyerson, December 16th at 7:30 pm.
Come at 5:30 to the condo of Beth & Rob, at 2111 Marilla on the corner with S. Pearl across the street from the Dallas Farmers’ Market.
Attached are instructions on how to arrive at Robinson’s, including how to arrive via DART. Note also that you may leave your car at Robinsons and take the free DART shuttle to the Meyerson (saving you $10 parking). We will depart the Robinsons at 6:45. Download DART to Robinsons'
Sunday, July 1: Summer Blood Drive. This Sunday from approximately 8:00 – 11:30. We need your Blood! Can we get 20 People?
Saturday, July 7: Roofing job in Rowlette, starting at 8:00 A.M., partnering with Lake Point Baptist. If you can use a hammer, I need you. Pizza for lunch. Also, if you have them: bring tools like a framing nail gun, table saw, circular saw, extension ladder, old paint brushes for tar, extension cords, levels, and hand tools like hammers. Get ready: We will have a ball!
Are there any further kids or adults who would like to take part in our Spiritual Development program, prepare for First Communion on Mothers’ Day, or prepare for Confirmation on Fathers’ Day?
Good Book: Daniel isn’t Talking, Marti Leimbach (about a family who has an autistic son)
Isaiah 8: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, as they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as people make merry when dividing spoils. 1 Corinthians 1: I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose. Matthew 4: … Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.
Failure is essential to being able to succeed. Learning to accept ourselves as we are is key to being able to be more than we are because then we are free to fail—which means, of course, that then we are free to try til we succeed. The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister
Another Reminder for The 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 25, 2026 Here are the links for Sunday:
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.
