Sunday Reminder for 10-5-10, 23rd Ordinary Time

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

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

Readings: Joshua 5, 9-12; Psalm 34; 2 Corinthians 5, 17-21; Luke 15, 1-32 (The Great Prodigal Son Story) A pre-homily Sunday.

Community Bulletin Board

The East African Travelers have returned!!!

Thanks to all of you who helped with the March 4 service: Carol Eshelbrenner, Claire Occhipinti, Bill Carey, Jimmy Miller, and especially, Fred & Maureen, who hosted the ceremony.

See you this Sunday, March 18.

Acts 2:  Jesus the Nazarene was a man commended to you by God with mighty deeds, wonders, and signs, which God worked through him in your midst, as you yourselves know. This man, delivered up by the set plan and foreknowledge of God, you killed, using lawless men to crucify him. But God raised him up, releasing him from the throes of death, because it was impossible for him to be held by it.
1 Peter 1:  He was known before the foundation of the world but revealed in the final time for you, who through him believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory,
Luke 24:  That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred.  And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.

It’s not difficult to get rich.   But it’s difficult to learn to have enough.
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

Rick Turner, South-Central Transplant Fund, Help Hope Live for Rickey Turner:  Rick Turner Blog Post

Another Reminder for 3rd Sunday of Easter, April 19, 2026
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.

Connie  & Cathy.

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

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

Harper and her buddies.

Readings: 

Sirach 35, 12-14, 16-18, He hears the cry of the oppressed.

Psalm 34,  The Lord hears the cry of the poor.

2 Timothy 4, 6-8, 16-18  I have competed well.

Luke 18, 9-14, Two people went up to the temple to pray.

Freddie, a happy kid.

 Community Events:     

1.  ROMEO lunch Friday, October 25, 1:00.   Welcome All.  Note: New location, Poor Richard's

 2.  The Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays,  The Olive Garden, 1:00, Central and Plano Pkwy, northbound service road.    For more info talk with Carol or Bernadette. 

Leo, Freddie's big brother.

3.  Christmas Concert at the Meyerson:

Rosemary is collecting for the tickets, $45 each.

The date:  December 19.   Rosemary says that you may still sign up.  Her contact, Blake, knows that we usually have a few additional people.   Total so far, 29 people.  

Welcome, also, to the Rectory for wine & cheese and a ride through Highland Park to see the best lights. 

Leo and Freddie making it work.

 Connected with this, a plan is developing to visit the Christmas lights in Highland Park on bikes one evening, a common event in that neighborhood.  We have our guide, Chris Phipps, who lives there, and the old geezer can second, since this is his old neighborhood.  Get your bike lights polished.

John Cade at the Pastry Shoppe with Sienna, Freddie, and Leo.

What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.      Church Reform possibilities, National Catholic Reporter, October 17, 1500 words,   Download Reform Meetngs 10-25-13

2.      Female Cardinal?, National Catholic Reporter, October 18, 1000 words,     Download A Female Cardinal 10-25-13 

3.       Francis' many activities, National Catholic Reporter, October 18, 3000 words,     Download Francis Activities 10-25-13

CC celebrating a birthday.

 True? 

Do not regret growing older.  It is a privilege denied to many. 

Cupcake Time.

  See you Sunday, October 27, 2013, 30^th  Ordinary Time, C cycle

 J.S., 214-783-0443

Buddy.

 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.

Kristin and Josh.

Mass: First 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 2, 1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13, 11-14; Matthew 24, 37-44

Thanksgiving Tree:  will be set up on the stage.  Nearby will be paper ornaments on which you may answer the question, " I thank God this year for…"  Use the ribbons to tie it onto the tree.  Kids will find special ornaments that have a picture to color on one side, while the blessing can be put on the other side.  We will keep it up every Sunday into Christmas Eve Mass at 4:00.  Perhaps a couple of blessings can be read anonymously each Sunday.  Our Thanksgiving continues into Christmas.

Community Bulletin Board 

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

Marie Green’s son Steven is selling Marie’s house and offering our community a first shot at greatly reduced cost.  Location: Renner & Collins/Alma, south east subdivision.  Specs: ca. 2,500 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, den, dining room, office, two car garage.  Open to renting or renting to buy.  Contact: Green, Steven, E-mail Address:   sgreen@virtualagility.com

December 9: Save Your Blood for the Christmas Blood Drive and Brunch. 

See you Sunday.

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, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence.

Readings:

Acts 4,  8-12,  In his name this man stands before you healed.

Psalm 118,    The stone rejected by the builders has become the corner stone.

1 John 3, 1-2,   See what love the Father has bestowed on us.

 John  10, 11-18,  I am the good shepherd.

 Community Activities:        

1.      ROMEO MEET: Friday, April 24, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Last one in picks up the tab.  

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  Pass this month, too much going on.  Up next, May.

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.    Welcome all, The Great Annual Anniversary Party, 10^th Anniversary (bet you figured it would never last this long),  April 25^th, Saturday,  Heritage Farm, 15^th & Custer, 6:00 P.M., Covered dish, kids welcomed (the wagon rides).    Vows will be renewed by numerous special couples, like usual. 

 What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       American Nuns given okay, National Catholic Reporter, April, 17 789 words,    Download American nuns given okay 4-23-15

 2.       Reaction to bishop's resignation, National Catholic Reporter, April 21, 1000 words,    Download Reaction to bishop's resignation 4-23-15

 True?  

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience.

We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

See you Sunday, March 26, 2015, 4th Easter,  Cycle B

J.S., 214-783-0443

 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.

Says Brooklyn, "Hi, Everybody, Come in."

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

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

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

And Sienna (big sister) says, "Welcome, it's fun."

 Readings:

Acts 1, 12-14,   All these devoted themselves to prayer, together with some women.

Psalm 27,  I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.

1 Peter  4, 13-16,  If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you.

John  17, 1-11,  I pray for them.

And says Harper, "Is it Cupcake time yet?"

 Community Events:

1.   ROMEO lunch Friday, May 30,  Jason's, 1:00, Welcome all Old Geezers & kids, plus the Real Romeos. 

 2.  The Women's Lunch Group on 1st Thursdays,  The Olive Garden, 1:00, Central and Plano Pkwy, northbound service road.    For more info talk with Carol or Bernadette. 

3.    Excellent seminar for couples, married or unmarried, free, too,  Download Couples' Seminar 5-29-14

CC and Kayla say to their Grandmother, Claire, "God is good here, he gives out Cupcakes."

 What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.    Can 26 Italian women be wrong?, The Telegraph,  May 18, 678 words,   Download 26 Italian Women 5-29-14

2.    Has Francis shown all his cards?,  National Catholic Reporter, May 19, 888 words,      Download Francis show his cards 5-29-14

3.     Knocking on Francis' Door, National Catholic Reporter,  May 23, 900 words,    Download Knocking on Francis' door 5-29-14

4.    Francis in the Holy Land, National Cathoic Reporter, May 25, 1300 words,    Download Francis in Holy Land 5-29-14

Offertory, Cheryl, Meredith and Brent

  True? 

How to be Happy in Old Age
by
Christine Swanberg

Refer to Pavarotti as your friend.

Listen to him often.

Try to live the way he sings.

Give everyone A’s in everything.

Never be afraid of your hair

or what others might say about it.

Prefer levity to pomposity.

Make up wonderful lies

especially to stupid questions.

Love good food and drink.

Cook marvelously.

Carry a rusty briefcase

or a red knapsack.

Make satirical weathervanes.

Wear outrageous socks.

From The Alleluia Tree (The Puddin’head Press, 2012).

Used here with the author’s permission.

Early artists,  Zoe and Emma.

See you Sunday, June 1, 2014, 7th Easter, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

A special for a Great Grandmother.

 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.

What a Gift.