Reminder for Sunday 1-2-11, Epiphany

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 

Brandon, the Candle Lighter of The Week, with his apprentice learning the skill.
 

Readings:

Isaiah, 11, 1-10,  On that day the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb. (a beautiful reading)

 Psalm 72,  Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace forever.

 Romans 15, 4-9,  Welcome one another as Christ welcomed you.

 Matthew, 3, 1-12,   John the Baptist appeared preaching in the desert.

Communion from Patricia to Cindy and Claire.

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 9, 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), December 9; 12:30

ADVENT PLANS:   Download Advent 2016    This Sunday, Souls Harbor, hoodies, useful items for the truck, guest speaker

Healing & Life for Tom from John.                    

Christmas at the Dallas Symphony

This year we are going to the Meyerson on Friday, December 16th at 7:30 pm.   We will have seats in the Orchestra section at approximately $45.00 per person.  Please let Rosemary (rosemary.mcginn@sbcglobal.net) know as soon as possible if you are interested in going.  

Something new and special this year.  We will meet before the 7:30 concert at the condo of Beth & Rob at 2111 Marilla on the corner with S. Pearl across the street from the Dallas Farmers’ Market.   

"You look beautiful," says Mike to John,

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. Nothing this week

And, just in case you forgot…..

True? 

There are bold pilots, and there are old pilots, but very few old bold pilots.

Army Air Corp Sign

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 You have doubts?  This is alligator habitat, nice cool lagoon, warm bank for sunbathing.   One warm Sunday afternoon during a Thanksgiving week, there was a, say, 5 foot, sunbather.   Problem: blind curves on the bike path.  Thanks be to other cyclists and walkers who warned this biker.

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.

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

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

Georgie with Zoe and Emma, plus Bernadette and Michelle, mothers and daughters

Jerry with Mike and Mike, Mary Ellen checking out  the pastries

Readings:  

 Deuteronomy, 4,1-2, 6-8,  What great nation is there that has gods so close?

 Psalm 15, The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.

James, 1, 17-18, 21-22,  Be doers of the word and not hearers only.

Mark, 7, 1-8, 14-15, 21-23, From within people, from their hearts, come evil thoughts.

John and Connie, Tom and Denni

Jean and John, John and Mary Jane

Community Bulletin Board: 

1.  Habitat Build, Saturday morning, the Sept. 1, 11^th Street & Ave. E.  Welcome.  This is a unique experience of giving.

2.  Dallas Symphony Orchestra Christmas Concert.  It may be only August, but this superb performance sells out.  We get discounted tickets as a group.  Date: December 14, 8:00, tickets will be about $40.  Wine & Cheese at The Rectory pre-performance.  Traditionally, this has been a beautiful evening.

3.  Free Medical Clinic in September (message from John Ernst, CCAC):   "September 29, there will be a large one day free clinic at the Dallas Convention Center sponsored by our national organization, of which we are members.  Thousands of people will be served all by volunteers."  Download Medical clinic 8-10-12 

Torri & Buddy in Michelle's arms with Jean,  Rosemary, and Bernadette

John with Sandra and Chuck

What's going on in our Catholic World:   

1.    American Bishops' Moves, National Catholic Reporter, August 17, 500 words,   Download US bishops 8-24-12  

2.     Confession Anyone?, Corpus, August 18, 500 words,   Download Confession 8-24-12

3.     Vatican Bank, National Catholic Reporter,  August 24, 325 words,  Download Vat Bank 8-24-12

Jim's birthday party and Jim's girls

Geri and Maureen

True? 

 The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking."

A.A. Milne, British author

More of Jim's girl with an old geezer and his HHH medal

Almost dead HHH riders entering Shepherd A.F. Base at the end of 100 miles

See you Sunday, September 2

J.S., 214-783-0443

Rest Station around mile 60 keeping ahead of the water demand. High temp was only 94, but 30 mph. south winds made returning to Wichita Falls brutal.

Long lines for the port a potties the first 5 rest stations. From mile 60 on, short lines if any.

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:  Plus coffee & donuts & specials on the house.  Welcome!

Place: Vines High School, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence, west of Central Expressway.

Time: 9:30

Readings: Zephaniah 3, 14-18; Psalm, Isaiah 12, Cry out with Joy and Gladness, for among You is the Great and Holy One of Israel; Philippians 4, 4-7; Luke 3, 10-18

  
Community Bulletin Board:   

Heritage Farm renovation:  On hold for a while.

Christmas Gifts for Child Advocacy: Beth will collect them.  Download Child Advocacy Gifts 

Community Blessings of 2009:

• Our new grandbaby, Jack
• Yosemite Trip

Hey, All You Kids Waiting for Santa: serious rumor has it that Santa has scheduled us again this Christmas Eve, 4:00 P.M. Mass.  Better be nice to an old geezer.  Any other of you kids want to be a shepherd or angel in the Nativity Drama Christmas Eve?

   
 True?

Life is a candle before the wind.

Japanese Proverb

Jackie Ritter sends us a note about a special service I have never heard about:

Just a reminder on our "Room in the Inn" Program for the holidays.   We're offering hotel rooms at no cost to our guests coming to visit loved ones in area hospitals, nursing homes and treatment centers on Christmas Eve.

Tharaldson Lodging Company, which operates our hotel, began the "Room in the Inn" program in 1988.  With times as they are now in Michigan and across the country, we're trying to relieve some of the financial stress of having family in a care facility and by offering free rooms to those in need, we hope to make it a little easier for families to get together during the holidays.

If you happen to know of anyone who's in this circumstance, or need more information about our "Room in the Inn" program, please contact our General Manager, Rick Porco, or visit our Website for all of our locations at  http://www.tharaldson.com

 
Picture 1:  Gayle & Tony

Picture 2:  Barb Wittek, Bobby, Mabel & Curtis Ekes

Picture 3:  Marsha, Grace, John, Kevin, & Karen

Picture 4:  Kerry, Nina, & Marianne

Picture 5:  The Food Line

Picture 6: The Guys, Tony, John, Rob, & Bob

See you Sunday, December 13

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

Cowboy Cole and Leo, trouble brewing.

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

 Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack with Damon sharing his history before arriving at Soul’s Harbor. 

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

John giving ashes to Cole, his mom, Erin, and Leo, with Chuck following up.

 Readings:

Genesis 12, 1-4,   I will make of you a great nation.

Psalm 62,  Lord, let your mercy be upon us as we place our trust in you.

2 Timothy  1,  8-10,  Bear your share of hardship.

Matthew  17, 1-9,  And he was transfigured before them.  (A good one)

John with ashes for Mike.

 Community Events:

1.    Second Sunday of Lent:  

1.   Food Drive; 
2.   Soul’s Harbor Truck—Spring Cleaning week;  
3.   Damon, one of the men from Soul’s Harbor will tell his story, very powerful.

2.   ROMEO lunch Friday, March 7,  Jason's, 1:00, Welcome all Old Geezers & kids.  

 3.  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. 

4.  Next Community Party: April 26.  Annual Anniversary Party, Heritage Farm, 6:00 P.M., covered dish as usual.  

5.  Next book and game swap: May 18.  Save up.

Georgie and Tori at the Cookie Shoppe with dad, Randolph, looking on.

 What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.     NCR Letter to Francis, National Catholic Reporter, March 6, 940 words,     Download NCR Letter to Francis 3-13-14

 2.    Francis plans may be bigger, Religion News Service, March 8, 1000 words,      Download Francis plans 3-13-14

3.    John Dear, a great man released from the Jesuits, Huffington Post, Friends of Christian Spirituality, Matthew Fox, March 8, 150 words,    Download John Dear 3-13-14

The Contemplative Zoe.

True? 

“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”

Gertrude Stein

The gang, Gil and Bernadette, John and Jean holding somebody's cupcake.

 See you Sunday, March 16, 2014, 2^nd Lent, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

Sacrament of Healing for Jackie with Cathy looking on.

  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.

Frank and Jerry checking out the coffee.

And we begin the first Sunday of Lent.

 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:  Isaiah 45, 1-6; Psalm 96; 1 Thessalonians 1, 1-5; Matthew 22, 15-21

Community Bulletin Board:

• True?  Religions are Different Roads converging upon the same point.  What does it matter that we take Different Roads, so long as we reach the Same Goal.  Mahatma Gandhi in, Dr. Patrick Swift's (Dallas boy) One Mountain, Many Paths 

• Performance Review presented this Sunday by Ron Kovatis

• Habitat update: Download Habitaters.doc

Picture 1: Quads

Picture 2: Roy & Hunter

Picture 3: Richard, Monica, Alexandra, & Mogan Froebe

See you this Sunday, October 12

J.S.   (214-387-0443)

Okay, Buddy, requirement number 1 for all helpers at Mass is that you must at least pretend to be fascinated by every word coming from The Old Geezer.

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 

Georgie, requirement number 2 for you is that you must help your little brother, Buddy, to look entranced by The Man's every word.  

Readings:

Habakkuk, 1, 2-3, 2, 2-4 , I cry for help, but you do not listen. 

Psalm 95,  If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

21 Timothy 1, 6-8, 13-14, I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God.

 Luke 16, 19-31,   Faith the size of a mustard seed. 

Welcome, Barb, to you and to your delightful sister from Germany.
 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, September 30, 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):     October 7,   Friday, @ 1 pm,  Angela's Crosswalk, 1010 E 15th St (K Avenue), Plano, TX 75074.  RSVP to Marilyn,   rmackerman5@gmail.com

Alright, Ray, if Leo is playing the violin, move over because Genevieve is ready to play the guitar.

Christmas at the Dallas Symphony    

This year we are going to the Meyerson on Friday, December 16th at 7:30 pm.   We will have  seats in the Orchestra section at approximately $44.00 per person.  Please let Rosemary (rosemary.mcginn@sbcglobal.net) know as soon as possible if you are interested in going.  As always we will gather at Tulip Lane before the performance.                            

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. National Catholic Reporter,   Nothing special this week.

Don't we welcome anybody on these camping trips, like Beth & Mike?!

True?

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Mark Twain

Somebody mention cold?  Yes, at least cool, like 23 degrees.   

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Pretty nice scenery up on those ridges, with the one exception.
 

Shelf Lake, ca. 7,000 feet high, 53 degrees.

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.

To Geri and Everybody, Bandon says, "Peace."