Reminder for Christmas Eve, December 24, 2011

Genesis 2:  The LORD God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so man became a living being.
Romans:  One man said no to God and put many people in the wrong; one man said yes to God and put many in the right.
Matthew 4:  “Get away, Satan! It is written: The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.”

For a soul to be fully developed, it must have developed a capacity for contemplative leisure, for thinking things through, for reflection and realization, for growth in understanding.  Reflection is the seedbed of artistry of any kind.
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

From Lynda Fleming:

Once again, we would like to put together Easter treat bags for the guys at Souls Harbor. Donna Dinsmore is out of town for several months preparing for a new grandchild, so I will be coordinating the collection. Below is a list of the items that we’re hoping to include. If you would prefer to give a monetary donation, that would be wonderful! Please see me at church or send your contribution via Venmo or Zelle to 972-754-0823.
Socks
Toiletries (travel size)
Toothbrush and small toothpaste
Candy
Laundry detergent pods

Thanks, in advance, for your generosity and support!

Another Reminder for The 1st Sunday of Lent, February 22, 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.

Lynda says, "Welcome Everybody, Communion for all.

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.

We are a full service community, Randolph to the aid of Leo.

Readings:

Exodus  34, 4-9,   A merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.

Psalm from Daniel,  Glory and Praise forever.

2 Corinthians 13, 11-13,  Rejoice.

John  3, 16-18,  God so loved the world.

A happy Leo, a happy community.

Community Events:

1.   ROMEO lunch Friday, June 6,  Jason's, 1:00, Welcome all Old Geezers & kids, plus the Real Romeos. 

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

3.   Brunch  & Party, June 22, after Mass, celebrating the years of service of Cathy & Rick in public education on their retirement.  Welcome, Everybody.

Leo next helps Cowboy Cole light our special candle.

What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.    U.S. Priest Shortage,  The News-Press, Fort Myers, FL,  May 25, 950 words,     Download U.S. Priest Shortage 6-12-14

2.    American Nuns struggle,  Commonweal, May 29, 850 words,     Download American nuns 6-12-14

3.    Francis' Special Meeting in Rome, National Catholic Reporter,  June 9, 1100 words,   Download Francis special meeting 6-12-14

4.     American Bishops meet in N.O., National Catholic Reporter, June 9,  1000 words,    Download Bishops meet in N.O. 5-12-14 

Teresa ready to read the Gospel.

 True? 

 “I am only one, but still I am one.  I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.”

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” 

“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. ”

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

 Helen Keller  (1880-1968), born unable to see, hear, or speak.

Peace with Zach, Taylor, Teresa, and Doug.

 See you Sunday, June 15, 2014, Trinity, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

Tori in a world of delight.

 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.

Cupcake of the Week to Diane on 42nd.

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

Readings: 

 Exodus 32, 7-11, 13-14,   I see how stiff necked this people is.

Psalm 51,  I will rise and go to my father.

1 Timothy 1, 11-17, I am grateful to him who has strengthened me.

Luke 15, 1-32, The Prodigal Son (The Best).

Community Events:  

  1.   Highly recommended: The Open Window of Dallas is bringing to Dallas Francis Vanderwall, a biblical scholar and great presenter.  He is a long time friend and former Jesuit.  He will join us for Mass on Sunday, Sept. 29, but will share his insights into the Bible on Saturday, the 28th.  You will find it a fascinating and amusing Saturday.  Welcome.  
Download Fall Conference 9-13-13

2.  ROMEO lunch Friday, September 13, 1:00.  We are home.  Welcome All.

 3.  The Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays begins again in September.    For info talk with Carol or Bernadette.  

4.  Christmas Concert at the Meyerson: believe it or not, it is time to buy our group tickets.  We will have a sign up sheet Sunday and Rosemary will begin talks with her rep at the Meyerson.  Included will be a visit to the Rectory for wine & cheese and a ride through Highland Park to see the best lights.  

Connected with this, a plan is developing to visit the Christmas lights in Hightland Park on bikes one evening, a common event.  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.

 What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.   A New Type of Bishop?,  Kennedy,  National Catholic Reporter, September 5, 875 words,  
Download Pope Francis 9-13-13

 True? 

An expert is one who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a
narrow field.

Niels Bohr

See you Sunday, September 15, 2013, 21st  Ordinary Time, C cycle

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.

Baruch 5,  Jerusalem, take off your robe of mourning and misery; put on the splendor of glory from God forever;

Psalm 126, The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy

Ephesians 13, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…

Luke 1, The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

Venice at sunset.

A message from Lynda Fleming:

Another Reminder for Sunday, December 5, 2021.

Here are the links for 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 & Mike homilizing.

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

                                       Says Zoe, "Hi, Everybody."

Readings:

Numbers  11, 25-29, Would that all the people of the Lord were prophets.

 Psalm 19,    The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.

James 5, 1-6, Come now, You Rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries.  

Mark 9, 38-48, If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out.

                    Cupcake of The Week to Mary Jane
 

Community Activities:  

1.        ROMEO MEET: Friday, September 25, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Mike will be searched on the way out.

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  October ?, Thursday, 1:00 P.M.,  

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

Carol 

        Offertory with Paul & Carrie, Alison & John (just retired) 

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       Is this the end of Francis' honeymoon?, Religious News Service, September 3, 950 words,      Download Francis' honeymoon over 9-24-15  

 2.      What kind of Catholic are you?,   Religious News Service, September 17, 767 words,    Download What kind of Catholic 9-24-15

3.        San Francisco priest sanctioned, National Catholic Reporter, September 22, 540 words,  Download Priest sanctioned 9-24-15    

                                  The Team, Kevin & Georgie 

Special Announcement: We have moved to Sigler Elementary on Janwood.

Check the map:    View this photo 

Special Announcement #2:

From Carol Eshelbrenner about being a math tutor:

If interested in helping to tutor math on Tuesday evenings, 6:00pm to 7:30 pm, at Harrington Library you can find out more about the program at:  http://www.intellichoice.org/   You will work with kids from grade 1 to grade 12.  Materials provided.  I have helped out for about 5 years.  The program is wonderful and the kids at Harrington are great.

Call Corina Sadler or Robin Popik at City of Plano, (972) 941-7617, to volunteer and apply for a background check.  Since we work with children a background check is required.  Carol Eshelbrenner  972-423-0069 

  
                                       Zoe, The Candle Lighter                                                                                             

True?  

 There never was a good war or a bad peace.

 Ben Franklin

 
                                "Good Work, Zoe, thanks."

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

                              Rosemary reads her final blessing. 

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.

                           Genevieve says, "See you next week, Folks."

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

Emma with her mom, Beth.

 Readings:

Acts 7, 55-60,  They threw Stephen out of the city, and began to stone him. 

Psalm 97,  The Lord is king, the most high over all the earth.

 Revelation 22, 12-14, 16-17,  I, John, heard a voice speaking to me.

 John 17, 20-26,   I pray that they all may be one. 

Emma and Cole departing.

Community Events:  

1.  Habitat build, new house, May 11, Saturday, the neighborhood behind the Home Depot on Central, where we have been building.

2.  Romeos’ lunch Friday, April 10, 1:00, Jason's on 75 & Collin Creek.  

 4.  There has been a request for a Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays at noon starting around May 16th.  We'll have a sign up sheet for those interested on Sunday.

Some of the McGinn clan.

The cause of all the trouble, the siblings, Joe, Patty, Rosemary, Clare, and Bobby.

 What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.  The Vatican & American Nuns, National Catholic Reporter, May 5, 600 words,   Download Vatican & Nuns 5-10-55

2.  Background on Soul's Harbor, an agency we are blessed to be able to help,   Download Soul's 5-10-13 



Some of the McGinn 5 Boro gang, which we had to divide into 2 teams, Les Lapins (rabbits) and Les Tortues (turtles). We were 14 total.

5 Boro, NYC, 30 thousand riders.

 True?    

 Divinity lies all about us, and culture is too hidebound to even suspect the fact.

WILLIAM JAMES

Queensboro Bridge, the prettiest, going from Manhatten into Queens over the East River.

Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, the finish.

 See you Sunday, May 12, 2013, 7th Sunday of Easter, C cycle 

J.S., 214-783-0443

Staten Island Ferry heading into Manhatten with the new World Trade Center showing.

 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.

Riding north on 6th Ave., also called Avenue of the Americas, toward the new World Trade Center. Very moving experience.