Reminder for Sunday, September 30, 26th Ordinary Time B

Mass:   Coffee, donuts, and specials on the house.  

Time: 9:30;  Stack Celebrating 

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

Readings: 2 Samuel 5, 1-3; Psalm 122, Let us go Rejoicing to the House of the Lord; Colossians 1, 12-20; Luke 23, 35-43. 
 

Community Bulletin Board: 

No Discussion after Mass Sunday.  Take the gift of time to enjoy the pastries and each other after Mass. 

 
  
 
 
  
Dates this Week: 

November 20, This Saturday: help us feed the homeless like we did last year.    Time: 10:00-2:00.  Place: Lake Highland's Presbyterian, (across from the police station), 8525 Audelia Road, Dlls 75238.  

Note the time change to 10:00.  They are starting earlier this year, and will probably finish earlier. 

Click on the link for a nice letter from Ross Taylor, the director of LifeNet & coordinator of the Thanksgiving Dinner,   Download LifeNet Thanksgiving Dinner

November 21, This Sunday: our Thanksgivning food drive.  We will have extra boxes for packing.

City House: Jackie Ritter has brought this agency to our attention as worth supporting, Download City House 11-19-10  
 

 Picture 1:   Leo

Picture 2:    Emma

What's going on in The Church:

  1.  Bishop John Shelby Spong, Episcopal,  on the Bible, Mirabili Dictu, 11-12-10, Download The Bible, a Divine Gift or Immoral

  2.  The Great Fr. Hans Kung, Mirabili Dictu, 11-15-10,  Download The Theologian

  3.  The Catholic Church welcomes large group of Anglicans, Mirabili Dictu, 11-15-10, Download Anglicans 
  

True? 

Mark Twain upon being introduced by some guy:

"The house, very much against his will, forced him to ascend the platform and introduce me. He stood thinking a moment and then said:

'I don't know anything about this man. At least I know only two things: one is, he hasn't been in the penitentiary, and the other is (after a pause, and almost sadly), I don't know why.'”

Autobiography of Mark Twain

 Video:    Rosemary's Blessing

See you Sunday, November 21

Welcome: Coffee & juice & specials on the house

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

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

Leo

 Readings:   Exodus 20, 1-17, God delivered all these commandments; Psalm 19, Lord, You have the words of everlasting life; 1 Corinthians 1, 22-25, The weakness of God is stronger than human strength; John 2, 13-25, He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple.

Bill talking up the Love for Kids picnic, March 31

Bethany, Shonda, & Ray

Community Bulletin Board: 

    1.   This Sunday, 18th: Collection for the Child Advocacy Center.  Children’s clothes.

    2.  Carol Eshelbrenner's mom just died Wednesday.  A service is at St. Jude's Saturday.

    3.  To hear an excellent contemporary theologian March 17, check this out, Download MICHAEL MORWOOD 1-27-12 

    4.  Watch out Sunday, time change.

Stacey Fitterer with her dad, Dave

Stacey & Robert

 What's going on in our Catholic World:   

1.   Another special community, National Catholic Reporter, March 5, (1500 words), Download Cleveland parish 3-9-12 

   2.   3 Catholic Myths, National Catholic Reporter, March 2, , (700 words), Download Catholic Myths 3-9-12

Jacob, Stacey & Robert's son & one of the Bambini in our Nativity Drama, Christmas Eve

Pretty Chapel of Christ Church, Pensacola, scene of the wedding. Not an active church, a museum. Ca. 1825 built.

                   
True?

All meaningful and lasting change starts first in your imagination
and then works its way out.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.

— Albert Einstein  

     Video: Nancy reads Romans (2 min.)

  See you Sunday, March 11, 2012

 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

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

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

Readings: Genesis 14, 18-20; Psalm 110; 1 Corinthians 11, 23-26; Luke 9, 11-17.

Community Bulletin Board

No notices this week.

 
Mass:   Coffee, pastries, & specials on the house.  

Time: 9:30;  Stack Celebrating, Leo's Baptism

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

 
 Readings: Deuteronomy 11, 18-32; Psalm 31, Lord, be my Rock of Safety; 2 Corinthians 5, 20-6, 2; Matthew 6, 1-6, 16-18. 
  
  
 
        
Picture 1:   Wendy & Ray                     

Picture 2:   John & his mother in law, Kalliope Pikioulis, Greek, please                     

Picture 3:   You think Spring has arrived?  Date on these pictures, March 20.  Rosemary shoveling.      

Picture 4:   Spring snow in the neighborhood        

  Church Happenings:

1.  Struggle with authority in Caritas, National Catholic Reporter, 3-2-11, Download Caritas 3-4-11

 True?

 It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it. 

      Video:   Rosemary's Blessing 

 See you Sunday, March 6, 2011

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

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

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

Readings: 2 Samuel 12; Psalm 32; Galatians 2, 16-21; Luke 7, 36-8, 3

Community Bulletin Board

See file attached from Flemings & Habitat: habitat_news.doc

Also file attached from Ackermans on Plano Community Homes: ackerman_project.doc

Two book recommendations:

• Voluntary Simplicity, Duane Elgin
• Prisoner of Tehran, Marina Nemat (Her biography)

Coming July 1: Summer Blood Drive Sunday.  Come lighten your load!

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

            Here come the Advent Wreath Makers of The Week, Buddy, Victoria, Leighton, and Zoe.
 

Readings:

 Zephania  3, 14-18,  Shout for Joy, O Daughter Zion.

Isaiah 12,    The Lord has done great things for us, we are filled with joy.

Philipians 4, 4-7, Rejoice in the Lord always.

Luke,  3,  10-18,  I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming.

              Could this be what Santa's Workshop looks like?

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 11, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Save your receipts for the clerical help.                                                                                                                                                                                                               
2. LADIES' LUNCHEON, will be Friday, December. 11, at 1:00 at Kathy’s Choice, 7989 Beltline (NW corner, Belt Line & Coit), . Please RSVP to Geri Moran at  geriintx@gmail.com

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

Carol

            Leighton, bearing wreath, arrives to cheers from Ken.

4. Love for the Kids picnic, December 12.  Book it.  This is a great event for underprivileged kids, hundreds of them.                                                                                                                                            
5. Christmas boxes for military people overseas.   See attachment for items to include. Boxes may be taken straight to the Post Office or brought to Sunday Mass.    Download Christmas Box items                     Address to send:  Ryan McClurg, 455 EAMXS/F16-EAMU,  APO,AE 09352                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                Like mother, like daughter, Denise and Kara.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
6. December 13: 3 events that morning:
   1. Reconciliation service.
   2. The homily will be one of the guys from Souls Harbor sharing his journey to recover from hitting the bottom.
   3. The Souls Harbor truck will come. Let the winter cleaning begin.                                                                                                                                                                   
7. Special Notice:  Christmas Eve, we are returning to Vines for only the Christmas Eve Mass, 4:00.  Don't go to Sigler.                                                                                                                                                                                       
8. Want to see the schedule for Advents events at Sigler?   Click:     Download Advent 2015

 
Food Drive with Ken's report:    Thanks, Ken & Cindy
   

What a generous group we have! The donated food totaled 359 pounds! This compares with 237 pounds last December.

Additionally there were two merchandise credit cards at Kroger donated.

 What is going on in our Catholic World

1. Francis: World close to suicide,  National Catholic Reporter,  November 30, 710 words,        Download Francis, suicidal climate changes 12-10-15
2. U.S. church leaders, changing,  National Catholic Reporter, December 2,   1000 words,          Download US Church in transition 12-10-15
3. Dealing with the refugee crisis, National Catholic Reporter, December 3, 900 words,      Download Refugee crisis 12-10-15

Some of the clothes collected for the agency, Dressed for Success.  Thanks to Bill for gathering them all and delivering them. 

True?  

Very little is needed to make a happy life. It is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

MARCUS AURELIUS

                            The Best: Leo and his Mommy.

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

          The Offertory Gang, Tom & Denni, Jim, John, & Louis.
 

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.

                                       Peace, Everybody.

                                              The Scene of Peace