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

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,  Fr. Tony celebrating

Readings: Jeremiah 1, 4-19; Psalm 71, I will Sing of Your Salvation; 1 Corinthians 12, 31-13,13; Luke 4, 21-30
 

Word from the Old Geezer:

"Never thought I would think it great to walk with a cane."

 Community Bulletin Board: 

Heritage Farm renovation:  On hold for a while.

Note on Tax Statements going out: if your total donations do not tally with what we send you on your tax statement, please let us know.  We missed connecting donors with amounts on Aug. 23, the Sunday Rosemary & I departed immediately after Mass to attend her brother's funeral on Monday.  It was a stressful, confusing time.  Thanks, J.S.

 
  
   

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned,
earned, worn or consumed.
Happiness is the spiritual experience
of living every minute with love,
grace, and gratitude.

Dennis Waitley

 
  
 
Picture 1:  Wendy & Ray & Celeste

Picture 2:  Chloe & her mom, Clare, & Jackie

Picture 3:   The Luetkemeyers

Picture 4:   Annette & Mark

Picture 5:   Who Dat?  Duh Minister?

See you Sunday, January 31  

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

Readings:

Proverbs 31,  When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls.

Psalm 128, Blessed are those who fear the Lord

1 Thessalonians  5, 1-6, The Lord will come like a thief at night

Matthew 25, 14-21, A man goes on a journey & entrusts possessions with his servants.

Tranquility, Color Fall 

From Becky Good:

Would it be possible for you to put in the blog the fact that we are having a food drive at Legacy for our neediest families?

We’re actually doing a giveaway Sunday the 22nd so if people wanted to drop off food between now and Friday the 20th we’d appreciate it. It could be anything from a turkey to peanut butter to apples. I think apples keep for a while don’t they? 

Thank you for this consideration. See you Sunday online!

ROMEOS, Friday, November 13, 1:00,  as usual.    Welcome!

ROMEOs' Virtual Jason's Deli BYOB lunch
This is a recurring meeting, Friday, 1:00 pm
Link :
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85798571623?pwd=NmFSTW1ocVMzRGdIc0QzUGxKdHM3dz09

Meeting ID: 857 9857 1623
Password: saladbar

Reminder for 33rd Sunday Ordinary Time, November 15, 2020

Here are the links for Sunday:

2. search for "john stack ministries"

 

 

 

 

 

Tranquility, Color Fall Leaves

 

 

 

What's up in Ye Olde Catholic Church

 

1.  First African American Cardinal,  https://corpus-blog.blogspot.com/2020/10/gregorys-selection-as-first-african.html

 

 

 

 

Mass:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house.

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

Time: 9:30; Stack Celebrating 

Readings:  Wisdom 9, 13-18; Psalm 90, In every age, O Lord, You have been Our Refuge; Philemon 9-10, 12-17 (expand, 4-22); Luke 14, 24-33

Community Bulletin Board:

Advent Celebrations already: this is way early, but two of my favorite performances are already scheduled for December, and tickets will go quickly.  As in past years, if you would like to join Rosemary & me, give me your name and the number of tickets you want.  We’ll have our usual evening of wine & cheese before each performance.

 1.  December 3, Friday, 8:00 P.M.: Dallas Symphony Pops Christmas concert (special for kids) at the Meyerson.  Tickets in the Choral Terrace (behind & above the stage & orchestra), $33.00.

  2.  December 14, Tuesday, 8:00 P.M.: Dallas Symphony Christmas Pageant (a platinum event) at the Meyerson. Tickets on the Orchestra Floor (like last year) $55.00.

I will place our orders by September 16 or 17.  Welcome to one or both wonderful evenings.

Thoughts on The Church:

1.  Good Article on John Paul II, Fr. McBrien, National Catholic Reporter, 8-30-10,  Download Popes of the 20th Century 9-3-10

2.  Fear in Our Church: Download Fear Based Church 9-3-10

Super Bowl XLV: want to win 2 tickets to the Super Bowl, plus 4 nights at The Mansion, along with a 2nd place and 3rd place prize?

My Rotary Club, Dallas North, is sponsoring a raffle, 1,000 tickets only to be sold, $100 each.  Check the brochures this Sunday.  J.S.

Picture 2:   Cameron & Nikki  

Picture 4:  Sunrise on the HHH, Hotter 'N Hell Hundred; The sprinters are off while the rest of us wait for them to pass

Picture 5:   20 Mile rest stop

Picture 6:   30 mile rest stop

Picture 7:   14,000 riders, one little boy sitting at the edge of the road said, "They just keep coming!"

Picture 8:  The Bar!  98 mile rest stop.  This Wichita Falls bar every year offers free beer and bratwurst to all riders doing the 100 miles who want to stop and come in.  Talk about motivation!  I unfortunately could not eat a bite, let alone with a beer. 

J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings: Proverbs 9, 1-6; Psalm 34, Taste & See the Goodness of the Lord; Ephesians 5, 15-20; John 6, 51-58

Community Bulletin Board: 

From Geri Moran with the Shawl Ministry for Babies:
Dear Friends of Stack Ministries,

On behalf of all volunteers at St.Elizabeth Ann Seton
Shawl Ministry for babies we would like to thank you for your interest
in participating in this outreach.  We could use knitters, crocheters, and fringers plus people to sew on labels and make the tags as the need is great.

For those who are available to stop by, we meet the second Tuesday
of each month (August 11th) at 7pm in the Faith Formation Center located at
3100 W.Spring Creek Pkwy, PLN 75023
 
I believe this ministry may be a blessing to you as well.

God bless you all,
Geri
972-867-8968 HM
972-489-8968 cell

PS.
To find out more about this ministry go to
http://setonparish-org.ecatholicchurches.com/index.cfm?load=page&page=274

From Marianne Elwell concerning the cruise next summer:

Re the cruise – if someone is interested in the cruise, or even think they might be interested, they only have to put a deposit of $25.00 per person by 8/26.  They can always cancel (up to a certain point and I will find out what the latest cancel date is), but we need at least 8 cabins booked by then or we lose the group status. 

If you can put in the blog to encourage anyone who even might be interested (including yourselves in case your hips fail) just to put the deposit down, if we get at least 8 cabins, we’ll be good to go.

Marianne Foley Elwell

(214) 448-9279 (cell)

reply to: mfoley@IWantThisVacation.com

For Travel go to: www.IWantThisVacation.com

True?  Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed.
Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love,
grace, and gratitude. 

Dennis Waitley

Note: Following discussion among the board members, we decided that we have to give up inviting our dogs to Mass.  Some people have allergies, some are skittish, but above all the Health Dept. might get upset and invite us out.  So sorry, you kids and dog lovers.  J.S.

Picture 1:  Burro Pass above Matterhorn Canyon going into Piutte Creek

Picture 2:  Rose over Burro Pass (10,000+ feet)

Picture 3:  Curtis & Barb at the Coffee Shoppe

Picture 4:  The Drescher Girls, Megan with her mom & grandmother, Christine & Diane

Picture 5: Dinner Time, Tom & Lynda, Rob, Bill, & The Geezer

 See you Sunday, August 16

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

Picture 6: Daniel cleans out the whole pot

    From Mary & Frank, Nina & Kerry, "Welcome in, Everybody." 

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade.

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

                                  "Happy Birthday, Tori." 

Readings:

Genesis   2, 18-24,  God creates woman.

 Psalm 128,    May the Lord Bless us all the days of our lives.

Hebrews  2, 9-11, He is not ashamed to call them brothers.

Mark 10, 2-16, Let the children come to me.

                                    "Happy Birthday, Buddy." 

Community Activities:  

1.        ROMEO MEET: Friday, October 2, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   The Old Geezer will be away.

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  Friday,  October 2,  12:30 P.M.,  Uni Sushi, 1410 Ave. K, # 1109B, Plano.  Carol says, “Join us early if you can.  They close at 2:00”

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

Carol 

                                                   The Team

What is going on in our Catholic World

1.      Francis & John Kerry, Daily Kos, September 25, 200 words,       Download Francis and John Kerry 10-1-15

2.      Hillary on Francis,  National Catholic Reporter, September 25, 375 words,     Download Hillary on Francis 10-8-15

3.       Philadelphia Homeless,  National Catholic Reporter, September 26, 305 words,      Download Philadelphia homeless kicked out 10-1-15

4.       Francis meets victims, National Catholic Reporter, September 27,   620 words,        Download Francis meets victims 10-1-15   

                       The Music Team with Mary, Wendy, & Ray 

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 

                    Cupcakes of The Week to Patricia & Denni 

True?  

Believe not because some old manuscripts are produced, believe not because it is your national belief, believe not because you have been made to believe from your childhood, but reason truth out, and after you have analyzed it, then if you find it will do good to one and all, believe it, live up to it, and help others live up to it.

THE BUDDHA

 
                              Rosemary doing her special blessing.                             

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

              Guess who says, "See you next week, Everybody."

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.

Exodos 17:  … in their thirst for water, the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "Why did you ever make us leave Egypt?"

Romans 5:  And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit …  

John 4:  Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst;

There will be a Celebration of Life for Ron Senter on April 1st at 2:00 PM at Restland.

John Stack Ministries now meets at:  The ArtCentre of Plano, 902 E. 16th St, Plano

Michelle gets a cookie for her birthday

Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7428208829?pwd=VERncTBxaWdkaFpkTUZKL3RROW81UT09

 

 

 

and Izzy gets a cookie too