Reminder for Sunday, February 17, 2013, 1st Lent C

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

   "Should we say, "Welcome," or "Trick or treat."  Scary!

Readings:

1 Kings 17, 10-16,  Please bring me a small cup of water to drink.

Psalm 146,    Praise the Lord, my soul.

Hebrews  9, 24-28, Christ did not enter into a sanctuary made by hands.

Mark 12, 38-44,  The poor widow with the 2 small coins.                      

                                            Our Saints.                 

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, November 6, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Save your receipts for cookies.
2. LADIES' LUNCHEON,  will be next Thursday Nov. 12th at 1:00 at the Art Institute of Dallas at 8080 Park Lane, Suite 100; phone #  214-692-8080. Please RSVP to Cathy at cbamben@hotmail.com by Monday if planning to attend.

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

Carol

                                             Our Saints.

3. Love for the Kids picnic, December 12.  Book it.  Bill will have a signup sheet.  This is a great event for underprivileged kids, hundreds of them.
4. Services of Hope, 6540 Victoria Ave. Dallas: still want to help out with serving the less fortunate at Thanksgiving, like we used to do at the church? Book the Saturday before Thanksgiving, November 21.  More info the upcoming Sundays at Sigler.
5. Christmas boxes for military people overseas.  More explanation at Sunday Masses.  
6. Special Notice:  Christmas Eve, we are returning to Vines for only the Christmas Eve Mass, 4:00.  Don't go to Sigler Elementary.

                        Brent, Cheryl, Meredith, and Joe.
                                       

 What is going on in our Catholic World

1. 5 take aways from the Synod,  America & Corpus,  October 28, a video recording (paste into your browser to see the video),  www.americamagazine.org/media/videos/top-five-accomplishments-synod-family (if the video doesn't come up, click on "America Films" and then "Top Five Accomplishments of the Synod on the Family")                                                                                                                                                                            
2.   The Cost of child abuse in the Catholic Church,  National Catholic Reporter, November 2,  185 words,   Download Cost of Child Abuse 11-5-15   

                                                 Gotcha, Meredith.  

True?  

There is pleasure in the pathless woods,

There is rapture in the lonely shore,

There is society where none intrudes,

By the deep sea, and music in its roar:

I love not man the less, but Nature more.

Lord Byron

               I knew this guy when he was a nice little kid.  Now look at                  him.  A dear old & young friend, Noah.                                                                                                                                     

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

               The Brain Trust in Action, Zoe, Victoria, and 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.

                     Healing for Barb's broken shoulder.
                                                                                           

Leo says, "See you next week, Everybody."  Can you believe Leo's self discipline.  4 cupcakes within arm's reach and he has touched not a one!

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

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

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

Tom with Kimberly, one of our best.

Richard with Jeff and Kimberly, great workers.

 Readings:

Genesis  18, 1-10,  Sara will then have a son.

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

Colossians 1, 24-28,  It is He whom we proclaim.

Luke 10, 38-42,  “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?  Tell her to help me.”

First time ever, Emma comes forward to visit. Watch the progression.

Emma with Beth and The Cupcake in the bottom of the photo.

 Community Events:  

  1.    Our next Habitat special day is, August 3.  Look for the neighborhood behind the Home Depot on Central, 11^th & Ave. E.   A person may also work any Saturday.  We are getting there.

2.   ROMEO lunch Friday, July 19, 1:00, as usual.   This old geezer will be riding across Iowa.

3.   The Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays is ON.    Place: Southern
Recipe, 1381 W Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX 75080, (972) 231-7891, time, 1:00.    For info talk with Carol or Bernadette.  

Coming closer.

And closer…

 What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.  Pope Francis' 1st World Youth Day, July 24, National Cathoic Reporter, July 13, 600 words,   
Download World Youth Day 7-19-13
    

2.   And now what after the abortion bill?, The Baptist Standard, July 8,  900 words,  
Download Baptist Editorial 7-19-13 

Really close, while Rosemary reads her blessing.

She is there. Know any other church where she would be welcomed to come closer?

True? 

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;

They just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Susan and Kate arriving in the rain.

An umbrella, Celeste? This is July 14, summer in Dallas.

 See you Sunday, July 21, 2013, 16^th  Ordinary Time, C cycle   

 J.S., 214-783-0443

Sisters, Delaney and Bailey.

Offertory with Denni, Connie, John, and Tom.

 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.

Leo and Brandon, buddies.

The Great Toy World with Buddy, Torri, Emma, and Zoe.

Isaiah 7:  Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.

Romans 1:  Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to  bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles

Matthew 1:  She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.

Christmas Eve Mass will be on Saturday, December 24th at 4:30 P.M.  There will not be a Mass on Christmas Day. 

Loretta gets a cookie for her birthday

John Stack Ministries now meets at: 

The ArtCentre of Plano

902 E. 16th St, Plano

Please use the Haggard Park side entrance.  Latecomers please use the 16th Street entrance.

Christmas is near
                                                       

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

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

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

Jude's Baptism.

Colleen with her little Jude.

Readings:

1 Kings  17, 17-24,  The life breath returned to the body of the child.

Psalm 30,  I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

Galatians 1, 11-19,  The gospel preached by me is not of human origin.

Luke 9, 11-17,  Young man, I tell you, arise.

Jude's mommy and daddy, Colleen and Carl.

Part of the O'Donnell Clan in for Jude' baptism.

 Community Events:  

1.   I made a mistake.  Our next Habitat special day is not this Friday, June 8, but June 21, Friday.   Look for the neighborhood behind the Home Depot on Central, 11^th & Ave. E.  We have 3 more special JSMinistry days, June  21 (a Friday), July 13, and August 3.  A person may also work any
Saturday.  The house will need about 18 Saturdays of work. 

2.   Romeos’ lunch Friday, June 7, 1:00, as usual.  Jason's, Collin Creek.

 3.   The  Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays at noon is on.   For info talk with Carol, Bernadette, or Maureen.

4.  Note: I worked with Bona Responds this week in OK City and hand delivered our community's support, $1000.  They are enormously grateful and I am so grateful to be part of you people, such a generous community.  I have returned home physically and emotionally worn out.  More details coming.

Footnote: twice in the past month I have been so proud to be part of you people, our community.  I was told in OK that Bona Responds' single biggest support is you folks.  Earlier, Brent told me the same thing about Soul's Harbor and you folks.  I am most humbled to be part of you.  Thanks.

Amelia checking out the pastry offerings with her mommy, Cecily.

Amelia and her big sister, Ophelia, at the Pastry Shoppe.

 What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.  Archbishop Myers ducks one, National Catholic Reporter, May 28, 500 words,  
Download Archbishop Myers 6-7-13

2.   2 Different Bishops, O'Malley of Boston & Chaput of Philadelphia, National Catholic Reporter, June 6, 1200 words,   
Download 2 bishops 6-7-13

3.  Want to help Soul's Harbor even a bit more?  Eat out this Tuesday, the 11th, June at the following restaurant:  

4.   An Opening in Rome?, James Carroll, The Boston Globe,  June 6, 800 words,    
Download James Carroll 6-7-13

Cupcakes of the Week, Bivonas (a mistake in date), Shonda, and Zach.

Anyone 81 on her birthday deserves a hand delivered Cupcake of The Week.

True?

Since light travels faster than sound, some people
appear bright until you hear them speak.

W. Churchill 

To Reggie with proper homage.

Where have you dear girls been, Sienna with Brooklyn in the background and daddy watching, Peyton.

See you Sunday, June 9, 2013, 10^th Ordinary Time, C cycle 

 J.S., 214-783-0443

Leo with his best buddy, John.

Our house has windows! with doors coming right behind.

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.

Little Axe, OK, just outside of Norman, scene of tornado #1. Some of the Bona Responds team who worked their tails off.

Where is the little girl who is missing her doll?

Where is the little girl who is missing her rabbit?  More pictures next week.

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

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

Readings: Joshua 24, 1-18; Psalm 34, Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord; Ephesians 5, 21-32 ; John 6, 60-69.

Community Bulletin Board: 

Please remember Peter McGinn, 61, Rosemary's brother, who died Monday morning in Boston.  Amyloidosis was the cause and could not be brought under control.  This Monday morning we will attend a family memorial near Binghamton, NY.  A month from now a large, public memorial is being planned.  J.S.

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. 

Marianne Foley Elwell

(214) 448-9279 (cell)

reply to: mfoley@IWantThisVacation.com

For Travel go to: www.IWantThisVacation.com

True?  Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.  Be the living expression of God's kindness:  kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.  

Mother Teresa 

Picture 1:  Kevin & Sabrina

Picture 2:  Guess Who?

Picture 3:  Reid & Casey in the hospital

Picture 4:  Reid & Robbie.  For latest on Reid Download The Story on Reid

 See you Sunday, August 23

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

Isaiah 22:  He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.  I will place the key of the House of David on Eliakim’s shoulder; when he opens, no one shall shut, when he shuts, no one shall open.
Romans 11:  Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!  How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways!
Matthew 16:  “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.  For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.  And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.  I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. . . .”

They asked Duke Ellington how he learned to play such soulful music and he told them, “I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.” Point: It’s learning to let what’s in us out that is the key to becoming the fullness of the self.
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

Rickey Turner
Please click on the link below for more information on Rick’s fund for ongoing treatment and medications for a kidney transplant. As Rick is now back on track for the transplant, we are helping to cover the medications necessary following the transplant.
Rick Turner Blog Post

Another Reminder for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 23, 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.