Reminder for Sunday, July 21, 2013, 16th Ordinary Time, cycle C

Say the Barretts, "Welcome, Everybody,", Laura, Emily, and Joe.

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

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

Says Cathy, "Where is that Harper?"

Readings:

Jeremiah 31, 31-34 ,  I will make a new covenant.

Psalm 51,    Create a clean heart in me, O God.

Hebrews 5, 7-9,   He became the source of Salvation.

 John  12,  20-33,   Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies.

Here she is.

Community Activities:

1.     Easter Sunday, April 5, 2 Sundays from this Sunday.

2.    ROMEO MEET: Friday,  March 20, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   No ice cream, Mike, it’s Lent.

3.    LADIES' LUNCHEON,  April 3-4?,  1:00, Mexigo, 6205 Coit, #396 & Spring Creek, NW corner.  

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

Carol 

Ever hear the excuse (or used it), "The dog ate my homework." What about, "The dog ate my hearing aid." Listen to Sir Charlie try to convince Jean and John.

4.    Love for the Kids Spring Picnic, April 4,   Download All Kids 3-6-15

5.    Welcome all, The Great Annual Anniversary Party, 10^th Anniversary (bet you figured it would never last this long), April 25^th, Saturday,  Heritage Farm, 15^th & Custer, 6:00 P.M., Covered dish, kids welcomed.    Vows will be renewed by numerous special couples, like usual. 

Like father, like daughter, Joe & Meredith.

6.    Special request.  Anybody have a good running, good starting, used, walk behind gasoline lawnmower you are willing to donate or sell inexpensively?  We are looking for a lawnmower for Jackie.

7.  Our dear friend, Mary Ellen, is no longer homeless.  She signed on at Preston Place, Preston & Park, and will move in May 15.  A successful visit here this past week.  A discovery: so many apartments and retirement communities  in the Plano area have waiting lines 6-12 people long.

Healing for Mary Ellen.

 What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       American nuns and Selma, National Catholic Reporter, March 9, 3600 words,    Download Nuns & Selma 3-19-15

2.       Francis' Argentine background, National Catholic Reporter, March 13,  543 words,   Download Francis' background 3-19-15

3.       Francis calls for a Holy Year,  National Catholic Reporter,  March 13,  654 words,   Download Francis calls global jubilee 3-19-15

Reconciliation Rite, Mother & Daughter, Mabel & Cindy.

 

True?  

Of course there's a lot of knowledge in  universities. The freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates.

Abbott Lawrence Lowell

See you Sunday, March 22, 2015, 5th Lent,  Cycle B

J.S., 214-783-0443

Sophia with cupcake says, "Hi, Everybody, See you soon."

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

   Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’sPeople, 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.

Who let this in?  A homeless person? A migrant worker?  No, a Leprechaun called Mike, we think.

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) 

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

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

Readings: Isaiah 43, 16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3, 8-14; John 8, 1-11

Mass: 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.

Readings:  Isaiah 60, 1-6, Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem, your light has come!; Psalm 72, Lord, every nation on earth will adore you; Ephesians, 3, 2-6, The Gentiles are coheirs; Matthew 2, 1-12, The Magi arrived from the east asking, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews?"  
                                                                                                                                                                                           Picture  Picture 1:    Getting ready                                                    

Picture 2:    Bethany & Shonda         

Community Bulletin Board  

    1.  Special Date: January 26, a Thursday.   Celebrate an old geezer's 72nd.  Help City House census Plano homeless that evening.  We will form teams, 3-4 per car.   Download Volunteers needed, City House 1-1-12

 What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.  Catholic of the Year,  National Catholic Reporter, December 30, (words 1,000), Download Catholic of the Year 1-6-12

2. Bishop Ponders Losses, National Catholic Reporter, January 2, (words 800), Download Bishop ponders reasons Americans leave 1-6-12          

 3.  Chicago Cardinal's remarks, National Catholic Reporter,  January 2,  (words 485),  Download Cardinal 1-6-12

4.  LA Bishop resigns, National Catholic Reporter, January 4 (words 360), Download Bishop resigns 1-6-12  

                      
 
True?

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.    (or trees that you plant!)

Robert Louis Stevenson

  Video: Final Blessing & Hymn (1 Min.)

  See you Sunday,  January 8, 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:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

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

Readings: Exodus 16, 2-15; Psalm 78, The Lord gave them bread from heaven; Ephesians 4, 17-24; John 6, 24-35

Community Bulletin Board: 

True?   Those who move easiest have learned to dance.

Picture 1:  Bob & Tony & Gayle

Picture 2:  Jan & Charlie

Picture 3:  Clare, Emory, & Brittany

Picture 4:  Julie Carey

Picture 5:  Taylor & Zach

 See you Sunday, August 2

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

Mass:  Brunch this week, coffee on the house.  

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

Time: 9:30; Stack Celebrating 

 Readings: Habakkuk 1, 2-3, 2, 2-4;  Psalm 95, If today You hear His Voice, harden not Your Hearts; 2 Timothy 1, 6-8, 13-14; Luke 17, 5-10. 
 

Community Bulletin Board: 

No Discussion after Mass this Sunday, because…. 

 This Sunday, Oct. 3, back to school & fall brunch.  First half of the alphabet, more or less, regular food; second half, desserts.

Terrific News from John Ernst about CCAC: Download CCAC Opening Oct. 1, 10

Thoughts on The Church:

1.  Good article on a marvelous prospect, if it can succeed, National Catholic Reporter, 9-27-10  Download Catholic Charities Oct. 1, 10

2.  Excellent article on the state of the Catholic world written by Anthony Padovano, a married priest & scholar.  The article is both excellent and long.  Therefore, I will publish it over three weeks.  The second edition: Download Padovano Oct. 1, 10

3.  Progressive Theologians criticized, National Catholic Reporter, Sept. 24, Download Creighton Theologians Oct. 1, 10

True? 

 Picture 3:   Bobby & Jackie

 Picture 4:   Final Blessing 

 See you Sunday, October 3, Brunch Sunday 

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)