Thanks to Cindy Cramer for noting an omission in yesterday's Reminder for Sunday. Sorry about that.
The Reminder: Brunch this Sunday celebrating our 9th Anniversary as a Community and the coming of The Nativity.
Good Sunday afternoon everybody (hoping you are healthy and peaceful),
Here is the link to the Mass this morning. It was a special service and one I hope will fill you with hope and appreciation. Hopefully, next week we can be live but we shall see. In the meantime have a healthy and peaceful week.
Hey, Buddy, it looks like you have a new admirer. Would you like to teach Genevieve how to help us with the Mass? Never too young to help out. Maybe she also loves you new robes.
Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice, and pastries, some bought, some home-made.
Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack.
Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075
That little girl can walk! Leo is guiding her around to visit all her admirers.
Readings:
Zechariah 12, 10-11, 13, 1, I pour out on the house of David a spirit of grace.
Psalm 63, My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
Galatians 3, 26-29, Through faith you are all children of God
Luke 9, 18-24, If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily.
Leo says, "At that rate we ain't getting there."
Community Activities:
Healing for Maddie and Sandra.
What is going on in Our Catholic World
Healing for Teresa and Tom.
True?
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore —
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over–
Like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
Langston Hughes
Communion for All.
See you Sunday.
J.S., 214-783-0443
The Play Corner.
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.
See you Sunday.
J.S., 214-783-0443
Claire, want to know how to scare away the bears in Yosemite? Having learned last year with us, Nicole is ready to share her profound knowledge. Who knows, Claire, maybe you could us this method with your tribe of grand kids, especially the twins.
2 Kings 4: Elisha said, "Pass it around to the people to eat." His servant said, "For a hundred men? There's not nearly enough!" Elisha said, "Just go ahead and do it. God says there's plenty." And sure enough, there was. He passed around what he had – they not only ate, but had leftovers.
Ephesians 4: You have one Master, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who rules over all, works through all, and is present in all. Everything you are and think and do is permeated with Oneness.
John 6: When the people had eaten their fill, he said to his disciples, "Gather the leftovers so nothing is wasted." They went to work and filled twelve large baskets with leftovers from the five barley loaves.
Here are the links for Sunday:
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
Acts 2, They were all in one place together.
Psalm 104, Lord, Send out your spirit and renew the face of the earth
1 Corinthians 12, There are different kinds of spiritual gifts
John 20, Jesus came and stood in their midst
Welcome, Barb & Warren.
Romeos, Welcome! Jason's Deli, 1:00, Friday. May 21. Required: vaccines, mask for entrance & departure.
All of you who attended Mass this past Sunday are welcomed this Sunday. We were circa 30 people. Another 10 would fit in comfortably. Is it time we discard our masks during our Mass?
Meeting of the board.
Another Reminder for Sunday, May 23, 2021.
Here are the links for Sunday:
Let there be light.
Song Sheets for Sunday's Mass can be found online.
The Link to the Music Folder is
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1IOrhygLoXEtbwb3Jws3-JMXMUOzESA8l
John Cade Homily 5-16-2021
Download Homily John Cade 5-16-21
The Old Cripple with his nurse.
Note: we are now meeting at Legacy Academy. We will continue to post this map until after Christmas Eve.
Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice, and pastries, some bought, some home-made.
Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Stack
Place: Legacy Charter School, Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075
Readings:
Jeremiah 33:14-16, The days are surely coming, says the LORD
Psalm 25:1-10, To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?
Luke 21:25-36, Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees . . .
Says Ben, "Welcome in, Everybody."
Readings:
Isaiah 56, 1, 6-7, A house of prayer for all peoples.
Psalm 67, Oh God, let all the nations praise you.
Roman s 11, 13-15, 29-32, I am speaking to you Gentiles
Matthew 15, 21-28, My daughter is tormented by a demon.
Likewise, Sydney & Hugh say, "Come right in, Folks."
Isaiah 56 observations:
As soon as you see Isaiah, chapter 56, you know some things, if you are into the study of the Bible and especially of Isaiah, my favorite.
Sez Leo, "I am ready, let's go!"
Goofy Myths
This morning I would like to talk about myths, wako beliefs, and superstitions. Myths are human efforts to explain the unexplainable, like what happens to me after death, how did the world begin, and when or how is the world going to end.
There could be no better time to talk about myths, because guess what we have tomorrow. An eclipse of the sun. Today we understand what is happening because we have telescopes and an understanding of how objects are moving in space.
It don't get better than this. The Gerwers are here. Brady, Cameron, Casey, Trey, and Reid.
However, long ago the Greeks, to take one example, believed the myth that the eclipse was a sign that the gods were mad and that disaster was about to take place, even the end. The ancient myths held that the eclipse was demon caused and that the eclipse was an evil omen.
Today it still may be believed that the eclipse is a danger to an unborn child and even to the mother. The wisdom, therefore, says ‘don’t get pregnant before an eclipse.
Long time Best Buddies, John & Leo.
The truth in all these myths is that the eclipse is not caused by angry gods, is not a bad omen, disaster is not about to take place, and there is no effect on an unborn child or the mother.
The only truth is that the sun, even a sliver of it, will burn your eyes if you look at it and you will go blind.
Our Candle Man of The Week, Ben.
There are food myths, too, folks. For example, raw carrots are better for you than cooked carrots. Vitamin C wards off colds. Coconut oil is good for your health. Not so to all.
And, of course, the great myth that regular consumption of Blue Bell will cause weight gain. Oops, come to think about it, maybe it is true. Just wishful thinking.
Two more long time Best Buddies, Zoe with her grandfather, Gil
All of this I mention as a way of setting up what I would finally like to touch, the subject of Matthew’s story, the little girl possessed by a demon. For centuries there has been the myth that people, adults and even children, have been possessed by demons. The belief still lives. Despite the movie The Exorcist, this is not true. People are not possessed by demons.
There is a psychological explanation for a person showing these symptoms. There are two ways to explain the situation, disassociation and multiple personality. I have only worked with adults who present symptoms which are really odd behaviors. This is because the person, who has been severely abused as a child presents multiple personalities. One personality may present like a demon, another as a 10 year old child, another as a talented corporate executive.
Two more long time Best Buddies, Mary & Mike.
Apparently I have the ability when I am being hurt to go to an out of body place where I am not hurt. This can lock itself in place.
The people I worked with who had this diagnosis, if they had been told they were demon possessed, awful. And maybe some uneducated priest tried to do an exorcism. This did not help them at all. In fact, they were sure they were condemned. Victimized again.
From Best Buddies to The Best Music, Shonda, Ben, & David.
Therefore, my position is that there is no possession by devils. In fact, there are no devils.
Rosemary says to me, "Why do you want to talk about this subject? My answer, 'To take away or lessen fear.'
We have a God of unconditional love. Believe it?
The Elevation.