Reminder for Sunday, July 26, 2015, 17th Ordinary Time

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.

Brooklyn walks, no stage fright here

 Readings:   Acts 4, 8-12, In his name this man stands before you healed; Psalm 118, The stone rejected by the builders has become the corner stone; 1 John 3, 1-2, See what love the Father has bestowed on us; John 10, 11-18, I am the good shepherd.

Georgie lighting The Easter Candle with her family

Cole with mom & grandmother, Erin & Diane

  Community Bulletin Board:

1. Big Annual Anniversary Party: This Saturday, April 28, Heritage Farm, 6:00 until…  As usual, covered dish, wagon & mules for the kids, and renewal of wedding vows of 15 plus couples from 5 years to 60 years. 

Emma & her mom, Beth

 What's going on in our Catholic World:   

1.   What is going on in Philadelphia, National Catholic Reporter, April 9, (780 words), Download In Philadelphia 4-27-12 

2.  Editorial on hidden costs of gasoline, National Catholic Reporter, April 18, (675 words), Download Editorial 4-27-12

3.  Vatican cracks down on American nuns, National Catholic Reporter, April 18, (390 words), Download Vatican cracking down on Nuns 4-27-12

4.  Nuns stunned, National Catholic Reporter, April 19, (125 words), Download Nuns stunned 4-27-12

Leo with John & Alison

Leo

True?

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
 

— Henry David Thoreau 

Sienna & her mom, Erin

  Video:  Rosemary's blessing (1/2 min.)

 See you Sunday, May 29, 4th Easter

  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: Second Sunday of Advent: 9:30; coffee, donuts, home made muffins, & juice on the house.

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

Readings: Isaiah 35, 1-6, 10 (again beautiful); Psalm 146; James 5, 7-10; Matthew 11, 2-11

Thanks to all who donated or tried to donate their blood in Sunday’s blood drive.  Despite having about 50% rejected. 

Thanks also for making our Sunday brunch So Terrific!  See the Pictures.   

Community Bulletin Board

Christmas Eve Mass: 4:00 P.M.  Welcome!

The Mass after Christmas, Dec. 30: No Mass.  Rosemary & I will be in Mexico.

Two questions:

• What do you think about putting together a community directory with just names, perhaps email addresses, phone number, even address?
• What about a food drive Christmas Eve?  When St. James Parish said they did not want our donations any more, I forgot about the project.  But, we have Food Banks in Plano & Richardson, and people have said they would like to contribute.

Tree Project update: maybe in December?  Waiting to hear from Collin Co. Child Advocacy Center, Park & Los Rios.

See you Sunday.

Acts 13:  Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first, but since you reject it and condemn yourselves as unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

Revelation 7:   Then one of the elders said to me, “These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."

John 10:   Jesus said: “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

John Cade's homily from last Sunday:  Download 05-04-25 Homily – 3rd Easter

Another Reminder for the 4th  Sunday of Easter, May 11, 2025

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

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

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

Curtis at 84 & Ken

Erin and Mike.

 Readings:

Wisdom 18, 6-9,   Your people awaited the salvation of the just.

Psalm 33,  Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.

Hebrews 11, 1-2, 8-19,  Descendents as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Luke 12, 32-48, Do not be afraid any longer.

Linda & Lynda awaiting their birthday Cupcakes of The Week.

CC and Kayla receiving Cupcakes for their departure to Arkansas.

  Community Events:  

  1.   Our next Habitat special day is probably September. Look for the neighborhood behind the Home Depot on Central, 11^th &
Ave. E.  
A person may also work any Saturday.  There is still work to be done on the current house.

2.   ROMEO lunch Friday, August 9, 1:00, as usual.   

 3.  The Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays is on vacation until August.    For info talk with Carol or Bernadette.  

Anniversary Cupcakes of The Week for Mike & Judy (49th), Hue and Linda (38th).

Sienna with her mom, Erin, coming to pick up her daddy, Payton's, birthday Cupcake (37). With Sienna and Brooklyn did he get a bight of it?

What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.   Kennedy says 2 popes resemble each other, National Catholic Reporter, August 1, 1100 words,   
Download Two Popes by Kennedy 8-9-13

2.   One word describes Francis?, National Catholic Reporter, Augst 2,
 400 words,    
Download Francis' One Word 8-9-13

3.   Tom Reese (top notch Jesuit, once editor of America magazine) summarizes Francis' trip to Brazil,  National Catholic Reporter,  August 6, 800 words,       
Download Francis in Brazil 8-9-13

Toy World with CC, Emma, and Cowboy Cole.

Normally very shy, Emma approaches the altar.

True? 

 It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to be kind to others.

Emma arrives at the altar and leaves a little gift, her toy car.

Guess to whom the community votes to give the left over cupcake.

See you Sunday, August 11, 2013, 19^th  Ordinary Time, C cycle   

J.S., 214-783-0443

Harper and her grandmother, Cathy, at the pastry shoppe.

Rosemary blesses all.

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.

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

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

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

John sharing the blessing of the sacrament of the sick.

The Gang.

 Readings:

Isaiah 43,16-21, In the desert I make a way.

Psalm 126,  The Lord has done great things for us, we are filled with joy. 

Philippians 3, 8-14,  For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things.

John 8, 1-11,  They brought a woman who had been caught in adultery.

Torri and Buddy at the Pastry Shoppe.

Emma and Zoe also at The Pastry Shoppe with Beth.

Community Bulletin Board:

1.  March 17, This Sunday, Soul’s Harbor truck will collect everything brought in, clothes, utensils, furniture, appliances.  We are also collecting powdered laundry soap for Soul's Harbor.

Also this week, a penance service before the sign of peace.

2.  March 24, next Sunday, Palm Sunday 

3.  April 13, Love for the Kids picnic

4.  Romeos’ lunch Friday, March 15, 1:00, Jason's on 75 & Collin Creek.  24 again like last week, according to Fred?

The Coffee Shoppe with Bill, Ray, and Claire.

City Bikes for rent, guess where.

 What's going on in our Catholic World:  

1.  Pope Francis, National Catholic Reporter, March 13, 1600 words,   Download Pope Francis 3-15-13

2.  Papal Profile,  National Catholic Reporter, March 14, 1600 words,    Download Papal Profile 3-15-13

3.  Hope for the Pope, Boston Globe,  March 14, 800 words,    Download Hope for the Pope 3-15-13

4.  Personal observations: Being of optimistic disposition, I dream, could Pope Francis stand a bit in the tradition of John XXIII?  Still speaking optimistically, might he not at least offer a more balanced administration than the previous two popes?

April in Paris? No, March in Paris.

Your faithful editors.

True? 

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER

Le Pont d'Art or the Art Bridge in snow, Paris.

The Art Bridge also known as the bridge of locks. A couple puts a lock on the fence and throws the key in the Seine, a token to lock their relationship forever. Those are locks on the fence, tons of locks.

 See you Sunday, March 17, 2013, 5th Lent, C cycle 

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.

Note: we are now meeting at Legacy Academy.

 Welcome in, Sophie.    Want to blend in?  Change your hair color.  However, it is too pretty to do that, for sure

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice, and pastries, some bought, some home-made.  

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

Place: Legacy Charter School, Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Should we dare ask Lynda & Tom what is so funny?

Readings:  

 Jeremiah 23, 1-6,  Woe to the shepherds who mislead the flock.

 Psalm 23,   The Lord is my Shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.   (a good one!)

 Ephesians 2, 13-18, He is our peace.

Mark 6, 30-34,  They were like sheep without a shepherd.

Beth, just because it is your birthday, you still don't get to taste each cupcake before you take one.

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, June 20, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in. 

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together), August, TBA

Our Father.

What is going on in Our Catholic World:

1. World Cup and Peace, National Catholic Reporter,  7-11-18,    Download WORLD CUP 7-19-18

     2.   Catholic backlash to #MeToo, National Catholic Reporter, 7-17-18,   Download CATHOLIC BACKLASH 7-19-18 

Peace, John & Tom. 

True?

If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.

Peace, Bernadette and Rick.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

And more Peace.  Does it get better?

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.

And even More Peace!