Reminder for Sunday, August 23, 21st Ordinary Time, B

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

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

Readings: Matthew 21, 1-11, Entry into Jerusalem; Isaiah 50, 4-7; Psalm 22; Philippians 2, 6-11; Matthew 26, 14-27, 66 (Passion)

Community Bulletin Board

EASTER EGG HUNT: Easter Sunday before Mass, 9:00.  Welcome all you kids!!

Holy Thursday Mass: 7:00 P.M., Mary Kee’s house, 2625 Millington, Plano 75093

Good Friday Stations: no place yet.  Please let me know if you would like to come to one or both of these services, so we see how many might attend.

Coomunity Directory: if you have not signed in and want to, send me your info.  At Easter I will publish on line to all who have signed up.

Quad Squad:  This Sunday I will sign people up.  Casey wrote me:

Next Community Party: May 3, 7:00 P.M., Fairview Farms’ Barn, The Anniversary.  Hold the date.

Rick Turner is driving taxi.  Good man, knows the Metroplex.  Call: 214-707-6536c; 972-412-0711h.  Also, anyone got a lead on an inexpensive 4 cylinder, 4 door car we can help Rick & Jackie get?  Theirs is pooping out.

David Hoover’s daughter will be in play starting March 28.  Check it out: www.dct.org  

See you Sunday.

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 Cade celebrating 51 years ordained with his cupcake and Sir Charlie.

Mike and Dee

Readings:    

Genesis  2, 18-24,  It is not good for the man to be alone.

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

 Hebrews 2, 9-17,   He is not ashamed to call them brothers.

Mark 10, 2-16,  Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery.

3 donations to John Cade with DARCC, Tom Fleming with Habitat, Brent Burmaster with Soul's Harbor.

Jim, Zoe, Denni, and Tom

 Community Bulletin Board:   

 Nothing special this week.

Kevin helping to hand out birthday cupcakes to the kids

Cupcakes to Torri and Buddy (2) and Georgie (11)

 What's going on in our Catholic World:     

1. Weils for women again in Church, National Catholic Reporter, September28, 500 words, Download Veil women again 10-5-12
2.  German Catholics forced to pay the Catholic Church tax or get out?, National Catholic Reporter, September 29, 400 words,   

Leo and his cupcake (2)

Harper meets Chloe.

  True? 

The Love of Animals enhances the cultural level of people.

F. Salvochea

Playtime

Grace and friend (Aviana) at dedication of the 2 Habitat houses.

See you Sunday, October 7 

J.S., 214-783-0443

House #2

House #1



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 to sunrise over Frog Lake, East Yosemite, Matterhorn Canyon trail.

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

Would you trust your friend with these characters?   The departure at Virginia Lakes trail head of Nicole, an Old Geezer, Beth, Rose, Andy, Mike, and Ray

Readings:

Wisdom 2, 12, 17-20,  Let us condemn him to a shameful death.

 Psalm 54,    The Lord upholds my life.

James 3, 16-4, 3, Where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder.  

Mark 9, 30-37, Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me.

So where did all the trees go?  You know you are above 10 thousand feet when the trees got more sense than to go that high.  Beth, Nicole, & somebody

Community Activities:  

1.        ROMEO MEET: Friday, September 18, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Mike will be searched on the way out.

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  October ?, Thursday, 1:00 P.M.,  

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

Carol 

Talk about having more sense.  Could that be Senor Mike swimming in Summit Lake, only 10 thousand feet cold?

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       What should Francis do when he visits the U.S., National Catholic Reporter, August 27, 555 words,       Download Goals for Francis in U.S. 9-17-15

2.      Francis on Gays, Divorced, Abortion & other issues, a summary,  Crux, September 2, 1875 words,      Download Francis on Issues 9-17-15

3.      New Annulment guide lines,National Catholic Reporter, September 8,  475 words,   Download Annulment Changes 9-17-15  

4.     Nuns on the Bus, latest adventures, and immigration work,  National Catholic Reporter, September 11,  950 words,    Download Nuns on the Bus 9-17-15

                           Sienna, the Candle Lighter, at work.

Special Announcement: We have moved to Sigler Elementary on Janwood.

Check the map:    View this photo                                                                                                 

       Happiness is a cupcake, sez Jackie, especially when it is                  Harper's idea. 

True?  

 Of course I talk to myself.  Sometimes I need expert advice.

                 Communion for the big folks, Judy and Dick. 

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

And communion for the little folks, Emma & Tori, Buddy & Zoe.

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.

                                                       Peace. 

 Mass: 9:30; Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

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

Readings:  Exodus 22, 20-26; Psalm 18; 1 Thessalonians 1, 5-10; Matthew 22, 34-40

Community Bulletin Board:

• True?  Those move easiest who have learned to dance. Chris Frazier

• Performance Review: Check it out–Download performance_review_08.doc

• Habitat update: Download Habitaters.doc

• Next Big Date: Dec. 7–Advent Blood Drive, Food Drive, & Community Brunch

Picture 1: coffee with Curtis, Cindy, Kim, & Ken

Picture 2: Hunter, Chloe, & Jackie

Picture 3: Mass with T.J., Lorynne, & Lacee

Picture 4: Welcome into Our World a new Baby Girl on the 4th anniversary of her parents, Ed & Christine Kless, 10-23.  To be named Friday.  Sean, you now have a baby sister:

See you this Sunday, October 26

J.S.   (214-387-0443)

Mass:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house.   Welcome!

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood, Plano 75075, west from Alma, across from Brentwood which runs N-S just behind & west of St. Mark's.  We will be here through August 1, while Vines is being renovated.

Time: 9:30; Tony Celebrating 

Readings:  Genesis 18, 20-32; Psalm 138, Lord, on the Day I called for Help, You answered Me; Colossians 2, 12-14; Luke 11, 1-13

Community Bulletin Board:

Take Note:  two more Sundays, i.e., this Sunday &  August 1, we will meet at Sigler Elementary School, 1400 Janwood, Plano 75075 (corner of  Brentwood, just west of Alma).  Janwood is the first street south of St. Mark’s.  Vines will be undergoing major renovation.

Thoughts on The Church:

1.  Observations of a married priest in Seattle, Mirabile Dictu, 7-14,  Download Observations of a Married Priest in Seattle

2.  On religious women, Mirabile Dictu, 7/21,    Download Religious Women by Maureen Dowd 7-23-10

3.  Crisis Management styles, National Catholic Reporter, 7/10, Download Crisis Management 7-23-10 

Picture 1:   The Music Team, Wendy, Shonda, Ray, & Celeste

Picture 2:   Delgadoes, Bernadette, Georgie, Nicole, & Gilberto

Picture 3:   Lisa & Laycee

Picture 4:   Sean & Cara

Picture 5:   Sienna & her momma, Erin

Picture 6:   Nikki & her grandmother, Mary

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

Geri and Aggie say, "Welcome, Everybody."

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 homilizing

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

"Welcome, Folks" say this classy couple, Tom & Lynda.

Readings:

Ezekiel  47, 1-2, 8-9, 12, I saw water flowing out from beneath the threshold of the temple.

Psalm 46,   The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High.

1 Corinthians 3, 9-11, 16-17,  You are God’s building

John 2, 13-22,  He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple.

Emma says, "Come with me, you never know where you will find a cupcake."

 Community Events:

1.     November 9, this Sunday, 10^th Anniversary of our Community, Sunday brunch.  The actual date of our debut was the Sunday before Thanksgiving, 2004.  We figure this Sunday is a better, more convenient date for celebrating.

2.    DOMEO MEET: Friday, November 7, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  All welcome.

Arianna blessing us with her presence.

3.    Ladies' luncheon, Thursdays,  

November; we are meeting Thursday, November 6, 4:30 pm, Steve Fields, 5013 W Park Blvd, Plano, TX 75093, (972) 596-7100.  NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME!!!!    We’re going to happy hour, the lobster pizza is to die for and ½ price.

December; location not yet determined.  We’re looking for something holiday-ish to do.  Ideas?  Time not yet decided on.  Cathy says, "Elkes at Greenville in Allen or 5th St. Pizza, Stacy Furniture in Allen."

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

Carol

Arianna's dad & mom, Ryan and Nicole.

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What's going on in our Catholic world:

1,    Young Catholics leaving, why, Commonweal, October 9, 1400 words,  Download Young Catholics departing 11-6-14

2.    Family Synod update,  The Tablet, Corpus,  October 20, 1100 words,  Download Synod update 2 11-6-14

3.    Family Synod update by Eugene Kennedy,  America / Corpus, October 23, 700 words,    Download Synod update 11-6-14 

4.    Sign of Peace questioned, Commonweal, September 23, 777 words,  Download The Sign of Peace at Mass 10-9-14

5.    Poverty not mentioned in election, National Catholic Reporter, November 3, 340 words,   Download Poverty 11-6-14

Geri, Tom, and Denni preparing for All Souls.

 True? 

 Can’t sleep?   Try counting your blessings.

The Blessing, All Souls celebration.

See you Sunday, November 9, 2014, Lateran Basilica, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

Victoria and Natalie, "Where are those cupcakes?"

 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.

Communion with Gilbert, Natalie, and Mike.

Kids' Korner.

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