Reminder for Christmas Eve, December 24, 2016

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

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

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

Time Change this Sunday.

Chloe.

Kevin with Chuck.

 Readings:

Joshua 5, 9-12, Today I have removed the reproach of Egypt from you.

Psalm 34,  Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5, 17-21,  We are ambassadors for Christ.

Luke 15, 1-32,  A man had two sons, The Prodigal Son.

Torri.

Zoe.

Community Bulletin Board:

1.  March 10, donate to Catholic Charities from bean soup meal. Time change Sunday to Daylight Time.

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

3.  March 24, Palm Sunday 

4.  April 13, Love for the Kids picnic

5.  Mens' lunch will be held Friday, March 8, 1:00, Jason's on 75 & Collin Creek.  Welcome Romeo's.

 What's going on in our Catholic World:  

1.  Three Conclave Myths, National Catholic Reporter, March 1, 1200 words,   Download Conclave Myths 3-8-13

2.  Observations by The Great Hans Kung on Conclave,  New York Times, February 28, 1300 words,    Download Hans Kung 3-8-13

3.  Three Challenges for the New Pope, Guardian, February 28, 800 words,    Download Challenges for Pope 3-8-13

4.  Who is paying Cardinal Mahoney's bills?,  National Catholic Reporter, March 2, 1400 words,   Download Mahony's bill 3-8-13

True? 

We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

Winston Churchill

 See you Sunday, March 10, 2013, 4th 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.

Sacrament of the Sick, Debbie, Tom and Teresa, Dee and Mike.

 

 

  

 

 

Hi, Kiera, Mikayla, and Vivienne.  You girls are beautiful and fun.

 

 

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

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

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

 

 

Coffee Time with Sandra and Judy.

 

 

Readings:                          

Acts  7,  55-60,  They threw Stephen out of the city, and began to stone him.

Psalm 97,  The Lord is king, the most high over all the earth

Revelation 22, 12-14, 16-17, 20,    I, John, heard a voice.

John 17, 20-26,  I pray that they all may be one.

 

 

 Would you trust your jewels with these two??  Mary Ellen & Beth.

 

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, May 6 , Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in.                                                                                                                                                      
2. JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together):                

Please join us for the next JULIET gathering.  Thursday EVENING to include those who work during the day.  May, 5, Thursday,  6:00 for cocktails, followed by dinner at 7:00.  MARCUS CAFE in the II Creeks Shopping Center Custer at Lookout in Richardson,  South of Bush Turnpike.

 Named "The best patio for outdoor dining in the Metroplex" (or if weather demands we can eat inside as well).  Great Italian food, live music, full bar,   friendly atmosphere.  Come, Eat, Drink, Laugh, Sing, Enjoy the music and friends!  

Respond with reservation to prattquest@yahoo.com

 

 

 Our Brain Trust??

 

What is going on in our Catholic World 

1. Daniel Berigan dies, one of my heroes,  National Catholic Reporter, May 2,   1600 words, Download Daniel Berrigan 5-5-16    

 

Communion Helpers, Geri and Patricia and Mike.

 

 

True? 

 When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: “Whose?”

Don Marquis, American journalist

 

 

Welcome to the North Side subdivision.  Beware, dangerous neighborhood.

 

 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

A super special hug from Zoe to Grandmom, Bernadette.

 

 

 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.

 

 

Hurry up, Tori, that monster chasing you is Georgie.   Scary!

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: 1 Kings 3, 5-12; Psalm 119; Romans 8, 28-30; Matthew 13, 44-52

Community Bulletin Board:

• Thanks again to all who helped with the blood drive & brunch 
• The Quads need help. See their link: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com
• True?   The problems of today will soon be buried by the sand of time
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  Tom Collerain: after attending our Mass & brunch this past Sunday, Tom suddendly died Sunday afternoon.  Download Collerain.doc

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  Roy & Carol Strom have a house for sale: Download Strom.doc 
  

 See you this Sunday, July 27

J.S.   (214-387-0443)

 

 

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

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

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

 

 

Readings:

Ezekiel  18, 25-28,  Is it my way that is not fair?

 Psalm 25,   Remember your mercies, Oh Lord.

Philippians 2, 1-11,  God greatly exalted him.

Matthew 20, 1-16,  The man who had two sons. 

 

 

Community Events:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, September 26, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  The Old Geezer will be cruising the Danube—Welcome.

2.    Ladies' luncheon, Thursdays,  

 October:  we are meeting on the 2^nd Thursday, October 9.  Abuelo’s, 3420 N Central Expy, Plano, TX, (972) 423-9290, 1 p.m. 

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

 

 

3.       Habitat Project, build 100 houses in Dallas, Oct. 5-11, 

cwpdallasfortworth.org/  also, www.dallasareahabitat.org

 

4.       Christine Drescher has two job opportunities, a part time bus driver and a full time maintenance person.  Contact: 972-686-5633.

5.       November 6, 10^th Anniversary of our Community, Sunday brunch.

 

 

What's going on in our Catholic world:

1.      Eugene Kennedy on Church madness right now,  National Catholic Reporter, September 19, 1331 words,   Download Eugene Kennedy 9-25-14  

 2.       Chicago gets a new bishop, National Catholic Reporter, September 19,   1456 words,   Download Eugene Kennedy 9-25-14

3.        Should we fight Islam, National Catholic Reporter, September 20, 888 words,   Download Fighting Islam 9-25-14

 

 

True? 

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.  One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.

 F. Scott Fitzgerald

See you Sunday, September 28, 2014, 26^th Ordinary Time, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Support.

 

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

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community  & John Cade, Mike Carrell,  &  Stack  

Place: Legacy Charter School,  601 Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

 

 

Healing for Betsy.

 

We have heard that people discover that the Blog has stopped coming.  Typepad tends to drop people for no reason.  So if this happens to you, just sign up again by going to www.johnstackministries.com

 

 

 

Want to read for us, Betsy?

 

Readings:

Isaiah 58, 7-10,  Share your bread with the hungry.  A beautiful passage. (Note: I lied. I thought we were done with Isaiah until next Advent, or so  I read.  I am happy to be wrong.)

Psalm 112,  The just man (person?) is a light in the darkness to the upright.

1 Corinthians 2, 1-5,  I came to you in weakness and in fear.

Matthew 5, 13-16, You are the light of the world.

 

 

High level consult.

 

Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 7, 2020,   Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  

 

 

Our Father.

 

JULIETS

Lunch with the Juliets

Hi Ladies

We all are looking forward to a great Valentines Luncheon Friday, February 7th at 12:30.  We will meet at Cafe Amoire 600 N. Coit Road Richardson (Coit and Arapaho) It is a BYOB.  

Please let me know who will be joining us. Looking forward to celebrating Valentines Day.  Per the owner, reservations are required.

Have a good day,  Marilyn

972-491-7068

 

 

Le Coffee Shoppe is open.

 

True?

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.  Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.  

Helen Keller

 

 

Sisters.

 

What's up in Ye Old Catholic Church?  Like…

Trump seals his pact with Catholics,  https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/ncr-connections/trump-seals-his-catholic-deal

Francis remakes American hierarchy,  https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/signs-times/pope-francis-remakes-american-hierarchy-one-bishop-time

 

 

Peace, Everybody.

 

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

 

 

2 mice!

 

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.

 

 

Where is this Richardson?

 

 

 

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

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

Readings: Acts 10, 34-43; Psalm 118; 1 Corinthians 3, 1-4; Luke 24, 13-35

Community Bulletin Board

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

Good Friday Stations: No Service.

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.  I am looking for a grandmother who has time to help with nights at the Gerwers, like maybe five nights a week for the next year.  Anyone out there available?

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

Our taxi man, Rick Turner, knows the Metroplex.  Call: 214-707-6536c; 972-412-0711h.  Also, searching for an inexpensive 4 cylinder, 4 door car we can help Rick & Jackie get. 

Marilyn Ackerman writes:

 

See you Easter Sunday.