Reminder for Sunday, February 19, 2017, 7th Ordinary Time

Mass: First 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 2, 1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13, 11-14; Matthew 24, 37-44

Thanksgiving Tree:  will be set up on the stage.  Nearby will be paper ornaments on which you may answer the question, " I thank God this year for…"  Use the ribbons to tie it onto the tree.  Kids will find special ornaments that have a picture to color on one side, while the blessing can be put on the other side.  We will keep it up every Sunday into Christmas Eve Mass at 4:00.  Perhaps a couple of blessings can be read anonymously each Sunday.  Our Thanksgiving continues into Christmas.

Community Bulletin Board 

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

Marie Green’s son Steven is selling Marie’s house and offering our community a first shot at greatly reduced cost.  Location: Renner & Collins/Alma, south east subdivision.  Specs: ca. 2,500 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, den, dining room, office, two car garage.  Open to renting or renting to buy.  Contact: Green, Steven, E-mail Address:   sgreen@virtualagility.com

December 9: Save Your Blood for the Christmas Blood Drive and Brunch. 

See you Sunday.

Note: we are now meeting at Legacy Academy.

Says our pretty Victoria, "Welcome in Everybody." 

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

Victoria's pretty sister, Zoe, earns a cupcake for lighting our candles this week.

Readings:  

 Isaiah 50, 4-9,  The Lord opens my ear that I may hear.

Psalm 116,  I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the Living

 James 2, 14-18, What good is it if someone says he has faith but does not have works?

Mark 8, 27-35,  Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself

Yes, The Best Team.

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, September 14, 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), October, TBA

NOTE: no brunch this Sunday.

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Thanks for coming to visit us, Jim & Natalie.  Come back again. 

TRUE?

Love thy neighbor, even when he plays the trombone.

Jewish proverb

Who let these two out in public?

Anything happening in our Catholic World?

1. Interesting background on Cardinal Vigano's role in Nienstedt case, National Catholic Reporter, September 6,      https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/vigan-s-role-nienstedt-case-scrutinized-anew-bishops-statement?utm_source=SEPT_6_ROEWE_VIGANO+MN&utm_campaign=cc&utm_medium=email

        2.    Time is up for Francis on pedophilia,  Corpus, September 6,  http://corpus-blog.blogspot.com/2018/09/editorial-times-up-on-pope-francis-and.html

Can anyone believe that these two characters have been married more than 40 years!

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Hue receiving The Community Blessing for his operation Wednesday.

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.

So, is Cody trying to join the choir by being buddy with Ben?

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

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

Readings:  Isaiah 55, 1-11; Psalm is Isaiah 12; 1 John 5, 1-9; Mark 1, 7-11.   

Community Bulletin Board:

• True?  Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life reveals just the opposite: that letting go is the real path to freedom & peace.                     Sogyal Rinpoche, Glimpse After Glimpse

•  Excellent Book on Salem Witch Trials: The Heretic's Daughter, Kathleen Kent (Dallas native & descendent of the family in the book)

Picture 1:  Christmas Kids 

Picture 2:  Nativity Drama

Picture 3:  Carina's Candle Shop, Cuernavaca, Mexico

See you this Sunday, January 11.

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

Want color?  This school has it!

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

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

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

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Welcome, Everybody.

Readings:

Sirach  3, 17-18, 20, 28-29, Conduct your affairs with humility.

Psalm 68,  God, in your goodness you have made a home for the poor.

Hebrews 12, 18-19, 22-24,  You have approached Mt. Zion

Luke 14, 1, 7-14,  When you hold a banquet, invite the poor

If this looks like a choir invasion, it is!

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, August 30, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.   

Juliets,  September, TBA

After you reach a certain age, you cannot even dress yourself.

True?

Mark Twain:   Heaven  for the climate,

                                               Hell for the company.

Our Father.

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

Ignatian Solidarity Network (a Jesuit effort), https://www.ncronline.org/news/justice/ignatian-solidarity-network-educates-inspires-young-immigration-activists?clickSource=email

After 45 years of excellent church music, The St. Louis Jesuits move on,  https://www.ncronline.org/news/media/after-45-years-music-final-concert-st-louis-jesuits

Our Father.

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

Ye Olde Coffee Shoppe.

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, Everybody.

Bernadette & Carol calling all extra, unused plastic eggs. 

Bring them this Sunday, please.

Emma says, "Happy New Year, 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.

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

And from Ben, too, with his cupcake of the week, "Happy New Year, Folks."

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, 2-3, 5-6,  The Gentiles are coheirs & members of the same body.

Luke 1, 26-28,   When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi from the east arrived.

Happiness is a Cupcake of the Week,  for Sophia.

Community Activities:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 2, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  All left over turkeys still welcome.  The Old Geezer will  be there to monitor behavior.

2.    LADIES' LUNCHEON, Thursday, January 8, Cafe' Brazil, 1:00, Coit & Bush, Plano.

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

Carol

Kevin all ready for 2015.

3.  January 18, Our Stuff Swap will take place.  Souls Harbor will take all that is left over.  Bring useful items that you don't need or want anymore.

4.    January 25, community brunch for an old geezer's 75th.

5.    February 15, Community memorial for Fred with brunch catered by Maureen & the Macchio gang. 

6.    Febrary 17,  Mardi Gras Tuesday

Somebody (like those girls!) snookered the Old Geezer. Betty's birthday? Actually, in April. Just anticipating.

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.        Married Priest replacing priest marrying–sound familiar?, The Tablet, December 15,  380 words,     Download Married Priest 12-26-14     

2.       Rome's report on American nuns, National Catholic Reporter, December 17, 800 words,   Download Nuns' Report 12-26-14   

3.       Kennedy on the Rome's report on the nuns, National Catholic Reporter, December 19, 11600 words,   Download Kennedy on Nuns 12-26-14 

4.         BBC on Francis, BBC World News, Dec. 24, 1100 words,    Download BBC

5.        Man of The Year, National Catholic Reporter, December 30, 1000 words,    Download Man of the Year 1-1-14

What are you eating, Cole? Looks healthier than a cupcake.

True? 

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

Albert Einstein

Offertorry, Diane & Cole, Cheryl, Grace and Mackenzie.

See you Sunday, January 4, 2015, Epiphany

J.S., 214-783-0443

"Happy New Year, Everybody," from Dawson, Dana, and Darbyanna.

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.