Reminder for Sunday, February 4, 2018, 5th Ordinary Time

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

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

Readings: Isaiah 66, 10-14; Psalm 66; Galacians 6, 14-18; Luke 10, 1-20.

Community Bulletin Board

We have a family who would like to collect crushed aluminum cans. The income will help them through some economic stress right now. I will put out a container weekly.

Want to know about a Hidden Treasure?  I verify this from our Saturday roofing experience.  After getting tired of corporate, he started his own.  Our Greg Rogers, Able-Bodied Construction (214) 686-0892.

Important Event Continuing:

• Saturday, July 14: Roofing job in Rowlette, starting at 8:00 A.M. If you can use a hammer, I need you.  Lunch will be provided.   Also, if you have them: bring tools like a framing nail gun, table saw, circular saw, extension cords, levels, and hand tools like hammers.  Get ready: We will have a ball! 

Special for Jimmy Kee: not doing well.

See you Sunday. J.S.

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

Place: Vines High School, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence, west of Central Expressway.

Time: 9:30; Tony celebrating 

Readings: Proverbs 8, 22-31; Psalm 8, O Lord, Our God, how Wonderful your Name in all the Earth; Romans 5, 1-5; John 16, 12-15.

  


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Community Bulletin Board:

Take Note:  June 13 through 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, National Catholic Reporter, 5-26-10:

Download Ewens 5-28-10.  The author, Jim Ewens & I studied theology together in Toronto, '68-'72, a great guy, a good Jesuit, a member of the Wisconsin Province.  This gives a picture of what it is like to exit.

 Picture 5:  The Juice Bar

 Video: Offertory & Sacrament of the Sick

See you Sunday, 5-30-10

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

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

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

Readings:  Job 38, 1-11; Psalm 107, Give Thanks to the Lord, his Love is Everlasting; 2 Corinthians 5, 14-17; Mark 4, 35-41                      

Community Bulletin Board: 

True?   Rings & jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts.  The only true gift is a portion of thyself.

Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Rita Dore is returning home and needs help in getting around the house & cleaning  up the place.  Visitors welcome!  Come in work clothes.  Two months she's been in the hospital.

A legend, the Old Geezer?  Download Bradshaw 6-18-09;  Download TX Trees Foundation 6-18-09

Notice new summer color for blog heading, plus mountains!

North TX Food Bank needing Help:  Download North TX Food Bank 6-18-09

Picture 1:  Lisa with Cole Ryan

Picture 2:  Carson

Picture 3:  Gavin

Picture 4:  Campisi & The Winner

Picture 5:  Rest stop on Collin County Classic

 See you Sunday, June 21 

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

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

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

Readings: Jonah 3, 1-5 & 10; Psalm 25; 1 Corinthians 7, 29-31; Mark 1, 14-20  

Community Bulletin Board: 

True?  A man needs a little madness, or else he never dares cut the rope and be free.

From Kathleen Gardiner: Charles R. Walter upright piano.  This hand-crafted piano is in the traditional style with a walnut finished cabinet. It features a 40 inch sounding board & is recently tuned.  Asking price: $2000 & will negotiate with serious buyer.  972-542-0288

From Frank & Laura Reyes: Plano Community Theater. The dates are Jan. 22,23,24,29,30 and 31 at 7:15pm. The show is called Villian Wore a Dirty Shirt, a Melodrama set around the gold
rush era. Tickets are $15 in advance or $17 at the door, but that includes
beer and wine. As I had mentioned we found that we are much better actors if
our audience is good and liquored up. You can call and reserve tickets for $15 and pay for them at the door.  Seats are benches, so bring a pillow.  972-422-2575  Want to put together a group with Rosemary & me for Jan. 29? 

Picture 1:  Noah, no. 58 

Picture 2:  Emily & Rachel

Picture 3:  Jim McCabe, Louie "Federico," Jackie & Bob & Tanya & Maggie McGrath

Picture 4: Hugh & Sydney Bivona

See you this Sunday, January 25.

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

Note: we are now meeting at Legacy Academy.

The Support Choir in action.

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

Better Watch out, Sir Charlie, she has her eye on you.

Readings:  

 Wisdom 2, 12, 17-20,  The wicked say.

Psalm 54,  The Lord upholds my life.

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

Mark 9, 30-35,  Whoever receives one child.

Could these people be laughing, at Me?

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, September 21, 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 1: no brunch this Sunday, rather, the next Sunday, Sept. 30.  Let us celebrate the last day of September.

 Note 2:  Meredith is cancer free!

Note 3: That Jim Mahar is at it again.  He has a place to stay because of alumna connection in Wilmington, NC.   

Early October is the target time.  Can we all help to fund him a bit?

Healing Touch for Gita.

TRUE?

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

Healing Touch for Bern, Carol, & Rich.

Anything happening in our Catholic World?

1.   The detention of innocent children, National Catholic Reporter, September 13,  https://www.ncronline.org/news/justice/catholic-advocates-decry-proposed-new-rule-detaining-immigrant-children?utm_source=SEPT_13_BENEVENTO_DETENTION&utm_campaign=cc&utm_medium=email   
2. Cannot move on from this sex crisis,  Corpus, September 10,   https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/signs-times/why-catholic-church-cant-move-sex-abuse-crisis
3. Climate Action, National Catholic Reporter, September 13, https://www.ncronline.org/news/environment/world-leaders-faith-groups-gather-global-climate-action-summit?utm_source=SEPT_+12_ROEWE+CLIMATE+SUMMIT&utm_campaign=cc_122017&utm_medium=email

Our Father.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

A Welcome Cupcake to Gita.

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.

Meet Hector the Hawk, the new security system for the Rectory, here patrolling the front yard & dining on squirrel.  This guy has people stopping their cars to take pix.  What a wing span!

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.

Brooklyn, "Wow, all for me, right?"

Sienna, "What about me, little sister?"

 Readings:

Micah 5, 1-4, He shall stand firm and shepherd his flock.

Psalm 80, Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.

Hebrews 10, 5-10, My prayer, that your love may increase ever more.

Luke 1, 39-45, When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb.

Noah, the Candle Lighter, on his 16th.

Kayla with granddad Ray

Community Bulletin Board:

1.  This Sunday: Collection for Samaritan Inn.  The director will address the community.  For special needs please check the handout.

2. This Sunday also: All toffee lovers, your toffee will again be at Mass.  Cost: $12.50 per box.  Checks can be made out to me, John Stack, going to Dallas North Rotary.

3. Advance notice: Christmas Eve Mass, 4:00 P.M.

4.  DSO: For all you Dallas Symphony affianados, The Best Show of The Year is here, Friday the 14th, today to be exact, 7:30 P.M.  You are all invited to The Rectory for wine & cheese on the way to the Meyerson.  Welcome, 5:30 or earlier.  We will depart at 6:30 & we will have maps through the best Christmas lights in Dallas, that is, The Park Cities.  The map will also show you the inconspicuous entrance into underground parking lot, $10.  We are almost 30 people this year.

Cupcakes of The Week, Sean (7) and Noah (16) both on Sunday

One more Cupcake, Patricia, 2 years no smoking

What's going on in our Catholic World:

1.     Another Jesuit in trouble at 92, Reuters, December 8, 475 words,   Download Jesuit 12-14-12

2.     Irish priests support Fr. Roy Bourgouis, National Catholic Reporter, December 7, 400 words,   Download Irish priests 12-14-12 

Brunch with Ray, Claire, and kids

Play time

 True?

 20 years from now you’ll be more disappointed by what you didn’t do than what you did.

Mark Twain

Ryan with Jim, Tom, and Denni

Cara and Christine

 See you Sunday, December 16, 2012

J.S., 214-783-0443

Brunch with Geri

Brunch with Alison and John

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.

Brunch with Linda, Rick, and John

Sir Charlie