Reminder for Sunday, February 11, 2018, 6th Ordinary Time

                                 Brooklyn says, "Hi, 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, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence.

              I think David and Cathy are having too much fun.

Readings:

 Ezekiel  2,  2-5  Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, rebels.

Psalm 123,    Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy.

2 Corinthians 12, 7-10, A thorn in the flesh was given to me.

 Mark  6, 1-6, A prophet is not without honor except in his native place.

                  Harper says, "I love having my birthday."

Community Activities:  

1.        ROMEO MEET: Friday, July 3, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Celebrate July 4^th like true Romeos.

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  August 6, Thursday, 1:00 P.M.,  Steve Fields Steak & Lobster Lounge, 503 West Park Blvd.

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

Carol 

             Jane, too, whispers that it is their 34th Anniversary.

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       On remarried Catholics, The Tablet & Corpus, June 24, 260 words,    Download On remarried Catholics 7-2-15

2.      The status of the upcoming family synod, Commonweal & Corpus, June 24, 115 words,     Download Status of Family Synod 7-2-15

                      Shonda & Ray, it doesn't get any better.

True?  

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

Simone Weil

                  Sienna, you are a great candle lighter.  Thanks.

See you Sunday, July 5, 2015, 14^th Ordinary Time

J.S., 214-783-0443

             Zoe, did you lose something on the way here today? 

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.

                 Harper says, "See you next week, Everybody."

Zoe says, "Happy 2014 New Year, Everybody."

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

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

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

Cupcakes of The Week for Zoe and Leo.

 Readings:

Isaiah  60, 1-6,  Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem.

Psalm 72,  Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.

Ephesians  3, 2-3, 5-6,  You have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace.

Matthew 2, 1-12, Behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem.

Leo, the Candle Man, at work.

Community Events:

1.   ROMEO lunch Friday, January 3,   Jason's, 1:00, Welcome all Old Geezers  

2.  The Women's Lunch Group on 1st Thursdays,  The Olive Garden, 1:00, Central and Plano Pkwy, northbound service road.    For more info talk with Carol or Bernadette. 

Leo, The Candle Man, on top of his work.

 What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.      A pope without down time?, National Catholic Reporter, December 20, 735 words,    Download A pope with no down time 1-3-14

2.     Philadelphia judge releases monsignor, National Catholic Reporter,  Decmeber 30, 100 words,   Download Judge sets bail for monsignor 1-3-14

3.     N.C.R. Person of the Year, National Catholic Reporter, December 30, 600 words,    Download Person of the Year 1-3-14

Georgie ready for her work.

True? 

Once upon a time a man whose axe was missing  suspected his neighbor's son. The boy walked like a thief, looked like a thief, and spoke like a thief. But the man found his axe while digging in his garden, and the next time he saw his neighbor's son, the boy walked, looked and spoke like any other child.

Lao-Tzu

Cathy healing up from rotator cuff surgery.

See you Sunday, January 5, 2014, Epiphany

J.S., 214-783-0443

The Offertory Family, Marlene, Mabel, Zaile, and Billy.

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.

Our beautiful Zoe ready for 2014.

Says Peighton, "Hi, Everybody, Good to see you." 

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

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

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

Rosemary, too, says, "Welcome in, Folks.  Let me know asap if you want to go to the Meyerson Christmas, Dec. 16."

Readings:

2 Kings, 5, 14-17,    Naaman went down and plunged into the Jordan 7 times  (amusing what has been left out leading up to this passage).

Psalm 85,  The Lord has revealed to the Nations his saving power.

2 Timothy  2, 8-13 ,  If we persevere, we shall also reign with him.

 Luke 17, 11–19,   Of ten lepers healed only one returned to give thanks.

Carol and Bern with one of their numerous admirers, Miss Victoria.

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, October 7, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in.   Should we show up at Angela’s Crosswalk and embarrass all the Juliets?

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together):     October 7,   Friday, @ 1 pm,  Angela's Crosswalk, 1010 E 15th St (K Avenue), Plano, TX 75074.  RSVP to Marilyn,   rmackerman5@gmail.com

Offertory with Sydney, John, and Sandra.

Christmas at the Dallas Symphony

This year we are going to the Meyerson on Friday, December 16th at 7:30 pm.   We will have seats in the Orchestra section at approximately $44.00 per person.  Please let Rosemary (rosemary.mcginn@sbcglobal.net) know as soon as possible if you are interested in going.  As always we will gather at Tulip Lane before the performance.                            

Guitar lessons anyone?  Take a number behind Peighton, Leo, & Genevieve.

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. How to select new bishops,  National Catholic Reporter,   September 26, 810 words,     Download MAKING NEW BISHOPS, 10-6-16 

Tough luck, Jim, but Nora and Chloe say you are a spook!   And as you know, kids have that special insight into people.  

True?

 Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.                     

MM

Healing for Cathy.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Our Father. 

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.

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

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack.   This week, Jim Drescher’s birthday.  Welcome. 

Bernadette & Gilberto

Jan setting up

Readings:  

 Joshua, 24,1-2, 15-17,  We will serve the Lord, for he is our God.

 Psalm 34, Taste & See the Goodnesss of the Lord (3rd week)

Ephesians, 5, 21-32, Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord.  For the husband is head of his wife.

John, 6, 60-69, Master, to whom shall we go?

Jan's work, the communion table

Mike & Dee

  Community Bulletin Board: 

1.  Habitat Build, Saturday morning, the 25^th, 11^th Street & Ave. E.  Welcome.  This is a unique experience of giving.

2.  Dallas Symphony Orchestra Christmas Concert.  It may be only August, but this superb performance sells out.  We get discounted tickets as a group.  Date: December 14, 8:00, tickets will be about $40.  Wine & Cheese at The Rectory pre-performance.  Traditionally, this has been a beautiful evening.

3.  Free Medical Clinic in September (message from John Ernst, CCAC):   "September 29, there will be a large one day free clinic at the Dallas Convention Center sponsored by our national organization, of which we are members.  Thousands of people will be served all by volunteers."  Download Medical clinic 8-10-12 

Alison, Rosemary, and John

Meredith & Brent, the director of Soul's Harbor

What's going on in our Catholic World:   

1. U.S. Bishops' critique of American Theologians, National Catholic Reporter, August 17, (500 words),   Download US bishops 8-24-12

Grace & Mary Ellen looking at picture during Mass in the back row

Mary Jane & John preparing the coffee

True? 

 Life is not the way it's supposed to be.  It's the way it is!

The way we cope with it is what makes the difference.

 Anonymous

Women Priests? Teamwork. An old geezer Catholic priest with a young, pretty Presbyterian seminarian for the priesthood.

Ecumenical Baptism, barefoot at that

See you Sunday, August 26

J.S., 214-783-0443

Siding going up, 2 weeks ago

Notice a difference, progress? Last Saturday.

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 & Mike homilizing

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

Jude's Baptism.

Colleen with her little Jude.

Readings:

1 Kings  17, 17-24,  The life breath returned to the body of the child.

Psalm 30,  I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

Galatians 1, 11-19,  The gospel preached by me is not of human origin.

Luke 9, 11-17,  Young man, I tell you, arise.

Jude's mommy and daddy, Colleen and Carl.

Part of the O'Donnell Clan in for Jude' baptism.

 Community Events:  

1.   I made a mistake.  Our next Habitat special day is not this Friday, June 8, but June 21, Friday.   Look for the neighborhood behind the Home Depot on Central, 11^th & Ave. E.  We have 3 more special JSMinistry days, June  21 (a Friday), July 13, and August 3.  A person may also work any
Saturday.  The house will need about 18 Saturdays of work. 

2.   Romeos’ lunch Friday, June 7, 1:00, as usual.  Jason's, Collin Creek.

 3.   The  Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays at noon is on.   For info talk with Carol, Bernadette, or Maureen.

4.  Note: I worked with Bona Responds this week in OK City and hand delivered our community's support, $1000.  They are enormously grateful and I am so grateful to be part of you people, such a generous community.  I have returned home physically and emotionally worn out.  More details coming.

Footnote: twice in the past month I have been so proud to be part of you people, our community.  I was told in OK that Bona Responds' single biggest support is you folks.  Earlier, Brent told me the same thing about Soul's Harbor and you folks.  I am most humbled to be part of you.  Thanks.

Amelia checking out the pastry offerings with her mommy, Cecily.

Amelia and her big sister, Ophelia, at the Pastry Shoppe.

 What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.  Archbishop Myers ducks one, National Catholic Reporter, May 28, 500 words,  
Download Archbishop Myers 6-7-13

2.   2 Different Bishops, O'Malley of Boston & Chaput of Philadelphia, National Catholic Reporter, June 6, 1200 words,   
Download 2 bishops 6-7-13

3.  Want to help Soul's Harbor even a bit more?  Eat out this Tuesday, the 11th, June at the following restaurant:  

4.   An Opening in Rome?, James Carroll, The Boston Globe,  June 6, 800 words,    
Download James Carroll 6-7-13

Cupcakes of the Week, Bivonas (a mistake in date), Shonda, and Zach.

Anyone 81 on her birthday deserves a hand delivered Cupcake of The Week.

True?

Since light travels faster than sound, some people
appear bright until you hear them speak.

W. Churchill 

To Reggie with proper homage.

Where have you dear girls been, Sienna with Brooklyn in the background and daddy watching, Peyton.

See you Sunday, June 9, 2013, 10^th Ordinary Time, C cycle 

 J.S., 214-783-0443

Leo with his best buddy, John.

Our house has windows! with doors coming right behind.

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.

Little Axe, OK, just outside of Norman, scene of tornado #1. Some of the Bona Responds team who worked their tails off.

Where is the little girl who is missing her doll?

Where is the little girl who is missing her rabbit?  More pictures next week.

Mass:  Plus coffee & donuts & specials on the house.  Welcome!

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

Time: 9:30,  Fr. Tony celebrating

Readings: Jeremiah 1, 4-19; Psalm 71, I will Sing of Your Salvation; 1 Corinthians 12, 31-13,13; Luke 4, 21-30
 

Word from the Old Geezer:

"Never thought I would think it great to walk with a cane."

 Community Bulletin Board: 

Heritage Farm renovation:  On hold for a while.

Note on Tax Statements going out: if your total donations do not tally with what we send you on your tax statement, please let us know.  We missed connecting donors with amounts on Aug. 23, the Sunday Rosemary & I departed immediately after Mass to attend her brother's funeral on Monday.  It was a stressful, confusing time.  Thanks, J.S.

 
  
   

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned,
earned, worn or consumed.
Happiness is the spiritual experience
of living every minute with love,
grace, and gratitude.

Dennis Waitley

 
  
 
Picture 1:  Wendy & Ray & Celeste

Picture 2:  Chloe & her mom, Clare, & Jackie

Picture 3:   The Luetkemeyers

Picture 4:   Annette & Mark

Picture 5:   Who Dat?  Duh Minister?

See you Sunday, January 31  

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)