Reminder for Sunday, February 16, 2020, 6th Ordinary Time

Summit Meeting of Community's Creative Thinkers, Leo, Tori, & Buddy

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

Georgie, May I help you?

Readings:

Exodus  3, 1-8, 13-15     Yahweh calls Moses from the burning bush.

Psalm 103,  The Lord is kind and merciful.   (Excellent last stanza, The Lord is gracious and merciful, never gets angry and is abounding in love.)

1 Corinthians 10, 1-6, 10-12,   Do not grumble as some of them did. 

Luke 13, 1-9,   The parable of the fig tree with no figs.

Not only is Cole a professional level candle lighter, he also collects all the books.

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 26, 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),  Thursday, March 4, 1:00 P.M.,   Ruang Thai, 1301 Custer Rd., Plano,  Please RSVP TO Denni, denni1@verizon.net             

Offertory, Sydney & Hugh, Kerry & Nina.

 Special Notice:  Food Drive this Sunday.

Sacrament of Life for Harper.

What is going on in our Catholic World  

1. Contraception door opening,  National Catholic Reporter, February 22,   282  words,     Download Contraception 2-25-16 
2. Do away with celibacy,  Corpus, February 16, 681 words,       Download Do away with celebacy 2-25-16            

Donor Receipts for your 2015 donations have been emailed out.  If you have not received yours, please let John or Rosemary know.  Thank you for your generosity.  

Sacrament of Life for Victoria. 

True? 

I love mankind. It’s the people I can’t stand.

Charles Schulz

I see you Leo.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

See you next week, Everybody.

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.

Deuteronomy 30:   …when you return to the Lord your God, with all your heart and all your soul.

Colossians 1:  Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

Luke 9:  And who is my neighbor?

The Entrance hymn.  Allen, Connie, John, Linda and Mary

Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7428208829?pwd=VERncTBxaWdkaFpkTUZKL3RROW81UT09

 

 

 

 

The Kiss of Peace, Cindy and Barb

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                  

 

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.

 

John Stack Ministries, 7017 Helsem Way, Dallas, Texas 75230

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

"Welcome, Everybody,"  says the shepherd, the lamb, the angel, Mary, and the donkey.  

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, 2-6, The Gentiles are coheirs.

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

Santa and his best buddies. 

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 8, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Let’s take a break for two weeks.
2. LADIES' LUNCHEON, will be Friday, January 8?, at 1:00 at Juliet’s Luncheon, Please RSVP to  Jeanne Vogel [pickincotton26@verizon.net] or Geri Moran at  geriintx@gmail.com

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

Carol

Genevieve meets Santa for the first time in her life, "Whoa, who are you?"

 What is going on in our Catholic World

1. Best Gifts are Free,  Rev. Lauren Stanley, 630 words   Download Best Gifts 12-31-15
2. Persons of The Year, National Catholic Reporter, December 28,   990 words,       Download Persons of The Year 12-31-15 

Leo the Candle Lighter at work.

True? 

If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It is lethal.

Paulo Coelho

 The second elevation. 

See you Sunday & Happy New Year.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Santa and his girls, Natalie & Georgina.

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.

 Says Genevieve,  "Happy New Year, Everybody."

Genevieve says, "Welcome, Folks, but beware of that old geezer who is around here somewhere."

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.

                Cupcakes of The Week.  Are they not beautiful!

Readings:

 Proverbs 9, 1-6, Wisdom has built her house.

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

Ephesians 5, 15-20,   Watch carefully how you live.

John 6, 51-58, I am the living bread. 

Could this be Study Hall?  Such attention never seen at Jesuit.

Community Activities:  

1.        ROMEO MEET: Friday, August 14, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   The Working Class welcome.

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  September 3, Thursday, 1:00 P.M.,  Benihana, 7775 Banner Dr. Dallas, 972-387-4404

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

Carol 

                         John and his niece, Sasha

 3.  Ray and Shonda have some new Mass responses (Mass of Glory) that they would like for us to practice for a few weeks before Mass before we sing it during the Mass proper.  You can check out these utube sites to hear them: 

http://youtu.be/mGlpu6_c3gQ

http://youtu.be/wYAikjow24E

http://youtu.be/k6Qjsxq8dU4 

                              New Life, Jackie and Rick.

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       Married priests forgotten, The Tablet & Corpus, July 17, 678 words,     Download Married Priest 8-13-15

 2.      Francis effect on 2016 politics, MSNBC & Corpus, July 21, 1000 words,      Download Francis effect on 2016 8-13-15

3.          What about divorced & remarried Catholics today, Boston Globe & Crux & Corpus, August 5,  765 words,    Download Divorced & Remarried 8-13-15

                     Cole, Our Special Book Caddie, on the job.

Special Announcement: We are moving

After celebrating week after week for 10 years, PISD is asking us to move over to Sigler on Janwood.  Apparently it is quite expensive to A/C the large cafetorium at Vines.  Sigler will be more economical.  September 6 we begin our new adventure.

Check the map:    View this photo

                                          Our Father

True?  

You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.

Joseph Joubert

                                     Peace, Everybody.

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

                                    And More Peace.

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.

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.

Sez Genevieve, "Hi, Everybody, Welcome in.  Look at me, I can walk."

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

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

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

Buddy, you look terrific in your new robes.

Readings:                          

1 Kings   19,  16, 19-21,  Please, let me kiss my father & mother goodbye.

Psalm 16,  You are my inheritance, O Lord.

Galatians 5, 1, 13-18,     You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Luke 9, 51-62,  I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say farewell to my family.

Hi, Brandon, How do you like Lovejoy?

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, June 24 , 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):  TBA

Who is that taking all those pictures?  Thanks, Beth, they are excellent.

Special Notice 1:  Can we postpone the community brunch until July 10?  I completely forgot to mention it last Sunday.   This Sunday is too soon now, and July 4th weekend is next.   So, July 10?

Special Notice 2:   We would like to form a help network for Richard & Carol and John & Mary Jane.   It will depend upon what Richard and Mary Jane would find helpful.   Meals?  If you could help out in any way way, please contact Grace LeBlanc, dougle20@verizon.net.  

Happy 44th to you and Kent, Diane.

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. Francis among wolves, Corpus & America, June 20,   678 words,       Download Francis among Wolves 6-23-16 
2. The Catholic Church and the LGBT community, Corpus, June 20,  765 words,   Download Church & LGBT Catholics 6-23-16

Happy Birthday, Harper.  Excellent, 5 years old.

True? 

The best fishermen I know try not to make the same mistakes over and over again; instead they strive to make new and interesting mistakes and to remember what they learned from them.

John Gierach, American author (and fisherman)

Thanks for the Offertory you folks, Diane & Erin, Lynda & Tom.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Special Blessings on you, Carol, as you begin this journey.

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.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

A Fathers' Day Blessing for all our guys.