Reminder for 1st Advent, December 29, 2020

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

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

Readings: Exodus 17, 8-13; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3, 14-4, 2; Luke 18, 1-8

Community Bulletin Board 

Tree Project update: thanks to Diane McClurg we may plant 100 or so trees at the new facility of Collin Co. Child Advocacy Center, Park & Los Rios.

November 4, Sunday Mass of Remembrance, i.e., remembering family members & friends no longer with us, tying it in with the All Saints feast.  Bring a picture.

I am still searching for a job for one of our own, Rick Turner.  The last 8 years he has worked as a night warehouse man for Home Depot, which is now laying off numerous workers.  Does anyone have a lead on this kind of work or something similar?  He can do fork lift work, night work, make a great driver. A good man.

Anyone want to help with the readings at Mass who has not been asked?  I include those of you who need practice in speaking in front of a group because of FEAR. 

Anyone in need of a FAX machine?  Contact Beth Robinson: E-mail Address:   Epr313@aol.com

From Frank & Laura Reyes on the plays they are in:

Reconciliation.

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

Reconciliation, Please forgive me.

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Reconciliation: You are forgiven.

Readings:

Isaiah 7, 10-14, Ask for a sign from the Lord.

Psalm 24,  Let the  Lord enter, he is king of glory

Romans 1, 1-7,  Grace to you and peace.

Matthew 1, 18-24,  This how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.

Advent Reconciliation.

Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 20,   Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  

Reconciliation

True?

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Confucious

Our Bona Responders at Single Parents' Advocates.

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

Fallen Priests, hear their stories?  https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/fallen-priests

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

Our Volunteers at Single Parents.

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.

Advent Peace, Everybody.

Masses:

• Fourth Sunday of Advent, this Sunday: 9:30; coffee, donuts, home made muffins, & juice on the house.  Readings: Isaiah 7, 10-14; Psalm 24; Romans, 1, 1-7; Matthew 1, 18-24.
• Christmas Eve, 4:00 P.M.; Readings: Isaiah 9, 1-6; Psalm 96; Titus 2, 11-14, Luke 2, 1-14.

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

Community Bulletin Board

Food drive Christmas Eve: please bring non-perishables.  Will go to the Richardson Food Bank.

Tom & Lynda Fleming say thanks for the prayers for their marathon, The Rock.  Tom’s 3:29 qualified him for The Boston.  He already has his ticket.

No Mass the Sunday after Christmas, Dec. 30: .  Rosemary & I will be in Mexico. 

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

See you Sunday.

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

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

Readings: Genesis 18, 1-10; Psalm 15; Collossians 1, 24-28; Luke 10, 38-42

Community Bulletin Board

No Mass July 29: unless you wish to join us in Yosemite.

From Tom Fleming & Habitat: fleming-Habitat.doc

From Jane Drake: drake_adoption.doc

Please bring your squashed aluminum cans.

See you Sunday.  J.S.

 A new community member says, "Welcome, 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: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Pure joy, pure delight: Love for the kids picnic, 2500 kids.  When the kids finish the picnic, they return to find a Christmas gift in their seat on the school bus.

Readings:

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

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

Pope Francis 

Luke  1,  39-45, Mary set out and traveled to the hill country. 

Special people welcoming the kids into the pavilion.

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 18, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Save your receipts for the clerical help.                                                                                                                                                                                                               
2. LADIES' LUNCHEON, will be Friday, January ?, at 1:00 at Kathy’s Choice, 7989 Beltline (NW corner, Belt Line & Coit), . Please RSVP to 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

 More special, super people welcoming the kids to the picnic (or scaring them away).

4.  Tonight, Thursday, Meyerson.  42 patrons.  Welcome to the Rectory (or Chancery, in honor of the resident bishop), 6107 Tulip Lane, Dallas, from 5:00 wine & cheese.                                                                                                          
5. Christmas boxes for military people overseas.   See attachment for items to include. Boxes may be taken straight to the Post Office or brought to Sunday Mass.    Download Christmas Box items                    Address to send:  Ryan McClurg, 455 EAMXS/F16-EAMU,  APO,A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                   
   Bill, our Bona Responds coordinator (for St. Bonaventure U. ), and Grace.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
6. Special Notice:  Christmas Eve, we are returning to Vines for only the Christmas Eve Mass, 4:00.  Don't go to Sigler.                                                                                                                                                                                       
7. Want to see the schedule for Advents events at Sigler?   Click:    Download Advent 2015

Brother & sister team, Bill & Cindy.

 What is going on in our Catholic World

1. Francis: proclaims a Jubilee Year,  National Catholic Reporter,  December 8, 880 words,    Download Jubilee Year 12-17-15
2. Next Synod agenda already forming, married priests, Chiesa,  December 9,   666 words words,     Download Next Synod 12-17-15        

Our long distance runners, Carrie & Paul.

True?  

It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.

G.K. Chesterton

Offertory, Tom & Teresa, David & Caroline

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

With the help of Kevin, Brent, and Brady, this Souls Harbor truck is going to be filled.
 

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.

 The Sacred Reconciliation celebration.

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

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

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

Buddy and pal, "Hi, Everybody."

"We're here," Zoe, Buddy, and Torri.

Readings:

 Isaiah 66, 18-21,   I come to gather nations of every language.

Psalm 117,  Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.

Hebrews 12, 5-7, 11-13,  Whom the lord loves he disciplines.

Luke 13, 22-30, Depart from me, you evil doers.

Buddy and Georgie at the Pastry Shoppe.

Community Events:  

  1.   Our next Habitat special day is probably September.  Look for the neighborhood behind the Home Depot on Central, at 11 th Ave.   A person may also work any Saturday. There is still work to be done on the current house.

2.  ROMEO lunch Friday, August 23, 1:00. The Old Geezer will be in Wichita Falls for Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred on Saturday.  Welcome.

 3.  The Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays is on vacation until further notice.    For info talk with Carol or Bernadette.  

Zoe happily accepting for her absent grandparents, Bernadette and Gilberto, The Cupcake of the Week for 48 years.

What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.   Francis sees 3 Temptations for Catholicism, Tom Reese, S.J.,  National Catholic Reporter & Corpus, August 13, 900 words,  
Download Three Temptations 8-23-13

2.   Conservative Funk?, National Catholic Reporter, August 17,
  650 words,    
Download Funk 8-23-13

3.   Francis facing complaints?,  Eugene Kennedy, National Catholic Reporter,  August 22, 875 words,    
Download Complaints 8-23-13

4.  Why we love our kids at Mass with us?  Some of the reasons, 800 words,  
Download Our Kids 8-23-13

Curtis finally getting his Cupcake after it got away last week.

Harper and her grandmother, Cathy, at the Pastry Shoppe.

 True? 

If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again,
It was probably worth it. 

See you Sunday, August 25, 2013, 21st  Ordinary Time, C cycle

J.S., 214-783-0443

A theme picture of our readings lately? Our friend Isaiah (note the misspelling). Photo taken in downtown Dallas.

 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.

Grace and Ryan exchange rings.

Ryan and his buddies from grade school and Cole.