Second Sunday of Advent, December 5, 2021

Baruch 5,  Jerusalem, take off your robe of mourning and misery; put on the splendor of glory from God forever;

Psalm 126, The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy

Ephesians 13, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…

Luke 1, The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

 

Japanese Maple in Fall

Japanese Maple

 

Thanks……

Music,    Ben & Shonda

Readers,    Mary & Frank, & Buddy, our candle blesser 

Gospel,     John Cade

Homily,  John Cade

Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Cade

The Magic Zoom makers,      Hue, Richard & Mike 

Final Blessing, Rosemary

 


Women's Luncheon (2)

Ladies Lunch 2

Women's Christmas Lunch

 

Readings:  Download 12-05-21 – Readings – Advent2

 

Homily:  Download 12-05-21 Homily – Advent 2

 

 

Autumn

Autumn

 

Remember these special people:

For John Stack having a hard time right now with a bad back;  For Laura Chollick;  For Sandra who has been diagnosed with Large B Cell Lymphoma;   For Rosemary's great niece, Rylie;  For Richard's grand daughter, Madeleine;   For Esparza's new great grandson  & Frank;  For all the medical personnel struggling to treat the tsunami of sick people, in particular, locally, Cindy's staff at Presby, Dallas, and at Frisco Presby, the mother of Harper and Betsy, Kendle, working in labor & delivery, and for Hue & Linda's daughter, Doctor Rosemary Beavers;   For Mary & Dave Hall's g-daughter Allison Keller working at St. Lukes, The Woodlands,   For Sir Charlie & Jan;  Shonda's mom & Cody &  Leo & all of Shonda's dear family; For Ursuline Sr. Mary Troy,


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Frank reading Baruch

 

Jackie's mom, sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.; For Meredith, cancer free & John Schanot;    For John O'Donnell & Jean;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;  For Dee, and for her daughters, Lisa & Lauren  ;  For Anthony & Sabrina;    For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini, plus John's daughter, Joey, with cancer; from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford recuperating from an operation & a nephew; for David McKeon's brother, Hugh; For Beth's friends & brother;   for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.


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Mary reading Ephesians

 

Birthdays:  Pat Jansky stopped smoking, her husband, Fred's birthday

Anniversaries:  Zurchins

                                                        


 

Community Finances,   

Expenses: 4,855.00

Outreach: $  435.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.



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Vitruvian Park

 

Rosemary's Blessing:  

Sometimes readings in Advent focus mainly on repentance and on waiting for the Savior and Messiah to redeem us from our sins.  Yet, the Jewish people of the Hebrew Scriptures and the early Christians had much broader expectations.  The Savior is the one who comforts and heals us, rescues and unbinds us, enlightens us and lifts us up as well as wipes away our sins.  The earthly life of Jesus was filled with his healing and compassionate acts; his treating outcasts and women with inclusivity, dignity and love; his breaking down cultural, religious and social walls that separate people; and his not only forgiving sinners, but also eating with them.   This is what Jesus wants to do for us.  Advent is a time of becoming more whole, a time of becoming all we want to be and all God wants us to be.

 

Taken from an  Advent Reflection by S. Jean Amore, CSJ,  Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, N.Y.

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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      Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world we live in a better place to live.

 
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