Rob, Beth, Connie, John, Kevin and Geri reading the Crowd part of The Passion
A message from Richard Eshelbrenner:
The Purple Stride Event to raise money for pancreatic cancer (this is the cancer Carol had) is being help at Klyde Warren park in Dallas on April 30th between 8:00 and 12:00. The event is a 5K walk or run. You can find more information at the following URL:
Mass:Coffee & juice, pastries & specials on the House.
Time:9:30; Celebrate with John Cade. Welcome.
Place: Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence, south side, Plano.
Readings: Isaiah 40, 1-11, Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God; Psalm 85, Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation; 2 Peter 3, 8-14, The Lord does not delay his promise; Mark 1, 1-8, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way.
Picture Picture 1: Sienna & Leo meet
Picture 2: Brooklyn with Brian & Robyn
Community Bulletin Board:
A. Schedule of upcoming events: In an attempt to make our Advent special this year, we invite the community to focus on one gift to the less fortunate each of the 4 Sundays. We will include a special reconciliation rite the 4th Sunday, Dec. 18. See the flier: Download Advent 2011
Last Sunday, November 27, The 1st of Advent. The gift: Food. From Ken Cramer,
John, our community contributed 265 pounds of food and one $20 check. Assuming the check would buy 5 pounds of food, and assuming we had 91 people in attendance yesterday, we averaged nearly three pounds of food per man, woman, and child.
I think we should be proud of ourselves!
1. This Sunday, December 4, 2nd Advent. The gift: Toys for Collin County Child Advocacy Center with Beth helping. For suggestions with toys: Download CCCACXmas11 11-25-11
December 10, Saturday, Love for Kids Christmas Party in Flower Mound for handicapped kids. loveforkidsinc@yahoo.com
2. December 11, 3rd Advent. The gift: Blankets to The Bridge Homeless Shelter. Also, Thanks Brunch in gratitude to our Board and particularly to Ron Kovatis, Penny Morrow, & Cathy Goode, who are retiring. Special guest homilist, Jamie Rose.
3. December 18, 4th Advent. The Gift: Men's Shoes for the Austin Street Shelter. Also, a special rite of reconciliation during our Mass. Mike Carrell will share his ideas during the homily.
4. Christmas Eve, 4:00, December 24, Saturday. Christmas Pageant, plus 2 special visiters will be present.
Isaiah 56: . . . for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. Romans 11: I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I glory in my ministry in order to make my race jealous and thus save some of them. Matthew 15: Then Jesus said to her in reply, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.”
Some artists are cooks. Some of them are welders. Some of them are counselors. Some of them are technicians or accountants or teachers. “Just as writing can become calligraphy when it’s creatively, skillfully, and consciously performed,” H. E. Davey wrote, “so can all other activities become art.”
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister
Rickey Turner Please click on the link below for more information on Rick’s fund for ongoing treatment and medications for a kidney transplant. As Rick is now back on track for the transplant, we are helping to cover the medications necessary following the transplant. Rick Turner Blog Post
Another Reminder for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 16, 2026 Here are the links for Sunday:
John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
The ArtCentre of Plano,
902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.
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. Again, Welcome.
Place: Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence.
Mabel and Curtis
Readings:
Isaiah 40, 1-11, Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God.
Psalm 104, O, Bless the Lord, my soul.
Titus 2, 11-14, 3, 4-7, The grace of God has appeared.
Luke 3, 15-16, 21-22, With you I am well pleased.
Georgie
For those who don’t have a decent Bible or a book of the readings, here are two links that I use, The Bible at Your Fingertips and USCCB, The New American Bible.
The difference? The first is Protestant more or less, and the second is officially Catholic and has the 12 little books in between the O.T. & N.T., called Deuterocanonical or Apocrypha.
Both are good translations.
Mary arriving with broken foot.
Community Bulletin Board:
1. January 24, Thursday night, 8:00, Collin County Homeless Coalition is having their annual census of homeless. We will have a signup sheet at Mass. Last year we had two teams of about 5 each.
Our Emma
What's going on in our Catholic World:
1. History of women leaders in Catholic Church, Corpus and U.S. Catholic, January, 2013, 2500 words, Download Women 1-11-13
2. U.S. Nuns & Church Officials, National Cathoic Reporter, January 5, 800 words, Download U.S. Nuns 1-11-13
Harper with her grandmom, Cathy, who had a bad evening Monday.
True?
If you ask me a question I don’t know, I’m not going to answer.
YOGI BERRA
Meghan and Geri
See you Sunday, January 13, 2013, The Baptism
J.S., 214-783-0443
Leo dances
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.
Isaiah 55: Seek the LORD while he may be found, call him while he is near. Philippians 1: Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me life is Christ, and death is gain. Matthew 20: ‘My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?’ Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
I am sorry you did not get a Blog last Sunday but there was a software problem.
Once upon a time, within the last 75 years, life was considered a question to be answered, a series of steps to be defined. Now we know that life is at best an invitation to begin and begin and begin—all over again. It’s when we cease to begin that we cease to be fully alive.
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister
Rickey Turner Please click on the link below for more information on Rick’s fund for ongoing treatment and medications for a kidney transplant. As Rick is now back on track for the transplant, we are helping to cover the medications necessary following the transplant. Rick Turner Blog Post
Another Reminder for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 20, 2026 Here are the links for Sunday:
John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
The ArtCentre of Plano,
902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.
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.
Place: Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence, south side, Plano
Readings: Ezekiel 33, 7-9; Psalm 95, If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts; Romans 13, 8-10; Matthew 18, 15-20. Picture Picture 1: Emma with suspicious character
Picture 2: Leo
Picture 3: Jack
Picture 4: Pat & Sandra & Lisa
Community Bulletin Board:
1. Loretta Garcia Williams would like to sell her '99 Suburban, 200,000 miles, $3500 or best offer, 972-839-1668.
2. Next brunch Sunday, Sept. 25. John Cade will celebrate the Mass in honor of his 50th anniversary of ordination.
