7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 23, 2025

Acts of the Apostles 4, the community of believers was of one heart and mind.

Psalm 118,   Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting.

1 John 5, Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten by God.. 

John 20, 19-31, Jesus came and stood in their midst.

 

 

 

 

Thanks……

Music,  Ben & Shonda

Readers, Patricia & Fred, & Buddy, the candle blesser

Gospel, Deacon Mike Carrell

Homily,  John Stack

Eucharistic Prayer A & B, Stack & John Cade

The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Richard 

Final Blessing, Rosemary

For hosting us at Legacy, Becky

 

 

 

New Life in the Community.  30-40 people this Sunday.

 

 

It Really is Easter!

Readings for Sunday, April 11, 2021

Download Reading 2nd Easter 4-11-2021

 

John Stack Homily

Download Homily Resurrection 4-11-2021

 

 

 

The Team is ready (along with Aviana)

 

Remember these special people:

For Alan Stryker;  For Joe Sullivan;    For Rosemary's great niece, Rylie ;  For Richard's grand daughter, Madeleine;   For Esparza's new great grandson baby, son of Monique;  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 Loretta's aunt Alicia;  For Sir Charlie & Jan;  Shonda's mom & Cody &  Leo & all of Shonda's dear family; For Ursuline Sr. Mary Troy 

 

 

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 daughter, Lisa;  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 4 month old boy undergoing an operation; for David McKeon's brother, Hugh; For Beth's friends;   for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

 

 

 

Birthdays:   Tom Zurchin, Claire Occipinti, & Darbiana

Anniversaries:    Curtis & Mabel

 

 

Community Finances,   April 11, 2021

Expenses: $1035.00

Outreach: $150.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

 

 

Rosemary's Blessing:

We are called to be co-partners and co-workers in the unfolding of God’s vision. Our faith brings us to a deep truth: we are made in the image and likeness of a God who is unconditional and unfathomable love. Jesus lives and teaches this idea of God that surpasses all other concepts of God. Our God is intimately close to us and in love with us. We abide in God.

Taken from Our Easter Faith – Making a Difference to Our God by Sister Jean Amore CSJ, Ed.D., Principal, Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, NY

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

 

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 Christmas Lunch

 

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

 

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

 

 

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,

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.

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.

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.

 

 

 

Dear Community,  I just finished celebrating Bill's memorial at the Military Cemetery near Mountain Creek Lake.  John

 

 

Readings:

Isaiah 55, 1-5, All you who are thirsty, come to the water.  (Ever wonder why I love Isaiah so much!!)

Psalm 145,  The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.         

Romans  8, 35, 37- 39,  What will separate us from the love of Christ?

Matthew 14, 13-21,   They all ate and were satisfied and they picked up the fragments left over.  (Terrifically positive readings this Sunday!  Wow!)

 

 

A Prayer.

 

ROMEOS, Friday, July 31, 1:00,  as usual.    Welcome!

ROMEOs' Virtual Jason's Deli BYOB lunch
This is a recurring meeting, Friday, 1:00 pm
Link :
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85798571623?pwd=NmFSTW1ocVMzRGdIc0QzUGxKdHM3dz09

Meeting ID: 857 9857 1623
Password: saladbar

 

Lisa, Bobby's wife, thanking people.

 

 

Reminder for 18th Sunday Ordinary Time, August 2, 2020

Here are the links for Sunday:

 

A note from Becky concerning the Thanksgiving Food Drive at Legacy.

 

We are short about 49 turkeys.  The give away is this Sunday.  She (Becky) will be in town until mid afternoon on Thursday.  If anyone would like to donate a turkey,  she can meet people at the school from Tuesday through Thursday and store any turkeys in the school's freezers.   She can also take money donations.

Numbers 6:  The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace!  

Galatians 4:  Abba,  Father!

Luke 2:  And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.

 

 

John starts our celebration

 

 

 

Thanks…     

Music,    Ben & Shonda

Readers,  Patricia & Fred

Gospel,   John Cade

Homily,  John Stack

Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Kevin

Final Blessing, Rosemary

       

                           

Connie gets a cookie for her birthday

                                                                 

Readings:  Download 01-01-23 Readings – Solemnity of Mary

Homily:  

 

 

Brent accepts a cookie for Meredith for her birthday

 

 

 

 

Remember these special people:

For Kaliope, John Cade's Mother-in-law who passed this week  and for the family;  For Jan;  For John Simari's mother who is not feeling well;  For Tom  Quinn who had back surgery on November 21st;  For Sandra who has been diagnosed with Large B Cell Lymphoma;   For Lambrini, John Cade's wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Madeleine, Richard Eshelbrenner's granddaughter;  For Hue; For Jackie;  For John's sister, Kathey recovering from a fall;    For Tom Good;  For a young man, 19 struggling with a brain tumor and cancer;     For Mary Hall's friend Cadence still suffering from a serious medical condition;   For Sir Charlie & Jan; 

       

Jackie's mom, sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;  For Dee, and for her daughters, Lisa & Lauren;     For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's daughter, Joey, with cancer; from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford recuperating from an operation & friends, Annie, a mom of 3 kids and Michael ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

 

 

Paul and Carrie get a cookie

 

 

 

Birthdays:  Meredith Burmaster 12/26, Connie Bresson 12/27, Tom Fleming 1/5

Anniversaries:   Tom & Teresa Quinn 12/30

Community Finances:   

Expenses: $  350.00

Outreach: $  185.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

         

                                   

Linda and Mary in serious conversation before Mass

 

 

Rosemary's Blessing:  

A Family Blessing

 

Lord of all,

Bless our families,

Be they formed by blood or by circumstance,

Make them holy.

May we find you in our relationships.

In our marriages, in our families,

In our households, in our communities,

In our  global  humanity.

May we look across all that divides us

And see family,

And embrace as a family does.

And love as a family ought to.

For where two or three gather in your name,

There you are in the midst.

There indeed are you,

The one for whom we long so deeply.

Amen.

 

https://www.crs.org/sites/default/files/usops-resources/a-family-blessing.pdf

 

 

Isaiah 6: …for my house shall be called a house of prayer for  all peoples.

Romans 11: For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.

Matthew 15:  Then Jesus said to her in reply, "O woman, great is your faith!  Let it be done for you as you wish."

 

Summer flowers