Welcome in Everybody, and welcome to Advent.

 

Readings:  

Jeremiah  33, 14-16, “The days are coming”, says the Lord, “when I will fulfill the promise I made.”

Psalm 25,  To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

1 Thesssalonians 3,12-4,2, May the Lord make you increase and abound in love.

Like 21,  25-28, 34-36, There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars.  

 

 

 

Welcome from today's Offertory Team, Michelle & Gil, Carol & Rich

 

 

One Day on a Walker   

For a New Appreciation of People, Try a Walker

This morning I would like to talk about how I came to see again how genuinely good ordinary people can be.  Want a quickie answer to that?  Try lumbar stenosis which leads to lower back pain which leads to life on a walker.

 

 

Another Day on the walker.

 

Two examples.

Just after the doctor put me on a walker I had an 8:00 A.M. appointment with my skin doctor.  It was freezing dark, cold, windy, and I had to park in one of those ground level parking areas, like about ½ a mile from the double glass entrance doors. 

As I hobbled up to the doors, a guy and a woman jumped ahead of me and held the doors open for me.  I was most touched.

 

 

Leo the Candle Man in Action.

 

The same thing happened when I departed the buildings.

Other similar events happened all the time we were in Hilton Head.   But a special one took place at an Alabama highway welcome facility just departing Georgia. 

We stopped in the visitor space to visit the facilities.  As I approached the one story building I noticed that the host of the facility this particular morning was a black guy about 60.  He saw me and was immediately heading toward the entrance doors.

 

 

Buddy reading the Blessing of The Advent Candle.

 

We arrived about the same moment and I reached out to pull outward the right hand door.  Trouble was, I was coming at it from the left.  I was awkwardly pulling the door with my right hand when the guy opened the door and stepped out to help me. 

Lucky me, because I was planning on using the door handle with my right hand to balance.  Suddenly the door was open, the handle out of reach, and I am falling over—right into the arms of the welcoming station.  Yes, he caught me and graciously got me righted.

 

 

Yes, Harper, you look really pretty with your new shorter hair.

 

Then, even at the restroom door, truckers were holding it so I could enter and depart.

I have been most touched, folks, and feel privileged.

Any of you seen these people around lately? 

And the question I would ask normally, I don’t ask now because it is irrelevant.  You do this kind of activity every day.

 

 

Could it be that Leo's most favorite time of our Sunday Mass is the Cupcake of the Week time.

 

 

Here are the links for Sunday:

 

 

 

 

Kitaa, Greenland

Some of our Community members  are in need of special prayers:

 

Jan Keszler  is in Chicago with her Mom who will be 101 on 6/31.  Her Mom  is now in Hospice Care and Jan asks for prayers for her and the family.

 

John Cade's Mother-in-Law, Kaliope, who is 96, fell and broke 2 vertebrae and is in the hospital.

 

Tom and Teresa Quinn were on a  river cruise on the Danube and the second day Tom tested positive for Covid.  They are now in a hotel room in Vienna and Tom is quarantined for 5 days and can't leave the room.  Teresa just hopes she doesn't get it.

 

 

"Welcome in, Everybody," say Hue & Linda.
 

 

 

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

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

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

 

 

 

 

What are these two up to??

 

 

Readings:

Genesis 9, 8-15,  Never again shall all creatures be destroyed by the waters of a flood.

Psalm 147,  Your ways, Lord, are love and truth to those who keep your covenant.

 1 Peter 3, 18-22,  God patiently waited in the days of Noah.

Mark 1, 12-15, The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert.

 

 

 

Just judging by appearances, I would suspect that whoever is seated in front of John is in danger.  Why else would be Connie so amused??

 

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 16, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together),  March Luncheon, TBA

 

 

 

Cindy & Ken, Joe & Geri (twins?)

 

Dickenson Trip:  February 23- March 3

 

 

 

Bill Hammond putting the touch on Bill Ekes to join us in Dickinson, TX to help those folks after the hurricane. 

 

 

What is going on in Our Catholic World:

1   For a good article on why an excellent NY Jesuit was disinvited to a NJ parish, go to 

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/opinion/sunday/scariest-catholic-james-martin.html

 

 

 

 

Say Nina and Kerry, "Who let in this old geezer in with that red cap?"

 

 

True?

– 100 years ago everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today everyone has cars and only the rich own horses.

 

 

 

 

Healing for Grace.

 

 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

 

 

Healing for Jan.

 

 

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.

 

Happy New Year, Everybody‍‍ ‍‍

 

"And all shall be well and                                               

 All manner of thing shall be well ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍

When the tongues of flames are in-folded
 Into the crowned knot of fire

 And the fire and the rose are one."

T.S. Eliot

 

 

"Welcome in, Everybody," says Jan.

 

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

 

 

Welcome in, John & Karen

 

We have heard that people discover that the Blog has not been coming.  Typepad tends to drop people for no reason.  So if this happens to you, just sign up again by going to www.johnstackministries.com

 

 

Wake up, John.

 

Readings:

Isaiah 60, 1-6,  The glory of the Lord shines upon you. (nice)

Psalm 72,  Lord,every nation on earth will adore you.

Ephesians 3, 2-3, 5-6, God's grace was given to me.

Matthew 2, 1-12,  Where is the newborn king of the Jew?.

 

 

Welcome Back, Dee.

 

Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 3,   Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  

 

 

All 4 candles, Victoria.

 

True?

Life  isn't about finding yourself.  

Life is about creating yourself.

George Bernard Shaw

 

 

Mike comes with healing.

 

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

Parishioners angry over the firings…https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/parishioners-object-firings-laicized-priest-and-inactive-priest

 

 

 

Elevation.

 

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Peace, Everybody.

 

 

Have a Beautiful & Peace Filled New Year!

 

Community Finances:   

  Expenses: $  1,255.00

  Outreach: $   00.00

 

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.