Reminder for Sunday, May1, 2016, 6th Easter

Don't forget.  Daylight Savings Time starts Sunday morning.  Spring ahead Fall back.

                                 Brooklyn says, "Hi, 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: Vines High School, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence.

              I think David and Cathy are having too much fun.

Readings:

 Ezekiel  2,  2-5  Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, rebels.

Psalm 123,    Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy.

2 Corinthians 12, 7-10, A thorn in the flesh was given to me.

 Mark  6, 1-6, A prophet is not without honor except in his native place.

                  Harper says, "I love having my birthday."

Community Activities:  

1.        ROMEO MEET: Friday, July 3, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Celebrate July 4^th like true Romeos.

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  August 6, Thursday, 1:00 P.M.,  Steve Fields Steak & Lobster Lounge, 503 West Park Blvd.

Everyone, please forward to anyone you think would be interested.  If you let me know I will add their email to the list. 

Carol 

             Jane, too, whispers that it is their 34th Anniversary.

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       On remarried Catholics, The Tablet & Corpus, June 24, 260 words,    Download On remarried Catholics 7-2-15

2.      The status of the upcoming family synod, Commonweal & Corpus, June 24, 115 words,     Download Status of Family Synod 7-2-15

                      Shonda & Ray, it doesn't get any better.

True?  

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

Simone Weil

                  Sienna, you are a great candle lighter.  Thanks.

See you Sunday, July 5, 2015, 14^th Ordinary Time

J.S., 214-783-0443

             Zoe, did you lose something on the way here today? 

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.

                 Harper says, "See you next week, Everybody."

Payton, along with his dad, Derrick, says again, "Hi, Folks."

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade.

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

Healing for Mary Ellen.

Readings:

Ezekiel   33, 7-9,  You duped me, Lord, and I let myself be duped.

 Psalm 95,   If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Romans, 13, 8-10,  Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another.

Matthew 18, 15-20,  Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I.

Tristan and Gracie hard at work.

Community Events:

1.    Ladies luncheon, Thursday, Sept. 4, Chocolate Angel, N.E. corner of            Plano Pkwy & Central, High Street, 1:00,

2.    ROMEO lunch, Friday, September 5,  Jason’s, 1:00.  Welcome All.  Branch Romeo meeting, same day, same time, Yosemite.   Mike has enough Jason's cookies for all.

A cupcake if you can guess how many people are playing. Oops, too bad, you missed, you did not include the teddy bear on the table, which makes 13.

 What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1. Legio Christi apologizes,  National Catholic Reporter, August 28, 700 words,    Download Legionaries apologize 9-4-14
2. Kennedy on Foley, National Catholic Reporter, August 28, 1000 words,     Download Kennedy on Foley 9-4-14

Kevin suiting up.

 True? 

People want the front of the bus, the back of the church, and the center of attention.

Cupcake of The Week to Maureen.

See you Sunday, September 7, 2014, 23rd Ordinary Time, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

John & Connie bring up the bread & wine.

 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.

Sienna and Brooklyn lighting up our world just by playing.

Mass:  Special 5th Anniversary Brunch celebrating Our Community.  Dividing the alphabet, A to P please bring regular foods; Q to Z bring sweets & deserts (unless you got a special you want to bring).

Place: Vines High School

on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings: Baruch 5, 1-9; Psalm 126, The Lord has done Great Things for Us; We are filled with Joy; Philippians 1, 4-11; Luke 3, 1-6

 
  
  
Community Bulletin Board:   

Heritage Farm renovation:  We have just about finished replacing rotten boards and look forward to a big paint day to finish up.  But not this Saturday with at least freezing temperatures to say nothing of snow.

Christmas Gifts for Child Advocacy: Beth will collect them.  Download Child Advocacy Gifts 

 
   
 True?

The truly spiritual man does not embrace a religion; and he who embraces one has no religion.

KAHLIL Gibran

  
   
 
Picture 1:  Heritage Farm & kids

Picture 2:  Kids getting to know the mules

Picture 3:  Hay ride

Picture 4:  Hay ride

Picture 5:  Bill Hammond, my biker buddy, on Heritage renovation

See you Sunday, December 6

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

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

Kara says, "Hi, Folks, Welcome in."

Readings:                          

Isaiah  66,  10-14,  Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad.  

Psalm 66,  Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.

Galatians 6, 14-18,     Peace and mercy be all who follow.

Luke 10, 1-12, 17-20,  The kingdom of God is at hand.

James, too, says, "Come on in, Everybody."

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, July 1 , (Yippee!) Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in.  Hey, I was all by myself last Friday.
2. JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together):  

Please join us Friday, July 8th at 1:00 P.M. for a great Mexican Lunch at Salsa Tex Mex Restaurant.They are located at 3020 Legacy Dr. Ste. 130, Plano, 75025. We have eaten there quite often and it is very good.  Salsa is on the South West corner of Independence and Legacy Drive.   Please let me know who will be able to come.  Hope to see everyone there.  Marilyn

Bethany and David making it special.

Special Notice 1:    July 10, next community brunch.

Special Notice 2:   We would like to form a help network for Richard & Carol and John & Mary Jane.   It will depend upon what Richard and Mary Jane would find helpful.   Meals?  If you could help out in any way, please contact Grace LeBlanc, dougle20@verizon.net.  

The Team, half asleep.

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. K.C. bishop apologizes to clergy abuse victims, National Catholic Reporter, June 27, Download Bishop apologizes 6-30-16 ,   920 words,       
2. The Catholic Church and the LGBT community, Corpus, June 20,  765 words,  

Always faithful Jan preparing the communion cups.

True? 

When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not; but my faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened.  

Mark Twain

Want to spend the night around this lake sometime?  Get your tent and backpack and join us on the 7 Devils trail in Idaho this mid-September.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Don't leave this poor Hammond alone in the wilderness.  He will get lost.  Help us protect him in Idaho.

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.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Look who is coming to dinner.  A new member of our community?

Says Brooklyn, "Hi, Everybody, Come in."

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

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

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

And Sienna (big sister) says, "Welcome, it's fun."

 Readings:

Acts 1, 12-14,   All these devoted themselves to prayer, together with some women.

Psalm 27,  I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.

1 Peter  4, 13-16,  If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you.

John  17, 1-11,  I pray for them.

And says Harper, "Is it Cupcake time yet?"

 Community Events:

1.   ROMEO lunch Friday, May 30,  Jason's, 1:00, Welcome all Old Geezers & kids, plus the Real Romeos. 

 2.  The Women's Lunch Group on 1st Thursdays,  The Olive Garden, 1:00, Central and Plano Pkwy, northbound service road.    For more info talk with Carol or Bernadette. 

3.    Excellent seminar for couples, married or unmarried, free, too,  Download Couples' Seminar 5-29-14

CC and Kayla say to their Grandmother, Claire, "God is good here, he gives out Cupcakes."

 What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.    Can 26 Italian women be wrong?, The Telegraph,  May 18, 678 words,   Download 26 Italian Women 5-29-14

2.    Has Francis shown all his cards?,  National Catholic Reporter, May 19, 888 words,      Download Francis show his cards 5-29-14

3.     Knocking on Francis' Door, National Catholic Reporter,  May 23, 900 words,    Download Knocking on Francis' door 5-29-14

4.    Francis in the Holy Land, National Cathoic Reporter, May 25, 1300 words,    Download Francis in Holy Land 5-29-14

Offertory, Cheryl, Meredith and Brent

  True? 

How to be Happy in Old Age
by
Christine Swanberg

Refer to Pavarotti as your friend.

Listen to him often.

Try to live the way he sings.

Give everyone A’s in everything.

Never be afraid of your hair

or what others might say about it.

Prefer levity to pomposity.

Make up wonderful lies

especially to stupid questions.

Love good food and drink.

Cook marvelously.

Carry a rusty briefcase

or a red knapsack.

Make satirical weathervanes.

Wear outrageous socks.

From The Alleluia Tree (The Puddin’head Press, 2012).

Used here with the author’s permission.

Early artists,  Zoe and Emma.

See you Sunday, June 1, 2014, 7th Easter, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

A special for a Great Grandmother.

 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.

What a Gift.