Reminder for Sunday, September 20, 25th Ordinary Time

Mass: Coffee & juice, pastries & specials on the House.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with Stack.  Welcome. 

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

Readings:   Ezekiel, 34, 11-17,  I will look after and tend my sheep; Psalm 23, The Lord is my Shepherd, there is nothing I shall want; 1 Corinthians 15, 20-28, Christ has been raised from the dead; Matthew 25, 31-46, The last judgement, He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

                                                                                                                                                                                            Picture  Picture 1:    Wedding of Jack & Jackie Carleson, 11-11-11, 11:00 A.M.                                              

Picture 2:    Baptism of Josh                     

Picture 3:    Rita's house                     

Picture 4:    The Scrapers     

Picture 5:    Diane & Jenny                                                

 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

    1.  November 27, 1st of Advent.  The gift: Food.  Network of Community Ministries with help from Cindy & Ken Cramer.    

    2.  December 4, 2nd Advent.  The gift: Toys for Collin County Child Advocacy Center with Beth helping.   John Cade celebrates our Mass.

         December 10, Saturday, Love for Kids Christmas Party in Flower Mound for handicapped kids.  loveforkidsinc@yahoo.com

       3.  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. 

       4.  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.

      5.  Christmas Eve, 4:00, December 24, Saturday.      

  

 What's going on in our Catholic World:

1.  Thanksgiving observations from Fr. McBrien, National Catholic Reporter, November 7, Download What to be thankful for this Thanksgiving 11-18-11

Picture 6:    Jenny & Melissa       

Picture 7:    Beth preping the front door for paint     

Picture 8:    Painters, Fred & Jerry   

Picture 9:    Jim with his block & tackle for pulling out the dead holly bushes   

Picture 10:   Without the dead hollies

Picture 11:   Michelle watering the Texas Sage, supposedly more drought resistant  

                           
 
True?

Love recognizes no barriers.

It jumps hurdles, leaps fences,

penetrates walls to arrive at its destination,
full of hope.

Maya Angelou

 
 
     

   Video: Final  Blessing

    

See you Sunday, November 20

J.S. (214-783-0443)

  

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.

 

Readings:    

Isaiah  53, 10-11,  The Lord was pleased to crush him in infirmity.

Psalm 33,   Lord, Let you mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

Hebrews 4, 14-16,   Let us confidently approach the throne of grace.

Mark 10, 35-45,  Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant.

 

 Community Bulletin Board:   

 Next big feast: All Saints & All Souls, November 4

  

Patricia, Fred and Maureen, Hue

Maureen, Jerry, Bill, and John

What's going on in our Catholic World:     

1.   The Great Priest-Theologian Hans Kung, The Guardian,  October 5, 1600 words,  Download Hans Kung 10-19-12
2.  Tax on Catholic laity in Germany, National Catholic Reporter, October 11, 380 words,  Download German Church Tax 10-19-12
3.  Touching story about a nun from the summer conference of Call to Action, 700 words,  Download Sister Louise 10-19-12

 

 

 

 

Live like someone left the door open.

 

See you Sunday, October 21 

J.S., 214-783-0443

  

 

 
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.

 

 

 

 

 True? 

 

Guess who is asleep!  Good Morning, Seth.

 

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

 

 

Buddy says,  "Look at me, Seth.  I am awake and you can do this, too." 

 

Readings:

2 Kings 4, 8-11, 14-16,   This time next year you will have a baby son.

 Psalm 89,   Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

Romans 6,  3-4, 8-11,  You, too must think of yourselves as living for God.

Matthew 10, 37-42, Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

 

 

 

Do those people not look guilty??  Just look at those faces.  Something is cooking with those three, like usual.

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, June 30, 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), For July,  TBA

 

 

 

The team with the best helpers.

 

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. The laity to help choose local bishop,   National Catholic Reporter, June 16,   400 words,   Download LAITY CHOOSING BISHOPS 6-29-17  

 

 

Thanks for doing the offertory, John & Karen, Becky & Tom.

 

True?

The 'Middle Wife' by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher:

I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids
myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own
second grade classroom a few years back.

When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell. So I always have a few
sessions with my students. It helps them get over shyness and usually,
show-and-tell is pretty tame. Kids bring in pet turtles, model
airplanes, pictures of fish they catch, stuff like that. And I never,
ever place any boundaries or limitations on them. If they want to lug
it in to school and talk about it, they're welcome.

Well, one day this little girl, Erica, a very bright, very outgoing
kid,takes her turn and waddles up to the front of the class with a
pillow stuffed under her sweater.

She holds up a snapshot of an infant. 'This is Luke, my baby brother,
and I'm going to tell you about his birthday.'

 

 

Healing for Frank.

 

'First, Mom and Dad made him as a symbol of their love, and then Dad
put a seed in my Mom's stomach, and Luke grew in there. He ate for
nine months through an umbrella cord.'

She's standing there with her hands on the pillow, and I'm trying not
to laugh and wishing I had my camcorder with me. The kids are watching
her in amazement.

'Then, about two Saturdays ago, my Mom starts going, 'Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh!'
Erica puts a hand behind her back and groans. 'She walked around the
house for, like an hour, 'Oh, oh, oh!' (Now this kid is doing a
hysterical duck walk and groaning.)

'My Dad called the middle wife. She delivers babies, but she doesn't
have a sign on the car like the Domino's man. They got my Mom to lie
down in bed like this.' (Then Erica lies down with her back against
the wall.)

'And then, pop! My Mom had this bag of water she kept in there in case
he got thirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over the bed, like
psshhheew!' (This kid has her legs spread with her little hands miming
water flowing away. It was too much!)

'Then the middle wife starts saying 'push, push,' and 'breathe, breathe.
They started counting, but never even got past ten. Then, all of a
sudden, out comes my brother. He was covered in yucky stuff that they
all said it was from Mom's play-center, so there must be a lot of toys
inside there. When he got out, the middle wife spanked him for
crawling up in there in the first place.'

Then Erica stood up, took a big theatrical bow and returned to her seat.

I'm sure I applauded the loudest. Ever since then, when it's
Show-and-tell day, I bring my camcorder, just in case another 'Middle
Wife' comes along.

 

 

Communion for Everybody.

 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

"Peace!," from the twins, Victoria and Buddy.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

Note: we are now meeting at Legacy Academy.  We will continue to post this map until after Christmas Eve. 

 

 

Welcome Home, Cole!!

 

 

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

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

Place: Legacy Charter School, Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

 

Collection this Sunday for the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center(DARCC).

 

Special Reminder: Christmas Eve Mass, 4:00 P.M.

 

 

 

Welcome  in, Jennifer and Kevin

 

Readings: 

Micah 5, 1-4, From you shall come one who is to be ruler in Israel

Psalm 80,  Lord, make us turn to you, let us see your face and we shall be saved.   

Hebrews 10, 5-10, Sacrifices and offering you did not  desire  

Luke 1,  39-45,  Mary visits Elizabeth.

 

 

Looks to me like there is too much fun taking place on that back bench.   Where is that usher with the good old fashioned head knocker?

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 21, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.   This old geezer will miss again, and then again next Friday (got a very special appointment at 10:30) 

JULIETTE LUNCHEON: January, TBA 

 

 

Team Candle Lighting in action, Cole, Buddy, and Georgie

 

TRUE?

 

 

 

Is that really somebody sleeping?  And that somebody looks from this limited angle to be Emma?  Where is that usher??

 

 

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

1. To Sip or Not to Sip, that is the question.  A no brainer???

https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/sipping-communion-cup-hazard-your-health?utm_source=DEC_18_COMMUNION_CUP&utm_campaign=cc&utm_medium=email

 

 

 

Our Father.

 

See you Sunday,

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

Le Pattiserie overt.   (with customers!)

 

Best Christmas lights in Dallas:  University Park (my once little old home town), Druid Lane, east off of Preston Road.  One house.  Beware: seeing this will ruin all other Christmas light displays.

 

 

Peace, Kevin, Peace, Connie.

 

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, Cole, Peace Hue.

 

 

 

 

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

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

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

 

                                       Says Zoe, "Hi, Everybody."

 

Readings:

Numbers  11, 25-29, Would that all the people of the Lord were prophets.

 Psalm 19,    The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.

James 5, 1-6, Come now, You Rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries.  

Mark 9, 38-48, If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out.

 

                    Cupcake of The Week to Mary Jane
 

 

Community Activities:  

1.        ROMEO MEET: Friday, September 25, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Mike will be searched on the way out.

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  October ?, Thursday, 1:00 P.M.,  

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

Carol 

 

 

        Offertory with Paul & Carrie, Alison & John (just retired) 

 

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       Is this the end of Francis' honeymoon?, Religious News Service, September 3, 950 words,      Download Francis' honeymoon over 9-24-15  

 2.      What kind of Catholic are you?,   Religious News Service, September 17, 767 words,    Download What kind of Catholic 9-24-15

3.        San Francisco priest sanctioned, National Catholic Reporter, September 22, 540 words,  Download Priest sanctioned 9-24-15    

 

                                  The Team, Kevin & Georgie 

 

Special Announcement: We have moved to Sigler Elementary on Janwood.

Check the map:    View this photo 

 

Special Announcement #2:

From Carol Eshelbrenner about being a math tutor:

If interested in helping to tutor math on Tuesday evenings, 6:00pm to 7:30 pm, at Harrington Library you can find out more about the program at:  http://www.intellichoice.org/   You will work with kids from grade 1 to grade 12.  Materials provided.  I have helped out for about 5 years.  The program is wonderful and the kids at Harrington are great.

Call Corina Sadler or Robin Popik at City of Plano, (972) 941-7617, to volunteer and apply for a background check.  Since we work with children a background check is required.  Carol Eshelbrenner  972-423-0069 

 

  
                                       Zoe, The Candle Lighter                                                                                             

 

True?  

 There never was a good war or a bad peace.

 Ben Franklin

 

 
                                "Good Work, Zoe, thanks."

                               

                                                                                       

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

                              Rosemary reads her final blessing. 

 

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.

 

 

                           Genevieve says, "See you next week, Folks."