Reminder for Sunday, September 20, 25th Ordinary Time

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.

Our Angels

 Readings:

Isaiah  60, 1-6, Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem,  Your light has come.

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

Ephesians  3, 2-6, The Gentiles are coheirs.

Matthew 2, 1-12, Magi from the east arrived.

An Angel named Torri

 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 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.  I use the first more often because it has fewer doors to pass through to get to the text.  Thanks, Gerald, for this idea.  I will include the link from now on.

One more week for our Christmas Tree

Emma at work

 Community Bulletin Board:

1.  This Sunday: Celebrate the First Sunday of The Year 2013.

2.  January 24, Thursday night, 8:00, Collin County Homeless Coalition is having their annual census of homeless.  We will have a sign up sheet at Mass.  Last year we had two teams of about 5 each. 

The Reads, Taylor, Zach, and Teresa

  What's going on in our Catholic World:

1.    5 Things to do to make a better 2013, America and Corpus, December 31, 1000 words,   Download AMERICA 1-4-13 

Rosemary reading her blessing

All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. They are paths going through the bush, or into the bush. In my own life I could say I have traversed long, long paths but I am not anywhere. My benefactor's question has meaning now. Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't, it is of no use. Both paths lead nowhere, but one has a heart, the other doesn't. One makes for a joyful journey; as long as you follow it, you are one with it. The other will make you curse your life. One makes you stronger; the other weakens you.

The Teachings of Don Juan Carolos Castañeda

Communion helpers

 See you Sunday, January 6, 2013, First of The Year

J.S., 214-783-0443

Peace be with you

  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?

Isaiah 60:  Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem!  Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you.

Ephesians 3:  …that the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Matthew 2:  The prostrated themselves and did him homage.  Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold,  frankincense, and myrrh.

Louis Schneider of Open Windows has let us know of a possible project. 

Housing Forward has scheduled the Point-in-Time (PIT) count of the homeless in Dallas and Collin County for the night of January 26, 2023.  At this web site https://housingforwardntx.org/volunteer/, Housing Forward asks for Care Packages for the homeless. These packages will be given out when volunteers are doing their annual count in January.  If anyone would like to contribute a package or so, Carolyn Bentley, would be happy  to pick up the package for delivery on or before the 14th.  Her number is 214.789.2034.  Thanks!

John Stack Ministries now meets at:  The ArtCentre of Plano, 902 E. 16th St, Plano

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings:  Ezekiel 2, 2-5; Psalm 123, Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his Mercy; 2 Corinthians 12, 7-10; Mark 6, 1-6.                   

 Community Bulletin Board: 

Tony O'Donovan: will homilize this Sunday and will concelebrate the Mass.  Welcome all to a special event.

Blessings: if anyone would like to follow the example of Jackie & Rick last week in sharing your special blessing, just let us know and you are welcome to the mike.

True?   You owe it to everyone (including yourself) to find pockets of tranquility in your busy world.

Georges Bernanos

Picture 1:  Choir, Wendy, Ben, & Ben's son Jack

Picture 2:  Jack with Fred & Maureen

Picture 3:  Ray & Ginny

Picture 4:  Rick & Jackie doing their blessing for the community

Picture 5:  Ackermans, Lacee, Lorynne, & Mark, & and old geezer          

 See you Sunday, July 5

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

 
Mass:   Coffee, pastries, & specials on the house.  

Time: 9:30;  Tony Celebrating

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

Readings: Genesis 1, 9-31;  Responsorial Psalm 136, Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. Acts 2, 42-47.  Matthew 18, 1-4.  Special for Reconciliation Service.

 
 
 

Picture 1:   Rosemary preparing for her blessing                         

Picture 2:   Wendy

Picture 3:   John Cade & cookie with Rosemary

Picture 4:   Tony with cookie & Jo

Picture 5:   Sienna walks, with Brian

Community Bulletin Board:

1.   "All Kids Count" day from Bob McGrath, Download Bona Responds Flyer March 2011

 2.  Save the Date & Welcome: Our Annual Anniversary Party (6th), May 7, Saturday evening, 6:00, Heritage Farm, like last year. 

Church Happenings:

 1.   What is going on around the States, National Catholic Observer, Fr. Richard McBrien, 3-21-11, Download Parish mergers 3-25-11

2.   Portrait of Nigeria, National Catholic Reporter, 3-18-11, Download In Nigeria, Democracy 3-25-11

3.  New Armaments, National Catholic Reporter, 3-19-11, Download More Nuclear Weapons, 3-25-11 

Picture 6:   The Girls, Jackie, Gayle, & Marilyn

Picture 7:   Emma & Sienna

Picture 8:   Leo with Barb

Picture 9:   Torri with her mom, Michelle, and

Picture 10:  her twin brother, Buddy     

  
 True?

 I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap.  

  See you Sunday, March 27, 2011

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

Beth says, "Welcome in, You Guys."
 

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

Communion for Richard. 

Readings:                          

Deuteronomy  30,  10-14,  Heed the voice of the Lord.

Psalm 69,  Turn to the Lord in your need and you will live.

Colossians 1, 15-20,     Jesus is the image of the invisible God.

Luke 10, 25-37,  The man robbed on the road to Jericho.

Communion, Emily?

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, July 8 , Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in. 
2. JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together):  Temporarily postponed, everybody is out of town.  

Special Notice 1:    July 10, this Sunday, community brunch. 

Parade time, July 4, Preston Hollow.

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. Can the Curia be reformed & downsized ?, National Catholic Reporter, June 23, 790 words,     Download Curia Reform 7-7-16   
2. Whatever happened to the ultra-conservative Pius X Society?, National Catholic Reporter, June 29 ,  190 words,      Download Pius X Society out 7-7-16

Larry's favorite car.

True? 

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: “Whose?”

Don Marquis, American journalist

Everybody gets into the spirit of the day.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Even the morning rain did not ruin the parade.

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.

The Masters of Refreshments, i.e., water, lemonade, cookies, grapes, strawberries, and donut holes.   Bet you cannot guess which is the best "seller" year after year.  The last, yep, donut holes.  We are up to 20 dozen.  Every year we have run out.  All is free.