Reminder for Sunday, February 1, 2015, 4th Ordinary Time, Cycle B

 Welcome: Coffee & juice & specials on the house

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

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

The Board

The Community Blessing the Board

  Genesis 9, 8-15, I set my bow in the clouds; Psalm 25, Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth to those who keep your covenant; 1 Peter 3, 18-22, That he might lead you to God; Mark 1, 12-15, He remained in the desert for 40 days.  

Brunch

Ryan & Michelle

The Community Bulletin Board

    1.   This Sunday: A collection for the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center.   John Cade is head of the board of the Rape Crisis Center.  Things that they need are:  Kleenex, Amazon gift certificates to buy therapeutic workbooks, grocery store gift cards for families who need some help, journals for clients to use, board games for the younger clients, and art supplies.

    2.  To hear an excellent contemporary theologian March 17, check this out, Download MICHAEL MORWOOD 1-27-12 

Bernadette with Buddy & Torri

 What's going on in our Catholic World: 

    1.  Contemporary Christology, Morwood, Part 3 of 3, (88O Words):  Download Christ C 2-24-12  

    2. Jesuits killed in El Salvador, National Catholic Reporter, February 17, (1100 words), Download Jesuits Killed 2-24-12 

    3.  Vatican leaks, National Catholic Reporter, February 17, (620 words), Download The Leaked Vataican Papers 2-24-12

    4.  Don't get comfortable this Lent, Corpus & U.S. Catholic, February 21, (770 words),  Download Lent Ideas 2-24-12

C.C.

Maureen

                  
True?

Adopt the pace of nature:
her secret is patience.

 – Ralph Waldo Emerson    
  

The Girls, Geri, Cathy, & Sandra

  See you Sunday,  February 26, 2012

 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

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

Time: 9:30;  Stack Celebrating 

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

 
 
   
Readings: Isaiah 49, 14-15; Psalm 62, Rest in God alone, my Soul; 1 Corinthians 4, 1-5; Matthew 6, 24-34

  
 
 
  
        
Picture 1:   Find the 5th member of the Music Machine.  Hint, feet.  Yeah, Leo!                  

Picture 2:    Offertory with Sienna, Payton, her dad, Erin, her mom, and her aunt, Debbie                     

Picture 3:   Bobbi's kids, Audry, Hunter, & Dillon

Picture 4:   Regan with her grandmother, Jackie,  & Nancy and Ron  

Picture 5:   Maggie with her dad, Tom, Jackie, her grandmother, & in the background Bill & Bob, her granddad   

 Church Happenings:

Two views on how Vatican II went, 1. too far, 2. way too far:

1.  Pope Benedict, National Catholic Reporter, 2-10-11, Download Legislate 2-25-11
 
 2.  Society of Pius X, National Catholic Reporter, 2-22-11, Download Pius X Society 2-25-11

True?

 There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.

Han Suyin 

Picture 6:   The Pastry Shoppe, Nina, Bernadette, & Ray

Picture 7:   Rosemary's Blessing 

      Video:   Offertory 

 See you Sunday, February 27, 2011

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

Mass:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house.   Welcome!

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood, Plano 75075, west from Alma, across from Brentwood which runs N-S just behind & west of St. Mark's.  We will be here through August 1, while Vines is being renovated.

Time: 9:30; Tony Celebrating 

Readings:  Genesis 18, 20-32; Psalm 138, Lord, on the Day I called for Help, You answered Me; Colossians 2, 12-14; Luke 11, 1-13

Community Bulletin Board:

Take Note:  two more Sundays, i.e., this Sunday &  August 1, we will meet at Sigler Elementary School, 1400 Janwood, Plano 75075 (corner of  Brentwood, just west of Alma).  Janwood is the first street south of St. Mark’s.  Vines will be undergoing major renovation.

Thoughts on The Church:

1.  Observations of a married priest in Seattle, Mirabile Dictu, 7-14,  Download Observations of a Married Priest in Seattle

2.  On religious women, Mirabile Dictu, 7/21,    Download Religious Women by Maureen Dowd 7-23-10

3.  Crisis Management styles, National Catholic Reporter, 7/10, Download Crisis Management 7-23-10 

Picture 1:   The Music Team, Wendy, Shonda, Ray, & Celeste

Picture 2:   Delgadoes, Bernadette, Georgie, Nicole, & Gilberto

Picture 3:   Lisa & Laycee

Picture 4:   Sean & Cara

Picture 5:   Sienna & her momma, Erin

Picture 6:   Nikki & her grandmother, Mary

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

Say the Barretts, "Welcome, Everybody,", Laura, Emily, and Joe.

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

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

Says Cathy, "Where is that Harper?"

Readings:

Jeremiah 31, 31-34 ,  I will make a new covenant.

Psalm 51,    Create a clean heart in me, O God.

Hebrews 5, 7-9,   He became the source of Salvation.

 John  12,  20-33,   Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies.

Here she is.

Community Activities:

1.     Easter Sunday, April 5, 2 Sundays from this Sunday.

2.    ROMEO MEET: Friday,  March 20, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   No ice cream, Mike, it’s Lent.

3.    LADIES' LUNCHEON,  April 3-4?,  1:00, Mexigo, 6205 Coit, #396 & Spring Creek, NW corner.  

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

Carol 

Ever hear the excuse (or used it), "The dog ate my homework." What about, "The dog ate my hearing aid." Listen to Sir Charlie try to convince Jean and John.

4.    Love for the Kids Spring Picnic, April 4,   Download All Kids 3-6-15

5.    Welcome all, The Great Annual Anniversary Party, 10^th Anniversary (bet you figured it would never last this long), April 25^th, Saturday,  Heritage Farm, 15^th & Custer, 6:00 P.M., Covered dish, kids welcomed.    Vows will be renewed by numerous special couples, like usual. 

Like father, like daughter, Joe & Meredith.

6.    Special request.  Anybody have a good running, good starting, used, walk behind gasoline lawnmower you are willing to donate or sell inexpensively?  We are looking for a lawnmower for Jackie.

7.  Our dear friend, Mary Ellen, is no longer homeless.  She signed on at Preston Place, Preston & Park, and will move in May 15.  A successful visit here this past week.  A discovery: so many apartments and retirement communities  in the Plano area have waiting lines 6-12 people long.

Healing for Mary Ellen.

 What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       American nuns and Selma, National Catholic Reporter, March 9, 3600 words,    Download Nuns & Selma 3-19-15

2.       Francis' Argentine background, National Catholic Reporter, March 13,  543 words,   Download Francis' background 3-19-15

3.       Francis calls for a Holy Year,  National Catholic Reporter,  March 13,  654 words,   Download Francis calls global jubilee 3-19-15

Reconciliation Rite, Mother & Daughter, Mabel & Cindy.

 

True?  

Of course there's a lot of knowledge in  universities. The freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates.

Abbott Lawrence Lowell

See you Sunday, March 22, 2015, 5th Lent,  Cycle B

J.S., 214-783-0443

Sophia with cupcake says, "Hi, Everybody, See you soon."

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

   Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’sPeople, 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.

Who let this in?  A homeless person? A migrant worker?  No, a Leprechaun called Mike, we think.

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

Time: 9:30;  Stack Celebrating

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

 
 
 Readings: Acts of the Apostles 6, 1-7; Psalm 33, Lord, let your Mercy be upon Us, as we place our Trust in You; 1 Peter 2, 4-9; John 14, 1-12 
  
 
 
Picture 1:   Leo with his daddy, Ray                                        

Picture 2:  You know who with Wendy & his momma, Shonda             

Picture 3:   Ryan's corner                     

Picture 4:   Ryan with John             

Picture 5:   The Coffee Shoppe, Sir Charles, Connie, & John            

  
 
 Community Bulletin Board:

  1.   JS Ministries survey.  Download JSM Community Survey 5-20-11

Church Happenings: 

  1.   Fr. McBrien on fired theologian,  National Catholic Reporter, 5-16-11, Download Fr.McBrien 5-20-11

   2.  Spirituality for us all, National Catholic Reporter, 5-13-11, Download Spirituality for All 5-20-11  

3.   Sex Abuse report, National Catholic Reporter,  5-17-11,  Download Special Report on Catholic sex abuse 5-20-11

Picture 6:   Bernadette with Zoe & Buddy             

Picture 7:   Wendy, Shonda, Ray, Jon, & You Know Who        

 
 
  True?      

An idle mind is….the best way to relax.

 See you, May 22,  2011

  J.S.   (214-783-0443)

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:  Isaiah 63, 16-19, 64, 2-7, We are the clay, you the potter; Psalm 80, Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved; 1 Corinthians 1, 3-9, I give thanks to my God always on your account; Mark 13, 33-37, Be alert, you do not know when the time will come.

                                                                                                                                                                                            Picture  Picture 1:    Dillon goes camping as a Boy Scout.  It was  his dollar in last week's homily.                                            

Picture 2:    Leo enjoys the homily                        

Picture 3:    Communion prep with Alison, Cliff, & Rosemary                        

Picture 4:    Sienna ready to take over from Kevin & maybe the priest, too        

Picture 5:    Erin to the rescue of Sienna.

 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.  This Sunday, November 27, The 1st of Advent.   The gift: Food.  Our contact is 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.  For suggestions with toys: Download CCCACXmas11 11-25-11

         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.  Another Thanksgiving observation from Fr. McBrien, National Catholic Reporter, November 21,  Download Women Religious 11-25-11              

Picture 6:     Judy & Mike        

Picture 7:     The Delgado Clan      

Picture 8:     Michelle with Zoe, Georgie, Torri, & Buddy

Picture 9:      Alicia & grandkids at the Pastry Shoppe

Picture 10:   Two Old Geezers   

                            
 
True?

If the only prayer you say in your entire life is “Thank you,” that would suffice.

MEISTER ECKHART

   Video: Final  Blessing (7 minutes)

Happy Thanksgiving & See you Sunday, November 27 

 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