Reminder for Sunday, September 22, 2013, 25th Ordinary Time, Cycle C

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

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack.   This week, Jim Drescher’s birthday.  Welcome. 

Bernadette & Gilberto

Jan setting up

Readings:  

 Joshua, 24,1-2, 15-17,  We will serve the Lord, for he is our God.

 Psalm 34, Taste & See the Goodnesss of the Lord (3rd week)

Ephesians, 5, 21-32, Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord.  For the husband is head of his wife.

John, 6, 60-69, Master, to whom shall we go?

Jan's work, the communion table

Mike & Dee

  Community Bulletin Board: 

1.  Habitat Build, Saturday morning, the 25^th, 11^th Street & Ave. E.  Welcome.  This is a unique experience of giving.

2.  Dallas Symphony Orchestra Christmas Concert.  It may be only August, but this superb performance sells out.  We get discounted tickets as a group.  Date: December 14, 8:00, tickets will be about $40.  Wine & Cheese at The Rectory pre-performance.  Traditionally, this has been a beautiful evening.

3.  Free Medical Clinic in September (message from John Ernst, CCAC):   "September 29, there will be a large one day free clinic at the Dallas Convention Center sponsored by our national organization, of which we are members.  Thousands of people will be served all by volunteers."  Download Medical clinic 8-10-12 

Alison, Rosemary, and John

Meredith & Brent, the director of Soul's Harbor

What's going on in our Catholic World:   

1. U.S. Bishops' critique of American Theologians, National Catholic Reporter, August 17, (500 words),   Download US bishops 8-24-12

Grace & Mary Ellen looking at picture during Mass in the back row

Mary Jane & John preparing the coffee

True? 

 Life is not the way it's supposed to be.  It's the way it is!

The way we cope with it is what makes the difference.

 Anonymous

Women Priests? Teamwork. An old geezer Catholic priest with a young, pretty Presbyterian seminarian for the priesthood.

Ecumenical Baptism, barefoot at that

See you Sunday, August 26

J.S., 214-783-0443

Siding going up, 2 weeks ago

Notice a difference, progress? Last Saturday.

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.

What is THAT?   Who let it in here?

Beware: Clock change this week, Daylight Savings Time returns.

Food Drive this Sunday.

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

Homily this week by the Dickinson gang, plus Penitential Rite. 

Is it edible or does it eat?  Like US?

Readings:

 2 Chronicles 36, 14-16, 19-23, Cyrus, king of Persia, builds a temple in Jerusalem.

Psalm 137, Let my tongue be silenced if I ever forget you.

 Ephesians 2, 4-10,  God raised us up.

John  3,  14-21, Jesus and Nicodemus converse

Welcome to Dickinson, TX, a Houston suburb hit hard by Harvey and still recuperating.   We joined members of our community with Bona Responds, Prof. Jim Mahar's marvelous group of students and alumni who came here from St. Bonaventure U. near Buffalo, NY

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, March 9, 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),  April Luncheon, TBA

Where to sleep?  Grab a cot.

What is going on in Our Catholic World:

1   Franci at 5 years, Crux, 2/28/18       Download FRANCIS FIVE YEARS 3-8-18

Jim addresses the group.

True?

Energizer bunny arrested.  Charged with battery.

The King and Queen of Bona Responds, John & Connie.
 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Bona Responds kids.  Many flew to Houston on their own.

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.

It must be homily time!

Okay, Everybody, Up!  It is time for morning calisthenics.

Hey, Mary, is that a little mouse on top of your head?  

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

John, now you got two mice.  These mice sure do love you. 

Readings:

Isaiah 58, 7-10,   If you bestow your bread on the hungry, then light shall rise for you in the darkness.   

 Psalm 112,  The Just Person is a light in darkness to the upright.

 1 Corinthians 2, 1-5,   God chose the foolish of the world.

 Matthew 5, 13-16,    You are the light of the world.

Our community has mice.  Now do we have a tree growing out of Cathy's hair?  

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 3, 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), February,

Juliet’s ladies luncheon group will be meeting Friday, February 3 at 1:00 P.M. at Eddy’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant, 2108 W. 15^th Street, Plano.  It is located at 15^th Street and Custer next to McDonalds.

For those of you who have not eaten there; it is a cozy Italian Restaurant who offers pasta dishes, pizza and other Italian specialties. Lunch prices are very reasonable and their garlic rolls are great. Even better it is a BYOB.

And now Rosemary will show us all a new dance step.
 

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. Parish priests: Stop closing parishes, National Catholic Reporter, 1-31-17,   Download STOP CLOSING PARISHES, 2-2-17    

So sorry, Brent, we just ran out of cupcakes.  This will have to be your consolation ($2000 to Souls Harbor).

True?

It is better to walk alone, than with a crowd going in the wrong direction.

Johannesburg

Brandon got it.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Le Patisserie: Happiness is eating pastries while checking out Girl Scout cookies.

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.

Happiness is healing for Carrie and Paul.

Happiness is peace, peace to you all.

Cowboy Cole says, "Welcome, Everybody."

 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.

Connie and Cathy (remember Connie's family, her brother just died).

 Readings:

Isaiah 49, 1-2, 14-15,   Even should your mother forget you, I will never forget you.

Psalm 62,  Rest in God alone, my soul.

1 Corinthians 4,  1-5,  Do not make any judgment.

Matthew  6, 24-34,  Why are you anxious?

Sacrament of Life for Tori.

 Community Events:

1.  Ash Wednesday: 7:00, Marlene's house, 2017 Keystone Drive, Plano 75075.  Thanks, Marlene

2.   ROMEO lunch Friday, February 28,  Jason's, 1:00, Welcome all Old Geezers & kids.  Celebrate the last day of February, 2014.  You’ll never see it again, probably.

3.  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. 

Peace, "Watch out, Mary Ellen."

What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.     The Prodigal Son by David Brooks, New York Times, February 14, 830 words,     Download Prodigal Sons, 2-27-14

2.    Does this bishop not get it?, National Catholic Reporter, February 20, 680 words,       Download Bishop's retirement home 2-27-14

3.    Losing our religions?, Corpus, Febraury 24, 930 words,       Download Suspicious Minds 2-27-14

4.    Check out Frontline's Secrets of the Vatican, shown Feb. 25th,     

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/secrets-of-the-vatican/        

Communion with David, Donna, Dawson, and Darbianna.

True? 

The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

Nelson Henderson

Jean and Beth check out The Coffee Shoppe.

See you Sunday, March 2, 2014, 8^th Ordinary Time, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

The Old Geezaers, Bill, Jerry, and Mike.

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.

John with Sandra and Geri.

Bird's Eye view.

Reconciliation.

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

Reconciliation, Please forgive me.

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Reconciliation: You are forgiven.

Readings:

Isaiah 7, 10-14, Ask for a sign from the Lord.

Psalm 24,  Let the  Lord enter, he is king of glory

Romans 1, 1-7,  Grace to you and peace.

Matthew 1, 18-24,  This how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.

Advent Reconciliation.

Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 20,   Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  

Reconciliation

True?

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Confucious

Our Bona Responders at Single Parents' Advocates.

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

Fallen Priests, hear their stories?  https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/fallen-priests

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

Our Volunteers at Single Parents.

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.

Advent Peace, Everybody.

Guess who?   Rosemary says Genevieve says, "Welcome, 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: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Becoming an A.F Major, Greg Moran, son of Mike & Geri, Washington, D.C.

Readings:

Deuteronomy 26, 4-10     You shall bow down in his presence.

Psalm 91,  Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.

Romans 10, 8–13,   The word is near you.

Luke 4, 1-13,   Jesus was led into the desert to be tempted by the devil.

 Still having to help him get dressed up, Geri & Mike with Greg. 

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 12, 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),  Thursday, March ?, 1:00 P.M.,  Place? Please RSVP to Marilyn Ackerman, rmackerman5@gmail.com

Our Great helpers, Kevin & Georgina.

What is going on in our Catholic World  

1. Francis is going to Mexico, National Catholic Reporter, December 28,   765  words,   Download Francis to Mexico 2-11-16
2. Francis & Legio Christi, National Catholic Reporter, February 8, 816 words,    Download Francis & Legio Christi 2-11-16 
3. Jesuits murdered, National Catholic Reporter, February 8, 701 words.        Download Jesuit murders 2-11-16

Donor Receipts for your 2015 donations have been emailed out.  If you have not received yours, please let John or Rosemary know.  Thank you for your generosity.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Genevieve says, "Zoe, You think I am funny or something?"

True? 

People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.

Thomas Sowell, American Economist

Buddy, whatchyou eating, cookies??

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Offertory, Sir Charlie, Mary Ellen, Grace, and 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.

Tori, where did you get that pretty profile?