Reminder for Sunday August 19, 2012, 20th Ordinary Time B

"Who dat, Emma, under dat witches hat? A witch?" No, that's Victoria.

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, 15th between Custer & Independence. 

For Ray, a blessing of healing.

Readings:

Isaiah  45, 1, 4-6,  I have called you by your name.

Psalm 96,   Give the Lord glory and honor.

Thessalonians 1, 1-5,  Grace to you and peace.

Matthew 22, 15-21,  Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?  

Zoe & Emma solving world problems with ease. Supervision provided by Beth.

 Community Events:

1.    DOMEO MEET: Friday, October 17, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Free cookie from Michelle (the manager), if you can find invisible Fred.

2.    Souls Harbor Silent Auction,   October 21,  Download Doc1

3.    Ladies' luncheon, Thursdays,  

November; we are meeting Thursday, November 6, 4:30 pm, Steve Fields, 5013 W Park Blvd, Plano, TX 75093, (972) 596-7100.  NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME!!!!    We’re going to happy hour, the lobster pizza is to die for and ½ price.

December; location not yet determined.  We’re looking for something holiday-ish to do.  Ideas?  Time not yet decided on.  Cathy says, "Elkes at Greenville in Allen or 5th St. Pizza, Stacy Furniture in Allen."

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

Carol

The Butterlies, Bob & Diane, James & Denise

4.       November 9, 10^th Anniversary of our Community, Sunday brunch.

5.      Our annual pilgrimage to the Meyerson for the marvelous Christmas Concert will take place December 18, Thursday.  Rosemary requests that you get your names in quickly because we are running a bit late this year.  

6.     Christine Drescher still has a job opening for a bus driver, ca. 30 hours a week.  No need for a special license.  469-509-5939 or 972-207-0855 or 817-876-4772.

Cathy explaining AP chemistry to Ph.D Mike.

What's going on in our Catholic world:

1.    Family Synod update I, ,  Catholic Church Reform International, October 11, 400 words,    Download Family Synod update 10-16-14

2    Family Synod update II,  National Catholic Reporter, October 13, 600 words,     Download Synod update 10-16-14

 3.    Francis & the Synod, The Tablet & Corpus, October 2, 975 words,     Download Francis & the Synod 10-16-14

Offertory, Mike & Lynda, Geri & Mike

True? 

     It takes courage to grow up and become who you are.

E.E. Cummings

Cupcake of The Week to Georgie at 13.

See you Sunday, October 19, 2014, 29^th Ordinary Time, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

Esparzas, Somebody is watching you, Frank. Right Nikki & Mary?

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.

Mass: 9:30; coffee, donuts, home made muffins, & juice on the house.

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

Readings: Isaiah 8, 23-9, 3; Psalm 27; 1 Corinthians 1, 10-17; Matthew 4, 12-23.

Community Bulletin Board

Heritage Farmstead Museum: From Angie Carroll Download heritage_farmstead.doc  This farmstead is our neighbor on 15th.  Needs help.  A garage sale is coming up too: Download heritage_sale.doc.  Angie says, If anyone has garage sale donations I can get them then, or they can be dropped off at the Heritage Farmstead Museum Tuesday through Sunday from 9am to 4:30om.  972-612-8169.

We are still looking for work for Rick Turner who was laid off by Home Depot before Christmas.

Nick Good notes (Tom & Becky’s son): Nick Good with Keller Williams Realty, www.NickGood.com, will donate 10% up to $1000 of his commissions to John Stack Ministries for every Real Estate transaction closed from a community member or from a referral from a community member.  Contact Nick for more details 469 951 4193.  Nick Good, helping bridge the gap between buyers and sellers.                     

Tree Project update: maybe plant the first week in February.

The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright.  Excellent, well written, informative book on the history & development of contemporary Islamic Fundamentalism from ca. 1928 in Egypt.

See you Sunday.

Says Cathy, "Hi, Folks, Welcome."

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.

Genevieve & Georgie, too, say, "Welcome in, Everybody."

Readings:

Acts 9,  26-31,  The Church was at peace.

Psalm 22,    I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.

1 John 3, 18-24,   Let us love not in word or speech, but in deed and truth.

 John  15, 1-8,  I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.

Leo in action, proud of his little sister.

 Community Activities:        

1.      ROMEO MEET: Friday, May The First, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Last one in picks up the tab.   Yeah, Mike. 

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  Pass this month, too much going on.  Up next, June.

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

Carol 

And just in case Genevieve needs protection, Batman Buddy is ready.

3.     The Great Annual Anniversary Party, 10^th.    Thanks, Everybody, who took part or sent congratulations.   All is good, Rosemary signed up for another year.

Says, "Emma, what a nice little baby."

 What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       Gay Jesuit in training,  America,  April, 20,  514 words,    Download Gay Jesuit comes out 4-30-15

 2.      Encyclical on Environment, National Catholic Reporter, April 24, 272 words,     Download Encyclical on environment 4-30-15

3.         Catholicism in Viet Nam, National Catholic Reporter, April 27,  1200 words,     Download Catholicism & Viet Nam 4-30-15

David, who MC'd our vow renewals, was, also, one of the three who officiated at The Ceremony 10 years ago.

 True?  

When asked how they managed to stay together for 65 years, the woman replied, “We were born in a time when if something was broke, you fixed it..  Not throw it away.” 

See you Sunday, May 3, 2015, 5th Easter,  Cycle B

J.S., 214-783-0443

Zoe receives communion from her big sister, Georgie.

 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.

Two weeks? No way. More like two days.

Only bad people can eat this stuff, boudin, straight from a market in Opelousas, La. What else needs to be said about these two.

"Welcome in," say Jackie & Jimmy.

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

 And from Leo on high, "Good Morning, Everybody." 

Readings:

Acts  14, 21-27,  It is  necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom.

Psalm 145,  I will praise you name forever, my king and my God, plus the great line (8), The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. 

Revelation  21, 1-5, I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth.

John 13, 31-33, 34-35,  My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me.   

Don't you people know better than to go out in the rain??  Look outside. It is 10 A.M. and pouring outside.

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, April 22 , 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):                

Please join us for the next JULIET gathering.  Thursday EVENING to include

those who work during the day.  May, 5 at 6:00 for cocktails, followed by

dinner at 7:00.  MARCUS CAFE in the II Creeks Shopping Center

Custer at Lookout in Richardson,  South of Bush Turnpike.

 Named "The best patio for outdoor dining in the Metroplex" (or if weather

demands we can eat inside as well).  Great Italian food, live music, full bar,

friendly atmosphere.  Come, Eat, Drink, Laugh, Sing, Enjoy the music

and friends!     Respond with reservation to prattquest@yahoo.com

Communion for Jackie & Jimmy.

What is going on in our Catholic World 

1.   Just War theory questioned,  National Catholic Reporter, April 14,   680 words,     Download New Just War 4-21-16
2.   Reform Catholic Doctrine, National Catholic Reporter,  April 19,  400 words,     Download Reform Catholic Doctrine 4-21-16       

Communion for Zoe and Tori.

True? 

The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know.

MICHEL LEGRAND

You girls on the back row are having too much fun, Kara & Denise, and Caroline.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 Who is on that phone, Zoe?

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.

Big sister and little brother helping each other. 

Genesis 15:  To your descendants I give this land,  from the Wadi of Egypt to the Great River, the Euphrates.

Philippians 3:   Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Luke 9:  This is my chosen Son, listen to him.

Cody accepts a cupcake for his son Ben

Please remember that masks are required for all persons attending Mass.

Cheryl gets a cupcake too.

Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7428208829?pwd=VERncTBxaWdkaFpkTUZKL3RROW81UT09

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cathy is all ready for St. Patrick's Day.

 

 

 

 

A message from Richard Eshelbrenner:

The Purple Stride Event to raise money for pancreatic cancer (this is the cancer Carol had) is being help at Klyde Warren park in Dallas on April 30^th between 8:00 and 12:00.   The event is a 5K walk or run.  You can find more information at the following URL: 

https://secure.pancan.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=purplestride_contact_us&fr_id=2297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

John Stack Ministries, 7017 Helsem Way, Dallas, Texas 75230

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

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

Readings: 2 Kings 4, 42-44; Psalm 145, The Hand of the Lord feeds Us; He answers all Our Needs; Ephesians 4, 1-6; John 6, 1-15 

Community Bulletin Board: 

Collin County Adult Clinic:  from Diane McClurg on expansion of services–

True?   Watch a sunrise at least once a year.  (The last time I watched a sunrise?)

Picture 1:  Reid & Casey

Picture 2:  Brady & Robbie

Picture 3: Trey

Picture 4:  Cameron

Picture 5:  The Big Four at 1 1/2 years

 See you Sunday, July 26

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)