Reminder for Sunday 12-11-11, 3rd Advent

Welcome: Coffee & juice & specials on the house.

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

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

 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.

 

 Community Bulletin Board:

1. Big Annual Anniversary Party: Thanks Everyone.  Rosemary signed on for another year.  And she retires this week!

 

 What's going on in our Catholic World:   

1.   Kennedy on American nuns under attack , National Catholic Reporter, April 24, (1200 words),  Download Who will watch the watchmen 5-2-12

2.  Dawd on American nuns, New York Times, April 28, (800  words),  Download Bishops Play Church Queens as Pawns 5-4-12

3.  Vatican silencing priests, National Catholic Reporter, April 26, (700 words), Download Vatican silences Irish priest 5-2-12

4.  Parishoners want ultra-coonservative Spanish priests out, National Catholic Reporter, April 19, (525 words),  Download Wisconsin bishop threatens parishoners 5-6-12

 

 True?

Yes, we did produce a near-perfect republic. But will they keep it? Or will they, in the enjoyment of plenty, lose the memory of freedom? Material abundance without character is the surest way to destruction.

Thomas Jefferson 

  Video:  Rosemary's blessing (1 min.)

          

 See you Sunday, May 6, 5th Easter

  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.

 

  

Isaiah 9: For a child is born to us, a son is given us; …

Titus 2:   Beloved: the grace of God has appeared, ..

Luke 2:  … the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son, …

 

John reading from Micah.

 

 

Christmas Mass will be celebrated on Friday, December 24th at 4:30 PM.  There will be no Mass on Sunday, December 26th.

 

 

A Happy Cowboy fan, Rick, says, "Welcome in, Everybody."

 

 

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

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

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

 

 

Watch out, Ben, for the train coming down that track.

 

Readings: 

Isaiah 60, 1-6, Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem. (good one)

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

Ephesians 3, 2-3, 5-6,  The Gentiles are co-heir, members of the same body.  

Matthew 2, 1-12, The Epiphany or opening to the Gentiles.

 

 

Ugh, oh, Looks like Barbara just told John & Karen that I have absconded with all the Christmas collection.

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 4, 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 Friday.

JULIETTE LUNCHEON: January, TBA 

 

 

 

 

Wow, just like that, Shonda has arrived at the station.

 

 

TRUE?

Always be on the look out for the presence of  Wonder (Homily this week?)

E. B. White

 

 

The Board discussing the News that the Pastor wife plans a red Tesla for the official car of the Pastor's wife.

 

 

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

1. From sex abuse to money, Francis has had a rough year,  http://corpus-blog.blogspot.com/2018/12/from-sex-abuse-to-money-2018-tested.html

 

Lumbar Stenosis update:

1.  Friday afternoon surgery on the back, spent the night in Presby Dallas.

2.  Wednesday morning about 9:30, I suddenly knew I could do it and I walked with no assistance from the dining room to the kitchen sink.  This was humbling and encouraging.    Actually, I felt like I had just climbed Kilimanjaro again.  Wow!

 

From Geri Moran: A Christmas Poem Download Christmas Poem

 

 

 

 

So you want to borrow the Red Tesla on weekends, Marilyn.  Like what do I get in return?

 

 

 

 

See you Sunday,

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

"Ah, yes," thinks John, "a red Tesla would be a help for the environment."

 

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.

 

 

 

Have a fun, peaceful, and wondrous New Year of 2019, Everybody.

 

 

 

Readings:

Zachariah 9, 9-10, Rejoice heartily, O daughter of Zion.

Psalm 145,  I will praise your name forever, My King and my God

Romans  8, 9, 11-13,  You are not in the flesh, you are in the spirit.

Matthew 11, 25-30,  Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened

 

Giverny, France, the home of Claude Monet.

 

ROMEOS, Friday, July 3, 1:00,  as usual.    Welcome!

ROMEOs' Virtual Jason's Deli BYOB lunch
This is a recurring meeting, Friday, 1:00 pm
Link :
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85798571623?pwd=NmFSTW1ocVMzRGdIc0QzUGxKdHM3dz09

Meeting ID: 857 9857 1623
Password: saladbar

 

Honfleur, France.

 

Reminder for 14th Sunday Ordinary Time, July 5, 2020

Here are the links for Sunday:

Paris in the snow.

 

We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what’s in it for me, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense. 

Barack Obama

 

 

 

"Welcome in, Everybody," says Brandon.

 

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

 

Special Event this Sunday: The Old Geezer invites you to his Birthday Party and after Mass covered dish brunch.  Welcome. 

 

 

It doesn't get better than this, Shonda, Bethany (yeah!, she's back!), Ray, and David.
 

Readings:

Isaiah 8, 23 – 9, 3,   The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.

 Psalm 27,  The Lord is my light and my salvation.

 1 Corinthians 1, 01-13, 17,   I urge you that there be no divisions among you.

 Matthew 4, 12-23,    Come after me and I will make you fishers of others.

 

 

Healing for Brent.
 

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 20, 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, TBA

 

 

Healing for Michael.

 

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. Nothing special this week.    

 

 

Communion team ready.

 

Thanks, John Simari, for this note.  Could this not be the welcome from our community?   (With the exception, of course, of Sir Charlie!)

 

True?

Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.

Karl, age 5

 

"May I come in, too," says Aviana.  Unfortunately not.

 

 

Special notice from our bar tender:

The coffee bar will be open before mass

for those who arrive early…

( closes promptly at 0930 until after the service :-)

-mike

 

 

Watch out, Mary.  Watch out, Judy.  Here comes Cathy. 

 

 See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

You may be The Best Coffee Bar Man, Mike, but your taste in teams is questionable, even though they beat our Cowboys.

 

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.

Mass:  Plus coffee & donuts & specials on the house.  Welcome!

 

Place: Vines High School, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence, west of Central Expressway.

Time: 9:30,  Fr. Tony celebrating

 

Readings: Genesis 15, 5-18; Psalm 27, The Lord is My Light and My Salvation; Philippians 3, 17-4,1; Luke 9, 28-36

 

 Community Bulletin Board: 

Heritage Farm renovation:  Next work date, March 6.  Get ready.

 

An Excellent 2 day program/retreat for couples: www.newwaytolove.com

I know the couple doing this and it will be good.  Say you are from J.S.Ministries and you get in free.  Will take place at Lovers Lane Methodist, Inwood & Nwst Hwy. 

 

 

 

True?

  Gratitude is happiness
doubled by wonder.

G.K. Chesterton

    
  
   
  
 
Picture 1:  T.J. & Tony 

Picture 2:  The Ekes, Cindy, Bobby, Marlene, Curtis, & Mabel

Picture 3:   Brunch Time

Picture 4:   John walking the day after surgery

Picture 5:   John enjoying some Blue Bell ice cream

 

 

 See you Sunday, February 28  

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)