Reminder for Sunday 11-20-11, Christ the King

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

Time: 9:30; Stack celebrating

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

  
  
Readings:  Exodus 22, 20-26, I am compassionate; Psalm 18, I love you, Lord, my strength; 1 Thessalonians 1, 5-10; Matthew 22, 34-40, Love the Lord and love your neighbor. 

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Community Bulletin Board:

1.  Schedule of upcoming events:  

       1.  This Sunday, October 30, All Saints-All Souls anticipated.  Bring pictures of people you would like to be remembered & place them on the stage, like usual.

       2.  November 5: Mike Carrell will offer us a homily and we will baptize Brooklyn.

       3.  November 12, Saturday, 8:00-1:00, Pizza & Paint Party, Rita's house, 1311 Brentwood.

       4.  December 4, John Cade celebrates our Mass.

       5.  December 10, Love for Kids Christmas Party in Flower Mound for handicapped kids. loveforkidsinc@yahoo.com

       6.  December 11, Thanks Brunch in gratitude to our Boards and particularly to Ron Kovatis, Penny Morrow, & Cathy Goode, who are retiring.  Special guest homilist, Jamie Rose. 

 2.   Directory will be available again this Sunday.  

3.   Three openings on our board.  Welcome.  Let one of us know if you would be willing to help out for a year or two.  One meeting every quarter.

 

 

 

What's going on in our Catholic World:

It is not widely known by Catholics in the pews, but on the first Sunday of Advent, Nov. 27, a new, more formal language for the Mass will be introduced in parishes in North America.  The following articles explain. 

1.   On the language change, Commonweal, June 30:   Download It doesn't sing, 10-11

 2.  On the language change, Huffington Post, August 30:  Download New Mass Language 10-11   

  

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True?

"The person who says it cannot be done

 should not interrupt the person doing it"

 

   Video: Final  Blessing

 

See you Sunday, October 30, All Saints

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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 2, 14, 22-33; Psalm 16, Lord, You will show us the Path of Life; 1st Letter of Peter1, 17-21; Luke 24, 13-35 

 
 
 

Picture 1:   Sir Charles' mom, Nellie                                  

Picture 2:   Wendy's parents, Jack & Jean         

Picture 3:   Preston, Nolan, Valerie, & Vincent                

Picture 4:   Bill, Ray & Claire, Ron         

Picture 5:   Gayle, Sydney, & Hugh        

 
 
 
 
  Community Bulletin Board:

  1.   Welcome: Our Annual Anniversary Party (6th), May 7, this Saturday evening, 6:00, Heritage Farm, like last year.  The mules and hay wagon will be taking rides.  We'll supply cold drinks & water.  BYOB.  Covered dish, hors d'oeuvres & desserts.  John & Rosemary

Also, before the party, at noon, Saturday, at the Windspear in Dallas, Wendy is performing as a semifinalist in the Dallas Opera Guild competition.  Come and support her!  Free admission. 

2.  Penny's daughter has a very nice crib for a deserving family.

  

 
   Church Happenings: 

  1.   An American Catholic Council, National Catholic Reporter, 5-2-11, Download American Catholic Council to convene 5-6-11

  2.  Australian Bishop Kicked Out, National Catholic Reporter, 5-3-11, Download Support for ousted Australian bishop 5-6-11

  3.   On Jesuit numbers & influence, Washington Post,  4-
23-11, Download Fewer Jesuit priests this Easter 5-6-11

 

Picture 6:   The Coffee Shoppe with Tony, Nina, & Jamie        

Picture 7:   6th Avenue looking south with the mob heading for Central Park   

Picture 8:   Staten Island Ferry heading to lower Manhatten & Battery Park where the 5 Boro begins  

 
  

True?

 Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.

 HERACLITUS           

 See you, May 8, 2011

  J.S.   (214-783-0443)

 

      

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

Time: 9:30; Stack Celebrating, Haigh family presenting the homily on the Catholic Council

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

Readings: Jeremiah 20, 7-9; Psalm 63, My soul is thirsting for You, O Lord, My God; Romans 12, 1-2; Matthew 16, 21-27

 
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Picture 3:    Melissa with her boy friend, Chris, and Nina         

    

Community Bulletin Board:

1.   Loretta Garcia Williams would like to sell her '99 Suburban, 200,000 miles, $3500 or best offer, 972-839-1668.

2. Sunday Pat & Sandra Haigh will give us a report on the Detroit American Catholic Council meeting, June 10-12.  See the Bill of Rights & Responsibilities, Download Bill of Rights 8-26-11 

3.  Housekeeper position open, retirement home, female, via Christine Drescher, 972-517-1977

 

What's going on in our Catholic World:

1.   American Catholic Parishes, National Catholic Reporter, August 2: Download Catholic Parishes 8-26-11

 2.  Dublin Catholics, National Catholic Reporter, August 18: Download Dublin Archdiocese 8-26-11 

3.   German Catholics,  National Catholic Reporter, August 15: Download German Catholics 8-26-11 

 

 

True?

He, O men, is wisest of you all who has learned, like Socrates, that his wisdom is worth nothing.

PLATO

   Video: Rosemary's Blessing 

 
       

 

Second Sunday, Ordinary Time

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

Place: Vines High School on 15th between Customer and Independence

Readings: Isaih 62:1-5; Psalm 96; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11

Isaiah 7:  Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.

Romans 1:  Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to  bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles

Matthew 1:  She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.

     

Christmas Eve Mass will be on Saturday, December 24th at 4:30 P.M.  There will not be a Mass on Christmas Day. 

 

 

 

 

Loretta gets a cookie for her birthday

 

 

 

John Stack Ministries now meets at: 

The ArtCentre of Plano

902 E. 16th St, Plano

 

 

Please use the Haggard Park side entrance.  Latecomers please use the 16th Street entrance.

 

                                                                                  

Christmas is near
                                                       

          

 

 Special Notice:   A Dearest Friend and one of The Founders of our Community 15 years ago, Carol Eshelbrenner, moved to The Other Side Tuesday evening.

Memorial: Saturday, 10:00 A.M., Ted Dickey West Funeral Home, 7990 Bush Turnpike, Frankford & Coit.

 

 

 

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

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

Place: Legacy Charter School,  601 Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

 

Note:  this Sunday, let's have have a food drive

 

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Father's Day Special Blessing.

 

Readings: 

Genesis 14, 18-20, Blessed be Abraham.

Psalm 110, You are a priest forever in the line of Melchizedek

1 Corinthians  11, 23-26,  I have much more to tell you.

Luke 9, 11-17, Dismiss the crowds

 

 

The Community, in action.

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, June 21, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.   

 

Juliets, June, TBA

 

 

Communion time.

 

TRUE?

If there is something that makes you laugh, then every day's going to be okay.

Tom Hanks

 

 

Communion–For All

 

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

The case against abolishing the priesthood?   James Martin, S.J.    https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/05/17/case-against-abolishing-priesthood

 

 

 

Our Father.

 

See you Sunday,

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

Peace.

 

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.