Reminder for Sunday 9-4-11, 23rd Ordinary Time

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.

 

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

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

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

 

 Readings:

Genesis 11, 1-9,  The whole world spoke the same language.

Psalm 104,  Lord, send out your spirit and renew the face of the earth.

Romans  8, 22-27,  The spirit comes to the aid of our weakness.

  Note: the Genesis and Romans readings are from the vigil Mass readings.

John 14, 15-16, 23-26  If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

 

 Community Events:  

1. Habitat build, new house, May 18, Saturday, the neighborhood behind the Home Depot on Central, the second work Saturday, 11^th & Ave. E.  We have 4 special JSMinistry days, June 1 & 21 (a Friday), July 13, and August 3.  A person may also work any Saturday.  The house will need about 18 Saturdays of work.

2.  Romeos’ lunch Friday, April 17, 1:00, Jason's on 75 & Collin Creek.  

 3.  There has been a request for a Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays at noon starting around May 16th.  We'll have a sign up sheet for those interested on Sunday.

 

  What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.  U.S. Nuns misunderstood?, National Catholic Reporter, May 4, 330 words,   Download U.S. sisters misunderstood 5-17-13

2.  An interesting beatification, National Catholic Reporter, May 10, 675 words,    Download A beatification 5-17-13

3.  One of the outstanding Catholics of our time, Jean Vanier, Canadian, has established a number of residences for intellectually challenged men.  I was made aware of him & his work when I studied in Toronto during the late 60's.  This man humbles me.  He has been asked to offer his thoughts to Pope Francis.   U.S. Catholic, May, 2013, 560 words.    Download Vanier 5-17-13

 

 True?    

We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.

Viktor Frankl

 See you Sunday, May 19, 2013, Pentecost, C cycle 

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

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

Readings: Acts 14, 21-27; Psalm 145; Revelations 21, 1-5; John 13, 31-35

Community Bulletin Board

Anniversary Celebration: Rosemary & I invite you all to our 2nd anniversary party, May 5, 7:00-11:00, Fairview Farms (same place as last year), Parker & Central, northeast corner. Watch for the signs: Circuit City, Ross, Joe’s Crab Shack. Fairview Farms is behind them. Covered dish (A-G, deserts; H-Z hors d’oeuvre), casual dress, seven couples renewing vows. Also, the slide show of The Great East African trip.

From Tom Fleming with Habitat:

There has been a build started in Wylie and we can participate in a number of ways:

1.       This particular build has not been funded by IB4H. The funding has been provided by Thrivant Financial, a Lutheran faith financial institution. They require 50% participation by Lutherans in order to maintain funding. This will mean fewer opportunities for those of us who are not Lutheran. However, we have been notified that there are 20+ openings for volunteers on Saturday May 5 and May 12. This is when the basic framing and construction will be done and veteran Habitat folks say this can be especially rewarding to see/do. We will need to sign up volunteers on Sunday. We can supply one to 20 people, depending on how many are interested

2.       We have volunteered John Stack Ministries to provide a light breakfast and lunch for the volunteer workers on Saturday, May 19th. This will entail a typical continental type of breakfast and a lunch as simple or elaborate as we choose. (Ideas for lunch range from sandwiches put together by the workers on the spot to pizza to chili.) There are 40 workers scheduled to be at the build on the 19th. We will take care of coordinating the effort. Clearly, the more hands the lighter the effort.

3.       Fund raising can be done in two ways: Direct donations from churches and fund raisers done for IP4H. We have pledged $1,000 for this year for our direct donation. In addition, we have signed up a number of people from our group for the Tom Thumb/Kroger fund raising. I don’t know the breakdown by congregation; however, we know that Interfaith Partners for Habitat (IP4H) raises over $500 per month from the reward card donations. We would like to again offer to sign up members of our church over the next 2 or 3 Sundays.

Also, from Jane Drake, please see her friend Julie’s resume which is attached. Click here to download Julie’s Resume 

                                                                   

To the San Vino Community from Cheryl Ann & the C.C. Adult Clinic:

We would be remiss if we did not let you know how very much your support and monthly donations mean to the clinic.  We think of you as our lifeline in offsetting out biggest headache – our monthly rent.

Thanks to the good word you preach, we also have a number of volunteers for Stack Ministries who are regular and loyal volunteers of the clinic.  Many of them will tell you, Thursday nights are rally a full day’s work and we are fortunate and blessed to have the support and help from you all. Thank you, thank you and may you all reap a hundredfold the rewards of your kindness.

                               

Remember: Wendy’s recital Friday night, 6:00, SMU.

             

From Debbie Ekes:

We would like to donate some office furniture to any interested parties.  This furniture must go this weekend and it is located off the Dallas Parkway.  The furniture to be donated is:

·         Conference Table

·         6-7 Leather Chairs

·         Desk

·         Leather Couch

If interested call Debbie Ekes at 214-778-1103.

The 5th Annual Taste of Hope (benefitting St. Vincent de Paul Society, St Mark Chapter) is Thursday, May 10th from 7:00-10:00.  It will be held at Swan Court in Richardson.  Tickets are $30.00 and you can get them from John.

See you this Sunday, April 29.  J.S.

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

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

Readings: Joshua 24, 1-18; Psalm 34, Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord; Ephesians 5, 21-32 ; John 6, 60-69.

Community Bulletin Board: 

Please remember Peter McGinn, 61, Rosemary's brother, who died Monday morning in Boston.  Amyloidosis was the cause and could not be brought under control.  This Monday morning we will attend a family memorial near Binghamton, NY.  A month from now a large, public memorial is being planned.  J.S.

From Marianne Elwell concerning the cruise next summer:

Re the cruise – if someone is interested in the cruise, or even think they might be interested, they only have to put a deposit of $25.00 per person by 8/26.  They can always cancel (up to a certain point and I will find out what the latest cancel date is), but we need at least 8 cabins booked by then or we lose the group status. 

Marianne Foley Elwell

(214) 448-9279 (cell)

reply to: mfoley@IWantThisVacation.com

For Travel go to: www.IWantThisVacation.com

 

True?  Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.  Be the living expression of God's kindness:  kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.  

Mother Teresa 

 

  

Picture 1:  Kevin & Sabrina

Picture 2:  Guess Who?

Picture 3:  Reid & Casey in the hospital

Picture 4:  Reid & Robbie.  For latest on Reid Download The Story on Reid

                

 See you Sunday, August 23

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

 

 

 

All Saints 

 

 

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

 

 

 

All Saints.
 

 

Readings:

Wisdom 6 12-16,   Resplendent and unfading is wisdom.

Psalm 63,  My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.

Thessalonians 4, 13-18 ,  The Lord will come down from heaven.

Matthew 25, 1-13,  The kingdom of heaven will be like the 10 virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

 

 

 

 

 

All Saints' Team, Sandra, Karen, Geri, & Denni.

 

Reminder: Central Expressway will be shut down at Plano Parkway on Saturday and Sunday.

                                                                                                                 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, November 10, 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),  December Lunch TBA

 

 

 

 

Healing for Joe, Brent, & Meredith.

 

 

Love for Kids picnic:  December 9

Dickenson Trip:  February, more TBA

 

 

 

 

Healing & Fullness of Life for Tori & Zoe.

 

 

Jackie & Rick: have a nice bedroom they would like to put up for rent, $500 per month.   Location: Garland, near a DART  train station.

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Our Father.

 

 

What is going on in Our Catholic World:

1.  Trump vs Constitution, National Catholic Reporter,  November 6, 1400 Words,        Download TRUMP VS CONSTITUTION 11-9-17

       2.   Notre Dame & contraceptives, National Catholic Reporter,  November 7,  200 Words,     Download N D ON CONTRACEPTIVES 11-7-17

 

 

Communion for Richard and Carol at home.

 

 

True?

The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves.

Plato

 

 

 

Communion for All God's Critters.

 

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.

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

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack & Mike homilizing

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

 

 

Readings:

1 Kings  17, 17-24,  The life breath returned to the body of the child.

Psalm 30,  I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

Galatians 1, 11-19,  The gospel preached by me is not of human origin.

Luke 9, 11-17,  Young man, I tell you, arise.

 

 

 Community Events:  

1.   I made a mistake.  Our next Habitat special day is not this Friday, June 8, but June 21, Friday.   Look for the neighborhood behind the Home Depot on Central, 11^th & Ave. E.  We have 3 more special JSMinistry days, June  21 (a Friday), July 13, and August 3.  A person may also work any
Saturday.  The house will need about 18 Saturdays of work. 

2.   Romeos’ lunch Friday, June 7, 1:00, as usual.  Jason's, Collin Creek.

 3.   The  Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays at noon is on.   For info talk with Carol, Bernadette, or Maureen.

4.  Note: I worked with Bona Responds this week in OK City and hand delivered our community's support, $1000.  They are enormously grateful and I am so grateful to be part of you people, such a generous community.  I have returned home physically and emotionally worn out.  More details coming.

Footnote: twice in the past month I have been so proud to be part of you people, our community.  I was told in OK that Bona Responds' single biggest support is you folks.  Earlier, Brent told me the same thing about Soul's Harbor and you folks.  I am most humbled to be part of you.  Thanks.

 

 

 What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.  Archbishop Myers ducks one, National Catholic Reporter, May 28, 500 words,  
Download Archbishop Myers 6-7-13

2.   2 Different Bishops, O'Malley of Boston & Chaput of Philadelphia, National Catholic Reporter, June 6, 1200 words,   
Download 2 bishops 6-7-13

3.  Want to help Soul's Harbor even a bit more?  Eat out this Tuesday, the 11th, June at the following restaurant:  

4.   An Opening in Rome?, James Carroll, The Boston Globe,  June 6, 800 words,    
Download James Carroll 6-7-13

 

True?

 

Since light travels faster than sound, some people
appear bright until you hear them speak.

W. Churchill 

 

See you Sunday, June 9, 2013, 10^th Ordinary Time, C cycle 

 

 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.