Reminder for Christmas Eve, Friday

 

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

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

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

 

Advent Altar

 Readings:

1 Baruch 5, 1-9, Put on the splendor of glory from God.

Psalm 126, The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

2 Philippians 1, 4-6, 8-11, My prayer, that your love may increase ever more.

Luke 3, 1-6, The word of God came to John.

Community Bulletin Board:

1.  This Sunday: Community Brunch, December 9, Second Sunday of Advent, plus collection for Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center. See the handouts for special needs.

2. For the Love of the Kids, December 8, this Saturday
A note from Bill Hammond:

Just a reminder of our volunteer outing at Circle R Ranch with Love for Kids on December 8th. We will car pool from SAMs at George Bush and Coit.  Be there by 8:00 am and we'll  caravan out to Circle R.  It is 7.5 miles west of I-35 on Main/ 1171 ( exit 452).

Let me know by e-mail whether you will caravan or go direct.

You also will need to go to the web site to sign up.   Loveforkidsinc.org   This is a new requirement this year so they know who is coming.

See you Dec 8th at 8:00 am at SAMs or at 9:00 at Circle R.   Thanks for your support.

Bill Hammond

214-244-7854

3. This Sunday also: All toffee lovers, your toffee will be at Mass.  Cost: $12.50 per box.  Checks can be made out to me, John Stack, going to Dallas North Rotary.

4. Advance notice: Christmas Eve Mass, 4:00 P.M.

5.  DSO: For all you Dallas Symphony affianados,  The Best Show of The Year is approaching quickly, Friday the 14th, to be exact, 7:30 P.M.  You are all invited to The Rectory for wine & cheese on the way to the Meyerson.  Welcome, 5:30 or earlier.  We will depart at 6:30 & we will have maps through the best Christmas lights in Dallas, that is, The Park Cities.  The map will also show you the inconspicuous entrance into underground parking lot, $10.  We are almost 30 people this year.

6.  Food Drive last Sunday: 370 lbs. & $40

What's going on in our Catholic World:

1.   Nothing special this week. 

 True?

"Friendship isn't about who you have known the longest
It's about those who came and never left your side ……"

Sister Joan Chittister

 See you Sunday, December 9, 2012

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.

 

 

                                                                                          

 

 

 

 

Summit Meeting of Community's Creative Thinkers, Leo, Tori, & Buddy

 

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

 

 

Georgie, May I help you?

 

Readings:

Exodus  3, 1-8, 13-15     Yahweh calls Moses from the burning bush.

Psalm 103,  The Lord is kind and merciful.   (Excellent last stanza, The Lord is gracious and merciful, never gets angry and is abounding in love.)

1 Corinthians 10, 1-6, 10-12,   Do not grumble as some of them did. 

Luke 13, 1-9,   The parable of the fig tree with no figs.

 

 

Not only is Cole a professional level candle lighter, he also collects all the books.

 

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 26, 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 4, 1:00 P.M.,   Ruang Thai, 1301 Custer Rd., Plano,  Please RSVP TO Denni, denni1@verizon.net             

 

Offertory, Sydney & Hugh, Kerry & Nina.

 

 Special Notice:  Food Drive this Sunday.

 

 

Sacrament of Life for Harper.

 

What is going on in our Catholic World  

1. Contraception door opening,  National Catholic Reporter, February 22,   282  words,     Download Contraception 2-25-16 
2. Do away with celibacy,  Corpus, February 16, 681 words,       Download Do away with celebacy 2-25-16            

 

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.  

 

Sacrament of Life for Victoria. 

 

True? 

I love mankind. It’s the people I can’t stand.

Charles Schulz

 

 

I see you Leo.

 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

                         

See you next week, Everybody.

 

 

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

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

Readings: Deuteronomy, 26, 4-10; Psalm 91; Romans 10, 8-13; Luke 4, 1-13.

Ash Wednesday:  Thanks to Chris & Terry Phipps for again hosting us.

 

 

 

 

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. 

 

 

Readings:

 Ezekiel, 34, 11-12, 15-17, As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep. 

 Psalm 23,   The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want. (good one)

1 Corinthians 15, 20-26, 28,  Christ has been raised.

Matthew 25, 31-46,  He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

 

 

 Community Events:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, November 21, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  All misfits welcome.

2.    LADIES' LUNCHEON, Thursday,  December 4, 1:00, Cantina Laredo, Royal & Preston (northeast corner on Royal side)

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

Carol

 

 

3.  Love for the Kids’ picnic, December 13, Saturday, from 8:00-1:00 more or less.  More info from Bill Hammond.

4.    Interested in a French Christmas Market here in Dallas?  Check the International School, Dec. 7,   Download French Xmas Market 11-20-14

5.  Christmas gift toffee will be on sale Sunday & following Sundays, $13.  Proceeds go to Dallas North Rotary, my club.

 

 

What's going on in our Catholic world:

1,    25th Anniversary of the 6 Jesuits in El Salvador, National Catholic Reporter, November 4, 2900 words,    Download 25th Anniversary 11-20-14

2.    Murder of Jesuits 2, National Catholic Reporter, November 15,  1700 words,     Download Murder of Salvadoran Jesuits 11-20-14

 

 

True? 

Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it. 

Kahlil Gibran

 

And again in the Thanksgiving Spirit, a Bonus:  

 

 

See you Sunday, November 23, 2014, Christ the King, End of Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

 

 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome back, Dearest Tori, so nice to see you.

 

 

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

 

REMINDER: Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend.

 

 

 

He is coming!

 

Readings:

Malachi 1, 14-2, 2, 8-10,   A great king am I, says the Lord

Psalm 131,  In you, O Lord, I have found my Peace

Thessalonians 2, 7-9, 13 ,  We were gentle with you.

Matthew 23, 1-12,  Do not be like the Pharisees.

 

 

Healing for Sandra.

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, November 3, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in.  

 

 

Healing for John.

 

 

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together),  November Lunch 

GREETINGS JULIET LADIES

Our event for November will be held on Friday November 3 at 1:00 p.m.

Please join us for a fun time in the private dining room of

 Palio's  Pizza Café in Richardson, the southeast corner of Campbell and Coit   ( to the right of Sprouts and Dress Barn)

• You can BYOB of wine if you like. 
• They are giving us a 20% discount
• Lots of Parking right in front
• Great Pasta, Pizza, Salads, etc.
• Very reasonable prices
• Plenty of room for everyone
•  

Please email me if you have any questions and/or to let me know you are able to join us.  It can be our early Thanksgiving Party.

Sandra Pratt

prattquest@yahoo.com 

972-235-6622

 Hope you can join in the fun time we always have.

 

 

 

Our Father

 

Love for Kids picnic:  December 9

 

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

.

 

 

Our Father.

 

What is going on in Our Catholic World:

    1.  NCR editorial on where we are at, National Catholic Reporter,  November 1, 727 Words,       Download NCR EDITORIAL 10-1-17

 

 

 

 

Clapping?   For ME??

 

True?

A bachelor is a guy who never made the same mistake once.

-Phyllis Diller
 

 

 

Not for Me?   No, huh, Buddy?  No!!

 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

 

 

Finally, the favorite part of our celebration.

 

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 & John & Mike homilizing.

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

 

 Readings:

Genesis  18, 1-10,  Sara will then have a son.

Psalm 15,  He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.

Colossians 1, 24-28,  It is He whom we proclaim.

Luke 10, 38-42,  “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?  Tell her to help me.”

 Community Events:  

  1.    Our next Habitat special day is, August 3.  Look for the neighborhood behind the Home Depot on Central, 11^th & Ave. E.   A person may also work any Saturday.  We are getting there.

2.   ROMEO lunch Friday, July 19, 1:00, as usual.   This old geezer will be riding across Iowa.

3.   The Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays is ON.    Place: Southern
Recipe, 1381 W Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX 75080, (972) 231-7891, time, 1:00.    For info talk with Carol or Bernadette.  

 

 What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.  Pope Francis' 1st World Youth Day, July 24, National Cathoic Reporter, July 13, 600 words,   
Download World Youth Day 7-19-13
    

2.   And now what after the abortion bill?, The Baptist Standard, July 8,  900 words,  
Download Baptist Editorial 7-19-13 

True? 

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;

They just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

 See you Sunday, July 21, 2013, 16^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.