Mass:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house.  Welcome!

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

Time: 9:30,  Fr. Tony celebrating

Readings: Acts 5, 12-16; Psalm118; Revelation 1, 9-10; John 20, 19-31

Community Bulletin Board: 

An excellent program for Married Couples.  Will be led by John Cade & his wife, Lambrini.  Download A New Way to Love

Rosemary & I hope to attend this 5 week program.  Seeing as I am told the Jesuits never taught me nothing about marriage.

Save the Date: May 1, Saturday evening, 6:00, Heritage Farm, our neighbor (15th, just east of Custer on the south side), Community party and 5th Anniversary of Rosemary and hubby.  Covered dish, renewal of marriage vows, music & dancing a la Hue, hay rides with mules, indoors and outdoors.

Download Clericalism and the Liturgy - Check this lengthy but insightful article about where we are in the Catholic Church 45 years after Vatican II.  From the National Catholic Reporter.

Picture 1:  The Music Machine, Wendy, Shonda, Ray, & Celeste

Picture 2:   Mike & his girls

Picture 3:   Morgan with Alexandra looking on

Picture 4:   Hannah, Lilah, & Alaina, Tony & Gayle's grand kids

Picture 5:   Penny with Easter Egg Hunter

Picture 6:  Emma with her mommy, Beth

 See you Sunday, 4-11-10

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

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

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

Readings: Isaiah 49, 3-6; Psalm 40; 1 Corinthians 1, 1-3; John 1, 29-34.

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

Community Directory with  names, perhaps email addresses, phone number, even address.  This idea has received positive feed back.  We’ll work it up on line.

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

Job Opening from Debbie Ekes: I work for a Financial Services Company here in Plano.  The office is small and the company is celebrating its 20th year of business this year.

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

See you Sunday.

  Harper says, "Hi, Everybody, Welcome in."

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

The Brain Trust at work, Zoe, Leo, Emma, & Victoria with Beth, Michelle, and Gilbert.

Readings:

Isaiah  43, 16-21,  See, I am doing something new

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

Philippians 3, 8-14, For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things.

John 8, 1-11,   The The woman caught in adultery.

 After all that brain work, Reward!  Yippee!

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, March 11, 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)  Information pending
3. All Kids Count Picnic: from Bill,  

   Please help me to get the word out for the All Kids Count – picnic for disabled kids and families.

   This event will be April 9, at the Circle R Ranch.  We'll meet as usual at Sam's at Coit/ Geo. Bush at 8:00am.  Others can meet us at Circle R Ranch.

We try to believe… 

Special Notice:  Information on donating your IRA distributions to a charity (like JSMinistries)     Download Edward Jones

Aggie & Allen with Jeff & Wayne.

What is going on in our Catholic World  

1. Girl Scouts vs Bishop, who wins,  Crux, ,  March 1,   295  words,   Download Girl Scout, 3-10-16  
2.  Pedophilia epidemic in Altoona Diocese,  Natioinal Catholic Reporter,   March 2,    845  words,   Download Altoona clerical abuse 3-10-16 
3. State of The Union,  National Catholic Reporter,  March 5,  811 words,     Download State of Our Country 3-10-16

  Our Father.

True? 

The best way to get most husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they’re too old to do it.

Anne Bancroft, American actress

Reconciliation Liturgy 1.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Reconciliation 2, "Please forgive me."

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.

   Reconciliation 3,   "I forgive you, Peace."

"Welcome in, Folks," say Mike, Geri, and an Old Geezer

Welcome: Catholic Memorial Mass celebrating Fred Macchio.  Catered Brunch following the memorial.  Prepare for a liturgy perhaps 30 minutes longer.

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

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

Zoe, Cole, and Emma specialize in fixing all your problems. Just stop by. You will get fixed.

Readings:  (special for Fred)

Isaiah 43, 1-5,  Do not be afraid, you are mine

Psalm 32,    I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.

1 Corinthians 13, 1-3,   If I have no love, I am nothing.

 John 15, 10-11,   As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you.  Live in my love.  I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and you joy may be complete.

Communion, "Let the little ones come…"

Community Activities:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday,  February 13 , Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. Time to get together again.  The Older Geezer will take attendance.   Let's do it.

2.    LADIES' LUNCHEON, Thursday, March 5,  1:00, place to be announced.

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

Carol

Who needs clowns when we got Cathy, Patricia, and Sandra.

3.    February 15, this Sunday,  Community memorial for Fred with brunch catered by Maureen & the Macchio gang.  Please be prepared for a liturgy about 30 minutes longer than usual.  

4.    February 17,  Mardi Gras Tuesday followed by Ash Wednesday,  7:00 P.M., Marlene's house, 2017 Keystone Drive, Plano.  Welcome.

5.    John Cade announces a Harville Hendrix seminar on Safe Conversation, Feb. 14, free.  214-357-0371,   Download FWD Flier Feb english 2015 B (3)

Free advice (sometimes) at the Deluxe Coffee Shoppe, care of John and Sir Charlie.

 What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.        Twin Cities in bankruptcy, National Catholic Reporter,  January 16,  370 words,   Download Twin Cities Bankruptcy 2-12-15

2.        Married Priests, National Catholic Reporter, February 3, 767 words,     Download Married Priests 2-12-15

Leo checking out the fit of the altar servers' seating.

True? 

Enjoy Life.  It has an expiration date. 

"You guys need any help up there?"

See you Sunday, February 8, 2015, 5th Ordinary Time, Cycle B, Let’s celebrate Fred.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Beware, Joe, You are in danger from the two whose names we dare not mention.

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

Our Goals:

   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.

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

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

 Readings:  

 Isaiah  50, 4-9,  I gave my back to those who beat me.

  Psalm 116,  I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

 James 2, 14-18,   What good is it if someone says he has faith but does not have works?

Mark 8, 27-35,  Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself.  

John with his associates, Becky and Monica of the DARCC, Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center

Community Bulletin Board: 

1.  Free Medical Clinic in September (message from John Ernst, CCAC):   "September 29, there will be a large one day free clinic at the Dallas Convention Center sponsored by our national organization, of which we are members.  Thousands of people will be served all by volunteers."  Download Medical clinic 8-10-12 

Monica addressing the community

What's going on in our Catholic World:   

1.    Fire Bishop Finn of Kansas City?, National Catholic Reporter, September  10, 850 words,    Download Fire Bishop Finn 9-13-12

 True? 

A few fly bites
cannot stop a spirited horse.

  
Mark Twain 

Emma visits Leo on his turf

Emma, Beth, and friend

John with his Sunday team, Kevin, Bethany, Shonda, and Ray

 See you Sunday, September 16

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:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house.

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

Time: 9:30; Tony Celebrating 

Readings: Amos 61-7; Psalm 146, Praise the Lord My Soul; 1 Timothy 6, 11-16; Luke 16, 19-31. 
 

Community Bulletin Board:

Open Discussion after Mass this Sunday.  End by 11:00, latest.

Next Sunday, Oct. 3, back to school & fall brunch.

Thanks from Plano Homes: Download Plano Homes 9-24-10

Thoughts on The Church:

1.  Good article on prayer, National Catholic Reporter, 9-22-10  Download Prayer 9-24-10

2.  Excellent article on the state of the Catholic world written by Anthony Padovano, a married priest & scholar.  The article is both excellent and long.  Therefore, I will publish it over three weeks.  The first edition: Download Padovano 9-24-10

Picture 1:   Can you believe!  Who are these kids?? 

Picture 2:    Some people grow up when you look away for a moment

Picture 3:    A Treasure, The Quads & Mom & Dad

Picture 4:    Last Sunday

 See you Sunday, September 26