Sunday Reminder for 12-20-09, 4th Advent

"Welcome in, Everybody."

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

Emma writing on Kevin's card.

Readings:

1 Kings 19, 9, 11-13,   After the fire there was a tiny whispering sound.

Psalm 85,   Lord, let us see your kindness and grant us your salvation.

Roman 9, 1-5,  I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie.

Matthew 14, 22-33,  Storm at sea & Peter walking on the water.  

Harper writing on Kevin's card with Cathy's help.
 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, August 11, 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), Off for the summer.  We will be back in September. 

With Peighton leading the parade, Ron & Barb, Lynda & Tom

Jackie Urbanczyk's Memorial: August 12, Saturday, 12:00-3:00, Hackberry Creek Country Club, 1901 WEST Royal Lane, Irving, TX,  Welcome everybody.

Directions can be found on the website of:

Hackberry Creek Country Club at hackberrycreekcc.com

Look for DIRECTIONS under the “ABOUT the CLUB” tab on the bottom left corner of the page.

Our rookie first round selection, Leo, with vets Kevin (retiring to go to college), Georgie, and Buddy.

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. Catholic Church imploding, Commonweal & Corpus, July 31, 1500 words,    Download CHURCH IMPLOSION 8-10-17,   

Madame Mayor of New Hampton, one of our numerous beautiful pass through towns.  One of my favorites.

True?

Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are XL. 

Picnic, anybody?  Like in the shade?  Primghar, Iowa, town center park around mid-day, pop. 876!
 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Tent City.  Hope you know the number of your tent.  There are provisioning companies who have tents, showers, tent set up and take down, and meals.  Cost a couple of thousand.

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.

Porto potties are everywhere and mobbed usually (entrance to these on the left side).  Then there are the corn fields.

Victorian Beauty #1, Decorah, Iowa, a pass through town, one of David's favorites.

Victorian Beauty #2, Spencer, Iowa, our #2 overnight town.

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

Welcome to the little village of Shelby. Up the hill the crowd of riders is so dense you have to walk. Apologies for all pix on RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride across Iowa). This event was such a marvelous slice of Americana at its very best. 35,000 riders estimated.

The inmates are allowed out for the week. Lots of them. A ROMEO? One of ours?

Readings:

Ecclesiastes 1, 2; 21-23,  All things are vanity.

Psalm 90,  If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Colossians 3, 1-5, 9-11  Seek what is above.

Luke 12, 13-21, You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you.

These little ladies told me they are Mennonites. They make a wicked Rhubarb-Strawberry pie, $2, per slice. I had 4 one day.

Day 4, departing from Des Moines, we arrived at the little town of Runnels, my favorite pass through town. The high school band welcomed us along with cheerleaders, big and little, and beautiful shade. Impossible to get out of Runnels in less than 2 hours.

 Community Events:  

  1.   Our next Habitat special day is, August 3, This Saturday.  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 26, 1:00, as usual.   

 3.  The Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays is on vacation until August.    For info talk with Carol or Bernadette.  

Runnel's local dance school welcoming us with 3 lines of dancing girls. Line 2 is in the red outfits behind the girls dancing.

Another loose inmate with his truck. Lots of classic cars and hot rods were on display in the little towns.

What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.  Reform Priest update,  Religion News Service, July 22, 550 words,   
Download Reformist priest update 8-2-13

2.  The pot continues to boil in Rome, National Catholic Reporter, July 26, 1200 words,  
Download Pot boils in Rome 8-2-13

3.  Humanae Vitae (the letter on birth control) today after 45 years, National Catholic Reporter, July 25, 2400 words,   
Download Humanae Vitae at 45 8-2-13

Why come? This is why, to see such craziness. This guy is from England, comes every year. No brakes on this creature.

Why come? To stand in a line of 100 bikers to buy homemade ice cream. Only half the line covered by the picture.

True? 

Accept that some days you're the pigeon,

And some days you're the statue.

Want to get rid of your old school bus? Bus reincarnation here, "Shagbrai." The roof serves as a bike rack when traveling and a party venue when parked at the overnight towns. Beware of inibriation. It is a long way down.

The lady thanked me for taking the picture of her bus. She said they hired graffiti artists to do the job. Americana at its Best.

See you Sunday, August 4, 2013, 18^th  Ordinary Time, C cycle   

 J.S., 214-783-0443

U.S. Air Force annually participates, 94 guys & girls this year. Also represented were teams from the Navy, Army, and Marines.

USAF in front of a homemade bike sculpture. The Best of America.

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.

A morning ride across a beautiful river, the Des Moines.

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

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

Readings: Isaiah 60, 1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3, 2-6; Matthew 2, 1-12

Thanks again, everyone, for such a marvelous Christmas Eve Mass & Food Drive.

Community Bulletin Board 

Community Directory with  names, perhaps email addresses, phone number, even address.  This idea has received positive feed back.  May be done completely on line?                               

Tree Project update: maybe in January?  Waiting to hear from Collin Co. Child Advocacy Center, Park & Los Rios.

See you Sunday.

Note: we are now meeting at Legacy Academy.  We will continue to post this map until after Christmas Eve.

Meeting of the Board, John & Mike prepare, October 7

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

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

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

Healing  Touch for Cathy below the Wall of Heroes.

Readings:  

 Jeremiah 31, 7-9,  The Lord has delivered his people.

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

 Hebrews 5, 1-6,  Every high priest is taken from among the people.

 Mark 10, 46-52,   Bartimaeus, the blind man.

Sir Charlie trying to take over??

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, October 26, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  

JULIETTE LUNCHEON  for November 2, Friday, Abuelos, 3420 North Central, near Costco. 12:30, 972-491-7068 (Marilyn)

Beth reading from Genesis.

Note 1:  The Meyerson Christmas concert, December 13, Thursday.  Welcome.  Rosemary is filling the list. Tickets are $32.00.

Note 2: You will receive the weekend blog on Tuesday instead of Monday.   Sunday afternoon, when we are normally putting it together, we have a wedding in Austin.

With these two musicians is gets no better.

TRUE?

Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out a car window. 

Happy Halloween!

Anything happening in our Catholic World?  

1.  More on Rome conflicts & sex scandal,   Corpus & Commonweal  October 25,  Download DOUBLE LIVES 10-25-18   
2.   Whatever happened to our Catholic Church?  National Catholic Reporter, September  8,     Download CATHOLIC CHURCH 10-25-18

Happy Halloween from the Community & Kids of Legacy.

See you Sunday.

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.

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

Time: 9:30;  Tony Celebrating

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

 
 
  
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 6, 1-7; Psalm 33, Lord, let your Mercy be upon Us, as we place our Trust in You; 1 Peter 2, 4-9; John 14, 1-12 
  
 
 

Picture 1:   Mother's Day, de facto & potential                                     

Picture 2:   Special Community Blessing            

Picture 3:   Raven                   

Picture 4:   Liam'a Mass, why not all of us be as free           

Picture 5:   Vow renewals          

  
  Community Bulletin Board:

  1.   Our Annual Anniversary Party: Thanks to all of you who made the celebration terrific.

  2.  Wendy Sings: as a semifinalist in the Dallas Opera Guild competition.  Come and support her!  Free admission.  Windspear, 12:00, doors open 11:30

 3.  For all of you who wanted pictures of the glasses Rosemary is painting:  Download Glasses 5-13-11

  Church Happenings: 

  1.   Fr. McBrien on fired progressive Bishop,  National Catholic Reporter, 5-2-9, Download Progressive Bishop fired 5-13-11

  2.  Infallibility back again, National Catholic Reporter, 5-9-11, Download Infallibility being used again 5-13-11

  3.   Why not Our Church, National Catholic Reporter,  5-5-11,  Download It's Our Church 5-13-11

Picture 6:   61 years, our Madge & Carl Smith          

Picture 7:   50 years, our Sandra & Chuck Pratt      

Picture 8:   35 years, our Geri & Mike Moran

 Picture 9:   Heritage Farm

 Picture 10:  Kids' Wagon

True?     Inner Peace:

 If you can start the day without caffeine,

 If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,

 If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,

 If you can eat plain food every day and be grateful for it,

 If you can understand when you’re loved ones are too busy to give you any time,

 If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,

 If you can conquer tension without medical help,

 If you can relax without liquor,

 If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

Then You Are Probably The Family Dog!

 See you, May 15,  2011

  J.S.   (214-783-0443)

Emma and Brooklyn say, "Welcome, there is a place for you here."

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

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

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

Harper receiving the Sacrament of Health.

Readings:

Acts 2, 1-11,   How does each of us hear them speaking in our own tongues?

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

1 Corinthians 12, 3-13,  There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same spirit.

John  17, 1-11,  Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

Healing for Cathy's rotator cuff operation

 Community Events:

1.   ROMEO lunch Friday, June 6,  Jason's, 1:00, Welcome all Old Geezers & kids, plus the Real Romeos. 

 2.  The Women's Lunch Group on 1st Thursdays,  The Olive Garden, 1:00, Central and Plano Pkwy, northbound service road.    For more info talk with Carol or Bernadette. 

3.    Excellent seminar for couples, married or unmarried, free, too,  Download Couples' Seminar 5-29-14

Sisters, Georgie and Zoe.

What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.    Can bishops be held accountable?, Natinal Catholic Reporter,  June 2, 650 words,    Download Bishops held accountable 6-5-14

2.    Cardinal defends Francis on Capitalism,  National Catholic Reporter, June 3, 950 words,    Download Cardinal defends Francis 6-5-14   

Communion, Bill, Barb, and Warren.

         
True? 

 Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement.

Will Rogers

The Girls, Jean, Mary, and Judy.

 See you Sunday, June 8, 2014, Pentecost, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

Who let in these characters, Gil & John, Jerry, Mike, and Bill.

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.

Where we send characters, "Take time along the way to smell the flowers."