Mass Reminder for December 23 & 24, 2007

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:

 

 Zechariah  12, 10-11,  I will pour out a spirit of grace and petition.

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

Galatians 3, 26-29,  You are all one in Christ.

Luke 9, 18-24, If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself.

 

 Community Events:  

 

1.   Our next Habitat special day is Friday, June 21.    Look for the neighborhood behind the Home Depot on Central, 11^th & Ave. E.  We have 2 more special JSMinistry days, July 13, and August 3.  A person may also work any Saturday. 

2.   Romeos’ lunch Friday, June 21, 1:00, NOT as usual.  Come to the Habitat house build and get fed free, same day, same time more or less.

 3.   The Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays is on.  Next Thursday, June 27th at 1 pm, all will meet at Southern Recipe, 1381 W Campbell Rd  Richardson, TX 75080, (972) 231-7891. For info talk with Carol or Bernadette.  

4.   This Sunday, Dick Taylor, director of our local Habitat group, will talk
with the community.

 

  What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.   Francis cleans up the Vatican, New York Times via Corpus, June 12, 725 words,   
Download Francis cleaning Vatican 6-21-13

2.   A really good dad, Corpus, June 5, 400 words,    
Download Charlie 6-21-13

3.  Pope Francis' first 100 Days, National Catholic Reporter, Juen 12, 760 words,    
Download 100 days 6-21-13

 

True? 

 

 Some people have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy.

Abraham H. Maslow 

 

 See you Sunday, June 23, 2013, 12^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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood, Plano 75075, west from Alma, across from Brentwood which runs N-S just behind & west of St. Mark's.  We will be here through August 1, while Vines is being renovated.

 

Time: 9:30; Tony Celebrating 

 

 
  
 
 

Readings:  Deuteronomy 30, 10-14; Psalm 69, Turn to the Lord in Your Need, and You will Live; Colossians 1, 15-20; Luke 10, 25-37

 

Community Bulletin Board:

 

Sunday, July 18: Bon Voyage Celebration & brunch feasting Celeste who travels to Switzerland to teach English in a school.  A dream being fulfilled. 

  

Take Note:  the Sundays through August 1 we will meet at Sigler Elementary School, 1400 Janwood, Plano 75075 (corner of  Brentwood, just west of Alma).  Janwood is the first street south of St. Mark’s.  Vines will be undergoing major renovation.

 

 

 

 

Thoughts on The Church:

From Mirabile Dictu, a bulletin published on line by Corpus, the national organization of married priests, by Eugene Kennedy, June 25, Download If celibacy is such a jewel 7-9-10

  

 
 
  

Picture 1:  Sienna checking us out with her grandmother, Robyn 

 

Picture 2:  Bikers Bill & Rob 

 

Picture 3:  Barb, Bobby, Warren, & Curtis

 

Picture 4:  Chase checking us out 

 

Picture 5:   Rosemary's office courtyard, Fountain Place

 

Picture 6:   Fountain Place almost full  

 

 

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

 

Acts of the Apostles 10:  To  him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name.

Colossians 3:  When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory

John 20:  Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed.

 

 

Claire, Lynda and Tom reading The Passion

 

 

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
                                                       

          

 

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

Time: 9:30; Tony Celebrating

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

  
 

Readings: Isaiah 22, 19-23; Psalm 138, Lord, Your Love is eternal; do not forsake the Work of Your Hands; Romans 11, 33-36; Matthew 16, 13-20 

  
 

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Picture Picture  1:    Making music, Ray & Ben, Leo & Jack       

Picture 2:    Cole           

Picture 3:    Leo       

Picture 4:    Emma

Picture 5:    Victoria & David

Picture 6:    The Gazebo, Plano City Park, East Plano

   
 
 

Community Bulletin Board:

1.   Frank & Laura Reyes' son Blake has loved this dog for some years, but he has to move to an apartment.  Can someone adopt a special dog: Download SUMMER, great dog 8-19-11 

2. Ever hear of this Marvelous Plano Service: Download Plain-O-Helpers 8-19-11 

 
 

What's going on in our Catholic World:

1.   A guilt shortage? Eugene Kennedy, National Catholic Reporter, August 4: Download Guilt shortage 8-19-11

2.  Eugene Kennedy on The New Indulgences, National Catholic Reporter, August 12: Download WYD indulgences 8-19-11

3.   Fr. McBrien on Vat. II & Ecumenism,  National Catholic Reporter, August 15: Download Vactican II themes 8-19-11

 

True?

After all, if we open our eyes and do not let our mind interfere too much with what we are actually perceiving, it is clear that we live only in the present. It is always now. 

ALAN WATTS

  
 
Picture 7:    Ring exchange       

Picture 8:    Ben & Amanda 

Picture 9:    Another Gazebo Wedding, University Park, behind the fire & police stations

Picture 10:   New life at twilight      

 

Says Peighton, "Hi, Everybody, Good 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 

 

 

 

Rosemary, too, says, "Welcome in, Folks.  Let me know asap if you want to go to the Meyerson Christmas, Dec. 16."

 

Readings:

2 Kings, 5, 14-17,    Naaman went down and plunged into the Jordan 7 times  (amusing what has been left out leading up to this passage).

Psalm 85,  The Lord has revealed to the Nations his saving power.

2 Timothy  2, 8-13 ,  If we persevere, we shall also reign with him.

 Luke 17, 11–19,   Of ten lepers healed only one returned to give thanks.

 

 

 

 

Carol and Bern with one of their numerous admirers, Miss Victoria.

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, October 7, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in.   Should we show up at Angela’s Crosswalk and embarrass all the Juliets?

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together):     October 7,   Friday, @ 1 pm,  Angela's Crosswalk, 1010 E 15th St (K Avenue), Plano, TX 75074.  RSVP to Marilyn,   rmackerman5@gmail.com

                           

 

Offertory with Sydney, John, and Sandra.

 

Christmas at the Dallas Symphony

This year we are going to the Meyerson on Friday, December 16th at 7:30 pm.   We will have seats in the Orchestra section at approximately $44.00 per person.  Please let Rosemary (rosemary.mcginn@sbcglobal.net) know as soon as possible if you are interested in going.  As always we will gather at Tulip Lane before the performance.                            

 

Guitar lessons anyone?  Take a number behind Peighton, Leo, & Genevieve.

 

 

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. How to select new bishops,  National Catholic Reporter,   September 26, 810 words,     Download MAKING NEW BISHOPS, 10-6-16 

 

 

Tough luck, Jim, but Nora and Chloe say you are a spook!   And as you know, kids have that special insight into people.  

 

True?

 Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.                     

MM

 

 

Healing for Cathy.

 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

Our Father. 

 

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.