Reminder for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 16, 2022

Welcome, Everybody.

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

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community  & John Cade, Mike Carrell,  &  Stack,  Georgie & Buddy,  Ben & Shonda.   

Place: Legacy Charter School,  601 Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Ash Wednesday, February 26

Ash Wednesday liturgy,  7:00, P.M., Marlene's house,

2017 Keystone Drive, Plano 75075, Welcome.

So nice to see you, Emma.  Welcome in.

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Laughter!  Don't you know you are not supposed to be laughing in here?!

Readings:

Leviticus  19, 1-2, 17-18,  You shall love your neighbor as yourself

Psalm 103,  The Lord is kind and merciful.

1 Corinthians 3, 16-23,  Do you not know that you are the temple of the Lord.

Matthew 5, 18-48,   Love your enemies.

The Big Community Swap.  Bring anything you want to get rid of.  Take anything you want.  The left over goes to Souls' Harbor for their thrift stores.  Watching over us, the portraits of our heroes as depicted by the students.

Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 21, 2020,   Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  

Too much good stuff?

True?

What's up in Ye Old Catholic Church?  Like…

Disgraced religious order,  https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/disgraced-religious-order-tried-get-abuse-victim-lie?clickSource=email

Who dat? Anyone know who this lady is?

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

Peace, 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.

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

The Graduate, Sabrina with her mom, dad, and brother, Alison, John, and Anthony. Next year, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.

What a charming way to be offered communion, Sandra and Patricia.

Readings:

Proverbs 8, 22-31,  When the Lord established the heavens I was there.

Psalm 8,  O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth.

Romans 5, 1-5,  We have peace with God.

John 16, 12-15,  I have much more to tell you.

Buddy and Zoe, Master Builders. Welcome to Habitat.

Zoe before everything tumbles down.

 Community Events:  

1. Habitat build, new house, May 25, Saturday, the neighborhood behind the Home Depot on Central, 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 24, 1:00, Jason's on 75 & Collin Creek.  

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

Leo on his race track.

Want to know who is the REAL Master of the Ceremonies? Beware of those hands on hips. While Cliff quietly prepares the wine cups.

  What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.  Observations from The Great Hans Kung, Tablet, May 11,  2400 words,      
Download Hans Kung, 5-24-13   

2.  Priests and the new translations, National Catholic Reporter, May 10, 675 words,    
Download Priests dislike 5-24-13

The Reads, Zack, Doug, and Teresa receiving.

Tete a tete with Jim.

True?

I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know.  The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought & found how to serve.

Albert Schweitzer, 1965

Offertory, Mary Ellen, Grace, and Marsha.

Judy and Jerry.

See you Sunday, May 26, 2013, Trinity, C cycle 

 J.S., 214-783-0443

Talk about Sacrament of the Sick for all maladies, the blessing of Cathy's bunionectomy.

Kristen and Ray.

  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.

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

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

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

                                       Says Zoe, "Hi, Everybody."

Readings:

Numbers  11, 25-29, Would that all the people of the Lord were prophets.

 Psalm 19,    The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.

James 5, 1-6, Come now, You Rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries.  

Mark 9, 38-48, If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out.

                    Cupcake of The Week to Mary Jane
 

Community Activities:  

1.        ROMEO MEET: Friday, September 25, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Mike will be searched on the way out.

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  October ?, Thursday, 1:00 P.M.,  

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

Carol 

        Offertory with Paul & Carrie, Alison & John (just retired) 

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       Is this the end of Francis' honeymoon?, Religious News Service, September 3, 950 words,      Download Francis' honeymoon over 9-24-15  

 2.      What kind of Catholic are you?,   Religious News Service, September 17, 767 words,    Download What kind of Catholic 9-24-15

3.        San Francisco priest sanctioned, National Catholic Reporter, September 22, 540 words,  Download Priest sanctioned 9-24-15    

                                  The Team, Kevin & Georgie 

Special Announcement: We have moved to Sigler Elementary on Janwood.

Check the map:    View this photo 

Special Announcement #2:

From Carol Eshelbrenner about being a math tutor:

If interested in helping to tutor math on Tuesday evenings, 6:00pm to 7:30 pm, at Harrington Library you can find out more about the program at:  http://www.intellichoice.org/   You will work with kids from grade 1 to grade 12.  Materials provided.  I have helped out for about 5 years.  The program is wonderful and the kids at Harrington are great.

Call Corina Sadler or Robin Popik at City of Plano, (972) 941-7617, to volunteer and apply for a background check.  Since we work with children a background check is required.  Carol Eshelbrenner  972-423-0069 

  
                                       Zoe, The Candle Lighter                                                                                             

True?  

 There never was a good war or a bad peace.

 Ben Franklin

 
                                "Good Work, Zoe, thanks."

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

                              Rosemary reads her final blessing. 

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.

                           Genevieve says, "See you next week, Folks."

Mass:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house.

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

Time: 9:30; Tony Celebrating 

Readings:  Exodus 32, 7-14; Psalm 51, I will rise and go to My Father; 1 Timothy 1, 12-17; Luke 15, 1-32
 
 

Community Bulletin Board:

Advent Celebrations already: this is way early, but two of my favorite performances are already scheduled for December, and tickets will go quickly.  As in past years, if you would like to join Rosemary & me, give me your name and the number of tickets you want.  We’ll have our usual evening of wine & cheese before each performance.

 1.  December 3, Friday, 8:00 P.M.: Dallas Symphony Pops Christmas concert (special for kids) at the Meyerson.  Tickets in the Choral Terrace (behind & above the stage & orchestra), $33.00.

  2.  December 14, Tuesday, 8:00 P.M.: Dallas Symphony Christmas Pageant (a platinum event) at the Meyerson. Tickets on the Orchestra Floor (like last year) $55.00.

I will place our orders by September 16 or 17.  Welcome to one or both wonderful evenings.

Thoughts on The Church:

Our own Charles Curran, Catholic Moral Theologian & Priest teaching at S.M.U., on Moral Theology, National Catholic Reporter: Download Curran 9-10-10

Super Bowl XLV: want to win 2 tickets to the Super Bowl, plus 4 nights at The Mansion, along with a 2nd place and 3rd place prize?

My Rotary Club, Dallas North, is sponsoring a raffle, 1,000 tickets only to be sold, $100 each.  Check the brochures this Sunday.  J.S.

See you Sunday, September 12 

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.