Reminder for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 28, 2022

Revelation 11:  A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth.

1 Corinthians 15:  Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Luke 1:  When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

                             

Love is the value that trumps all others — truth, equality, even justice. “At the evening of life,” John of the Cross writes, “we shall be judged on our love.”  And the reason is obvious.

The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister 

   

                                                                                                                                        

Another Reminder for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 17, 2025

Says Kevin,  "Welcome in, Everybody."

 

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

 

 

 

Do we have a new helper?  Wow, that's Buddy learning from his big sister

 

Readings:

Joshua  5, 9-12, Today I have removed the reproach of Egypt from you.

Psalm 34,  Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5, 17-21, Whoever is in Christ is a new creation.

Luke 15, 1-3, 11-32,   The Prodigal Son.

 

   

Make way, Folks, here she comes.  Clear the aisles.

 

 

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, March 4, 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.  Sez Denni, Ruang Thai is BYOB, I’m bringing a lively Chenin blanc (a VERY modest Texas wine) to compliment spicy Thai.  Please share my bottle.  I won’t drink more than a glass.    (We could help you share it at Romeos)

 

 

Cheryl and Joe with his daughter, Meredith.

 

Special Notice:  Reconciliation event this Sunday.

March 13th special collection for DARCC (Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center).  See list of needed items  Download DARCC

 

 

John and Scott and Lily                        

 

What is going on in our Catholic World  

1. Francis getting push back on Mexico & not just from Trump,  Crux, February 22,   765  words,     Download Francis in Mexico 3-3-16  
2. Cardinal Pell of Australia talks about the pedaphilia, Natioinal Catholic Reporter,   February 29,    777  words,   Download Cardinal Pell 3-3-16  

 

 

The Guys getting ready to work Monday with Bona, Bill & Bill & Tom.

 

True? 

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved — loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves

Victor Hugo

 

 

Artist at Work, Victoria

 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

Communion, Cheryl, Geri, and Richard.

 

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.

 

Food Drive, 218 lbs, a bit below our usual.  2014 we hit over 380.  This early Lent has us all off.  

 

 

Bona Responds Job #1, Monday, Tear this 2 story house down.

 

Cutting rafters from the top down.

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:  Genesis 18, 20-32; Psalm 138, Lord, on the Day I called for Help, You answered Me; Colossians 2, 12-14; Luke 11, 1-13

 

 

 

Community Bulletin Board:

 

 

Take Note:  two more Sundays, i.e., this Sunday &  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:

1.  Observations of a married priest in Seattle, Mirabile Dictu, 7-14,  Download Observations of a Married Priest in Seattle

2.  On religious women, Mirabile Dictu, 7/21,    Download Religious Women by Maureen Dowd 7-23-10

3.  Crisis Management styles, National Catholic Reporter, 7/10, Download Crisis Management 7-23-10 

    

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

Picture 2:   Delgadoes, Bernadette, Georgie, Nicole, & Gilberto

Picture 3:   Lisa & Laycee

 

Picture 4:   Sean & Cara

 

Picture 5:   Sienna & her momma, Erin

 

Picture 6:   Nikki & her grandmother, Mary

 

 

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

 

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

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

Readings: Ecclesiastes 1,2; 2, 21-23; Psalm 90; Colossians, 3, 1-11; Luke 12, 13-21

Community Bulletin Board

The Yosemite/King’s Canyon Group has just returned. 

See you Sunday.

J.S.

               Genevieve 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

 

 

            Here come the Advent Wreath Makers of The Week, Buddy, Victoria, Leighton, and Zoe.
 

 

Readings:

 Zephania  3, 14-18,  Shout for Joy, O Daughter Zion.

Isaiah 12,    The Lord has done great things for us, we are filled with joy.

Philipians 4, 4-7, Rejoice in the Lord always.

Luke,  3,  10-18,  I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming.

 

              Could this be what Santa's Workshop looks like?

   

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 11, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Save your receipts for the clerical help.                                                                                                                                                                                                               
2. LADIES' LUNCHEON, will be Friday, December. 11, at 1:00 at Kathy’s Choice, 7989 Beltline (NW corner, Belt Line & Coit), . Please RSVP to Geri Moran at  geriintx@gmail.com

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

Carol

 

            Leighton, bearing wreath, arrives to cheers from Ken.

 

4. Love for the Kids picnic, December 12.  Book it.  This is a great event for underprivileged kids, hundreds of them.                                                                                                                                            
5. Christmas boxes for military people overseas.   See attachment for items to include. Boxes may be taken straight to the Post Office or brought to Sunday Mass.    Download Christmas Box items                     Address to send:  Ryan McClurg, 455 EAMXS/F16-EAMU,  APO,AE 09352                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                Like mother, like daughter, Denise and Kara.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
6. December 13: 3 events that morning:
   1. Reconciliation service.
   2. The homily will be one of the guys from Souls Harbor sharing his journey to recover from hitting the bottom.
   3. The Souls Harbor truck will come. Let the winter cleaning begin.                                                                                                                                                                   
7. Special Notice:  Christmas Eve, we are returning to Vines for only the Christmas Eve Mass, 4:00.  Don't go to Sigler.                                                                                                                                                                                       
8. Want to see the schedule for Advents events at Sigler?   Click:     Download Advent 2015

  

 
Food Drive with Ken's report:    Thanks, Ken & Cindy
   

What a generous group we have! The donated food totaled 359 pounds! This compares with 237 pounds last December.

Additionally there were two merchandise credit cards at Kroger donated.

 

                                                              

 What is going on in our Catholic World

1. Francis: World close to suicide,  National Catholic Reporter,  November 30, 710 words,        Download Francis, suicidal climate changes 12-10-15
2. U.S. church leaders, changing,  National Catholic Reporter, December 2,   1000 words,          Download US Church in transition 12-10-15
3. Dealing with the refugee crisis, National Catholic Reporter, December 3, 900 words,      Download Refugee crisis 12-10-15

 

 

Some of the clothes collected for the agency, Dressed for Success.  Thanks to Bill for gathering them all and delivering them. 

 

True?  

Very little is needed to make a happy life. It is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

MARCUS AURELIUS

 

                            The Best: Leo and his Mommy.

 

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

          The Offertory Gang, Tom & Denni, Jim, John, & Louis.
 

                         

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.

 

 

 

                                              The Scene of Peace

 

 

Welcome, Carrie, to a New Life.

 

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

 

 

 

Exchange of Vows.
 

 

Readings:

Isaiah 25,, 6-10,  On this mountain  the Lord will provide for all peoples.

Psalm 23,  I shall live iin the house of the Lord all the days of my life.

Phlippians 4, 12-14, 19-20,  I know how to llive in humble circumstances.

Matthew 22, 1-14,  The king throws a wedding feast for his son. 

 

 

Exchange of Rings.  Just on the Canyon side of us is a stone table that can be used as an altar, which we did. 

 

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, October 13, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in.  Sorry, this old geezer will be in Grand Canyon for a wedding. 

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

 

 

Some who attended the Wedding.  Just above and beyond the rock ledge is a major path.  A number of passer-by joined in the celebration

 

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1.  Pope Francis totally supports Vat II liturgy Download FRANCIS AND LITURGY 10-12-17,  America, August 28, 2017, 876 words  

 

 

 

Feel, Paul & Carrie, that you are on Top of The World?

 

True?

There ain’t no answer.  There ain’t gonna be an answer.  There never has been an answer.  There’s the answer.

Gertrude Stein

 

 

 

Ladies only.  Sorry guys.

 

 See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

 

Wake up, Emma, it is Cupcake Time!

 

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.

 

 

Communion for All God's Creatures.

 

 

Who Dat ??   Happy Halloween.