2nd Sunday of Advent, December 7, 2025

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

Buddy and Zoe take to the stage.

 Readings: 

 Amos 8, 4-7,   Never will I forget a thing they have done!

Psalm 113,  Praise the Lord who lifts up the poor.

1 Timothy 2, 1-8, I ask that supplications be offered for everyone.

Luke 16, 1-13, A rich man had a steward who was reported for squandering his property.

No stage fright in these kids.

Community Events:  

  1.   Highly recommended: The Open Window of Dallas is bringing to Dallas Francis Vanderwall, a biblical scholar and great presenter.  He is a long time friend and former Jesuit.
 He will join us for Mass on Sunday, Sept. 29, but will share his insights
into the Bible on Saturday, the 28th.  You will find it a fascinating and
amusing Saturday.  Welcome.   Download Fall Conference 9-13-13

2.  ROMEO lunch Friday, September 20, 1:00.  We are home.
 Welcome All.

 3.  The Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays begins again, this time at The Olive Garden, Central and Plano Pkwy, northbound service road.    For more info talk with Carol or Bernadette. 

Chloe accepts The Cupcake of The Week for her mom on her birthday.

4.  Christmas Concert at the Meyerson:
believe it or not, it is time to buy our group tickets.  We will have a
sign up sheet Sunday and Rosemary will begin talks with her rep, Blake, at the Meyerson.  Included will be a visit to the Rectory for wine & cheese
and a ride through Highland Park to see the best lights.  We have a date: December 19 and tickets will be around $50.  

Connected with this, a plan is developing to visit the Christmas lights in Highland Park on bikes one evening, a common event.  We have our guide, Chris Phipps, who lives there, and the old geezer can second, since this is his old neighborhood.  Get your bike lights polished.

Elizabeth and Georgie ready.

 What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.      The new popemobile,  Good Morning America, September 11, 950 words,    Download New Popemobile 9-20-13

2.      Celebacy open to discussion?  Yahoo! News, September 12,  300 words,   
Download Celebacy 9-20-13

3.      Guess what Francis' 2 favorite words are, National Catholic  Reporter, September 13, 150 words,  
Download Francis 2 words 9-20-13

Cupcake of The Week to Geri and Mike for 38 years.

  True? 

Melnick says the soul is immortal and lives on after the body drops away, but if my soul exists without my body, I am convinced all my clothes will be
loose-fitting.

Woody Allen

Yes, the same guy, Mike in Matterhorn.

 See you Sunday, September 22, 2013, 21st  Ordinary Time, C cycle

J.S., 214-783-0443

The Cupcake of The Week to Lynda and supposedly Tom for 31 years. Did he get any?

 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.

Rosemary with her blessing.

Welcome:  Catholic Mass with Coffee & juice & specials on the house. 

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

Our Joan

Our Father

Readings:  

 1 Kings, 19, 4-8, Get up and eat, else the journey will be too long for you.

 Psalm 34, Taste and see the Goodness of the Lord

Ephesians 4, 30-5, 2, Be imitators of God and live in love.

John 6, 24-35, I am the bread of life. 

Bethany, Shonda, Ray, & Leo

Leo and his daddy

Community Bulletin Board: 

1.  Habitat Build, Saturday morning, 11^th Street & Ave. E.  Welcome.  This is a unique experience of giving.

2.  Dallas Symphony Orchestra Christmas Concert.  It may be only August, but this superb performance sells out.  We get discounted tickets as a group and because we know someone.  Date: December 14, 8:00, tickets will be $37 or $47.  Wine & Cheese at The Rectory pre-performance.  Traditionally, this has been a beautiful evening.

3.  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 

Emma & her momma, Beth

Delgado Corner

What's going on in our Catholic World:   

1.   Keynote speaker at Sisters’ National Conference, National Catholic Reporter, August 6, (550 words),  Download Keynote speaker 8-10-12

2.  Dangerous Women?, National Catholic Reporter, August 6, (800 words),  Download Nuns 8-10-12

 3.  What the keynoter said, National Catholic Reporter, August 8 (500 words),  Download Speaker 8-10-12

Sienna

 

Brooklyn with her momma, Erin

True? 

Always keep people in your life that charge your battery, not those who will drain it.

Torri blessing

Zoe

 See you Sunday, August 12

J.S., 214-783-0443

Shelter for Men in 12 Step Recovery. Brent Burmaster, director. Will pick up used furniture and appliances for sale in their 4 thrift stores, which support the residence.

Habitat: Richard measuring

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.

Habitat: measuring sheet rock

Habitat: sheet rock going up. Most satisfying work. You can do it too. Welcome.

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

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

Readings: Isaiah 6, 1-8; Psalm 138 (a favorite); 1 Corinthians 15, 1-11; Luke 5, 1-11 (Call Themes).

Jessica and Renee say, "Welcome, Everybody, Please don't be mad at us."

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

Don't mess with these guys, Teresa & Tom, Kerry & Richard.

Readings:

1 Samuel 3,  3-19,  Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply, “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.”

Psalm 40,    Here I am, Lord, I come to do your will.

1 Corinthians 6, 13-15, 17-20,   Your body is a temple of the Spirit within you.

John 1, 35-42,   What are you looking for?

Do we have mice in here?

Community Activities:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 9, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   The Old Geezer will be there to monitor bizarre behavior in public.

2.    LADIES' LUNCHEON, Thursday, February 5,  1:00,  Plano.

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

Carol

Emma says, "Mice. Who me?"

3.  January 18, This Sunday, Our Stuff Swap will take place.  Souls Harbor will take all that is left over.  Bring useful items that you don't need or want anymore.  Take home what you want.

4.    January 25, community brunch for an old geezer's 75th.

5.    February 15, Community memorial for Fred with brunch catered by Maureen & the Macchio gang. 

6.    Febrary 17,  Mardi Gras Tuesday

7.    From Janie Fitterer, a job opening:   Position available: Pool Tech needed for 1-2 days a week to clean and service pools. Experience a plus, but we will train.Contact Stacey or send resume:  stacey@poolrefs.com

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

Happiness is a Cupcake of The Week.

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.        20 New Cardinals appointed, revisited, National Catholic Reporter,  January 6, 500 words,     Download New Cardinals 1-15-15   

 2.       Bishop Romero, Martyr, National Catholic Reporter, January 9, 800 words,    Download Romero 1-15-15

3.       Francis the Marxist, National Catholic Reporter, January 11, 1400 words,     Download Francis Marxist 1-15-15

4.      American sisters deserve an apology, National Catholic Reporter, January 13, 1003 words,    Download Sisters deserve apology 1-15-15

Creativity Center is open with Megan, Buddy, Zoe, Emma, and Victoria creating (not Gilberto). 

True? 

The journey is my home.

Muriel Rukeyser

Harper & Leo trying to change Renee's allegiance.

See you Sunday, January 18, 2015, 2^nd Ordinary Time, Cycle B

J.S., 214-783-0443

Anybody awake over there?  

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.

Acts 13:  Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first, but since you reject it and condemn yourselves as unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

Revelation 7:   Then one of the elders said to me, “These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."

John 10:   Jesus said: “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

John Cade's homily from last Sunday:  Download 05-04-25 Homily – 3rd Easter

Another Reminder for the 4th  Sunday of Easter, May 11, 2025

                   Victoria 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

             Welcome in to The Anderlicks, John & Lisa & Karen.

Readings:

Daniel 7, 13-14,  His dominion is an everlasting dominion.

 Psalm 93,    The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.

Revelation   1, 5-8, I am the Alpha and the Omega.

John 18, 33-37, Are you king of the Jews?

                         Welcome in, John & Connie & Joe.

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, November 20, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   New guy coming, called Ochipinti.                                                                                                                                                   
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 Cathy at cbamben@hotmail.com by Monday if planning to attend.

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

Carol

   Welcome in to Sir Charlie & Gil?  Maybe.  Put it to the board.

3. Love for the Kids picnic, December 12.  Book it.  Bill will have a signup sheet.  This is a great event for underprivileged kids, hundreds of them.                                                                                                                                            
4. Services of Hope, 6540 Victoria Ave. Dallas: still want to help out with serving the less fortunate at Thanksgiving, like we used to do at the church? Book the Saturday before Thanksgiving, November 21.                                                                                                                                          I would say that this is a little different than our former experience.  The charity will pack over a 1000 Thanksgiving dinner baskets.  Instead of serving a meal, volunteers will load the baskets and hand them to the appropriate people.

   There are two hand out times, morning & afternoon.  I think Rosemary & I will spend a couple of hours there, probably late morning or, say, around 3:00 in the afternoon.

   Daniel, the director, says they need all the volunteer help they can get.  6540 Victoria Ave. is the address in Dallas, near Love Field, east side, off of Mockingbird.  Welcome.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                     No doubts here, Welcome, Judy and Dick.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

5. Christmas boxes for military people overseas.  More explanation at Sunday Masses.   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

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 Elementary.
8.    Want to see the schedule for Advents events at Sigler?   Click:                            Download Advent 2015

Zoe, our candle lighter of the week with her big sister watching.
       

 What is going on in our Catholic World

1.  Catholicism must change,  National Catholic Reporter,  November 10, 360 words,          Download Catholicism must change 11-19-15

2.  Former Irish President says…,   National Catholic Reporter, November 13,   840 words,       Download Former Irish President 11-19-15                                                                                                                         

3.  Womens' Ordination,  National Catholic Reporter,   November 13, 600 words,    Download Womens' Ordination 11-19-15

                               Welcome home, Tom and Lisha.

True?  

Thanks are the highest form of thought.

G.K. Chesterton

                                   We are elevated all.

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Peace, Everyone.   The French tri-color on the Omni Hotel at the peace memorial for Paris, Sunday evening, Dallas. 

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.