2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time January 18, 2026

Masses:

• Fourth Sunday of Advent, this Sunday: 9:30; coffee, donuts, home made muffins, & juice on the house.  Readings: Isaiah 7, 10-14; Psalm 24; Romans, 1, 1-7; Matthew 1, 18-24.
• Christmas Eve, 4:00 P.M.; Readings: Isaiah 9, 1-6; Psalm 96; Titus 2, 11-14, Luke 2, 1-14.

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

Community Bulletin Board

Food drive Christmas Eve: please bring non-perishables.  Will go to the Richardson Food Bank.

Tom & Lynda Fleming say thanks for the prayers for their marathon, The Rock.  Tom’s 3:29 qualified him for The Boston.  He already has his ticket.

No Mass the Sunday after Christmas, Dec. 30: .  Rosemary & I will be in Mexico. 

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

See you Sunday.

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

   "Should we say, "Welcome," or "Trick or treat."  Scary!

Readings:

1 Kings 17, 10-16,  Please bring me a small cup of water to drink.

Psalm 146,    Praise the Lord, my soul.

Hebrews  9, 24-28, Christ did not enter into a sanctuary made by hands.

Mark 12, 38-44,  The poor widow with the 2 small coins.                      

                                            Our Saints.                 

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, November 6, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Save your receipts for cookies.
2. LADIES' LUNCHEON,  will be next Thursday Nov. 12th at 1:00 at the Art Institute of Dallas at 8080 Park Lane, Suite 100; phone #  214-692-8080. 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

                                             Our Saints.

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.  More info the upcoming Sundays at Sigler.
5. Christmas boxes for military people overseas.  More explanation at Sunday Masses.  
6. Special Notice:  Christmas Eve, we are returning to Vines for only the Christmas Eve Mass, 4:00.  Don't go to Sigler Elementary.

                        Brent, Cheryl, Meredith, and Joe.
                                       

 What is going on in our Catholic World

1. 5 take aways from the Synod,  America & Corpus,  October 28, a video recording (paste into your browser to see the video),  www.americamagazine.org/media/videos/top-five-accomplishments-synod-family (if the video doesn't come up, click on "America Films" and then "Top Five Accomplishments of the Synod on the Family")                                                                                                                                                                            
2.   The Cost of child abuse in the Catholic Church,  National Catholic Reporter, November 2,  185 words,   Download Cost of Child Abuse 11-5-15   

                                                 Gotcha, Meredith.  

True?  

There is pleasure in the pathless woods,

There is rapture in the lonely shore,

There is society where none intrudes,

By the deep sea, and music in its roar:

I love not man the less, but Nature more.

Lord Byron

               I knew this guy when he was a nice little kid.  Now look at                  him.  A dear old & young friend, Noah.                                                                                                                                     

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

               The Brain Trust in Action, Zoe, Victoria, and Buddy.

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.

                     Healing for Barb's broken shoulder.
                                                                                           

Leo says, "See you next week, Everybody."  Can you believe Leo's self discipline.  4 cupcakes within arm's reach and he has touched not a one!

Mass:  Coffee & Donuts & Extras 

Place: Vines High School

on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings: Daniel 7, 13-14; Psalm 93, The Lord is King, He is robed in Majesty; Revelation 1, 5-8; John 18, 33-27

Community Bulletin Board: 

Special Mass Sunday: in the spirit of Thanksgiving, a formal handing over of the keys of the white Chevy pickup to Janette Monear, the director of the TX Trees Foundation.  The truck & the red water trailer will continue the planting & maintaining of new trees.  Members of the TX Trees Foundation will attend the Mass and provide refreshments afterward.  Check the invitation: Download Invitation – John Stack

Sabrina, our Actress: 

Just wanted to pass along the show times for the play (Charley's Aunt) Sabrina is performing in.  It runs from Wednesday the 18th to Saturday the 21st.  The show starts at 7:30pm and lasts about 2 hours with 2 short intermissions.  Venue : Bishop Lynch High School.  Ticket price: $8.00

Hope you can make it.  It's hilarious and very well done.  Alison

Heritage Farm renovation: Off day this Saturday.  We have just about finished replacing rotten boards and look forward to a big paint day in December to finish up. 

Looking still for an H1N1 shot?  David Hoover recommends:

Dr. Aimee Wright, 428 Maplelawn Dr., suite 200, Plano;  972-424-3333; $21.00;  call for appointment.

Christmas Gifts for Child Advocacy: Beth will collect them.  Download Child Advocacy Gifts 

Thanksgiving is here!  Help Rosemary & me to feed the homeless a Thanksgiving Feast

Date: This Saturday, November 21., tomorrow.  Dinner provided by Norma's Cafe.

Also, Friday volunteers are needed to set up, 3:00 P.M.

Place: Lake Highlands Presbyterian, 8525 Audelia & Nwst Hwy.

Time: 10:00-2:00, two sittings.  Volunteers get to eat afterward.

Lifenet phone: 214-932-1950, David Bear

Welcome!  Drop in even for an hour. 

    
True? 

  
 
 
Picture 1:  Tony & Gayle

Picture 2:  Pastry Shoppe 1, Jon, Maddie, & Diana

Picture 3:  Pastry Shoppe 2, Rosemary, Kevin, & Sheila

Picture 4:  Pastry Shoppe 3, Kevin, Chloe & her mom, Clair, & Taylor

Picture 5:  Mass with Joanne reading
        

See you Sunday, November 22

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

Welcome: Coffee & juice & specials on the house

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

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

Leo

 Readings:   Exodus 20, 1-17, God delivered all these commandments; Psalm 19, Lord, You have the words of everlasting life; 1 Corinthians 1, 22-25, The weakness of God is stronger than human strength; John 2, 13-25, He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple.

Bill talking up the Love for Kids picnic, March 31

Bethany, Shonda, & Ray

Community Bulletin Board: 

    1.   This Sunday, 18th: Collection for the Child Advocacy Center.  Children’s clothes.

    2.  Carol Eshelbrenner's mom just died Wednesday.  A service is at St. Jude's Saturday.

    3.  To hear an excellent contemporary theologian March 17, check this out, Download MICHAEL MORWOOD 1-27-12 

    4.  Watch out Sunday, time change.

Stacey Fitterer with her dad, Dave

Stacey & Robert

 What's going on in our Catholic World:   

1.   Another special community, National Catholic Reporter, March 5, (1500 words), Download Cleveland parish 3-9-12 

   2.   3 Catholic Myths, National Catholic Reporter, March 2, , (700 words), Download Catholic Myths 3-9-12

Jacob, Stacey & Robert's son & one of the Bambini in our Nativity Drama, Christmas Eve

Pretty Chapel of Christ Church, Pensacola, scene of the wedding. Not an active church, a museum. Ca. 1825 built.

                   
True?

All meaningful and lasting change starts first in your imagination
and then works its way out.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.

— Albert Einstein  

     Video: Nancy reads Romans (2 min.)

  See you Sunday, March 11, 2012

 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

John celebrates our Mass.

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. 

Emma says, "Hi, Everybody, Welcome in."

Readings:

Isaiah  5, 1-7,  Let me now sing of my friend, my friend’s song concerning his vineyard.

Psalm 80,   The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel.

Philippians 4, 6-9,  Have no anxiety at all.

Matthew 21, 33-43,  There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. 

Cupcake of The Week Time.

Community Events:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, October 3, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Watch out for an Old Geezer.  We’ll play see if you can find Fred.

2.    Ladies' luncheon, Thursdays,  

 October:  we are meeting on the 2^nd Thursday, October 9.  Abuelo’s, 3420 N Central Expy, Plano, TX, (972) 423-9290, 1 p.m. 

November; we are meeting Thursday, November 6, 4:30 pm, Steve Fields, 5013 W Park Blvd, Plano, TX 75093, (972) 596-7100.  NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME!!!!    We’re going to happy hour, the lobster pizza is to die for and ½ price.

December;  location not yet determined.  We’re looking for something holiday-ish to do.  Ideas?  Time not yet decided on.  Cathy says, "Elkes at Greenville in Allen or 5th St. Pizza, Stacy Furniture in Allen."

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

Carol

Harper says, "Cupcake Time yet?"

 3.       Habitat Project, build 100 houses in Dallas, Oct. 5-11, 

cwpdallasfortworth.org/  also, www.dallasareahabitat.org

4.       Christine Drescher has two job opportunities, a part time bus driver and a full time maintenance person.  Contact: 972-686-5633.

5.       November 6, 10^th Anniversary of our Community, Sunday brunch.

Bernadette reading Ezekiel.

What's going on in our Catholic world:

1.     Kansas City Bishop under indictment,  National Catholic Reporter, September 29, 1200 words,    Download Kansas City 10-2-14

Gil reading Philippians.

True? 

Where will you be sitting in eternity, smoking or non-smoking?

Sandra says, "Good to be home.'

See you Sunday, October 5, 2014, 27^th Ordinary Time, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

David opening the Coffee Shoppe.

 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 home, Wendy!

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

Kevin, our Candle Man of The Week

 Readings:

Zacheriah 9, 9-10,   He shall proclaim peace to the nations.

 Psalm 145,   I will praise your name forever, my king and my God.

Romans 8,  9, 11-13,  You are not in the flesh (?).  You are in the spirit.

Matthew 11, 25-30,  All creation is groaning in labor pains.

A cupcake for Rocco.

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, July 7, 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), For July,  TBA

The Refreshment Queen (and her helper) for the July 4 Preston Hollow Parade and Picnic.  Ready for the onslought.  20 dozen donut holes gone in a flash.

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. New group of different Cardinals,   National Catholic Reporter, June 28,   555 words,      Download NEW CARDINALS 7-6-17

Let the parade begin.  All bikes & trikes  & dogs welcome. 

True?

"Every single day, we need to choose hope over fear, and diversity over division.
Fear has never fed a family nor created a single job.
And those who exploit it will never solve the problems that have created such anxiety."

– Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
  in address to UN

From Louise Penny's July Newsletter 

Little cars welcome, too.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Even trains are welcome.

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.