3rd Sunday of Lent, March 8, 2026

Mass: 9:30; Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

Place: Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings: Deuteronomy 11, 18-32; Psalm 31; Romans 3, 21-25; Matthew 7, 21-27  

Community Bulletin Board:

• The Quads need afternoon help.  See their link: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com
• True?  Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door.  Emily Dickenson

See you this Sunday, June 1 

J.S.

Daniel 7,  His dominion is an everlasting dominion.

Revelation 1,  I am the Alpha and the Omega.

John 18,  My kingdom does not belong to this world.

John Cade's Homily from 11/14/21: Download 11-14-21 Literary Form – Revelation-Apocolypse – 33rd Ord

A message from Lynda Fleming:

Another Reminder for Sunday, November 7, 2021.

Here are the links for Sunday:

Two more special announcements:  

1.    This Sunday, brunch.  Meatballs a la Maureen.  (Thanks for reminding me about this event, which I forgot to list in the regular reminder page.)

2.     Souls Harbor truck will be with us December 13.  Winter house cleaning, let it begin.  

Cowboy Cole says, "Welcome in, Folks, it's fun here."

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

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade.

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

Emma says, "I can't wait. It's my momma's birthday and she will get a cupcake."

Readings:

Ezekiel  18, 25-28,  Is it my way that is not fair?

 Psalm 25,   Remember your mercies, Oh Lord.

Philippians 2, 1-11,  God greatly exalted him.

Matthew 20, 1-16,  The man who had two sons. 

Great Singers.

Community Events:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, September 26, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  The Old Geezer will be cruising the Danube—Welcome.

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

Cupcake of The Week to Doug & Teresa for 25 years.

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.

Leo say, "Yippee!"

What's going on in our Catholic world:

1.      Eugene Kennedy on Church madness right now,  National Catholic Reporter, September 19, 1331 words,   Download Eugene Kennedy 9-25-14  

 2.       Chicago gets a new bishop, National Catholic Reporter, September 19,   1456 words,   Download Eugene Kennedy 9-25-14

3.        Should we fight Islam, National Catholic Reporter, September 20, 888 words,   Download Fighting Islam 9-25-14

Leo and Cole horse trading.

True? 

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.  One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.

 F. Scott Fitzgerald

Alesia says, "Cupcakes, where?"

See you Sunday, September 28, 2014, 26^th Ordinary Time, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

Brent accepting from Grace our monthly $2000 donation to Soul's Harbor.

 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.

Offertory, John, Loretta, Mary and Frank.

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

Rick & Jackie celebrating their 38th and Rick his 61st birthday, all the same day, June 26, Wednesday.

Guess who gets The Cupcakes of The Week, Rick and Jackie, plus Chuck and Sandra, celebrating their 52nd Sunday, June 23.

Readings:

 1 Kings  19, 16-21,  You
shall anoint Elisha as prophet to succeed you.

Psalm 16,  You are my inheritance, O Lord

Galatians 5, 1, 13-18,  You are all called for freedom.

Luke 9, 51-62,  I will follow you, Lord, but first…

The Dembnys, Susan, Nancy, Kate, and Chris, my companion the last week of July in the Ragbrai bike ride across Iowa.

 Community Events:  

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

2.   Romeos’ lunch Friday, June 28,
1:00, as usual. 

 3.   The
Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays is ON.    Place: Southern Recipe, 1381 W
Campbell Rd.,  Richardson, TX 75080, (972) 231-7891, time,
1:00.    For info talk with Carol or
Bernadette.  

Here comes Zoe.

What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.   Francis cleans up
the Vatican Bank, National Cathoic Reporter, June 26, 340 words,    
Download Vatican bank 6-28-13

2.   Frank Reyes stars in an other play,  
Download Frank's next Play 6-28-13

3.
 Pope Francis' first 100 Days, another look, America, (Jesuit national magazine) June 27, 3000 words,     
Download 100 Days 6-28-13

NO place better than Toy World with Torri, Cole, and Emma, with Randolph

True? 

“The only way of
catching a train I have discovered is to miss the train before.”

 G. K. Chesterton

The Bleachers with Jackie and Rick, Renee and her parents, John and Connie, who flew in from St. Louis in the morning to be with us all.

Offertory, Brent and Meredith, Chuck and Erin.

See
you Sunday, June 23, 2013, 12^th Ordinary Time,
C cycle   

J.S., 214-783-0443

Some of the communion helpers, Tom, Beth and Rob, and Patricia.

 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.

The Best Choir, Bethany, Shonda, and Ben.

Cowboy Cole and Leo, trouble brewing.

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and specials on the house served afterwards.

 Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack with Damon sharing his history before arriving at Soul’s Harbor. 

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

John giving ashes to Cole, his mom, Erin, and Leo, with Chuck following up.

 Readings:

Genesis 12, 1-4,   I will make of you a great nation.

Psalm 62,  Lord, let your mercy be upon us as we place our trust in you.

2 Timothy  1,  8-10,  Bear your share of hardship.

Matthew  17, 1-9,  And he was transfigured before them.  (A good one)

John with ashes for Mike.

 Community Events:

1.    Second Sunday of Lent:  

1.   Food Drive; 
2.   Soul’s Harbor Truck—Spring Cleaning week;  
3.   Damon, one of the men from Soul’s Harbor will tell his story, very powerful.

2.   ROMEO lunch Friday, March 7,  Jason's, 1:00, Welcome all Old Geezers & kids.  

 3.  The Women's Lunch Group on 1st Thursdays,  The Olive Garden, 1:00, Central and Plano Pkwy, northbound service road.    For more info talk with Carol or Bernadette. 

4.  Next Community Party: April 26.  Annual Anniversary Party, Heritage Farm, 6:00 P.M., covered dish as usual.  

5.  Next book and game swap: May 18.  Save up.

Georgie and Tori at the Cookie Shoppe with dad, Randolph, looking on.

 What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.     NCR Letter to Francis, National Catholic Reporter, March 6, 940 words,     Download NCR Letter to Francis 3-13-14

 2.    Francis plans may be bigger, Religion News Service, March 8, 1000 words,      Download Francis plans 3-13-14

3.    John Dear, a great man released from the Jesuits, Huffington Post, Friends of Christian Spirituality, Matthew Fox, March 8, 150 words,    Download John Dear 3-13-14

The Contemplative Zoe.

True? 

“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”

Gertrude Stein

The gang, Gil and Bernadette, John and Jean holding somebody's cupcake.

 See you Sunday, March 16, 2014, 2^nd Lent, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

Sacrament of Healing for Jackie with Cathy looking on.

  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.

Frank and Jerry checking out the coffee.

And we begin the first Sunday of Lent.