Reminder for 18th Sunday, Ordinary time, 8-1-2021

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

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

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

Angels Sienna and Brooklyn with Payton and Brian

Our Bambino Emmit

 Readings:

1 Samuel 1, 20-28, Hannah conceived and bore a son whom she called Samuel.

Psalm 84, Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.

1 John 3, 1-2, 21-24, We are God’s children.

Luke 2, 41-52, After 3 days they found him in the temple. 

The Nativity

Leo future guitarist learning from dad

  Community Bulletin Board:

1.  This Sunday: Celebrate the Last Sunday of The Year 2012.

CC

Our Special Elf, Georgie

What's going on in our Catholic World:

1.     Implosion in the Catholic Higherarchy, National Catholic Reporter, December 14, 950 words,  Download Implosions 12-28-12

Santa and Elf arriving

Santa with a Good Kid

2.     Swiss Abbott insistent about Church reform, The Tablet, December 20, 600 words,  Download Swiss abbot 12-28-12

3.     Editorial on The Catholic of the Year, National Catholic Reporter, December 26, 700 words,  Download Editorial 12-28-12 

4.    The Special Meaning of this year's Nativity, by James Carroll, ex Jesuit, The Boston Globe & Corpus, Dec. 24, 750 words,   Download This Christmas 12-28-12

Emma with mom and dad, Beth and Tom

Geordie, The Graduate, with Santa

 True?

 There must be more to life than having everything!

MAURICE SENDAK

Megan with her grandmother, Diane

Offertory, the Ekes Cousins, Carlie, Megan, Ashley, Ryan, and Jeremy

 See you Sunday, December 30, 2012, Last of The Year

J.S., 214-783-0443

Meredith preparing for Christmas dinner at Soul's Harbor

Brent and Rosemary, dining room ready.

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.

Soul's Harbor Christmas Dinner, here they come.

Buddy, Emma, Zoe, and Victoria looking at something interesting.

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 & Mike.

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

Cupcakes of the week to Georgie and Beth.

Readings:

 2 Kings 4, 42-44   Elisha said, “Give it to the people to eat.”

Psalm 145,    The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.

Ephesians 4, 1-6, I urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received.

 Mark  6, 30-34, Jesus feeds the large crowd with 5 barley loaves and 2 fish.

Cathy

Community Activities:  

1.        ROMEO MEET: Friday, July 31, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Iowa stories for all.

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  August 6, Thursday, 1:00 P.M.,  Steve Fields Steak & Lobster Lounge, 503 West Park Blvd.

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

Carol 

 3.  Ray and Shonda have some new Mass responses (Mass of Glory) that they would like for us to practice for a few weeks before Mass before we sing it during the Mass proper.  You can check out these utube sites to hear them: 

http://youtu.be/mGlpu6_c3gQ

http://youtu.be/wYAikjow24E

http://youtu.be/k6Qjsxq8dU4

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       Change my diet?, National Catholic Reporter, July 10, 765 words,    Download Change my diet 7-16-15  

 2.      Catholicism and LGBT, National Catholic Reporter, July 17, 1500 words,   Download Catholicism & LGBT 7-23-15 

True?  

Adopt the pace of nature:
her secret is patience.

 – Ralph Waldo Emerson 

See you Sunday, July 26, 2015, 17^th Ordinary Time

J.S., 214-783-0443

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.

Deuteronomy 30:  Moses said to the people: "If only you would heed the voice of the LORD, your God, and keep his commandments and statutes that are written in this book of the law, … "            

Colossians 1:  Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

Luke 10:Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers' victim?" He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy."  Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

“Hitch your wagon to a star,” Ralph Waldo Emerson said.   It’s a ride worth taking even if we never get where we thought we wanted to go.

The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister 

Another Reminder for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 13, 2025

Jackie getting everything ready to celebrate The Baptism.

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.

Readings:

Isaiah  62, 1-5,     The Lord delights in you. (another excellent reading, this time from Isaiah III)

Psalm 96,  Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.

 1 Corinthians 12, 4-11,  There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same spirit, different forms of service, but the same Lord.   (a good selection)

John 2, 1-11, There was a wedding at Cana.  ( a good story)

Sacrament of Healing for Ken.

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 15, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Welcome all old geezers & young ones, too.                                                                                                                                             
2. JULIETS’ LUNCHEON,  Friday, February 5, 1:00,   Urban Rio Cantina?  1000 E 14^th, Plano, Please RSVP to  Jeanne Vogel [pickincotton26@verizon.net] or Geri Moran at  GeriinTX@gmail.com?   Thanks, Jeanne for organizing the outing.

Sacrament of Healing for Mary Ellen.

 What is going on in our Catholic World  

1. Review of the movie Spotlight by a priest, National Catholic Reporter, December 23,   900  words,       Download Spotlight 1-14-16 
2. Whitfield's Advent Homily at St. Rita,     Download JOSHUA WHITFIELD

 The Kerns, Mike & Stephen, Candy & Ben (13 years old), and Holly.

True? 

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

Mark Twain

Hi, Mommy, says, Victoria.   

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 Our Father with Buddy, Bernadette, and Zoe.

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.

And More Peace.

Sorry for the delay with the blog.  Moving from the Tulip Lane house to 7017 Helsem Way 75230, only two miles distance, but amazingly complicated. 

Readings:

Ezekiel 33, 7-9,  The wicked shall die for his guilt.

Psalm 95,  If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Romans  13, 8-12,  You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Matthew 18, 15-20,   Where 2 or 3 are gathered together in my name, there am I

ROMEOS, Friday, August 28, 1:00,  as usual.    Welcome!

ROMEOs' Virtual Jason's Deli BYOB lunch
This is a recurring meeting, Friday, 1:00 pm
Link :
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85798571623?pwd=NmFSTW1ocVMzRGdIc0QzUGxKdHM3dz09

Meeting ID: 857 9857 1623
Password: saladbar

Greenland

Reminder for 20th Sunday Ordinary Time, September 6, 2020

Here are the links for Sunday:

2. search for "john stack ministries"

 

 

Quebec City

 

What's up in Ye Old Catholic Church

1.  U. S. bishop ordered to repay thousands, https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/13278/us-bishop-ordered-to-repay-thousands-of-dollars-to-diocese

2.  German archbishop & woman priests, https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/08/20/german-archbishop-debate-women-priests-deacons-catholic

Shirley says, " I deserve a Cupcake of The Week because I got to put up with these two clowns."

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. 

Two more clowns, Bill and Greg.

Readings:

Wisdom  3, 1-9,  The souls of the just are in the hand of God.

Psalm 23,   The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.

1 John 3, 1-3,  See what love the Father has bestowed on us.

John 6, 37-40,  I will not reject anyone.

Emma showing Rosemary how her puppy dog works.

 Community Events:

1.    DOMEO MEET: Friday, October 31, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Watch Bill fenagle a discouont from Michelle (the manager), a whole dollar.

2.     November 1, All Saints, this Sunday:  we will decorate the stage.  Bring pictures from your life, family and friends.  We will celebrate them.

3.    Ladies' luncheon, Thursdays,  

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

Healing for Jackie.

 4.       November 9, 10^th Anniversary of our Community, Sunday brunch.

How come Mike is the target of his camera, along with Jackie?

 What's going on in our Catholic world:

1.    Family Synod update,  The Daily Beast, October 20, 1100 words,    Download Synod update 10-30-14

2    Family Synod update II,  America / Corpus, October 18, 1900 words,   Download Further Synod follow up 10-30-14    

La Pizzeria with devoted customers, Buddy and Georgie.

True? 

 Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Henry David Thoreau

Communion with All God's People welcome, Jan, John, Michelle, Victoria, and Emma.

See you Sunday, November 2, 2014, All Saints, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

And more characters, Fred & Maureen, Patricia, and Rosemary.

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, Rick, John, and Monica.