Reminder for Trinity Sunday, May 30, 2021

Is that a little monkey saying, "Hi, Folks, Welcome."? No, that's Leo.

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.

Georgie suiting up.

Readings:

Mark 11, 1-10,  Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem, read as we process in

Isaiah 50,  4-7  I gave my back to those who beat me.

Psalm 22,    My God, My God, why have you abandoned me?

Philippians 2, 6-11,   God greatly exalted him.

 Mark  14,  The Passion in 4 parts.

The Best, Shonda, Bethany, & Ray.

Community Activities:

1.       Palm Sunday this Sunday.  Assemble in the hall before processing in.

2.      Easter Sunday, April 5, 1 Sunday from this Sunday.

3.      ROMEO MEET: Friday,  March 20, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   No ice cream, Mike, it’s Lent.

4.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  April 3-4?,  1:00, Mexigo, 6205 Coit, #396 & Spring Creek, NW corner.  

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

Carol 

Communion for Cole.

4.      Holy Thursday and Good Friday Services at Marlene’s house, 2017 Keystone, Plano, 7:00 P.M.   Welcome.

5.    Love for the Kids Spring Picnic, April 4,   Download All Kids 3-6-15

6.    Welcome all, The Great Annual Anniversary Party, 10^th Anniversary (bet you figured it would never last this long), April 25^th, Saturday,  Heritage Farm, 15^th & Custer, 6:00 P.M., Covered dish, kids welcomed.    Vows will be renewed by numerous special couples, like usual. 

Emma putting her bread into the communion bowl.

 What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       New English translation of Mass possible, Tablet, March 12, 567 words,     Download English translation possibility 3-26-15

2.       Francis on LGBT, National Catholic Reporter, March 20, 600 words,    Download Francis & LGBT 3-26-15

3.       Francis on economic abuse,  National Catholic Reporter,  March 21,  1200 words,     Download Francis on economic corruption 3-26-15

Harper, "Cupcake time yet?"

True?  

 I would only believe in a God who knew how to dance.

  Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spake

See you Sunday, March 29, 2015, Palm Sunday,  Cycle B

J.S., 214-783-0443

Sydney, Hugh, and Sandra solving world problems.

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

   Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’sPeople, 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.

Beware, Marathoners passing, Bill, Paul, & Carrie. Hitch on for Boston Marathon.

Mass:  Plus coffee & donuts & specials on the house.  Welcome!

Place: Vines High School, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence, west of Central Expressway.

Time: 9:30,  Fr. Tony celebrating

Readings: Genesis 15, 5-18; Psalm 27, The Lord is My Light and My Salvation; Philippians 3, 17-4,1; Luke 9, 28-36

 Community Bulletin Board: 

Heritage Farm renovation:  Next work date, March 6.  Get ready.

An Excellent 2 day program/retreat for couples: www.newwaytolove.com

I know the couple doing this and it will be good.  Say you are from J.S.Ministries and you get in free.  Will take place at Lovers Lane Methodist, Inwood & Nwst Hwy. 

  Gratitude is happiness
doubled by wonder.

G.K. Chesterton

    
  
   
  
 
Picture 1:  T.J. & Tony 

Picture 2:  The Ekes, Cindy, Bobby, Marlene, Curtis, & Mabel

Picture 3:   Brunch Time

Picture 4:   John walking the day after surgery

Picture 5:   John enjoying some Blue Bell ice cream

 See you Sunday, February 28  

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

"Welcome, Everybody," says Ragbrai, (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa, 450 miles, 7 days)

 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.

Sienna and Brooklyn say, "Let's ride, we are ready."

Readings:

Isaiah   55, 1-3,  Come, drink wine and milk.

 Psalm 145,   The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.  Also, That Line, The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love, Stanza 2.

Romans 8, 35, 37-39,  What will separate us from the love of  God?

Matthew  14, 13-21,  The feeding of the multitude.

Emma says, "Me, too, I'm ready."

Community Events:

1.   Ladies’ luncheon, Thursday, August 7,  Jan’s house, 1317 Edgefield Drive, Plano, 214-926-6888.  Time: 1:00.  Jan will serve sloppy joe’s.  Please bring a small dish to share.  Let Jan know if you will be coming.

2.   ROMEO lunch, Friday, August 1.  Jason’s, 1:00.  What a way to celebrate the new month!   Right, Fred?   Especially when guess who will be there.

Buddy and Tori in action.

What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.       Take a look at the new type of bishop, Reuters, July 16, 470 words,  Download The New Bishop 7-31-14  

2.       More acceptance of LGBT, National Catholic Reporter,  July 25, 400 words,    Download LGBT Ruling 7-31-14

3.       A principal goes public, National Catholic Reporter, July 26, 700 words,       Download A prinicipal comes out 7-31-14   

4.        Milwaukee Archdiocese bankrupt?, National Catholic Reporter, July29,  699 words,     Download Milwaukee Archdiocese bankrupt 7-31-14   

Rosemary with her blessing and Wendy with her final hymn ready.

True? 

 Life is better when you are happy, life is

 best

when other people are happy because of you.

Harper is looking for her bike.

See you Sunday, August 3, 2014, 18^th Ordinary Time, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

Sunrise over Ragbrai, Iowa.

 

 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.

There are so many riders every day (16-20 K) that to get into and through the numerous little pass-through towns (as opposed to overnight towns), bikers have to walk.

Melvin, Iowa welcomes Ragbrai riders.

Welcome, Allen & Bill, Betty Jean & Aggie.

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice, and pastries, some bought, some home-made.  

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack & Mike

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Ray, what did you put down Beth's back??

Readings:

Genesis 22, 1-2, 9, 10-18,  Yahweh tells Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac.

Psalm 116,  I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

 Romans 8, 31-34-22,  If God is for us, who can be against us?

Mark 9, 2-10, The Transfiguration.

First you take a step to the left, then a step to the right, and then you turn yourself around–Dance lessons from Hue.   This is a Full Service Community.

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 23, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  Bill & I will not make it.

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together),  March Luncheon, March 2nd at 12:30.  Ocean Seafood and Grill, 3829 W. Spring Creek Pkwy. See you there.

Dickenson Trip:  February 23- March 3

Wake up, Richard, the homily is over.

What is going on in Our Catholic World:

1   Nothing special this week. 

Buddy, you bored too?  I'm going to have a complex.

True?

You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. 

Healing for Mary Ellen.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Yep, 21 years non smoking.   Terrific!

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.  Well, on second thought, maybe not you, Sir Charlie.

Mass:  Coffee & Brunch  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; Stack Celebrating 

Readings:  Genesis 18, 1-10; Psalm 15, He who does Justice will live in the Presence of the Lord; Colossians 1, 24-28; Luke 10, 38-42
 

Community Bulletin Board:

This Sunday, July 18: Bon Voyage Celebration & brunch feasting Celeste who travels to Switzerland to teach English in a school.  A dream being fulfilled.  Divide the alphabet in half, as usual, first half bringing hors d'oeuvre, second half deserts.  Thanks.

Take Note:  the Sundays through 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.

John Cade on the Dallas Rape Crisis Center we are helping:

Download DARCC 1  -  Download DARCC 2

Thoughts on The Church:

From National Catholic Reporter, July 12: On excommunication,    Download Does excommunication do any good 7-16-10

Also from NCR, July 9, On internal disfunction,    Download A Hierarchy Damaged from within 7-16-10 

Picture 1:   Welcome to the ceremony, Soibhan Reddick (pronounced 'Chivon,' ask Tony) & Matt Lindsay, Otter Lake in background, 3:00 P.M. Saturday, near Parry Sound & Georgian Bay.  My first time to ever hold a little dog, the ringbearer, during the ceremony.

Picture 2:   Entrance with her dad, Rick Reddick (Dr.), the oldest son of Kay's 6 kids.  Soibhan bought & carried her dress from Monterey, Mexico, where she & Matt teach in a school.

Picture 3:   Rick blesses the joining of Soibhan & Matt

Picture 4:   Soibhan & Matt overlooking Otter Lake

Picture 5:   Kay Reddick, grandmother of the bride & visitor to our community.  Reading a poem by her late husband, Chris.

Picture 6:   Flower kids, Gwen and Jacob

Picture 7:   Friends of Tony, Jim & Jamie Shields with Hannah & Clair.

Picture 8:   Friends of John Cade, Rachel Willoughby & Monica Urbaniak

 

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

1.   The Catholic Church on unions, Fr. McBrien, National Catholic Reporter, Download Bishops and the Unions 4-1-11 

 2.  Maryknoll & Fr. Roy getting kicked out?  Corpus, 3-31-11,  Download Fr. Roy out 4-1-11

Picture 7:  The Singers in the congregation 

Picture 8:   Communion 

 True?

 I have never  hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.  

 

 

 See you Sunday, April 3, 2011

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)