Reminder, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 12, 2020

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.

John sharing the blessing of the sacrament of the sick.

The Gang.

 Readings:

Isaiah 43,16-21, In the desert I make a way.

Psalm 126,  The Lord has done great things for us, we are filled with joy. 

Philippians 3, 8-14,  For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things.

John 8, 1-11,  They brought a woman who had been caught in adultery.

Torri and Buddy at the Pastry Shoppe.

Emma and Zoe also at The Pastry Shoppe with Beth.

Community Bulletin Board:

1.  March 17, This Sunday, Soul’s Harbor truck will collect everything brought in, clothes, utensils, furniture, appliances.  We are also collecting powdered laundry soap for Soul's Harbor.

Also this week, a penance service before the sign of peace.

2.  March 24, next Sunday, Palm Sunday 

3.  April 13, Love for the Kids picnic

4.  Romeos’ lunch Friday, March 15, 1:00, Jason's on 75 & Collin Creek.  24 again like last week, according to Fred?

The Coffee Shoppe with Bill, Ray, and Claire.

City Bikes for rent, guess where.

 What's going on in our Catholic World:  

1.  Pope Francis, National Catholic Reporter, March 13, 1600 words,   Download Pope Francis 3-15-13

2.  Papal Profile,  National Catholic Reporter, March 14, 1600 words,    Download Papal Profile 3-15-13

3.  Hope for the Pope, Boston Globe,  March 14, 800 words,    Download Hope for the Pope 3-15-13

4.  Personal observations: Being of optimistic disposition, I dream, could Pope Francis stand a bit in the tradition of John XXIII?  Still speaking optimistically, might he not at least offer a more balanced administration than the previous two popes?

April in Paris? No, March in Paris.

Your faithful editors.

True? 

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER

Le Pont d'Art or the Art Bridge in snow, Paris.

The Art Bridge also known as the bridge of locks. A couple puts a lock on the fence and throws the key in the Seine, a token to lock their relationship forever. Those are locks on the fence, tons of locks.

 See you Sunday, March 17, 2013, 5th Lent, C cycle 

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.

 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.

Readings:  Isaiah 60, 1-6, Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem, your light has come!; Psalm 72, Lord, every nation on earth will adore you; Ephesians, 3, 2-6, The Gentiles are coheirs; Matthew 2, 1-12, The Magi arrived from the east asking, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews?"  

                                                                                                                                                                                           Picture  Picture1:    The Delgados, Randolph, Michelle, Natalie, Zoe, Bernadette, and Buddy

Picture 2:    Bernadette with Torri   

Picture 3:    Leo with his dad, Ray

Picture 4:    Bethany

Picture 5:    Jon

         

Community Bulletin Board  

    1.  Special Date: January 26, a Thursday.   Celebrate an old geezer's 72nd.  Help City House census Plano homeless that evening.  We will form teams, 3-4 per car.   Download Volunteers needed, City House 1-1-12

    2.  Information on Rosemary.  Yes, she fell crashed her bike Friday, Jan. 6 & broke off a piece of her elbow.  Tuesday, January 17, it will be reattached.  Her road rash needs to heal before operating.   

 What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.  Observations on new cardinals,  National Catholic Reporter, January 6 , (words 675), Download Five observations on the new cardinals 1-13-12

 2. Fr. McBrien on U.S. Bishops, National Catholic Reporter, January 9, (words 800), Download Fr. McBrien 1-13-12

                      
 
True?

Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself

 Mark Twain.

  
Picture 6:    John Cade 

Picture 7:    Sienna with her dad, Payton

Picture 8:    Brooklyn with Robyn, her grand mom   

Picture 9:    Natalie & Georgie selling Girl Scout Cookies

Picture 10:   Grace & Sandra at the Pastry Shoppe  

  Video: Final Blessing & Hymn (1 Min.)

  See you Sunday,  January 15, 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

Say Donna, David, and Cathy, "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 & John Cade & Mike.

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

Sir Charlie filling the wine cups before Mass.  Would you trust this character with that wine?

Readings:

 Jeremiah 23, 1-6   Woe to the shepherds who mislead and scatter the flock.

Psalm 23,    The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want. (a beautiful psalm)

Ephesians 2, 13-18, He is our peace.

 Mark  6, 30-34, Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while. 

Says Rosemary, "Charlie, What happened to that whole bottle of wine?"

Community Activities:  

1.        ROMEO MEET: Friday, July 17, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Take a break?  The Old Geezer will be in Iowa, Ragbrai meeting.  Check out who is coming.

 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.    For information on Wendy's upcoming yoga event  Download Wendy workshop flier

                    Brooklyn and Sienna getting it done.

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       Vocation shortage, National Catholic Reporter, July 6, 1300 words, Download Vocations shortage 7-16-15    

 2.      Francis in Ecuador, National Catholic Reporter, July 7, 580 words,       Download Francis in Ecuador 7-16-15

3.      Milwaukee bankruptcy, National Catholic Reporter, July 8, 290 words,     Download Miwaukee bankruptcy 7-16-15

                   Sister work, first the left, then the right.

True?  

 Dear Algebra,

 Please stop asking us to find your X.                                                              She’s never coming back and don’t ask Y.

                            Healing for Cathy and Harper.

See you Sunday, July 19, 2015, 16^th Ordinary Time

J.S., 214-783-0443

Full service community, Rosemary fixes Jackie's laptop with Mike's help.

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.

       Ye Old Coffee Shoppe, with Beth mugging for the camera.

                                     Peace, Everybody.

1 Kings, Elijah went a day's journey into the desert.

Psalm 34, Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Ephesians 4, Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another.

John 6, I am the bread of life.

Buddies, Patricia & Dee

Romeos, Welcome!    Jason's Deli, 1:00, Friday, August 6.  

All of you who attended Mass on line this past Sunday are welcomed this Sunday.  We are circa 40 people.   Wear a mask, please, because of the current spread.    We request that everyone be vaccinated.   

Welcome in, Grace.

Another Reminder for Sunday, August 8, 2021.

Here are the links for Sunday:

So sorry about the masks, Cathy.

Cowboy Cole says, "Happy 4th of July, Everybody."

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.

Readings:

Zechariah  9, 9-10,   Rejoice heartily, shout for joy.

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

Romans 8, 9, 11-13,  You are in the spirit.

Matthew  11, 25-30,  Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

Emma with her good friend.

Community Events:

1.   ROMEO lunch Friday, July 4,  Happy 4^th of July!   Take a day off.   July 10, next round up of culprits.  

What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.       Nervous American Bishops, National Catholic Reporter,  June 26, 975 words,     Download Nervous Bishops 7-3-14   

2.        Archbishop expelled by Vatican, National Catholic Reporter,  June 27, 375 words,     Download Archbishop defrocked 7- 3-14

3.        Irish Catholics depating en masse, The Week, June 28,  1000 words,   Download Irish Catholics 7-3-14

Cupcakes of The Week to Cowboy Cole, Emma, and Candice.

True? 

I believe that all roads lead to the same place — and that is wherever all roads lead to.

Willie Nelson

See you Sunday, July 6,, 2014, 14^th Ordinary Time, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

Wendy and Ben.

 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.

Says Brooklyn, "Hi, Everybody, Come in."

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.

And Sienna (big sister) says, "Welcome, it's fun."

 Readings:

Acts 1, 12-14,   All these devoted themselves to prayer, together with some women.

Psalm 27,  I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.

1 Peter  4, 13-16,  If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you.

John  17, 1-11,  I pray for them.

And says Harper, "Is it Cupcake time yet?"

 Community Events:

1.   ROMEO lunch Friday, May 30,  Jason's, 1:00, Welcome all Old Geezers & kids, plus the Real Romeos. 

 2.  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. 

3.    Excellent seminar for couples, married or unmarried, free, too,  Download Couples' Seminar 5-29-14

CC and Kayla say to their Grandmother, Claire, "God is good here, he gives out Cupcakes."

 What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.    Can 26 Italian women be wrong?, The Telegraph,  May 18, 678 words,   Download 26 Italian Women 5-29-14

2.    Has Francis shown all his cards?,  National Catholic Reporter, May 19, 888 words,      Download Francis show his cards 5-29-14

3.     Knocking on Francis' Door, National Catholic Reporter,  May 23, 900 words,    Download Knocking on Francis' door 5-29-14

4.    Francis in the Holy Land, National Cathoic Reporter, May 25, 1300 words,    Download Francis in Holy Land 5-29-14

Offertory, Cheryl, Meredith and Brent

  True? 

How to be Happy in Old Age
by
Christine Swanberg

Refer to Pavarotti as your friend.

Listen to him often.

Try to live the way he sings.

Give everyone A’s in everything.

Never be afraid of your hair

or what others might say about it.

Prefer levity to pomposity.

Make up wonderful lies

especially to stupid questions.

Love good food and drink.

Cook marvelously.

Carry a rusty briefcase

or a red knapsack.

Make satirical weathervanes.

Wear outrageous socks.

From The Alleluia Tree (The Puddin’head Press, 2012).

Used here with the author’s permission.

Early artists,  Zoe and Emma.

See you Sunday, June 1, 2014, 7th Easter, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

A special for a Great Grandmother.

 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.

What a Gift.