Reminder for Sunday, January 12, 2020, The Baptism

Mass:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house.

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

Time: 9:30; Tony Celebrating 

Readings: Amos 61-7; Psalm 146, Praise the Lord My Soul; 1 Timothy 6, 11-16; Luke 16, 19-31. 
 

Community Bulletin Board:

Open Discussion after Mass this Sunday.  End by 11:00, latest.

Next Sunday, Oct. 3, back to school & fall brunch.

Thanks from Plano Homes: Download Plano Homes 9-24-10

Thoughts on The Church:

1.  Good article on prayer, National Catholic Reporter, 9-22-10  Download Prayer 9-24-10

2.  Excellent article on the state of the Catholic world written by Anthony Padovano, a married priest & scholar.  The article is both excellent and long.  Therefore, I will publish it over three weeks.  The first edition: Download Padovano 9-24-10

Picture 1:   Can you believe!  Who are these kids?? 

Picture 2:    Some people grow up when you look away for a moment

Picture 3:    A Treasure, The Quads & Mom & Dad

Picture 4:    Last Sunday

 See you Sunday, September 26 

 
Mass:   Coffee, donuts, & specials on the house.  

Time: 9:30;  Stack Celebrating 

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

 
Readings: Isaiah 60, 1-6; Psalm 72, Lord, Every Nation on Earth will Adore You; Ephesians 3, 2-6; Matthew 2, 1-12 
 

Community Bulletin Board: 

We have been supporting LifeNet which provides housing for the homeless.  We donated $1000 last Christmas and will do so this Christmas.  We have served Thanksgiving dinner to their homeless the past two Thanksgivings.  A great agency.  The Dallas Morning News, Wednesday, the 29th, has an good article: Download Homeless – LifeNet 

 
 
   
Picture 1:   Santa

Picture 2:   Waiting

Picture 3:   The Look    

Picture 4:   Ray & Ben   

Picture 5:   Zaile & Bill    

Picture 6:   Penny    

 
Picture 7:   Mike & Tony   

Picture 8:   Two old Buddies  

True?  

 There is nothing on this earth
more to be prized than true friendship.

Thomas Aquinas

 Video:  A Children's Nativity



 

 See you Sunday, January 2, 2011

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

Our Special Loves, Zoe, Emma, Leo, and Torri.

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

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

Geri, our creator.

Readings: 

2 Maccabees 7, 1-2, 9-14, 7 brothers with their mother were arrested.

Psalm 17,  Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full

2 Thessalonians 2, 16-3, 5,  The Lord is faithful.

Luke  20, 27-38, There were 7 brothers.

Harper, "Where's that Cupcake?"

 Community Events:   

 1.  ROMEO lunch Friday, October 8, 1:00.   Welcome All.  Note: We are back at Jason's Deli, 75 & Collin Creek Mall.

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

Cathy with another Special One.

  4.  Christmas Concert at the Meyerson:

The date:  December 19.   Rosemary says that you may still sign up.  Her contact, Blake, knows that we usually have a few additional people.   Total so far, 29 people.  

Welcome, also, to the Rectory for wine & cheese and a ride through Highland Park to see the best lights. 

Our Flower Children, Denni, Marilyn, and Bernadette.

Connected with this, a plan is developing to visit the Christmas lights in Highland Park on bikes one evening, a common event in that neighborhood.  We have our guide, Chris Phipps, who lives there, and the old geezer can second, since this is his old neighborhood.  Get your bike lights polished.

5.  Check out this meeting sponsored by the Dallas Peace Movement:    Download Noah's Ark 11-8-13

Offertory, Connie, Jessica, and John with Harper looking for that Cupcake.

 What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.      Francis transforming American policital discourse?, National Catholic Reporter, October 28, 850 words,    Download Editorial 11-8-13

2.      Food Stamps?, National Catholic Reporter, November 2, 675 words,      Download Food stamps 11-8-13

3.       A theology of women, National Catholic Reporter, November 4, 500 words,   Download Theology of women 11-8-13

Setting up, Mary Ellen, Denni, Tom, Mary, Jan, and Geri.

 True? 

If your are depressed,

You are living in the past;

If you are anxious,

You are living in the future;

If you are at peace,

You are living in the present.

Lao Tzu

A beautiful Our Saints.

 J.S., 214-783-0443

The Gang, Bobby, Cindy, Warren, Mabel, Debbie, Tom, and Barb.

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.

The Guys, Mike, Mike, Jerry, and Bill.

Mass: Sunday, 9:30; coffee, donuts, home made muffins, & juice on the house.

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

Readings: Special All Saints Mass of Remembrance using Sunday’s readings with 2 poems during the celebration. Therefore: Wisdom 11, 22-12, 2; 2 Thessalonians 1, 11-2, 2; Luke 19, 1-10 (Zacheus).  See links for poems.

Community Bulletin Board 

November 4, Sunday Mass of Remembrance, i.e., remembering family members & friends no longer with us, tying it in with the All Saints feast.  Bring a picture a little early and place it on the display.

Thanks to all of you who volunteered to drive those from the CCAC going for mammograms this Saturday.  We have all the ladies covered.

Tree Project update: maybe in December we will plant 100 or so trees at the new facility of Collin Co. Child Advocacy Center, Park & Los Rios.  Waiting to hear from them.

Special Search: Suburban or Exhibition XL to accommodate Casey, Robbie, and their 4 new family members arriving in February. For specifics: Download Gerwer.doc

Want to see which candidate you most agree with? Try this link: Download candidate_selection_process.doc

November 25: advance notice–no Mass the Sunday just after Thanksgiving.  We will celebrate Thanksgiving Nov. 18.  Rosemary & I will be at her sister Clare’s house. 

See you Sunday.

Proverbs 8:   … then was I beside him as his craftsman, and I was his delight day by day;

Romans 5:  … because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through  the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

John 16:  But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth.

The Kiss of Peace

Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7428208829?pwd=VERncTBxaWdkaFpkTUZKL3RROW81UT09

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                  

Brent gets a cupcake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Stack Ministries, 7017 Helsem Way, Dallas, Texas 75230

Mass:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house.  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; Tony celebrating 

Readings: 2 Samuel 12, 7-13; Psalm 32, Lord, Forgive the Wrong I have done: Galatians 2, 16, 19-21; Luke 7, 36-8, 3.

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Community Bulletin Board:

Take Note:  June 13, this Sunday 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.

Thoughts on The Church, National Catholic Reporter, 6-7-10;

1.  What happened to the Legionaries of Christ, Fr. McBrien:  Download Legionaries 6-11-10

2.  Mandatory Celebacy, 6-9-10, James Carroll, a former priest: Download Mandatory celibacy at the heart of what

Food Drive: Father’s Day, June 20 

 Picture 5:  Lake Travis from the north side, Austin barely visible

See you Sunday, 6-13-10

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)