Reminder for Sunday, November 5, 2017, 31st Ordinary time

Note: we are now meeting at Legacy Academy.

The Support Choir in action.

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

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

Place: Legacy Charter School, Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Better Watch out, Sir Charlie, she has her eye on you.

Readings:  

 Wisdom 2, 12, 17-20,  The wicked say.

Psalm 54,  The Lord upholds my life.

 James 3, 16-4 3, Where jealousy & selfish ambition exist, there is disorder.

Mark 9, 30-35,  Whoever receives one child.

Could these people be laughing, at Me?

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, September 21, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together), October, TBA

NOTE 1: no brunch this Sunday, rather, the next Sunday, Sept. 30.  Let us celebrate the last day of September.

 Note 2:  Meredith is cancer free!

Note 3: That Jim Mahar is at it again.  He has a place to stay because of alumna connection in Wilmington, NC.   

Early October is the target time.  Can we all help to fund him a bit?

Healing Touch for Gita.

TRUE?

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

Healing Touch for Bern, Carol, & Rich.

Anything happening in our Catholic World?

1.   The detention of innocent children, National Catholic Reporter, September 13,  https://www.ncronline.org/news/justice/catholic-advocates-decry-proposed-new-rule-detaining-immigrant-children?utm_source=SEPT_13_BENEVENTO_DETENTION&utm_campaign=cc&utm_medium=email   
2. Cannot move on from this sex crisis,  Corpus, September 10,   https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/signs-times/why-catholic-church-cant-move-sex-abuse-crisis
3. Climate Action, National Catholic Reporter, September 13, https://www.ncronline.org/news/environment/world-leaders-faith-groups-gather-global-climate-action-summit?utm_source=SEPT_+12_ROEWE+CLIMATE+SUMMIT&utm_campaign=cc_122017&utm_medium=email

Our Father.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

A Welcome Cupcake to Gita.

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.

Meet Hector the Hawk, the new security system for the Rectory, here patrolling the front yard & dining on squirrel.  This guy has people stopping their cars to take pix.  What a wing span!

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

                         "Come in, Folks, there is still room."

Readings:

Revelation 7, 2-4, 9-14,  I, John, saw another angel.

Psalm 24,    Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.

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

Matthew 5, 1-12,  Blessed are the poor in spirit.                      

Offertory, The Wyndham Gang, Bill Ray & Claire, Barb & Ron

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, October 30, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Save your receipts for cookies.
2. LADIES' LUNCHEON,  Thursday,  November 5,  1:00 P.M.,  Place still to be announced. 

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

Carol

                                                The Our Father

3. Love for the Kids picnic, December 12.  Book it.  Bill will have a signup sheet.  This is a great event for underprivileged kids, hundreds of them.
4. Services of Hope, 6540 Victoria Ave. Dallas: still want to help out with serving the less fortunate at Thanksgiving, like we used to do at the church? Book the Saturday before Thanksgiving, November 21.  More info the upcoming Sundays at Sigler.
5. Christmas boxes for military people overseas.  More explanation at Sunday Masses.  

                                           There she is.

What is going on in our Catholic World

1.    Synod deadlock, National Catholic Reporter,  October 20, 1200 words,    Download Synod deadlock 10-29-15
2.    Synod disputes,  National Catholic Reporter, October 21,  1000 words,       Download Synod disputes 10-29-15
3.    Synod on divorce, National Catholic Reporter, October 21,   750 words,         Download Synod on divorce 10-29-15
4.     Synod closes, Catholic Church Reform, Inc.,  October 24, 500 words,  Download Synod closes 10-29-15     

                "What are you girls having so much fun with?"

True?  

I’ve seen better days, but I’ve also seen worse.

I don’t have everything that I want, but I have all I need.

I woke up with some aches and pains, but I woke up.

My life may not be perfect, but I am blessed.

          Solving our worlds' problems, Cindy, Bill, & Zaile.

                                                                                                                                           See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Our book collector: Cole runs around at the end of Mass and collects everyone's readers and song books.
           

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.

                                    Beginning communion

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

                                         Peace, Everybody.

Georgie checking out our new transport for altar helpers, plus a little mouse looking on.

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. 

Uh, oh, it does seem like the little mouse has made off with the new transport.. Practicing to join the altar helpers team? What think, Victoria?

Readings:

Jonah  3, 1-10,  The word of the Lord came to Jonah, saying…..

Psalm 25,    Teach me your ways, O Lord.

1 Corinthians 7, 29-31,   Let those having wives act as not having them.

Mark 1, 14-20,   Come after me and I will make you fishers of people.

Healing for John and Alison.

Community Activities:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 23, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   The Old Geezer will be there to monitor bizarre ice cream creations.

2.    LADIES' LUNCHEON, Thursday, February 5,  1:00, Café Amore’, Midway, BYOB.

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

Carol

Stuff Swap, a big success.

3.    January 25, This Sunday, community brunch for an old geezer's 75th.

4.    February 15, Community memorial for Fred with brunch catered by Maureen & the Macchio gang. 

5.    Febrary 17,  Mardi Gras Tuesday followed by Ash Wednesday.

6.    For all of you who has asked how our dear Celeste is, check out this link, a letter from her,    Download Celeste 1-22-15

8.    John Cade announces a Harville Hendrix seminar on Safe Conversation, Feb. 14, free.  214-357-0371,   Download FWD Flier Feb english 2015 B (3)

Happiness is a baby carriage for Zoe.

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.        Francis on Contraception, National Catholic Reporter,  January 16, 1800 words,      Download Francis on contraception 1-22-15   

 2.       Francis on Birth Control, National Catholic Reporter, January 9, 800 words,     Download Francis and Birth control 1-22-15

Buddy still in heaven on his motorcycle.

True? 

Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art.

Leonardo da Vinci

Guess where. White Rock Lake this week.

See you Sunday, January 25, 2015, 3rd Ordinary Time, Cycle B

J.S., 214-783-0443

Rosemary, the Q.M., reading her blessing of the week.

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.

                   Victoria says, "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 & Stack.

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

             Welcome in to The Anderlicks, John & Lisa & Karen.

Readings:

Daniel 7, 13-14,  His dominion is an everlasting dominion.

 Psalm 93,    The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.

Revelation   1, 5-8, I am the Alpha and the Omega.

John 18, 33-37, Are you king of the Jews?

                         Welcome in, John & Connie & Joe.

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, November 20, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   New guy coming, called Ochipinti.                                                                                                                                                   
2. LADIES' LUNCHEON, will be Friday, December. 11, at 1:00 at Kathy’s Choice, 7989 Beltline (NW corner, Belt Line & Coit), . Please RSVP to Cathy at cbamben@hotmail.com by Monday if planning to attend.

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

Carol

   Welcome in to Sir Charlie & Gil?  Maybe.  Put it to the board.

3. Love for the Kids picnic, December 12.  Book it.  Bill will have a signup sheet.  This is a great event for underprivileged kids, hundreds of them.                                                                                                                                            
4. Services of Hope, 6540 Victoria Ave. Dallas: still want to help out with serving the less fortunate at Thanksgiving, like we used to do at the church? Book the Saturday before Thanksgiving, November 21.                                                                                                                                          I would say that this is a little different than our former experience.  The charity will pack over a 1000 Thanksgiving dinner baskets.  Instead of serving a meal, volunteers will load the baskets and hand them to the appropriate people.

   There are two hand out times, morning & afternoon.  I think Rosemary & I will spend a couple of hours there, probably late morning or, say, around 3:00 in the afternoon.

   Daniel, the director, says they need all the volunteer help they can get.  6540 Victoria Ave. is the address in Dallas, near Love Field, east side, off of Mockingbird.  Welcome.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                     No doubts here, Welcome, Judy and Dick.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

5. Christmas boxes for military people overseas.  More explanation at Sunday Masses.   See attachment for items to include. Boxes may be taken straight to the Post Office or brought to Sunday Mass.    Download Christmas Box items                                                                        Address to send:  Ryan McClurg, 455 EAMXS/F16-EAMU,  APO,AE 09352

6. December 13: 3 events that morning:
   1. Reconciliation service.
   2. The homily will be one of the guys from Souls Harbor sharing his journey to recover from hitting the bottom.
   3. The Souls Harbor truck will come. Let the winter cleaning begin.                                                                                                                                            
7. Special Notice:  Christmas Eve, we are returning to Vines for only the Christmas Eve Mass, 4:00.  Don't go to Sigler Elementary.
8.    Want to see the schedule for Advents events at Sigler?   Click:                            Download Advent 2015

Zoe, our candle lighter of the week with her big sister watching.
       

 What is going on in our Catholic World

1.  Catholicism must change,  National Catholic Reporter,  November 10, 360 words,          Download Catholicism must change 11-19-15

2.  Former Irish President says…,   National Catholic Reporter, November 13,   840 words,       Download Former Irish President 11-19-15                                                                                                                         

3.  Womens' Ordination,  National Catholic Reporter,   November 13, 600 words,    Download Womens' Ordination 11-19-15

                               Welcome home, Tom and Lisha.

True?  

Thanks are the highest form of thought.

G.K. Chesterton

                                   We are elevated all.

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Peace, Everyone.   The French tri-color on the Omni Hotel at the peace memorial for Paris, Sunday evening, Dallas. 

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 have we here? Mice, turtles, or future choir members trying out?  Leo & Emma?

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. 

Emma says, "Me? How could you think that?

Readings:

Samuel 7, 1-16,  Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me.

 Psalm 89,    Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

Romans 16, 25-27,  To him who can strengthen you.

Luke 1, 26-28,   The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a virgin.

Choir members? Looks like Leo and Emma, with Ray and Beth.

Community Activities:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 19, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  All left over turkeys welcome.  The Old Geezer will  be there to monitor behavior.

2.    LADIES' LUNCHEON, Thursday, January 8, Cafe' Brazil, 1:00, Coit & Bush, Plano.

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

Carol

Another most moving reconciliation service. Thanks, Mike, for setting it up.

3.  Christmas gift toffee will be on sale Sunday & Christmas Eve, $13.  Proceeds go to Dallas North Rotary, my club.

4.  January 18, Our Stuff Swap will take place.  Souls Harbor will take all that is left over.  Bring useful items that you don't need or want anymore.

5.    January 25, community brunch for an old geezer's 75th.

6.    February 15, Community memorial for Fred with brunch catered by Maureen & the Macchio gang. 

Cupcake of The Week to Loretta.

  What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.        What about U.S. torture, National Catholic Reporter, December 12, December 12,  1200 words,     Download US Torture 12-18-14

2.       The main trouble Francis deals with, Huffington Post, December 15, 950 words,   Download The Problem for Francis 12-18-14

3.       The Napa Valley Conference, National Catholic Reporter, December 15, 3000 words,   Download Napa 12-18-14

Do we not have The Best Table Cleaners in Dallas? Victoria, Buddy, and Zoe.

True? 

When I have a terrible need of, dare I say religion, then I go outside at night and paint the stars.

Vincent Van Gogh

Famous, vicious guard dog, Aviana, ready at the door to protect us.

See you Sunday, December 21, 2014, 4th Advent, Cycle B

J.S., 214-783-0443

Downtown Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, parking meters are covered for the holidays.

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.

James says, "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 & Stack.

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

With her mom, Beth, looking on, Emma solves world problems.

Readings:

Isaiah 40, 1-5, 9-11,  Comfort, give comfort to my people (excellent, see Handel’s Messiah)

 Psalm 85,    Lord, Let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.

2 Peter 3, 8-14,  With the Lord one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like one day.

Mark 1, 1-8,   The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Cowboy Cole works on the same problems.

 

Community Activities:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 5, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  All left over turkeys welcome.

2.    LADIES' LUNCHEON, Thursday,  December 4, 1:00, Cantina Laredo, Royal & Preston (northeast corner on Royal side)

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 Maureen.

 3.  Love for the Kids’ picnic, December 13, Saturday, from 8:00-1:00 more or less.  More info from Bill Hammond.

4.    Interested in a French Christmas Market here in Dallas?  Check the International School, Dec. 7, this Sunday,  Download French Xmas Market 11-20-14

5.  Christmas gift toffee will be on sale Sunday & following Sundays, $13.  Proceeds go to Dallas North Rotary, my club.

Cupcake of The Week to Tom & Denni for 39 years.

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.    Fr. Charles Curran, friend of our community and theology professor at S.M.U.,  National Catholic Reporter,November 21,  2500 words,    Download Curran 12-4-14

2,    The Great ex-priest James Carroll on Thanksgiving,  Boston Globe,  November 24, 800 words,     Download James Carroll 12-4-14

3.  Kennedy on Synod Follies, National Catholic Reporter, November 26,  800 words,   Download Kennedy 12-4-14   

Beginning, 1st Sunday of Advent.

True? 

Your work is not to drag the world kicking and screaming into a new awareness.  Your job is to simply do your work  …  sacredly, secretly, and silently  …  and those with eyes to see and ears to hear will respond.

The Arcturians 

The Magic Hatmakers, Cathy & Harper, Bern & Victoria.

See you Sunday, December 7, 2014, 2nd Advent, Cycle B

J.S., 214-783-0443

Want a teddy bear?

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.