Hello Everyone. I am happy to report that John had his surgery on Friday. Everything went well and he is a happy camper. He walked down the hall tonight with his walker and NO pain. He comes home tomorrow.
Special thanks to Mike Carrell who spent the day in the hospital with John waiting for the surgery.
Can there be a warmer welcome than this from Georgie!
Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice, and pastries, some bought, some home-made.
Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack with John & Mike
Place: Legacy Charter School, Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075
And another beautiful welcome from Harper
Readings:
1 Samuel 1, 20-22, 24-28, In those days Hannah bore a son
Psalm 84, Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
1 John 3, 1-2, 21-24, See what love the Father has bestowed upon us.
Luke 2, 41-52, When he was 12 years old they went up according to the festival custom.
Sorry, Ben, My Hat is prettier than yours!
Community Activities:
ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 28, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in. This old geezer will miss again Friday (got a very special appointment at 10:00)
JULIETTE LUNCHEON: January, TBA
Luke, Are you really an angel??
TRUE?
Why be afraid to be an amazing person?
What's up in Ye Old Catholic Church? Like…
Anybody remember when these beautiful kids were gorgeous babies?
See you Sunday,
J.S., 214-783-0443
Want to earn 5 dollars, Katheryn. Just whisper to me your beautiful hair secret.
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.
Get ready, Betsy. You have one of The Best Grandmothers. We have a bunch of them here. Just do not tell your grandmother that I told you this.
I can remember when Alexandra was just a pretty little girl. And here she is now, just as pretty, but also with her second Little One. Congratulations, Alexandra.
Grace reading from the Great Prophet, Isaiah.
Readings:
Isaiah 9, 1-6, The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light, upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shown. (Wow! Beautiful)
Psalm, 96, Today is born our savior, Christ the Lord.
Reading 2: The Road Less Taken
Luke 2, 1-14, The Nativity story. (Lovely)
John reading The Road not Taken, one of The Greats.
Frost, Robert: The Road Not Taken ( Reading #2)
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler. Long I stood
and looked down one as far as I could,
to where it bent in the undergrowth,
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear.
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
But knowing how way leads onto way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Claire reading the Nativity Narrative from Luke.
Homily, 12/24/18
Since November when this crazy lumbar stenosis smacked me, I have had more doctor appointments than ever in my life, including getting my two nice titanium hips.
On one occasion I was going to Presby’s office building 4, on the south east corner of Walnut Hill & Greenville. This was my second visit to this building. Parking is all on the ground level, with the 5 or 6 story building over the parking.
The Nativity story with Leo as Joseph and Zoe as Mary.
This morning Rosemary drove me over, dropped me fairly near the big glass doors, two sets of them. It is freezing, darkish, and windy like being in a wind tunnel.
As I approach the first set of doors, though still 30 yards away, this tall, strong looking black lady in a security uniform comes running from the inside, opens one of the doors wide and says cheerily, Good Morning and Welcome In.
Who dat?? That is the Baby Jesus, otherwise known as Betsy!
I laugh despite being in a world of pain from the pinched nerve. I thank her. And as I pass in front of her at the door, I tell her, “I am finding it hard to have people opening doors for me. I ain’t used to this.”
So I go upstairs, check with my doctor, and return to the lobby in maybe an hour. I sit on a marble ledge, call Rosemary, and wait.
Sez Luke, "Hey, I'm an Angel!
Suddenly coming in through the doors from the outside, my black security lady appears. I wave at her and she walks toward me. She says, “You remember what you said to me that it is hard to let others hold the door for you. Well, I look at you and I know you. I know that you have opened a lot of doors for other people to walk through. For me it is an honor to be able to pay it back just a little and hold the door for you.”
Does it get better than this ??!!
I was stunned, I was touched, I was in tears.
Are people not good!
Have a wonderful Christmas.
The Best Team!
Yeah, Everybody, and Happy Christmas, Wendy is Back!
Our Special Thanks
With John's help the Christmas Candles are lit by Emma, or is that a sheep? Hard to tell.
Birthdays: Meredith (Wednesday), Connie Bresson (Thursday)
And reading The Blessing of The Christmas Candles, Our Buddy.
Please Remember these special people:
For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas; For Meredith, cancer free; For David Dinsmore's mom in W. VA & for Darbyanne; For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine For Tom Quinn’s brother,Tim; For Hue; For John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen; For Carol's continued recuperation; For Joe Mazzei's sister, Nina with cancer; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation; For a young man who is suffering from depression; For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry; For Laura's sister Claudia; For Dawn; For Anthony & Sabrina;
A Great Welcome Home, all You Dinsmores, Dawson, Darbianna, and Dana (my Iowa biking Partner from last July), along with her dad, David.
For John & Jean's son John Louis; For our good friend Kay (at 90 years!) in Ontario; For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom; for Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini; for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons; For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie; Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's Annie & Kaitlen;
An a Warm Welcome Home to all you marvelous Froebes.
Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla; plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues, especially Mark Pelton; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.
Yes, Everybody, Wendy is back along with Atlas and Atlas' daddy, Brandon.
Your Finances, December, 24, 2018
Expenses: $ 905.00
Outreach: $ 340.00
Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.
Watch out for that Rosemary, Luke. Your granddad, John, will protect you.
Bulletin 4 on the Lumbar Stenosis event:
Now, Betsy, we need to talk, but not with your grandmommy, Cathy around.
Thanks, Everybody for a Beautiful Christmas Vigil, John
(214-783-0443)
Hey, who let in that clown in the red suit??
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.
Peace, Marilyn.
Christmas Peace, Everyone!
Welcome to the scene of our 4th Advent and Christmas Eve celebrations, to the most colorful school dining room I have ever seen, and to a marvelous venue for special inspiration. Legacy Charter School.
Readings:
Micah 5, 1-4, From you shall come one who is to be ruler in Israel
Psalm 80, Lord, make us turn to you, let us see your face and we shall be saved.
Hebrews 10, 5-10, Sacrifices and offering you did not desire
Luke 1, 39-45, Mary visits Elizabeth.
Buddy, you are becoming such a gifted reader. Thanks to you and thanks to you, Georgie, for shepherding Buddy.
Homily
The summer of 2015 I was a volunteer referee, of course, unbiased, principled, and open to all gifts. Chocolate was my favorite. I was a referee for the Maccabe summer games at the Jewish Community Center, a place that has become something of a second or third home for me.
Thanks for lighting our 4 Advent candles today, Zoe. Your hair is gorgeous.
The Maccabe Games take place every summer in Jewish Community Centers all over the country and perhaps Canada. Thousands of kids came to Dallas, and the spirit in the air was terrific. They were sheltered all over Dallas in JCC family homes. We had a dozen or so on our block of Tulip Lane. All together it must be like that at the Olympics.
During the time there were numerous general meetings. At one of the meetings of no less than 2500 a special event took place.
Welcome Home from Beirut, Celeste. It is so good to see you back. I am jealous of those kids in Beirut who have you as their music teacher.
There was a young girl of about 15, Hallie Bernard, who addressed the whole assembly one day. Hallie had a rare disease. To recover she needed a bone marrow transplant. She made an appeal to the parents and kids to get registered and maybe she would find a donor who would save her life.
Hallie immediately had 2500 volunteers. As word got out to others at the event and beyond, over 6,000 volunteers registered.
Congratulations, Rick, on losing 30 pounds. I am proud to know you.
As a result, 53 matches were found all over the place, even beyond Dallas & Texas.
Hallie found a match.
Guess why the people at the Jewish Community Center and beyond so touch my heart.
Are people just not good!
Welcome home from college, Kevin, so good to see you.
Our Advent Reconciliation with Mary Jane & Becky (the head of Legacy Charter).
Rosemary's Blessing of The Week
The Christmas Story will always be the story of Emmanuel, of God-with-us, always and everywhere, in the everyday, in the chaos, in the flight into exile, in the love between a man and a woman and in the birth of a child. It is the story of God who heals, empowers and loves us just as we are – in our greatness and our foolishness. As we anticipate the joy, the love and the peace that are God's Christmas gifts to us, let us receive them with gratitude and be sure to unfold them and share them especially where they need to be more visible.
Sister Jean Amore, CSJ, Principal, Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, N.Y.
Mary Jane reading from the prophet Micah
Our Special Thanks
John reading from Hebrews.
Birthdays: Ben (last Tuesday), Alex Grattifiori (21, Tuesday), Meredith (Wednesday), Connie Bresson (Thursday)
Please Remember these special people:
For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas; For Meredith, cancer free; For David Dinsmore's mom in W. VA & for Darbyanne; For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine For Tom Quinn’s brother,Tim; For Hue; For John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen; For Carol's continued recuperation; For Joe Mazzei's sister, Nina with cancer; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation; For a young man who is suffering from depression; For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry; For Laura's sister Claudia; For Dawn; For Anthony & Sabrina;
Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week
For John & Jean's son John Louis; For our good friend Kay (at 90 years!) in Ontario; For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom; for Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini; for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons; For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie; Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's Annie & Kaitlen;
Happy Birthday, Ben. How come you are still a kid at heart? To say nothing about being a wako! Thanks, Ben for being The Best. Yes, I am jealous of your music students, too. Room for me in one of your classes?
Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla; plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues, especially Mark Pelton; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.
Can we trust Caroline to deliver Alex' birthday cupcake to him without more than a slice missing? Thanks, Caroline.
Your Finances, December, 23, 2018
Expenses: $1100.00
Outreach: $530.00
Donated last week: 250 lbs. food & a $25 check to the Network of Community Ministries.
Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.
Happy Birthday, My Dear Connie.
Thanks, Dear Zoe, for lighting our 4 Advent candles this morning.
Bulletin 3 on the Lumbar Stenosis event:
Welcome back, Jim Simari. Nice to see you seated next to your son, John
Have a Good Week, J.S
(214-783-0443)
Thanks, My Dear Harper, for making my special Christmas tree ornament. You are special to me.
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 home, My Dear Sabrina. Not only have your parents and I missed you, but all of Dallas, too.
Welcome tomorrow Christmas Eve to this marvelous room. Is that not Van Gogh on the back wall?
Note: we are now meeting at Legacy Academy. We will continue to post this map until after Christmas Eve.
Welcome Home, Cole!!
Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice, and pastries, some bought, some home-made.
Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack with John & Mike
Place: Legacy Charter School, Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075
Collection this Sunday for the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center(DARCC).
Special Reminder: Christmas Eve Mass, 4:00 P.M.
Welcome in, Jennifer and Kevin
Readings:
Micah 5, 1-4, From you shall come one who is to be ruler in Israel
Psalm 80, Lord, make us turn to you, let us see your face and we shall be saved.
Hebrews 10, 5-10, Sacrifices and offering you did not desire
Luke 1, 39-45, Mary visits Elizabeth.
Looks to me like there is too much fun taking place on that back bench. Where is that usher with the good old fashioned head knocker?
Community Activities:
ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 21, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in. This old geezer will miss again, and then again next Friday (got a very special appointment at 10:30)
JULIETTE LUNCHEON: January, TBA
Team Candle Lighting in action, Cole, Buddy, and Georgie
TRUE?
Is that really somebody sleeping? And that somebody looks from this limited angle to be Emma? Where is that usher??
What's up in Ye Old Catholic Church? Like…
1. To Sip or Not to Sip, that is the question. A no brainer???
Our Father.
See you Sunday,
J.S., 214-783-0443
Le Pattiserie overt. (with customers!)
Best Christmas lights in Dallas: University Park (my once little old home town), Druid Lane, east off of Preston Road. One house. Beware: seeing this will ruin all other Christmas light displays.
Peace, Kevin, Peace, Connie.
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, Cole, Peace Hue.
Welcome, Everyone. This is part of the group of volunteers who took part in the Single Parents' Advocacy Christmas Party, Saturday at Lewisville H.S.
Preparing lunch with Bill, Connie, & Cheryl, Single Parent Advocacy, Christmas picnic, Lewisville H.S. 12 of our community volunteered.
Readings: (happy ones…)
Zephaniah 3, 14-18, Be glad and rejoice with all your heart
(Psalm) Isaiah, Cry out with joy and gladness, for among you is the great and holy one of Israel.
Philippians 4, 4-7, Rejoice in the Lord always.
Luke 3, 10-18, I am baptizing you with water…
An old pro lighting our candles today. Welcome home, Cole, so good to see you
Homily by Mike
During this past week, I spent some time remembering a story about the Fulghum family: Dad, Mom, and their three children, two of which were in Middle School. Each morning, Dad and the three children left home carrying their lunches in brown paper bags. Molly who was now in first grade enjoyed helping her mom make the sandwiches. Daddy always got the biggest one.
As always, Buddy, good reading of our Blessing of the Candles. Thanks.
On this particular day, Dad had two brown paper bags waiting for him. One wasn’t at all that big or brown, and there was a lot of tape holding it together, but he took it with him all the same, when Molly told her Daddy that she had added it for his enjoyment. Daddy smiled, but was in a hurry that day, as he placed both in his brief case.
The Best Music with Shonda & David. Sorry you could not make it, Ben, & that you get better soon.
When he had finally made time for lunch, he hurriedly opened-up his usual brown bag. As he was eating, however, he took time to open the other bag that Molly had given him. He smiled at the stuff that slid out of it when he had taken off its close-pin. Three small shells, nineteen pennies, one green and blue marble, two animal crackers, two chocolate kisses, a small red, rubber ball and a few jacks, an empty lip stick, a really small plastic dinosaur, and a couple of colored rubber bands, probably for her hair.
Thanks for a nice Christmas Story, Mike.
And, he was thinking, “What am I going to do with all of this stuff, as he was already late for a meeting. So, all got discarded in haste, with the paper napkin that he brushed across his desk top.
Thanks, Connie, for telling us about the party sponsored by the Single Parents Advocacy.
That night after supper, Molly, smiling, asked her dad, who was reading the paper, “Where is my bag, Daddy. Behind the paper he sat stunned, his eyes got big, and he didn’t know what to say. Molly said, “You didn’t bring it home? You didn’t loose it did you? Those are my favorite things, Daddy.”
But Daddy is already thinking about calling the janitor at work. Finally he said, “I’ll bring it home tomorrow, I promise. And he could see the sadness in his little girl’s eyes. After her bed time he heads back to the office. The Janitor says, “you loose something?” After a short explanation, together, they located the desired trash bag, and thankfully it contained Molly’s items.
And more lunch with three of our Bona Responds brown T shirts at work.
After gathering them and returning them to her beat-up sack, he sat there for a while looking again at what had now become treasures to him. He remembered the shells that she had gathered at the beach last summer. He remembered the chocolate kisses that he had left under her pillow one night. He remembered teaching her how to play “Jacks.” He remembered when she had found the green and blue marble in a parking lot. In the morning during breakfast he gave her a long sweet hug and kissed her on her forehead, informing her, this time with gusto, that he would bring her sack home with him that evening, for he had purposely left it on his desk at work.
Shonda doing what she does best, getting the kids and everybody to sing and even dance.
Think about it. Everyone else in the family could have given him
a gift from their abundance; but she had given him everything that was dear to her; they all were given from her heart. My suggestion to us is this.
Shonda in her element.
We should take time this coming week to enjoy our grand children’s gifts of Christmas pictures, and ornaments, and clay sheep and shepherds, and especially the one of the little child in the manger. Let them bring to us the realization that Christmas, God’s gift to us, should be and can be celebrated every day in the little gifts of love, precious jewels, that often, and sadly, sometimes overlooked.
Rosemary's Blessing of The Week
Gracious God, slow my pace and soften my heart this Christmas.
Keep me
from rushing through the season, but missing the Way . . .
from decorating the tree, but missing the Light . . .
from wrapping the gifts, but missing the Gift.
www.PrayersAtWork.com
Hue reading from Zephania (beautiful reading)
Our Special Thanks
Cheryl, who read Philippians, with Connie and Geri.
Birthdays: Allen Stryker (Monday), Ben (Tuesday), Alex Grattifiori (21, Tuesday)
Rosemary reading her blessing of The Week
Please Remember these special people:
For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas; For Meredith, cancer free; For David Dinsmore's cousin in W. VA & for Darbyanne; For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine For Tom Quinn’s brother,Tim; For Hue; For John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen; For Carol's recuperation; For Joe Mazzei's sister, Nina with cancer; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation; For a young man who is suffering from depression; For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry; For Rosemary's niece, Beth and her partner, Sarah with cancer; For Laura's sister Claudia; For Dawn; For Anthony & Sabrina;
Our Community food drive.
For John & Jean's son John Louis; For our good friend Kay (at 90 years!) in Ontario; For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom; or Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli; for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons; For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie; Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents; Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's Annie & Kaitlen;
Food gifts packaged for Single Parent Families.
Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla; plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.
Donated Bikes for single parent families.
Your Finances, December, 16, 2018
Expenses: $1825.00
Outreach: $880.00
Donated today: Food for the Network of Community Ministries.
Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.
And more donated bikes.
Next week we are collecting for the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center (DARCC). Here is what is needed:
Hospital Advocacy Program: Scrubs – tops and bottoms all sizes 10 and up, L, XL and up, Sports bras – all sizes, Underwear – all sizes, Travel size toiletries, Combs, Flip flops – size 5 and up, Slipper/household shoes – L, XL, and up, Zip-up fleece type sweaters – L, XL, and up.
Professional Counseling Program: Amazon gift certificates – for therapeutic workbooks, etc., Composition books,Grocery gift cards, Art supplies – paint, brushes, construction paper.
Bulletin 2 on the Lumbar Stenosis event:
1. Back operation date, 12/28/18
2. Spinal surgeon, Dr. Jones-Quaidoo. Check the September, 2018 issue of D Magazine.
3. How did all this come about? The best answer to me is back packing with an extra heavy pack, an observation submitted by Ron Kovatis, my Best Man in 2005 (Nobody else would take the job). I have a refinement of Ron's observation, thanks to Beth, namely, during the last two years I backpacked the cincture-belt around my waist stretched & I lost some weight, with the result that I carried the weight not on my waist, but on my shoulders, pushing down on my lumbar and spine.
Have a Good Week, J.S
(214-783-0443)
Says Geri & Friend, Have a wonderful Christmas, Everybody.
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.
Note: we are now meeting at Legacy Academy. We will continue to post this map until after Christmas Eve.
3 Beautiful Generations.
Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice, and pastries, some bought, some home-made.
Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack with Mike homilizing.
Place: Legacy Charter School, Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075
Special Reminder: Christmas Eve Mass, 4:00 P.M.
Georgie, What's next? Have I skipped anything?
Readings: (happy ones…)
Zephaniah 3, 14-18, Be glad and rejoice with all your heart
(Psalm) Isaiah, Cry out with joy and gladness, for among you is the great and holy one of Israel.
Philippians 4, 4-7, Rejoice in the Lord always.
Luke 3, 10-18, I am baptizing you with water…
What think you, Georgie? Am I boring Donna & Dana?
Community Activities:
ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 14, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.
JULIETTE LUNCHEON: January, TBA
Healing Touch for Emma.
Healing Touch for Cheryl.
TRUE?
Favorite Church bulletins
Adam & Eve, the first people to not read the Apple terms & conditions.
Noah was a brave man to sail in a wooden boat with two termites.
Our pastor upped his contribution 20 per cent. Up yours…
Thanks, Bill, for filling us into that marvelous event, the Love for Kids Picnic.
Mike sharing his time at Love for Kids.
See you Sunday,
J.S., 214-783-0443
Best Christmas lights in Dallas: University Park, Druid Lane, east off of Preston Road. One house. Beware: seeing this will ruin all other Christ- mas light displays.
Lombar stenosis update: after a month of trying physical therapy
& pain meds without any improvement, back surgery is scheduled for Dec. 28, a laminectomy and a discectomy (technically speaking). Says Rosemary, "About time. This has just been an excuse for getting out of household chores!"
Christmas Hoodies for the guys at Souls Harbor.
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.
And more hoodies. Stay away from those hoodies, Sir Charlie.
Peace, Everybody, this second week of Advent.