Reminder for Sunday, 5-27-12, Pentecost
Welcome: Coffee & juice & specials on the house.
Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John and Mike Welcome.
Readings:
Acts 2, 1-11, They were all in one place together;
Psalm 104, Lord, Send out your spirit and renew the face of the earth;
1 Corinthians 12, 3-7, 12-13, There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same spirit.
John 20, 19-23, Jesus stood in their midst and said, "Peace be with you."
Community Bulletin Board:
1. Check with Tom Fleming about the Habitat build coming.
2. This weekend Rosemary & I will be at Rose & Wally Banzhaf's in CO Springs for their daughter Kate's wedding.
What's going on in our Catholic World:
1. Observations on the U.S. Budget, National Catholic Reporter, May 11 (230), Download When the budget is a moral failure
2. Bishop Spong on Same Sex Marriages, May 12, (1600 words), Download Same Sex Marriage 5-28-12
3. Kennedy on a Sorrowful Mystery, National Catholic Reporter, May 18, (1000 words), Download The Sorrowful Mystery 5-28-12
True?
One day I had lunch with some friends. Jim, a short, balding 80 year old, came along.
When the menus were presented, we ordered salads, sandwiches, and soup, except for Jim who said, “Ice cream, please, two scoops. Along with heated apple pie”
I wasn’t sure my ears heard right, as if people did this all the time. But when our orders arrived, I did not enjoy mine.
I could not take my eyes off Jim as his pie a-la-mode went down. The other guys couldn’t believe it. The ate their salads silently and grinned.
The next time I went out to eat, I called and invited old Jim. I lunched on my salad. He ordered a sundae. I smiled. He asked me if he amused me. “Yes, you do, but you also confuse me. How come you order such rich desserts?”
He laughed and said, “I’m tasting all that is possible. I realize life is so short that I hate to miss anything good. I have never been this old before. So, before I die, I want to try those things that for years I had passed up. I haven’t smelled all the flowers yet!”
See you Sunday, May 27, 6th Easter
J.S., 214-783-0443
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