Reminders

  • Sunday Reminder for 10-5-10, 23rd Ordinary Time

    ByRosemary

    Mass:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house.

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

     

    Time: 9:30; Stack Celebrating 

    Dillon 10-3-10 
      
       
      

    Readings:  Wisdom 9, 13-18; Psalm 90, In every age, O Lord, You have been Our Refuge; Philemon 9-10, 12-17 (expand, 4-22); Luke 14, 24-33

    Cameron 10-3-10
     

     

    Community Bulletin Board:

     

    Advent Celebrations already: this is way early, but two of my favorite performances are already scheduled for December, and tickets will go quickly.  As in past years, if you would like to join Rosemary & me, give me your name and the number of tickets you want.  We’ll have our usual evening of wine & cheese before each performance.

     

     1.  December 3, Friday, 8:00 P.M.: Dallas Symphony Pops Christmas concert (special for kids) at the Meyerson.  Tickets in the Choral Terrace (behind & above the stage & orchestra), $33.00.

     

      2.  December 14, Tuesday, 8:00 P.M.: Dallas Symphony Christmas Pageant (a platinum event) at the Meyerson. Tickets on the Orchestra Floor (like last year) $55.00.

     

    I will place our orders by September 16 or 17.  Welcome to one or both wonderful evenings.

     

     

     

    Thoughts on The Church:

     

    1.  Good Article on John Paul II, Fr. McBrien, National Catholic Reporter, 8-30-10,  Download Popes of the 20th Century 9-3-10

     

    2.  Fear in Our Church: Download Fear Based Church 9-3-10

     

     

    Cathy 10-3-10

     

     

    Super Bowl XLV: want to win 2 tickets to the Super Bowl, plus 4 nights at The Mansion, along with a 2nd place and 3rd place prize?

    My Rotary Club, Dallas North, is sponsoring a raffle, 1,000 tickets only to be sold, $100 each.  Check the brochures this Sunday.  J.S.

        
      
     Sunrise 10-3-10 
     

     

    True?

     

    Courage has nothin' to do with the absence of fear. Courage is when you're scared to death and you get up in the saddle and go on anyway.  

     

    John Wayne 

      
     
     20 miles 10-3-10 
     
     

    Picture 1:   Conner & Dillon

    Picture 2:   Cameron & Nikki  

     

    Picture 3:   Cathy

     

    Picture 4:  Sunrise on the HHH, Hotter 'N Hell Hundred; The sprinters are off while the rest of us wait for them to pass

     

     

     

    30 miles 10-3-10

     

     

    Picture 5:   20 Mile rest stop

     

    Picture 6:   30 mile rest stop

     

    Picture 7:   14,000 riders, one little boy sitting at the edge of the road said, "They just keep coming!"

     

    Picture 8:  The Bar!  98 mile rest stop.  This Wichita Falls bar every year offers free beer and bratwurst to all riders doing the 100 miles who want to stop and come in.  Talk about motivation!  I unfortunately could not eat a bite, let alone with a beer. 

     

       

    14,000 10-3-10 

     

    See you Sunday, September 5 

    J.S.   (214-783-0443) 


    The Bar 10-3-10 

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    Sunday Reminder for 8-29-10, 22nd Ordinary Time

    ByRosemary

    Mass:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house.

     

    Place: Welcome back to Vines

    Time: 9:30; Tony Celebrating  

      

    Readings:  Sirach 3, 17-29; Psalm 68, God, in Your Goodness, You have made a Home for the Poor;  Hebrews 12, 18-24; Luke 14, 1-14


    Emma 8-27-10

     

     

    Community Bulletin Board:

     

    Job offer: Download Job Opportunity 8-27-10

     

    Thoughts on The Church:

     

    1.  Good Article on Paul VI, Fr. McBrien, National Catholic Reporter, 8-23-10,  Download Popes of the 20th Century 8-27-10

     

    Idea for Short Discussion After Mass.  Let me know your thoughts.  Download Passive Catholicism 8-27-10

     

     

    Super Bowl XLV: want to win 2 tickets to the Super Bowl, plus 4 nights at The Mansion, along with a 2nd place and 3rd place prize?

    My Rotary Club, Dallas North, is sponsoring a raffle, 1,000 tickets only to be sold, $100 each.  Check the brochures this Sunday.  J.S.

        
      
    David 8-27-10

     
     

     

    True?

     

    I have an irrepressible desire to live till
    I can be assured that the world is a
    little better for my having lived in it.

    — Abraham Lincoln

      
     
    Zoe 8-27-10
     
      

    Picture 1:   Emma ready for her baptism this week with her mom, Beth

    Picture 2:   David

    Picture 3:   Zoe awaiting her new siblings with her mom, Michelle

     

    Picture 4:   Granddad Charlie with Danny & Andrew

     

       

    Charlie 8-27-10


      

     

    See you Sunday, August 29 

    J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

     

      
              

     

       
     

     

     

     


  • Sunday Reminder for 8-22-10, 21st Ordinary Time

    ByRosemary

    Mass:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house.

     

    Place: Welcome back to Vines

    Time: 9:30; Stack Celebrating 

     

      
    Tony 8-20-10

      
     
       

    Readings: Isaiah, 66, 18-21; Psalm 117, Go out to All the World and tell the Good News; Hebrews 12, 5-7, 11-13; Luke 13, 22-30.
     


    Sienna 8-20-10

     

    Community Bulletin Board:

     

     

    Thoughts on The Church:

     

    1.  The Best Pope, National Catholic Observer, McBrien,  Aug. 17:

    Download Popes of the 20th Century 8-20-10

    2.  A Married Priest: Download Portland priest shares Journey 8-20-10

     

     

    Super Bowl XLV: want to win 2 tickets to the Super Bowl, plus 4 nights at The Mansion, along with a 2nd place and 3rd place prize?

    My Rotary Club, Dallas North, is sponsoring a raffle, 1,000 tickets only to be sold, $100 each.  Check the brochures this Sunday.  J.S.

        
      

    Sienna 2 8-20-10
     

     

    True?

     

    What sunshine is to flowers,
    smiles are to humanity.
    These are but trifles,
    to be sure; but,
    scattered along life's pathway,
    the good they do is inconceivable.

    Joseph Addison
      
     
    Baacks 8-20-10
      

    Picture 1:   Eleanor with her mom, Rosheen, and granddad, Fr. Tony

     

    Picture 2:   Sienna with her dad, Payton 

    Picture 3:   Sienna with her buddies,Erin, Wendy, & Payton

     

    Picture 4:   The Baacks, Sheila, Amanda, & Richard

     

    Picture 5:    The Gang, Jo, Joan, Jerry, & Chuck

     


    The Gang 8-20-10
     

     

    See you Sunday, August 22 


    J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

     

  • Sunday Reminder for 8-15-10, Assumption

    ByRosemary

    Mass:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house.

     

    Place: Welcome back to Vines

    Time: 9:30; Tony Celebrating 

     

     Shonda 8-13-10

      
     
       

    Readings:  Revelation 11, 19; 12, 1-6; Psalm 45, The Queen stands at your Right Hand, arrayed in Gold; 1Corinthians 15, 20-27; Luke 1, 39-56.   


     

    Brunch 8-13-10

     

     

    Community Bulletin Board:

     

     

     

     

    Thoughts on The Church:

     

    1.  Good Article by excellent Catholic Psychologist from Loyola, Chicago, Download New Vatican leader

        
     
     Tom 8-13-10

     

     

    True?

     

    You cannot be too gentle, too kind.
    Shun even to appear harsh in your treatment of each other.
    Joy, radiant joy,
    streams from the face of one who gives
    and kindles joy in the heart of one who receives.

    St. Seraphim of Sarov

      
    Tony 8-13-10 
      

    Picture 1:   Shonda & Ray (& Leo) at the baby shower 

     

     

    Picture 2:   Dee & Mike & John

    Picture 3:   Tom & the girls watching the gifts

     

    Picture 4:   Tony & his friend, the bagel

     

    Picture 5:    Sam in the party mood

     

    Picture 6:    Kevin looking to see if anything was included for him

     

    Sam 8-13-10

     

    See you Sunday, August 15, The Assumption 

     Kevin 8-13-10

    J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

     

  • Sunday Reminder for 8-8-10, 19th Ordinary Time

    ByRosemary

    Mass:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house celebrating Ray & Shonda's new family member.   Welcome!

     

    Place: Welcome back to Vines

    Time: 9:30; Stack Celebrating 

     

    Celeste 8-6-10 
      
     
       

    Readings:  Wisdom 18, 6-9; Psalm 33, Blessed the People the Lord has chosen to be his own; Hebrews 11, 1 & 2, 8-19; Luke 12, 32-48. 
     
     

    John 8-6-10

     

    Community Bulletin Board:

     

     

    Note:  Welcome back to Vines this Sunday!

     

     

    Baby Shower/Party for Shonda & Ray's coming arrival, this Sunday, August 8, our first Sunday back home at the new edition Vines High School.  They are registered at Target & Babies R-us.  Check the invitation: Download Winkler Babyshower 7-30-10

     

     

    Bob 8-6-10 

     

    Helpful video on what to do when a person collapses:    Learn Sarver Heart Center's Continuous Chest Compression CPR

     

     

    And on the lighter side, 4 good commercials: Download 4_commercials1

     

     

    Frank Reyes & the Art Center Theater Fundraiser:  

    Download Art Center Theater 8-6-10

    http://www.artcentretheatre.com/tickets/

     

    A thank you note from Plano Community Homes to which we are donating ca. 300 per month, now maybe less, as they indicate:     Download Plano Community Homes 8-6-10

     

    Lauren 8-6-10 

     

     

     

    Thoughts on The Church:

     

    1.  David Brooks, National Catholic Reporter, 8-4-10, On two paths in our lives (I might term this Type A & Type B, or using Myers-Briggs terminology, Judging vs Perceiving): Download The Summoned Self 8-6-10

        
     
    Music Gang 8-6-10
     

     

    True?

     

    What is life?
    It is the flash of a firefly in the night.
    It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime.
    It is the little shadow
    which runs across the grass
    and
    loses itself in the Sunset.

    Crowfoot, a leader of the Blackfoot nation
      
     
    Community 8-6-10
     

     

    Picture 1:   Celeste 

     

    Picture 2:   John, Jim, Maddie & her dad, Paul

    Picture 3:   Bob & Tony

     

    Picture 4:   Lauren

     

    Picture 5:    The Music Gang, Wendy, Shonda, Ray, & Celeste

     

    Picture 6:    The Commuity

     

     

     

    See you Sunday, August 8 

     J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

     

  • Sunday Reminder for 8-1-10, 18th Ordinary Time

    ByRosemary

    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.  Our last Sunday at Sigler.

     

    Time: 9:30; Tony Celebrating 

     

    Music Team 7-30-10
     
      
     
     

    Readings:  Ecclesiastes 1, 2; 2, 21-23; Psalm 90, If Today You hear his Vioce, Harden not your Hearts; Colossians, 3, 1-11; Luke 12, 13-21

     
    Frank 7-30-10
     

     

     

    Community Bulletin Board:

     

     

    Take Note:  this is our last Sunday at Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood, Plano 75075 (corner of  Brentwood, just west of Alma).  Janwood is the first street south of St. Mark’s. 

     

       

     

    Mike Bulger has a used HP Office Jet 5610 printer, 972-726-8277

     

     

    Georgie 7-30-10

     

    Baby Shower/Party for Shonda & Ray's coming arrival, Sunday, August 8, our first Sunday back home at the new edition Vines High School.  They are registered at Target & Babies R-us.  Check the invitation: Download Winkler Babyshower 7-30-10

     

     

    A State of the Union at CCAC from John Ernst:    Download CCAC-Ernst 7-30-10

     

    Check out something amusing: Download Advocate Magazine 7-30-10

    A member of our community found out.  You cannot hide forever.
     

     

    Thoughts on The Church:

     

    1.  Gary Wills in Mirabile Dictu, 7-23; Download A Catholic Struggles with the sins of his Church 7-30-10

        
    Charlie 7-30-10
     

     

     

    True?

     

    I have no special talents.
    I am only passionately curious.

    — Albert Einstein
      
    Frank & Grace 7-30-10 
     

     

    Picture 1:   The Music Team, Celeste (for one more Sunday), Shonda, and Ray

    Picture 2:   Frank & Mary

    Picture 3:   Georgie with her buddy

     

    Picture 4:   Charlie with his mom from Budapest

     

    Picture 5:   Frank & Grace

     

    Picture 6:   Coffee Shoppe, Diane, Margie, Jackie, & Jan

     

     

    Coffee Shoppe 7-30-10
     

     
    See you Sunday, August 1 

     J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

     

  • Sunday Remider for 7-25-10, 17th Ordinary Time

    ByRosemary

    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 

     


    Music Team 7-23-10
     
      
     
     

    Readings:  Genesis 18, 20-32; Psalm 138, Lord, on the Day I called for Help, You answered Me; Colossians 2, 12-14; Luke 11, 1-13

    Delgados 7-23-10
     

     

     

    Community Bulletin Board:

     

     

    Take Note:  two more Sundays, i.e., this Sunday &  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.

     

     

     

    Lisa 7-23-10

     

     

    Thoughts on The Church:

    1.  Observations of a married priest in Seattle, Mirabile Dictu, 7-14,  Download Observations of a Married Priest in Seattle

    2.  On religious women, Mirabile Dictu, 7/21,    Download Religious Women by Maureen Dowd 7-23-10

    3.  Crisis Management styles, National Catholic Reporter, 7/10, Download Crisis Management 7-23-10 

        

    Sean 7-23-10

     

     

    True?

     

    If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.

     

    Machiavelli
      

    Sienna 7-23-10

     

    Picture 1:   The Music Team, Wendy, Shonda, Ray, & Celeste

    Picture 2:   Delgadoes, Bernadette, Georgie, Nicole, & Gilberto

    Picture 3:   Lisa & Laycee

     

    Picture 4:   Sean & Cara

     

    Picture 5:   Sienna & her momma, Erin

     

    Picture 6:   Nikki & her grandmother, Mary

     

    Nikki 7-23-10

     

     
    See you Sunday, July 25

     J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

     

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    Sunday Homily 7-18-10, 16th Ordinary Time

    ByRosemary

    Readings:  Genesis 18, 1-10; Psalm 15, He who does Justice will live in the Presence of the Lord; Colossians 1, 24-28; Luke 10, 38-42

     

    Genesis: a summary—

     

    The first book of the whole bible, Genesis has 7 great fables about how people got here and how we got to the messes we are in. 

      1.   The Creation stories, two of them.

      2.   The origin of sin, the apple tree, Eve, the snake.

      3.   Cain kills Abel, his brother.

      4.   Noah & the flood—still looking for the Ark.

      5.   Tower of Babel.

      6.   The great founders, patriarchs of Judaism, Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob.

      7.   Joseph, the 12th son of Jacob, goes to Egypt.

     

    Celeste 7-18-10

     

    Our story:  Abraham & Sarah, childless, old.  Note the eastern hospitality.  Still present in East Africa.  Difficult often.  Read all of chapter 18 & note the amusing last paragraph not included in the lectionary.

     

     

    Luke & Martha and Mary: 2 observations—

     

     

    1.  A favorite story about 2 women.  I won’t talk more about the story, because I have another idea for the homily.

      

    Linda 7-18-10

     

    2.  A simple way to understand the story comes from ordinary, contemporary psychology.  To simplify, we have two types of people here, type A and type B.  Type A, the efficient, prompt, project focused person who gets things done.  Type B, the laid back, easy going, appreciative person who listens well. 

     

     

    I would beg to disagree with Jesus on this one.  Both are good & beautiful.  Both are needed.  For maturity we are challenged to be more like our opposite. 

     

    Georgie 7-18-10

     

    To Have a Dream     

     

     

    Last Saturday Rosemary & I had the privilege of officiating at a couple’s afternoon wedding on the shore of Otter Lake, near Georgian Bay & Parry Sound, Province of Ontario, Canada.  

     

     

    The wedding especially touched me because I have known the Reddick family of the bride, Siobhan (pronounced Chivon’), for over 40 years, since the ‘60’s.  Before Siobhan was even born I knew her dad, Rick, who is a doctor.  

     

     

    Siobhan & her husband Matt Lindsay impressed me for a couple of big reasons.  They had two dreams. 

     

    Siobhan 7-18-10

     

    One dream obviously was their wedding.  Everybody dreams about what kind of wedding they want, especially the brides, I suppose.  Trouble is, expenses come to the surface and the wedding gets modified. 

     

     

    Siobhan & Matt wanted to invite all their best friends & all their families, almost 200 people.  So they put on a destination wedding.  Everyone went to the Kellerman Resort on Otter Lake near Parry Sound.  The resort was totally reserved from Friday to Sunday.  Some people even stayed in nearby Parry Sound.

     

     

    What about the expense?  According to Kay, Siobhan’s grandmother, they earned enough to cover it.  Rick, Siobhan’s dad,  a doctor who has done well over the years and is generous, surely helped them.  But they lived their dream.

     

     

    Their second dream has been to see other cultures around the world, not in a superficial, tourist way, but as a resident.  Last year and this year they are teaching in an international school in Monterrey, Mexico.  They have also taught in France and in China. 

     

     

    In fact, the little white dog I am holding in the Friday blog pictures was rescued off the street in China.  She was the ring bearer.  Memories of Naomi in ‘05.

     

     

    Which brings me to a person dear to me and all of us, who likewise has had a dream.  She has dreamed for some years of getting a job in France teaching music like she has been doing here in PISD.

     

     

    This coming month Celeste will follow her dream and move to Europe.  She will teach music, not quite in France, her first choice, but in Switzerland.  Not a bad second choice.   

     

    Emma 7-18-10

     

    Celeste, I am proud of you, I admire you for following your dream, and I celebrate you for your courage.  I will dearly miss you here each Sunday, but I wish you Bon Voyage et Bon Chance.

     

     

    What is your dream?

     

     

    Picture 1:  Maddie & Celeste

     

     

    Picture 2:  Linda & Rick Cardenas, The Brisket Man

     

     

    Picture 3:   Georgie & Natalie

     

     

    Picture 4:   Siobhan & Matt, Otter Lake, Ontario

     

    Picture 5:   Emma with her grandmother Margie & dad & mom, Tom & Beth

  • Sunday Reminder for 7-18-10, 16th Ordinary Time

    ByRosemary

    Mass:  Coffee & Brunch  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; Stack Celebrating 

     


    The Ceremony 7-16-10
      
      
     
     

    Readings:  Genesis 18, 1-10; Psalm 15, He who does Justice will live in the Presence of the Lord; Colossians 1, 24-28; Luke 10, 38-42
     

    Entrance 7-16-10

     

    Community Bulletin Board:

     

    This Sunday, July 18: Bon Voyage Celebration & brunch feasting Celeste who travels to Switzerland to teach English in a school.  A dream being fulfilled.  Divide the alphabet in half, as usual, first half bringing hors d'oeuvre, second half deserts.  Thanks.

      

    Meeting 7-16-10

     

     

    Take Note:  the Sundays 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.

     

     

    Beginning 7-16-10

     

    John Cade on the Dallas Rape Crisis Center we are helping:

    Download DARCC 1  -  Download DARCC 2


    Kay 7-16-10
      

     

     

    Thoughts on The Church:

    From National Catholic Reporter, July 12: On excommunication,    Download Does excommunication do any good 7-16-10

    Also from NCR, July 9, On internal disfunction,    Download A Hierarchy Damaged from within 7-16-10 

     Flower Kids 7-16-10 
            

    True?

     

    You are never strong enough that you don't need help.

    — Cesar Chavez

     
    O'donovan 7-16-10


     

    Picture 1:   Welcome to the ceremony, Soibhan Reddick (pronounced 'Chivon,' ask Tony) & Matt Lindsay, Otter Lake in background, 3:00 P.M. Saturday, near Parry Sound & Georgian Bay.  My first time to ever hold a little dog, the ringbearer, during the ceremony.

     

    Picture 2:   Entrance with her dad, Rick Reddick (Dr.), the oldest son of Kay's 6 kids.  Soibhan bought & carried her dress from Monterey, Mexico, where she & Matt teach in a school.

     

    Picture 3:   Rick blesses the joining of Soibhan & Matt

     

    Picture 4:   Soibhan & Matt overlooking Otter Lake

     

    Picture 5:   Kay Reddick, grandmother of the bride & visitor to our community.  Reading a poem by her late husband, Chris.

     

    Picture 6:   Flower kids, Gwen and Jacob

     

    Picture 7:   Friends of Tony, Jim & Jamie Shields with Hannah & Clair.

     

    Picture 8:   Friends of John Cade, Rachel Willoughby & Monica Urbaniak

     

    Cade 7-16-10

     

     
    See you Sunday, July 18, Celebration & Brunch Time For Celeste

     J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

     

  • Sunday Reminder for 7-11-10, 15th Ordinary Time

    ByRosemary

    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 

     


     Sienna 7-9-10
      
     
     

    Readings:  Deuteronomy 30, 10-14; Psalm 69, Turn to the Lord in Your Need, and You will Live; Colossians 1, 15-20; Luke 10, 25-37

    Bikers 7-9-10

     

    Community Bulletin Board:

     

    Sunday, July 18: Bon Voyage Celebration & brunch feasting Celeste who travels to Switzerland to teach English in a school.  A dream being fulfilled. 

      

    Take Note:  the Sundays 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.

     


     Bobby 7-9-10

     

     

    Thoughts on The Church:

    From Mirabile Dictu, a bulletin published on line by Corpus, the national organization of married priests, by Eugene Kennedy, June 25, Download If celibacy is such a jewel 7-9-10

      

     Chase 7-9-10
     
      

    True?

     

    Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned,
    earned, worn or consumed.
    Happiness is the spiritual experience
    of living every minute with love,
    grace, and gratitude.

     Dennis Waitley

     Fountain Place 1, 7-9-10


     

    Picture 1:  Sienna checking us out with her grandmother, Robyn 

     

    Picture 2:  Bikers Bill & Rob 

     

    Picture 3:  Barb, Bobby, Warren, & Curtis

     

    Picture 4:  Chase checking us out 

     

    Picture 5:   Rosemary's office courtyard, Fountain Place

     

    Picture 6:   Fountain Place almost full  

     

    Fountain Place 2, 7-9-10
     
    See you Sunday, July 11

     

     J.S.   (214-783-0443)