Reminders

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Extras

Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings: Isaiah 50, 4-9; Psalm 116, I will walk before the Lord, in the Land of the Living; James 2, 14-18; Mark 8, 27-35

NOTICE:  Return to Vines this Sunday.

Community Bulletin Board: 

2 Christmas Performances:  a number of people have asked about our plans for another visit to the Meyerson for the Christmas concert of the Dallas Synphony.  Here are two performances at two different venues, one at the Meyerson as usual, the other at the brand new Winspear Opera House.  The plans:

    1.  December 10, Thursday, 7:30: The Meyerson.  Christmas Special, $55 (New Director this Christmas.  David Davidson died of cancer Saturday.)

    2.  December 15, Tuesday, 8:00:   The Winspear, South Pacific, $50 (cheapest in the house; with 15 or more we get better seats at $55))

As an extra: pre-performance wine & cheese at the Tulip Lane parsonage with a tour through the best Christmas decorations in Dallas, i.e., Highland Park.

Let Rosemary or me know if you would like one or both performances. 

Good Article on the history of Eucharist & Adoration by Richard McBrien of Notre Dame & National Catholic Reporter: Download Perpetual eucharistic adoration

Job Opportunity: a Contract Clinical Data Coordinator position available in  Fort Worth, TX.

• 1 year contract
• Optional benefits available   

Requirements:

• A bachelors degree in an appropriate scientific/technical field with 2-3 years related experience, 1 of which are related to the Clinical Data Management area
• A masters degree in an appropriate scientific/technical field with 0-1 years related experience

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please feel free to contact me.

Otherwise, please feel free to pass this information along.

Warm regards,  Kristine

Kristine McNerney
Clinical Research Recruiter
ICON Contracting Solutions,  Tel: (813) 968-8185

Email: mcnerneyk@mcs-staffing.com
Web: www.mcs-staffing.com

True?  And now here is my secret, a very simple secret:  
it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Picture 1:  Concelebrants with Kevin (& Hue)

Picture 2:  Community in the Wilson patio.

Picture 3:  Choir, Shonda, Wendy, Ray, Celeste

Picture 4:  Tony

Picture 5:  Audry

 See you Sunday, September 13

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings: Isaiah 35, 4-7; Psalm 146, Praise the Lord, my Soul; James 2, 1-5; Mark 7, 31-37.

SPECIAL NOTICE:  This Sunday Mass 9/6/09 will be at Wilson Middle School (not Vines).  Wilson is on Custer between Plano Pkwy and 15^th.  (Vines is being shut down for the weekend for some electrical work.)

Community Bulletin Board: 

From Kim Bailey:

Our sweet "Grammy" is in need of live in help.  She is the biological great-grandmother of Mariah and she was the one who gave Mariah to us.  For those of you who do not know Mariah is our 12year old daughter whom we adopted at the age of 3. She is offering room and board and $400 a month. She would prefer a strong mature woman. If you know of anyone who might be interrested, please contack me.  e-mail  school4126@integrity.com   phone 972-406-1727.  Thanks and Blessings  Maria Simpson

True?  

“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his

tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish

his goals.” –Larry Bird 

Picture 1:  Regan with her grandmother, Jackie

Picture 2:  Fred giving John Ernst $2000 for the CCAC from our community

Picture 3:  Rest Stop at 75 miles, water table in a pecan grove

Picture 4:  Resting after 75 miles

Picture 5:  The Old Geezer after 100 miles

 See you Sunday, September 6

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings: Deuteronomy 4, 1-8; Psalm 15, The One who does Justice will Live in the Presence of the Lord; James 1 17-27; Mark 7, 1-23 

Community Bulletin Board: 

 From Julie Kite:

We have a nice Casio electronic 61-key keyboard that we don't need anymore and are trying to sell.  It's in perfect condition and hasn't been used much. Price:  $75 (including stand), new is about $150.  Let me know if you're interested! 

 juliekite@tx.rr.com.

From Marianne Elwell: Download Travel Deals 8-27-09

(214) 448-9279 (cell)

reply to: mfoley@IWantThisVacation.com

For Travel go to: www.IWantThisVacation.com

True?   If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live.      LIN YU-T’ANG

Picture 1:  The girls, Joanne, Margie, Jackie M., & Jackie R, plus in the background, Nancy with Richard & Grace Leal

Picture 2:  Megan with her mom Christine

Picture 3:  Jane & Paul Drake

Picture 4:  Taylor Read with her mom Theresa

Picture 5:  Taylor's brother, Zack, at the juice bar

 See you Sunday, August 30

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings: Joshua 24, 1-18; Psalm 34, Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord; Ephesians 5, 21-32 ; John 6, 60-69.

Community Bulletin Board: 

Please remember Peter McGinn, 61, Rosemary's brother, who died Monday morning in Boston.  Amyloidosis was the cause and could not be brought under control.  This Monday morning we will attend a family memorial near Binghamton, NY.  A month from now a large, public memorial is being planned.  J.S.

From Marianne Elwell concerning the cruise next summer:

Re the cruise – if someone is interested in the cruise, or even think they might be interested, they only have to put a deposit of $25.00 per person by 8/26.  They can always cancel (up to a certain point and I will find out what the latest cancel date is), but we need at least 8 cabins booked by then or we lose the group status. 

Marianne Foley Elwell

(214) 448-9279 (cell)

reply to: mfoley@IWantThisVacation.com

For Travel go to: www.IWantThisVacation.com

True?  Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.  Be the living expression of God's kindness:  kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.  

Mother Teresa 

Picture 1:  Kevin & Sabrina

Picture 2:  Guess Who?

Picture 3:  Reid & Casey in the hospital

Picture 4:  Reid & Robbie.  For latest on Reid Download The Story on Reid

 See you Sunday, August 23

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings: Proverbs 9, 1-6; Psalm 34, Taste & See the Goodness of the Lord; Ephesians 5, 15-20; John 6, 51-58

Community Bulletin Board: 

From Geri Moran with the Shawl Ministry for Babies:
Dear Friends of Stack Ministries,

On behalf of all volunteers at St.Elizabeth Ann Seton
Shawl Ministry for babies we would like to thank you for your interest
in participating in this outreach.  We could use knitters, crocheters, and fringers plus people to sew on labels and make the tags as the need is great.

For those who are available to stop by, we meet the second Tuesday
of each month (August 11th) at 7pm in the Faith Formation Center located at
3100 W.Spring Creek Pkwy, PLN 75023
 
I believe this ministry may be a blessing to you as well.

God bless you all,
Geri
972-867-8968 HM
972-489-8968 cell

PS.
To find out more about this ministry go to
http://setonparish-org.ecatholicchurches.com/index.cfm?load=page&page=274

From Marianne Elwell concerning the cruise next summer:

Re the cruise – if someone is interested in the cruise, or even think they might be interested, they only have to put a deposit of $25.00 per person by 8/26.  They can always cancel (up to a certain point and I will find out what the latest cancel date is), but we need at least 8 cabins booked by then or we lose the group status. 

If you can put in the blog to encourage anyone who even might be interested (including yourselves in case your hips fail) just to put the deposit down, if we get at least 8 cabins, we’ll be good to go.

Marianne Foley Elwell

(214) 448-9279 (cell)

reply to: mfoley@IWantThisVacation.com

For Travel go to: www.IWantThisVacation.com

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

Note: Following discussion among the board members, we decided that we have to give up inviting our dogs to Mass.  Some people have allergies, some are skittish, but above all the Health Dept. might get upset and invite us out.  So sorry, you kids and dog lovers.  J.S.

Picture 1:  Burro Pass above Matterhorn Canyon going into Piutte Creek

Picture 2:  Rose over Burro Pass (10,000+ feet)

Picture 3:  Curtis & Barb at the Coffee Shoppe

Picture 4:  The Drescher Girls, Megan with her mom & grandmother, Christine & Diane

Picture 5: Dinner Time, Tom & Lynda, Rob, Bill, & The Geezer

 See you Sunday, August 16

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

Picture 6: Daniel cleans out the whole pot

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings: 1 Kings 19, 4-8; Psalm 34, Taste and see the goodness of the Lord; Ephesians 4, 30-5, 2; John 6, 41-51

Community Bulletin Board: 

From Jane Drake:

A very good friend of mine needs in-home care for six months, starting anytime and including her surgery date of Dec. 15. She is a delightful person and easy to get along with. Her husband, who is blind, works out of the house, and they have a son who is 20. They have a lot of critters in their home!

The person’s main job would be to clean, do laundry, and make three square meals a day. No heavy lifting. No patient care. Person does not need to speak English OR drive. They must live in (they will have their own room and bath). It could also lead to a permanent position.

True?  Good friends are like stars; you don't always see them, but you know they are there!

 See you Sunday, August 9

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings: Exodus 16, 2-15; Psalm 78, The Lord gave them bread from heaven; Ephesians 4, 17-24; John 6, 24-35

Community Bulletin Board: 

True?   Those who move easiest have learned to dance.

Picture 1:  Bob & Tony & Gayle

Picture 2:  Jan & Charlie

Picture 3:  Clare, Emory, & Brittany

Picture 4:  Julie Carey

Picture 5:  Taylor & Zach

 See you Sunday, August 2

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings: 2 Kings 4, 42-44; Psalm 145, The Hand of the Lord feeds Us; He answers all Our Needs; Ephesians 4, 1-6; John 6, 1-15 

Community Bulletin Board: 

Collin County Adult Clinic:  from Diane McClurg on expansion of services–

True?   Watch a sunrise at least once a year.  (The last time I watched a sunrise?)

Picture 1:  Reid & Casey

Picture 2:  Brady & Robbie

Picture 3: Trey

Picture 4:  Cameron

Picture 5:  The Big Four at 1 1/2 years

 See you Sunday, July 26

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings:  Jeremiah 23, 1-6; Psalm 23, The Lord is My Shepherd; there is nothing I shall want; Ephesians 2, 13-18; Mark 6, 30-34             

 Community Bulletin Board: 

From Frank & Laura on their latest Play:

We have a couple of comp. tickets if y'all want them. Let me know what date and time you are interested in attending. There is a group from the clinic going on
the 18th at 8pm.

Allen writes:
July 11th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Opening night performance was hilarious. The energy and enthusiasm was
phenomenal. Great entertainment for a summer evening.

 Sarah VC Henderson writes:
July 11th, 2009 at 11:15 am
To the Cast and Crew of Noises Off,
I just wanted to take a moment and congratulate you all on a wonderful
production. We were able to attend the opening night performance and can not
tell you how much we loved the entire show. The comedy came in many forms
and was constant throughout all three acts. I honestly can not even imagine
how exhausted you all must be after each performance! In the three years
that Teatro delle Muse has been the resident company of the ArtCentre
Theatre I can't remember a production that generated so many belly laughs
from the audience. I sat in the back row (as is a habit of mine, I enjoy
watching the audience, reviewers and tech crew as much as I do the show) and
never saw a moment of restlessness, nor watch checks or snoring from
audience members. That is amazing! Be very proud of the work you have done.
I am proud to know this show is a part of our theatre. Jamey, I can't wait
to see your next production with TDM, wait productions. there's Grease,
Rocky Horror Picture Show, A Christmas Show and of course Evening Star
Rising. We are so glad to have you as a part of our company and we hope that
you bring all the talent from Noises Off with you to other shows!
Sarah  http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/jul/16/theater-review-noises-off/

True?   Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; rather it is about learning to dance in the rain.

Vivian Greene

Picture 1:  The Celebration with Lorynne & T.J.

Picture 2:  Shelby O'Reilly

Picture 3: Anniversaries & Birthdays, Marilyn & Ron, Mike & Roy

Picture 4:  The Donut Shoppe

Picture 5:  Bonnie & Greg  

 See you Sunday, July 12

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings:  Amos 7, 12-15; Psalm 85, Lord, let us see Your Kindness and grant us Your Salvation; Ephesians, 1, 3-14; Mark 6, 7-13              

 Community Bulletin Board: 

Help: Our Mark Ackerman needs Job: Download Mark Ackerman

True?   People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within.

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

Cruise Info: Marianne Elwell sez,

Picture 1:  Tony O'Donovan

Picture 2:  Mark Ackerman

Picture 3:  Choir, Wendy, Ben, & Celeste

Picture 4:  Claire & Charlie at the Coffee Shoppe

Picture 5:  Guess who at 1 year, 6 months         

 See you Sunday, July 12

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)