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Sunday Homily, November 26, 2017, Chirst the King
ByRosemary November 26, 2017

Readings:

Ezekiel 34, 11-12, 15-17,    I myself will look after and tend my sheep.

Psalm 23, The Lord is my shepherd. There is nothing I shall want. ( A good one)

1 Corinthians 15, 20-26,28,   Christ has been raised from the dead.

Matthew 25, 31-46,, He will sit on his glorious throne.

NO HOMILY THIS WEEK. ENJOY THANKSGIVING WEEKEND

TALBIRD OAK, OVER 300 YEARS OLD, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA

Juliet's Luncheon, Friday, December 1st   Download Juliet Xmas (1)

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Announcements

Announcements
ByRosemary November 26, 2017
Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

Nest week

Special Thanks to these special people:
- John Cade
Birthdays: David Grattifiori, Nina Tucker, Mike Moran (68, Saturday)

Anniversaries:

Barb & Ron Senter, (Sunday)

John & Michelle Simari (32^nd, Wednesday)

Frank & Mary Esparza (54^th, Wednesday)

Never know what you will meet on your bike ride. Who rules this island anyway?

Please Remember these special people

For Kathleen Macchio & her family; For John O'Donnell; For Bill Hammond's recovery from rotator cuff surgery, which is expected to take a whole year; Trey, age 19, recuperating from 8 gun shot wounds; For Myron Hubble; For Connie Bresson's mom; For Carol's recuperation; For Tom Good; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation; For Nadia's recuperation; For a young man who is suffering from depression; For Claire's mom; 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; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; For Rose's daughter in law Jamie; For a young father of two & married, Paul Day, struggling with a heart condition;

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 92; For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why; For Maureen’s daughter, Kathleen, with cancer; 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; for Franks 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; 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 Mary Ellen; 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.

Your Finances, November 26, 2017Expenses: $

Outreach: $

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

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    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.
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Reminder for Sunday, November 26, Christ The Kiing
ByRosemary November 20, 2017
Happy 83 Years, John, Congratulations. When I grow up, I want to be like you!

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

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade

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

Dad & Daughter, nothing better, Gilbert & Michelle.

Readings:

Ezekiel 34, 11-12, 15-17,    I myself will look after and tend my sheep.

Psalm 23, The Lord is my shepherd. There is nothing I shall want. ( A good one)

1 Corinthians 15, 20-26,28,   Christ has been raised from the dead.

Matthew 25, 31-46,, He will sit on his glorious throne.

Mike Kuklenski on his Viet Nam experience.

Community Activities:

ROMEO MEET:   Let’s skip November 24 & December 1. Everybody is traveling.

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together), Friday, December 1st. Contact Marilyn Ackerman.

A fascinating trip.

Love for Kids picnic: December 9

Dickenson Trip: February, more TBA

Jackie & Rick: have a nice bedroom they would like to put up for rent, $500 per month. Location: Garland, near a DART train station.

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Standing ovation.

What is going on in Our Catholic World:
1. Fire the Madison Bishop, National Catholic Reporter Nothing special this week.
Our Father.

True?

Suddenly you’re ripped into being alive. And life is pain, and life is suffering, and life is horror, but by God you’re alive and it’s spectacular.

Joseph Campbell

Peace, Wendy & her parents.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

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.
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Sunday Homily, November 19, 2017, 33rd Ordinary Time
ByRosemary November 19, 2017

Welcome Home, Alison & John.

Readings:

Proverbs 31, 10-13, 19-20, 30-31, When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls.

Psalm 128, Blessed are those who fear the Lord. (No!)

1 Thessalonians 5, 1-6, The Lord will come like a thief at night. (No!)

Matthew 25, 1-13, The parable of the man going on a journey and leaving talents with his servants

Says Rocco, "Good Morning, Everybody, welcome in."

Observation on the psalm response and Thessalonians

Could there not be a better way to establish a relationship with the Lord than FEAR? Like maybe LOVE?!

Wake up, Buddy. Mike is coming on and he will fascinate you.

In honor of Thanksgiving we have invited Mike Kuklenski to share his experiences in Viet Nam and since.

Nearly 50 years after Vietnam, a combat hero struggles to understand his war

The Link:

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2017/11/11/fifty-years-vietnam-combat-hero-struggles-understand-war

Mike Kuklenski sharing his experiences in Viet Nam.

Mike, a ''67 graduate of Jesuit , was awarded two Purple Hearts and a Silver Star for his heroic time as a conscientious objector and corpsman (medic).

The Team.

The marvelous Music Team.

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ByRosemary November 19, 2017
Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

“Father and Mother of all:

We give thanks for food and remember the hungry,

We give thanks for health and remember the sick,

We give thanks for friends and remember the friendless,

We give thanks for freedom and remember the enslaved.

May our giving thanks stir us to service, that our blessings may be shared with others. Amen

A Thanksgiving prayer from a Dear Abbey column

Lynda reading from Proverbs.

Special Thanks to these special people:
- For the Readings: Lynda & Tom
- For The Team: Buddy & Georgie
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Special Communion Cups: Jan & Charlie
- For the Pictures: Rick & Mike & Connie & John
- For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: Ben & David & Wendy
- For all who helped with Communion
Tom reading from Thessalonians.

Birthdays: Frank Esparza (Sunday, today), Ron Ackerman (Wednesday), John Anderlick (60, last Wednesday), Diane McMahon (80, last Saturday), Joe Barnes (Friday) John Cade (83, Saturday)

Anniversaries:

Jean & Cliff Wright (22^nd, Friday)

John & Connie (31, lastTuesday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week

Please Remember these special people

For Kathleen Macchio & her family; For John O'Donnell; For Bill Hammond's recovery from rotator cuff surgery, which is expected to take a whole year; Trey, age 19, recuperating from 8 gun shot wounds; For Myron Hubble; For Connie Bresson's mom; For Carol's recuperation; For Tom Good; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation; For Nadia's recuperation; For a young man who is suffering from depression; For Claire's mom; 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; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; For Rose's daughter in law Jamie; For a young father of two & married, Paul Day, struggling with a heart condition;

Thanks, Dearest Emma, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 92; For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why; For Maureen’s daughter, Kathleen, with cancer; 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; for Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons; For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Happy Birthday, John.

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; 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 Mary Ellen; 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.

Congratulations, Wendy, he's almost ready for his debut here.

Your Finances, November 19, 2017

Expenses: $1085.00

Outreach: $ 215.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Happy Thanksgiving, our Dearest Tori & Zoe.

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

Welcome Home, Dearest Loretta.

The Offertory Team, Bernadette, Loretta, Carol, and Richard

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.

Emma, holding Mike's three military medals, says, Happy Thanksgiving, Everybody.
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Reminder for November 19, 2017, 33rd Ordinary Time
ByRosemary November 15, 2017
This Little Light of Mine, sung by Emma leading the community.

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

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

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

All God's Critters love grandma, especially if she is Bernadette.

Readings:

Proverbs 31, 10-13, 19-20, 30-31, When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls.

Psalm 128, Blessed are those who fear the Lord. (No!)

1 Thessalonians 5, 1-6, The Lord will come like a thief at night. (No!)

Matthew 25, 1-13, The parable of the man going on a journey and leaving talents with his servants

And All God's Critters love it when the Patisserie is open.

Community Activities:

ROMEO MEET: Friday, November 17, 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), December Lunch TBA

Love those girls, Carol, Sandra, & Mary.

Love for Kids picnic: December 9

Dickenson Trip: February, more TBA

Jackie & Rick: have a nice bedroom they would like to put up for rent, $500 per month. Location: Garland, near a DART train station.

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Healing for David & Caroline.

What is going on in Our Catholic World:
1. Fire the Madison Bishop, National Catholic Reporter, November 9, 285 Words, Download FIRE MADISON BISHOP 11-16-17
1. Nuclear Disarmament, National Catholic Reporter, November 9, 234 words, Download NUCLEEAR DISARMAMENT 11-16-17
Healing for Carol.

True?

A man, a dog & a hummingbird:

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Our Father.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Communion for Harper.

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, Everybody.

Peace, especially to the family of Kathleen Macchio, Maureen's daughter. When Fred died about 4 years ago, Maureen moved to Denver to live near Kathleen & her husband David.
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Sunday Homily, November 12, 2017, 32nd Ordinary Time
ByRosemary November 12, 2017

Readings:

Isaiah 25, 6-8, On Mt. Zion the Lord will prepare a banquet. (special)

Psalm 63, My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.

Thessalonians 4, 13-18 , The Lord will come down from heaven.

Matthew 25, 1-13, The kingdom of heaven will be like the 10 virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Along with Claire, Rose, the whole community and I say, "Welcome home. It is so nice to have you here."

Introduction

What we call Chapter 25 of the Matthew gospel is composed of three parables,

the first of which is about a Wedding Banquet, the Father’s gift of salvation. The Bridegroom of this parable is the Lord, Jesus who is coming for his Bride, the Church, those who have welcomed and are living the Good News.

Good Morning, Dearest Tori, Welcome. It is so nice to see you.

The First Reading, [a substitution, Isaiah 25:6-8] is from the Prophet Isaiah. It describes the Wedding Banquet for those who seek to do the will of the Lord; what unites us together is good food, aged wine, and forgiveness.

Our Responsorial Psalm, ‘My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God,’ addresses our yearning for a spiritual banquet with the Lord.

Emma, our Dearest Candle Lighter of The Week, in action.

Our Second reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Thessalonians addresses the mystical body of Christ rising together as one Body, for the Wedding Banquet at the end of time.

Our spiritual gift, of course, is that the Lord comes to us here and now in our banquet of the Liturgy of the Word and Eucharist, the fish and the bread.

Mike, conjuring up his neat little homily touch, namely Emma leading the community in singing, This Little Light of Mine.

The Holy Gospel according to Matthew: the parable of the Ten Bridesmaids.

I say to you that something is terribly wrong in the way we understand this parable: We sense it in the failure of the wise bridesmaids to share some of their oil with the foolish bridesmaids whose lamps were going out. Obviously, there must be an answer to this dilemma, and you will be surprised to find where I found it?

Want to go to Communion? Jan & Bern will help you.

Most of you can remember singing along with the children, as they held up their little paper or cardboard lamps, “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine….” You probably don’t recall that its meaning is purposely given in Matthew’s ‘Sermon on the mount.

Here they are, Folks, better than ever (as they say on Mike & Mike, A.M. sports radio).

You are the light of the world….let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” The oil that was brought by the wise bridesmaids for their lamps in this parable, is a metaphor. It represents the good works they have done by loving others as Christ has loved them. When the wise bridesmaids, who are the Light of the World, trim their lamps with oil to go out to meet the Bridegroom, they are of course lighting the way for others as Christ escorts them to the Wedding Banquet.

This Little Light of Mine, will always be special because of you singing it for us, Emma.

The foolish, however, have no oil. Without good works it is impossible for them to trim their lamps, so the wise tell them to go to the marketplace for that’s where they can to do good works by becoming the Light of the World for others, the oil that gives glory to God. It is where they can choose to use their God given talents for the good of all, to be the Light of the World in their encounters with the poor, the lonely, the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the sick.

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ByRosemary November 12, 2017
Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead: Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved: and now we lie
In Flanders fields!

Taken from IN FLANDERS FIELDS
By Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

Composed at the battlefront on May 3, 1915
during the second battle of Ypres, Belgium

Mary Jane reading from Isaiah 25.

Special Thanks to these special people:
- For the Readings: Mary Jane & John
- For The Team: Buddy & Georgie
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Special Communion Cups: Jan & Charlie
- For the Pictures: Rick & Mike & Connie
- For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: Ben & Shonda
- For all who helped with Communion
John reading from Thessalonians.

Birthdays: Rosemary (Tuesday), John Anderlick (60, Wednesday), Diane McMahon (80, Saturday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Anniversaries:

John & Connie (31, Tuesday)

The Special Team, Buddy, Georgie, and Mike preparing to homilize.

Please Remember these special people

For John O'Donnell; For Bill Hammond's recovery from rotater cuff surgery, which is expected to take a whole year; Trey, age 19, recuperating from 8 gun shot wouonds; For Myron Hubble; For Connie Bresson's mom; For Carol's recuperation; For Tom Good; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation; For Nadia's recuperation; For a young man who is suffering from depression; For Claire's mom; 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; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; For Rose's daughter in law Jamie; For a young father of two & married, Paul Day, struggling with a heart condition;

Thanks, Emma for being Our Candle Lighter of the Week and especially for leading our singing.

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 92; For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why; For Maureen’s daughter, Kathleen, with cancer; 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; for Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons; For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Thanks, Rose, for including us on your visit in Dallas, your old home.

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; 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 Mary Ellen; 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.

Thanks, Buddy, for all your help and for being such a neat kid.

Your Finances, November 12, 2017

Expenses: $760.00

Outreach: $730.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Watch out, Everybody, she is back.

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

It is so nice to have you back, Harper. I have really missed you. It is so much more fun with you here (and your grandmother).

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.
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Reminder for Sunday, November 12, 2017, 32nd Ordinary Time
ByRosemary November 8, 2017
All Saints

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

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

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

All Saints.

Readings:

Wisdom 6 12-16, Resplendent and unfading is wisdom.

Psalm 63, My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.

Thessalonians 4, 13-18 , The Lord will come down from heaven.

Matthew 25, 1-13, The kingdom of heaven will be like the 10 virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

All Saints' Team, Sandra, Karen, Geri, & Denni.

Reminder: Central Expressway will be shut down at Plano Parkway on Saturday and Sunday.

Community Activities:

ROMEO MEET: Friday, November 10, 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), December Lunch TBA

Healing for Joe, Brent, & Meredith.

Love for Kids picnic: December 9

Dickenson Trip: February, more TBA

Healing & Fullness of Life for Tori & Zoe.

Jackie & Rick: have a nice bedroom they would like to put up for rent, $500 per month. Location: Garland, near a DART train station.

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Our Father.

What is going on in Our Catholic World:
1. Trump vs Constitution, National Catholic Reporter, November 6, 1400 Words, Download TRUMP VS CONSTITUTION 11-9-17
2. Notre Dame & contraceptives, National Catholic Reporter, November 7, 200 Words, Download N D ON CONTRACEPTIVES 11-7-17

Communion for Richard and Carol at home.

True?

The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves.

Plato

Communion for All God's Critters.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Peace.

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, Everybody.
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Sunday Homily, November 5, 2017, 31st Ordinary Time
ByRosemary November 5, 2017
Says Emma, Hi, Folks, Welcome in.

Readings:

Malachi 1, 14-2, 2, 8-10,   A great king am I, says the Lord

Psalm 131, In you, O Lord, I have found my Peace

Thessalonians 2, 7-9, 13 , We were gentle with you.

Matthew 23, 1-12, Do not be like the Pharisees.

Likewise, Zoe, says, "Good Morning, Everybody, Come in."

Observations on Malachi:

Interesting notes, a review:

                   1. This is the last book of the Old Testament.

                   2. A little book, only 4 chapters.

                   3. Last of the 12 minor prophets ( minor because of their small content )

Author: Malachi means “my messenger.” The writer’s real name is unknown.

Offertory with Sydney & Hugh, Nina & Kerry.

Date: 555 years before Christ. This is deduced from the emphasis on the temple and the priesthood, and the word “governor” used one time. Governors ruled after the Babylonian Exile, ca. 590-550, kings before.

The temple was rebuilt ca. 520 after the Israelites came back ca. 550 from the Babylonian Exile. The Persian ruler Cyrus let them return & rebuild the old walls & temple.

Message: Beware, you priests and people, because you are lax, corrupt, and cheating God of his rightful offerings.   Again, the prophet act: 1. condemn behavior, 2. promise punishment, 3. offer consolation after reform.

Sophia, our Candle Lighter of The Week, in action.

Today’s Message:

                   1.  Yahweh is speaking, actually to the priests, though in the official reading this reference is edited out.

                   2. You priests, I will curse you if you do not honor my name.

                    3. I have made you contemptable because you don't follow my ways. Again, note the Prophet's message: 1. condemn behavior, 2. promise punishment, 3. consolation after the conversion.

                   Sources: Good News Bible; New Interpreter’s Study Bible; The Minor Prophets by Al Maxey (on line); & Wikipedia

So, Georgie, how is it being 16? Know you are The Best.

Gratitude for Blessings 2017-11-04

Rosemary & I have an end of year exercise we go through, what are the Blessings of the Year. We write them down. It is a process of numerous days, beginning with Thanksgiving and ending only around New Years.

So, when I told Rosemary I wanted to give a Thanksgiving homily this Sunday, she says, “Okay, but don’t get off on your Big 3. People have heard them often enough.” “But people forget,” I say to little avail. So I won’t, with nothing more than their mention. Namely, 1. My years as a Jesuit. 2. My years in East Africa. 3. My years with Rosemary.

Study Hall for Tori & Zoe.

The following are five 2017 gifts or blessings.
1. The Jewish Community Center. I know only a small slice of the Community’s day, from about 5:30 to 7:00 every weekday morning, always in the spin class room or in the gym.
The peopIe I have come to know and love are so normal and loving. Plus they all work at keeping themselves in some kind of good shape. I look at these good people and I think that it is my religion, Catholicism and Christianity that has caused this community to be hounded, hunted, persecuted, and killed for centuries, ever since Matthew wrote the Blood Curse, Let his blood be upon us and our children.” Matthew 27. I am humbled they accept me.

All Our Saints for All Saints.
1. Rob, Beth, Rosemary, & I rode the 20 mile Dallas Bikes rally yesterday and it was glorious. It was a blessing and reminded me of two other special summer blessings look forward to and I take part in every year, Ragbrai (ride across Iowa for a week, 500 miles) and the Matterhorn Canyon back packing trip.
All Saints Prep with Karen and Denni.
1. A third blessing this year has been, don’t laugh, you ladies, Romeos! I look forward to this get together with the guys all week and it is always fun.
2. For a number of years a classmate and good friend of mine from the days we spent together at Jesuit has made a significant financial monthly donation to our community. It, together with everybody else’s generosity, enables us to help so many deserving people.
3. Finally and most obvious to me so often, the unbelievable blessing of you, our Sunday community. It is a clear sign you all must be crazy.
All Saints prep with Geri and Sandra.

What are your Blessings of The Year 2017?

Our Saints.
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