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ByRosemary May 21, 2017
Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

Life is short …

Break the rules,

Forgive quickly,

Kiss slowly,

Love truly,

Laugh uncontrollably,

And never regret anything that made you smile.

Author Unknown

Mary reading from Acts.

Special Thanks to these special people:
- For the Readings: Mary and Bernadette
- For The Team: Buddy & Georgie
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Special Communion Cups: Cindy & Ken
- For the Pictures: Mike & Rick & Beth
- For the coffee and extras: John & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: David and Shonda and Bethany
- For all who helped with Communion
Bernadette reading from 1 Peter.

Birthdays: Ray (77, Wednesday), Zaile ( Thursday)

Anniversaries:

Michael & Candy Kern (24^th, Monday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week. (Me thinks she is taking over)

Please Remember these special people:

For Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge, who just moved on ; For Sir Charlie in Allen Presby; For Jackie Urbanzyk; For Connie Bresson's mom & friend struggling with cancer; 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 Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ; For Cliff & Jean; For Laura's sister Claudia; For Dawn; John Simari’s friend, Ron; For Anthony; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery

Happy special birthday, Ray.

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; The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   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; Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge; For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Okay, Bill, that cupcake is for Zaile, on her birthday. I promised her. Don't you snarf it down and tell her I forgot.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents & daughter of her best friend, Mekala plus her baby, and Stephanie, and Barbara; Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler & Kaitlen;

Thanks, Buddy, for being such a neat kid and great Candle Lighter of the Week.

Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; for Mary Ellen & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher; 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.

Want one of these cupcakes? When is you birthday or anniversary?

Your Finances, May 21, 2017

Expenses: $1675.00

Outreach: $ 810.00

Q1 Financial Report:    Download Financials Q1

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Grace, a great helper to our community as head of our board, presents the financial report.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

One more Sunday, the 7th, in the Easter cycle. Then Pentecost.

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Bye, Everybody, see you next week.
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Reminder for Sunday, May 21, 2017, 6th Easter
ByRosemary May 17, 2017
Bethany & David, you are having too much fun.

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

What a team!

Readings:

Acts of the Apostles  8, 5-8, 14-17, There was great joy in that city.

Psalm 66, Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.

1 Peter 3, 15-18, It is better to suffer for doing good, thank doing evil.

John 14, 15-21,  If you love me you will keep my commandments..

Happy Mother's Day.

Community Activities:

ROMEO MEET: Friday, May 19, 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), For June,TBA

Communion Helpers.

What is going on in Our Catholic World
1. Parish closings, National Catholic Reporter, May 10, 2017, 260 words, Download PARISH CLOSINGS 5-18-17
2. Knights' finances & influence, National Catholic Reporter, May 15, 2017, 5000 words, Download KNIGHTS 5-18-17
Healing for Cindy.

True?

We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

Viktor Frankl

The Sacrament of Life for Zoe.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Peace, Mommy.

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Peace, Everybody.
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Homilies

Sunday Homily, May 14, 2017, 5th Easter
ByRosemary May 14, 2017

Readings:

Acts of the Apostles 6, 1-7, Select from among you 7 reputable men.

Psalm 33, Lord, Let your mercy be upon us as we place our trust in you.

1 Peter 2, 4-9, You are a chosen race.

John 14, 15-21, If you love me you will keep my commandments.

"Hi, Everybody," says Zoe, "And Happy Mother's Day."

Mother's Day History:

1905-08: Anna Jarvis of West Virginia began this celebration for her mother, Ann, who cared for wounded Civil War soldiers of both sides. She campaigned to make it a national day and in

1914: Woodrow Wilson made it national.

The spelling: always singular, according to Anna.

Hallmark Cards: Anna hated them because she felt you know what.

"From me, too," says Tori, "Happy Mother's Day."

It’s Mother’s Day !

In honor of it being Mother’s Day I want to tell two stories about my mom. One story is about a compliment she gave me and the second is about a trip we made together.

The first story took place around ’89 or ’90. I had already returned from East Africa and had already put in a year in a Hispanic church the Jesuits ran in downtown Houston. I was now living at the high school community.

Welcome home, Dawson, from first year at Ole Miss.

It was early afternoon. We were on westbound LBJ heading toward what used to be called the Deadman Hospital at Webb Chapel. The name has been changed. Mom was going to the hospital to have some minor surgery, and would stay overnight.

As we drove along she reached out her left hand, patted me on the leg, and said, “I’m proud of you.”

The bells are ringing, time to start.

I may be wrong, but I don’t remember my mom ever doing that before. You got to remember that she had always been bummed about me joining the Jesuits and she had never spoken to a Jesuit for about 7 years after I had gone to East Africa.

She thought I had been sent despite my insistence that I had simply accepted an invitation.

Our Candle Lighter of The Week, Leo.

Offertory time with Warren, Barb, and Bill.

I was already probably 50 years old at the time mom complimented me. I had been around a bit. That compliment really touched me.

The second story took place on one of my home visits from East Africa. Mom got her two sisters to join her and invited me to drive them around Ireland one Fall on my return to East Africa.

Communion helpers, Mike, Geri, Claire, Beth, and Rob.

We met in London, which is a story for another homily. We went to Dublin and leased a little red, two door car. We drove counter clockwise through County Cavin, where they looked in graveyards for our ancestors, through Northern Ireland, and through the northwest until we arrived at Shannon Airport.

They were like three teen aged girls, laughing, and telling stories about their early day. Thanks to the smallness of Ireland, we were able to make good progress even though we would usually not be ready to depart in the morning until 10:00 or 10:30. By 11:30 they wanted to stop for tea.

Buddies, Zoe & Harper.

12:30 or 1:00 lunch. 3:30 for tea and pastries. Finally, by 5:30 I had to start looking for a place to stay & eat. And this was a process. I had to check it out. Then my mom checked it. If she gave the okay, in everyone went to eat dinner and laugh themselves silly until 11:00 or 12:00 midnight.

It was one of the fun trips of my life and I was most touched that mom had invited me to be their driver.

Buddies, Mike & Rosemary.

The power of a mother to give life through a simple compliment.

How has your mother given you life?

Read More Sunday Homily, May 14, 2017, 5th Easter
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ByRosemary May 14, 2017
Rosemary's Blessing of The Week: Mothers' Day

Cheryl reading from Acts.

Special Thanks to these special people:
- For the Readings: Cheryl & Patricia
- For The Team: Buddy & Georgie & Kevin
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Special Communion Cups: Cindy & Ken
- For the Pictures: Mike & Connie, Rick & Beth
- For the coffee and extras: John & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: David and Shonda and Bethany
- For all who helped with Communion
Patricia reading from 1 Peter.

Birthdays: Steven Kern (20, Tuesday)

Anniversaries:

Scott & Lily (25^th, Tuesday)

First you put your left foot in and shake it all around. Then you put your right foot in… Dance lessons for Mike from Rosemary.

Please Remember these special people:

For Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge, who is just about ready to move on; For Jackie Urbanzyk; For Connie Bresson's mom & friend struggling with cancer; 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 Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ; For Cliff & Jean; For Laura's sister Claudia; For Dawn; John Simari’s friend, Ron; For Anthony; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery

Welcome back, Kevin. Happy to see you are okay.

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; The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   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; Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge; For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Buddies, Codi & Ben.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents & daughter of her best friend, Mekala plus her baby, and Stephanie, and Barbara; Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler & Kaitlen;

The Best, Shonda, Bethany, & David.

Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; for Mary Ellen & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher; 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.

The Blessing for all Mothers, actual and virtual.

Your Finances, May 14, 2017

Expenses: $1280.00

Outreach: $ 260.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

The Blessing from all of us guys to all of you women & girls.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Thanks.

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Reminder for Sunday, May 14, 2017, 5th Easter
ByRosemary May 10, 2017
Suit up time, Buddy.

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

Welcome to the Bressons, Jessica (from Boston), Renee, Connie, & John. One brat missing, Kevin

Readings:

Acts of the Apostles  6, 1-7, Select from among you 7 reputable men.

Psalm 33, Lord, Let your mercy be upon us as we place our trust in you.

1 Peter 2, 4-9, You are a chosen race.

John 14, 15-21,  If you love me you will keep my commandments..

Zoe, our Candle Lighter of The Week.

Community Activities:

ROMEO MEET: Friday, May 12, 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), For June,TBA

Thanks, Brent, for letting us be a help with Souls Harbor. $2000 donation for April. Sure you would not prefer a cupcake?

What is going on in Our Catholic World
1. Biking priests. And why was I not invited? National Catholic Reporter, May 5, 2017, 850 words, Download PEDALING PRIESTS 5-11-17
It is Ron & Barbara Senters' birthdays this week. They are at the lake house, but I have their cupcake. Suddenly this woman, so called Lynda, presents a text message on her iPhone to the effect that she should be given the Senters' cupcake. Would you believe that??

True?

No senior citizen Discounts. You have had twice as long to get the money!

Be honest now. How many of you thought Rosemary would last 12 whole years??

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Our Father.

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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, so long as you can get under the hat brim.
Read More Reminder for Sunday, May 14, 2017, 5th Easter
Homilies

Sunday Homily, May 7, 2017, 4th Easter
ByRosemary May 7, 2017

Say Rosemary & Cathy, "Happy Kentucky Derby Weekend and welcome in."

Readings:

Acts of the Apostles  2, 14, 36-41 Let the whole house of Israel know.

Psalm 23, The Lord is my shepherd. (Beautiful, consoling)

1 Peter 2, 20-25, By his wounds have you been healed.

John 10, 1-10, Whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd.

Welcome back to Dallas, Ann, and to our community. You are one of our best all time friends.

The Three Best

Whenever I go on a trip like the one Rosemary & I just did with Viking on the Elbe River in Eastern Germany, I get questions. Like, ‘What was the best thing?’ I would like to talk briefly about 3 best things that struck me, a Berlin chapel, a church door, and a concentration camp.

This bell tower is all that is left of the old gothic Kaiser Wilhelm church in central Berlin. It is preserved as a remembrance.

In the heart of Berlin there used to be a large gothic church called Kaiser Wilhelm Church. It was bombed badly in the war and all that is left is a large, beat up bell tower. Bullet wounds and bomb damage from bottom to what is left of the top. The bell tower has been preserved as is to remind.

Interior of the Kaiser Wilhelm chapel .   The blue ambiance comes from bricks with glass circles tinted blue, very moving.

Next to the tower a chapel has been built, very plain, a grey box on the outside. After looking at prewar pictures of the old church, just for the heck of it, I decide to go inside the rather plain chapel. I am stunned by the simple beauty. The curved front wall is made of cement blocks with round blue bottle like glass.   A gold, ascending, larger than life-sized Christ hangs right in the middle.   Simple wooden pews. The blue and gold ambience was stunning.

The half destroyed bell tower and the stunningly moving chapel symbolize for me the story of Berlin.

View of interior from right aisle. The bell tower in union with this simple chapel symbolize the old and the new Berlin.

Second best experience. Wittenberg and the church where Martin Luther posted 95 theses, exactly 5 centuries ago on October 31.

All my training about this event gave me a misconception. Namely, that Luther was out to start a church revolution. Nope.

Wittenburg, Church door where Martin Luther posted his 95 theses 500 year ago this year. It was a university bulletin board.

The story goes like this. Luther was a professor at the Wittenberg University. The church door was a bulletin board. Professors would post theses which the students were expected to debate the pros and cons of.   Everything was hand written in Latin. Luther even titled his material as Disputation on the Power & Efficiency of Indulgences. Disputation is the key word and implied debate of the pros and cons. It was only later that year or the next that Rome got wind of them and a year later excommunicated Luther and the ideas went viral.

Wittenburg town center.

3 samples of theses:

#21. Those indulgence preachers are in error who say that a man is absolved from every penalty and saved by papal indulgences.

27. They preach only human doctrines who say that as soon as the money clinks into the money chest, the soul flies out of purgatory.

32. Those who believe they can be certain of their salvation because they have indulgence letters will be eternally damned, together with their teachers.

St. Mary's Church, Wittenberg. This is not the Luther church which was more of a college chapel.

I spent three years, ’62-’65, studying philosophy at Spring Hill College in Mobile. There were a hundred plus Jesuits engaged in this process. We debated theses and we debated in Latin. I took all my philosophy exams in Latin, written and mostly oral. We had the church position and we had the adversaries. We were expected to be able to verbally ace those adversaries. Luther was probably one of our adversaries.

A small number of the survivors of Ravensbruck.

This was so déjà vu for me. I could feel exactly what was going on, no revolt, just debate. Somebody copied those theses, got them to Rome, and some priest, bishop, or pope over reacted, excommunicated Luther, and a revolt took place among the people. Could this be taking place today?

Revensbruck compound & barracks. 100,000 plus women were concentrated here.

Thirdly, Ravensbruck concentration camp for women. For years I have read about the camps, in particular Ravensbruck. This camp was set up for women and it was this camp where medical experiments were performed on the women.

Ravensbrook compound. The camp is 60 miles north of Berlin.

We drove straight north out of Berlin about two hours on a beautiful day. When I walked onto the compound I felt I was walking on hallowed, sacred ground. The barracks have all been removed, but the official buildings are still there, the infirmary, the clothes sewing hall, and the men & women officers’ houses. I stood on the morning assembly ground and could see it all.

As human beings we are capable of such horror and such beauty.

Ravensbruck today. The barracks have been removed, but the outlines are still present. On the left are the work building and the infamous infirmary. The picture is taken from the assembly area.

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ByRosemary May 7, 2017
Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

May the sun bring you new energy by day,

May the moon softly restore you by night,

May the rain wash away your worries,

May the breeze blow new strength into your being.

Apache Blessing

Mike reading from Acts.

Special Thanks to these special people:
- For the Readings: Mike & Geri
- For The Team: Buddy & Georgie
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Special Communion Cups: Jan
- For the Pictures: Mike & Rosemary
- For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie & Marsha
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: David and Shonda and Bethany
- For all who helped with Communion
Geri reading from 1 Peter.

Birthdays: Patricia (Monday); Ron & Barb Senter (Tuesday & Saturday),

Anniversaries:

Dick & Judy Thompson (14th, Saturday)

Hi Joe, Brent, and Cheryl. Good to see you back, Joe.

Please Remember these special people:

For Connie Bresson's mom; For Rose Banzhaf who broke some bones in a skiing accident; For Ron Ackerman with cellulitis; 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 Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ; For Cliff & Jean; For Laura's sister Claudia; For Dawn; John Simari’s friend, Ron; For Anthony; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery; Connie Bresson's mom & friend struggling with cancer;

Happy Birthday, Patricia.

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; The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   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; Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge; For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Would you trust Lynda with the Senters' cupcake?

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents & daughter of her best friend, Mekala plus her baby, and Stephanie, and Barbara; Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler & Kaitlen;

Happy 20th Anniversary, Sydney and Hugh.

Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; for Mary Ellen & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher; 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.

And Happy Birthday to you, Denni.

Your Finances, May 7, 2017

Expenses: $865.00

Outreach: $330.00

                                  April 23, 2017

Expenses: $815.00

Outreach: $325.00

                                  April 30, 2017

Expenses: $1780.00

Outreach: $630.00

Thanks for lighting the candles, Zoe.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Happy Birthday to you, John.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

A Viking river boat.

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A Viking boat seen from the top deck of another Viking.
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Reminder for Sunday, May 7, 2017, 4th Easter
ByRosemary May 3, 2017
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

The Best Music, Shonda, Bethany, & Ray

Readings:

Acts of the Apostles 2, 14, 36-41 Let the whole house of Israel know.

Psalm 23, The Lord is my shepherd. (Beautiful, consoling)

1 Peter 2, 20-25, By his wounds have you been healed.

John 10, 1-10, Whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd.

Leo, the Ace Candle Lighter, at work.

Community Activities:

ROMEO MEET: Friday, May 5, 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), For May took place Wed. May 3 @12:30 pm, Chef's Gallery Restaurant at The Institute of Art of Dallas, 8080 Park Lane, (east side of Central Expy). Done!

Communion, "Let the little kids come to me."

What is going on in Our Catholic World
1. Nothing this week.
Thanks for all the help you give us, Buddy.

True?

Those who believe that they can be certain of their salvation because they have indulgence letters will be eternally damned, together with their teachers.

Martin Luther, #32 of his 95 Theses posted on the bulletin board of the church in Wittenburg, 1517 (5th Centennial year)

Peace, Everybody.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Peace! Even from Sir Charlie? Maybe.

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Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for and challenges spiritual and total growth.

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Sunday Homily, April 30, 2017, 3rd Easter
ByRosemary May 1, 2017
Readings:

Acts of the Apostles 2, 14, 22-33. You who are Jews, listen to my words.

Psalm 16, Lord, you will show us the path of life.

1 Peter 1, 17-21, Conduct yourselves with reverence.

Luke 24, 13-35, Two men on the road to Emmaus.

"Hi, Everybody, Welcome in," say Buddy, Tori, and Harper.
Homily by John Cade

What a good writer the author of Luke-Acts is. The story of the two followers of Jesus on the road to Emmaus has the power to grab us and make us feel like we were there with them. We know about those who experience closeness with their loved ones after the loved ones have passed on. We’ve heard about people who talk with and have conversations with loved ones who are gone, or who see them in their dreams or even see them just walk in the door.

Could there be anything more fun to play with than a spider on the floor?

These stories are not about miracles; they are about how humans try to be connected with loved ones who are no longer here, and how we process a significant loss.

I can’t tell you how many people have shared with me their experiencing a loved one’s presence after they had passed on. Is that a miracle? Or is life and connection itself the miracle?

The Minor Elevation with Sunday's team.

You heard Mike a few weeks ago talk about the miracle stories in the Bible being a way of talking about people who are heroes, or who are thought of as grand or powerful or loving.

The story that the two guys on the road to Emmaus experienced Jesus as joining them is not a stretch—this is a human story. The story of Jesus is the story of a man from Nazareth who, following John the Baptist, discovered that he too had a message, a message that we are not disconnected; nor are we cut off from God, ever; that we are living in God’s kingdom, if only we open our eyes and ears and follow the Good News he taught.

Communion for Bill & Barbara.

A song by Peter Mayer called Holy Now says in one stanza,

When I was in Sunday school we would learn about the time Moses split the sea in two, Jesus made the water wine; And I remember feeling sad, that miracles don’t happen still; But now I can’t keep track, ‘Cause everything’s a miracle.

A buddy helping a Buddy.

Wine from water is not so small, But an even better magic trick, Is that anything is here at all. So the challenging thing becomes, Not to look for miracles, But finding where there isn’t one.

When do you see the miracles in your own life?

In your relationships with others?

When do you know that you yourself are a miracle?
And who let in these clowns? John, Tom, Denni, & Jim.
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ByRosemary May 1, 2017
Rosemary's Blessing of The Week: next week

Mary Jane reading from Acts.

Special Thanks to these special people:
- For the Readings: Mary Jane & John
- For The Team: Buddy & Kevin
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Special Communion Cups: Jan
- For the Pictures: Mike & Beth
- For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: Ray and David and Shonda and Bethany
- For all who helped with Communion
- For John & Mike who covered while John & Rosemary were away
John reading from 1 Peter.

Birthdays: John Simari & Cliff Wright (Sunday), Denni (Monday), Cole McClurg (8, Saturday)

Anniversaries:

The Two Aliens (12th, Cinco de Mayo)

Hugh & Sydney Bivona (20th, Thursday)

Happy 49th Anniversary, Bill.

Please Remember these special people:

For Connie Bresson's mom; For Rose Banzhaf who broke some bones in a skiing accident; For Ron Ackerman with cellulitis; 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 Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ; For Cliff & Jean; For Laura's sister Claudia; For Dawn; John Simari’s friend, Ron; For Anthony; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery; Connie Bresson's mom & friend struggling with cancer;

Hi, Harper, thanks for being such a neat girl!

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; The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   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; Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge; For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Hi, to you, too, Tori, and also thanks for being such a neat girl!

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents & daughter of her best friend, Mekala plus her baby, and Stephanie, and Barbara; Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler & Kaitlen;

And you, Leo, I have been watching you grow into a marvelous young boy. Thanks.

Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; for Mary Ellen & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher; 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 for reading two Sundays ago, Beth.

Your Finances, April 30, 2017

Expenses: $ next Sundays.

Outreach: $

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

And thanks to you, Rob, for reading two Sundays ago.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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Thanks, Mike, for covering the homily two weeks ago.

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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.

And thanks to you, Cole, for picking up everybody's books each week.
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