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Announcements

ByRosemary October 25, 2015

Rosemary's Blessing:

Be my voice this day that the words I speak

will be healing, affirming, true, and gentle.

Give me wisdom to think before I speak.

Seven Sacred Pauses by Macrina Wiederkehr

Tom reading the Great Jeremiah.

Our Special Thanks:

For the Readings: Tom & Erin
For The Team: Kevin
For the Communion Bread: Cindy
For the Wine & Cups: Jan
For the Pictures: Rick & Connie
For the coffee and extras: Marilyn & Jackie & Beth
For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Shonda
For all who helped with communion

Erin reading Hebrew's passage on priesthood.

Birthdays: Zoe (& Samantha, 7, Wednesday), Rob (Saturday), Nikki & Cameron Esparza (15, Friday)

Anniversaries:

Bill & Zaile (6th, Thursday)

Would you trust Beth with saving this cupcake until Rob returns to celebrate his birthday???

Please Remember these special people:

For Bernadette's mom; For Dawn; For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder; For Frank; For Rose Banzhaf's 8 year old niece, Madeline;; For Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer; For Anthony; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues; For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer; For Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; 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 Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

Does not a good candle lighter deserve a cupcake?

Francis Vanderwall's friend, Joseph DeLaune; Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well & their friend, Don Fox; for Nina Tucker's dad, Art; For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli; Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer; Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one; Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living; For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;

Cupcake of The Week to Zaile & Bill for 6 years.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri. Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece; Gilberto's mom and brother; 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; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Cupcake of the Week to Zoe for 7 years (to her and to Samantha)

Your Finances, October 25, 2015

Expenses: $1410.00

Outreach: $ 440.00

Donated today: nothing special

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

The Work Station keeping busy Buddy, Victoria, Zoe, & Emma

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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.

Announcements

ByRosemary October 21, 2015

Sorry this was delayed.

Rosemary's Blessing:

May you be blessed with the gift of humility

To know who you are,

To appreciate your strengths and talents,

To be aware of your shortcomings and limitations,

And most especially…

To be grateful each day for life

J and R Creations

Lily reading Isaiah.

Our Special Thanks:

For the Readings: Scott & Lily
For The Team: Kevin & Georgie
For the Communion Bread: Claire
For the Wine & Cups: Jan
For the Pictures: Rick & Connie
For the coffee and extras: Marilyn & Mary Jackie
For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Mary
For all who helped with communion

Scott reading Hebrews.

Birthdays: Chuck Pratt (Saturday)

A big, fun Lebanese wedding. 9 or 10 groomsmen, 9 bridesmaids & 1 man of honor, 2 little girls, and 1 little boy, plus a large crowd, at The Mansion.

Please Remember these special people:

For Bernadette's mom; For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder; For Frank; For Rose Banzhaf's 8 year old niece, Madeline;; For Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer; For Anthony; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues; For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer; For Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; 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 Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

Lulu's parents, Dr. & Mrs. Mouin & Sawsan Deikaly, with Daniel.

Francis Vanderwall's friend, Joseph DeLaune; Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well & their friend, Don Fox; for Nina Tucker's dad, Art; For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli; Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer; from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer; Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one; Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living; For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;

Lulu and Daniel with Millie & Madeleine Khammar. Lily graduated from Ursuline and S.M.U., Danny from Jesuit and Santa Clara. They both have jobs in CA. Besides being a Lebanese wedding, it was a Jesuit-Ursuline reunion.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri. Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece; Gilberto's mom and brother; 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; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Your Finances, October 18, 2015

Expenses: $

Outreach: $

Donated today: nothing special

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

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.

Reminders

Reminder for Sunday, October 25, 30th Ordinary

ByRosemary October 21, 2015

Wake up, Genevieve, it's time for another great homily.

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

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

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

You, too, Emma, wake up, though I think you are faking it.

Readings:

Jeremiah 31, 7-9, Shout for joy, the Lord has delivered his people.

Psalm 126, The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

Hebrews 5, 1-6, Every high priest is taken from among people.

Mark 10, 46-52, Bartimaeus, a blind man, sat by the road begging.

Let's begin.

Community Activities:

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, October 23, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. Excellent conversation this past week.

2. LADIES' LUNCHEON, Friday, November ?, 12:30 P.M., Uni Sushi, 1410 Ave. K, # 1109B, Plano. Carol says, “Join us early if you can. They close at 2:00”

Everyone, please forward to anyone you think would be interested. If you let me know I will add their email to the list.

Carol

Sandra accepting Chuck's birthday Cupcake.

What is going on in our Catholic World

1. Some say the Synod is being manipulated, The Tablet, October 13, 400 words, Download Synod manipulation 10-22-15

2. Synod seeing conflicts arise, National Catholic Reporter, October 13, 390 words, Download Synod conflicts 10-22-15

3. Synod is dealing with Marriage, National Catholic Reporter, October 15, 345 words, Download Synod on marriage 10-22-15

4. Fears surfacing in the Synod, National Catholic Reporter, October 17, 555 words, Download Synod fear 10-22-15

5. NJ Bishop lays down the law, Crux, October 13, 410 words, Download NJ Bishop sets strict rules 10-22-15

Says Zoe, "Happiness is a Cupcake of the Week."

True?

If you are depressed, you are probably living in the past;

If you are anxious, you are living in the future;

If you are at peace, you are living in the present.

The elevation.

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Rosemary reading her blessing of the week.

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.

Victoria says, "Bye, Folks, See you next week."

Homilies

Sunday Homily, October 18, 2015, 29th Ordinary Time

ByRosemary October 18, 2015

Readings:

Isaiah 53, 10-11, The Lord was pleased to crush him.

Psalm 33, Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you

Hebrews 4, 14-16, Let us approach the throne of grace.

Mark 10, 35-45, Whoever wishes to be great will be your servant.

Victoria says, "Hi, Everybody, Welcome in."

Isaiah:

A review:

Authors: at least 3 because there are 3 distinct parts to Isaiah the book. Today's author is number 2.

Time of Composition: near the end of the Babylonian Captivity, i.e., ca. 555 Before Christ.

Subject Matter: part 1 up to chapter 39, warnings about impending doom because of the badness of the people. The remaining two parts are called the Book of Consolation, letting the people know that a more peaceful &:prosperous time is coming.

One exception: 4 Suffering Servant passages in writer number 2, plus today's passage.

Emma and her buddy, too, say, "Good Morning, Folks."

Today’s Selection: Isaiah number 2. Pretty nasty treatment being dealt to someone. 4 observations—

A. This chapter in 2 Isaiah is not included as one of the 4 Suffering Servant Songs, even though it presents the same theme.

B. The he, the servant that is talked about is

–for the Hebrews, the Jewish nation/people;

–for Christians, Christ.

C. False Belief number 1? The Jews thought Yahweh demanded suffering or sacrifice of valuable items ( e.g., sacrificial lamb, scape goat ) as payment for badness or for favors.

D. False Belief number 2? The early Jews & Christians believed that an original great sin had been committed by our ancestors & that sin could only be paid for by a human-divine hero, Jesus. He had to be sacrificed to this god. Or as the first line of our official reading says, “The lord was pleased to crush him with infirmity.”

Do you think God crushes people with infirmity? Was there really an original sin? Contemporary theology says no.

And not to be left out, Buddy says, "Welcome, Everybody."

If I don’t want to be 1^st, do I have to be a slave?

I want to talk today about being first and being a servant or slave. Or if I don’t want to be first, do I have to be a slave? I am uncomfortable with the either or. I have seen good people get obsessed with serving. Can there be a healthy middle ground? I would say, yes, and it is self acceptance of myself as I am. A story.

You all know that Rosemary & I love to ride our bikes around White Rock Lake. We go south on the White Rock Creek Trail from Royal Lane. The second bridge we go under is the bridge where David Stephens was killed Monday Mmorning, 7:45. Then circle the lake clockwise with a break at the boat house at the south end, near the dam. All together about 20 miles.

Zoe, the Candle Lighter

Homeward bound from the boat house we use West Lawther Drive, a beautiful little lane running between the lake and gorgeous mansions. Lots of bikers use this road and walkers and runners use the path meandering along closer to the lake.

There can be mini, spur of the moment competitions on this road among northbound riders like we are.

One day I am cruising along Lawther, when I am passed by 4 young kids about 13 years old, 3 boys & a girl. “Whoa,” I think, “How can these kids

Genevieve says, "It is nice to be baptized."

do this to me?” “I am going to pace these kids.”

I discover that these kids are well coached by somebody. They are drafting and they are changing leader every mile or so. Plus, they are flying. I don’t draft, but I stay behind enough.

We fly under the bridge that is Nwst. Hwy and race up the White Rock Creek Trail. I keep up with them, but don’t like it. They are going too fast, especially on curves, doubly especially on curves that involve shaded tunnels under bridges, a bit like Walnut Hill.

Finally, about half way up the trail to Royal Lane, I Iet them go. I never see them again.

Is it Hug Your Gorilla Sunday today?

I decide two things:

I will not race with people on the White Rock Creek Path. Too dangerous. Both West and East Lawther Drives, okay.
Give up trying to be a great biker or first. I am a B level biker. I am a B level athlete and a B level intellectual. In fact, one of the therapeutic values of biking is that, just after I think I am hot stuff because I have passed some young dude in all his fine bike clothes, along comes someone, like a girl, who passes me like I am waiting at the DART station.

Anybody not want to be first once in a while? Be best in something? Absolutely normal. Look at sports, academics, appearance. So does that mean I have to be a slave or servant? Very tricky statement psychologically.

The Team, Georgie & Kevin.

2 Observations:

It is normal and okay to want to be first. I hope so. Certainly I know kids at 75 who have it.
When Mark says “servant” and “slave,” do you see Mark’s hyperbole, his exaggeration, and his use of infinite demand? This is his literary tool to make a point.
From my experience, the danger is… A person who is religiously obsessed, poorly trained, spiritually & psychologically insecure, or scrupulous, this poor person can take the servant idea to an extreme. The motto is, “Always better to give than to receive.” No way.

The best music, Mary, Bethany, & Ray.

I have known & worked with people with this mentality. We had them in the Jesuits. The person cannot allow anyone to do anything for them. Sometimes it is called scrupulosity.

For that matter, I have some of that stuff. I don’t always like to be on the receiving end. Giving and serving can be quite comforting.

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Spiritual health avoids extremes. It helps me to accept myself as I am. It also challenges me to make a difference in our world.

On the one hand, how do you handle not being number one? On the other, how do you help others healthily?

Reminders

Reminder for Sunday, October 18, 29th Ordinary Time, B

ByRosemary October 14, 2015

Frank & Blair, his daughter, who is getting married next May, say, "Welcome, Everybody."

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

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

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

Happiness is a Cupcake of the Week, Brandon & Leo.

Readings:

Isaiah 53, 10-11, The Lord was pleased to crush him.

Psalm 33, Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you

Hebrews 4, 14-16, Let us approach the throne of grace.

Mark 10, 35-45, Whoever wishes to be great will be your servant.

Happiness is Carrie & Paul.

Community Activities:

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, October 16, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. All Old Geezers welcome.

2. LADIES' LUNCHEON, Friday, October ?, 12:30 P.M., Uni Sushi, 1410 Ave. K, # 1109B, Plano. Carol says, “Join us early if you can. They close at 2:00”

Everyone, please forward to anyone you think would be interested. If you let me know I will add their email to the list.

Carol

Happiness is getting baptized and welcomed officially into the Community.

What is going on in our Catholic World

1. Mortal Sin today?, Commonweal, Corpus, October 3, 1500 words, Download Mortal Sin today 10-15-15

2. The results of Francis' visit, National Catholic Reporter, October 8, 1000 words, Download The result of Francis visit 10-15-15

3. Synod Dissention, National Catholic Reporter, October 12, 625 words, Download Synod dissention 10-15-15

4. 3 way split in Catholic Church?, Crux, October 6, 1000 words, Download 3 way split in Catholicism 10-15-15

"Happiness is sitting in my grandmother's lap," Genevieve and Jill

True?

Be careful of reading health books. You might die of a misprint.

Mark Twain

Is that applause I hear?," says Genevieve with Marlene.

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

"Now that we have moved, where do we go for communion?"

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.

Under the main, downtown train station in Basel, Switzerland, there is this enormous, secure, and almost full bike parking area. In Amsterdam this would not be nearly enough. People ride bikes!

If not Uber Black, Mike, maybe a new line, Uber Red?

Homilies

Sunday Homily, October 11, 2015, 28th Ordinary Time

ByRosemary October 11, 2015

Readings:

Wisdom 2, 7-11, I prayed and prudence was given to me.

Psalm 90, Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy.

Hebrews 4, 12-13, The word of God is living and effective.

Mark 10, 17-30, It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom.

"Hi, Everybody," says Genevieve, "Welcome to my baptism. This is my mom, Mary, and my grandmom, Jill."

Wisdom:

Date of Composition: 100-200 BCE, which is why it is considered significant. It provides a glimpse into the cultural & social milieu which prevailed just before & during the time of Christ. We had Wisdom for our first reading 3 weeks ago.

Place of Composition: Alexandria, Egypt.

The Composer: a Jew who wrote educated Greek.

Unique Quality: Wisdom is one of a set of 12 (or 14) books written in Greek considered not part of the original 39 books of the Hebrew Bible, the O.T. This blew up around 350 CE when St. Jerome, one of the Fathers of the Early Church, i.e., a church leader who influenced a lot of church dogma, said the books were not genuine. He was opposed by St. Augustine. It was the Council of Trent (ca. 1550), that declared the 12 books okay. Another person doubting the validity of the books was Martin Luther.

Rich, Ray's dad, and Jill and George, Mary's parents, with The Queen.

You probably won’t find these books in the Protestant Bibles.

Our Selection in Chapter 7: the book of Wisdom generally says that good guys get rewarded by God, bad guys don’t. This selection personifies the virtue of wisdom, using the feminine pronoun she, and praises her as above all other values & pleasures. I loved her even more than health or beauty, the composer declares.

Sources: The Good News Bible, Got Bible Questions on line.

Genevieve's moment has arrived.

Mark, an observation

I do not want to talk about the Gospel this morning, but I would like to give you a head's up about one line, It being easier for a camel to pass through a needle’s eye than for the rich to enter the kingdom.

1. I've been there and done what it says. I am left with the belief that we don't have to be so hard on ourselves. We are talking about infinite demand. Balance that with infinite acceptance.

2. Change the perspective. Instead of the infinite demand focused on saving my soul for eternity, focus on the kingdom being present tense. Peace is the kingdom now. Do we often push ourselves to achieve a goal in this life? And with the goal do we experience peace? I experienced peace in going to East Africa even though it tore my heart out to leave my mom and friends.

"Robert, Ray, where have you seen God most recently?"

Don’t Judge that Book by the Cover

I did it again, Folks. I judged the book by the cover. In fact, I did not realize I was doing it. The book, the German People living during the 3^rd Reich and the War.

This is not saying that I had not met some marvelous Germans when I worked in Tanzania. In fact, I even visited two German medical sisters in their homes on my various home visits. One lived in Bonn, the former capital while Germany was divided. The other lived in Cologne, which we visited this past trip on the Rhine.

"When I saw this perfect little girl this morning."

There was a series of insights into the German people on this journey, but in particular there was one Sunday afternoon in a little town called Speyer. We had docked overnight, been toured around the town in the morning, and then the afternoon we were free. Around 6:00 we would depart Speyer.

Rosemary was pooped, so I told her I would just walk over to the plaza in front of the church and look around. I had walked around for maybe an hour when I decided to simply sit on a park bench in the shade and watch the people. It was a beautiful, contemplative afternoon for me.

Today, even the gorilla gets a hug from Kevin.

In the park I was struck by the simple family enjoyment, parents with kids and people with dogs. Europe is very dog friendly. Rosemary & I saw three elderly ladies seated at an outdoor coffee shop, and the fourth seat, a little white poodle. The dog was very well trained and polite.

The little town of Speyer was also neat and clean and people had red geraniums in almost every window sill. I saw this in every German town and city.

It takes preparation, bread, wine, readers, and song books, and Jan coordinates is all.

On top of this, Germany is just drop dead beautiful, as Ron A. has told me repeatedly. Green, hilly, forested, and dotted with these lovely towns.

I have a bad habit of judging the book by the cover. This is the first time I discovered that I have judged a whole people. I had been shifting, I admit, because Rosemary has been feeding me these gripping novels about the conscientious German during the Reich.

Ray & Leo, dad & son.

How to survive if you disagreed with the program, when even a word overheard by a person could get you reported, visited in the night by the S.S., and then sent to a death camp. There were a number of priests and Jesuits who encountered this.

Cupcake of the Week to Angela on her birthday.

I have come to see how I have been judging this book by its cover, the German people.

What is the book you are judging by its cover?

Not only does Jan coordinate everything.

Announcements

ByRosemary October 11, 2015

Rosemary's Blessing:

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

May you walk gently through the world

and know its beauty

all the days of your life.

Apache Blessing

Patricia reading Wisdom.

Our Special Thanks:

For the Readings: Patricia & Jackie
For The Team: Kevin
For the Communion Bread: Claire
For the Wine & Cups: Jan
For the Pictures: Rick & Mike & Connie
For the coffee and extras: Marilyn & Mary
For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Mary
For all who helped with communion

Jackie reading Hebrews.

Birthdays: Angela (today, Sunday), Bill Hammond (72, Tuesday), Celeste (Thursday in Serbia?), Rich Eshelbrenner, CC Reidel (9 Saturday, Occhipinti granddaughter)

On the Rhine River, the Viking ship Kara.

Special Announcement:

We have moved! To Sigler Elementary on Janwood.

Check the map: View this photo

Viking Kara, about 190 passengers, going from Amsterdam to Basel, Switzerland, 7 days & nights.

Special Announcement #2:

From Carol Eshelbrenner about being a math tutor:

If interested in helping to tutor math on Tuesday evenings, 6:00pm to 7:30 pm, at Harrington Library you can find out more about the program at: http://www.intellichoice.org/ You will work with kids from grade 1 to grade 12. Materials provided. I have helped out for about 5 years. The program is wonderful and the kids at Harrington are great.

Call Corina Sadler or Robin Popik at City of Plano, (972) 941-7617, to volunteer and apply for a background check. Since we work with children a background check is required. Carol Eshelbrenner 972-423-0069

Village with vineyards, some of which were begun by the Romans.

Please Remember these special people:

For Bernadette's mom; For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder; For Frank; For Rose Banzhaf's 8 year old niece, Madeline;; For Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer; For Anthony; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues; For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer; For Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; 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 Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

One castle among many along the Rhine.

Francis Vanderwall's friend, Joseph DeLaune; Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well & their friend, Don Fox; for Nina Tucker's dad, Art; For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli; Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer; from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer; Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one; Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living; For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;

Guess what, guess where, guess what river. (The Eiffel Tower in Paris on the Seine River.)

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri. Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece; Gilberto's mom and brother; 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; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Heard of Locks of Love? This seems to be where it began. A lock is secured to the chain link fence, the key is thrown in the river, and your relationship will never be broken.

Trouble was, the weight of the locks was breaking down the bridge, the Bridge of Art, Paris, over the Seine with the Louvre on the opposite side.

So, the locks had to come off and those red & white plywood panels were put up. Locks are only on the edges, like in the picture. The Locks of Love idea has spread everywhere in Europe.

Your Finances, October 11, 2015

Expenses: $1015.00

Outreach: $ 175.00

October 4, 2015

Expenses: $610.00

Outreach: $315.00

Donated today: nothing special

Hey, Mike, here is your new Uber Black.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Advantages: low or no gas mileage, fresh air, leading edge German technology (remember Mercedes & BMW), and can go between lanes on LBJ, the Bush, & Central during rush hours.

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.

Reminders

Reminder for Sunday, October 11, 28th Ordinary Time, B

ByRosemary October 7, 2015

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

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

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

Readings:

Wisdom 2, 7-11, I prayed and prudence was given to me.

Psalm 90, Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy.

Hebrews 4, 12-13, The word of God is living and effective.

Mark 10, 17-30, It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom.

Community Activities:

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, October 2, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. The Old Geezer will be away.

2. LADIES' LUNCHEON, Friday, October 2, 12:30 P.M., Uni Sushi, 1410 Ave. K, # 1109B, Plano. Carol says, “Join us early if you can. They close at 2:00”

Everyone, please forward to anyone you think would be interested. If you let me know I will add their email to the list.

Carol

What is going on in our Catholic World

1. Francis' last message, National Catholic Reporter, September 27, 800 words, Download Francis' last message 10-8-15

Special Announcement #2:

From Carol Eshelbrenner about being a math tutor:

If interested in helping to tutor math on Tuesday evenings, 6:00pm to 7:30 pm, at Harrington Library you can find out more about the program at: http://www.intellichoice.org/ You will work with kids from grade 1 to grade 12. Materials provided. I have helped out for about 5 years. The program is wonderful and the kids at Harrington are great.

Call Corina Sadler or Robin Popik at City of Plano, (972) 941-7617, to volunteer and apply for a background check. Since we work with children a background check is required. Carol Eshelbrenner 972-423-0069

True?

An idle mind is….the best way to relax.

Wisdom from a 1st grader

See you this 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.

Homilies

Sunday Homily, October 4, 2015, 27th Ordinary Time

ByRosemary October 4, 2015

Genesis Chap 1 “God spoke: Let us make human beings in our image.”

Genesis Chap 2 “And Man came alive—a living soul!”

Responsorial Psalm – May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.

Alleluia – If we love one another, God remains in us and his love is in us.

Mark 7:31-37 – “Children are at the very center of life in the kingdom.”

Introduction to the readings:

Genesis and the first 5 books of Bible, according to modern Scripture experts, were not written 10 or 20 thousand years ago after humans began to populate the earth and form tribes. Rather, they were probably written in 5^th or 6^th century before Jesus (probably during or right after Babylonian captivity 555).

They were written to give the Israelites a beginning and a common history. That made them a special people with noteworthy ancestors and their own extensive rules to live by. This set the Israelites apart and helped hold them together. (Remember the ten tribes of Judah weren’t able to stick together, and disappeared, absorbed into the DNA of their captors.)

And so we have the stories of Genesis and of the books that followed; such as the stories as story of Adam and Eve, of Cain and Abel and Seth (who replaced Abel), and later of Noah, and later still of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, and later still of Moses and so on and on.

The first creation story in Ch 1 of Genesis has a more cosmic style, placing human beings at the pinnacle of creation to give everything a name, and to rule over and take care of the earth and of all living creatures.

The second creation story in Ch 2 of Genesis is used in today’s Mass as the back-story for the Gospel reading from Mark about Jesus expanding the ideal of marriage and his recognizing the beginnings of the equality of men and women in marriage.

In Jesus’ time men could, on a whim, just fill out a certificate of dismissal to divorce his wife. A woman had no such right. Unbelievable at that time, Jesus mentioned that women could also divorce their husbands. He also raised the ideal, explaining that a husband and wife have like responsibilities to each other.

Jesus gave marriage the higher ideal of ‘lasting fidelity and lasting connection.’ The Church, though allowing ‘catholic divorce’ or annulment, has traditionally interpreted the words in the Gospel literally—and has not acknowledged divorce or remarriage, if the Church doesn’t have a hand in it through the annulment process.

Bishops and others are being called to Rome this very month by Pope Francis to make pastoral decisions concerning family issues. Many say this update may acknowledge Christian Marriage as a Christian ideal, while acknowledging that we imperfect humans are often unable to achieve the ideal. From a pastoral perspective this could allow for Catholic communities to accept and welcome people who are divorced or remarried (as we do in this community without reservation).

Readings 1, 2, and Gospel

HOMILY:

I want to say just a few words about simplicity in children. First, I am thankful that Stack and this community stand strong for welcoming and accepting children.

This gives us a unique opportunity to observe what Jesus meant by accepting the kingdom, “in the simplicity of a child”, and we can continue to watch and learn how to live that in that simplicity. What I associate with the simplicity of a child, if they are allowed their natural, instinctive inclinations, are: they tend to be more into connecting than making distance, more accepting than rejecting, more curious than judgmental, more naturally free than fearful, more open than defensive, and more giving than withholding.

Examples of Pope Francis in visit to our country: Seeks/welcomes children to hold/touch; simplicity of dress; little Fiat; words & gestures…Our children: say what think/feel; open; natural freedom; share; give…

Ask yourself: How do I live in the simplicity of a child in my life and relationships?

Announcements

ByRosemary October 4, 2015

Rosemary's Blessing:

None this week.

Our Special Thanks:

For the Readings:
For The Team: Kevin & Georgie
For the Communion Bread: Claire
For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie and Jan
For the Pictures: Rick & Beth & Connie
For the coffee and extras: Mike & Judy & Jackie
For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
For the Music: Ray & Wendy & Mary
For all who helped with communion

Birthdays: Frank Reyes (Today, Sunday), Erin McClurg (Tuesday), Sabrina (20, Saturday in Chicago), & Leo (5, from last Thursday),

Anniversaries:

Richard and Sheila Baack (33^rd, Friday)

Special Announcement:

We have moved! To Sigler Elementary on Janwood.

Check the map: View this photo

Special Announcement #2:

From Carol Eshelbrenner about being a math tutor:

If interested in helping to tutor math on Tuesday evenings, 6:00pm to 7:30 pm, at Harrington Library you can find out more about the program at: http://www.intellichoice.org/ You will work with kids from grade 1 to grade 12. Materials provided. I have helped out for about 5 years. The program is wonderful and the kids at Harrington are great.

Call Corina Sadler or Robin Popik at City of Plano, (972) 941-7617, to volunteer and apply for a background check. Since we work with children a background check is required. Carol Eshelbrenner 972-423-0069

Please Remember these special people:

For Bernadette's mom; For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder; For Rose Banzhaf's 8 year old niece, Madeline;; For Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer; For Anthony; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues; For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer; For Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; 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 Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

Francis Vanderwall's friend, Joseph DeLaune; Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well & their friend, Don Fox; for Nina Tucker's dad, Art; For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli; Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer; from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer; Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one; Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living; For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up; For a little friend, Heather;

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri. Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece; Gilberto's mom and brother; 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; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Your Finances, October 4, 2015

Expenses: $

Outreach: $

Donated today: nothing special

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

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.