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ByRosemary March 17, 2013
Rosemary’s Blessing:

During this Lenten season, may we …
- Fast from criticism, and feast on praise.
- Fast from self-pity, and feast on joy.
- Fast from ill-temper, and feast on peace.
- Fast from selfishness, and feast on service.
- Fast from fear, and feast on faith.
Taken from Bishop Arthur Lichtenberger’s words of Lenten advice.

Lily reading Isaiah 43.

Special Thanks:
- For Reading: Lily & Scott
- For Serving: Georgie & Kevin
- For the Communion Bread: Jan & Claire
- For the Wine & Cups: Beth
- For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany
- For the Pictures & Video: John & Connie, Jan & Rick, & Beth
- For the coffee and pastries: Fred & Maureen, Jerry & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
Scott reading Philippians.

                                                                                                                        Birthdays: Ken Cramer (Tuesday) and Brooklyn (2, today, Sunday)

Patrick, homeless and on drugs from age 11 and 6th grade to 18, when he arrived at Soul's Harbor. He earned his GED and now at 21 begins college. Patrick shared his amazing and humbling journey with us.

Tom Quinn's shoulder surgery coming up, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer; Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth; Bill Ekes eye operation recuperation;   Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul; Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on their new grandkid, Warren; Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara; Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim; Janie's friend Wilbur; Gerald's mom really sick; Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation; Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;    Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti; Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke; Rita

Torri arrives.

Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins; Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad in assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary;    Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, & Chebino; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Zoe arriving with her friend.

Your Finances: March 10, 2013

Expenses:     $700.00

Outreach:     $777.00

March 17, 2013

Expenses:    $1100.00

Outreach:    $ 365.00

We donated this week:

1.   Soul’s Harbor truck pick up. According to Brent, the truck was filled and enough laudry soap was donated to last the guys for 3 months.

2. Catholic Charities last week, 70 plus lbs. of food and $135.00

    Thanks for your Generosity

Have a Great Week, J.S (214-783-0443)

Video: Rosemary's Blessing (30 sec.)



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Reminder for Sunday, March 17, 2013, 5th Lent C
ByRosemary March 14, 2013

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice & specials on the house served afterwards.

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

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

John sharing the blessing of the sacrament of the sick.

The Gang.

Readings:

Isaiah 43,16-21, In the desert I make a way.

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

Philippians 3, 8-14, For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things.

John 8, 1-11, They brought a woman who had been caught in adultery.

Torri and Buddy at the Pastry Shoppe.

Emma and Zoe also at The Pastry Shoppe with Beth.

Community Bulletin Board:

1. March 17, This Sunday, Soul’s Harbor truck will collect everything brought in, clothes, utensils, furniture, appliances. We are also collecting powdered laundry soap for Soul's Harbor.

Also this week, a penance service before the sign of peace.

2. March 24, next Sunday, Palm Sunday

3. April 13, Love for the Kids picnic

4. Romeos’ lunch Friday, March 15, 1:00, Jason's on 75 & Collin Creek. 24 again like last week, according to Fred?

The Coffee Shoppe with Bill, Ray, and Claire.

City Bikes for rent, guess where.

What's going on in our Catholic World:

1. Pope Francis, National Catholic Reporter, March 13, 1600 words,   Download Pope Francis 3-15-13

2. Papal Profile, National Catholic Reporter, March 14, 1600 words,    Download Papal Profile 3-15-13

3. Hope for the Pope, Boston Globe, March 14, 800 words,    Download Hope for the Pope 3-15-13

4. Personal observations: Being of optimistic disposition, I dream, could Pope Francis stand a bit in the tradition of John XXIII? Still speaking optimistically, might he not at least offer a more balanced administration than the previous two popes?

April in Paris? No, March in Paris.

Your faithful editors.

True?

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER

Le Pont d'Art or the Art Bridge in snow, Paris.

The Art Bridge also known as the bridge of locks. A couple puts a lock on the fence and throws the key in the Seine, a token to lock their relationship forever. Those are locks on the fence, tons of locks.

See you Sunday, March 17, 2013, 5th Lent, C cycle

J.S., 214-783-0443

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Sunday Homily, March 10, 2013, 4th Lent C
ByRosemary March 10, 2013

Readings:

Joshua 5, 9-12, Today I have removed the reproach of Egypt from you.

Psalm 34, Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5, 17-21, We are ambassadors for Christ.

Luke 15, 1-32, A man had two sons, The Prodigal Son.

Introduction and homily by John Cade

Some words about today’s readings, especially Joshua:

WHAT: The book of Joshua is the 6^th book of the Hebrew Scripture and of the Christian Old Testament.

WHO: The name Joshua has the same root in Hebrew as the name Jesus has in Greek. Joshua was the young man Moses chose to be his military captain in their conflicts with other tribes in their wanderings for 40 years prior to entering the land God had promised them. In the Book of Deuteronomy (5^th book of Pentateuch), Moses had a lapse of confidence in the Lord’s plan, following his sending the 12 spies into Caanan and getting a negative intelligence report (all except Joshua and Caleb said ‘don’t go’—giants and outnumbered, etc.).

That’s when the Lord told Moses he would not enter the Promised Land and that Joshua would be the only adult not born in Egypt to enter the promised land. After Moses died, Joshua was called by God to lead the people into the promised land.

WHEN: Scripture scholars generally agree that the Book of Joshua has little historical value for early Israel, that it actually reflects a much later period, and that it was written by multiple authors and editors. Guess when scholars think the book of Joshua was compiled in its present form? Yes, after the fall of Jerusalem (around 555) during or after the Babylonian captivity.

WHY: Bible scholars say the intent of Joshua was theological, a teaching about Israel’s call to keep the covenant given through Moses, and to show what happens when you keep the covenant and what happens when you don’t. There are horror stories in this book, like when the Israelites are instructed to destroy every breathing being of the tribes they replaced. Today we debate about the U.S. military’s drone program, about whether it is legal or ethical to kill an enemy if innocent non-combatants might also be hurt, or to kill a U.S. citizen who has now become an enemy. They seemed to have had no qualms in Joshua’s time about such fine points.

Today’s Reading from Joshua: It’s a passage that celebrates the Israelites’ crossing over the River Jordan and their entrance into the promised land. For the first time they have food from the land to eat and are no longer in need of the manna that God provided during the 40 years they wandered in the desert.

Then in the reading from Luke we hear how Jesus describes in a parable that God is like a merciful parent, accepting with love rather than vengeful or punishing. The Good News proclaimed by Jesus—the new Joshua—turned the old covenant on its head—now the covenant is about the preeminence of love and the fullness of life for all people everywhere, including strangers and enemies and sinners.

Homily:

This reading speaks for itself and doesn’t need much else. My words today will be brief.

There is a strong link between the covenant between God and the Israelites of Joshua’s time and the covenant announced by Jesus for all people and exemplified in the story of the ‘prodigal son’ or ‘the merciful father’

The original covenant was made between God and Abraham, and followed with Isaac and Jacob, Joseph and Moses and Joshua. Three times there is mention of a Passover meal to mark this covenant between God and the Jewish people.

The first Passover meal was when the people prepared to flee Egypt with Moses; the second mention is when Moses received the 10 Command-ments at Mt. Sinai; and the third is when the Israelites entered with Joshua into the promised land. In Joshua and in Luke there is the story of gathering for a meal or feast (like our pot luck feasts), to celebrate acceptance by the merciful father. Jesus himself, before he died, shared a Passover Meal with his friends. We celebrate that way today and every Sunday by gathering for a ritual meal we call the Mass. This gathering and sharing is the sign of our connection with God and God’s acceptance, mercy and love, extended to all.

Friday I heard that the Cardinals in Rome will open their conclave on Tuesday and they too will gather for a meal, a special Mass, as they select a successor to Benedict XVI to lead our world-wide community as an accepting, merciful and loving parent.

My question for you is: When is the last time you received acceptance and mercy from someone? & How do you show acceptance and mercy with your family, your community and all people?

“You must rejoice, for your brother was dead and has come to life; he was lost and is found.”

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ByRosemary March 10, 2013
Sorry, everyone, the editors are on break, for example:

Rosemary in Alsace.

Special Thanks:
- For Reading: John & Jean O'Donnell
- For Serving: Georgie & Kevin
- For the Communion Bread: Jan & Claire
- For the Wine & Cups: Beth
- For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany
- For the Pictures & Video: Next week
- For the coffee and pastries: Fred & Maureen, Jerry & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
Birthdays: Dee Miller (today, Sunday), John O’Donnell (Thursday), Michael Kern (49 Saturday), Christine Drescher (Saturday)

Anniversary: Fred Martinez & Martha (4^th, Friday)

Strasbourg Train Station, the new and the old.

We Remember

Tom Quinn's shoulder surgery coming up, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer; Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth; Bill Ekes eye operation recuperation;   Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul; Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on their new grandkid, Warren; Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara; Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim; Janie's friend Wilbur; Gerald's mom really sick; Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation; Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;    Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti; Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke; Rita

Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins; Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad in assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary;    Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, & Chebino; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

  Your Finances: March 10, 2013

Expenses:     $    See next weeks blog.

Outreach:     $

We donated this week:

1.   Catholic Charities.

    Thanks for your Generosity

Have a Great Week, J.S (214-783-0443)





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The editors in the vineyard above Colmar, France
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Reminder for Sunday, March 10, 2013, 4th Lent C
ByRosemary March 7, 2013

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice & specials on the house served afterwards.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade. Again, Welcome.

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

Time Change this Sunday.

Chloe.

Kevin with Chuck.

Readings:

Joshua 5, 9-12, Today I have removed the reproach of Egypt from you.

Psalm 34, Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5, 17-21, We are ambassadors for Christ.

Luke 15, 1-32, A man had two sons, The Prodigal Son.

Torri.

Zoe.

Community Bulletin Board:

1. March 10, donate to Catholic Charities from bean soup meal. Time change Sunday to Daylight Time.

2. March 17, Soul’s Harbor truck will collect everything brought in, clothes, utensils, furniture, appliances. We are also collecting powdered laundry soap for Soul's Harbor.

3. March 24, Palm Sunday

4. April 13, Love for the Kids picnic

5. Mens' lunch will be held Friday, March 8, 1:00, Jason's on 75 & Collin Creek. Welcome Romeo's.

Natalie.

Leo.

What's going on in our Catholic World:

1. Three Conclave Myths, National Catholic Reporter, March 1, 1200 words,   Download Conclave Myths 3-8-13

2. Observations by The Great Hans Kung on Conclave, New York Times, February 28, 1300 words,    Download Hans Kung 3-8-13

3.  Three Challenges for the New Pope, Guardian, February 28, 800 words,    Download Challenges for Pope 3-8-13

4. Who is paying Cardinal Mahoney's bills?, National Catholic Reporter, March 2, 1400 words,   Download Mahony's bill 3-8-13

Offertory, Tom and Lynda, Claire and Ray.

Pope B. with her aides, Celeste and Cliff.

True?

We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

Winston Churchill

The Smile, Emma.

Mice in The Cafeteria! Zoe & Emma with Gil watching out.

See you Sunday, March 10, 2013, 4th Lent, C cycle

J.S., 214-783-0443

Harper.

Torri and Buddy.

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Sacrament of the Sick, Debbie, Tom and Teresa, Dee and Mike.



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Sunday Homily, March 3, 2013, 3rd Lent C
ByRosemary March 3, 2013
Readings:

Exodus 3, 1-8, 13-15, The Lord appeared to Moses in fire flaming out of a bush. (One of the great stories)

Psalm 103, The Lord is kind and merciful. (One of the great lines)

1 Corinthians 10, 1-6, 10-12, Do not grumble.

Luke 13, 1-9, There was a person who had a fig tree.

Exodus observations:

Natalie.

What: this is the second book of the Bible and Torah, following Genesis. It is a story about how the Jewish tribe of people escaped from slavery in Egypt.

Who: the story is about the Jewish people and their reluctant leader, Moses. It was put together, not by Moses, as was thought for centuries, but by a group of the priests even centuries later.

When: it is put together at The Time in Jewish history, yes, during the Babylonian Captivity, say 555 years before Christ. It is a mostly mythological story about how God helped his special people out of slavery eons before Babylon. Do you see a parallel between the slavery of Egypt and Babylon? Could this be a reason for developing the Egypt story, that is, to encourage the people enslaved in Babylon?

Our selection: like the call stories of Isaiah and Jeremiah, here is another call story, this time Moses. Unlike the booklet which edits out part of the story, we will read it all.

Jerry and William arriving.

Psalm 103 observations:

This psalm has one of my most favorite lines in all of scripture, The Lord is gracious and merciful….

There are so many pictures of God presented by the Bible, some of which are quite demanding and unpleasant. Note, for example, the story of the fig tree in Luke this morning. Each of us is challenged to put a face on our God according to our own searching and experience. This line, which is seen in other places in the Bible, is my vision of God.

Emma arriving.

Joseph with the Beautiful Coat

I bet you don’t know why the Jewish people ended up in Egypt and became slaves. This is a Bible story Sunday. Here we go.

Let me tell you the story of Joseph with the beautiful coat. We pick up Joseph living in Canaan, which the Israelites will say later that God gave them. He lives with his 11 older brothers.

Harper arriving.

His father is Jacob, the third of the Big 3, the 3 patriarchs of the Jewish tribe, namely, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob or Israel, father, son, & grandson.   Jacob loves his 12^th son in a special way and because of this the other brothers get jealous. Unfortunately, Joseph has told on his brothers, informing his dad that they are not taking care of the live stock.

Cathy and Mary arriving.

One day Joseph goes looking for his brothers in the fields. They see him coming and decide they will kill him. Reuben, the eldest, persuades them to sell Joseph to some guys running a camel train by on their way to Egypt. Price: 20 pieces of silver. Sound familiar?

Queen Zoe arrives.

So Joseph ends up in Egypt and is sold to the captain of the king’s guards. He does so well the captain puts him in charge of his affairs. Unfortunately for Joseph, the captain’s wife develops a crush on Joseph. When Joseph refuses her, she gets mad and tells her husband Joseph tried to seduce her. Joseph goes to prison.

The Leo Man.

While in prison he interprets dreams of the prisoners, one of whom is the king’s wine steward and who is released. For two years Joseph stays in prison.

Twins, Leo and Fred.

One day the king has a dream that worries him. The wine steward tells the king about Joseph’s ability to interpret dreams. The king calls him, Joseph interprets the dream.   The king loves Joseph and makes him the governor of all of Egypt. Joseph is now in his 20’s.

Rosemary reading her blessing.

Meanwhile, the 11 brothers and Jacob are experiencing severe drought in Canaan. They decide to go to Egypt and ask the king for aid. They arrive and are shown to the office of the governor. Guess whom they see. Joseph. They don’t recognize him. He, however, recognizes them and really messes with them. Read it, a fun story.

J.T. arrives with Georgie and Natalie.

Finally, Joseph reveals who he is with many tears.   Old Jacob and all the brothers reunite with Joseph, who lives in Egypt until he is 110 years old.

This is how the Israelites got to Egypt. How they became slaves? The Bible says not a word, but they did multiply like rabbits to numbers which threatened the security of a later king. And, then, along comes Moses and our reading this morning.

Cupcakes of The Week, Jackie and Chuck.

Why talk about this story? Three reasons.
1. We Catholics don’t get the Bible stories read to us. Even as fables they are marvelous. It is nice to cover them on occasion.
2. The writers of this story are attempting to convince the Jewish people that God watches over them and protects them. He watched over Joseph and watched over the enslaved Israelites in Egypt, sending them Moses. He even watched over Moses. And Babylon?
3. Finally, in our life we are each challenged to find out who God is, what is his way of proceeding. These stories give us an image. And so does my favorite line from Psalm 103. Read about how God punishes, pays back, demands sacrifice, sends us goats to everlasting fire? Keep the line near you or in your head,
The Lord is gracious and merciful, never gets angry and is abounding in love.

On this third Sunday of Lent what is your image of God?

Video: Cupcakes of The Week to Jackie and Chuck
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ByRosemary March 3, 2013
Rosemary's Blessing:

Let us pray to our God,

To the God of Mary and Joseph,

To the God of Abraham and Sarah.

May our actions bear witness to the suffering of others.

May our hands never harm a living being.

May our steps stay on the journey of justice.

May our tongue speak to those who are poor

Without fear of the powerful.

May our prayers rise with patient discontent

Until no child is hungry.

Taken and adapted from a prayer by Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB for Pax Christi USA in commemoration of the United Nations International Decade for the Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World.

Bill reading Exodus.

Special Thanks:
- For Reading: Claire & Bill
- For Serving: Georgie & Kevin
- For the Communion Bread: Jan & Claire
- For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie
- For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany
- For the Pictures & Video: Rick, John & Connie and Mike & Beth
- For the coffee and pastries: Fred & Maureen, Jerry & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Leon
Claire reading 1 Corinthians.

Birthdays: Jackie Urbanczyk (61 Thursday & day 3 of her New Life in Retirement) & Chuck Pratt (special 25th)

ROMEOS, Gil & Mike.

We Remember

Tom Quinn's shoulder surgery coming up, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer; Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth; Bill Ekes eye operation recuperation;   Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul; Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on their new grandkid, Warren; Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara; Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim; Janie's friend Wilbur; Gerald's mom really sick; Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation; Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;    Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti; Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke; Rita

More ROMEOS, Ray, Fred, and Jerry.

Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins; Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad in assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary;    Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, & Chebino; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

And More ROMEOS, Bill and Mike, all at Jason's Deli.

  Your Finances: March 3, 2013

Expenses:     $950.00

Outreach:     $450.00

We donated this week:

1. $1000 to Bona Respond & their recovery work in NY

    Thanks for your Generosity

Have a Great Week, J.S (214-783-0443)

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Reminder for Sunday, March 3, 2013, 3rd Lent C
ByRosemary February 28, 2013

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice & specials on the house served afterwards.

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

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

The Celebration.

Our Georgie.

Readings:

Exodus 3, 1-8, 13-15, The Lord appeared to Moses in fire flaming out of a bush. (One of the great stories)

Psalm 103, The Lord is kind and merciful. (One of the great lines)

1 Corinthians 10, 1-6, 10-12, Do not grumble.

Luke 13, 1-9, There was a person who had a fig tree.

Brandon and Leo

Tom distributing our help.

Community Bulletin Board:

1.   March 3, nothing special this week

2. March 10, donate to Catholic Charities from bean soup meal. Time change Sunday to Daylight Time.

3. March 17, Soul’s Harbor truck will collect everything brought in, clothes, utensils, furniture, appliances. We are also collecting powdered laundry soap for Soul's Harbor.

4. March 24, Palm Sunday

5. April 13, Love for the Kids picnic

6. How did the lunch gathering of guys go last Friday? Pretty good, a dozen showing up. Pix coming. Plus, from one of our baddest members, a name, i.e., ROMEO'S (retired old men eating out). Guess who. Are we hearing rumor of a womens' lunch group?

Emma is here.

Emma at work.

What's going on in our Catholic World:

1. The Conclave, 10 reasons why different, National Catholic Reporter, February 22, 1500 words, Download Conclave 3-1-13

2. Kennedy on Benedict’s resignation, National Catholic Reporter, February 14, 1200 words,    Download On Benedict 3-1-13

3.  Legio coverup, National Catholic Reporter, February 18, 500 words,    Download Legion of Christ 3-1-13

Torri at work.

Buddy is here.

   True?

"When the white missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we
had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we
opened them, we had the Bible and they had the land."

Desmond Tutu

Blessing of the Sacrament of the Sick for Dee.

See you Sunday, March 3, 2013, 3rd Lent, C cycle

J.S., 214-783-0443

Zoe and Buddy.

Bernadette and Gil, Where's all the grandkids?

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Geri receiving communion from Claire.

Rosemary reading her blessing.



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Sunday Homily, February 24, 2013, 2nd Lent C
ByRosemary February 24, 2013

Readings:

Genesis 15, 5-12, 17-18, To your descendents I give this land.

Psalm 27, The Lord is my light and my salvation.

Philippians 3, 17 -4, 1, Therefore, stand firm in the Lord

Luke 9, 28-36, Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain.

Getting ready.

INTRODUCTION

You probably have heard the figure of speech, ‘They cut a deal.’ The origin of the Hebrew word for covenant was the Hebrew word cut. As you listen to our First Reading from the Book of Genesis it will become apparent that God and Abraham have entered into a covenant. A covenant was accompanied by sacrifices that were cut, halved. [They were ultimately fulfilled for us by the Lamb of God.]

Paul, in his letter to the Philippians, encourages this early church to continue to be guided by the words of Christ, the Lamb of God.

Brandon with Leo looking over the edge.

HOMILY with Mike

Instead of Sarah being barren, the Luke gospel begins with the barren Elizabeth and her husband Zachariah. They too are symbols, to teach the gentiles, the audience of the Luke gospel, about Judaism in what we call Luke’s Infancy Narrative. [Recall that later she gave birth to John the Baptist, who prepares the way for the Lamb of God.]

Ray and Ben on music and on the stage this week because of a school play.

The Levite and priest, were the ruling classes of Judaism. In the parable of the Good Samaritan, both pass by the man who has been beaten, robbed and left to die along side the road. Zachariah, who is a priest, symbolizes the priest.

Elizabeth is a descendant of Aaron from the tribe of the Levites, symbolizes the Levite. The story teaches us why Judaism is barren. Remember the Jewish law, ‘you must love your neighbor as yourself.’ Within Judaism, the word neighbor referred only to one’s fellow Jew. The Religious leaders of Judaism could claim that they were still righteous [God-like], for they had not broken their law, when they passed by the gentile who had been left to die.

Cowboy Cole arriving.

The words of Christ are not barren; they pour forth the Holy Spirit, the grace given by God to those who live Christ’s words. The voice from heaven to Peter, James and John in today’s transfiguration event is for them to live Christ’s words.

Mike homilizing.

Immediately following the transfiguration there is a story in Matthew, Mark and Luke of a Father who brings his Son to Jesus to be healed from a sickness that has existed since the boy’s infancy. The sickness began to take root with the father’s lack of faith in Christ’s words when he chose instead to have his son circumcised after his birth. The father and his son are to live the words of Christ that do not abolish but fulfill the Law and Prophets. What is it that we can take away from today’s gospel? As parents or grandparents we are to teach our children and grandchildren to live the words of Christ by the way we live them. Young children can do wonders when they receive a little guidance and encouragement.

Emma arriving.

I shared a fond memory about our youngest child, who will be 40 this summer, with Judy a few weeks ago. Judy had been assigned to take communion to a small nursing home when our youngest son was somewhere around the age of seven or eight. The older children would often find reasons for not joining Paul when we went to the nursing home with Judy late Sunday mornings.

Cowboy Cole safeguarding The Cupcake of the Week for his grandmother, Diane.

At that time there were six Catholics for her to visit and give communion. One was an elderly man who certainly seemed depressed about being there, and he didn’t look forward to us, or anyone else, coming to visit. One day Paul, who loved to go fishing with his older brother and me, noticed a small picture on a bulletin board in his room. I saw him looking at it. The two men, one younger than the other, had poles in hand and had definitely been fishing.

Brent, Soul's Harbor director, accepting from Tom the Community's support.

I gave Paul a little push and he asked the man about the picture. A short time later Paul told him about an aquarium that was in the hallway at the entrance of the nursing home. The next week when Judy came to bring communion, we were surprised to find the man in a wheel chair waiting for us. From then on after receiving communion, Paul would push him down to the aquarium where they would talk about fishing. The word of the Lord.

Communion Preparation, the individual cups.

One Great Granddad with Torri and Zoe.

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ByRosemary February 24, 2013
Rosemary's Blessing:

Let us pray to our God

To the God of Mary and Joseph,

To the God of Abraham and Sarah.

May our spirit fill the world with beauty and wonder.

May our mind seek truth with humility and openness.

May our hearts forgive without limit.

May our love for friend, enemy and outcast be without measure.

May our needs be few and our living simple.

Taken and adapted from a prayer by Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB for Pax Christi USA in commemoration of the United Nations International Decade for the Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World.

John reading Genesis.

Special Thanks:
- For Reading: John and Mary Jane
- For Serving: Georgie & Kevin
- For the Communion Bread: Jan
- For the Wine & Cups: Jan
- For the Music: Ray & Ben
- For the Pictures & Video: Jan & Rick, John & Connie and Mike
- For the coffee and pastries: Marlene & Jerry & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Leon
Mary Jane reading Philippians.

Birthdays: Anthony DeGenova (Tuesday), Diane McClurg (Wedneday), Michelle Brown (Saturday)

We Remember

Bill Ekes eye operation recuperation;   Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul; Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on their new grandkid, Warren; Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara; Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim; Janie's friend Wilbur; Gerald's mom really sick; Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation; Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;    Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti; Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;

Our Big Help Man from PISD, Miguel.

Rita; Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer & Tom’s upcoming shoulder surgery;     Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins; Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad in assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary;    Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, & Chebino; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

The Food Drive, part of it.


Your Finances: February 24, 2013

Expenses:     $2155.00

Outreach:     $1270.00

We donated this week:

1. Food

2. $300 to Plano Homes

3. $2000 to Soul's Harbor, Mens' Homeless Shelter

    Thanks for your Generosity

Have a Great Week, J.S (214-783-0443)

  Video:   John reading Genesis (2 min.)



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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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