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    Rosemary's Blessing

    What good did it do when you frowned?  Let me ask:

    Did it help you at all to accomplish your task?

    Did it lighten your burden or help you along?

    Did the frown that you wore make a right out of wrong?

     

    What good did it do to be grouchy today?

    Did your surliness drive any trouble away?

    Did you cover more ground than you usually do?

    Because of the grouch that you carried with you?

     

    If not, what’s the use of a grouch or a frown?

    If it won’t smooth a path or a grim trouble down?

    If it doesn’t assist you , it isn’t worth while:

    Your work may be hard, but just do it and smile.

     

    Anonymous

     

     

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    Lynda reading from the Great Old Prophet Jeremiah.

                                                                                                  

    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:   Tom & Lynda
    •    For The Team:   John & Buddy & Georgie
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
    •    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
    •    For the Pictures:   Connie & Jackie,  Mike & Rick
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Tom & Becky & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben
    •    For the Music:  Ben  &  Shonda
    •    For all who helped with communion
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    Tom reading the sublime 1 Corinthians 13.

     

     

     Birthdays:   Tom Fleming (60, Tuesday), Cheryl O'Hagan (Saturday)

     

    Anniversaries:

    Richard & Carol (44th, Monday)

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

     

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Sandra's sister Sharon, who just died Saturday morning,  For Tom Quinn's recuperation from surgery;  For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's mom in W. VA;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother, Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued recuperation;   For  Joe Mazzei's sister, Nina with cancer; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

       

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    Thanks, Dearest Emma, for lighting our Winter Candles.

     

    For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 90 years!) in Ontario;  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 and Lambrini;  for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen; 

     

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    Thanks, My Dear Buddy, for reading so well our Blessing of the Winter Candles.

     

     

    Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla;   plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer;   Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues, especially Mark Pelton; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

     

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    What??!! No more Girl Scout cookies, Harper?

     

    Your Finances, February 3, 2019

    Expenses:   $1195.00

    Outreach:    $ 385.00

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

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    Hi, Dearest Tori.

     

    Thanks, Everybody 

    (214-783-0443)

     

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    Hey, who let this monster in here??!!

     

    JSM Mission-Faith Statement  

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

          Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world  we live in a better place to live.

     

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    This guy, Noah, used to be a nice little guy who was one of my favorite altar boys at St. Marks in the great 10:30 Mass in the cafetorium.  He is still The Best.

  • Reminder for Sunday, February 3, 201, 4th Ordinary. Time

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    Feliz Cumplanos, Nuestro Amigo, Miguelito.   Thanks for all you do for our community.

     

     

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

    Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack with John & Mike homilizing this week.

    Place: Legacy Charter School, Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

     

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    Feliz Cumpleanos to you, too, Dear Mike, 80 years, Wow.  Guess where Ragbrai ends up this July, Keokuk, Iowa.  (Mike & Judy's home town on the Mississippi.)

     

     

    Readings: 

    Jeremiah 1, 4- 5, 17-19,   Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.

    Psalm 71,  I will sing of your salvation.

    1 Corinthians 12, 31-13 4-13,  As the body is one.

    Luke 4,  21-30,  Today this passage is fulfilled in your hearing.

     

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    Happy Birthday to you, Rick.  How is it to be on the receiving side of your excellent photography?

     

    Community Activities:  

    ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 1, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.   

     

     

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    Hey, Everybody, can we trust Connie with her son Kevin's birthday cupcake.  College kids need their nourishment.

     

    JULIETTE LUNCHEON: February 1, 2019 

    Hi Everyone,

    Several of you have asked when will we be getting together for lunch.  We will be meeting Friday, February 1st at 12:30 at Outback Steakhouse.  It is at 1509 N. Central Expressway, Plano.  Phone # 972-516-4100.  They have a good lunch menu.  You do not have to order steak. I love their French Onion Soup and salad. Outback is on  15th Street and Central Expressway.

    Please let me know who will be joining us.  Reservations are required.

    Thanks,  Marilyn

    972-491-7068     

     

     

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    Likewise, can we trust Denny to give her birthday cupcake to her granddaughter, Chloe at 13.  Judging by the guilty look on her face…

     

     

    TRUE?

     

      "He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."

      Winston Churchill

     

     

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    Happy 79th, Ray!  I just beat you there.

     

    What's up in Ye Old Catholic Church?  Like…

    1.  Vatican Editor says Pope must face women & sex abuse,  http://corpus-blog.blogspot.com/2019/01/vatican-editor-says-pope-must-face.html

     

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    Thanks for all your help, Zoe, and for just being a neat girl!

     

    See you Sunday,

    J.S., 214-783-0443

     

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    Poor Brent!   No more cupcakes.   Please accept our $2000 donation to the fabulous Souls Harbor.

     

    JSM Mission-Faith Statement: 

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

    Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged and make the world we live in a better place to live.

     

     

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    Peace, Everybody.

     

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    The Council of Elders deep into their insights.

  • Sunday Homily, January 27, 2019, 3rd Ordinary Time

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    Take it away, Ben.  We are ready!

     

     

    Readings: 

    Nehemiah 8, 2-4, 5-6, 8-10   The story of Ezra, the priest

    Psalm 19,  Your words, Lord, are spirit and life.

    1 Corinthians 12, 12-30,  As the body is one.

    Luke 1, 1-4,  4, 14-21,  Today this passage is fulfilled in your hearing.

     

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    Emma doing her Candle Magic with John's help.

     

    Homily from Mike

    Think about the last vacation you were on.  Did it meet your expectations; good weather, good food, good company.  Sometimes our expectations are not met, unless we’ve taught ourselves to go with the flow and look toward the bright side by giving thanks no matter what we encounter.

     

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    Buddy reading the Blessing of the Candles with Mike's help.

     

    In our gospel today, the Jews at the Sabbath synagogue service were in expectation to hear what Jesus had to say, for Jesus had chosen the reading.  Not only that, it was said that he spoke with authority, and this was Jesus’ home ground; it was where he grew up.

     

     

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    Mike homilizing.

     

    What Jesus gave them was what the Messiah would do when he came to his people, Israel. When you heard it, did you recognize that it was filled with promises, beginning with the most important: where he promised to bring to the lowly, those in dire need, the Good News of Jesus Christ. After reading it, he sat down; and he held them in expectation.

     

     

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    What a team.

     

    When he stood up he said, “This day, this Scripture, is fulfilled in your midst.” They didn’t realize it but they had just begun to receive the Good News. They were the ones to whom Jesus had come. All of promises, given by the prophets, were directed to them: they were the blind, the poor in spirit, the ones who were in captivity, they were the downtrodden,

     

     

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    The Great Offertory Team, Karen, Tom, & Denni.

     

    This Scripture is being fulfilled in our midst too, for we are the ones called to make those promises come true.  We are the ones who daily are led by the Spirit to welcome and live the Good News in the world. With every act of kindness, each of us, using our unique spiritual gifts, bind ourselves together as one body; His body, which we are about to break and share with one another in our Liturgy of Eucharist.   

     

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    Can it get better than this, Luke with his mommy, Julie.

     

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing

    Blessing 012719 3rd Ordinary

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Mary Jane reading from Nehemiah.

                                                                                                   

    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:   John & Mary Jane
    •    For The Team:   John & Mike & Buddy
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
    •    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
    •    For the Pictures:   Connie & Jackie,  Mike & Rick
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Tom & Becky & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben
    •    For the Music:  Ben 
    •    For all who helped with communion
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    John reading from 1 Corinthians.

     

     

     Birthdays:    Last week:  Kevin Doherty (22, Thursday), Chloe  (13, Thursday);   (we forgot the cupcakes at home)

    This week: Sir Charlie, Mary Hall, Mike Carrell (80), Randolph, Rick Turner, & Miguel

     

    Anniversaries:

    Last Week: Ray & Claire (48th, Wednesday)

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Tom Quinn's recuperation from surgery;  For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's mom in W. VA;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother, Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued recuperation;   For  Joe Mazzei's sister, Nina with cancer; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

       

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    Thanks for lighting our candles, Emma, 2 weeks in a row.

     

    For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 90 years!) in Ontario;  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 and Lambrini;  for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen; 

     

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    It has been 3 weeks since you lit our candles, Tori, and I am just now giving you a reward.  Thanks for your patience.

     

    Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla;   plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer;   Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues, especially Mark Pelton; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

     

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    Happy Birthday, Randolph.     You have some wonderful kids.

     

    Your Finances, January 27, 2019

    Expenses:   $915.00

    Outreach:    $315.00

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

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    And Happy Birthday to you, Mary.

     

    Thanks, Everybody 

    (214-783-0443)

     

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    Sir Charlie, this is obviously a mistake.  The cupcakes are for nice people.   How did you get in the line?  You being so bad!

     

    JSM Mission-Faith Statement  

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

          Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world  we live in a better place to live.

     

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    If you did not get a cupcake this morning, you are obviously born under a bad sign.   12 cupcakes today because we missed last Sunday with Mary Ellen's Memorial & brunch.  We actually left them home accidentally

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    Reminder for Sunday, January 27, 2019, 3rd Ordinary Time, C cycle

     

    Cathy  here comes

     

    Get Ready, Everybody.   Here Comes Cathy.

     

     

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

    Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack with John & Mike homilizing this week.

    Place: Legacy Charter School, Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

     

     

    Suit up time

     

    Suit up time.

     

    Readings: 

    Nehemiah 8, 2-4, 5-6, 8-10   The story of Ezra, the priest

    Psalm 19,  Your words, Lord, are spirit and life.

    1 Corinthians 12, 12-30,  As the body is one.

    Luke 1, 1-4,  4, 14-21,  Today this passage is fulfilled in your hearing

     

    Suit up 3

     

    Nothing like a Helping Hand.

     

    Community Activities:  

    ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 25, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.   This old geezer may make it this Friday Friday.

     

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    JULIETTE LUNCHEON: February 1, 2019 

    Hi Everyone,

    Several of you have asked when will we be getting together for lunch.  We will be meeting Friday, February 1st at 12:30 at Outback Steakhouse.  It is at 1509 N. Central Expressway, Plano.  Phone # 972-516-4100.  They have a good lunch menu.  You do not have to order steak. I love their French Onion Soup and salad. Outback is on  15th Street and Central Expressway.

    Please let me know who will be joining us.  Reservations are required.

    Thanks,  Marilyn

    972-491-7068     

     

     

    Chess

     

    If that homily man gets too boring or long, there is always Chess!

     

    TRUE?

    I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play.  Bring a friend, if you have one.

    George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill

    Cannot possibly attend first night.  I will attend the second…if there is one.

    Winston Churchill , in response

     

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    What a Brunch!

     

    What's up in Ye Old Catholic Church?  Like…

    1.  10 essential points for investigating Church leaders,http://corpus-blog.blogspot.com/2019/01/curb-crisis-10-essential-lessons-for.html

          This is pretty wordy.   The 10 points are worth a glance.

     

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    Kids' Table, Welcome.

     

    See you Sunday,

    J.S., 214-783-0443

     

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    Picture of Trust!

     

    JSM Mission-Faith Statement: 

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

    Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged and make the world we live in a better place to live.

     

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    Peace!

     

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    All Mary Ellen's friends.

  • Sunday Homily, 1-20-19, 2nd Ordinary Time, cycle C

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    Welcome in, Everybody, from Cindy & Dee.

     

    Readings: 

    Isaiah 62, 1-5,    The Lord delights in you (a good one)

    Psalm 96,  Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.

    1 Corinthians 12, 4-11,  There are different kinds of spiritual gifts. 

    John 2, 1-11,  The wedding at Cana.

     

     

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    Also from Ken and the two crazies behind him, Cindy & Marlene,    Welcome in, Everybody.

     

      Mary Ellen Munzell

    As a way to honor Mary Ellen, I would like to tell you 4 stories that show why she was a special friend and  dear to me.

    The first time that Mary Ellen came to my attention in a special way was the first time we gathered a group for a two week trip to Italy.  We had about 8 people.

     

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    And not to be outdone by the previous characters, Grace, too, says, "Welcome to our special Memorial for our dear Mary Ellen."  It was Grace who packed her up so she could move back home to Connecticut, where she stayed one winter and returned immediately back to Dallas.

     

    Mary Ellen asked me if she could go over about 3-4 days early and be picked up in the area around Lake Guarda, Italy.  I was a little nervous, but thought okay.  Mary Ellen wanted to visit Trieste before meeting up with us.

    Why Trieste?  Because her deceased husband, Chris, had been born there to a military family.  Mary Ellen wanted to leave some of his ashes, which she did.

     

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    The A Team.

     

    Just in case you are not familiar with how Mary Ellen & Chris met, it was at the American Embassy in Buenos Aires where she was working as a secretary and Chris was a Marine guard.

    It was when Chris died that Mary Ellen took on the goal of scattering his ashes on golf courses on which they had played, especially in southern CA, where they had resided for some years.   Which brought her to Trieste.

     

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    It takes a Grandmother!

     

    I can still remember approaching Verona.  It was sunny & mild. Verona was quaint & colorful.  The plan was to meet Mary Ellen in front of the train station.  She had taken the train from Trieste to Verona. 

    As we approached the small station on our right I saw ahead of us a traffic circle with a lot of flowers, and there was Mary Ellen.  I was so relieved and impressed with Mary Ellen and touched by her gesture.

     

     

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    The second event caused me to love Mary Ellen’s adventurous spirit.  I took her and Rosemary to the best game parks in East Africa for a visit with the lions, elephants, and giraffes.  This had been my home for about ten years.  I had lots of connections.

    We hired a driver & helper, rented a Land Rover, and headed to the mystical Ngorongoro Crater and the magnificent Serengetti.   We visited all the animals and, in fact, late one morning a lion walked up and plopped down in the shade of our Land Rover. 

     

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    It takes a Dad, too.  Cody, a great one, and Olivia, his daughter.

     

    Picture this.  The Land Rover’s roof lifts up and locks into place so you may stand.  We were standing  while the lion took a morning siesta.   If we had leaned out, we could have touched that lion.  We didn’t.

     

    I was especially touched by Mary Ellen on this trip.  The ride was rough, we tented, and one afternoon we drove though a scrub area with Tsetse Flies, which could keep up with the Land Rover.  We had to shoo them away for about 30 minutes.

     

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    Nothing better than meeting up again with good old friends, like Bob & Jackie McGrath and Joanne Languell.

     

    The third story.   Mary Ellen had a small private swimming pool in her back yard, as many of you know.  What you may not have heard is that ME liked to skinny dip in her pool, until one afternoon she spied two young neighbor boys peeking over the roof line of her neighbor’s house.

    Finally, as you had to know, ME was an avid supporter of U Conn’s women’s basket ball team.  She loved to watch them play and then she and her sisters would discuss the game. U Conn had a record of 111 victories the day before ME died.  The very next day, U Conn lost. 

     

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    And more good old friends, like Cathy, Jackie, Alice.

     

    Thanks, Mary Ellen, for being a special person and a special friend

     

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    And still more good friends, Grace, Camille, and Diane..

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    Rosemary's Blessing

    When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us,

    we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures,

    have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.

    The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,

    who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement,

    who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing

    and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.

    Henri J.M. Nouwen

     

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    Mike reading from The Great Prophet Isaiah.

     

    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:   Mike & Geri
    •    For The Team:   John & Georgie & Buddy
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
    •    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
    •    For the Pictures:   Connie & Jackie  & Mike & Rick
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Tom & Becky & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben
    •    For the Music:  Shonda & Ben & David
    •    For all who helped with communion
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    Geri reading from 1 Corinthians

     

     

     Birthdays:    Kevin Doherty (22, Thursday), Chloe  (13, Thursday)

     

    Anniversaries:

    Ray & Claire (48th, Wednesday)

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Tom Quinn's recuperation from surgery;  For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's mom in W. VA;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother, Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued recuperation;   For  Joe Mazzei's sister, Nina with cancer; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

       

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    Our Offertory Team with Tom  Becky & Cheryl.

     

    For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 90 years!) in Ontario;  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 and Lambrini;  for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen; 

     

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    A bigger community this morning because of Mary Ellen's Memorial.

     

    Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla;   plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer;   Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues, especially Mark Pelton; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

     

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    It was a Feast!

     

    Your Finances, January 20, 2019

    Expenses:   $980.00

    Outreach:    $495.00

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

     

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    Talk about the Best Food in Town!

     

    Thanks, Everybody 

    (214-783-0443)

     

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    Tori says, See you next week, Everybody.

     

    JSM Mission-Faith Statement  

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

          Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world  we live in a better place to live.

     

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    Sez Sir Charlie, "Watch out, Everybody, I will be back.

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    Reminder for Sunday, January 20, 2019, 2nd Ordinary Time. C cycle

    Map

     

    In case you are coming to Legacy this Sunday for the first time, the above map should help.

     

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    Says Emma, "Welcome in, Everybody!"

     

     

    Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice, and pastries, some bought, some home-made.  Brunch today.  In honor of Mary Ellen.

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

    Place: Legacy Charter School, Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

     

    Remember, Brunch this Sunday in honor of Mary Ellen.

     

     

    Cathy-Carrie

     

    Says Carrie, "Paul, Is this Cathy for real??"

     

     

    Readings: 

    Isaiah 62, 1-5,    The Lord delights in you (a good one)

    Psalm 96,  Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.

    1 Corinthians 12, 4-11,  There are different kinds of spiritual gifts. 

    John 2, 1-11,  The wedding at Cana.

     

    Carrie-Mike

     

    Carrie, Don't trust that old guy.  What is he selling you?

     

    Community Activities:  

    ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 18, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.   This old geezer may make it this Friday Friday.

    JULIETTE LUNCHEON: February, TBA

     

    Cookie sales

     

    It worked, Mike, Carrie and Paul are helping to clean up.

     

     

    TRUE?

    Some people won't admit their faults.  I would if I had any.

     

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    Welcome, Robyn, You are now an official member of the Bona Responds team.

     

     

    What's up in Ye Old Catholic Church?  Like…

    1.  Celibacy is not the cause. The priesthood?https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2019/01/03/celibacy-isn-cause-church-sex-abuse-crisis-priesthood/cinI3OcoEqyg7l51YHD72K/story.html

     

     

    Peace 1

     

    Peace, Everybody.

     

    See you Sunday,

    J.S., 214-783-0443

     


    Peace 2

     

    Peace, Jackie, Peace, Cathy.

     

    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.

     

    Board Meet

     

    The meeting of The Board, Jim, John, Tom, & Joe

     

    Clean up

    Clean up time.

     

     

     

  • Sunday Homily for January 13, 2019, The Baptism

     

     

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    Says Bernadette, "Welcome in, Everybody."

     

    Readings: 

    Isaiah 40, 1-5, 9-11   Comfort, give comfort to my people.  (a good one)

    Psalm 104,  Bless the Lord my soul.

    Titus 2, 11-14, 3, 4-7,  The grace of God has appeared.  

    Like 3, 15-16, 21-22,  He will baptize you with Holy Spirit.

     

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    The Team with Tori doing the candles and Buddy the blessing of the candles and Georgie watching out for all of us.

     

    No homily today, guest speaker from Single Parent Advocacy, Robyn LaCasse.

     

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    Bill introduces Robyn LaCasse, the Director of Operations for Single Parent Advocacy.   Members of our community helped the Advocacy present a big Christmas party for single parent families.  Remember the photos of the huge number of donated bicycles.

     

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    Our Offertory presented by David, Caroline, & Jim.

  • Announcements

     

    Rosemary's Blessing

    O Holy One,

    Abide with us

    In this hour,

    In our rest,

    In all the time that is ours

        in the year to come.

    Let your blessing rest

    Upon us, within us, around us

        in this moment and in

        all the moments to come.

    In your name we pray.

     

    A Blessing by Ken Phillips

     

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    Hue reading from The Great Prophet Isaiah.

     

    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:   Hue  &  Mary
    •    For The Team:   John & Georgie & Buddy
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
    •    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
    •    For the Pictures:   Connie & Jackie  & Mike
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Tom & Becky & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben
    •    For the Music:  Shonda & Ben & David
    •    For all who helped with communion
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    Mary reading from Titus.

     

     Birthdays:    Jan (Monday), Doug Kite (Tuesday), Quads (11, Wednesday) Becky Good (61, Friday

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of the week

     

    Anniversaries:

    Jackie & Rick (today, 18th)

     

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    Happy Birthday, Jan, and thanks for all you do each Sunday to get us up and running smoothly

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Mary Ellen, who moved to the Other Side last two Wednesdays ago, ca. 3:00;   Let's have a memorial Mass for her Sunday, Jan 20, plus a brunch afterward.

     

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    Happy 18th Anniversary, Jackie  Rick, and thanks for all the excellent pix you two take every Sunday.

     

    For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's mom in W. VA;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother, Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued recuperation;   For  Joe Mazzei's sister, Nina with cancer; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

       

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    Happy Birthday, Becky, and thanks so much for inviting us to celebrate in your creative and color filled school.  It is the best we have had all these  years.

     

    For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 90 years!) in Ontario;  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 and Lambrini;  for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen; 

     

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    Thanks, Robyn, for explaining to us the valuable work you do with The Single Parent Advocacy.  It has been a delight to work with you on Love for the Kids and now The Advocacy.

     

    Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla;   plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer;   Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues, especially Mark Pelton; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

     

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    Thanks, Tori, for lighting our candles this morning.  Sorry I got distracted & missed you this morning, I owe you a cupcake next week.

     

    Your Finances, January 13, 2019

    Expenses:   $1245.00

    Outreach:    $535.00

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

     

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    Guess what, Everybody.  It is Girl Scout cookie time again and Harper has just what you need.

     

    Thanks, Everybody 

    (214-783-0443)

     

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    It is board meeting time with Jim & Mike.

     

    JSM Mission-Faith Statement  

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

          Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world  we live in a better place to live.

     

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    Board Meeting #2 with John & Mike.