Isaiah 7:Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.
Romans 1: Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles
Matthew 1: She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.
Christmas Eve Mass will be on Saturday, December 24th at 4:30 P.M. There will not be a Mass on Christmas Day.
Loretta gets a cookie for her birthday
John Stack Ministries now meets at:
The ArtCentre of Plano
902 E. 16th St, Plano
Please use the Haggard Park side entrance. Latecomers please use the 16th Street entrance.
Christmas is near
Another Reminder for the 4th Sunday of Advent, December 18, 2022.
Here are the links for Sunday:
For Zoom ( the video conference, same as last week )
EASTER EGG HUNT: Easter Sunday before Mass, 9:00. Welcome all you kids!!
Good Friday Stations: No Service.
Coomunity Directory: if you have not signed in and want to, send me your info. At Easter I will publish on line to all who have signed up.
Quad Squad: This Sunday I will sign people up. I am looking for a grandmother who has time to help with nights at the Gerwers, like maybe five nights a week for the next year. Anyone out there available?
Next Community Party: May 3, 7:00 P.M., Fairview Farms’ Barn, The Anniversary. Hold the date.
Our taxi man, Rick Turner, knows the Metroplex. Call: 214-707-6536c; 972-412-0711h. Also, searching for an inexpensive 4 cylinder, 4 door car we can help Rick & Jackie get.
Marilyn Ackerman writes:
John, I attended a staff meeting today with the folks at Plano Community Homes. While the income isn’t all that great, PCH needs some additional people.
Attached is an ad I thought you might be able to put in your newsletter. The team there are really terrific people. Thanks for the consideration. Download employment_parttime_staff.doc
Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack. Welcome.
Place: Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence, south side, Plano.
Some of the clothes for Childrens' Advocacy Center
Fred giving in at the Coffee Shoppe
Readings: 2 Chronicles 36, 14-23, Whoever among you who belongs to any part of his people, let him go up; Psalm 137, Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget You; John 3, 14-21, Jesus said to Nicodemus, “the light came into the world.”
Leo joining the choir
Let the little kids come to me
Community Bulletin Board:
Sunday, 25th: Food Drive for Network
2. March 31, Picnic for Love for the Kids, Flower Mound, a great service Saturday morning.
Isaiah 66: I know their works and their thoughts, and I come to gather nations of every language; they shall come and see my glory.
Hebrews 12: So strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees. Make straight paths for your feet, that what is lame may not be disjointed but healed.
Luke 13: For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."
Truth is time-bound, winning is fleeting, competition fails us, accumulations go to dust. Only love remains. Novalis says of it: “Love works magic/ It is the final purpose/ of the world story,/ The Amen of the universe.”
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister
Another Reminder for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 24, 2025
Sirach 27:Praise no one before he speaks, for it is then that people are tested.
1 Corinthians 15: Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be firm, steadfast, always fully devoted to the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Luke 6: Why do you notice the splinter in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own?
Buddy reading the prayer for the lighting of the candles
Please remember that masks are required for all persons attending Mass.
Mary Jane reading from Samuel
John reading from 1 Corinthians
Another Reminder for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 27, 2022.
Here are the links for Sunday:
For Zoom ( the video conference, same as last week )
The Purple Stride Event to raise money for pancreatic cancer (this is the cancer Carol had) is being help at Klyde Warren park in Dallas on April 30th between 8:00 and 12:00. The event is a 5K walk or run. You can find more information at the following URL: