Reminder for Sunday 4-10-11, 5th Lent

Isaiah 55:  I will renew with you the everlasting covenant, the benefits assured to David.
Romans 8:   What will separate us from the love of Christ?   Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?   No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us.
Matthew 43:  But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.”  Then he said, “Bring them here to me,” and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass.  Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.  They all ate and were satisfied,

Celebration is the proof that we have come to distinguish the act of breathing from the gift of being alive. Somewhere it is written, “When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow.”
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

Rickey Turner
Please click on the link below for more information on Rick’s fund for ongoing treatment and medications for a kidney transplant. As Rick is now back on track for the transplant, we are helping to cover the medications necessary following the transplant.
Rick Turner Blog Post

Another Reminder for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 2, 2026
Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1
Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
Passcode: 412993

John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
The ArtCentre of Plano,
902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

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.

Emma says, "Happy New Year, 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: Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence. 

And from Ben, too, with his cupcake of the week, "Happy New Year, Folks."

Readings:

Isaiah 60, 1-6,  Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem.  Your light has come.

Psalm 72,    Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.

Ephesians 3, 2-3, 5-6,  The Gentiles are coheirs & members of the same body.

Luke 1, 26-28,   When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi from the east arrived.

Happiness is a Cupcake of the Week,  for Sophia.

Community Activities:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 2, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  All left over turkeys still welcome.  The Old Geezer will  be there to monitor behavior.

2.    LADIES' LUNCHEON, Thursday, January 8, Cafe' Brazil, 1:00, Coit & Bush, Plano.

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

Carol

Kevin all ready for 2015.

3.  January 18, Our Stuff Swap will take place.  Souls Harbor will take all that is left over.  Bring useful items that you don't need or want anymore.

4.    January 25, community brunch for an old geezer's 75th.

5.    February 15, Community memorial for Fred with brunch catered by Maureen & the Macchio gang. 

6.    Febrary 17,  Mardi Gras Tuesday

Somebody (like those girls!) snookered the Old Geezer. Betty's birthday? Actually, in April. Just anticipating.

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.        Married Priest replacing priest marrying–sound familiar?, The Tablet, December 15,  380 words,     Download Married Priest 12-26-14     

2.       Rome's report on American nuns, National Catholic Reporter, December 17, 800 words,   Download Nuns' Report 12-26-14   

3.       Kennedy on the Rome's report on the nuns, National Catholic Reporter, December 19, 11600 words,   Download Kennedy on Nuns 12-26-14 

4.         BBC on Francis, BBC World News, Dec. 24, 1100 words,    Download BBC

5.        Man of The Year, National Catholic Reporter, December 30, 1000 words,    Download Man of the Year 1-1-14

What are you eating, Cole? Looks healthier than a cupcake.

True? 

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

Albert Einstein

Offertorry, Diane & Cole, Cheryl, Grace and Mackenzie.

See you Sunday, January 4, 2015, Epiphany

J.S., 214-783-0443

"Happy New Year, Everybody," from Dawson, Dana, and Darbyanna.

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.

Amos 8: Hear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land!
1 Timothy 2:  It is my wish, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or argument.
Luke 16: No servant can serve two masters.  He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other.  You cannot serve both God and mammon.

John Cade’s Homily from last Sunday, September 14, 2025
09-14-25 Homily -Exhaltation of the Holy Cross

True is always better than false—even where I myself am concerned. “If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy furniture,” Einstein wrote, “let us be more ashamed of shabby ideas and shoddy philosophies… It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better than the meat wrapped inside it.”
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

Another Reminder for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 21, 2025
Here are the links for Sunday:
For Zoom   ( the video conference)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1

Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
Passcode: 412993

John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
The ArtCentre of Plano,
902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

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.

Mass: First Sunday of Advent: 9:30; coffee, donuts, home made muffins, & juice on the house.

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

Readings: Isaiah 2, 1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13, 11-14; Matthew 24, 37-44

Thanksgiving Tree:  will be set up on the stage.  Nearby will be paper ornaments on which you may answer the question, " I thank God this year for…"  Use the ribbons to tie it onto the tree.  Kids will find special ornaments that have a picture to color on one side, while the blessing can be put on the other side.  We will keep it up every Sunday into Christmas Eve Mass at 4:00.  Perhaps a couple of blessings can be read anonymously each Sunday.  Our Thanksgiving continues into Christmas.

Community Bulletin Board 

Tree Project update: maybe in December?  Waiting to hear from Collin Co. Child Advocacy Center, Park & Los Rios.

Marie Green’s son Steven is selling Marie’s house and offering our community a first shot at greatly reduced cost.  Location: Renner & Collins/Alma, south east subdivision.  Specs: ca. 2,500 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, den, dining room, office, two car garage.  Open to renting or renting to buy.  Contact: Green, Steven, E-mail Address:   sgreen@virtualagility.com

December 9: Save Your Blood for the Christmas Blood Drive and Brunch. 

See you Sunday.

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Extras

Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

Readings: Isaiah 53,10-13; Psalm 33, Lord, let Your Mercy be on Us, as We place Our Trust in You; Hebrews 4, 14-16; Mark 10, 35-45

Community Bulletin Board: 

Special Notice: Mass again at Wilson Middle School this Sunday (on Custer between Plano Pkwy and15th)

Heritage Farm renovation: our neighbor is asking for help.  We plan to scrape & paint, replace rotten boards, and fix odd problems.  Tentative schedule: Saturday, Oct. 24.  Welcome!  Let me know. 

Christmas Performance Tickets have been bought:

1.  December 10, Thursday, 7:30: The Meyerson.  Christmas Special, tickets $56. 

2.  December 15, Tuesday, 8:00:   The Winspear, South Pacific, $57.

Pre-performance wine & cheese at the Tulip Lane Parsonage with a tour through the best Christmas decorations in Dallas on our way to the Arts District.

Lifenet Thanksgiving Dinner for the Disadvantaged: Volunteers!

Date: Saturday, November 21, the Saturday before Thanksgiving.  Also, Friday volunteers are needed to set up, 3:00 P.M.

Place: Lake Highlands Presbyterian, 8525 Audelia & Nwst Hwy.

Time: 10:00-2:00, two sittings.

Lifenet phone: 214-932-1950, David Bear

Welcome: Let Rosemary or me know, we'll see you there.

Being who we are rather than becoming who everybody else says we must be is the ultimate simplicity.  Nothing is more difficult to acquire in life.

Joan Chittister

Picture 1:  The O'Reillys, Dalton, Debbie, & Shelby

Picture 2:  Zack, Teresa, Doug, & Taylor

Picture 3:  Zoe with her grand dad, Gilberto

Picture 4:  Jacob Parel with his dad, Scott, and mom, Kelley

Picture 5: Jake

 See you Sunday, October18

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

"Welcome in, Everybody."

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

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

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

Emma writing on Kevin's card.

Readings:

1 Kings 19, 9, 11-13,   After the fire there was a tiny whispering sound.

Psalm 85,   Lord, let us see your kindness and grant us your salvation.

Roman 9, 1-5,  I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie.

Matthew 14, 22-33,  Storm at sea & Peter walking on the water.  

Harper writing on Kevin's card with Cathy's help.
 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, August 11, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in.  

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together), Off for the summer.  We will be back in September. 

With Peighton leading the parade, Ron & Barb, Lynda & Tom

Jackie Urbanczyk's Memorial: August 12, Saturday, 12:00-3:00, Hackberry Creek Country Club, 1901 WEST Royal Lane, Irving, TX,  Welcome everybody.

Directions can be found on the website of:

Hackberry Creek Country Club at hackberrycreekcc.com

Look for DIRECTIONS under the “ABOUT the CLUB” tab on the bottom left corner of the page.

Our rookie first round selection, Leo, with vets Kevin (retiring to go to college), Georgie, and Buddy.

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. Catholic Church imploding, Commonweal & Corpus, July 31, 1500 words,    Download CHURCH IMPLOSION 8-10-17,   

Madame Mayor of New Hampton, one of our numerous beautiful pass through towns.  One of my favorites.

True?

Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are XL. 

Picnic, anybody?  Like in the shade?  Primghar, Iowa, town center park around mid-day, pop. 876!
 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Tent City.  Hope you know the number of your tent.  There are provisioning companies who have tents, showers, tent set up and take down, and meals.  Cost a couple of thousand.

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.

Porto potties are everywhere and mobbed usually (entrance to these on the left side).  Then there are the corn fields.

Victorian Beauty #1, Decorah, Iowa, a pass through town, one of David's favorites.

Victorian Beauty #2, Spencer, Iowa, our #2 overnight town.