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 )
Place: Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence, south side, Plano.
Readings: Isaiah 61, 1-2, 10-11, He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken hearted; Psalm, The Magnificat, My soul rejoices in my God; 1 Thessalonians 5, 16-24, Rejoice always; John 1, 6-8, 19-28, John the Baptist, I am the voice of one crying out in the desert, make straight the way of the lord. (from Isaiah 40, 3, last week's Isaiah reading put to music by Handel in his Messiah, which we heard) Beautiful readings.
Picture Picture 1: Our Father
Picture 2: Toy Drive results
Picture 3: Froebes, Monica, Alexandra, & Dean Woodward
Picture 4: Ashley
Picture 5: Brooklyn
Picture 6: Sienna
Community Bulletin Board:
A. Schedule of upcoming events: In an attempt to make our Advent special this year, we invite the community to focus on one gift to the less fortunate each of the 4 Sundays. We will include a special reconciliation rite the 4th Sunday, Dec. 18. See the flier: Download Advent 2011
Last Sunday, December 4, The 2nd of Advent. The gift: Toys. Thanks to Beth & Rob Robinson for coordinating. Beth says they need volunteers to sort & hand out toys:
If anyone is interested, the store could use some extra hands to man "store," where the parents/caretakers come in to find toys for their children. Here are the hours that were suggested by the coordinator, Vicky Stilly:
On the 14th - we could use 2-8 volunteers from noon to 2p and/or 4p to 6:30p
On the 15th - we can use help from noon to 4p and/or 4p to 6p.
Questions: Vickie Stilly: 214-675-3318 cell
Plus she added: The CCCAC was overjoyed with the generous contributions from the John Stack Ministries.
1. This Sunday, December 11, 3rd Advent. The gift:Blankets to The Bridge Homeless Shelter.
Also, Thanks Brunch in gratitude to our Board and particularly to Ron Kovatis, Penny Morrow, & Cathy Goode, who are retiring.
Special guest homilist, Jamie Rose.
December 10, this Saturday, Love for Kids Christmas Party in Flower Mound for handicapped kids. loveforkidsinc@yahoo.com
2. December 18, 4th Advent. The Gift: Men's Shoes for the Austin Street Shelter. Also, a special rite of reconciliation during our Mass. Mike Carrell will share his ideas during the homily.
4. Christmas Eve, 4:00, December 24, Saturday. Christmas Pageant, plus 2 special visitors will be present.
A special Need Kid: 7 year old Zach needs a bone marrow transplant from a non-family person, Download Zach 12-9-11
Picture 7: Chris Dembney the biker
Picture 8: Nina & Diane
Picture 9: Michelle with Torri & Buddy, Zoe, & Georgie
Our Mass this Sunday will be a remembrance of & tribute to Marie Green who passed away this past Sunday. Her son & his family from D.C. will be with us.
True? The impeded stream is the one that sings. Wendell Berry
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
If you misbehave, Folks, you will get put in time out with that lady in the red hat. Having too much fun.
Readings:
Isaiah 49, 14-15, I will never forget you.
Psalm 62, Rest in God alone, my soul.
1 Corinthians 4, 1-5, Then everyone will receive praise from God.
Matthew 6, 24-34, Do not worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will take care of itself.
Special Healing and Life for Victoria.
Community Activities:
ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 24, 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),
Juliet’s Luncheon Ladies will meet Friday, March 3 at 1:00 P.M. at Ocean Seafood and Grill. For all who have not been there the food is very good and reasonable. It is a BYOB. I thought this would be a good choice because it will be Lent and some of us do not eat meat on Fridays during Lent. Ocean is at 3829 W. Spring Creek Pkwy., Plano, behind Chic-Fil-A which is on Coit Rd. (Spring Creek and Coit). Please let me know if you can join us. They do have other choices besides seafood. Ron & Marilyn Ackerman [rmackerman5@gmail.com]
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
Johannesburg
"You know that '63 Studebaker I offered Rob at a great price? Beth would not let him buy it. Please don't fight over this, but I give you a good, once in a life time price. Runs like new, original radio, original white walls, a classic," sez Sr. Charlie.
See you Sunday.
J.S., 214-783-0443
Our Father, Mary, Sydney & Hugh, John & Karen.
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.
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:
Another message from Richard Eshelbrenner about Love For Kids:
There is a volunteer opportunity on Saturday, April 9, 2022. The Annual All Kids Count Event and we need help from amazing people like you! The volunteer hours will be from 9 AM – 3 PM at Circle R. Ranch in Flower Mound.
They need volunteers to come out and help set up for the event, and assist at certain activities including horses, arts and crafts, games, bounce houses, food and drink stations, and more.
If you are interested in helping out, then fill out this form to let us know you want to volunteer and make a huge difference for children with rare diseases and disabilities: https://loveforkidsinc.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/all-kids-count-volunteer-sign-up
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.
John Stack Ministries, 7017 Helsem Way, Dallas, Texas 75230
