Reminder for Sunday 12-11-11, 3rd Advent

2 Maccabees 7:  It is my choice to die at the hands of men with the hope God gives of being raised up by him;…

2 Thessalonians 2:  May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ.

Luke 20:  They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise.

     

John and Rosemary will be taking a vacation from 11/16 – 12/1.  John Cade will have Mass on Zoom,  Sunday, 11/20 and Sunday, 11/27.

 

 

 

Aggie reading from Revelation

 

 

 

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.

                                                                                  

                                                                            

 

 

 

Allen reading from 1 John 3

 

                  

 

 

 

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

 Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack with Damon sharing his history before arriving at Soul’s Harbor. 

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

 

 

 Readings:

Genesis 12, 1-4,   I will make of you a great nation.

Psalm 62,  Lord, let your mercy be upon us as we place our trust in you.

2 Timothy  1,  8-10,  Bear your share of hardship.

Matthew  17, 1-9,  And he was transfigured before them.  (A good one)

 

 

 Community Events:

1.    Second Sunday of Lent:  

1.   Food Drive; 
2.   Soul’s Harbor Truck—Spring Cleaning week;  
3.   Damon, one of the men from Soul’s Harbor will tell his story, very powerful.

2.   ROMEO lunch Friday, March 7,  Jason's, 1:00, Welcome all Old Geezers & kids.  

 3.  The Women's Lunch Group on 1st Thursdays,  The Olive Garden, 1:00, Central and Plano Pkwy, northbound service road.    For more info talk with Carol or Bernadette. 

4.  Next Community Party: April 26.  Annual Anniversary Party, Heritage Farm, 6:00 P.M., covered dish as usual.  

5.  Next book and game swap: May 18.  Save up.

 

 

 

 What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.     NCR Letter to Francis, National Catholic Reporter, March 6, 940 words,     Download NCR Letter to Francis 3-13-14

 2.    Francis plans may be bigger, Religion News Service, March 8, 1000 words,      Download Francis plans 3-13-14

3.    John Dear, a great man released from the Jesuits, Huffington Post, Friends of Christian Spirituality, Matthew Fox, March 8, 150 words,    Download John Dear 3-13-14

 

   

True? 

“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”

Gertrude Stein

 

 

 See you Sunday, March 16, 2014, 2^nd Lent, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

  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.

 

 

  

 

 

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

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

Readings: Proverbs 9, 1-6; Psalm 34, Taste & See the Goodness of the Lord; Ephesians 5, 15-20; John 6, 51-58

Community Bulletin Board: 

From Geri Moran with the Shawl Ministry for Babies:
Dear Friends of Stack Ministries,

On behalf of all volunteers at St.Elizabeth Ann Seton
Shawl Ministry for babies we would like to thank you for your interest
in participating in this outreach.  We could use knitters, crocheters, and fringers plus people to sew on labels and make the tags as the need is great.

For those who are available to stop by, we meet the second Tuesday
of each month (August 11th) at 7pm in the Faith Formation Center located at
3100 W.Spring Creek Pkwy, PLN 75023
 
I believe this ministry may be a blessing to you as well.

God bless you all,
Geri
972-867-8968 HM
972-489-8968 cell

PS.
To find out more about this ministry go to
http://setonparish-org.ecatholicchurches.com/index.cfm?load=page&page=274

From Marianne Elwell concerning the cruise next summer:

Re the cruise – if someone is interested in the cruise, or even think they might be interested, they only have to put a deposit of $25.00 per person by 8/26.  They can always cancel (up to a certain point and I will find out what the latest cancel date is), but we need at least 8 cabins booked by then or we lose the group status. 

If you can put in the blog to encourage anyone who even might be interested (including yourselves in case your hips fail) just to put the deposit down, if we get at least 8 cabins, we’ll be good to go.

Marianne Foley Elwell

(214) 448-9279 (cell)

reply to: mfoley@IWantThisVacation.com

For Travel go to: www.IWantThisVacation.com

 

True?  Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed.
Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love,
grace, and gratitude. 

Dennis Waitley

 

Note: Following discussion among the board members, we decided that we have to give up inviting our dogs to Mass.  Some people have allergies, some are skittish, but above all the Health Dept. might get upset and invite us out.  So sorry, you kids and dog lovers.  J.S.

  

Picture 1:  Burro Pass above Matterhorn Canyon going into Piutte Creek

Picture 2:  Rose over Burro Pass (10,000+ feet)

Picture 3:  Curtis & Barb at the Coffee Shoppe

Picture 4:  The Drescher Girls, Megan with her mom & grandmother, Christine & Diane

   

Picture 5: Dinner Time, Tom & Lynda, Rob, Bill, & The Geezer

             

 See you Sunday, August 16

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

Picture 6: Daniel cleans out the whole pot

 Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

         

 

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

Readings: Jonah 3, 1-5 & 10; Psalm 25; 1 Corinthians 7, 29-31; Mark 1, 14-20  

    

Community Bulletin Board: 

True?  A man needs a little madness, or else he never dares cut the rope and be free.

From Kathleen Gardiner: Charles R. Walter upright piano.  This hand-crafted piano is in the traditional style with a walnut finished cabinet. It features a 40 inch sounding board & is recently tuned.  Asking price: $2000 & will negotiate with serious buyer.  972-542-0288

From Frank & Laura Reyes: Plano Community Theater. The dates are Jan. 22,23,24,29,30 and 31 at 7:15pm. The show is called Villian Wore a Dirty Shirt, a Melodrama set around the gold
rush era. Tickets are $15 in advance or $17 at the door, but that includes
beer and wine. As I had mentioned we found that we are much better actors if
our audience is good and liquored up. You can call and reserve tickets for $15 and pay for them at the door.  Seats are benches, so bring a pillow.  972-422-2575  Want to put together a group with Rosemary & me for Jan. 29? 

  
 

Picture 1:  Noah, no. 58 

Picture 2:  Emily & Rachel

Picture 3:  Jim McCabe, Louie "Federico," Jackie & Bob & Tanya & Maggie McGrath

Picture 4: Hugh & Sydney Bivona

 

See you this Sunday, January 25.

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

 

 

Who is this marvelous little person welcoming everyone?

 

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 

 

 

Hi, Olivia and Cecily and Amelia.  So nice to have you here.
 

 Change Clocks this weekend.

 

Readings:

Isaiah 43 1-5,  Do not be afraid—I am with you.

 Psalm 145,  Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.

 1 John 3, 1-3,  See what love the father has bestowed on us.

 Matthew 5, 1-12,   Blessed are the poor in spirit.

 

My Dearest Olivia, At least you have to pretend to be fascinated by every word He says.

 

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, November 4, 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 will be in the evening so everyone who works plus our lunch bunch can get together for an evening of fun.

We will meet at 6:30 P.M. Thursday, November 3rd

It is BYOB.

Ocean Seafood and Grill

3829 W. Spring Creek Pkwy. Suite 105, Plano

It is behind Chic Fil A Spring Creek and Coit.

Let Marilyn Ackerman know if you would like to come (972)491-7068.

 

Leo is ready to defend us from all the bad guys.

                        

Christmas at the Dallas Symphony

This year we are going to the Meyerson on Friday, December 16th at 7:30 pm.   We will have seats in the Orchestra section at approximately $45.00 per person.  Please let Rosemary (rosemary.mcginn@sbcglobal.net) know as soon as possible if you are interested in going.  As always we will gather at Tulip Lane before the performance.

 

CHANGE CLOCKS THIS WEEKEND

 

Apparition?  All part of our community experience.                           

 

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. Why such American division,  National Catholic Reporter,  October 25, 1300 words,     Download AMERICA'S DIVISIONS 11-3-16
2. Pope's take on the Reformation, National Catholic Reporter, October 28, 150 words,    Download POPE ON REFORMATION 11-3-16
3. No women priests, National Catholic Reporter, November 1,   425 words,       Download NO WOMEN PRIESTS 11-3-16

 

Offertory, Becky, John, and Karen. 

 

True?

Women spend more time wondering what men are thinking than men spend thinking.

MM

 

 

 

The Reyes, Clan, Frank & Mary, Monique & Zack (boy friend).

 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

The Beginning of a New Life.

 

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.

With a stop along the way….

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome home, Wendy!

 

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

 

Kevin, our Candle Man of The Week

 

 Readings:

Zacheriah 9, 9-10,   He shall proclaim peace to the nations.

 Psalm 145,   I will praise your name forever, my king and my God.

Romans 8,  9, 11-13,  You are not in the flesh (?).  You are in the spirit.

Matthew 11, 25-30,  All creation is groaning in labor pains.

 

 

 

A cupcake for Rocco.

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, July 7, 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), For July,  TBA

 

 

 

The Refreshment Queen (and her helper) for the July 4 Preston Hollow Parade and Picnic.  Ready for the onslought.  20 dozen donut holes gone in a flash.

 

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. New group of different Cardinals,   National Catholic Reporter, June 28,   555 words,      Download NEW CARDINALS 7-6-17

 

 

Let the parade begin.  All bikes & trikes  & dogs welcome. 

 

True?

"Every single day, we need to choose hope over fear, and diversity over division.
Fear has never fed a family nor created a single job.
And those who exploit it will never solve the problems that have created such anxiety."

– Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
  in address to UN

From Louise Penny's July Newsletter 

 

Little cars welcome, too.

 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

Even trains are welcome.

 

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.

 

 

Peace, Everybody.