Reminder for Sunday, October 12, 2014, 28th Ordinary Time, Cycle A

"Welcome, Everybody," says Ragbrai, (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa, 450 miles, 7 days)

 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.

Sienna and Brooklyn say, "Let's ride, we are ready."

Readings:

Isaiah   55, 1-3,  Come, drink wine and milk.

 Psalm 145,   The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.  Also, That Line, The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love, Stanza 2.

Romans 8, 35, 37-39,  What will separate us from the love of  God?

Matthew  14, 13-21,  The feeding of the multitude.

Emma says, "Me, too, I'm ready."

Community Events:

1.   Ladies’ luncheon, Thursday, August 7,  Jan’s house, 1317 Edgefield Drive, Plano, 214-926-6888.  Time: 1:00.  Jan will serve sloppy joe’s.  Please bring a small dish to share.  Let Jan know if you will be coming.

2.   ROMEO lunch, Friday, August 1.  Jason’s, 1:00.  What a way to celebrate the new month!   Right, Fred?   Especially when guess who will be there.

Buddy and Tori in action.

What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.       Take a look at the new type of bishop, Reuters, July 16, 470 words,  Download The New Bishop 7-31-14  

2.       More acceptance of LGBT, National Catholic Reporter,  July 25, 400 words,    Download LGBT Ruling 7-31-14

3.       A principal goes public, National Catholic Reporter, July 26, 700 words,       Download A prinicipal comes out 7-31-14   

4.        Milwaukee Archdiocese bankrupt?, National Catholic Reporter, July29,  699 words,     Download Milwaukee Archdiocese bankrupt 7-31-14   

Rosemary with her blessing and Wendy with her final hymn ready.

True? 

 Life is better when you are happy, life is

 best

when other people are happy because of you.

Harper is looking for her bike.

See you Sunday, August 3, 2014, 18^th Ordinary Time, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

Sunrise over Ragbrai, Iowa.

 

 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.

There are so many riders every day (16-20 K) that to get into and through the numerous little pass-through towns (as opposed to overnight towns), bikers have to walk.

Melvin, Iowa welcomes Ragbrai riders.

Ecclesiastes 1:   … vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!

Colossians 3:  Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all and in all.

Luke 12:  Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God.

John inviting us to think of our blessings

Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7428208829?pwd=VERncTBxaWdkaFpkTUZKL3RROW81UT09

 

 

 

 

John and Connie get a cupcake

 

 

                                                                                                                                                  

 

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

Jeremiah 31, I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel.

Psalm 130, Create a clean heart in me, O Lord.

Hebrew 5, He became the source of salvation

John 12, Sir, we would like to see Jesus.

Please let Rosemary or me know if you would like to attend Easter Sunday at Legacy.  We plan on 20 people and as of today ten places remain open.  Please be ready to mask and have the vaccine.  Do you realize how consoling it is to send out this note!!

Hey, who is in charge here!!

Reminder for Sunday, March 21, 2021, 4th Lent

Here are the links for Sunday:

2. search for "john stack ministries"

 

 

 

What's going on in Ye Olde Catholic Church

 

1.   Rome won't bless same sex weddings, https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/vatican-says-priests-cant-bless-gay-couples-why-did-pope-francis-approve-decree 

2.  Bishops against vaccines, http://corpus-blog.blogspot.com/2021/03/editorial-bishops-opposition-to-vaccine.html

 

 

 

 

A Bridge to Peace.

 

 

 

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

 

Welcome, Everybody.

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

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community  & John Cade, Mike Carrell,  &  Stack,  Georgie & Buddy,  Ben & Shonda.   

Place: Legacy Charter School,  601 Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Ash Wednesday, February 26

Ash Wednesday liturgy,  7:00, P.M., Marlene's house,

2017 Keystone Drive, Plano 75075, Welcome.

So nice to see you, Emma.  Welcome in.

We have heard that people discover that the Blog has stopped coming.  Typepad tends to drop people for no reason.  So if this happens to you, just sign up again by going to www.johnstackministries.com

Laughter!  Don't you know you are not supposed to be laughing in here?!

Readings:

Leviticus  19, 1-2, 17-18,  You shall love your neighbor as yourself

Psalm 103,  The Lord is kind and merciful.

1 Corinthians 3, 16-23,  Do you not know that you are the temple of the Lord.

Matthew 5, 18-48,   Love your enemies.

The Big Community Swap.  Bring anything you want to get rid of.  Take anything you want.  The left over goes to Souls' Harbor for their thrift stores.  Watching over us, the portraits of our heroes as depicted by the students.

Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 21, 2020,   Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  

Too much good stuff?

True?

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

Disgraced religious order,  https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/disgraced-religious-order-tried-get-abuse-victim-lie?clickSource=email

Who dat? Anyone know who this lady is?

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

Peace, Everybody

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.

2 Kings 5:  Now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel.

2 Timothy 2:  Therefore, I bear with everything for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, together with eternal glory.

Luke 17:  Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine?

The Kiss of Peace

Here is John Cade's homily from last Sunday:  Download 10-02-22- Homily – 27th Sunday Ord

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.

The Kiss of Peace

Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7428208829?pwd=VERncTBxaWdkaFpkTUZKL3RROW81UT09

 

 

 

 

Shonda and Ben

 

 

 

 

Mass: Second 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 11, 1-10; Psalm 72; Romans 15, 4-9; Matthew 3, 1-12

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

This Sunday: 

• Blood Drive before & after Mass
• Winter Brunch after Mass: bring something for you and another
• Name Tags will be offered to everyone                                                                     

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

From Beth Robinson about Christmas Toys & the Children’s Advocacy Center: Download christmas_time_at_the_children.doc

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

See you Sunday.