Reminder for Christmas Eve, Thursday, and Sunday, December 27, which is Holy Family

 Mass: 9:30; Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

     

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

Readings:  Isaiah 61, 1-11 (good); Psalm is Luke 1, 46-54 (Magnificat); 1 Thessalonians 5, 16-24; John 1, 6-8, 19-28 

      

Holden & Cole Bentley

 

Community Bulletin Board:

• True?  "My children didn't have my advantages; I was born into abject poverty."  Issur Danielovitch (1916 – present)         Issur Danielovitch was born in Amsterdam, New York, son to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents from Gomel, now part of Belarus, and grew up selling snacks to mill-workers to earn enough to buy bread and milk for his family.  Somehow he made it to Hollywood, where he changed his name to Kirk Douglas.  Tuesday he will be 92 years old. 

•  Charlie Keszler                                      Marilyn Ackerman, Maureen, Jerry, & Joan Gleason                                                Melissa, Jenny, & Diane Holcomb

Thanks so much for making our 4th Anniversary Brunch special, for the food, for the family, and for the blood donations.  We had 15 successful donors and the blood people were grateful. 

• Our Christmas family: mom, 3 little girls, and a baby boy on the way.  Date to finish: Dec. 14, this Sunday.  Beth says we have just about everything needed.  

• In case you missed our blood drive, this from Mary Ellen Munzell:                                       There is a woman in Plano, Alyse Ferguson, who I believe resides on Turnbil.  She is undergoing chemotherapy, has had more surgeries than expected and other troublesome health issues in her family.  Currently her bill for blood alone is in the $7,000 range.  No specific blood type is required.   Anyone who is making a donation to Carter Blood Care just needs to specify that Ms Ferguson be given credit for the donated blood.

• Jackie Ritter's friend, just laid off by Everest College, is job searching.  Has a masters in library science.  Any leads?  Contact:    jritter@unitedrenovations.com
   

 
Lorynne & Lacee Ackerman and T.J.

See you this Sunday, December 14

J.S.   (214-783-0443)

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

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

Readings: Acts 8, 5-17; Psalm 66; 1 Peter 3, 15-18; John 14, 15-21.

Special Welcome to Christopher Bentley

Community Bulletin Board 

The Anniversary Party. 

• May 3, Saturday, 7:00, Fairview Farms Barn ( NE corner, Central & Parker, look behind signs of ROSS  & JOE’S CRAB SHACK; you see Costco, you have gone too far–turn in and return via the parking lots).
• See link for map: http://www.fairview-farms.com/
• Covered Dish: A-R, hors d’oeuvres; S-Z deserts;
• 10 -15 couples will renew their vows.
• cash margarita bar; cold drinks on us
• Fred & Colleen will dance

  See you this Sunday, April 27.

  J.S.

Quad Squad:  Even a couple of hours once a month is a help!  Let me know.

Revelation 7:  "Amen, Blessing and glory, wisdom and thanksgiving, honor, power, and might be to our God forever and ever.  Amen."

1 John:  Beloved: See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God.

Matthew 5:  When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.  He began to teach them saying:…

 

 

 

Charlie, Tom, Cody and Jan

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

                  

 

 

My Dearest Betsy, who is that person dragging you along?

 

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  

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

 

 

Beware, Dear Betsy, you are surrounded by alien critters.

 

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

 

 

Maybe Beth can help you out.  Maybe!

 

Readings:

Isaiah , 42, 1-4, 6-7,  I will make you a light to the nations.

  (This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine.)

Psalm 29,  The Lord will bless his people with peace.

Acts of the Apostles 10, 34-38,  I see that God shows no partiality

John, 1 29-34,  John the Baptist sees Jesus coming towards him.

 

 

Our Father.

 

Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 17, 2020,   Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  

 

 

Sisters and Best Buddies.

 

True?

There are two things which raise man above himself & lead to eternal, ever increasing admiration,

The Moral Law within me,

The starry sky above me.

Immanuel Kant

 

 

Communion line.

 

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

A conflict: the retired pope publicly disagreeing with the present pope on celibacy for priests,  https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/surprise-benedict-openly-defends-clerical-celibacy-francis-considers-married-priests?clickSource=email

 

 

Communion for Everybody.

 

 

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

 

 

Peace for everybody, too.

 

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.

 

 

And even more peace from Her.

 

 

Texas Winter.

Isaiah 8: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, as they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as people make merry when dividing spoils.
1 Corinthians 1: I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose.
Matthew 4: … Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.

 

Failure is essential to being able to succeed. Learning to accept ourselves as we are is key to being able to be more than we are because then we are free to fail—which means, of course, that then we are free to try til we succeed.
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

Another Reminder for The 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 25, 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.

 

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

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

Readings: Genesis 2, 7-9, 3, 1-7; Psalm 51; Romans 5, 12-19; Matthew 4, 1-11.

Community Bulletin Board

Feb. 10 Mass, this Sunday: Birthday Brunch, Baby Shower for the G-Kids, Food Drive, Name Tags.          

Tree Project update: ??

Kathleen Gardiner is looking for a used computer with internet access.  Anyone got one?                          (h) 1-972-542-0288

Rotary Camp Ryla: any high school juniors who would like me to sponsor you to an all expense paid, one week camp for leadership?  The camp has great press.  Takes place in June.

See you Sunday.