Reminder for Sunday, July 30, 2017, 17th Ordinary Time, cycle A

One beautiful wedding venue, Mount Laurel, NJ (a suburb of Philadelphia, east side)

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

Samantha & Sean (Rosemary's nephew) composed their own wedding vows and read them to each other.  A rather rare blessing.

Readings:

Jonah 3, 1-5, 10,  The word of the Lord came to Jonah (a fun story)

Psalm 25,  Teach me your ways, O Lord

Corinthians 7, 29-31,   The time is running out.

Mark 1, 14-20, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.  

The Unity Candle.

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 19, 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),  February Luncheon,

Hope everyone is keeping warm on this chilly January night. Many of you have suggested going to the Bavarian Grill for lunch in February.  We can enjoy authentic German cuisine in a warm, friendly and inviting atmosphere.

We will meet Friday, February 2 at 12:30.  The Bavarian Grill is located at 221 West Parker Rd., Plano.  It is in the same shopping plaza as Burlington Coat Factory.

Please let me know if you will be joining us.

Thanks,  Marilyn,    972-491-7068     

The Beginning  of a New Life.

Dickenson Trip:  February 23- March 3

The Girls, Cathy, Geri, Patricia, & Sandra.  

What is going on in Our Catholic World:

1    Catholics and Immigration, National Catholic Reporter, December 18, 2018, 393 words,     Download CATHOLIC IMMIGRATION 1-18-17

Communion for Tori. 

True?         Download 2017-07-05-VIDEO-00000014

This excerpt from Carl Sagan's book Pale Blue Dot (1994) was inspired by an image taken,  at Sagan's suggestion, by Voyager 1 on Feb 14, 1990.  From a distance of about 6 billion km (3.728 billion miles).  It takes approximately 5,556 hours for the light to travel that far.

Looking for a white robe, Rookie?

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Peace, Ken, Peace, Geri.

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.

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

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

Readings: Isaiah 43, 16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3, 8-14; John 8, 1-11

Isaiah 62:   You shall be a glorious crown in the hand of the Lord, a royal diadem held by your God.

1 Corinthians 12:   To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit.

John 2:  There was a wedding at Cana in Galilea, and the mother of Jesus was there.

All Masses through the end of January will be via Zoom.

 

Bordeaux from the water

Another Reminder for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 16, 2022.

Here are the links for Sunday:

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

Bordeaux grapes

 

 

 

Barrels of wine

 

 

 

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

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

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

Buddy and pal, "Hi, Everybody."

"We're here," Zoe, Buddy, and Torri.

Readings:

 Isaiah 66, 18-21,   I come to gather nations of every language.

Psalm 117,  Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.

Hebrews 12, 5-7, 11-13,  Whom the lord loves he disciplines.

Luke 13, 22-30, Depart from me, you evil doers.

Buddy and Georgie at the Pastry Shoppe.

Community Events:  

  1.   Our next Habitat special day is probably September.  Look for the neighborhood behind the Home Depot on Central, at 11 th Ave.   A person may also work any Saturday. There is still work to be done on the current house.

2.  ROMEO lunch Friday, August 23, 1:00. The Old Geezer will be in Wichita Falls for Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred on Saturday.  Welcome.

 3.  The Women's Lunch Group on Thursdays is on vacation until further notice.    For info talk with Carol or Bernadette.  

Zoe happily accepting for her absent grandparents, Bernadette and Gilberto, The Cupcake of the Week for 48 years.

What's going on in our Catholic World: 

1.   Francis sees 3 Temptations for Catholicism, Tom Reese, S.J.,  National Catholic Reporter & Corpus, August 13, 900 words,  
Download Three Temptations 8-23-13

2.   Conservative Funk?, National Catholic Reporter, August 17,
  650 words,    
Download Funk 8-23-13

3.   Francis facing complaints?,  Eugene Kennedy, National Catholic Reporter,  August 22, 875 words,    
Download Complaints 8-23-13

4.  Why we love our kids at Mass with us?  Some of the reasons, 800 words,  
Download Our Kids 8-23-13

Curtis finally getting his Cupcake after it got away last week.

Harper and her grandmother, Cathy, at the Pastry Shoppe.

 True? 

If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again,
It was probably worth it. 

See you Sunday, August 25, 2013, 21st  Ordinary Time, C cycle

J.S., 214-783-0443

A theme picture of our readings lately? Our friend Isaiah (note the misspelling). Photo taken in downtown Dallas.

 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.

Grace and Ryan exchange rings.

Ryan and his buddies from grade school and Cole.

Malachi 3:  But for you who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays.

2 Thessalonians 3:  Rather, w wanted to present ourselves as a model for you, so that you might imitate us.

Luke 21:  Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.

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.

Hue,  the sound man

The Community will be collecting sweatshirts and hoodies for Soul's Harbor on Sunday, December 11th.

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

 

 

 

 

 

2 Samuel 5:  When all the elders of Israel came to David in Hebron, King David made an agreement with them there before the LORD, and they anointed him king of Israel.
Colossians 1:   He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Luke 23:   “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” He replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

When we embrace the unknown with an open heart, we make way for newness of soul—our own.
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

Another Reminder for Christ the King Sunday, November 23, 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.