Reminder for the 4th Sunday of Advent, December 18, 2022

 Welcome: Coffee & juice & specials on the house

 Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack & Mike.  Welcome. 

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

Readings:  Deuteronomy 18, 15-20, A prophet like me will the Lord raise up for you; Psalm 95, If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts; 1 Corinthians 7, 32-35, A married man is anxious about the things of the world (what a reading!); Mark 1,21-28, Quiet, come out of him.

                                                                                                                                                                                           Picture  Picture 1:    Brooklyn walks        

Picture 2:    Sienna          

Picture 3:    The Doherties, Kevin, John, & Connie        

Picture 4:    Bethany, Shonda, Ray & Jon       

          

Community Bulletin Board  

    1.  Information on Rosemary.  Operation on her left elbow healing well, post op day #10. 

    2.  To hear an excellent contemporary theologian March 17, check this out, Download MICHAEL MORWOOD 1-27-12 

  What's going on in our Catholic World: 

   1. Irish Seminaries, National Catholic Reporter, January 19, (words 900),  Download Kennedy 1-27-12

    2.  Dialogue vs. Monologue in Catholicism, Corpus, January 27, (1000 words), Download Corpus 1-27-12 

   
                   
 
True?

Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing,
life reveals just the opposite: that letting go is the real path to freedom.

Sogyal Rinpoche
Glimpse After Glimpse

 
  
Picture 5:    Sandra & Geri         

  Video: Final Blessing & Hymn (4 Min.)

  See you Sunday,  January 29, 2012

 J.S. (214-783-0443)

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

Acts 1:  “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Ephesians 1:  May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us who believe,in accord with the exercise of his great might, . . .
Matthew 28:  . . . “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

Kindness is not recompense for favors received, it is unearned warmth given for absolutely no reason at all.  Joseph Joubert says of it, “A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.”
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

Rickey Turner
Please click on the link below for more information on Rick’s fund for ongoing treatment and medications for a kidney transplant. As Rick is now back on track for the transplant, we are helping to cover the medications necessary following the transplant.
Rick Turner Blog Post

Another Reminder for The Ascension, May 17, 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.

Welcome:  Coffee & juice & specials on the house.

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

Habitat: The Beginning

Readings:  

Exodus 24, 3-8, We will do everything the Lord has told us.

Psalm 116, I will take the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.

Hebrews 9, 11-15, The tent in which Christ serves is greater & more perfect. 

Mark 14, 12-16, 22-26, Where do you want us to go & get the Passover meal ready.

First instructions: Bill & Tom

Prefab pieces coming together

Community Bulletin Board:

1.  Next brunch?

2.  Special Thanks, John & Mike & Everyone, for covering for Rosemary & me while we have been away so many weekends.

The framed product in one day

Who is that JS Ministries?

     What's going on in our Catholic World:   

1.     American Nuns respond, National Catholic Reporter, June 1, (400 words),  Download Response of Nuns to Vatican 6-8-12

2.  Nun's book condemned,  National Catholic Reporter, June 5, (425 words),   Download Bishops condemn nun's book 6-8-12

 3.  The Real Ratzinger?, National Catholic Reporter, April 29, (700 words),   Download The Real Ratzinger 6-8-12

Janelle Reardon, wife of Joe, reading for the class reunion Mass in New Orleans, Trinity Sunday

Trinity Sunday Mass & brunch at Bob & Margaret Baxter's house

 True?

A dog is the only thing on earth that will love you more than you love yourself.

Josh Billings

Lots of rich hours spent just like this during the reunion. I have not seen most of these guys since 1965.

See you Sunday, June 10, Corpus Christi

 J.S., 214-783-0443

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

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

Readings: Amos (again), 6,1-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6, 11-16; Luke 16, 19-31 (Rich Man & Lazarus).

Community Bulletin Board 

Discouraging News: PISD says they do not want us to plant any more trees on their campuses.  The problem: mowing. Anyone know of any other possiblities in the Plano area?  I hate to shut down our service after 20 years and thousands of trees.

Diana Root & Hospice: Download Hospice.doc

A new translation of the Bible: Download new_bible_translation.htm

Pictures from The Brunch-Birthday Party: http://johnstackministries.typepad.com/photos/community_2007/

See you Sunday.

J.S.

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

 

Brandon and Leo

Readings:

Ecclesiastes   1 2; 2, 21-23, Vanity of vanities, all things are vanity.

Psalm 90,  If today you hear his voice, harden not  your hearts.

Colossians 3, 1-5, 9-11,   Put to death the parts of you that are earthly

Luke 11, 1-13,  The rich man who hoarded all his wealth in bigger barns, then died.

 

Genevieve and John

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, July 29 , Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in.  May be  a very small group.  Most of us will be gone.
2. JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together):  Temporarily postponed, everybody is out of town.  

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. A glance at the on going efforts to reject Vatican II ,   Commonweal,  July 7, 750 words,       

 

Tori

True? 

If it seems a childish thing to do,

do it in remembrance that you are a child.”

Frederick Buechner

 

Genevieve, Shonda, Bethany, and Ray

See you Sunday.

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.

Sez Sir Charlie, "Hey, Stack, remember that mint condition Studebaker Rob wanted to buy from me?  I'll give it to you for half price."

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

John sharing his memories of working at Dickinson.

Connie sharing her memories.

Readings:

 Jeremiah 31, 31-34, I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel.

Psalm 51, Create a clean heart in me, O God.

 hebrews 5, 7-9,  He became the source of eternal salvation.

John  12,  20-33, Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground

Healing for Cheryl. 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, March 16, 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),  April Luncheon, TBA

 Food Donation: 315 lbs., plus a check for $15 (More than ever)

No touch Our Father for the flu season

What is going on in Our Catholic World:

• Francis at 5 years continued, National Catholic Reporter, March 13, 2018, 3400 words    Download FRANCIS AT 5

Our Lenten penitential rite: "Please forgive me."  "I forgive you."

True?

Dinosaurs never went to the vet.  Look what happened.

With Dickinson, a beautiful memory, Bill says, "Love for Kids picnic is coming."   Bill, you constantly challenge us to  be a better community

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

"He bought it!"   Sir Charlie is so happy!

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.