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

Isaiah 7:  Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.

Romans 1:  Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to  bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles

Matthew 1:  She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.

     

Christmas Eve Mass will be on Saturday, December 24th at 4:30 P.M.  There will not be a Mass on Christmas Day. 

 

 

 

 

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Loretta gets a cookie for her birthday

 

 

 

John Stack Ministries now meets at: 

The ArtCentre of Plano

902 E. 16th St, Plano

 

Art Center of PlanoArt Centre map

 

Please use the Haggard Park side entrance.  Latecomers please use the 16th Street entrance.

 

                                                                                  

Night

Christmas is near
                                                       

          

 

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

Here are the links for Sunday:

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

 

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

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