22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 3, 2023

Sandra  went into the hospital yesterday.  She is enrolling in hospice and hoping to go home tomorrow. 

Rosemary's Blessing: 

 

HOPI PRAYER OF THE SOUL'S GRADUATION:

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there,
I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight
On the ripened grain.
I am the gentle Autumn's rain.

When you awaken in the morning hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there.
I did not die.

Special Thanks: 

• For Reading: Scott, Mary Ellen

• For the Communion Bread:  Christine & Megan

• For Serving:   Kevin Doherty & T.J.

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: John & Allison & Rob

• For the Music: Ray & Wendy & Celeste

• For the Pictures: Jan & Beth

• For the altar & sound:  Mary Ellen & Hue

• For the donuts & coffee:  Jackie & Charley & Jan

Happy Birthday:  Laura McKinley (20), Melissa Meyer (18), Marilyn Ackerman, Joan Gleason, Emily Kite (15) 

 

Happy Anniversary: 

• Rose & Wally Banzhaf (38th)

Please Remember:   Rosemary's brother Peter who died Monday;  Bill Russell whose funeral I did yesterday, Saturday, with a jazz quintet at Sparkmen-Hillcrest; Cindy Cramer recuperating from her foot operation; Chris Phipp's mom with cancer; Cara Kless who had eye surgery Tuesday; Christine Drescher's Grandmother;   David Hoover's mom who is failing;  Ann Bivona with her broken leg;  Rita at home & recuperating; Jackie's friend Jack Brown with various cancers & Keith Beasley who fell off the 7th floor of a parking garage;  Julie Johnston who is dealing with a return of her cancer;  Margie Weynant whose lung cancer has returned;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark, and a little baby, Reese who has tuberous sclerosis complex;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Tom & Teresa's friend Neva Flynn with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Diane's dad Butch Uderman  & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom ; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Roy's son Chris, Lisa's nephew Kristopher on his 2nd Iraq trip; David Hoover; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece just diagnosed with leukemia; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann & Hector; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President  that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.                  

Picture 1:  Mary Ellen reading Ephesians

Picture 2:  Joan Gleason on her birthday

 

Picture 3:  Community

 

Picture 4:  Frank & his Mom, Mela

 

Check out the Quads: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com   

 

Your Finances:

 

August 23:  Postponed until next Sunday because of the memorial in NY Monday

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $   

 Thanks for your Generosity!

 Have a Great Week, J.S    (214-783-0443)

 

 

Happy 83 Years, John, Congratulations.   When I grow up, I want to be like you!

 

 

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

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

 

 

 

 

Dad & Daughter, nothing better, Gilbert & Michelle.

 

 

Readings:

Ezekiel 34, 11-12, 15-17,    I myself will look after and tend my sheep.

Psalm 23,  The Lord is my shepherd.  There is nothing I shall want.  ( A good one)

1 Corinthians 15, 20-26,28,    Christ has been raised from the dead.

Matthew 25, 31-46,,  He will sit on  his glorious throne.

 

 

 

Mike Kuklenski on his Viet Nam experience.

 

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET:   Let’s skip November 24 & December 1.   Everybody is traveling.

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together),  Friday, December 1st.  Contact Marilyn Ackerman.

 

 

 

 

A fascinating trip.

 

 

Love for Kids picnic:  December 9

Dickenson Trip:  February, more TBA

Jackie & Rick: have a nice bedroom they would like to put up for rent, $500 per month.   Location: Garland, near a DART  train station.

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Standing ovation.

 

 

What is going on in Our Catholic World:

1.  Fire the Madison Bishop, National Catholic Reporter    Nothing special this week.

 

 

 

Our Father.

 

 

True?

Suddenly you’re ripped into being alive. And life is pain, and life is suffering, and life is horror, but by God you’re alive and it’s spectacular.

Joseph Campbell

 

Peace, Wendy & her parents.

 

 

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.

1 Kings 19: Then the Lord said to him, "Go outside and stand on the mountain before the Lord, the Lord will be passing by."

Romans 9:  …and from them, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is over all, God blessed forever.

Matthew 14:  Peter said to him in reply, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water."

 

John Stack and John Cade starting Mass

 

Thanks…     

Music,    Shonda & Ben 

Readers,  Connie & John

Homily,   John Stack

Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Kevin

Final Blessing, Rosemary

 

                                      

Connie reading from 1 Kings

 

 

Readings: Download 08-13-23 Readings -19th Ordinary

Homily: 

 

 

 

John reading from Paul's Letter to the Romans 

 

 

Remember these special people:

For Jan Keszler's Family; For Sandra Pratt's family;  For Cindy Cramer's family;  For the family of Ron Senter;   For Meredith  whose cancer has come back;  For Tom Good;  For Tom  Quinn who had back surgery on November 21st; For Lambrini, John Cade's wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Madeleine, Richard Eshelbrenner's granddaughter;  For Hue; For Jackie;  For John's sister, Kathey recovering from a fall;   For Tom Good;   For Mary Hall's friend Cadence still suffering from a serious medical condition;   For Sir Charlie;  For Ron ;  For Teresa Quinn's niece, Maddie who has a brain tumor;

                                                                                                 

 

Jackie's mom, sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;  For Dee, and for her daughters, Lisa & Lauren;  For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's daughter, Joey, with cancer; from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford recuperating from an operation & the families of Annie and Michael ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

 

Mary gets a cookie for her anniversary

                                          

Birthdays:  Marlene Ekes 8/14,  Rose Banzhaf 8/15

Anniversaries:  Mary & Dave Hall 8/13,  John & Jean O'Donnell 8/14,  Bernadette & Gilberto Delgado 8/19

                         

John and Jean get a cookie for their anniversary        

 

 

Community Finances:   

Expenses: $  835.00

Outreach: $  100.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

       

 

1 Samuel 3: When Samuel went to sleep in his place, the Lord came and revealed his presence, calling out as before. "Samuel, Samuel!" Samuel answered, "Speak, for your servant is listening."

1 Corinthians 6:  Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?  But whoever is joined to the Lord becomes one Spirit with him.

John 1:  Then he brought him to Jesus.  Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John; you will be called Cephas" –which is translated Peter.

 

 

Exodus 34:  Thus the LORD passed before him and cried out, “The LORD, the LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.”
2 Corinthians 13:  Mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
John 3:  God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.

 

Pope John XXIII modeled love and kindness for all the world to see. “See everything,” he said, “overlook a great deal; correct a little.”
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 Trinity Sunday, May 31, 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.