Reminder for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, March 16, 2025

Genesis 15:  The Lord God took Abram outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can.  Just so,” he added, “shall your descendants be.” 

Philippians 3:  But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Luke 9:  Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.” 

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Another Reminder for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, March 16, 2025

 

Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.

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    Rosemary's Blessing:

    “Father and Mother of all:

    We give thanks for food and remember the hungry,

    We give thanks for health and remember the sick,

    We give thanks for friends and remember the friendless,

    We give thanks for freedom and remember the enslaved.

    May our giving thanks stir us to service, that our blessings may be shared with others. Amen.”

     

    A Thanksgiving prayer from a Dear Abbey column

     

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     Mary reading from Daniel.

     

    Thanks to these special people

    • For  the Readings:  Mary  &   Bernadette
    • For The Team:    Buddy  &  Georgie
    • For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
    • For the Special Communion Cups: Jan & Charlie
    • For the Pictures:   Rick & Mike  &   Connie
    • For the coffee and extras:  Jackie & Becky & Tom
    • For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue 
    • For the Music:     Ben  
    • For Becky & her generous hospitality at Legacy
    • For all who helped with communion

      

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    Bernadette reads from 2 Corinthians.

     

    Birthdays:   Diane McMahon (Sunday, 81), Frank Esparza (Monday), Ron Ackerman (Thursday)

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The The Week

     

    Remember these special people

    For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's cousin in W. VA & for Darbyanne;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother,Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen;   For Carol's recuperation;   For  Joe Mazzei's sister, Nina with cancer; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;   For Rosemary's niece, Beth and her partner, Sarah with cancer;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina; 

     

     

     

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    Our Dearest Emma, you are a natural.  You do everything so well.

     

    For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 90 years!) in Ontario;  For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom;    or Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;  Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen; 

     

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    Happy 81st birthday today, Dearest Diane.  You are still one of my classiest dancers.

     

     

    Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla;   plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer;   Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

     

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    And Happy Birthday to you Dear Frank.

     

    Your Finances, November 18, 2018

    Expenses:    $5235.00

    Outreach:    $315.00

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody

     

    We donated $2,000.00 to Soul's Harbor today.

     

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    Jim, you got that cupcake because everyone felt sorry for you, being a student in my classes back at Jesuit in the 60's.

     

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S.

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    Welcome, Brent, to our monthly contribution to souls Harbor, the great work you do.   Wish it could be more.

     

    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.

     

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    2 Corinthians 8:  You are familiar with the generosity of our Master, Jesus Christ. Rich as he was, he gave it all away for us – in one stroke he became poor and we became rich.

    Mark 5:   He clasped the girl's hand and said, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, get up."   At that, she was up and walking around! This girl was twelve years of age. They, of course, were all beside themselves with joy.

     

     

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    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )
     
     
     
     
     
    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.
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    Romans 14: For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; …

    Matthew 18:  Peter approached Jesus and asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often  must I forgive?  As many as seven times?"  Jesus answered, "I say to you, not seven times but seventy -seven times."

     

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    Here are the links for Sunday:

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

  • Ascension of the Lord, May 29, 2022

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    Ephesians 1:  May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call,…

    Luke 24:  And behold I am sending the promise of my Father upon you;…

                                                             

     

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    Connie reading from the Acts of the Apostles

     

     

    Thanks…

    Music,    Ben & Shonda & David

    Readers, Connie & Hue

    Gospel,   John Cade

    Homily,  John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,      Hue & Richard

    Final Blessing, Rosemary

                                                                 



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    Hue reading from Ephesians

     

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For Sandra who has been diagnosed with Large B Cell Lymphoma;   For Lambrini, John Cade's wife, who is dealing with cancer and Kaliope, John Cade's Mother-in-law, with 2 broken vertebrae;  For John's sister, Kathey in the hospital after a fall;  For Jan Keszler's Mom in hospice, who will be 101 on 5/31;  For Tom Good;  For a young man, 19 struggling with a brain tumor and cancer;     For Mary Hall's friend Cadence still suffering from a serious medical condition;   For Sir Charlie & Jan; 

                                                                          

                               

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    Cindy and Dee

     

     

    Jackie's mom, sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.; For Meredith, cancer free & John Schanot;    For John O'Donnell & Jean;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;  For Dee, and for her daughters, Lisa & Lauren;     For a young man who is suffering from depression;   For John Cade's daughter, Joey, with cancer; from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford recuperating from an operation & friends, Annie, a mom of 3 kids and Michael ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

     

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    Leo graduating from elementary school
     
                     

                      

    Birthdays:  Shonda 6/3

    Anniversaries:   

          

    Community Finances:   

    Expenses: $ 150.00

    Outreach: $  

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

                                                      

                                   
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    The Music Makers

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:  

    Christ has no body now on earth but yours,

         no hands but yours,

         no feet but yours,

    Yours are the eyes through which Christ’s

         compassion is to look out to the world,

    Yours are the feet with which Christ is to

         go about doing good,

    Yours are the hands, with which Christ is to 

         bless all people now.

    From a prayer by Teresa of Avila (1515–1582)

     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    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
  • 4th Sunday in Lent, March 30, 2025

    Joshua 5:  On the day after the Passover, they ate of the produce of the land in the form of unleavened cakes and parched grain.

    2 Corinthians 5:  So we are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us.

    Luke 15: While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion.  He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him.

     

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    Connie reading from  the book of Joshua

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Ben & Shonda

    Readers,  Connie & Steve

    Homily,   John Cade

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,  Kevin

    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

     

     

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    Steve reading from Paul's letter to the Corinthians

     
             

     

    Remember these special people:

    For Pope Francis;  For John Stack;    For Shonda's Grandmother;    For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;   For Frank Esparza; For Lambrini, John Cade's wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Madeleine, Richard Eshelbrenner's granddaughter;  For Hue; For Jackie;   For Mary Hall's family and 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 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 and her neighbor, Marie and the family;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

     

     

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    Carrie commenting on the Homily

     

    Birthdays:   John O'Donnell 4/5

    Anniversaries:   

     

     

    Expenses:  1,270.00

    Outreach: $    350.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     

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    The Kiss of Peace

    Rosemary's Blessing:


    God,

    Bless anyone who has asked me to pray for them

        and anyone that I have promised to pray for.

    Bless anyone that I cannot get along with

        And anyone that cannot get along with me.

    Bless the person who has hurt me deeply

        and anyone that I have hurt.

    Bless the person that I cannot forgive

        and anyone that cannot forgive me.

    Grant me the grace to live as a person of peace today

        and to treat all I meet today with dignity

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    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.

  • 4th Sunday of Easter, 4-25-2021

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    Psalm 118,   The stone rejected by the builders has become the corner stone

    1 John 3, Beloved, We are God's children.

    John 10, I am the good shepherd and I know mine.

     

     

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    Thanks……

    Music,  Ben & Shonda

    Readers,  John, Connie, & Buddy, our candle blesser

    Gospel, Deacon Mike Carrell

    Homily,  John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B, Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Richard & Mike–welcome home!

    Final Blessing, Rosemary

    For hosting us at Legacy, Becky

     

     

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    Welcome in, Everybody.

     

    Readings for Sunday, April 25, 2021

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    The Team.

     

    Remember these special people:

    For Alan Stryker;  For Joe Sullivan;    For Rosemary's great niece, Rylie ;  For Richard's grand daughter, Madeleine;   For Esparza's new great grandson baby, son of Monique;  For all the medical personnel struggling to treat the tsunami of sick people, in particular, locally, Cindy's staff at Presby, Dallas, and at Frisco Presby, the mother of Harper and Betsy, Kendle, working in labor & delivery, and for Hue & Linda's daughter, Doctor Rosemary Beavers;   For Mary & Dave Hall's g-daughter Allison Keller working at St. Lukes, The Woodlands,   For Loretta's aunt Alicia;  For Sir Charlie & Jan;  Shonda's mom & Cody &  Leo & all of Shonda's dear family; For Ursuline Sr. Mary Troy 

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    Here they are: Cathy & Cheryl.  How we have missed this.

     

    Jackie's mom, sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free & John Schanot;    For John O'Donnell & Jean;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;  For Dee, and for her daughter, Lisa;  For Anthony & Sabrina;    For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini, plus John's daughter, Joey, with cancer; from Barbara, a little 4 month old baby girl named Ford undergoing an operation; for David McKeon's brother, Hugh; For Beth's friends;   for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

     

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    Connie reading from Acts.

     

    Birthdays:    David Dinsmore, John Simari, Cliff Wright, & Denni

    Anniversaries:    Randolf & Michelle

     

    Community Finances,   April 25, 2021

    Expenses: $ 250.00

    Outreach: $ 350.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

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    Rosemary sharing her Blessing of The Week.

     

    Rosemary's final blessing

    May we be blessed with the gift of contemplation of the blessings we have received and then put this appreciation into action to help others.

    And may there always be someone on our life’s journey to help us on your way.     

     

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    Communion.

     

     

    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