23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 7, 2025

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Wisdom 9: Who can know God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the LORD intends?  For the deliberations of mortals are timid,  and unsure are our plans.

Philemon: Perhaps this is why he was away from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a brother, beloved especially to me, but even more so to you, as a man and in the Lord.

Luke 14: Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

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Becky reading from the Book of Wisdom

Thanks…     

Music,   Shonda

Readers,  Becky & Brent

Homily,   John Stack

Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin

Final Blessing,  Rosemary

IMG_4032Brent reading from St. Paul’s Letter to Philemon

 

Remember these special people:

For all the people affected by the floods;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;   For Warren Wittek; For Tom Good; For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; 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;    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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Warren gets a cookie for his birthday

Birthdays:    Warren Wittek 9/12, Annette Miller 9/13

Anniversaries:   Rob & Beth  Robinson 9/7,  Mike & Geri Moran (50) 9/12

Expenses: $  1,360.00

Outreach: $  660.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

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Annette gets a cookie for her birthday

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Loving God…

Give us hearts
where all may enter in,
ears to hear your call,
hands to do your will,
voices to sing your praise
and soul enough
to recognize You
in everything we do.

Taken from The Prayer for Those Who Dwell In A Monastery of the Heart by Joan Chittister

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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  • Announcements for March 25, 2007

    Special Thanks:

    For reading, Mary & Mary Ellen

    For the Altar Bread, Angie Carroll

    For Serving, Carmen & T.J.

    For the Altar, donuts, muffins, coffee, & juice, Margie, Jackie, Lisa, Ray & Claire, & Margarita

    For the Books & Communion Cups, Roy & Carol Strom, Beth & Rob Robinson

    For ushering & all sorts of jobs, Cliff Wright

    For the music, Ray & Wendy, Elliot & Hue, Rick & Jackie

    Happy Birthday: Buddy Goode, Barb Wittek.

    Happy Anniversary: Buddy & Cathy

    Please Remember: Rosemary’s nephew definitely improving; Evelyn Mitzel & Les, who died March 9; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s sister Tina’s friend Evelyn with cancer; Jackie Ritter’s sister Sandy; little 5 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson; Tom Quinn’s brother Tim; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4; Barb Senter’s mom, Margie’s mom, Dona & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula & his companions in the military overseas, including Trey Bailey back from his 3rd deployment, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; David & Ofelia, Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; Rob’s mom & dad; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick, & Kathleen Gallagher.

    Spiritual Formation Schedule (CCD): We’ve started. Welcome!!

    Your Finances:

    March 25: Income for Running Expenses: $737.00    

    March 25: Income for Outreach Expenses: $1,099.00

    Thanks for your Generosity!

    Don’t forget! Next Saturday is the Trinity clean-up. Download directions to Rochester Park. Download Pperation Act Flyer

    Next Mass: April 1, 2007, Palm Sunday

    Have a Great Week.

  • Announcements

     

    Scott 6-17-12

    Scott reading Ezekiel

     Our Special Thanks:

    • For Reading:   Scott & Lily Shaw          
    • For Serving:  Kevin  
    • For the Communion Bread:  Alison
    • For the Wine Cups:  Jan & Sir Charlie
    • For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany
    • For the Pictures & Video: Jan & Rick & Beth & John
    • For the pastries & coffee:  Joan & Jackie, Barb & Warren
    • For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 

    Lily 6-17-12

    Lily reading 2 Corinthians

     

    Birthdays:  Joey Cade (38), Brian Self (61), Jessica Bresson (30 today), Bernadette

    Anniversaries:

    Kyle Dansby (son of Randy & Janette) & Ashli (day 1)

    Ted Wittek & his wife (1st)

    Joe & Rita Hogan (31st)

    Barb & Warren (33rd)

    Louie & Lorraine Federico (41st)

    Chuck & Sandra (51st)

    The Girls 6-17-12

    The Girls

     

    Habitat 6-17-12

    Habitat House, roof going up

    We Remember  

    All Dads;  Kyle & Ashli;  Michael Kern’s dad;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Christine Drescher's grandmother Margie with a stroke;  Lisa's Ackerman’s  Louis & Jim;  Gina Adcock's mother with a new outbreak of cancer;  Dorothy Perry;     Rita;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;    Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad  in assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary; Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg & Chebino; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece with leukemia; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; Fred's friend John with cancer;  for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

        Video:  Entrance Hymn (90 sec.)

       

    Your Finances: June 17, 2012

    Expenses:    $620.00       
     

    Outreach:    $170.00    

     

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

        Video:   Special Father's Day Blessing (1 min.)

       

    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.

     

     

  • Announcements

     Rosemary's Blessing:

     May we light our world with

    love for the poor and marginalized,

    care for the abused,

    and sensitivity to the person next to us.

    J & R Creations

    M.E. 2-6-11 
     

    Special Thanks:

    • For Reading: Mary Ellen & Beth
    • For Serving:  Kevin Doherty
    • For the Communion Bread:  Angie Carroll
    • For the Wine Cups:  Beth & Rob 
    • For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Jon
    • For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Beth & Richard
    • For the altar & sound: Denni & Tom & Hue
    • For the coffee and pastries: Ray & Claire,  Joan &  Jackie & others 
        
      Beth 2-6-11 

                                               
     

     Happy Birthday:   Geri Moran, Ron Kovatis, Becky & Christine Shaw & their dad, Scott, John Bresson, & Hue Beavers (welcome into the 60's club)

    Happy Anniversary:   

    Nikki & Keith Yaklin (Jackie Ritter's daughter)(4th)

    Bobby & Debbie (26th)  

    Please Remember:

     Cliff Wright & his back operation ;  Ryleigh Yaklin (Jackie Ritter's twin granddaughter), slammed into a fence post on her sled (check picture in the blog); Dean Pratt's wife Barbara who just died with the funeral yesterday, Saturday;  Jim Drescher's family;  Marilyn Ackerman's mom who broke some vertebrae in her back;  Warren & Barb's friend,   Mike, fighting cancer;    Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;   Mike & Dee's daughter, Lisa & sr. in law, Nancy;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;    Kim Burkhart's dad;   Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke;   Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;    Gilberto Delgado's mom;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad moving into assisted living;  Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;   Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer;   Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer; Theresa McClure's dad;  Theresa Quinn's dad;     Rita Dore;   Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;     Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, &  Jim;    Margie's mom;  our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Chebino;   George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece with leukemia; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;   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.  

        
     
    Offertory 2-6-11 

     
    Picture 1:   Mary Ellen              

     Picture 2:  Beth                   

    Picture 3:  CC with Claire, her granny, at Offertory         

    Picture 4:   Ryleigh after visiting a fence post on her sled.  Her twin sister is Regan  

     Ryleigh 2-6-11

     
     
              
     
    Video:          Mass Beginning 

      

     Your Finances:  February 6, 2011

     Expenses:   $1255.00

    Outreach:   $ 710.00    

     

     

    Thanks for the Generosity

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

     

     

     

  • 1st Sunday of Lent, February 22, 2026

    Genesis 2:  The LORD God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so man became a living being.
    Romans:  One man said no to God and put many people in the wrong; one man said yes to God and put many in the right.
    Matthew 4:  “Get away, Satan! It is written: The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.”

    Music,  Ben & Shonda
    Readers,  Carrie & Paul
    Homily,   John Stack
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin
    The Organization man,  Richard
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

    Paul reading from the Book of Genesis


    Remember these special people:

    For all the people affected by natural disasters like floods, earthquakes etc;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For the Quinn’s daughter, Colleen  with breast cancer; For Carrie’s son, Chase, who was in an auto accident;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;

    For Tom Good; For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;  For Ron and Marilyn;  For Ed Kless;  Jackie’s sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;    from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

    Carrie reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans


    Birthdays:
    Mike Elmore
    Anniversaries:

    Tom sharing ideas on how to have a happy Lent


    Expenses: $  
    610.00
    Outreach: $  160.00
    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

    Mike gets a cookie for his birthday.

     

    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    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.

     

  • Announcements

    Rosemary’s Blessing

    On this Palm Sunday …

    As we celebrate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem with palms and holy water

    May we know how much God loves us

    And in this knowledge, may we rejoice!

    J&R Creations

     

    Grace

    Grace reading Matthew's entry into Jerusalem.

     

     Our Special Thanks:

    •    For Reading:  Grace, Patricia, John, Mike, Lynda and Tom
    •    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
    •    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
    •    For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie & Jan
    •    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Connie, Beth & John 
    •    For the coffee and pastries:    Jackie and Jerry and Beth
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany  

     

    Patricia

    Patricia reading Isaiah.

     

    Birthdays:    Kerry Tucker (Monday), Claire Occhipinti (Thursday), Alexandra (27, Saturday), and Jerry Gleason (80, Saturday)

     

    John

    John reading Philippians.

     

    Holy Thursday:  7:00 P.M., Marlene's house, 2017 Keystone, Plano

    Good Friday:  7:00, Marlene's house, John & Mike coordinating the service.

    Next Sunday:   Easter, watch out for a loose bunny and some Easter eggs.

     

    Lynda, Tom, Mike

    Lynda, Tom and Mike reading Matthew's Passion


     
    Please Remember these special people:

    Jackie Urbanczyk's recovery;  For Patty Hammond’s recuperation from knee replacements;  From Mary Hall, Debbie Hooper with serious cancer;   for a special girl named Missy Ackerman; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;  Beth with a stomach infection;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Fred and Maureen’s friend, Real Giguere;   Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;   Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;  Margie McKeon’s brother, Bill, with lung cancer;

     

    Rick

    Rick picking up Jackie's Cupcake of the Week and saying a few words about Jackie, who receives her last chemo treatment Thursday.


     
    Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;   Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friends, Mike and Tara;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita;  the Silvers, dad, Dave, and son, Andrew;

     

    Jerry & cupcake

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    Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom and brother; Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret and Jim; our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg heading to Korea, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

     

    Offertory

    Offertory, Jerry & Shirley, Judy and Bill.


     

     Your Finances, April 13, 2014

    Expenses:   $740.00

    Outreach:   $515.00

     Video:  Sing a New Song, The entrance procession, 3 minutes

       

     

     We Donated this week:  Nothing special this week.

    Thanks for your Generosity.

    Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

    Harper

    Harper says, "Bye, bye, see you Easter."

     

    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.

     

     

     

     

  • Announcements for June 10, 2007, Corpus Christi

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading, Alexandra Froebe & Mary Kee
    • For the Altar Bread, Cindy Cramer and Kim Crossk
    • For Serving, T.J., Lacee, & Lorynne
    • For the Altar, donuts, muffins, coffee, & juice, Margie, Jackie, Richard & Monica & Alexandra & Morgan, Lisa & Margarita
    • For the Books, Roy & Carol Strom
    • For the music, Ray & Shonda & Wendy, Hue, Rick & Jackie

    Happy Birthday: Ray’s daughter Christi, Mable Ekes, Lindsay Kite (16), Matt Wilson, Mary Kee, Ann Pequigney, Christin Urbanczyk, Wally Banzhaf, Ricky Leal, Allyson DaGenova, & Rita Dore

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    • Mark Casey & Jill Pratt (Day 1)
    • Ron & Christine Montesserin (2nd)
    • Pam & Allen (3rd)
    • George & Marianne Elwell (12th)
    • Richard & Laura Chollick (14th)
    • Pete & Lynn Varnum (17th)
    • Doug & Julie Kite (21st)
    • Trent & Diane McClurg (35th)
    • Ray & Loretta (39th)

    Please Remember: Rosemary’s nephew definitely improving; Ray’s brother Anthony with 4 blocked arteries; Jim Kee; Gina Adcock’s six months pregnant friend Lorraine; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s Uncle Ed & Yolanda; little 6 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson & Jackie Ritter; Jackie Ritter’s friend Jack Brown with lung cancer; Tom Quinn’s brother Tim; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4; Margie’s mom & friend Connie Flovin who died this week; Dona & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula’s companions in the military overseas, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; David & Ofelia, Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; Rob’s mom & dad; & a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; Richard Chenault (Pastula friend) & those in the plane wreck in Lake Michigan; & Shawn in a car wreck.

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    • June 10: Income for Running Expenses:   $1,128.00
    • June 10: Income for Outreach Expenses:  $908.00

                      

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    Have a Great Week, J.S.