30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 26, 2025

Sirach 35:  The LORD is a God of justice,  who knows no favorites.
2 Timothy 4:  The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom.
Luke 18:  But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, ‘O God, be merciful to me a sinner.’

 

Lynda reading from the Book of Sirach

Thanks…     

Music,   Ben
Readers,  Lynda & Tom
Homily,   John Cade
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Tom
Final Blessing,  Lynda

Tom reading from St. Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy


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 the Beaver’s grandson in ICU;  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.

 

John Cade reading from the Gospel of Luke


Birthdays:
   Rob Robinson 10/29
Anniversaries:   Mary Jane Stevenson & John Schanot 10/26

Expenses: $  215.00
Outreach: $  30.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

 

The Kiss of Peace


Rosemary’s Blessing:

Be the One

Jesus, thank you for loving me so much.
Help me to love others as you do.
When someone is lonely, help me to be the one to be kind.
When others are left out, help me to be the one to include them.
When someone is sad, help me be the one to bring joy.
Show me your face in every person I meet.
Let me be the one to console You and my neighbor,
with kindness, a smile, prayers and love.
Give me courage to “be the one”
who builds up the body of Christ today. Amen.

by Sister Mary Ann Zuberbueler

 

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: 

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    • For reading: Tom & Lynda   
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    • For the Books & wine cups: John & Alison, Sabrina & Anthony
    • For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy  & Celeste
    • For the coffee & Juice: Marlene & Cindy
    • For the pictures:  Jan

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


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    October 5: 

    • Income for Running  Expenses: $ 592.00 
    • Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 319.00   

    Thanks for your Generosity!

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

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    Rosemary’s Blessing:   

    May the sun shine bright on your joyous days,

    And the rain refresh you through peaceful nights.

    May summer show God’s wondrous ways

    And prepare you for heaven’s great delights.

    And till we meet there

    May the God of summertime

    Hold you in the palm of her hand

     

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    Richard reading Exodus

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    • For Reading:  Richard & Morgan Froebe        
    • 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 & John
    • For the pastries & coffee:  Joan & Jackie, Barb & Warren
    • For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue's wife, Linda 

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    Morgan, Richard's daughter, reading Hebrews

     

    Birthdays:  Christin Urbanczyk (23), Rita (72), & Alison (51)

    Anniversaries:

    Pam Senter & Alan (8th)

    Ray & Loretta (today)

    George & Marianne Elwell (17th)

    Richard & Laura Chollick (19th)

    Doug & Julie Kite (26th)

    Kent & Diane McClurg (today, 40th)

     

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    We Remember  

    Michael Kern’s dad;  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 (2 min.)

      

    Your Finances: June 3 & 10, 2012

    Expenses:    $     760.00        1825.00  
     

    Outreach:    $     450.00         780.00

     

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

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    Rosemary's Blessing:  

    Gracious God,

    help us to work with You

    to make the world

    Alive with Your Spirit,

    and to build on earth

    a city of Justice, Love, and Peace.                 

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     Our Special Thanks:  

    •    For  the Readings:  Patricia & Jackie
    •    For The Team:  Kevin & Georgie
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Claire
    •    For the Wine & Cups:   Sir Charlie and Jan
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick & Beth & Connie
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy & Jackie 
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
    •    For the Music:  Ray & Wendy & Mary
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    Patricia

     

                                 Patricia reading from James.

     

    Birthdays:    Judy Carrell (today, Sunday), John Cade (54th of ordination, Wednesday), Leo (5, Thursday), Jackie (50, Friday), Tori & Buddy ( 5, Saturday).

      Anniversaries:

    Claire and Andrew, (4th, Thursday, celebrating also with Nora)

    Patricia & Fred (5th, Friday)

     

    Mike 2

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     Special Announcement: 

    We have moved!  To Sigler Elementary on Janwood.

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    Special Announcement #2:

    From Carol Eshelbrenner about being a math tutor:

     If interested in helping to tutor math on Tuesday evenings, 6:00pm to 7:30 pm, at Harrington Library you can find out more about the program at:  http://www.intellichoice.org/   You will work with kids from grade 1 to grade 12.  Materials provided.  I have helped out for about 5 years.  The program is wonderful and the kids at Harrington are great.

    Call Corina Sadler or Robin Popik at City of Plano, (972) 941-7617, to volunteer and apply for a background check.  Since we work with children a background check is required.  Carol Eshelbrenner  972-423-0069 

     

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    Francis Vanderwall's friend, Joseph DeLaune;   Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well & their friend, Don Fox;  for Nina Tucker's dad, Art;   For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;  Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; 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;     Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;   For a little friend, Heather;  

     

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      "Watch out, Harper, there he is, all dressed for winter a bit early."

     

    Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece;   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;  for Mary Ellen; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

      Judy

                        Cupcake of The Week to Judy for her birthday.

     

    Your Finances, September 27, 2015

    Expenses:   $ 780.00

    Outreach:   $ 480.00

    Donated today:

    $2000 to Souls Harbor

    $300 to Plano Homes

    Financial report for second quarter: Download Financials Blog Q2 

     

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

    Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

    Genevieve 3

                      "All this talk about money has worn me out."

     

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          Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world  we live in a better place to live.

     

     

     

  • 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 19 2025

    Buddy reading the prayer for the lighting of the candles
    Thanks…     

    Music,   Shonda
    Readers,  Mary & Frank
    Homily,   John Stack
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin
    Setup,  Richard
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

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    Remember these special people:

    For all the people affected by natural disasters;  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 Ron ;

    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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    Birthdays:
        Zoe Brown 10/25
    Anniversaries:   

    Expenses: $  910.00
    Outreach: $  125.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

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    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    Autumn Months

    O God of Creation, you have blessed us with the changing of the seasons.

    As we welcome the autumn months,
    may the earlier setting of the sun
    remind us to take time to rest.

    May the brilliant colors of the leaves
    remind us of the wonder of your creation.

    May the steam of our breath in the cool air
    remind us that it is you who give us the breath of life.

    May the harvest from the fields remind us of the abundance we have been given and bounty we are to share with others.
    May the dying of summer’s spirit remind us of your great promise that death is temporary and life is eternal.
    We praise you for your goodness forever and ever.

    – Author Unknown,  found on jesuitresource.org

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing of The Week,  

    Loving Father,

    often we forget your gifts to us,

    letting them pass unnoticed through each day.

    Show us how to look again, to see through your eyes

    and give freely in response to what we see.

    Amen 

    www.christianaid.org.uk/images/count-your-blessings-2010.pdf

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    •    For  the Readings:   Tom & Lynda
    •    For The Team:  Kevin &  Georgie & Buddy
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick & Beth & Mike & Connie  
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy & Jackiey
    •    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:   Michael & Bethany & Shonda              
    •    For all who helped with Communion 

     

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    Lynda reading from 1 Corinthians.

     

    Birthdays:   Sunday: Natalie Gorman, 14 & Lisa Anderlick, 31; Tuesday, Geri Moran; Wednesday, Tom Quinn; Thursday, Becky & Christine; Saturday, Scott Shaw (along with the girls Thursday), Hue, Dick Thompson, & John Bresson

     

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    For Ron Ackerman with cellulitis;   For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;   For Dee;    For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom;   For Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ;       For Cliff & Jean;    For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;    For Anthony;   For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer;     For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery;

     

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    Expenses:   $1,225.00 

    Outreach:   $  550.00                          

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    Have a Great Week, J.S

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          Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People,  provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth.  

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    Rosemary's Blessing: 

    Dear Lord, please give me

    A few friends who understand me and remain my friends;

    A work to do which has real value,
    without which the world would be the poorer;

    A mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail be not blazed; 

    A sense of humor;

    Time for quiet, silent meditation;   

    The patience to wait for the coming of these things, Amen.

         

    Anonymous

     

    Alison 12-27-09
     

    Special Thanks: 

    · For Reading: Alison & her daughter, Sabrina

    · For the Communion Bread:  Alison DeGenova

    · For Serving:   Kevin

    · For the Wine Cups & Cross: Alison & John

    · For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Celeste

    · For the Pictures: Jan

    · For the altar:  Margie

      
     Sabrina 12-27-09

     
    Happy Birthday:  Connie Bresson, Mitch Miller, Tom Gleason & T.J. (son),

     

    Anniversary: Tom & Theresa Quinn (42nd)  
     

     

    John & Anthony 12-27-09

     


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      Bobby 12-27-09

     
      
      

    Picture 1:  Alison reading

    Picture 2:  Sabrina reading

    Picture 3:  And the rest of the DeGenovas, John & Anthony

     

    Picture 4:  Bobby gives John Ernst of CCAC $3000 for our Christmas contribution

     

     

     

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

    Your Finances: December 24:

     

    Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1000.00

    Income for Outreach Expenses: $  385.00

     

     

    Thanks for your Generosity!

     

     

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