The Ascension, May 17, 2026

ByRosemary May 17, 2026

Acts 1: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Ephesians 1: May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us who believe in accord with the exercise of his great might, . . .
Matthew 28: . . . “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

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

Buddy reading the prayer at the lighting of the candles

Mary reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians

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 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.

Lynda, Connie and Tom, the Eucharistic Ministers

Birthdays:
Anniversaries:

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

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.

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ByRosemary September 2, 2012
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Rosemary’s Blessing

May you thank the Lord with all your strength
For food and drink and family and friends,
For His goodness through life's long length
And His promise of love that never ends.

Edited and adapted from a blessing by Fr. Andrew M. Greeley

Erin reading Deuteronomy

Our Special Thanks:
- For Reading: Erin & Chuck
- For Serving: Kevin
- For the Communion Bread: Christine & Alison
- For the Wine Cups: John & Alison
- For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Shonda
- For the Pictures & Video: Rick & Jan & Beth, Connie & John
- For the coffee and pastries: John & Mary Jane, Claire & Ray, Jackie & Jean
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
Chuck reading James

Birthdays: Mary Harrell (21 today), Carl Falke (65 Monday), Megan Kite (24 Thursday), & Maureen Macchio (tomorrow)

Anniversaries:

Connie Bresson (1st weekend of retirement)

Ben Cronin & Amanda with Emmit (1^st tomorrow)

Richard & Monica (25^th Wednesday)

Nina & Sean Tucker (25^th Wednesday)

Beth & Rob (38^th Friday)

Mike & Dee (55^th Friday)

Play time with Erin

We Remember

Mike Moran's mom who just died Wednesday; Fred Macchio's sister, Toni; Joan & her great family;   Jackie Ritter's recuperation; Bill Hammond's broken ankle; Alexander Occhipinti;    Diane McClurg's good friend, Suzy McGonigle with cancer;    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;   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; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Any excuse to get out of going backpacking in the Mountains, Bill Hammond with broken ankle

Your Finances: September 2, 2012

Expenses:    $1475.00

Outreach:    $ 510.00

Thanks for your Generosity

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

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ByRosemary June 18, 2017
Rosemary's Blessing of The Week: next week. Check Father's Day Blessing.

Connie reading from Deuteronomy.

Special Thanks to these special people:
- For the Readings: Connie & John
- For The Team: Kevin & Buddy
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Special Communion Cups: Jan
- For the Pictures: Rosemary & Connie, Mike & Rick
- For the coffee and extras: Becky & Tom
- For the altar & sound: Jackie
- For the Music: Shonda and Ben
- For all who helped with Communion
John reading from 1 Corinthians.

Birthdays: Bernadette (Monday, 72), Harper (6)

Anniversaries:

Barb & Warren (38^th, Sunday)

Shonda & Ben leading the singing.

Please Remember these special people:

For Grace's mom who died Thursday a week ago; For Jackie Urbanczyk; For Connie Bresson's mom; For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation; For Nadia's recuperation; For a young man who is suffering from depression; For Claire's mom; For Cliff & Jean; For Laura's sister Claudia; For Dawn; John Simari’s friend, Ron; For Anthony & Sabrina; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For our good friend Kay in Ontario;

Thanks, Sophia, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 92; For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why; The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   For Maureen’s daughter, Kathleen, with cancer; For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom; For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli; for Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons; For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Happy 6th Birthday, Harper.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents & daughter of her best friend, Mekala plus her baby, and Stephanie, and Barbara; Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler & Kaitlen;

Jack, what is your momma feeding you? The last time I saw you, you were about as big as your sister, Sophia. Now look at you!.

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 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.

Happy 38th Anniversary, Barb & Warren.

Your Finances, June 18, 2017

Expenses: $900.00

Outreach: $240.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Welcome Home, Meredith. While you have been going to school and studying, we have been missing you.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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Special Blessing for all you guys.

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May God bless all you guys with peace and love.
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ByRosemary December 14, 2014
Rosemary's Blessing:

Gracious God, slow my pace and soften my heart this Christmas.

Keep me

from rushing through the season, but missing the Way . . .

from decorating the tree, but missing the Light . . .

from wrapping the gifts, but missing the Gift.

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Mary reading of the comfort of Isaiah 61.

Our Special Thanks: Denni & Tom
- For the Readings: Mary and Cheryl
- For The Team: Absent today
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Wine & Cups: Judy & Dick Thompson
- For the Pictures & Video: Rick, Mike, & Rosemary
- For the coffee and extras: Mike & Judy, Jackie & Beth
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Wendy
Cheryl reading 1 Thessalonians.

1 Special notice:

1. This Thursday: Meyerson visit for the Christmas Concert. Welcome to The Rectory around 5:00 – 5:30 for a cookie and then a ride through the H.P. Christmas lights. The Meyerson begins at 7:30.

2. Explanation of our plans for this Sunday, 4th of Advent, Souls Harbor, Download Advent 2014

Our Gang at the Love for Kids picnic Saturday, some of 18 all together.

Birthdays: Ben Porter

Please Remember these special people:

For Fred, our buddy and supporter for years, who moved to the other side Thursday evening; For Curtis, another buddy and longtime supporter, who died last Sunday evening at Presbyterian, Dallas, and for the family; For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor; for Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery; for Beth's sister, Katy, in Baylor; For Rita; Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well; for Nina Tucker's dad; 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; For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips;

Love for Kids, Mike???

Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one; For Jackie; 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 grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece.

Instead of playing with those kids, Geri, you better go rescue Mike.

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; 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.

Jessica and Colby exchanging their vows. Another gazebo wedding.

Your Finances, December 14

Expenses:   $645.00

Outreach: $245.00

Jessica and Colby beginning their new life.

We Donated this week: Nothing special

Thanks for your Generosity.

Victoria says, "Thanks for coming, Everybody. Come Christmas Eve, I'll be an angel.

Have a Good Week, J.S

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And Leo says, "Bye, Everybody."

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ByRosemary March 24, 2013
Holy Week Info: Marlene has graciously welcomed us to celebrate both Holy Thursday and Good Friday at her house, 2017 Keystone Drive, Plano 75075. Starting 7:00. Welcome

Note: Next Sunday, Easter, bring flowers for the stage and you kids bring empty Easter Baskets.

Mike reading Luke's account of Jesus entering Jerusalem.

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

Connie reading Isaiah 50.

Our Special Thanks
- For Reading: Denni & Tom, Mike, John, Connie & John
- For Serving: Georgie & Kevin
- For the Communion Bread: Jan & Claire
- For the Wine & Cups: Beth
- For the Music: Ray & Bethany
- For the Pictures & Video: John & Connie, Jan & Rick, Beth & Mike, & Claire
- For the coffee and pastries: Fred & Maureen, Jerry, Jackie & Jean
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- Curtis: thanks for consenting to play the role of Jesus
John reading Philippians.

Birthdays: Joanie (Monday), Bill Poncik (Thursday), Barb Wittek, (Friday)

Do we have a rabbit in the house this week? Is that Zoe?

We Remember:

Chuck Pratt and his cancer; Tom Quinn's shoulder surgery coming up, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer; Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth; Bill Ekes eye operation recuperation;   Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul; Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on their new grandkid, Warren; Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara; Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim; Janie's friend Wilbur; Gerald's mom really sick; Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation; Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;    Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti; Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke; Rita

CC and Emma.

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;    Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, & Chebino; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Cupcakes of The Week for Bill, Barb, and even John, who was receiving for his mother in law, Kaliope, 87 Saturday.

Your Finances: March 24, 2013

Expenses:     $1170.00

Outreach:     $ 765.00

We donated this week:

1.   Nothing Special this week.

    Thanks for your Generosity

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

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ByRosemary November 4, 2012
Video: Mike's pre-operation blessing, hip operation (1 min.)

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Blessing For All Souls Day

Lord, support us all the day long,

until the shadows lengthen,

and the evening comes,

and the busy world is hushed,

and the fever of life is over,

and our work is done.

Then in your mercy,

grant us a safe lodging,

and a holy rest,

and peace at the last.

Chuck reading Deuteronomy

Special Thanks–
- For Reading: Chuck & Mike
- For Serving: Kevin
- For the Greek Communion Bread: John Cade's Greek mother in law, Caliope
- For the Wine & Cups: Jan
- For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany
- For the Pictures & Video: Rick, Jan & Beth, John & Connie
- For the coffee and pastries: Bill & Jerry
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the All Saints decoration: Denni & Tom, Sandra & Chuck, Marilyn & Ron, Mary Ellen, Geri, Bernadette, Gilberto, Carol, Lacee & Lorynne, and others
Mike reading 1 John

Birthdays: Christine Kless (Monday), Jamie Wilson (49, Friday), Megan Dulenti (17 today, Sunday), Ryan McCabe (11, Monday)

Community blessing Mike

We Remember

Mark Ackerman’s recuperation from an operation Wednesday and Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation; Mike’s upcoming operation Friday; Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;   Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa; Patricia’s husband, Fred, who had quadruple bypass a few weeks ago;  Bill Hammond's broken ankle; Alexander Occhipinti;    Diane McClurg's good friend, Suzy McGonigle with cancer;    Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;

Mike Carrell facing his 4th hip operation Friday

Lisa's Ackerman’s Lucus Quiocho going to Afghanistan & his mom depressed about it;   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; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Mike's blessing from the Community

Your Finances: November 4, 2012

Expenses:    $1910.00

Outreach:    $ 450.00

We donated this week: After screening an applicant, we donated $1200 to a woman in severe need.

Thanks for your Generosity

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

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ByRosemary April 10, 2016
Rosemary’s Blessing

May God protect you

From silly fears and from bitter tears

From foolish fights and from sleepless nights

From excessive needs and from nasty deeds

From self-made hells and from all bad times.

Andrew N Greeley A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers

Jackie reading from the Acts of the Apostles

Our Special Thanks
- For the Readings: Jackie & Patricia
- For The Team: Kevin & Georgie & Buddy
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Wine & Cups: Mary
- For the Pictures: Rick & Connie & Beth & Mike
- For the coffee and extras: Jackie, Tom & Becky
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany & David
- For all who helped with communion
Birthdays:   Tom Zurchin (Monday), Kerry Tucker (Thursday)

Anniversaries:

Curtis & Mabel (63, Tuesday)

Mabel gets a cupcake for her Anniversary

Please Remember these special people:

For Jan’s mom; For Grace's mom in Alberta; For a friend, Barbara who suffered a stroke this week and also has cancer and for her husband, Carl; For Dee and Mike; For Tom Good; For Lynda's mom; For Teresa's dad who died a week ago; For Cliff & Jean; For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia; For Laura's sister Claudia; For Bernadette's mom; For Dawn; John Simari’s friend, Ron; For Frank; For Anthony; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues; For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer; For Stacey McKinley, to remain from cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why; The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   For Maureen’s daughter, Kathleen, with cancer; For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;    For Jackie's friend, Barbara

Patricia reading from Revelations

For Nadia's friend, Shannon Freeman; 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 who just died; 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;

Happy Birthday, Tom

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill. 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 & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including 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.

Hi, Kevin

Your Finances, April 10, 2016

Expenses:   $ 715.00

Outreach: $ 301.00

Donated today: Nothing special

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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

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