17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 26, 2026

I Kings 3:  Give your servant, therefore, an understanding heart to judge your people and to distinguish right from wrong. For who is able to govern this vast people of yours?”
Romans 8:   Brothers and sisters: We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
Matthew 13:   Jesus said to his disciples: “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Denni reading from I Kings

Readers,  Denni & Tom
Homily,   John Stack
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
The Organization men,  Richard & Mike
Final Blessing,  Rosemary

Tom reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans


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 Ben and his family

For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;    For Ed Kless;  For 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.

Shonda leading us in song a cappela


Birthdays:  

Anniversaries:  Donna & David Dinsmore 7/26

Expenses: $  1,330.00
Outreach: $  290.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Donna & David get a cookie for their anniversary
Check out the shoes


Rosemary’s Blessing:

People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

Mother Teresa

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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  • 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 2, 2026

    Isaiah 55:  I will renew with you the everlasting covenant, the benefits assured to David.
    Romans 8:   What will separate us from the love of Christ?   Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?   No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us.
    Matthew 43:  But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.”  Then he said, “Bring them here to me,” and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass.  Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.  They all ate and were satisfied,

     

    Mary reading from the Book of Isaiah


    Readers, 
    Mary & Steven
    Homily,   John Cade
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
    The Organization men,  Richard & Mike
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

    Steven reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans


    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 Meredith;

    For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;    For Ed Kless;  For 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.

    John Cade sharing his homily


    Birthdays: 
    Linda Beavers 8/4,  Lynda Fleming 8/8
    Anniversaries:  Linda & Hue Beavers 8/8

    Expenses: $  920.00
    Outreach: $   80.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

    Rosemary reading her blessing


    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    Oh God who created galaxies and worlds without number
    Animals and plants, and microbes beyond count,
    And tiny subatomic particles we can barely imagine,
    Help us to be as bountiful and gracious to all those we meet this
    week as you have been to us.

    Andrew N Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers

     

    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

     John 4-17-11 

     
     
      Special Thanks:

    • For Reading:  John Simari & Mary Ellen
    • For Serving: Kevin  
    • For the Communion Bread:  Dee Miller
    • For the Wine Cups:  Rob & Beth
    • For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Jon & Leo
    • For the Pictures & Video:  Charlie & Beth & John
    • For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
    • For the coffee and pastries: Jackie, Joan, & Jon & Nina

     M.E. 4-17-11 

      Happy Birthday:   Claire Occhipinti (today, Sunday), Andy Goode, Alexandra Froebe (22), Jerry Gleason, Fred Macchio (& anniversary)

     Happy Anniversary:

    John & Alison DeGenova (17th)

    Mike & Angie Carroll (21st)

    Fred & Maureen (48th) 

      Penny 4-17-11

    Please Remember:

     Loretta Garcia Williams' husband, Ray, in the hospital with multiple myeloma;  Doug Read's Mom, Valdene, with stage 4;  Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;   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;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;    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, 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.   
       
      Leo 4-17-11 

     Picture 1:   John Simari reads                 

     Picture 2:   Mary Ellen reads     

     Picture 3:   Penny announcing The Great Easter Egg Hunt next week     

     Picture 4:   Leo checking out Rosemary's blessing                                                

     Special Notice: Holy Thursday & Good Friday Services at the home of Curtis & Mabel Ekes, 2514 Grandview Drive, Richardson 75080, where we celebrated Ash Wednesday.

    Also, Easter Sunday, we welcome flowers for the stage.  Remember, also, The Great Easter Egg Hunt.

     

       Video:   Mass Beginning–



     

    Finances:  April 17, 2011 

    Expenses:   $1131.00

    Outreach:   $ 967.00 

    Thanks for the Generosity

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

     

  • 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 31, 2025

    Sirach 3:  My child, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts.   Humble yourself the more, the greater you are,  and you will find favor with God.   

    Hebrews 12:  No, you have approached Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and countless angels in festal gathering, and the assembly of the firstborn enrolled in heaven, …

    Luke 14:  Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

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    Denni reading from Sirach

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Ben & Shonda

    Readers,  Denni & Tom

    Homily,   John Cade

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

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    Tom reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews

    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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    The Kiss of Peace

    Birthdays:

    Anniversaries:    

    Expenses: $  1,570.00

    Outreach: $  450.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    Always pray to have eyes that see the best in people,

    A heart that forgives the worst,

    A mind that forgets the bad,

    And a soul that never loses faith in God.

     

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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.


  • Announcements

    Rosemary's Blessing: 

    Annoint our Hands, Hearts, and Minds as we Joyfully enter into the Heart of this Week.                        Make our Spirits Lucid, Attentive, and Open to all that can be.

    Seven Sacred Pauses by Macrina Wiederkehr 

    Lynda 10-5

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading: Tom & Lynda   
    • For the Communion Bread: Carol & Richard & Jan
    • For Serving:  Sabrina & Anthony 
    • 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

    Tom 10-5

    Happy Birthday:    Daniel Fleming (20th); Audry (2) & Hunter (6); Gloria Landry;   Georgie Brown (7); Don Mattingly; Erin McClurg; Nancy Kovatis; Frank Reyes (50); & Sabrina (13)

    (Happy Anniversary: 

    • Jean Kovatis & Drew North (Day 1 of Marriage)

    • Richard & Sheila Baack (26th)

    Please Remember:    John Cade's  by pass recuperaton; Andy Goode; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; Maureen Macchio's brother Michael with cancer;   Barb Wittek's friend Lois, her brother; Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis; Jackie's Jack Brown & neighbor, Earl;  Nina's friend Nancy;  Mary's son John; Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel; Cindy Cramer's friend Sarah Dixon & Ken's brother Don;  Diane's dad & cousin Judy; Jean Atwood's friend Kerry whose dad is dying; Margie's mom; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; David Pastula's companions in the military overseas, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Roy's son Chris, & Lisa's nephew Kristopher on his 2nd Iraq trip, his grandmother Alice Quiocho & Lisa's friend Shelly & Uncle Keith; David & Rita;  George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Brady & Trey.

    Choir 10-5

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


    Your Finances:

    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)

  • 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.

     

     

  • 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 21, 2026

    Jeremiah 20:  But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion: my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph. In their failure they will be put to utter shame, to lasting, unforgettable confusion.
    Romans 5:  But the gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, how much more did the grace of God and the gracious gift of the one man Jesus Christ overflow for the many.
    Matthew 10:  Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

     

    Mary Jane reading from the Book of Jeremiah


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

    John reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans

    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 Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;    For Ed Kless;  For 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.

    Bernadette gets a cookie for her birthday


    Birthdays: 
    Bernadette Delgado 6/19
    Anniversaries:  Barbara & Warren Wittek 6/25,  Janice & Mike Elmore 6/25

    Expenses: $  
    Outreach: $    

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

    Barbara and Warren get a cookie for their anniversary
    Janice and Mike get a cookie for their anniversary


    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    Loving God, through the gift of our fathers,
    you reveal your wisdom, love and care.

    Continue to bless and guide these holy men
    you have given to us in our lives.

    Support them in their call
    to lead holy lives of faithfulness, respect and integrity.

    May their witness of faith and love
    shine from them and on their children and families
    giving hope and encouragement to all.

    Bless them for all the ways they lift their children to achieve their dreams.
    Bless them for their sacrifice, their forgiveness and their guidance.

    Bless grandfathers, uncles, brothers, cousins, teachers and coaches
    who have shown us love and support.

    For those fathers who have lost a child or spouse,
    give them your loving touch of healing
    consoling them with your gentle care.

    For those fathers who have gone before us,
    bring them to your eternal banquet of joy and peace;
    bring them the fullness of union with you
    and communion with us as we remember their love for us.
    Amen.

    (Adapted from Fr. John Thomas Lane, SSS)

    Happy Father’s Day

     

    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.