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4th Sunday of Advent, December 21, 2025

Sirach 3: God sets a father in honor over his children;  a mother’s authority he confirms over her sons.
Colossians 3: And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Matthew 2:  Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, Out of Egypt I called my son.

Music,  Ben
Readers,  Carrie & Paul
Homily,   John Cade
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  David & Buddy
The Organization man,  Mike
Final Blessing,  Rosemary

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 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 and Marilyn

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.

Birthdays: 
Anniversaries:  Teresa & Tom Quinn

Christmas
Expenses: $  450.00
Outreach:         0.00

December 28th
Expenses: $  765.00
Outreach: $   135.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

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

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.

Rosemary's Blessing: 

    O God, when I have food,
help me to remember the hungry; 
    When I have work,
help me to remember the jobless; 
    When I have a home,
help me to remember those who have no home at all; 
    When I am without pain,
help me to remember those who suffer, 
    And remembering,
help me to destroy my complacency;
bestir my compassion,
and be concerned enough to help;
By word and deed,
those who cry out for what we take for granted.
Amen.

 Samuel F. Pugh

 Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Taylor & Zack Read 
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread: Claire
• For the Wine Cups:  Beth & Rob Robinson
• For the Music: Ray & Jon & John Cade
• For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Beth & John & Mike
• For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
• For the coffee & specials:  Ron & Marilyn, Jackie & Joan 

 
 

Birthdays:   Mary Ellen, Ron Ackerman, Diane McMahon, John Cade,  

 Anniversary: 

Cliff & Jean Wright  16th)

Ron & Barb Senter (40th)

 

 

Please Remember:

Barb Wittek's mom & her & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer; Jackie Urbanczyk's sister, Carol, with a back operation; Mike Miller's recuperation from his eye operation, Mike and Dee's daughter, Lisa;  Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;    Chuck Pratt's recuperation;  Judy Carrell's mom, Marie, 93;  Jackie Ritter's good friend, Narges Akbari, with colon cancer;  Marilyn Ackerman's brother, Dick, recuperating from a back operation;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins; Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;  Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke; 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 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; 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.

Picture 1:    Zach                     

Picture 2:    Taylor            

Picture 3:    Ray & Claire with flowers from Ron & Barb's 40th anniversary party Saturday night       

Picture 4:    The Coffee Shoppe                                                    

       Video:    Mass Beginning

 

Your Finances: November 20, 2011,

Expenses:   $1995.00

Outreach:   $1110.00

Thanks for your Generosity

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

 

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.

   

 

Rosemary’s Blessing of The Week 

 

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.  

 

 

 

 

Mary Jane reading Genesis.

 

 

Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Mary Jane & John
•    For The Team:   George, Buddy, & Mike
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  John Cade
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  & Connie & Becky
•    For the coffee and extras: Becky & Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie 
•    For the Music:     Ben & David 
•    For all who helped with Communion
•    For the homily, Mike

 

 

 

John reading from 2 Corinthians. 

 

 

Birthdays:    Bill Ekes (62, Monday), Alison (57, Thursday), Mary Esparza (Thursday), Deacon Mike ordained deacon 40 years ago today!

 

Anniversaries

Kent & Diane McClurg (46^th, Today!)

 

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week. 

 

 

Remember these special people

For Beth & 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;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;   For Rose's daughter in law Jamie; For a  young father of two & married, Paul Day, struggling with a heart problem.

 

 

Hi, Rookie, so nice to see you back, & you, too, Paul & Carrie.

 

 

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;   For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;   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 Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

 

 

 

 The Best Music, Ben & David.

 

 

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; 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.

 

 

 

 

Offertory time with John & Jim, Tom & Denni.

 

 

Your Finances, June 10, 2018

Expenses:    $565.00

Outreach:    $220.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody 

 

 

 

 

Hi, Tori and Harper.  So nice to see you dear girls

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Legacy Charter School.  They even bought new chairs.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Says Zoe, "See everybody next week."

Rosemary's Blessing:  As we prepre to celebrate Thanksgiving, Casey, Rob, and The Four Angels send this Blessing to the Community.

I want to thank you and everyone in your ministry from the bottom of my heart.  The way you were all there for us is such a blessing.  We made many wonderful friends that will always be in our hearts.  We could not have taken care of these four beautiful angels without you all.  The time, food, and prayers given have touched us so much.

These children are such miracles and the wonderful people they have brought into our lives are phenominal.

We love you!  Bless You All!

Robbie & Casey, Trey, Reid, Cameron, and Brady      
 

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Karen & Patricia 
• For the Communion Bread:  Kim & Cindy 
• For Serving: Sabrina  
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Celeste & Hue
• For the coffee & Juice: Alicia
• For the pictures:  Jan Keszler 

   

Happy Birthday:  Megan Dulenti (13);  Renee Bresson (17); Richard Baack; Jane Drake; / Ron Ackerman; Diane McMahon; John Cade; David Grattifiori

Happy Anniversary:

• Cliff & Jean Wright (13th) 

• Barb & Ron Senter (38th)

Please Remember:     Warren & Barb's friend Jerry; Cindy Cramer's friend Sarah Dixon who died Wednesday & Ken's brother Don; Jackie's friend Jack Brown; Grace Leal's friend Paul Weaver; Andy Goode; a little 10 year old friend of mine having a tough time; Alice Culhain's cousin Janiva's husband Jeff Turmes sick in the hospital with fluid on his lungs; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; Maureen Macchio's brother Michael with cancer;  Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis;    Mary's son John; Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Diane's dad Butch Uderman recuperating from an operation & cousin Judy;  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 and Marianne's mom Marguerite who is not doing well; Rosemary's nephew, Kevin; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady.

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

Picture 4: Guess Who

Picture 5: Karen Steele reading

Picture 6: Patricia Jansky reading 

Your Finances:

November 23: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1205.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $   375.00 

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

Rosemary's Blessing:

O God, when I have food,
help me to remember the hungry;
When I have work,
help me to remember the jobless;
When I have a home,
help me to remember those who have no home at all;
When I am without pain,
help me to remember those who suffer,
And remembering,
help me to destroy my complacency;
bestir my compassion,
and be concerned enough to help;
By word and deed,
those who cry out for what we take for granted.
Amen.

 Samuel F. Pugh

 

Grace reading 2 Samuel about King David.
 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:    Grace and Cheryl
•    For The Team:    Georgie & Buddy & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Beth & Mike  
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy, & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie
•    For the Music:   Ray & Bethany & Mary
•     For all who helped with Communion   
• 
     

 Cheryl reading from Colossians.

 

 

Birthdays:    Mary Ellen (Monday), Ron Ackerman (Tuesday), John Cade (82, Friday)

Anniversaries:

Cliff  & Jean Wright (21st, Thursday) (cupcake home delivered)

Barb & Ron Senter (45th, Saturday)

Joe Farmer retired (October 31st)

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Carol's recuperation from her operation;   For Jim Butterly's mom who died last week and the family;  For Bill Carey, who had open heart surgery;  For Tom Good; For Dee;   For Gilberto & Bernadette,  both of whose moms have died, and for the family;  For Charlie's mom who also died recently;    For John Schanot's treatment;   For Brent, whose mom died & for the family;   For Frank's treatment;    For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Rosemary's great nephew, Patrick who broke his leg  (3 years old); For Claire's mom;  For Jan’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 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 John & Jean's son John Louis;    For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery;

 

 

Happy birthday Mary Ellen.
 
 

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 90;   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;    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;    Frank’s & Mary's niece, Lisa, with brain cancer, Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons;     Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

 

 

Happy Birthday to you, too, John.  Ain't nobody as old as you, for sure.

 

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

  

 

Thanks, Buddy for being our Candle Lighter of the Week.

Your Finances, November 20, 2016

Expenses:   $ 2,410.00

Outreach:   $ 1,385.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

  Welcome back, Lance, so good to see you.

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Says Zoe, " See you next week, Everybody."
 

 

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.

And, as always, Harper says, "See you next week and have a Peaceful and Happy Thanksgiving."

Rosemary's Blessing

Lord take me where you want me to go,

Let me meet who you want me to meet,

Tell me what you want me to say

And keep me out of your way.

 This is a poem by Mychal Judge, the Franciscan Friar who died on 9/11.

   

Bernadette reading 1 Samuel.

                                                                                                 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Bill & Bernadette
•    For The Team:   Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:    Alison & John
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  & Connie & Rosemary
•    For the coffee and extras:   John Cade, Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & no sound today, radio station down 
•    For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Bethany
•    For all who helped with communion                                                       

 

Bill reading Colossians.

 

Birthdays:  Connie Bresson  & Tom Gleason (Sunday, today), Amanda Baach (Tuesday), TJ Gleason (20, Thursday), Robyn Pack (Friday), & Hugh Bivona (Saturday)

Anniversary:

Tom & Teresa (48, Wednesday)

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

     

Please Remember these special people:

For Betty's husband & the family;  For Jerry's back; For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Bernadette's mom; For Dawn;   Michelle Simari’s sister;   For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder & new grandbaby;  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 dealing with cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer;  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   

 

 

The Offertory, Sir Charlie, John and Jean           

                 

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;     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;

                   

 

         

Cupcake of The Week to Teresa and Tom for 48 years.

 

 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.

                           

Cupcake of the Week to John for so much support.
    

Your Finances, December 27, 2015 

Expenses:   $4420.00

Outreach:   $ 215.00 

 

Donated today:  $300.00 to Plano Homes.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

The Team.  Where is Georgie?  Too  rainy and cold?

 

Have a Beautiful New Year, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

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.