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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:

Loving God,

Let us sink into your Word,

Let us nourish it to life,

Let it lead us beyond the burdens of the day

So that we may become

The people you desire us to be.

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

Our Special Thanks 

• For Reading:  John & Jean
• For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine & Cups: Jan
• For the Pictures & Video:   John & Connie & Rick,  
• For the coffee and pastries:  Rich & Carol, Jackie & Jerry & Chris & Cecily
• For the  altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany

Jean reading 1 Corinthians.

Birthdays:  Cary Eschelbrenner (Saturday), Matt Wilson (54,
Friday), Brent (6^th, Thursday), Zach Read (17, Tuesday), Christy
Occhipinti & Daddy Ray (38 & 73, both on Tuesday), Shonda (tomorrow,
Monday), and Mabel (81, Wednesday)

 We Remember:

Ron Kovatis recuperating from a heart attack;  Emma, who broke her collar bone when she fell out of bed;  Rob ‘s continued recuperation;  Bobby who broke his arm;  Tom Quinn's postponed shoulder surgery, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer;  Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis;  Chuck Pratt and his cancer;  John's Caliope, who has been in and out of the hospital;   John Doherty's dad who is declining rapidly;  Diane
Holcomb who is recovering from a bad bike crash;   Dee's friend Carole;

Beth looking to avoid all that work.

John Simari’s friend Kieth;  Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill;    Barb &
Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friend, Mike & Tara, plus their family friends who lost a 20 week old baby son;     Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul;     Judy Carrell's Mom, Marie, who died Monday
morning, plus Matt Larson with cancer, David and Sue, her sister & Sue's
husband, Jim;  Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot
operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery & 2
broken ribs this week;    Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Rita

Ever wrap a house? We did it. The whole house.

Bernadette Delgado's mom &  Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick; 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; 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.

Your Finances: June 2, 2013

Expenses:   $500.00 

Outreach:   $370.00 

We donated this week: 

1.   Nothing special this week.

Thanks for your Generosity.

Video: Exit Hymn, We are One in the Spirit, 1 minute,  

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.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Carl & Jessica
• For the Altar Bread: Christine & Megan, & Claire
• For Serving: T.J., Lacee & Lorynne
• For the Altar, donuts, muffins, juice, & coffee: Margie, Jackie, Lisa, Kathleen, Margarita, & Joan & Jerry
• For the Books & wine cups: John & Alyson, Rob & Beth Robinson
• For the music: Ray & Shonda & Hue

Happy Birthday: John Cade (ordained), Jo Whitley, Megan Kite (19) & Julie Kite, & Carl Falke (60!), marilyn Ackerman

Happy Anniversary:

• Monica & Richard Froebe
• Nina & Kerry Tucker (20th)
• Mike & Dee Miller (50th)

Please Remember:  Sheila Madigan Levatino’s brother Terry who died this week; Jack Flovin; Gil Swift; Cheryl Ann’s dad with cancer; Rosemary’s nephew definitely improving; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s Uncle Ed, Greg, & Yolanda; little 10 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson & Jackie Ritter; Jackie Ritter’s friend Jack Brown with lung cancer; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4; Margie’s mom; Donna & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula’s companions in the military overseas, including Margarita’s Matt Gomez on tour 3, 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; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; Shawn in a car wreck; Dawn’s friend Jessica; Barb Wittek’s friend Bill Snyder.

Your Finances:

• September 2: Income for Running Expenses:              $ 671.00
• September 2: Income for Outreach Expenses:            $ 400.00   

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

Rosemary’s Blessing of The Week 

Looking behind I am filled with gratitude.

Looking forward I am filled with vision.

Looking upwards I am filled with strength.

Looking within I discover peace.

Quero Apache Prayer

Mary reading from the Prophet Ezekiel.

 Thanks to these special people:  

•    For  the Readings:   Mary &  Frank  
•    For The Team:   Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups: Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  &  Connie  &  Beth  & Mike
•    For the coffee and extras: Mike &  Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie  & Hue
•    For the Music:     Katie  &  David
•    For all who helped with Communion

Frank reading from 2 Corinthians

Birthdays:    Paul Bieda (59, today), Cindy Cramer (79, Monday), Joe Gorham (83, Saturday), Caroline Grattifiori (54, Saturday)

Rosemary sharing the financial report and her Blessing of The Week.

Anniversaries

Ron & Marilyn  (55^th, Friday)

Jan & Charlie (56^th, last Thursday)

Thanks, Dearest CC, for lighting our candles.

Remember these special people

For 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.

Happy 7th Birthday, Harper, & congratulations on going to a week of summer camp.  More than I could do when I was even a bit older than you.

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;

Happy 55th Anniversary, Dear Ron & Marilyn.

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.

Happy Birthday, Dearest Caroline.

Your Finances, July 8, 2018

Expenses:    $1100.00

Outreach:    $ 435.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Many thanks to Jason's Deli for donating the coffee this week.

Happy 56th Anniversary, Dear Jan & Sir Charlie.  How do you do it, Jan???

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

Happy Birthday, Dear Joe.

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.

Happy Birthday, Dearest Cindy.  You beat me to 79 by just a bit.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Morgan & her dad Richard
• For the Altar Bread: Lynda Fleming
• For Serving: Sabrina
• For the Altar, donuts, muffins, coffee, & juice: Margie, Joanne, Lisa & Mark and Marguerite
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol Strom and Rob & Beth
• For the music: Ben & Kathleen & Roy, Hue, Rick & Jackie
• For the past years we have had the privilege of helping one of our members who had fallen on really bad times. Recently he was successful in getting disability and some significant compensation.  Last Sunday at Mass he gave the ministry a check for $15,000. I and everyone was quite moved, never expecting or asking for return payment.  The board has suggested that we place this amount into a money market. We will use the interest and save the principle for emergencies. Thanks first to our member and secondly to you all for your non-stop generosity!

Happy Birthday: Beth Robinson, Hope & Holden Bentley, Maria Gorman, Stacey McKinley, Jon Waldron.

Happy Anniversary: Mark & Susie Dillon (26th)

Please Remember: Mary Kee; Rob & his mom; Cheryl Ann’s dad with cancer; Rosemary’s nephew definitely improving; Ray’s brother Anthony with 4 blocked arteries; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s Uncle Ed, Greg, & Yolanda; little 8 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; Donna & 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; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; Shawn in a car wreck; & Shonda.

Note: July 29, next week, no Mass.  Yosemite calls!

Your Finances:

• July 22: Income for Running Expenses:   $ 676.00 
• July 22: Income for Outreach Expenses:  $ 370.00   

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S.