Reminder for Sunday, October 25, 30th Ordinary

Amos 6:  Woe to the complacent in Zion!  Lying upon beds of ivory, stretched comfortably on their couches, they eat lambs taken from the flock,  and calves from the stall!
1 Timothy 6:  But you, man of God, pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
 Luke 16:  “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day.  And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table.

 

Nothing we manage to amass here can change the value of what we really are underneath it all. “Why, snatch at wealth, and hoard and stock it?” Betty Paoli writes. “Your shroud, you know, will have no pocket.”
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

 

Another Reminder for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 28, 2025

Here are the links for Sunday:
For Zoom   ( the video conference)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1

Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
Passcode: 412993

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.

Mass:   Coffee, donuts, and specials on the house.  

Time: 9:30; Tony  Celebrating 

Place:  Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence, south side

 

Readings: 2 Maccabees 7, 1-14; Psalm 17, Lord, when Your Glory appears, My Joy will be full; 2 Thessalonians 2, 16-3, 5; Luke 20, 27-38.

 

 

Community Bulletin Board: 

Discussion after Mass Sunday 

 
 
  
  
                                                                              

Dates to Check: 

November 20, Saturday before Thanksgiving: help us feed the homeless like we did last year.  More information coming.  Time: 11:00-2:00.  Place: Lake Highland's Presbyterian, (across from the police station), 8525 Audelia Road, Dlls 75238

November 21, Sunday before Thanksgiving: our holiday food drive.  

 

 

Picture 1:   A Habitat Duplex, Wylie, Texas

Picture 2:   The High 5, Gilberto, Rosemary, Grace, Bernadette, & Nancy

Picture 3:   The Big 4: Laura, Rosemary, Bernadette, & John

Picture 4:   El Padre, Tony

 Picture 5:   Ron & Nancy

Picture 6:   John & Kevin

 

What's going on in The Church:

  1.  Story of a great Jesuit priest, review by John Olinger, Download Jesuit Priest in Congress 11-5-10

 2.  The return of an old group in the Catholic Church,  Mirabili Dictu, 10-29-10, Download Taliban Catholicism 11-5-10 

  3.  Ideas on renewing our Catholic presence, National Catholic Reporter, 11-4-10,  Download Renewal 11-5-10                           

 

 

Picture 7:   Lunch

Picture 8:   Doug & Grace

Picture 9:   Tony with Josh & Audrey

Picture 10:  Loafers, Tony, Jerry, & Jo

 

True? 

Dont accpet your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

Ann Landers

   

 

  

Picture 11:   John & Mary Jane 

Picture 12:   Tom & Lynda who fed us all our lunch, making it a great day!

 

 

Says Harper, "Welcome in, Everybody."

 

 

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice, and pastries, some bought, some home-made.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack. 

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075 

 

 

Thanks for all you do, Kevin, and all you have done for years.

 

Readings:

Exodus 32, 7-11, 13-14,  So the Lord relented in the punishment he had threatened.

Psalm 951,  I will rise and go to my father. 

 1 Timothy, 1, 12-17,  I am grateful to him who has strengthened me.  

Luke 15, 1-32,   The Great Parable & story of the Prodigal Son.  (A superb story.)

 

 

Starbuck's a la JSMinistries.  Better get a move on, Mike.  Rob looks hungry & thirsty.

 

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, September 9, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in.    Last chance for 2 weeks probably.                                                                                                         

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together):     October 7,   Friday, @ 1 pm,  Location to be announced.

This from Anthony DeGenova:                                                                                                                    

Dear Father Stack,

Thank you very much for being my sponsor for my LEGO Drive, as part of my Eagle Scout project.

I would appreciate it, if you would please post the attached message to your blog.

I really value all of the support from you and the Stack Community.

Thanks, Anthony DeGenova

Dear Stack Ministry,

Hello, my name is Anthony DeGenova.  I am 17 years old, and am working on my Boy Scouts Eagle Project.  My mission is to donate LEGO blocks to under-privileged children.  This project includes the collection, cleaning, sterilizing, sorting, packaging, and delivery of the LEGO blocks to a few charities that cater to children. I plan to donate all of mine, and would like very much to collect as many as possible from friends and neighbors like you, who wouldn’t mind giving theirs up for needy children.  I am accepting both used and new LEGO blocks. Please bring the LEGO blocks to church and my parents will pick them up.  Alternatively, I will gladly pick them up from your house, at your convenience. 

If you have any questions, please contact me at:

Telephone: 972-495-3639

Email Address:  anthonydegenova@outlook.com

I look forward to your support, and hope to make this drive and my Eagle project a success. Thank you very much for your help,

Anthony DeGenova
3021 North Spring Court
Garland TX  75044

 

 

Beware!  A tough neighborhood this one.

                                                                 

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. What fills Catholic Churches,  National Catholic Reporter,  August 25,   900  words,        Download Filled Churches 9-8-16

 

 

 

 

 

 

What do you think?  I think Caroline and David are looking for a cupcake or two.   Happy Anniversary.

 

True?

There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.

Steven Wright, comedian

 

 

Healing for John D.

 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

Healing also for John S.

 

 

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

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

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

 

Our Father.

 

 

Second Sunday, Ordinary Time

Mass: Sunday, 9:30; coffee, donuts, muffins (home made) & juice on the house

Place: Vines High School on 15th between Customer and Independence

Readings: Isaih 62:1-5; Psalm 96; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11

Mass:   Coffee, pastries, & specials on the house.  

Time: 9:30;  Tony Celebrating

Place:  Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence, south side

Readings: 1 Samuel 16, 1-13; Psalm 23, The Lord is My Shepherd; there is nothing I shall want; Ephesians 5, 8-14; John 9, 1-41. 

 

 
     

Picture 1:  The Gang:   Tom, Jackie, Margie, Bob and Denni            

Picture 2:   Ryan and his Mom, Michelle, and his Dad, Jim

  

 
 

Picture 3:   Rob, John and Chuck

Picture 4:   Grandpa, Gilberto, Mom, Michelle, and Torri, Georgie, and Buddy

      

Community Bulletin Board:

1.   "All Kids Count" day from Bob McGrath, Download Bona Responds Flyer March 2011

 2.  Save the Date & Welcome: Our Annual Anniversary Party (6th), May 7, Saturday evening, 6:00, Heritage Farm, like last year. 

 

 

Picture 5:   Wendy, Shonda, Ben, and Jon

Picture 6:   Richard and Mike

 

 

 

 

1.   The Catholic Church on unions, Fr. McBrien, National Catholic Reporter, Download Bishops and the Unions 4-1-11 

 2.  Maryknoll & Fr. Roy getting kicked out?  Corpus, 3-31-11,  Download Fr. Roy out 4-1-11

 

 

  
 

Picture 7:  The Singers in the congregation 

Picture 8:   Communion 

                                                                   

 True?

 

 I have never  hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.  

 

 See you Sunday, April 3, 2011

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

   

 

 

 

          

 

                     Victoria says, "Welcome in, Everybody."

 

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade.

Place: Vines High School, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence.

 

                 Brandon says, "I get a cupcake for my birthday?"

 

Readings:

Exodus  24,  3-8,  We will do everything that the Lord has told us.

Psalm 116,    I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.

Hebrews 9, 11-15,   He is mediator of the new covenant.

 Mark  14, 12-16, 22-26, While they were eating, he took bread and said the blessing.

 

Renee gets a cupcake for coming home with a Masters after 5 years at Kansas State.

 

Community Activities:  

1.      ROMEO MEET: Friday, June 5, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   We also welcome the Working Classes.  The Old Geezer will be in PA.  Save a cookie.

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  June 4, Thursday, Papadeaux, 725 S. Center (East side, the side the sun comes up), 1:00.  It was heard that Cathy is covering set ups. 

Everyone, please forward to anyone you think would be interested.  If you let me know I will add their email to the list. 

Carol 

3.    Harville Hendrick's free family communication workshop,   Download Flyer (2) Family Workshop 5-28-15

 

                       Offertory, Judy, Mary, Louis, and Mike.

 

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       What about contraception?,  Commonweal,  May 14,  360 words,      Download Contraception 6-4-15

2.       Can Francis reform the Curia?,  National Catholic Reporter, May 26, 370 words,       Download Reforming the Curia 6-4-15

3.        Ireland again,  National Catholic Reporter,  May 26,  300 words,     Download Ireland again 6-4-15

 

                    Ray says, "What am I getting for being 75?"

 

True?   

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. 

Leo Tolstoy

 

                             Cupcakes for both Ray and Brent. 

 

See you Sunday, June 7, 2015, Corpus Christi 

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 JSM Mission-Faith Statement

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

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

 

           Zoe says, "What are those boys doing behind my back?"

 

P.S.   Just in case…..(one more time)

1.    Need roofing repair?  Yes, we discovered 2 leaks with all this rain.  Rosemary & I recommend Steven Summers of Pioneer Exteriors, 972-464-8488.  Hope you don't need him.  If you do, he is good.  

2.     Need bug control (roaches, ants, even mosquitoes) that is green (even the dog or cat can eat it safely)?   Try Lynn Ellis, 972-484-7287.  We have used her successfully for some years.  Been meaning to share this news for a long time.

Mention us at your own risk.

 

 Kevin receiving his standing ovation and Community gift for not only his graduation, but especially for his dedicated service to the Community for years.