Reminder for Sunday 3-20-11, 2nd Lent

Proverbs 8:   "The LORD possessed me, the beginning of his ways,  the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago; from of old I was poured forth,  at the first, before the earth." 

Romans 5:  Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God.

John 16:  But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth.  He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming.

 

 

Be certain to do something that gives you joy – reading, music, playing with the pet,  holding the baby – at least once a day.  It makes getting up the next day easier.

The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister 

 

 

Another Reminder for Trinity Sunday, June 15, 2025

Amos 8: Hear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land!
1 Timothy 2:  It is my wish, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or argument.
Luke 16: No servant can serve two masters.  He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other.  You cannot serve both God and mammon.

 

John Cade’s Homily from last Sunday, September 14, 2025
09-14-25 Homily -Exhaltation of the Holy Cross

 

 

True is always better than false—even where I myself am concerned. “If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy furniture,” Einstein wrote, “let us be more ashamed of shabby ideas and shoddy philosophies… It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better than the meat wrapped inside it.”
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

Another Reminder for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 21, 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: 9:30; coffee, donuts, home made muffins, & juice on the house.

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

Readings: Isaiah 8, 23-9, 3; Psalm 27; 1 Corinthians 1, 10-17; Matthew 4, 12-23.

Community Bulletin Board

Heritage Farmstead Museum: From Angie Carroll Download heritage_farmstead.doc  This farmstead is our neighbor on 15th.  Needs help.  A garage sale is coming up too: Download heritage_sale.doc.  Angie says, If anyone has garage sale donations I can get them then, or they can be dropped off at the Heritage Farmstead Museum Tuesday through Sunday from 9am to 4:30om.  972-612-8169.

We are still looking for work for Rick Turner who was laid off by Home Depot before Christmas.

Nick Good notes (Tom & Becky’s son): Nick Good with Keller Williams Realty, www.NickGood.com, will donate 10% up to $1000 of his commissions to John Stack Ministries for every Real Estate transaction closed from a community member or from a referral from a community member.  Contact Nick for more details 469 951 4193.  Nick Good, helping bridge the gap between buyers and sellers.                     

Tree Project update: maybe plant the first week in February.

The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright.  Excellent, well written, informative book on the history & development of contemporary Islamic Fundamentalism from ca. 1928 in Egypt.

See you Sunday.

 

 

Welcome, Everybody.

 

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

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

Place: Legacy Charter School,  601 Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

 

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Luke, want to grow up and be a great runner or biker?    If so, hang around Carrie.   She is really good at both, running and biking.

 

Readings:

Wisdom 9, 13-18,  Thus were the paths of those on earth made straight

Psalm 90,  In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge

Philemon  9, 10. 12-17,   Welcome him as you would me.

Luke 14, 25-33,    …hating his father & mother, wife & children

 

 

 

Communion ready.

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, September 69, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.   

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JULIETS,  September 6, Friday, Amore

 

 

 

Let the little kids come to me.

 

True?

 

Mark Twain: 

Be careful of reading health books. You might die of a misprint.

 

 

 

Want to dance, Cath?

 

 

What's up in Ye Old Catholic Church?  Like…

Brebeuf Jesuit Prep, https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/brebeuf-athletes-excluded-some-catholic-events-jesuits-appeal-decree?clickSource=email  

 

4 ways to survive the Sign of Peace (if you need to),  https://corpus-blog.blogspot.com/2019/08/four-tips-for-surviving-sign-of-peace.html

 

 

 

Does it get any better than these two jewels?  Tori  & Harper

 

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

 

 

Peace Sandra & Judy.

 

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.

 

Peace, Everybody.

 

 

 

 

Says Geri, "Welcome, You Kids, all 1000 of you.  We are ready for you."   Love for Kids Christmas picnic.

 

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

 

 

 John, John, & Karen getting ready to feed all 1000 kids, plus teachers and chaperones.  

 

Readings:

Isaiah 7, 10-14,  Ask for a sign from the Lord

 Psalm 24,  Let the Lord enter, he is king of glory

 Romans 1, 1-7,  Grace to you and peace

 Matthew 1, 18-24,   Behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son.

 

 

Hi, Tori and Zoe, thanks for being our Candle Lighters of The Week.

 

Hi, David and Caroline.  As always, nice having you here.

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 15, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in.  

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together), Jamuary, TBA

 

   Some of the contributions to our Advent Food Drive

 

You are looking at another Romeos, this one, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.   Joe, Rosemary's brother in law, is 3rd from left.  A breakfast group at another deli.

 

Christmas at the Dallas Symphony

This Friday: the Meyerson, December 16th at 7:30 pm.  

Come at 5:30 to the condo of Beth & Rob, at 2111 Marilla on the corner with S. Pearl across the street from the Dallas Farmers’ Market.   

 Attached are instructions on how to arrive at Robinson’s, including how to arrive via DART.  Note also that you may leave your car at Robinsons and take the free DART shuttle to the Meyerson (saving you $10 parking).    We will depart the Robinsons at 6:45.    Download DART to Robinsons'

 

So, who are these women??

 

The Original and Only Juliettes.  

 

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. Priests are burning out, The Tablet, December 1, 730 words,    Download PRIESTS BURNING OUT 12-15-16
2. Vatican burn out, Commonweal, December 3, 730 words,    Download VATICAN BURN OUT 12-15-16 

 

 

Our twice a year reconciliation service.  Everyone asks for forgiveness and grants forgiveness.

 

Please forgive me…

 

True? 

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.

Statue of Liberty, New York harbor

 

Please forgive me.  You are forgiven.

 

Please forgive me, Mary.  You are forgiven, John.

 

 See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

Advent Peace. 

 

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.

 

 Advent Peace, Everyone.

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

Time: 9:30;  Stack Celebrating 

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

 
 
   
Readings: Isaiah 49, 14-15; Psalm 62, Rest in God alone, my Soul; 1 Corinthians 4, 1-5; Matthew 6, 24-34

  
 
 
  
        
Picture 1:   Find the 5th member of the Music Machine.  Hint, feet.  Yeah, Leo!                  

Picture 2:    Offertory with Sienna, Payton, her dad, Erin, her mom, and her aunt, Debbie                     

Picture 3:   Bobbi's kids, Audry, Hunter, & Dillon

Picture 4:   Regan with her grandmother, Jackie,  & Nancy and Ron  

Picture 5:   Maggie with her dad, Tom, Jackie, her grandmother, & in the background Bill & Bob, her granddad   

 

  
 

 Church Happenings:

Two views on how Vatican II went, 1. too far, 2. way too far:

1.  Pope Benedict, National Catholic Reporter, 2-10-11, Download Legislate 2-25-11
 
 2.  Society of Pius X, National Catholic Reporter, 2-22-11, Download Pius X Society 2-25-11

 

 

True?

 There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.

Han Suyin 

 

 

Picture 6:   The Pastry Shoppe, Nina, Bernadette, & Ray

Picture 7:   Rosemary's Blessing 

 

      Video:   Offertory 

  

 

 See you Sunday, February 27, 2011

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)