I believe there is an important distinction to be made between religion and spirituality. Religion I take to be concerned with belief in the claims to salvation of one faith tradition or another–an aspect of which is acceptance of some form of meta-physical or philosophical reality, including perhaps an idea of heaven or hell. Connected with this are religious teachings or dogma, ritual, prayers and so on. Spirituality I take to be concerned with those qualities of the human spirit–such as love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, contentment, a sense of responsibility, a sense of harmony, which bring happiness to both self and others.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Spring Break Service Project: Date, March 1-7; place, Galveston; sponsor, St. Bonaventure University; cost, $50. Bill Hammond & I are going. Welcome. http://bonaresponds.blogspot.com/
Picture 1: Kayla Grace Reidel, one week old
Picture 2: Granddaddy Ray
Picture 3: Brunch
Picture 4: Melissa, Diane, & Ginny Holcomb
See you this Sunday, February 15.
J.S. (214-783-0443)
Picture 5: Just arrived, Hue is a grandpa. Welcome to Our World, Tristan & Gracie, son & daughter of Joanie & Derrick Gragert.
Place: Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence. Time: 9:30
Readings: Wisdom 7, 7-11; Psalm 90, Fill Us with your Love, O Lord, and We will Sing for Joy; Hebrews 4, 12-13; Mark 10, 17-30
Community Bulletin Board:
Special Notice: Mass at WilsonMiddle School this Sunday.
Heritage Farm renovation: our neighbor is asking for help. We plan to scrape & paint, replace rotten boards, and fix odd problems. Tentative schedule: Sunday after Mass, Oct. 18 and Saturday, Oct. 24. Welcome! Let me know.
One more week to ticket time for Christmas: Two performances at two different venues, one at the Meyerson as usual, the other at the brand new Winspear Opera House. The plans:
1. December 10, Thursday, 7:30: The Meyerson. Christmas Special, $55 (New Director this Christmas. David Davidson died of cancer Saturday.)
2. December 15, Tuesday, 8:00: The Winspear, South Pacific, $50 (cheapest in the house; with 15 or more we get better seats at $55) Our man at the Dallas Morning News, Roger Jones,tells me the Winspear's beauty will take my breath away. See his op ed in last Sunday's paper.
An extra: pre-performance wine & cheese at the Tulip Lane parsonage with a tour through the best Christmas decorations in Dallas, i.e., Highland Park.
Let Rosemary or me know if you would like one or both performances.
True?
It takes a certain maturity of mind to accept that nature works as steadily in rust as in roses.
ESTHER WARNER DENDEL
Picture 1: Margie & Richard
Picture 2: Taylor & Zack
Picture 3: The Donut Shoppe
Picture 4: Kiera & Makayla with their grandmother, Theresa
Acts of the Apostles 1:But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Ephesians 1: May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call,…
Luke 24: And behold I am sending the promise of my Father upon you;…
Monterosso, Italy
Another Reminder for the Ascension of the Lord, May 29, 2022.
Here are the links for Sunday:
For Zoom ( the video conference, same as last week )
Amos 8:The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Never will I forget a thing they have done!
1 Timothy 2: For there is one God. There is also one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as ransom for all.
Luke 16: The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones;
Sunrise at White Rock Lake
Important Please Read
John Stack and Rosemary are Covid free. Hallelujah!!! Therefore there will be a live Mass at the ArtCentre on Sunday. Mass will also be on Zoom at the link below.
Starting Sunday, September 18th, we will be meeting at:
ArtCentre of Plano
902 E. 16th St, Plano
Please use the Haggard Park side entrance.
White Rock Lake
Another Reminder for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 18, 2022.
Here are the links for Sunday:
For Zoom ( the video conference, same as last week )
Habakkuk 12:The rash one has no integrity; but the just one, because of his faith, shall live.
2 Timothy 1: Guard this rich trust with the help of the Holy Spirit that dwells within us.
Luke 17: If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
Kevin and Hue getting the computers and sound ready for Zoom
John Stack Ministries now meets at:
The ArtCentre of Plano
902 E. 16th St, Plano
Please use the Haggard Park side entrance. Latecomers please use the 16th Street entrance.
Brent sharing a thought
Another Reminder for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 2, 2022.
Here are the links for Sunday:
For Zoom ( the video conference, same as last week )
Time:9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack. Welcome.
Place: Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence, south side, Plano.
Readings: Isaiah 60, 1-6, Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem, your light has come!; Psalm 72, Lord, every nation on earth will adore you; Ephesians, 3, 2-6, The Gentiles are coheirs; Matthew 2, 1-12, The Magi arrived from the east asking, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews?"
Picture Picture1: The Delgados, Randolph, Michelle, Natalie, Zoe, Bernadette, and Buddy
Picture 2: Bernadette with Torri
Picture 3: Leo with his dad, Ray
Picture 4: Bethany
Picture 5: Jon
Community Bulletin Board
1. Special Date: January 26, a Thursday. Celebrate an old geezer's 72nd. Help City House census Plano homeless that evening. We will form teams, 3-4 per car. Download Volunteers needed, City House 1-1-12
2. Information on Rosemary. Yes, she fell crashed her bike Friday, Jan. 6 & broke off a piece of her elbow. Tuesday, January 17, it will be reattached. Her road rash needs to heal before operating.
2. Fr. McBrien on U.S. Bishops, National Catholic Reporter, January 9, (words 800), Download Fr. McBrien 1-13-12
True?
Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself
Mark Twain.
Picture 6: John Cade
Picture 7: Sienna with her dad, Payton
Picture 8: Brooklyn with Robyn, her grand mom
Picture 9: Natalie & Georgie selling Girl Scout Cookies
Picture 10: Grace & Sandra at the Pastry Shoppe
Video: Final Blessing & Hymn (1 Min.)
See you Sunday, January 15, 2012
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
Acts 5: Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or another of them.
Revelation 1:I saw seven gold lampstands and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, wearing an ankle-length robe, with a gold sash around his chest.
John 20: “My Lord and my God!”
Another Reminder for the 2nd Sunday of Easter, April 27, 2025