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Isaiah 50:The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I am not disgraced; I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame.
Philippians 2:Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness;. . . .
Matthew 26:  He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The teacher says, “My appointed time draws near; in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples.”‘”

 

Music,  Ben & Shonda
Readers,  Connie & John
Homily,   John Cade
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
The Organization man,  Richard
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 Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;

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;  For Ed Kless;  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: Barbara Wittek
Anniversaries:

Expenses: $  1,250.00
Outreach: $    100.00
Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Gethsemane by Mary Oliver

The grass never sleeps.
Or the roses.
Nor does the lily have a secret eye that shuts until morning.

Jesus said, wait with me. But the disciples slept.

The cricket has such splendid fringe on its feet,
and it sings, have you noticed, with its whole body,
and heaven knows if it ever sleeps.

Jesus said, wait with me.

And maybe the stars did, maybe the wind wound itself into a silver tree, and didn’t move,
maybe the lake far away, where once he walked as on a blue pavement, lay still and waited, wild awake.

Oh the dear bodies, slumped and eye-shut, that could not
keep that vigil, how they must have wept,
so utterly human, knowing this too
must be a part of the story.

 

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.

 

Exodus 17:  Strike the rock, and the water will flow from it for the people to drink.
Romans 5:  For Christ, while we were still helpless, died at the appointed time for the ungodly.
John 4:   If you knew the gift of God and who is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink, ‘you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”

 

Music,  Ben & Shonda
Readers,  Brent & Tom
Homily,   John Cade
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
The Organization man,  Richard
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 Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;  For Richard Froebe;

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;  For Ed Kless;  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: Dee Miller
Anniversaries:

Expenses: $  840.00
Outreach: $  190.00
Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

A Prayer For Growing Old Gracefully

Lord, Thou knowest better than I myself that I am growing older and will someday be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion.

Release me from craving to straighten out everybody’s affairs. Make me thoughtful but not moody; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom, it seems a pity not to use it all; but Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end. Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give me wings to get to the point. Seal my lips on my aches and pains; they are increasing, and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.

I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and a lessening cock-sureness when my memory seems to clash with the memories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be mistaken.

Keep me reasonably sweet, for a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the devil. Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places and talents in unexpected people; and give, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.

Amen.
17^th Century Nun’s Prayer

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,

You who dwell in our hearts,

make for us a cave there

in which to hear your voice more distinctly,

feel your care more tenderly,

understand your will more clearly,

and come to know your presence

at every moment of our lives

with new clarity and new courage,

with new faith and new urgency.

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

Our Special Thanks 

• For Reading:  Scott & Lily
• For The Team:  Georgie 
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine & Cups:   Beth
• For the Pictures & Video:   Bill & Rick,  
• For the coffee and pastries: Warren & Barb, Jackie  & Jerry
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
• For the Music: Ray & Kristen

Birthdays:  Debbie Ekes (53, Wednesday), Zaile Ekes (Saturday), Richard Froebe (52, Today, Sunday), Doug Read (54, Today, Sunday)

Anniversaries:

Joey Cade (John's daughter) & Dan Russo (8th, Tuesday) 

Mike & Candy Kern (10th, Wednesday)

Greg & Bonnie Rogers (27th, Friday)

 

We Remember:

Emma, who broke her collar bone when she fell out of bed;  Rob who faces a back operation Friday;  Curtis, who fell down a week ago & Bobby who broke his arm;  Tom Quinn's post-poned 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;   Little Norris Dill, who died this week from SIDS;

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's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;  Janie's friend Wilbur;  Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery & 2 broken ribs this week;      Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Rita

 Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with Hodgkins;  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: May 19, 2013

Expenses:     $2150.00 

Outreach:     $ 810.00 

We donated this week: 

1.   Nothing special today

    Thanks for your Generosity 

Video: Entrance, Sing a New Song unto the Lord  (2 minutes),

   

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.

   

 

 

 

Jeremiah 20:  I say to myself, I will not mention him, I will speak in his name no more.  But then it becomes like fire burning in my heart, imprisoned in my bones; I grow weary holding it in, I cannot endure it.
Romans 12:  Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.
Matthew 16:  Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.  For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Readers,  Lynda & Tom
Homily,  
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
The Sound Men,  Hue & Mike
Reception Welcome,  Tom
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 Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;

For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;    For Ed Kless;  For 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:   

Expenses: $  900.00
Outreach: $   50.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

The Celebration for John Stack was incredible.  John and everyone had a great time,  It was good to see so many faces we haven’t seen in a while.  Many, many thanks to ALL the people who made this a success – Connie and her committee, all who helped with the food, the decorations, flowers, pictures, music, zoom and sound, musicians, reception welcome and of course John Cade for a beautiful Mass. Thank you, thank you!

Some pictures from the celebration

 

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars.
Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings.
Now, think.
What delight God gives to humankind
with all these things. . . .
All nature is at the disposal of humankind.
We are to work with it.
For without we cannot survive.

Hildegard of Bingen

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 of The Week

When the decorations of Christmas have been packed away 
then the work of Christmas begins:

Lord, help us

to find the lost,
to heal those broken in spirit,
to feed the hungry,
to release the oppressed,
to rebuild the nations,
to bring peace among all peoples,
and to make a little music with the heart…

Adapted from Work of Christmas Begins by Howard Thurman

 

 

 

Kerry reading from The Great Prophet Isaiah (Isaiah III this selection).

Our Special Thanks

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

Mary reading from Ephesians. 

 

Birthdays:   Meredith (last Monday),  Tom Fleming (58 last Thursday), Jan (Saturday), Ben Kern (14, Friday)

Anniversaries

Jackie & Rick (16th, Friday)

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Carol's recuperation from her operation;      For Frank's family & friends;   For Tom Good;   For Dee;      For John Schanot's continued recuperation;     For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;    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 58th, Tom, and to help you keep in shape, instead of a cupcake, a Belvita.

 

For Geri's friend, Elsa Billman, 88, whose house burned;  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;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;     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;

 

 

 

And Happy Birthday to you, too, Jan.  Don't let that Sir Charlie swipe your cupcake.

 

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.

 

 

 

And to you, Rick and Jackie, happy 16th Anniversary.

 

Your Finances, January 8, 2017

Expenses:   $930.00 

Outreach:   $280.00                           

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 $2,000.00 donated to Soul's Harbor.

 

Happy Birthday to you, Meredith, and to you, Brent, I hope this check for $2,000 helps with the marvelous work you do as director of Souls Harbor.   You both are an inspiration to me and to the community.

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

No way, Buddy, can you be bored, what with such a fascinating Epiphany homily and all the fun things going on.

 

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.

 

 

From Mary and Genevieve, "Have a great week, Folks, peace."

Rosemary's Blessing:  

May the Lord grant you

        A tolerance for those who don’t agree with you,

        A refusal to judge others,

        A willingness to forgive,

        A calm and hopeful spirit in the midst of anxieties,

        And a holy anger for injustice in the world.

From Seven Sacred Pauses by Macrina Wiedwrkehr

 

 Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Tom & Denni  
• For Serving: Kevin
• For the Communion Bread: Alison
• For the Wine Cups:  Beth
•  For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Jon
• For the Pictures & Video:  Rick & Beth & Richard
• For the altar & sound: Tony & Hue
• For the coffee and specials: Mary Jane & John,  Jackie & Joan

 

Birthdays:  Emily Wilson (14 today), Teresa Read (today), Warren Wittek, Audrey Whitley (5)

Happy Anniversary: 

Doug & Teresa Read (21st)

Bill & Julie Carey (28th)

Mike & Geri Moran (36th)

 
 
 

Please Remember:

  For all those who died in the 9-11 event and for all those who have died as a result of the event over the past 10 years;  Chuck Pratt's thyroid operation this past Friday;  Judy Carrell's mom, Marie, 93;  Jackie Ritter's good friend, Narges Akbari, with colon cancer;  Marilyn Ackerman's brother, Dick, recuperating from a serious but successful back operation;  Doug Read's Mom, Valdene, with stage 4; Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins; Warren & Barb's friend, Mike, fighting cancer & Barb's dad with hip surgery; Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer; Mike & Dee's daughter;  Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke; Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer; Gilberto Delgado's mom; 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 Trey Bailey, 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; Casey & Rob plus Cameron & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

  
  

Picture 1:    Denni reading                 

Picture 2:    Tom reading            

Picture 3:    Special blessing for Chuck Pratt for recuperation from his operation                    

Picture 4:    The Community blesses Chuck 

Special: unique philanthropy day, Sept. 15th, Download Special Day 9-11-11                 

       Video:  Mass Beginning:

 

Finances: September 4, 2011.

Expenses:  $1,000.00

Outreach:  $ 525.00

Finances: September 11, 2011

Expenses:   $950.00

Outreach:   $435.00  

Thanks for the 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.