5th Sunday of Easter May 7, 2023

Acts of the Apostles 6:  The word of God continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, …

1 Peter 2:  You are "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises" of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

John 14:  " … Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father."

                  

 

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Mary reading from the Acts of the Apostles

                                        

                                                                 

Thanks…     

Music,    Ben & Shonda

Readers,  Mary & John

Gospel,   John Cade

Homily,   John Stack

Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Kevin

Final Blessing, Rosemary

                                                                              

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John reading from the first Letter of Peter

 

 

 

Readings:  Download 05-07-23 Readings – 5th Easter

Homily:   

                        

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Celeste gets a cookie for visiting us from Thailand

 

Remember these special people:

For Cindy Cramer's family;  For the family of Ron Senter;   For Meredith  whose cancer has come back;  For Jan;  For Tom  Quinn who had back surgery on November 21st;  For Sandra who has been diagnosed with Large B Cell Lymphoma;   For Lambrini, John Cade's wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Madeleine, Richard Eshelbrenner's granddaughter;  For Hue; For Jackie;  For John's sister, Kathey recovering from a fall;   For Tom Good;  For a young man, 19 struggling with a brain tumor and cancer;     For Mary Hall's friend Cadence still suffering from a serious medical condition;   For Sir Charlie & Jan; 

                                                                                                   

       

 

Jackie's mom, sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;  For Dee, and for her daughters, Lisa & Lauren;  For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's daughter, Joey, with cancer; from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford recuperating from an operation & friends, Annie, a mom of 3 kids and Michael ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

 

 

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The Kiss of Peace

 

                                          

Birthdays:  Patricia Jansky, Barbara Senter

Anniversaries:  

Community Finances:   

Expenses: 1,005.00

Outreach: $  460.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

       

 

 

Rosemary's Blessing:

 

…and life is still a constant surprise to me.  We never know what will happen next, what we will see, and what important person will come into our life, or what important person we will lose.  Life is change, constant change, and unless we are lucky enough to find comedy in it, change is nearly always drama, if not tragedy.  But after everything, and even when the skies turn scarlet and threatening, I still believe that if we are lucky enough to be alive, we must give thanks for the miracle of every moment of every day, no matter how flawed.  And we must have faith in God, and in the Universe, and in a better tomorrow even if that faith is not always deserved.

 

Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

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    Rosemary's Blessing:

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    With living laughter that renews and saves

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    And be a witness to a gentle and gracious Lord.

     

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    Birthdays:  Shonda Mashburn

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     May the Spirit within us
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      May the Spirit within us
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          warm us when we are cold-hearted,
          bend us when we are stubborn,
          move us when we are uncaring,
          guide us in the way of love.

      May we allow the Spirit within
          to empower us in all do.

      Amen.

    Michael Morewood

     

     

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing:

    O God of Quiet, come!

    Whisper in our waiting hearts what you ask of us. … Come!

    Help us listen. Help us be quiet.

    May God’s small, still whisper reach our waiting, listening hearts.

     

    Sr. Delores Dolezai

     


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    John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at The ArtCentre of Plano, 902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.
     

     

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     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.

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    "I believe"

     

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    "Welcome, All You Girls."

     

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