Reminder for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, March 5, 2023

Genesis 14:   Blessed be Abram by God Most High,  the creator of heaven and earth; 

Corinthians 11:  For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of  death of the Lord until he comes.

Luke 9:  They all ate and were satisfied.  And when  the leftover fragments were picked up, they filled twelve wicker baskets.

Brent accepts a check for Soul's Harbor

A wonderful note from Sandra Pratt: Download Sandra Pratt

Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7428208829?pwd=VERncTBxaWdkaFpkTUZKL3RROW81UT09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard distributing Communion

 

                                                                                                                                                  

 

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.

 

John Stack Ministries, 7017 Helsem Way, Dallas, Texas 75230

Isaiah 8:  The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shown.

Corinthians 1:  Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning.

Matthew 4:  …Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has risen.

Some members of the community

John Stack Ministries now meets at:  The ArtCentre of Plano, 902 E. 16th St, Plano

Loretta Williams

John and Rosemary will be out of town from Monday, 1/23/23 until Monday, 1/30/23. Mass on Sunday, 1/29/23 will be on Zoom with John Cade.  The Blog will not be published during the  week that we are out of town.

Connie Doherty
        

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

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

Readings: Acts 2, 42-47; Psalm 118; 1Peter 1, 3-9; John 20, 19-31.

Community Bulletin Board

Coomunity Directory: went out Wednesday.  You should have your copy if you signed on.  Any changes, let me know.  We can alway update & add data periodically.

Quad Squad:  Even a couple of hours once a month is a help!  Let me know or Donna Thomson,
  donnathomson@tx.rr.com 

Next Community Party: May 3, 7:00 P.M., Fairview Farms’ Barn, The Anniversary.  Hold the date.

Our taxi man, Rick Turner, knows the Metroplex.  Call: 214-707-6536c; 972-412-0711h.

From Frank Reyes:  

John, attached is the flyer for our play Arsenic and Old Lace. If you want to mention it Sunday Laura and I will have discount coupons for buy one get one at half off. Thanks.

See you Sunday.

Mass Time: 4:00 P.M.

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

Readings:  Isaiah 9, 1-6; Psalm 96; Titus 2, 11-14; Luke 2, 1-14 (Nativity Drama by the kids)

Community Bulletin Board:

• True?  Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life reveals just the opposite: that letting go is the real path to freedom.  Sogyal Rinpoche Glimpse After Glimpse

• Just a reminder that we have a treasure in our community: Greg Rogers.  He can do any building and handiwork.  Just ask Rosemary.     email: greg@able-bodiedconstruction.com  Phone 214-686-0892.

• Watch out for the coming of Santa at our celebration!

• December 28: no Mass;   next Mass January 4.

• May we borrow a decoration for the stage for the Mass from some of you, like a pointsettia?

Picture 1:  Mass with Sabrina, Lucas, and Anthony serving

Picture 2:  Christi & C.C.

Picture 3:  Warren & Barb; The Ekes-Cindy, Curtis, Bobby, Ashley, Debbie, Mabel, Jeremy, & Marlene.

• See you this Wednesday, Christmas Eve.

Ray, I think you just socked poor Mike in the eye!

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

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

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

Healing for Donna.

We have noticed that people discover that the Blog has not been coming.  Typepad tends to drop people for no reason.  So if this happens to you, just sign up again by going to www.johnstackministries.com

Betsy, it is obvious, you know The Secret: Red Velvet always tastes better when smeared on your cheeks and fed to you by your big sister, Harper.

Readings:

Isaiah 25, 1-6, 10, Then will the eyes of the blind be opened.

Psalm 146,  Lord, come and save us.

James 5, 7-10,  The coming of the Lord is at hand.

Matthew 11, 2-11,  The blind regain their sight, the lame walk, the deaf hear, the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.

Becky, who does your Christmas decorating at this school, Legacy?  I want to hire this person.

Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 13,   Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.   I will be doing a wedding in Florida.

Donna's hand made jewelry on display for Christmas.

True?

For all that has been….thanks.

For all that is yet to come….YES!

Dag Hammarskjold

Chip, it is so good to see you & Cathy here.  Your mom is glowing.

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

The failed leadership of the U.S. bishops,https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/editorial-failed-leadership-us-bishops-clear?clickSource=email

Our Father.

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

Peace of Advent be with you.

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 to All.

I asked Bill if he would share with community some Excellent News he had just received.  His response—

Friends:

This is my first try at a group e-mail so I hope this will work and bring you up to date on my current status.  As many of you know I was diagnosed Oct 17th with stage 4 lung cancer which had spread to a spot on my liver and my adrenal glands.  After multiple scans and tests they started me on Infusion Chemo Therapy on Nov 21st still awaiting the genomic findings which arrived Nov 29th.

Yesterday my Oncologist, Dr Hughes told me that the kind of cancer (non-smokers adenocarcinoma) and the genomic test which showed BRAF- v600E was very treatable with two drugs taken in pill form and the infusion could be eliminated for now.  Great news for me as it appears to be a form of cancer that will respond to treatment very well.

I appreciate all the thoughts and prayers that have come my way and I can tell you it is very uplifting.

I'll keep you posted on my progress, Thanks again for all the prayers.

Bill Hammond 

Advent Peace again, Everybody

Sorry, Everybody,

The old editor left out two notices from the Reminder bulletin:

1.    We are collecting for Dressed for Success ladies dresses and clothing, especially size 18 & up.  On top of this just about any clothing is welcomed.  Bill Hammond will gather everything into his car and take them to their office/warehouse.

2.   We are doing our Advent food drive.  Ken & Cindy will collect and deliver the food.  The items especially appreciated: 

Food Drive:  canned meats (like chili, ravioli, etc.), personal care items (shampoo, toothpaste, soap, toothbrush, etc.), peanut butter and jelly, macaroni.  These are the items that disappear the quickest, but they really can use any food or household items.