Reminder for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 7, 2025

Exodus 3:  The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.

1 Corinthians 10:   These things happened as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil things, as they did.

Luke 13:  Sir, leave it for this year also, and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it; it may bear fruit in the future.

Good Morning God

Here are the links for Sunday:

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

John Cade sharing his homily

 

 

A message from Richard Eshelbrenner:

The Purple Stride Event to raise money for pancreatic cancer (this is the cancer Carol had) is being help at Klyde Warren park in Dallas on April 30^th between 8:00 and 12:00.   The event is a 5K walk or run.  You can find more information at the following URL: 

https://secure.pancan.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=purplestride_contact_us&fr_id=2297

 

 

Another message from Richard Eshelbrenner about Love For Kids:

There is a volunteer opportunity on Saturday, April 9, 2022.   The Annual All Kids Count Event and we need help from amazing people like you! The volunteer hours will be from 9 AM – 3 PM at Circle R. Ranch in Flower Mound. 

They need volunteers to come out and help set up for the event, and assist at certain activities including horses, arts and crafts, games, bounce houses, food and drink stations, and more.

If you are interested in helping out, then fill out this form to let us know you want to volunteer and make a huge difference  for children with rare diseases and disabilities: https://loveforkidsinc.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/all-kids-count-volunteer-sign-up 

 

 

Bernadette getting a cupcake

 

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

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice & specials on the house served afterwards.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack. Again, Welcome.

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

Angels Sienna and Brooklyn with Payton and Brian

Our Bambino Emmit

 Readings:

1 Samuel 1, 20-28, Hannah conceived and bore a son whom she called Samuel.

Psalm 84, Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.

1 John 3, 1-2, 21-24, We are God’s children.

Luke 2, 41-52, After 3 days they found him in the temple. 

The Nativity

Leo future guitarist learning from dad

  Community Bulletin Board:

1.  This Sunday: Celebrate the Last Sunday of The Year 2012.

CC

Our Special Elf, Georgie

What's going on in our Catholic World:

1.     Implosion in the Catholic Higherarchy, National Catholic Reporter, December 14, 950 words,  Download Implosions 12-28-12

Santa and Elf arriving

Santa with a Good Kid

2.     Swiss Abbott insistent about Church reform, The Tablet, December 20, 600 words,  Download Swiss abbot 12-28-12

3.     Editorial on The Catholic of the Year, National Catholic Reporter, December 26, 700 words,  Download Editorial 12-28-12 

4.    The Special Meaning of this year's Nativity, by James Carroll, ex Jesuit, The Boston Globe & Corpus, Dec. 24, 750 words,   Download This Christmas 12-28-12

Emma with mom and dad, Beth and Tom

Geordie, The Graduate, with Santa

 True?

 There must be more to life than having everything!

MAURICE SENDAK

Megan with her grandmother, Diane

Offertory, the Ekes Cousins, Carlie, Megan, Ashley, Ryan, and Jeremy

 See you Sunday, December 30, 2012, Last of The Year

J.S., 214-783-0443

Meredith preparing for Christmas dinner at Soul's Harbor

Brent and Rosemary, dining room ready.

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.

Soul's Harbor Christmas Dinner, here they come.

Welcome home, Wendy!

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

Kevin, our Candle Man of The Week

 Readings:

Zacheriah 9, 9-10,   He shall proclaim peace to the nations.

 Psalm 145,   I will praise your name forever, my king and my God.

Romans 8,  9, 11-13,  You are not in the flesh (?).  You are in the spirit.

Matthew 11, 25-30,  All creation is groaning in labor pains.

A cupcake for Rocco.

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, July 7, 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), For July,  TBA

The Refreshment Queen (and her helper) for the July 4 Preston Hollow Parade and Picnic.  Ready for the onslought.  20 dozen donut holes gone in a flash.

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. New group of different Cardinals,   National Catholic Reporter, June 28,   555 words,      Download NEW CARDINALS 7-6-17

Let the parade begin.  All bikes & trikes  & dogs welcome. 

True?

"Every single day, we need to choose hope over fear, and diversity over division.
Fear has never fed a family nor created a single job.
And those who exploit it will never solve the problems that have created such anxiety."

– Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
  in address to UN

From Louise Penny's July Newsletter 

Little cars welcome, too.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Even trains are welcome.

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.

Jackie getting everything ready to celebrate The Baptism.

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack.

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Welcome.

Readings:

Isaiah  62, 1-5,     The Lord delights in you. (another excellent reading, this time from Isaiah III)

Psalm 96,  Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.

 1 Corinthians 12, 4-11,  There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same spirit, different forms of service, but the same Lord.   (a good selection)

John 2, 1-11, There was a wedding at Cana.  ( a good story)

Sacrament of Healing for Ken.

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 15, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Welcome all old geezers & young ones, too.                                                                                                                                             
2. JULIETS’ LUNCHEON,  Friday, February 5, 1:00,   Urban Rio Cantina?  1000 E 14^th, Plano, Please RSVP to  Jeanne Vogel [pickincotton26@verizon.net] or Geri Moran at  GeriinTX@gmail.com?   Thanks, Jeanne for organizing the outing.

Sacrament of Healing for Mary Ellen.

 What is going on in our Catholic World  

1. Review of the movie Spotlight by a priest, National Catholic Reporter, December 23,   900  words,       Download Spotlight 1-14-16 
2. Whitfield's Advent Homily at St. Rita,     Download JOSHUA WHITFIELD

 The Kerns, Mike & Stephen, Candy & Ben (13 years old), and Holly.

True? 

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

Mark Twain

Hi, Mommy, says, Victoria.   

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 Our Father with Buddy, Bernadette, and Zoe.

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.

And More Peace.

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack.

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Readings:

Wisdom   2, 7-11,  I prayed and prudence was given to me.

Psalm 90,    Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy.

Hebrews  4, 12-13, The word of God is living and effective.

Mark 10, 17-30,  It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom.

Community Activities:  

1.        ROMEO MEET: Friday, October 2, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   The Old Geezer will be away.

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  Friday,  October 2,  12:30 P.M.,  Uni Sushi, 1410 Ave. K, # 1109B, Plano.  Carol says, “Join us early if you can.  They close at 2:00”

Everyone, please forward to anyone you think would be interested.  If you let me know I will add their email to the list. 

Carol 

What is going on in our Catholic World

1.      Francis' last message, National Catholic Reporter,  September 27, 800 words,        Download Francis' last message 10-8-15

Special Announcement #2:

From Carol Eshelbrenner about being a math tutor:

If interested in helping to tutor math on Tuesday evenings, 6:00pm to 7:30 pm, at Harrington Library you can find out more about the program at:  http://www.intellichoice.org/   You will work with kids from grade 1 to grade 12.  Materials provided.  I have helped out for about 5 years.  The program is wonderful and the kids at Harrington are great.

Call Corina Sadler or Robin Popik at City of Plano, (972) 941-7617, to volunteer and apply for a background check.  Since we work with children a background check is required.  Carol Eshelbrenner  972-423-0069 

True?  

 An idle mind is….the best way to relax.

Wisdom from a 1st grader

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

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.

Welcome, Everybody.

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,  Georgie & Buddy,  Ben & Shonda.   

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

Ash Wednesday, February 26

Ash Wednesday liturgy,  7:00, P.M., Marlene's house,

2017 Keystone Drive, Plano 75075, Welcome.

So nice to see you, Emma.  Welcome in.

We have heard that people discover that the Blog has stopped 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

Laughter!  Don't you know you are not supposed to be laughing in here?!

Readings:

Leviticus  19, 1-2, 17-18,  You shall love your neighbor as yourself

Psalm 103,  The Lord is kind and merciful.

1 Corinthians 3, 16-23,  Do you not know that you are the temple of the Lord.

Matthew 5, 18-48,   Love your enemies.

The Big Community Swap.  Bring anything you want to get rid of.  Take anything you want.  The left over goes to Souls' Harbor for their thrift stores.  Watching over us, the portraits of our heroes as depicted by the students.

Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 21, 2020,   Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  

Too much good stuff?

True?

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

Disgraced religious order,  https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/disgraced-religious-order-tried-get-abuse-victim-lie?clickSource=email

Who dat? Anyone know who this lady is?

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

Peace, Everybody

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.