Reminder for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 14, 2025

 
Mass:   Coffee, donuts, & specials on the house.  

Time: 9:30;  Stack Celebrating 

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

 
 
 
  
 
Readings: Isaiah 7 10-14; Psalm 24, Let the Lord enter, He is King of Glory; Romans 1, 1-7; Matthew 1, 18-24 

Community Bulletin Board: 

Christmas Eve Mass: 4:00, Friday  

Need a Taxi during the holidays:  our man, Rick Turner, the best, Jackie Johnson's husband, 214-707-6536

Picture 1:   Wendy, Shonda, & Ben

Picture 2:   Community

Picture 3:    Sebastian with his grandparents, Carol & Richard

Picture 4:    Sienna & Robyn

Picture 5:     Dillon, Hunter, Audrey, & Granddad, Tony

Picture 6:     Taylor with her mom, Teresa

Picture 7:      Wendy in the brunch line

Picture 8:      Gilberto, Bernadette, Mike, & Geri

What's going on in The Church:

  1.  Christmas traditions and their origins, researched by Jim Swayze, Download Christmas traditions 12-17-10

 
 
 
 Picture 9:    John & Jean, John & Mary Jane, & Nina

Picture 10:   Warren & Barb & Diane .

True?  

 There is nothing on this earth
more to be prized than true friendship.

Thomas Aquinas

See you Sunday, December 19

Acts 12:  Suddenly the angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shone in the cell.  He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, “Get up quickly.”

2 Timothy 4:  The Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the proclamation might be completed and all the Gentiles might hear it.

Matthew 16: He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”  Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”  Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.

Remember the old saying, “Two men looked out through prison bars/ One saw mud, the other saw stars”? Well, Abraham Lincoln put it this way: “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister 

Another Reminder for Saints Peter and Paul Sunday, June 29, 2025

Isaiah 62:   You shall be a glorious crown in the hand of the Lord, a royal diadem held by your God.

1 Corinthians 12:   To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit.

John 2:  There was a wedding at Cana in Galilea, and the mother of Jesus was there.

All Masses through the end of January will be via Zoom.

 

Bordeaux from the water

Another Reminder for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 16, 2022.

Here are the links for Sunday:

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

Bordeaux grapes

 

 

 

Barrels of wine

 

 

 

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, and pastries, some bought, some home-made. 

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

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

Note: not this Sunday, but the next, we will will have a food drive

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Readings: 

Proverbs 8, 22-31, I was his delight day by day playing before him all the while.   ( A Good One )

Psalm 8, You have made him little less than the angels ( A beautiful Psalm )

John 16, 12-15,  I have much more to tell you.

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, June 14, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.   

Juliets, June, TBA

TRUE?

Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of Life.

Thomas Jefferson

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

Get rid of the priesthood?   James Carroll, S.J.    http://corpus-blog.blogspot.com/2019/05/abolish-priesthood.html

See you 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.

Mass:  Coffee & donuts & treats on the house.  Welcome!

Place: Vines High School, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence, west of Central Expressway.

Time: 9:30; Stack celebrating; we will rotate weeks. 

Readings: Acts 2, 1-11; Psalm 104, Lord Send our your Spirit, and Renew the Face of the Earth; 1 Corinthians 12, 3-13; John 20, 19-23.  

Community Bulletin Board:

Thoughts on The Church, National Catholic Reporter, 5-17:

Download Fr. Donald Cozzens, 5-21-10

Picture 5:  Marianne & George Elwell

Picture 6:  Gayle & Joanne caught at it

Picture 7:  Communion, Joanne, Jackie, & Rosemary

See you Sunday, 5-23-10

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

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

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

Georgie with Zoe and Emma, plus Bernadette and Michelle, mothers and daughters

Jerry with Mike and Mike, Mary Ellen checking out  the pastries

Readings:  

 Deuteronomy, 4,1-2, 6-8,  What great nation is there that has gods so close?

 Psalm 15, The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.

James, 1, 17-18, 21-22,  Be doers of the word and not hearers only.

Mark, 7, 1-8, 14-15, 21-23, From within people, from their hearts, come evil thoughts.

John and Connie, Tom and Denni

Jean and John, John and Mary Jane

Community Bulletin Board: 

1.  Habitat Build, Saturday morning, the Sept. 1, 11^th Street & Ave. E.  Welcome.  This is a unique experience of giving.

2.  Dallas Symphony Orchestra Christmas Concert.  It may be only August, but this superb performance sells out.  We get discounted tickets as a group.  Date: December 14, 8:00, tickets will be about $40.  Wine & Cheese at The Rectory pre-performance.  Traditionally, this has been a beautiful evening.

3.  Free Medical Clinic in September (message from John Ernst, CCAC):   "September 29, there will be a large one day free clinic at the Dallas Convention Center sponsored by our national organization, of which we are members.  Thousands of people will be served all by volunteers."  Download Medical clinic 8-10-12 

Torri & Buddy in Michelle's arms with Jean,  Rosemary, and Bernadette

John with Sandra and Chuck

What's going on in our Catholic World:   

1.    American Bishops' Moves, National Catholic Reporter, August 17, 500 words,   Download US bishops 8-24-12  

2.     Confession Anyone?, Corpus, August 18, 500 words,   Download Confession 8-24-12

3.     Vatican Bank, National Catholic Reporter,  August 24, 325 words,  Download Vat Bank 8-24-12

Jim's birthday party and Jim's girls

Geri and Maureen

True? 

 The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking."

A.A. Milne, British author

More of Jim's girl with an old geezer and his HHH medal

Almost dead HHH riders entering Shepherd A.F. Base at the end of 100 miles

See you Sunday, September 2

J.S., 214-783-0443

Rest Station around mile 60 keeping ahead of the water demand. High temp was only 94, but 30 mph. south winds made returning to Wichita Falls brutal.

Long lines for the port a potties the first 5 rest stations. From mile 60 on, short lines if any.

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.