26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 28, 2025

Amos 6:  Woe to the complacent in Zion!  Lying upon beds of ivory, stretched comfortably on their couches, they eat lambs taken from the flock,  and calves from the stall!
1 Timothy 6:  But you, man of God, pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
 Luke 16:  “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day.  And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table.

 

Connie reading from the Book of Amos


Thanks…
Music,   Shonda & Ben
Readers,  Connie & John
Homily,   John Stack
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack
The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin
Final Blessing,  Rosemary

John reading from the First Book of Timothy


Remember these special people:

For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Cade:  For John Stack;    For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;   For Warren Wittek; 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 Mary Hall’s family and friend Cadence still suffering from a serious medical condition;   For Sir Charlie;  For Ron ;  For Teresa Quinn’s niece, Maddie who has a brain tumor;

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 recuperating from an operation,  the families of Annie and Michael and her neighbor, Marie and the family;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

Tom helps John today

 

Tori and Buddy get cookies for their birthdays

Birthdays:    Tori & Buddy Brown 10/3
Anniversaries:   Pat & Fred 10/2, John Cade Ordination 9/30

Expenses: $  1,250.00
Outreach: $  315.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.


Rosemary’s Blessing:

“Rivers do not drink their own water;
trees do not eat their own fruit;
the sun does not shine on itself
and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves.
Living for others is a rule of nature.
We are born to help each other.
No matter how difficult it is.
Life is good when you are happy
but much better when others are happy because of you.
Let us remember that pain is a sign that we are alive,
problems are a sign that we are strong and
prayer is a sign that we are not alone.
If we can acknowledge these truths and
condition our hearts and minds, our lives will
be more meaningful,
different and
worthwhile.” 

Pope Francis


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.

 

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    •    For  the Readings:   Hue Beavers, Hugh Bivona, Jackie, Geri, Claire
    •    For The Team:   John Cade with Buddy  & Georgie
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
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    •    For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound:  Jackie
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    Readers,  Michelle & John
    Homily,   John Cade
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
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    Anniversaries:  Michelle & John Simari 11/23

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    Outreach: $     180.00

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    bestir my compassion,
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    902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.


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    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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    Isaiah 11:  Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them.
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    Readers,  Connie & John
    Homily,   John Cade
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin
    The Organization man,  Richard
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

    Connie reading from Paul’s Letter to the Romans


    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 Carrie’s son, Chase, who was in an auto accident;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;   For Warren Wittek; 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

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  • 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 27, 2026

    Ezekial 18:  Hear now, house of Israel: Is it my way that is unfair, or rather, are not your ways unfair?
    Philippians 2:  Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves,  each looking out not for his own interests, but also for those of others.
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    Homily,   John Stack
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
    The Organization men,  Richard & Mike
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

    Warren reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians


    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;

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    Anniversaries:   Pat Jansky & Fred 10/2,  John Cade Ordination 9/30

    Expenses: $  770.00
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    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    “Rivers do not drink their own water;
    trees do not eat their own fruit;
    the sun does not shine on itself
    and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves.
    Living for others is a rule of nature.
    We are born to help each other.
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    but much better when others are happy because of you.
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    problems are a sign that we are strong and
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    If we can acknowledge these truths and
    condition our hearts and minds, our lives will be
    more meaningful, different and worthwhile.”

     Pope Francis

    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.