Reminder for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 5, 2025

Habakkuk 1: For the vision still has its time,  presses on to fulfillment, and will not disappoint;  if it delays, wait for it,  it will surely come, it will not be late.
2 Timothy 1: I remind you, to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control.
 Luke 17: “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree,  ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.”

John Cade is home and resting.

 Learning to celebrate life is one of the best lessons a person can learn.
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

Another Reminder for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 5, 2025

Here are the links for Sunday:
For Zoom   ( the video conference)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1

Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
Passcode: 412993


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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    Mass: Christmas Eve Special with a Nativity Drama and a Visit by You know Whom.

    Time: 4:oo; Celebrate with Stack & all the community.  Welcome. 

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

    To decorate the Stage, please bring flowers & plants. 

    Beginning 12-23-11

    Mike & John 12-23-11


    Readings: Isaiah 9, 1-6, The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; Psalm 96, Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord; Titus, 1, 11-14, The Grace of God has appeared; Luke 2, 1-14, In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled.  Terrific Readings!

     

    Mike2, 12-23-11

    Penitential 12-23-11
     
                                                                                                                                                                                               Picture  Picture 1:    Mass Begins     

    Picture 2:    Mike & John         

    Picture 3:    Mike homilizes        

    Picture 4:    Penitential Rite        

    Picture 5:    Cameron & Nikki with Frank & Mary, their grandparents      

    Picture 6:    Leo walking            

    Cameron & Nikki 12-23-11
     

    Leo walks 12-23-11

                                                                                                
     Community Bulletin Board:

    Note: No Mass on Christmas Day.  Next Mass, New Year's Day, January 1, 9:30 A.M.

     

      Cole & Leo Meet 12-23-11
    Emma asrrives 12-23-11
        
     

    Picture 7:    Cole & Leo meet with Rosemary & John     

    Picture 8:    Emma arrives with her mom, Beth     

    Picture 9:    Kayla & cupcake        

    Picture 10:   Kayla with Claire, grandmom   
       

     

    What's going on in our Catholic World:

    Tha Magic of Christianity, Progressive Christianity.Org, Download Magic 12-23-11

     

           Kayla & Cupcake 12-23-11

    Claire & Kayla 12-23-11                        

    True?

    Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues,
    but the parent of all others.

    Marcus Tullius Cicero

     Bill & Zaile 12-23-11

    Picture 11:   Bill & Zaile

    Picture 12:   Brooklyn & Sienna with Erin & Payton

    Picture 13:   Sienna

     
     Brooklyn & Sienna 12-23-11

    Sienna at brunch

     

      Video: Thanks & Final Blessing

      

      See you Christmas Eve, Saturday, 4:00  

      J.S. (214-783-0443)

      

    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

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Reminder for Sunday 2-20-11, 7th Ordinary Time

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

    Time: 9:30;  Tony Celebrating 

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

    Gayle 2-18-11 
    Jan 2-18-11 
     
        
    Readings: 
    Leviticus 19, 1-2, 17-18; Psalm 103, The Lord is Kind and Merciful (the best); 1 Corinthians 3, 16-23; Matthew 5, 38-48

     Leo 2-18-11 
    Ackermans 2-18-11 
     
     
     Community Bulletin Board: 

     1.  Thanks for the terrific Valentine's Brunch last Sunday.

     La Rive Gauche 2-18-11
    Tom & Bill 2-18-11 
            

    Picture 1:   Jackie & Gayle with Nancy & Bob in the back                 

    Picture 2:   Jan handling the wine cups before Mass                       

    Picture 3:   Leo trying out his voice with his dad, Ray, plus Wendy & his mom, Shonda

    Picture 4:   The Ackermans & the Ekes 

    Picture 5:   "La Rive Gauche," the left bank again  

    Picture 6:  Tom & Bill 

     Mike & Rick 2-18-11 

     Church Happenings:

    1.   Fr. McBrien on American Nuns investigated by Rome, National Catholic Reporter,  2-14-11,  Download The Investigation 2-18-11 

    2.  Europe's Theologians offer resistance, Corpus, 2-10-11,  Download Dialogue without Taboos 2-18-11 

    Brunch 2-18-11 
    Table 1, 2-18-11 
     

    True?

     A hundred and fifty years ago there lived a woman named Sono, whose devotion and purity of heart were respected far and wide. One day a fellow Buddhist, having made a long trip to see her, asked, "What can I do to put my heart at rest?"

     She said, "Every morning and every evening, and whenever anything happens to you, keep on saying, 'Thanks for everything. I have no complaint whatsoever.' "

     The man did as he was instructed for a whole year, but his heart was still not at peace. He returned to Sono crestfallen. "I've said your prayer over and over, and yet nothing in my life has changed; I'm still the same selfish person as before. What should I do now?"

     Sono immediately said, "Thanks for everything. I have no complaint whatsoever."

     On hearing these words, the man was able to open his spiritual eye, and he returned home with a great joy.

     Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell

    Table 2, 2-18-11 

     Jackie & Carol 2-18-11

    Picture 7:   Mike & Rick,

    Picture 8:   Brunch with Mark & Tom

    Picture 9:   Kevin with his mom & dad, Connie & John and Charlie

    Picture 10:  Annie, Nicole, Wendy, Ray & Leo, Shonda, & Nicole

    Picture 11:  Jackie & Carol

          Video:     Rosemary's Blessing

      

     See you Sunday, February 20, 2011

     J.S.   (214-783-0443)

       

  • Reminder for Sunday 4-22-12, 3rd Easter


    Welcome: Coffee & juice & specials on the house.

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

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

     

    The Team 4-20-12

    The Team

     

     Readings:   Acts 3, 13-19, I know that you acted out of ignorance; Psalm 4, Lord, let your face shine on us; 1 John 2, 1-5, Whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him; Luke 24, 35-48, Peace be with you.

     

    The Music Team 4-20-12

    The Music Team

     

    B & R 4-20-12

    Bethany & Ray

      Community Bulletin Board:

    1. Big Annual Anniversary Party: April 28, Heritage Farm, 6:00 until…  As usual, covered dish, wagon & mules for the kids, and renewal of wedding vows of 15 plus couples from 5 years to 60 years. 
    2. Check out YELP on line.  Comment on our community.  Thanks, Carol Eshelbrenner.
    3. A special to lighten your work week.  Fasten thy seat belt or you may fall off thy chair:  What Happens When You Push the Button?

     

    Cole 4-20-12

    Cole & his daddy, Chuck

     

    Norm 4-20-12

    Norm & Rosemary

      

     

     What's going on in our Catholic World:   

    1.  Priests & Sexuality, Corpus/Commonweal, April 9, (900 words),  Download Priest & Sexuality 4-20-12

    2.  Kennedy on The Titanic, National Catholic Reporter, April 12, (700 words), Download Titanic lesson 4-20-12

    3.  Documentary on Bishop Romero, who was killed in El Salvador, National Catholic Reporter, April 17, (600 words), Download Bishop Oscar Romero 4-20-12

     

    Fred & Maureen 4-20-12

    Fred & Maureen

      

    True?

    A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.

    HENRY DAVID THOREAU   

     

    Coffee Shoppe 4-20-12

    Ye Olde Coffee Shoppe, Gilberto, Joan & Jerry, Chuck, Connie, & Fred

     

     

      Video:  Rosemary's blessing ( min.)

            

     See you Sunday, May 22, 3rd Easter

      J.S., 214-783-0443

     

                                                                                          

    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.

     

  • Reminder for Sunday, January 4, 2015, Epiphany

     

      

    Emma 2

    Emma says, "Happy New Year, Everybody."

     

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

     

    Ben & Cupcake

    And from Ben, too, with his cupcake of the week, "Happy New Year, Folks."


    Readings:

    Isaiah 60, 1-6,  Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem.  Your light has come.

    Psalm 72,    Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.

    Ephesians 3, 2-3, 5-6,  The Gentiles are coheirs & members of the same body.

    Luke 1, 26-28,   When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi from the east arrived.

     

    Sophia

    Happiness is a Cupcake of the Week,  for Sophia.

     

    Community Activities:

    1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 2, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  All left over turkeys still welcome.  The Old Geezer will  be there to monitor behavior.

    2.    LADIES' LUNCHEON, Thursday, January 8, Cafe' Brazil, 1:00, Coit & Bush, Plano.

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

    Carol

     

    Kevin

    Kevin all ready for 2015.

     

    3.  January 18, Our Stuff Swap will take place.  Souls Harbor will take all that is left over.  Bring useful items that you don't need or want anymore.

    4.    January 25, community brunch for an old geezer's 75th.

    5.    February 15, Community memorial for Fred with brunch catered by Maureen & the Macchio gang. 

    6.    Febrary 17,  Mardi Gras Tuesday

     

    Betty

    Somebody (like those girls!) snookered the Old Geezer. Betty's birthday? Actually, in April. Just anticipating.

    What is going on in our Catholic World:

    1.        Married Priest replacing priest marrying–sound familiar?, The Tablet, December 15,  380 words,     Download Married Priest 12-26-14     

    2.       Rome's report on American nuns, National Catholic Reporter, December 17, 800 words,   Download Nuns' Report 12-26-14   

    3.       Kennedy on the Rome's report on the nuns, National Catholic Reporter, December 19, 11600 words,   Download Kennedy on Nuns 12-26-14 

    4.         BBC on Francis, BBC World News, Dec. 24, 1100 words,    Download BBC

    5.        Man of The Year, National Catholic Reporter, December 30, 1000 words,    Download Man of the Year 1-1-14

     

     

    Cowboy Cole 2

    What are you eating, Cole? Looks healthier than a cupcake.

     

    True? 

    Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

    Albert Einstein

     

    Offertory

    Offertorry, Diane & Cole, Cheryl, Grace and Mackenzie.

     

    See you Sunday, January 4, 2015, Epiphany

    J.S., 214-783-0443

     

    Dawson, Dana, Darbyann

    "Happy New Year, Everybody," from Dawson, Dana, and Darbyanna.

     

    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.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Sunday Reminder 3-15-09, 3rd Lent

     Mass:  Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

       Hunter & Dillon 3-5-09             

    Place:  Vines High School on 15th between Custer & Independence.  Time: 9:30

    Readings: Exodus 20, 1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1, 22-25; John 2, 13-25

         Tim & Cheryl 3-5-09    

    Community Bulletin Board:  

    True?    This is posted on the San Antonio Spurs locker room wall:     “When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it.  Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before.” – Jacob Riis

    Hammond 3-12-09   

    Picture 1:  Hunter, Dillon & Audrey

    Picture 2:  Blake, Tim, & Sheryl

    Picture 3:  Bill Hammond brushing rust off bunk beds, Galveston

    Picture 4:  Church Dorm, University Baptist, Galveston

    Church 

     See you this Sunday, March 15.

     J.S.   (214-783-0443)