Reminder for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 19, 2025

Genesis 18:  One of them said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah will then have a son."

Colossians 1:  It is he whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

Luke 10:  "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.  There is need of only one thing.  Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her."

Life is not one choice. It is a series of many choices. It is not one stage or phase or decision. It is many of them. And it is out of all those things that we become the fullness of ourselves.

The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister 

Another Reminder for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 20, 2025

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

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

Readings: Deuteronomy 4, 32-40; Psalm 33, Blessed the People the Lord has chosen to be His Own; Romans 8, 14-17; Matthew 28, 16-20

Community Bulletin Board: 

Concerning Cruises from Marianne Elwell: Download Cruises 6-4-09

Thanks again for all the Food that came in Sunday!

This Sunday: special double baptism (son & dad)

True?    I believe there is an important distinction to be made between religion and spirituality. Religion I take to be concerned with belief in the claims to salvation of one faith tradition or another–an aspect of which is acceptance of some form of meta-physical or philosophical reality, including perhaps an idea of heaven or hell. Connected with this are religious teachings or dogma, ritual, prayers and so on. Spirituality I take to be concerned with those qualities of the human spirit–such as love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, contentment, a sense of responsibility, a sense of harmony, which bring happiness to both self and others.

Picture 1:  Sam

Picture 2:  Maureen, Blake & Blair

Picture 3:  Mike Miller receiving the community's gratitude for all his work at the CCAC with John Ernst, the director, attending

Picture 4:  Rosemary & the Gurens

Picture 5:  The Donut Shoppe

 See you Sunday, June 7 

 J.S.   (214-783-0443)

Acts 1:  “. . . for John baptized with water,  but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

Ephesians 1: May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us who believe, . . . 

Luke 24:  “. . . And behold I am sending the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

Is this not one of the biggest crepe myrtles that you have ever seen?

Another Reminder for the Ascension of the Lord, June 1, 2025

Isaiah 49:  I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.
1 Corinthians 1:  … to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
John 1:  He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’

John Cade’s Homily from last Sunday:  01-11-26 Homily -The Baptism of the Lord

The real problem in life is when we accept what other people say we are. We learn not to change, not to try, not to begin all over again. But the poet Rumi says, “You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?”
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

Another Reminder for The Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 18, 2026
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.

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.

 Two of our special kids back,  Sabrina and Anthony.

Another of our specials back, Alexandra with her mom, Monica.

  Readings:

Acts 5, 12-16,   Many signs and wonders were done among the people.

Psalm 118,  Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting. 

Revelation  1, 9-19,  I was caught up in the spirit.

John 20, 19-31,  Put your finger here and see my hands.

A happy Brooklyn after the Easter egg hunt.

  Brooklyn consoling her dad, Payton, on not getting any Easter Eggs, along with Robyn.

Community Events:

1.  April 13, Love for the Kids picnic

2.  Next Sunday, April 14. Book & Game & Movie swap.  Gather your old and read books, movies and games and bring them in on Sunday, 4/14/13 for the great swap.  Any items not swapped will be taken to Half Price Books and the proceeds given to the Outreach fund.

3.  April 27, Saturday, The Great Annual Anniversary Party (8th), Heritage Farm on 15th just east of Custer, covered dish, 6:00 P.M.  If you are celebrating a special anniversary, join us in renewing our wedding vows, Rosemary & John.  Welcome all kids. 

3.  Romeos’ lunch Friday, April 5, 1:00, Jason's on 75 & Collin Creek. 

Cupcakes of The Week, Jean and Jim who was collecting for Bobby.

Hue and Linda, Fred and Patricia.

 What's going on in our Catholic World:  

1.  Pope Francis in the Guesthouse?  Catholic News Service, March 26, 520 words,   Download Pope Francis to live in guesthouse 4-5-13

2.  Pope Francis record,  Natinal Catholic Reporter, March 26, 800 words,    Download Pope Francis record 4-5-13

3.  Reform the Curia?, National Catholic Reporter, March 25, 1000 words,   Download How Pope Francis can reform the Vatican Curia 4-5-13

4.  Prayer of Fr. Roy Bourgeois, Corpus, March 13, 100 words,   Download Bourgeois Prayer 4-5-13

5.  Kids at Mass, Jesuit Post, Feb. 26, 900 words,    Download Babies at Mass 4-5-13

Harper seeing her Easter eggs getting swiped by the lady in the Easter Hat. Could that be Cathy?

Kendall at 14 with Zoe, J.T., and Torri.

True?    

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

Mark Twain

Guess who! 4 of our special loves.

Cole and empty Easter Basket–ready.

See you Sunday, April 7, 2013, 2^nd Sunday of Easter, C cycle 

J.S., 214-783-0443

Leo pooped out from finding so many Easter eggs with his dad, Ray.

Rich playing the role of flower girl?

 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.

Rosemary reading her Easter blessing.

The Team, Mike and John, Georgie and Kevin.

 Mass: 9:30; Coffee & Donuts, Juice & Home Made Muffins on the house.

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

Readings:  2 Samuel 7, 1-16; Psalm 89; Romans 16, 25-27; Luke 1, 26-38.    

Community Bulletin Board:

• True?  The line separating good & evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either–but right through every human heart–and through all human hearts.  This line shifts.  Inside us, it oscillates with the years.  And even within hearts overwhelmed by evil, one small bridgehead of good is retained.                                             Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Gulag Archipelago

• Our Christmas family: mom, 3 little girls, and a baby boy on the way.  We have reached our goal and doubled it!  More Sunday.

• Carol Eshelbrenner asks for any & all Dale Carnegie books lying around.  Her daughter Cary, a medical intern in New Orleans says that all the interns get copies of this book & they do not have enough.  

• 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.

Picture 1:  Claire & Ray, Mabel & Curtis, Warren & Barb, Ken & Frank

Picture 2:  Christopher & Gail Bentley (Dr. & Mom)

Picture 3:  More Bentleys, Hunter, Cole, Holden, & Hope 

• See you this Sunday, December 21.