2nd Sunday of Advent, December 7, 2025

4th Sunday of Advent, December 21, 2025

Sirach 3: God sets a father in honor over his children;  a mother’s authority he confirms over her sons.
Colossians 3: And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Matthew 2:  Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, Out of Egypt I called my son.

Music,  Ben
Readers,  Carrie & Paul
Homily,   John Cade
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  David & Buddy
The Organization man,  Mike
Final Blessing,  Rosemary

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 and Marilyn

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 ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

Birthdays: 
Anniversaries:  Teresa & Tom Quinn

Christmas
Expenses: $  450.00
Outreach:         0.00

December 28th
Expenses: $  765.00
Outreach: $   135.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Dear Lord, please give me
A few friends who understand me and remain my friends;
A work to do which has real value,
without which the world would be the poorer;
A mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail be not blazed;
A sense of humor;
Time for quiet, silent meditation;
The patience to wait for the coming of these things,
Amen.
Anonymous

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.

Rosemary's Blessing:  

We Thanks You for the turning of the Seasons and the Long Days and Short Nights, for blessing Us with Summertime, with Sunlight and Heat, and with Sand and Surf.

Grant that We may use well Our Summer respite for Rest, Recreation, and Recollection, and protect Us and All Those We love This Summer.

  

Special Thanks: 

• For Reading: Mike Moran & Chris Falke

• For the Communion Bread:  Claire Occhipinti

• For Serving:  T.J. & Lorynne

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: Roy & Carol & Jackie & Bob

• For the Music: Ben & Wendy & Celeste

• For the Pictures: Jan & Beth

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

• For the donuts & coffee: Jackie & Mike and Geri Moran

 

Happy Birthday:     Mike Miller (today)

 

Happy Anniversary:

Ron & Marilyn Ackerman (46th)

Roy & Carol Strom (today)

Please Remember:  Sabrina home from her trip to France, Italy, and Greece; Rosemary's brother Peter with amyloidosis now on a heart transplant waiting list;  Rita at home & recuperating; Jackie's procedure Tuesday, for Jerry Murray who just died, and for Jack Brown with various cancers & Keith Beasley who fell off the 7th floor of a parking garage & is still living;  Julie Johnston who is dealing with a return of her cancer; Cathy Lynn's mom, Catherine, 93; Margie Weynant whose lung cancer has returned;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene, who is declining;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark, and a little baby, Reese who has tuberous sclerosis complex;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Tom & Teresa's friend Neva Flynn with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Diane's dad Butch Uderman  & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom ; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Roy's son Chris, Lisa's nephew Kristopher on his 2nd Iraq trip; David Hoover & his brother Hugh in the hospital; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann & Hector; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President  that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

                    

Picture 1:  Mike reading Amos

 

Picture 2:  Chris reading  Ephesians

 

Picture 3:  Ben's family, Sophia with her mom, Candice & brother, Jack

 

Picture 4:  Ben with Wendy & Celeste

 

Check out the Quads: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com   

 

Your Finances:

 

July 12: 

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 962.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 721.00  

 

 Thanks for your Generosity!

 Have a Great Week, J.S    (214-783-0443)

Rosemary's Blessing:  

Lord

Enlighten what’s dark in me,

Strengthen what’s weak in me,

Mend what’s broken in me,

Bind what’s bruised in me,

Heal what’s sick in me,

And lastly,

Revive whatever peace and love

Has died in me.

Amen. 

Author Unknown.

 Given to me by Lynda Flemming.

 

 

        Scott reading about the grumbling Israelites in Exodus.

 

 

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Scott & Lily
•    For The Team:  Kevin & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Cindy
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Sir Charlie and Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Bernadette & Gilberto, Jackie & Beth 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ray 
•    For the Music:  Ray & Wendy & Shonda
•    For all who helped with communion
•    For the special help of John and Mike who did our liturgies the past two weeks

 

     Lily reading about how bad the Gentiles are in Ephesians. 

 

 

Birthdays:    Linda Beavers (Tuesday), Eric Wittek, Lynda Fleming (55, Saturday)

Anniversaries:

Brian Bambanek & Kendal (10^th, Thursday)

Mike and Judy (51^st, Saturday)

 

 

Beginning their new life, Valerie and Victor Godinez, married Saturday evening.  Victor is Luciano's "little" brother.  Both brothers are doing really well.

 

 

Special Announcement: We are moving

After celebrating week after week for 10 years, PISD is asking us to move over to Sigler on Janwood.  Apparently it is quite expensive to A/C the large cafetorium at Vines.  Sigler will be more economical.  September 6 we begin our new adventure.

Check the map:    View this photo

 

 

 

Valerie being escorted up the aisle by her "little" brothers, John and Jason.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Victor & Valerie Godinez, whose wedding we celebrated last night;  For our three special little dears, Vivian and Genevieve and McKinley;  For Barb Wittek & family whose father just died;  For  Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer;  For Anthony;    For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues;  For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer;  For Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer;   For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;   For a little friend, Heather;   For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer;  For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;    The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   For Maureen’s  daughter, Kathleen, with cancer;     For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

 

 

                    Ragbrai trust.  Not one bike locked.

 

Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;  for Nina Tucker's dad, Art;   For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;  Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;   For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips;  Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;   For Jackie;  Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;  Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;  

 

Is somebody crazy here?  "Make your own change?"  Ragbrai trust. 

 

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece;   Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom and brother; Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter;  for Mary Ellen; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

 

 

Beware, Do not forget where you leave your bike when you walk around the town.  More Ragbrai trust.  

 

 

Your Finances, August 2, 2015

Expenses:   $1135.00

Outreach:   $ 450.00

Donated today: $2000 to Souls Harbor

 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

Do not plan on riding your bike through the towns.  Between overnight towns, there are 5-6, always jam-packed with bikers walking.  Pictured, Fonda, just west of Fort Dodge and a few of the 15 thousand riders.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Almost every little village had a water station, usually toward the end of the town.  A very popular stop by almost every biker. Look at that Iowa sky. 

 

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.

 

 

We passed a rainy night in Storm Lake, appropriately.  A second storm passed overhead at 7:00 A.M., heading west to east really swiftly.  By 8:45 we could head out following the storm, but not in rain.  The day turned beautiful and we arrived dry in the beautiful over night town of Fort Dodge, the former home of Kent & Diane.

 

 

 

 

 

Rosemary's Blessing: Oh, Lord,

Lent goes by too quickly, as does my Life.

Help me to take advantage of all the opportunities You give Me.

Dop't let me be so caught up in the Demands of the Day,

The Phone, the Doorebell, The Computer that I lose Touch with You and the

Invitation to Love which You Always offer Me. 

        Andrew Greeley, A book of Irish American Blessings

  Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Tom & Claire   

• For the Communion Bread:  Jan Keszler 

• For Serving: Sabrina & Anthony 

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: Roy & Rob

• For the Music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Celeste & Hue

• For the Pictures: Jan

 

Happy Birthday:   Barb Wittek, Buddy Goode, Chris Phipps, Elliot Zurchin

 

Happy Anniversary:

Hugh & Sydney (2nd)

Bobbi & Danny (3rd) 

Cathy & Buddy Goode (29th)

 

 

Please Remember:     Margie Weynant whose lung cancer has returned; Rick Cardenas' friend Joyce McKinstry; Charlie Sawtelle's friends Manuel & Suzanna Ruiz; Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene, who is declining; Cathy Lynn's mom who at 93 has skin cancer; Rosemary's brother Peter with amyloidosis, whom we will visit this week; Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  Mike Bulger;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark & Becky's baby who just arrived;  Jackie's sister Sandy & friend Jack Brown;  Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis; Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Diane's dad Butch Uderman  & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom & her grand daugher Peyton recuperating from having her tonsils out last week; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Roy's son Chris, Lisa's nephew Kristopher on his 2nd Iraq trip; David & Rita; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President  that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

 

        

Picture 1:  Tom Fleming reading Jeremiah

 

Picture 2:  Claire Occhipinti reading Romans

 

Picture 3:  Reed with his beautiful grandmom Jackie

 

Picture 4:  $2000 donation to CCAC (Collin Co. Adult Clinic), Ray & Claire, Ron, Jackie, Mike

 

Check out the Quads: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com   

 

 

Your Finances:

 

March 29: 

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1,042.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 577.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

 Have a Great Week, J.S    (214-783-0443)

Rosemary's Blessing:

Next Week.                                                                                           

 Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:  
•    For The Team:   Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Ron & Marilyn
•    For the Pictures & Video:  Connie & John, Rick & Beth 
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Beth D. & Jerry 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany

 

 

Birthdays:  Leo (4, Wednesday), Jackie Johnson (49, Thursday), Frank Reyes (56, Saturday)

Anniversaries:

Claire & Andrew (3^rd, Wednesday)

Patricia & Fred (4^th, Thursday)

John Cade (53^rd Anniversary of Ordination, Tuesday)

 

Please Remember these special people:

Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;  For Tom Quinn's continued recuperation from shoulder surgery;    for Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;    for a special girl named Missy Ackerman; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer;  Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;   For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips;  

 

Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;   Jackie's sister, Shellie; Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;   Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson;  Rita; 

 

 

Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom and brother; Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret and Jim; our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

 

Your Finances, September 28, 2014  -  Next Week.

Expenses:   $

Outreach:   $

                                                                                  

We Donated this week:  

Nothing special.

Video:  Next Week.                                            

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, 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.

 

 

 

 

 

John reading the delightful story from Genesis.

 

Rosemary's Blessing of the Week.

Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.

 

Mother Teresa

 

 

Mary Jane reading from Colossians

 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   John & Mary Jane
•    For The Team:   Buddy & Georgie 
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Jan
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Rick & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike Carrell & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue & Shonda & Ben
•    For all who helped with communion
•              

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Special Blessing of The Week.

 

Birthdays:   Caroline,  Brent (63, celebration delayed two weeks, July 14), John Schanot , Paul Bieda & Bieda Anniversary (63, last Monday)

 

 

Thanks, Zoe & Tori, for lighting our Summer Candles and for being such neat girls

 

Anniversaries:

Paul & Carrie

David & Donna (32nd)

 

 

 

 

Happy 61st, Dear Paul.

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For Sandra's brother;  For Tom Quinn's brother & Tom's shoulder replacement;      For a friend & neighbor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;    For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini;  

 

 

Happy Birthday, Dear Brent, and thanks for inviting us to help with Souls Harbor.

 

For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 90 years!) in Ontario;  For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom;  for Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;     for Steve Barrett,Rose, & Katie;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

 

 

Dear Tom, You and Teresa deserve a cupcake for going through the ordeal of getting a new left shoulder.  Congratulations.

 

 

For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery;  Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla;   plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer;   Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues, especially Mark Pelton; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

 

Your Finances, July 21, 2019

Expenses:   $815.00 

Outreach:    $300.00  

 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

Happy Birthday, John, and thanks again for reading.

 

Thanks, Everybody 

(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.