The Epiphany of the Lord January 4, 2026

Mass:  Plus coffee & donuts & specials on the house.  Welcome!

 

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

Time: 9:30

 

Readings: Zephaniah 3, 14-18; Psalm, Isaiah 12, Cry out with Joy and Gladness, for among You is the Great and Holy One of Israel; Philippians 4, 4-7; Luke 3, 10-18

 

  
Community Bulletin Board:   

Heritage Farm renovation:  On hold for a while.

Christmas Gifts for Child Advocacy: Beth will collect them.  Download Child Advocacy Gifts 

Community Blessings of 2009:

• Our new grandbaby, Jack
• Yosemite Trip

Hey, All You Kids Waiting for Santa: serious rumor has it that Santa has scheduled us again this Christmas Eve, 4:00 P.M. Mass.  Better be nice to an old geezer.  Any other of you kids want to be a shepherd or angel in the Nativity Drama Christmas Eve?

   
 True?

Life is a candle before the wind.

Japanese Proverb

 

 

Jackie Ritter sends us a note about a special service I have never heard about:

  

Just a reminder on our "Room in the Inn" Program for the holidays.   We're offering hotel rooms at no cost to our guests coming to visit loved ones in area hospitals, nursing homes and treatment centers on Christmas Eve.

   

Tharaldson Lodging Company, which operates our hotel, began the "Room in the Inn" program in 1988.  With times as they are now in Michigan and across the country, we're trying to relieve some of the financial stress of having family in a care facility and by offering free rooms to those in need, we hope to make it a little easier for families to get together during the holidays.

  

If you happen to know of anyone who's in this circumstance, or need more information about our "Room in the Inn" program, please contact our General Manager, Rick Porco, or visit our Website for all of our locations at  http://www.tharaldson.com

 
Picture 1:  Gayle & Tony

Picture 2:  Barb Wittek, Bobby, Mabel & Curtis Ekes

Picture 3:  Marsha, Grace, John, Kevin, & Karen

Picture 4:  Kerry, Nina, & Marianne

Picture 5:  The Food Line

Picture 6: The Guys, Tony, John, Rob, & Bob

  
  
     

See you Sunday, December 13

 J.S.   (214-783-0443) 

 

Ezekiel 47:  This water flows into the eastern district down upon the Arabah, and empties into the sea, the salt waters, which it makes fresh.  Wherever the river flows, every sort of living creature that can multiply shall live, and there shall be abundant fish, for wherever this water comes the sea shall be made fresh.
1 Corinthians 3:  Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
 John 2:   He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables,and to those who sold doves he said, “Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.”

 

Every one who looks bad isn’t, and everyone who looks suave isn’t. “Always check to see,” the Irish say, “that there’s bread under the butter.”
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

 

Another Reminder for Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, November 9, 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.

 

 

Uh, Oh, this looks like trouble!

 

Welcome this Sunday: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice, and pastries, some bought, some home-made. 

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community  & John Cade, Mike Carrell,  &  Stack,  Georgie & Buddy,  Ben & Shonda.   

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

 

 

Special Community Blessing for Betsy from Mike.

 

We have heard that people discover that the Blog has stopped coming.  Typepad tends to drop people for no reason.  So if this happens to you, just sign up again by going to www.johnstackministries.com

 

 

Today's Creed, Prayer of St. Francis.

 

Readings:

Sirach  15, 15-20, Before man life and death, good and evil

Psalm 119,  Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 2, 6-10,  What eye has not seen.. What God has prepared for those who love him.

Matthew 5, 17-37  If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out.

 

 

"You turn to the left.  Then you turn to the right." Dancing lessons for Sandra by Becky.  This head mistress covers all the bases.  Lucky kids!

 

Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 14, 2020,   Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  

 

 

Texas Two Step by Betsy.

 

 

Sunday, February 16th. Swap Sunday. Bring things you no longer use but are still good.

Anything left will go to Soul'as Harbor.

 

True?

Make new friends, but keep the old.

One is silver, and the other is gold.

A circle is round; it has no end.

That's how long I will be your friend. 

 

 

So much for dancing.  What is that up there?  A cupcake?

 

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

Francis appoints the first woman to Vatican position,  http://corpus-blog.blogspot.com/2020/01/francis-appoints-first-woman-to.html    

 

 

Communion for All God's creatures.

 

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

 

 

Peace, Everybody.

 

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.

 

 

You cannot trust people who, at 6:00 A.M., get on a bike for a ride that goes no where.  Then they throw a birthday party for some guy who just hit the big 80.  You cannot trust that Jewish Community Center!

 

 

 

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, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence.

 

  

Readings:

Acts 10,  25-26,  34-35, 44-48,  God shows no partiality.

Psalm 98,    The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.

1 John 4, 7-10,   Let us love one another.

 John 15, 9-17, As the Father has loved me, so I love you.  I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy be complete.

 

 

Community Activities:        

1.      ROMEO MEET: Friday, May The Eighth, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Keep me away from that free ice cream, Mike. 

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  Pass this month, too much going on.  Up next, June.

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

Carol 

 

 

 

3.     The Great Annual Womens’ Day Blessing,  May 10^th.    This Sunday.

 

 

 

 

 What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       According to women, Francis has 5 strikes against him, as reported by my male, single, without daughters Jesuit protege',   National Catholic Reporter,  March, 20,  1270 words,     Download Francis, 5 Strikes 5-7-15

 2.     Santa Fe Bishop's nice attitude,  National Catholic Reporter, April 30, 456 words,    Download Santa Fe bishop's nice attitude 5-7-15  

3.         Francis 4 positives, as reported by another Jesuit protege' and back packing buddy,  America, May 4,  800 words,   Download Francis' 4 improvements 5-7-15    

4.        Bishop's resignation–good, National Catholic Reporter, May 4,  888 words,     Download Bishop's resignation good 5-7-15

 

 

 

 True?  

Music is what feelings sound like.

 

 

 

See you Sunday, May 10, 2015, 6th Easter,  Cycle B, Mothers' Day

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

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

Readings:  Ezekial 33, 7-9; Psalm 95; Romans 13, 8-10; Matthew 18, 15-20.

     

Community Bulletin Board:   

• Our Mass this Sunday will be a remembrance of & tribute to Marie Green who passed away this past Sunday.  Her son & his family from D.C. will be with us.
• True?   The impeded stream is the one that sings.  Wendell Berry
• Habitat Project: check Tom & Lynda Flemings' announcement: Download Habitaters.doc
• Friday we will buy the group tickets for the Christmas Concert at the Meyerson, Dec. 16, $55 per person.  Let me know today, last chance.

See you this Sunday, September 7

J.S.   (214-387-0443)

 

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.

 

Advent Altar

 Readings:

1 Baruch 5, 1-9, Put on the splendor of glory from God.

Psalm 126, The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

2 Philippians 1, 4-6, 8-11, My prayer, that your love may increase ever more.

Luke 3, 1-6, The word of God came to John.

Community Bulletin Board:

1.  This Sunday: Community Brunch, December 9, Second Sunday of Advent, plus collection for Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center. See the handouts for special needs.

2. For the Love of the Kids, December 8, this Saturday
A note from Bill Hammond:

Just a reminder of our volunteer outing at Circle R Ranch with Love for Kids on December 8th. We will car pool from SAMs at George Bush and Coit.  Be there by 8:00 am and we'll  caravan out to Circle R.  It is 7.5 miles west of I-35 on Main/ 1171 ( exit 452).

Let me know by e-mail whether you will caravan or go direct.

You also will need to go to the web site to sign up.   Loveforkidsinc.org   This is a new requirement this year so they know who is coming.

See you Dec 8th at 8:00 am at SAMs or at 9:00 at Circle R.   Thanks for your support.

Bill Hammond

214-244-7854

3. This Sunday also: All toffee lovers, your toffee will be at Mass.  Cost: $12.50 per box.  Checks can be made out to me, John Stack, going to Dallas North Rotary.

4. Advance notice: Christmas Eve Mass, 4:00 P.M.

5.  DSO: For all you Dallas Symphony affianados,  The Best Show of The Year is approaching quickly, Friday the 14th, to be exact, 7:30 P.M.  You are all invited to The Rectory for wine & cheese on the way to the Meyerson.  Welcome, 5:30 or earlier.  We will depart at 6:30 & we will have maps through the best Christmas lights in Dallas, that is, The Park Cities.  The map will also show you the inconspicuous entrance into underground parking lot, $10.  We are almost 30 people this year.

6.  Food Drive last Sunday: 370 lbs. & $40

What's going on in our Catholic World:

1.   Nothing special this week. 

 True?

"Friendship isn't about who you have known the longest
It's about those who came and never left your side ……"

Sister Joan Chittister

 See you Sunday, December 9, 2012

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.