2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time January 18, 2026

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.’

Shonda and Ben

Music,  Ben & Shonda
Readers,  Pat & Fred
Homily,   John Stack
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin
The Organization man,  Richard
Final Blessing,  Rosemary

Jackie sharing her thoughts on the readings


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 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;  For Ed Kless;  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: 
Becky Good 1/8, Kevin Doherty 1/24
Anniversaries:  Claire & Ray Occhipinti 1/23

Kevin gets a cookie for his birthday


Expenses: $ 
550.00
Outreach: $   80.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

The Kiss of Peace


Rosemary’s Blessing:

Oh God of humor enable us to laugh at your mischievous plans.
Life can become serious during these cold winter months, and our hearts can become heavy and burdened with responsibilities, decisions and trying to keep everyone happy.
Let us look for the funny things that happen, the unexpected surprise that catches us off-guard, along with the incongruences that we encounter.
Smile, snicker, giggle, give a belly laugh, and spontaneously guffaw.
You will be amazed at how God works through laughter.

Sr. Mary Elizabeth Schweiger

 

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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  • Announcements for April 22, 2007

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading, Noah & Alexandra
    • For the Altar Bread, Nina Waldron
    • For Serving, T.J., Lacee & Lorynne
    • For our New Altar Server Gowns, Dolores Eppard
    • For the Altar, donuts, muffins, coffee, & juice, Margie, Jackie, Lisa, Jerry & Joan, & Margarita
    • For the Books & Communion Cups, Roy & Carol Strom, Beth & Rob Robinson
    • For ushering & all sorts of jobs, Cliff Wright
    • For the music, Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Hue, Rick & Jackie

    Happy Birthday: Alexandra, Fred Macchio, Tony Whitley, Brittany Carey

    Happy Anniversary: John & Connie Doherty, Angie & Mike Carroll, Nicole Isaacs & Grady Lewis (1st), Tony & Jo Whitley, (29th), Jerry & Joan Gleason (50th)

    Please Remember: All of those hurt by VA Tech; Rosemary’s nephew definitely improving; Gail Rosenblad’s daughters & friends; Fred & Martha’ friend on life support as she waits for her baby; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s sister Tina’s friend Evelyn with cancer & Uncle Julius; little 5 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson; Tom Quinn’s brother Tim; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4; Barb Senter’s mom, Margie’s mom, Dona & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula & his companions in the military overseas, including Trey Bailey back from his 3rd deployment, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Gary Hogman & his wife Cindy with cancer, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; David & Ofelia, Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; Rob’s mom & dad; & a cure for autism from Laura Chollick.

    Spiritual Formation Schedule (CCD): We’ve started. Welcome!!

    Your Finances:

    • April 22: Income for Running Expenses: $1,199.00
    • April 22: Income for Outreach Expenses: $882.00
    • April 22: Karina – $557.00

    Thanks for your Generosity!

    Invitation Reminder: May 5, Our Anniversary Party.

    Note: All weblog correspondence will be confidential and private, coming to me directly. J.S.

    Click here to download the financial summary for operations for Q1 2007. Click here to download the financial summary for Outreach for Q1 2007. 

    Check here concerning Wendy’s S.M.U. recital, May 4.

  • Announcements

    Rosemary’s Blessing of The Week    

     

    … May God bless you with enough foolishness
    to believe that you can make a difference
    in this world, in your neighborhood,
    so that you will courageously try
    what you don't think you can do, but,
    in Jesus Christ you'll have all the strength necessary.

    "Troubadour: A Missionary Magazine," published by the Franciscan Missionary Society

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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    Jackie reading from Amos


                                                                           

    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings: Jackie  & Patricia
    •    For The Team:   Kevin & Georgie & Buddy
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Special Communion Cups:  Marlene
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie,
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy & Jackie 
    •    For the altar & sound: Hue & Jackie
    •    For the Music:   Ray & Bethany & Shonda 
    •    For all who helped with communion   

     

    Patricia

    Patricia reading from the 1st Letter to Timothy

     

    Birthdays:    Sandra (today), Claire Zurchin (31, Monday), Mary Jane Stephenson (Tuesday), Bethany (Friday), Holly Kern (23, Saturday)

    Anniversaries:

    Lynda & Tom, (34th Sunday, today)

     

     

    The Girls

    Mary Ellen, Judy, Carol, and Mary

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Dee and for Mike, who just moved to the other side Thursday afternoon;  For Carol’s treatment;  For John Schanot's treatment;   For Brent's mom;   For Frank's treatment;    For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;   for Zaile's mom in the hospital in the Philippines;  For Rosemary's great nephew, Patrick who broke his leg amd is in a body cast (3 years old); For Claire's mom;  For Jan’s mom;  For Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ;     For Tom Good;     For Cliff & Jean;   For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Laura's sister Claudia; For Bernadette's mom;  For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;          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 John & Jean's son John Louis;    For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;   

     

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    Happy Birthday Sandra



     

    For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  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's friend, Barbara, plus Angela;    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;    Frank’s & Mary's niece, Lisa, with brain cancer, Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons;     Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

     

     

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    Happy Birthday Warren (a week late)

    Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler;    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 & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher;   for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including 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.

     

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    Bethany has a birthday too

     

     

    Your Finances, September 18, 2016

    Expenses:   $  1,475.00

    Outreach:   $  611.00

    Donated today:  Nothing special today.

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

    Have a Great Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

    Leo 2

    … and Leo, the candle lighter gets a cupcake

     

     

    A Reminder: Thursday, 9/22/16 is North Texas Giving Day

     

     

    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.

  • Announcements

     

     

     

     

    Special Thanks to these special people:

    •    For  the Readings:   Patricia & Cheryl
    •    For The Team:       Buddy & Georgie
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Special Communion Cups:  Mary
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick
    •    For the coffee and extras: Becky & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:     David & Shonda
    •    For all who helped with Communion 

     

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    Shonda & David tuning it up.

     

     

    Birthdays:  Jan, Doug Kite, Becky Good.

     

     

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    Hi, Rookie, welcome back.

     

     

    Please Remember these special people

     For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's rcuperation; For Tom Good & his operation recuperation;     For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;  For Nadia's recuperation;  For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;   For Rosemary's niece, Beth and her partner, Sarah with cancer;   For Laura's sister Claudia; For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Rose's daughter in law Jamie; For a young father of two & married, Paul Day, struggling with a heart condition;

     

     

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    Happy Birthday, Becky.  A healthy treat.

     

     

    For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 92;   For Connie's nephew, Fred;  For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;           For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom;    For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;    for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

     

     

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    Thanks for helping out, Emma.

     

     

    Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen; 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 Mary Ellen;  For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

     

     

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    Thanks for always helping out, Buddy.

     

     

    Your Finances, January 14, 2018

    Expenses:   $     (Next Week)

    Outreach:   $

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

     

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    A future team member?

     

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S.

    (214-783-0443)

     

     

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    Thanks for always helping out, Jackie, and happy 17th Anniversary.

     

     

    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.

  • Sunday Announcements, November 11, 2007

    Choir

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading: Scott & Jessica
    • For the Altar Bread: Jan & Charlie Keszler
    • For Serving: Carmen & Ashley
    • For the Altar, donuts & muffins, juice & coffee: Margie, Jackie, Lisa, Margarita, & Joan & Jerry
    • For the Books & wine cups: Alison & Anthony & Sabrina, Rob & Beth
    • For the music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy, & Hue, Jackie & Rick

    Happy Birthday: Renee Bresson (16); Richard Baach; Bill Smith; Blake & Blair (18); & Rosemary

    Happy Anniversary:

    • Bob & Jackie McGrath (53rd)

    Please Remember:  Odi’s friend Blanca with cancer; Ray’s brother Anthony & family; Colleen Romero who is recuperating from a knee op.; 7 year old Ivory who fell off her go cart; Casey & 4; Tom & Teresa’s friend Teri Knapke with cancer; Cindy Cramer’s friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane’s friend Gina with cancer; Rosemary’s nephew, Kevin; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s  Aunt Lenore, & Yolanda; one old Sadie with cancer; Margie’s mom; Donna & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula’s companions in the military overseas, including Margarita’s Matt Gomez on tour 3, Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; David & Ofelia, Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; Shawn in a car wreck; Dawn’s friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred’s friend John with cancer; Roy’s daughter Bonny with cancer in NY.

    Catch the latest on the quadruplets’ web: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com

    Nov. 17 Work Project: Alex Moore of Lakepoint Church helped us tremendously with our Rowlett house.  He now has a special renovation project which needs volunteer help.  It is quite a project involving another church in south Dallas.  Can you give a few hours?  Check out the project:  Download Nov. 17 Project.doc    I will be there. J.S.

    Your Finances:

    • November 11: Income for Running Expenses: $ 884.00   
    • November 11: Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 546.00       

    Thanks for your Generosity!

    Have a Great Week, J.S

  • Announcements

    Rosemary's Blessing:  

     God,

    Bless anyone who has asked me to pray for them

    and anyone that I have promised to pray for.

    Bless anyone that I cannot get along with

    And anyone that cannot get along with me.

    Bless the person who has hurt me deeply

    and anyone that I have hurt

    Bless the person that I cannot forgive

    and anyone that cannot forgive me.

    Grant me the grace to live as a person of peace today

    and to treat all I meet today with dignity

    Unknown,  Given  by Ken Cramer

     

    Scott M 4-29-12

    Scott readinig Acts.

     Our Special Thanks:

    • For Reading:  Scott & Lily         
    • For Serving:  Kevin  
    • For the Communion Bread:  Dee
    • For the Wine Cups:  Jan & Sir Charlie
    • For the Music: Ray & Bethany
    • For the Pictures & Video: Rick & John
    • For the pastries & coffee:  Joan, Fred & Maureen
    • For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    • For everyone who helped make for a fun Anniversary Party Saturday night

    Lily M 4-29-12

    Lily reading 1 John

     

     Birthdays:   John Simari, Greg Rogers (51), Cliff Wright, Denni, & Cole (3)

    Anniversaries:

    Carl & Chris Falke (19th)

    Bill & Patty Hammond (44th)

    Fred Martinez (39th of Ordination)

     

    Cathy M 4-29-12

    Cathy

     
     
    We Remember 

    Rich & Carol Eshebrenner's new grandson, Oscar, & his mom, Gloria, in Seattle;  Denni's older sister Patti who just died yesterday;  Mike Carrell's mom who died a week ago;  Michael Kern’s dad;  Christine Drescher's grandmother Margie with a stroke;  Lisa's Ackerman’s  Louis & Jim;  Gina Adcock's mother with a new outbreak of cancer;  Dorothy Perry;     Rita;     Alison's recuperation;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;    Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad  in assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary; Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg & Chebino; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece with leukemia; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; Fred's friend John with cancer;  for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

     

      

      Video:   Entrance hymn (2 minutes)  

                                                                                                                                          

    Your Finances: April 29, 2012

    Expenses:   $1260.00

    Outreach:   $ 425.00 

    Thanks for your Generosity 

     Have a Great 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.

                                                                                                                                      

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing

    Lord take me where you want me to go,

    Let me meet who you want me to meet,

    Tell me what you want me to say

    And keep me out of your way.

     This is a poem by Mychal Judge, the Franciscan Friar who died on 9/11.

       

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    Bernadette reading 1 Samuel.

                                                                                                     

    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:   Bill & Bernadette
    •    For The Team:   Kevin
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Wine & Cups:    Alison & John
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick  & Connie & Rosemary
    •    For the coffee and extras:   John Cade, Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & no sound today, radio station down 
    •    For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Bethany
    •    For all who helped with communion                                                       

     

    Bill

    Bill reading Colossians.

     

    Birthdays:  Connie Bresson  & Tom Gleason (Sunday, today), Amanda Baach (Tuesday), TJ Gleason (20, Thursday), Robyn Pack (Friday), & Hugh Bivona (Saturday)

    Anniversary:

    Tom & Teresa (48, Wednesday)

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

         

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Betty's husband & the family;  For Jerry's back; For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Bernadette's mom; For Dawn;   Michelle Simari’s sister;   For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder & new grandbaby;  For Frank;     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 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;     For Jackie's friend, Barbara   

     

      Offertory

    The Offertory, Sir Charlie, John and Jean           

                     

    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;     Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;

                       

     

    Teresa & Tom         

    Cupcake of The Week to Teresa and Tom for 48 years.

     

     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;   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.

                               

    John

    Cupcake of the Week to John for so much support.
        

    Your Finances, December 27, 2015 

    Expenses:   $4420.00

    Outreach:   $ 215.00 

     

    Donated today:  $300.00 to Plano Homes.

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

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    The Team.  Where is Georgie?  Too  rainy and cold?

     

    Have a Beautiful New Year, 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.