2nd Sunday of Lent, March 1, 2026

Genesis 12:   I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you;
2 Timothy 1:  He saved us and called us to a holy life, not according to our works but according to his own design and the grace bestowed on us in Christ Jesus before time began, . . .
Matthew 4:   And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light.

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

Becky reading from the Book of Genesis


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 Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;  For Richard Froebe;

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.

Brent reading from the Second Letter of St. Paul to Timothy

Birthdays: Michelle Brown
Anniversaries:

Michelle gets an IOU for her birthday cookie

Expenses: $  1,500.00
Outreach: $  440.00
Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

John helps to distribute Communion


Rosemary’s Blessing:

May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others.
May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content with yourself just the way you are.
Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.

Saint Terese of Liseaux


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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    Readers,  Lynda & Tom
    Homily,   John Stack
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
    The Organization men,  Richard & Mike
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

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    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 Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;

    For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;    For Ed Kless;  For 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.

    Carrie gets a cookie for her birthday


    Birthdays: 
    Carrie 8/9
    Anniversaries:   Mary & Dave Hall 8/13

    Expenses: $  880.00
    Outreach: $  175.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

    Mary gets a cookie for her anniversary

    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    Come, O Dancing God,
    Spirit of Life and Love,
    of  Beauty and Diversity,
    stir up my soul,
    bathe me in your light,
    and unleash my own spirit
    that I may dance with you
    and be light for those around me
    and reflect your love to all that I meet this week.

     Edited and adapted from a blessing by Fr. Andrew M. Greeley

     

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    John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at
    9:30 at the ArtCentre of Plano,
    902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.


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    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

     May we be blessed with

        warm sun, gentle days and peaceful nights.

     And may we show our gratefulness

         by being warm and accepting of our neighbor,

         gentle in criticism of ourselves and others,

        and peaceful in your infinite love for us all.

      

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    Our Special Thanks:

    •    For Reading:  Tom & Lynda
    •    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
    •    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
    •    For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie & Jan
    •    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Jan, Mike & John
    •    For the coffee and pastries:   Mike & Geri,  Jackie and Jan.
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Bethany

     

    Lynda

    Lynda reading 1 Corinthians.


     

     Birthdays:     Dana Dinsmore (22, Friday), John Bresson (58, Tuesday), Hue Beavers (63, Tuesday), Scott Shaw (Tuesday) and Becky & Christine Shaw (20, Sunday, today)

     

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    Brooklyn and Leo.

     

    Anniversaries:

     John & Alison, (20th, Friday)

    Bobby & Debbie (28th, Monday)
     

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    Sienna and Buddy.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    Jackie Urbanczyk's recovery;  From Mary Hall, Debbie Hooper with serious cancer;   for a special girl named Missy; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis;  Fred and Maureen’s friend, Real Giguere;  Mary Templeton seriously hurt in a surfing accident (from Chris Phipps & Beth);  Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;  

     

    Cathy

    Cathy delighting us all by bringing Harper.

     

     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 new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friends, Mike and Tara, and her dad in ICU;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita;  the Silvers, dad, Dave, and son, Andrew;

     

    Celeste

    Celeste coming in out of the cold.

     

    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 heading to Korea, 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, Shonda, and Ray.

     

      Your Finances: February 9, 2014

    Expenses:   $975.00

    Outreach:   $ 380.00

     

    Video:  Exit, Go, Make a Difference, 2 min.,     

      

    We Donated this week:

    Nothing special this week.

    Thanks for your Generosity.

    Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

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          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:

    May an abundance of gratitude burst forth in our minds and hearts as we remember all the blessings in our life.

    May we slow our hurried pace these days so we can be aware of, and enjoy, what we can too easily take for granted.

    May we always be open, willing and ready to share our blessings with others and never forget the God who loves us lavishly and unconditionally.

    And may we remember that our thanksgiving is incomplete until we pay it forward by doing for others what they cannot do for themselves.

    Amen.

    From a  prayer by Sr. Jean Amore CSJ, Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, N.Y.

     

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    John reading from The Prophet Isaiah.

     


    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:   John & Patricia
    •    For The Team:    Georgie & Buddy & Kevin
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie & Mike  
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:   Ray & David & Bethany & Shonda                   
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    Patricia reading from Romans.

     

    Birthdays:   Alex Grattifiori (19 Sunday, today) & Ben Porter (Sunday, today)

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week with a little help from her friend.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Carol's recuperation from her operation;      For Frank's family & friends;   For Tom Good;   For Dee;      For John Schanot's continued recuperation;     For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom;  For Jan’s mom;  For Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ;       For Cliff & Jean;    For Laura's sister Claudia;    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 Urbanzyk's continued recovery;

     

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    The Best, Shonda, Bethany, Ray, & David.

     

    Gor Geri's friend, Elsa Billman, 88, whose house burned;  For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 90;   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;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;     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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    Can we trust David to take this cupcake home to his son on his birthday today?

     

    Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents & daughter of her best friend, Mekala;   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler;     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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    Thanks, Leo, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.

                                                                                              

    Your Finances, December 18, 2016

    Expenses:   $ 1,470.00

    Outreach:   $  879.00     

    Our food drive brought in over 280 lbs. of food.                       

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

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    Have a Great Week, J.S

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    Have a Beautiful & Peaceful Christmas from Cathy & Donna.

     

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          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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    Scott reading Ezekiel

     Our Special Thanks:

    • For Reading:   Scott & Lily Shaw          
    • For Serving:  Kevin  
    • For the Communion Bread:  Alison
    • For the Wine Cups:  Jan & Sir Charlie
    • For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany
    • For the Pictures & Video: Jan & Rick & Beth & John
    • For the pastries & coffee:  Joan & Jackie, Barb & Warren
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    Lily reading 2 Corinthians

     

    Birthdays:  Joey Cade (38), Brian Self (61), Jessica Bresson (30 today), Bernadette

    Anniversaries:

    Kyle Dansby (son of Randy & Janette) & Ashli (day 1)

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    Louie & Lorraine Federico (41st)

    Chuck & Sandra (51st)

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    The Girls

     

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    All Dads;  Kyle & Ashli;  Michael Kern’s dad;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  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;  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.

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    Your Finances: June 17, 2012

    Expenses:    $620.00       
     

    Outreach:    $170.00    

     

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

        Video:   Special Father's Day Blessing (1 min.)

       

    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 of the Week

    Next Week.

     

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    Michelle reading from Acts.

     

    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:   Michelle & Bernadette
    •    For The Team:   John & Buddy & Georgie 
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
    •    For the Wine & Cups:   Mike & Judy
    •    For the Pictures:    Jackie,  Rick,  & Connie
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Tom & Becky Good & Jackie & Cathy
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue & Ben
    •    For all who helped with communion             

     

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    Bernadette reading from Revelations.

     

     

    Birthdays:

    Monica Froebe

     

    Anniversaries:

    Marsha & Joe Farmer (35th, last Sunday, 

     

     

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    Brent receiving our monthly check for Souls Harbor.

     

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For Sandra's brother;  For Tom Quinn's brother;      For a friend, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner with high blood pressure; For Meredith, cancer free;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued recuperation;   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;  

     

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    Pals, Harper & Zoe & Tori.

     

    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;  

     

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    Happy Birthday, Ron and Barbara.

     

    For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  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.

     

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    Remember when Kevin was helping out like buddy & Georgie?  This year he will enter his senior year studying to be a nurse.

     

    Your Finances, May 12, 2019

    Expenses:   $ 885.00

    Outreach:    $ 520.00

     Today, we donated $1,500.00 To Soul's Harbor.

     

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

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    Thanks, Everybody 

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    We are The Blessed because of these women.

     

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          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:     May you …

    • Take time to be aware that in the very midst of our busy preparations for the celebration of Christ's birth in ancient Bethlehem, Christ is reborn in the Bethlehems of our homes and daily lives. 
    • Take time, slow down, be still, be awake to the Divine Mystery that looks so common and so ordinary yet is wondrously present.

    Edward Hays, Take Time to Be Aware from A Pilgrim's Almanac

    Ron 12-7  Ron reading Isaiah

    Special Thanks:

    • For Reading: Ron & Claire 
    • For the Communion Bread:  Claire
    • For Serving: Noah
    • For the Books & Wine Cups: Cliff & Jean & Rob & Beth
    • For the Music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Celeste & Hue
    • For the Coffee & Juice: Richard & Monica 
    • For the Pictures:  Jan Keszler & Beth Robinson 

    Claire 12-7 Claire reads 2 Peter     

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    • Joff & Gail Bentley (20th)

    • Gene Huffler & Jill (1 week)

    Please Remember:     Rose Banzhaf's dad who died Monday Morning; Lacee's friend Alexcia Rey, who was related to the family of 7 who all died when their car went over the bridge in Mexico; Maureen's brother Michael; Mary's recuperation from her knee operation & son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & Rick in Chicago;  Ken Cramer's brother Don; Jackie's friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode; a little 10 year old friend of mine having a tough time; Alice Culhain's cousin Janiva's husband Jeff Turmes sick in the hospital with fluid on his lungs; 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 recuperating from an operation & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, son, & 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, his grandmother Alice Quiocho & Lisa's friend Shelly & Uncle Keith; David & Rita;  George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite who is not doing well; 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 elect that he someday holds his grandchildren in his lap.

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

    Your Finances:

    December 7: 

    • Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,362.00 
    • Income for Outreach Expenses: $    794.00      

    Thanks for your Generosity!

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