4th Sunday of Lent, March 15, 2026

Welcome in, Rick.  Despite needing a kidney, you really look good.

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

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community  & Stack  & John Cade

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

Welcome in to you, too,  Harper.  You are looking as pretty as always. 

Readings:

Genesis  18, 20-32,  Sodom!  Good story.

Psalm 138,  Lord, on the day I cried for help you answered me.  (a terrific psalm)

Colossians 2, 12-14,  You were buried with him in baptism.

Luke 11, 1-13, "Ask & you will receive."

Everybody's favorite time of the Mass, Cupcake of The Week Time.

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, July 26, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.   

Juliets, August-September, TBA

The Welcome Table all ready.

TRUE?

My schooling did me a great deal of harm and no good whatever; it was simply dragging a child’s soul through the dirt.

George Bernard Shaw

Hi, Mike & Judy & Claire & Mary.

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

EWTN?,  https://www.nchttps://www.ncronline.org/news/media/how-mother-angelicas-miracle-god-became-global-media-empire?clickSource=email

Today's Offertory with Hue, Patricia, & Mary.

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

Today's Communion Team, Cheryl, Patricia, Mike, & Claire.

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.

Peace from Carrie & Paul.

Deuteronomy 26:  Therefore, I have now brought you the firstfruits of the products of the soil which you, O Lord, have given me.

Romans 10:   For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

Luke 4:  Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by  the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil.

Paul reading from Sirach

Please remember that masks are required for all persons attending Mass.

Carrie reading from 1 Corinthians

Another Reminder for the 1st Sunday of Lent, March 6, 2022.

Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7428208829?pwd=VERncTBxaWdkaFpkTUZKL3RROW81UT09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michelle getting a cupcake for her birthday

 

 

 

 

Aggie and Allen get a cupcake too

 

 

A message from Richard Eshelbrenner:

The Purple Stride Event to raise money for pancreatic cancer (this is the cancer Carol had) is being help at Klyde Warren park in Dallas on April 30^th between 8:00 and 12:00.   The event is a 5K walk or run.  You can find more information at the following URL: 

https://secure.pancan.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=purplestride_contact_us&fr_id=2297

 

 

Connie, Kevin and Cathy

 

 

 

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 Stack Ministries, 7017 Helsem Way, Dallas, Texas 75230

Connie and Cathy (The Retiree Party Girl) say "Welcome, Everybody,"  (Who let these crazies in?)

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and a special Retirement Party after Mass for Cathy & Rick, retiring from many years of public education.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack.

Place: Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence.

Father's Day Blessing.

Readings:

Deuteronomy  8, 2-3, 14-16,   He let you be afflicted with hunger, then fed you.

Psalm 147,   Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

1 Corinthians 10, 16-17,  We all partake of the one loaf.

John  6, 51-58,  Whoever eats this bread will live forever.

…for all The Guys.

Community Events:

1.   This Sunday:  The Great Retirement Party and Brunch for Cathy and Rick, after Mass.  Welcome All. 

2.   ROMEO lunch Friday, June 20,  Jason's, 1:00, Welcome all Old Geezers & kids, plus the Real Romeos. 

3.  Harville Hendrix seminar for couples, excellent reviews, this Saturday, FREE,  Download Couples' Seminar 5-29-14

4.  Cathy B's mom's estate sale this week: 

2715 North Cypress Circle  plano  75075

 6/20/2014 10am to 5pm (Fri)

6/21/2014 10am to 5pm (Sat)

Emma, the girl with the Special Smile.

What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.    Francis vs the Italian clergy,  Corpus from Commonweal,  June 5, 1800 words,    Download Francis vs Italian Church 6-19-14    

2.    Priests accuse their bishop, National Catholic Reporter,  June 16, 876 words,    Download Priests accuse bishop 6-19-14

Tori and Emma solving world problems.

True? 

There comes a time in every man's life, and I've had plenty of them.

Casey Stengel

Buddy says, "So, when do I get to light the candle?" This week, buddy.

See you Sunday, June 22, 2014, Corpus Christi, Cycle A

J.S., 214-783-0443

Wendy, the Welcome Home Girl.

 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.

Cowboy Cole on a special mission, collecting the books. Ask Cheryl.

Mass: Second Sunday of Advent: 9:30; coffee, donuts, home made muffins, & juice on the house.

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

Readings: Isaiah 11, 1-10; Psalm 72; Romans 15, 4-9; Matthew 3, 1-12

Thanksgiving Tree:  will be set up on the stage.  Nearby will be paper ornaments on which you may answer the question, " I thank God this year for…"  Use the ribbons to tie it onto the tree.  Kids will find special ornaments that have a picture to color on one side, while the blessing can be put on the other side.  We will keep it up every Sunday into Christmas Eve Mass at 4:00.  Perhaps a couple of blessings can be read anonymously each Sunday.  Our Thanksgiving continues into Christmas.

Community Bulletin Board

This Sunday: 

• Blood Drive before & after Mass
• Winter Brunch after Mass: bring something for you and another
• Name Tags will be offered to everyone                                                                     

Tree Project update: maybe in December?  Waiting to hear from Collin Co. Child Advocacy Center, Park & Los Rios.

From Beth Robinson about Christmas Toys & the Children’s Advocacy Center: Download christmas_time_at_the_children.doc

Marie Green’s son Steven is selling Marie’s house and offering our community a first shot at greatly reduced cost.  Location: Renner & Collins/Alma, south east subdivision.  Specs: ca. 2,500 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, den, dining room, office, two car garage.  Open to renting or renting to buy.  Contact: Green, Steven, E-mail Address:   sgreen@virtualagility.com

See you Sunday.

Habakkuk 12:  The rash one has no integrity; but the just one, because of his faith, shall live.

2 Timothy 1:  Guard this rich trust with the help of the Holy Spirit that dwells within us.

Luke 17:  If you have faith the  size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

Kevin and Hue getting the computers and sound ready for  Zoom

John Stack Ministries now meets at: 

The ArtCentre of Plano

902 E. 16th St, Plano

Please use the Haggard Park side entrance.  Latecomers please use the 16th Street entrance.

Brent sharing a thought

Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7428208829?pwd=VERncTBxaWdkaFpkTUZKL3RROW81UT09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Kiss of Peace

 

 

 

 

If anyone would like a rubber tree (needs to be repotted) let Rosemary know rosemary.mcginn@sbcglobal.net

 

 

 

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 Stack Ministries, 7017 Helsem Way, Dallas, Texas 75230

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.

Readings:

Jeremiah 33, 14-16,
In those days Jerusalem shall dwell secure.

Psalm 25, To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul

1 Thessalonians 3, 12- 4, 2, May the Lord make you increase and abound in love.

Luke 21,
25-28, 34-36, Be vigilant at all times.

Community Bulletin Board:

1.  Food Drive This Sunday.  For example, staples, can goods, peanut butter, cereals, & crackers.

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

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

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

What's going on in our
Catholic World:

1.   Fr. Roy Bourgeois expelled from Maryknoll by order of the Vatican, National Catholic Reporter, November 20, 300 words, Download Maryknoll head

2.  Kennedy commentary on Bourgeois, Naational Catholic Reporter, November 29, 1000 words,  Download Kennedy 11-29-12

3.  Attached is an  excellent 30 minute YouTube presentataion on the current implosion of the Catholic Church by a Vatican correspondent for the British Catholic magazine,  The Tablet.  The presentation is followed by questions from The City Club of Cleveland, November 16, 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PyPUzfJ8X50#
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PyPUzfJ8X50#>

True?

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

Apologies for no pictures.  Lots of people away for Thanksgiving.

See you Sunday, December 2, 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.