5th Sunday of Lent, March 22, 2026

Ezekiel 37:  Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and have you rise from them, O my people!
Romans 8:  If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also, through his Spirit dwelling in you.
John 11:   And when he had said this, He cried out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”  The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth.


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

Shonda and Ben sing the opening song


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.

John reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans


Birthdays: 

Anniversaries:

The Kiss of Peace

Expenses: $  500.00
Outreach: $  50.00
Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

The Kiss of Peace


Rosemary’s Blessing:

God of love, show us our place in this world
as channels of your love
for all the creatures of this earth,
for not one of them is forgotten in your sight.
Enlighten those who possess power and money
that they may avoid the sin of indifference,
that they may love the common good, advance the weak,
and care for this world in which we live.
The poor and the earth are crying out.
O Lord, seize us with our power and light,
help us to protect all life,
to prepare for a better future,
for the coming of your Kingdom
of justice, peace, love and beauty.
Praise be to you!
Amen.

Pope Francis – It is part of his important encyclical on saving the sacred Earth, Laudato Sí.

 

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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    Rosemary's Blessing:   Oh, God, who created galaxies and worlds without number, animals and plants, microbes beyond count, and tiny subatomic particles we can barely imagine, help us to be as bountiful and gracious to all those we meet this week as you have been to us.

    Irish American Blessings, Andrew Greeley

     Patricia 7-26-09  

    Special Thanks: 

    • For Reading: Patricia & Karen

    • For the Communion Bread:  Claire Occhipinti

    • For Serving:  T.J. Gleason

    • For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: John & Alison & Rob & Beth

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

    • For the Pictures: Jan & Beth

    • For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

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

    Karen 7-26-09

     

    Happy Birthday:  Bonnie Rogers & Beth Robinson, / Steven Kovatis (30), Stacey McKinley, Cindy Ekes, & Tom McGrath (today)

     

    Beth 7-26-09

    Please Remember:  Dawn Schultz's tests; Chris Phipp's mom with cancer; Christine Drescher's Grandmother; Rosemary's brother Peter with amyloidosis now on a heart transplant waiting list;   Rita at home & recuperating; Jackie's friend Jack Brown with various cancers & Keith Beasley who fell off the 7th floor of a parking garage;  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;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;   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.                  

    Cindy 7-26-09

    Picture 1:  Patricia reading 2 Kings

    Picture 2:  Karen reading Ephesians

     

    Picture 3:  Beth (birthday)

     

    Picture 4: Cindy (Birthday) & Wendy & Shonda

     

     

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

     

    Your Finances:

     

    July 26: 

    • Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1,926.00
    • Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 1,132.00   

     Thanks for your Generosity!

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

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     Rosemary's Blessing of The Week,  

    What good did it do when you frowned?  Let me ask:

    Did it help you at all to accomplish your task?

    Did it lighten your burden or help you along?

    Did the frown that you wore make a right out of wrong?

     

    What good did it do to be grouchy today?

    Did your surliness drive any trouble away?

    Did you cover more ground than you usually do?

    Because of the grouch that you carried with you?

     

    If not, what’s the use of a grouch or a frown?

    If it won’t smooth a path or a grim trouble down?

    If it doesn’t assist you , it isn’t worth while:

    Your work may be hard, but just do it and smile.

     Author Unknown but I found a copy of this in The Spokesman, September 1910

     

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    Mary Jane reading from the Prophet Zephaniah.

    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:  John & Mary Jane
    •    For The Team:  Kevin &  Georgie & Buddy
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick & Beth & Mike & Connie  
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Jackie & Everybody
    •    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:   Ray & Bethany               
    •    For all who helped with Communion 

     

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    John reading from 1 Corinthians.

     

    Birthdays:   Mary Hall (Sunday, today), Mike Carrell & Randolph Brown (Wednesday), Megan Ekes (33, Thursday), Kevin Bresson (28, Friday), Gil & Candy Keren ( Saturday)

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Ron Ackerman in Medical City, Plano with cellulitis;  For Eleanor Anne Stryker, who just arrived last night;   For Carol's recuperation;   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 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 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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    Meredith and Joe are great, but who let that Sooner in?

     

    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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    Happy Birthday, Mary.
     

     

    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 & Kaitlen;

     

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    And Happy Birthday to you, too, Mike.
     

     

    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 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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    And to you, too, Rick, Happy Birthday and thanks for being such a big help with all the photos you take each week.

     

    Your Finances, January 29, 2017

    Expenses:   $895.00 

    Outreach:   $340.00                           

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

                                                                                                                 

    We donated $2,000.00 to Soul's Harbor this week.

                                                                                                                        

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    Randolph, I do think you have some little mice eager to help you with you birthday gift.  Happy Birthday, Man.

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S

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    And lastly, Genevieve to everybody, "See you next week, Folks."

     

    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:  I thank you God

    • for this most amazing day; 

    • for  the leaping greenly Spirits of Trees and for a Blue True Dream of Sky; 

    • and for Everything which is Natural, which is Infinite, which is Yes.

                                                           E.E. Cummings

    Claire 10-12

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading: Claire & Mary   
    • For the Communion Bread: Jan & Charlie
    • For Serving:  T.J., Lacee & Lorynne 
    • For the Books & wine cups: John & Alison, Sabrina & Anthony
    • For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy  & Celeste & Hue
    • For the coffee & Juice: Marlene & Cindy
    • For the pictures:  Jan

    Mary 10-12

    Happy Birthday:     Lacee & Lisa Ackerman; Celeste; Dick Eshelbrenner;  Nancy Kovatis;  & Sabrina (13)

    Please Remember:     Andy Goode; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; Maureen Macchio's brother Michael with cancer;  Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis; Jackie's Jack Brown & neighbor, Earl;  Nina's friend Nancy;  Mary's son John; Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel; Cindy Cramer's friend Sarah Dixon & Ken's brother Don;  Diane's dad & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; David Pastula's companions in the military overseas, 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; Rosemary's nephew, Kevin; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Brady & Trey.

    Drew & Jean


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


    Pictures 3, 4, & 5:

    #3: Claire Occhipinti

    #4: Mary Kee

    #5: Drew North & Jean Kovatis

    Your Finances:

    October 12: 

    • Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,854.00 
    • Income for Outreach Expenses: $   322.00  

    Q3 Financial Report:

    • Running  Expenses

    Balance after Q2 8,285.38
    Totals Q3
    Income 15,050.00
    Expenses 15,310.69
    Music 3,350.00
    Liturgy 118.72
    Salary /  Taxes 6,459.00
    Rent/  Insurance 4,867.00
    Coffee / Donuts 176.00
    Misc 339.97
    Current Balance 8,024.69
    • Outreach Expenses

    • Balance after Q2

      4,451.31

      Totals Q3

      Income

      6,889.00

      Expenses

      8,818.00

      Local Needs

      2,800.00

      CCAC

      6,000.00

      Misc

      18.00

      Current Balance

      2,522.31

    • If you would like more detail on the Q3 Financials, please let Rosemary know.

    Thanks for your Generosity!

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

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    Rosemary’s Blessing

    God of Love…

    Thank you for every teacher who notices a child’s special gift.

    Thank you for teachers who are listeners and gentle guides.

    Thank you for teachers who expect much and love enough to demand more.

    Thank you for and bless the special teacher each one of us remembers.

    Adapted from www.ucc.org/justice/public-education/pdfs/Prayer-for-Teachers.pdf

     

     

    Cathy reading

    Cathy retires, we put her to reading Deuteronomy.

                                                                                       

    Our Special Thanks:

    •    For Reading:   Cathy and Rick
    •    For The Team:  Georgie  (Kevin on a band trip to Europe)
    •    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
    •    For the Wine & Cups: John & Alison
    •    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & John & Connie & Beth
    •    For the coffee and pastries:   Fred & Maureen and all the community 
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:  Bethany & Ray & Wendy
    •    For Cathy & Rick for letting us celebrate their retirement 
    •    For All of The Community who helped to make for such a fun and marvelous celebration

     

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    Rick retires and we put him to reading 1 Corinthians.


    Birthdays:    Brian Pack (63, Monday), Susie Dillon, & Rick (The Retiree, 62, also on Thursday)

     

     

    Harper

    Harper says, "Cupcakes time yet?"


     

     Anniversaries:

    Barb & Warren (35th, Tuesday)

    Jackie & Rick (39th, Thursday)

    Chuck & Sandra (53rd, Monday)

     

    The Corner

    "The Crazy Corner": Marsha, Steven, John, Rick, Chris, Harper, and Cathy, plus two coming just in time for the brunch.

     

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Morgan Froebe teaching English in Equador for the summer;  For Fred’s brother, John, who is really sick with cancer;     For Marilyn Ackerman from a staff infection and a bad bang on her leg;   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;  

     

    Ro hat

    Rosemary and hat in honor of Cathy, who always wears the craziest hats.

     

     Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;  Margie McKeon’s brother, Bill, with lung cancer;  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;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson;  Rita; 

     

    The Team

    Embarrassed yet? The Team?

      

    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.

     

    Video: Exit, Blessed be the Lord, 2 minutes,

      

    Your Finances, June 22, 2014

    Expenses:   $865.00

    Outreach:   $565.00

     

    Brooklyn-Sienna

    Brooklyn and Sienna, "That was a good cupcake, Brian, thank you."

     

    We Donated this week:  nothing special this week; 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.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Announcements for April 15, 2007

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading, Donna & Christi
    • For the Altar Bread, Angie Carroll
    • For Serving, Carmen & Ashley, Carmen & Ashley
    • For our New Altar Server Gowns, Dolores Eppard
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    • For the Books & Communion Cups, Roy & Carol Strom, Beth & Rob Robinson
    • For ushering & all sorts of jobs, Cliff Wright
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    Spiritual Formation Schedule (CCD): We’ve started. Welcome!!

    Your Finances:

    • April 15: Income for Running Expenses: $ 938.00    
    • April 15: Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 213.00
    • April 15: Karina: $ 253.00

    Thanks for your Generosity!

    Invitation: Rosemary & I invite you all to our 2nd anniversary party, May 5, Fairview Farms (same place as last year), Parker & Central, northeast corner, ca. 6:00. We will have some couples renew their vows, covered dish hors d’oeuvres & desserts, and music for dancing. Also, the slide show The Great East African trip. More later.

    Have a Great Week!

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     Rosemary's Blessing:

    A Prayer For Growing Old Gracefully

     Lord, Thou knowest better than I myself that I am growing older and will someday be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion.

    Release me from craving to straighten out everybody's affairs. Make me thoughtful but not moody; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom, it seems a pity not to use it all; but Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end. Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give me wings to get to the point. Seal my lips on my aches and pains; they are increasing, and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.

    Bern 5-22-11 

    I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and a lessening cock-sureness when my memory seems to clash with the memories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be mistaken.

    Keep me reasonably sweet, for a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the devil. Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places and talents in unexpected people; and give, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.

     Seventeenth Century Nun’s Prayer

     Gil 5-22-11

     Special Thanks:

    • For Reading: Gilberto & Bernadette Delgado 
    • For Serving: Kevin  
    • For the Communion Bread:  Nina Waldron
    • For the Wine Cups:  Beth & Rob
    • For the Music:  Ray & Wendy & Jon
    • For the Pictures & Video:  Beth & Rob
    • For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
    • For the coffee and pastries: Mike & Geri, Joan & Jackie & Beth

      The Gang 5-22-11

     Happy Birthday:  Larry Thompson,  Debbie Ekes (today) 

     Happy Anniversary:

    Emily Hubble & Ben Alderson (Day 1)

    Mike & Candy Kerns (18th today)

    Greg & Bonnie Rogers (25th)

    Jon & Nina Waldron (32nd) 
       

     Beth 5-22-11

     Please Remember:

     Loretta Garcia Williams' husband, Ray, needing a bone marrow transplant;  Curtis Ekes in rehab;   Doug Read's Mom, Valdene, with stage 4;  Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom who broke some vertebrae in her back;  Warren & Barb's friend,  Mike, fighting cancer & Barb's dad with hip surgery;    Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;   Mike & Dee's daughter;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;    Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke;   Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;    Gilberto Delgado's mom;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad moving into assisted living;  Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;   Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer;   Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer; Theresa McClure's dad;  Theresa Quinn's dad;     Rita Dore;   Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;     Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, &  Jim;    our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, 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; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President  that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.   
       

    Sienna & Brian 5-22-11 
     
     
     
    Picture 1:   Bernadette                            

     Picture 2:   Gilberto                   

     Picture 3:   The Gang, Ashley with her boyfriend, Andrew, Teresa, Debbie celebrating her birthday, Tom, & Bobby 

     Picture 4:   Beth on the job   

     Picture 5:   Sienna with Brian                                          

         Video:   Mass Beginning 

      

    Finances:  May 22, 2011 

    Expenses:   $2640.00 

    Outreach:   $1300.00 

    First Quarter Financial Report:  Download Financial Report 5-22-11

     

    Thanks for the Generosity

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