Reminder for the Epiphany, January 2, 2022

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.

CC with her birthday cupcake, 6 years old

Readings:    

Isaiah  53, 10-11,  The Lord was pleased to crush him in infirmity.

Psalm 33,   Lord, Let you mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

Hebrews 4, 14-16,   Let us confidently approach the throne of grace.

Mark 10, 35-45,  Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant.

Jackie & Rick sharing communion

Lynda sharing communion

 Community Bulletin Board:   

 Next big feast: All Saints & All Souls, November 4

Patricia, Fred and Maureen, Hue

Maureen, Jerry, Bill, and John

What's going on in our Catholic World:     

1.   The Great Priest-Theologian Hans Kung, The Guardian,  October 5, 1600 words,  Download Hans Kung 10-19-12
2.  Tax on Catholic laity in Germany, National Catholic Reporter, October 11, 380 words,  Download German Church Tax 10-19-12
3.  Touching story about a nun from the summer conference of Call to Action, 700 words,  Download Sister Louise 10-19-12

Leo ready to join the music team

Pastry Shoppe with Torri, Buddy,  Zoe and their dad, Randolph

Live like someone left the door open.

Ray, Bill, Tom, Ron, Barb, and Lynda

See you Sunday, October 21 

J.S., 214-783-0443

Jim, Tom, and Denni

Rob sharing his vows

 
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.

New life beginning for Frances and Rob

 True? 

Mass: Coffee, pastries, & specials on the House.

Time: 9:30; Stack celebrating

 Place: Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence, south side, Plano

  
 Readings:  Isaiah 5, 1-7; Psalm 80, The Vineyard of the Lord is the House of Israel; Philippians 4, 6-9; Matthew 21, 33-43 

 
                                                                                                                                                                                                Picture Picture  1:    The Team                        

Picture 2:     Bethany, Ray, & Jon                               

Picture 3:     Communion helpers         

Picture 4:     Freddie on the move

Picture 5:     Sunday Brunch 

Picture 6:     The line up    

Community Bulletin Board:

1.    Congratulations to Becky & Christine Shaw, National Merit semi-finalists.  The only two students from J.P. II.    

2.   The next team Mass, Sunday, 6:30 A.M., The Detroit Lions.  

What's going on in our Catholic World:

1.   Fr. McBrien on Catholic Finances,  National Catholic Reporter, September 27:  Download The financial scandal 9-30-11

Picture 7:     Ray digging in        

Picture 8:     Tom & Lynda, Ray & Claire        

Picture 9:     Richard & Carol with Marilyn & Judy

Picture 10:    Jean & John, John & Mary Jane       

True?

Always remember that you are absolutely unique.  Just like everyone else.

Margaret Mead

   Video: Final  Blessing, Lambrini, John's wife

Numbers 6:  The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace!  

Titus 2:  Abba,  Father!

Luke 2:  And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.

May you have a Wonderful and Happy New Year

John Stack Ministries now meets at: 

The ArtCentre of Plano

902 E. 16th St, Plano

From Connie Bresson:                                                                                 

Jim Mahar and the BonaResponds team is heading to Florida January 2-13 to do hurricane relief efforts at Pine Island.  This is a tremendous group of students and adults from St. Bonaventure that work so hard to help others.  If you want to help any of the days they are there, please read the attached in the following link. 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqyl-QXF_emKTqbBhNGw4XCoBtq6zn_DuLkeTXMw-P5WJTcA/viewform

"Happy New Year" from John & Karen, Judy & Dick.

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, 15th between Custer & Independence. 

Leo the Candle Lighter.

Readings:

Isaiah 55, 1-11,  All you who are thirsty, come to the water.  (Another excellent Isaiah selection)

Psalm 12,    You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.

1 John 5, 1-9,  Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten by God.

Mark 1, 7-11,   The baptism of Jesus.

Emma & Zoe at serious work.

Community Activities:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 9, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  All left over turkeys still welcome.  The Old Geezer will be there to monitor salad bar abuse.

2.    LADIES' LUNCHEON, Thursday, January 8, Cafe' Brazil, 1:00, Coit & Bush, Plano.

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

Carol

Buddy and Victoria show that even twins can work together.

3.  January 18, Our Stuff Swap will take place.  Souls Harbor will take all that is left over.  Bring useful items that you don't need or want anymore.  Take home what you want.

4.    January 25, community brunch for an old geezer's 75th.

5.    February 15, Community memorial for Fred with brunch catered by Maureen & the Macchio gang. 

6.    Febrary 17,  Mardi Gras Tuesday

A new member our our music team? Could that be Leo?

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.        Runner-up to Man of The Year, National Catholic Reporter, December 31,  1000 words,      Download Runner-up 1-8-15  

2.       20 Brand New Cardinals, National Catholic Reporter, January 4, 700 words,   Download 20 New Cardinals 1-8-15   

3.       Kennedy on the Rome's report on the nuns, National Catholic Reporter, December 19, 11600 words,    

And could that be Leo, too?

True? 

Poverty is not the absence of goods, but rather the overabundance of desire.

Plato

Cupcakes (or Power Bars) of the Week to Tom & Jan for birthdays, Carol and Richard for 40 years.

See you Sunday, January 11, 2015, Baptism

J.S., 214-783-0443

The Girl with the pretty blue ribbon, our Zoe.

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.

Readings:

Zachariah 9, 9-10, Rejoice heartily, O daughter of Zion.

Psalm 145,  I will praise your name forever, My King and my God

Romans  8, 9, 11-13,  You are not in the flesh, you are in the spirit.

Matthew 11, 25-30,  Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened

Giverny, France, the home of Claude Monet.

ROMEOS, Friday, July 3, 1:00,  as usual.    Welcome!

ROMEOs' Virtual Jason's Deli BYOB lunch
This is a recurring meeting, Friday, 1:00 pm
Link :
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85798571623?pwd=NmFSTW1ocVMzRGdIc0QzUGxKdHM3dz09

Meeting ID: 857 9857 1623
Password: saladbar

Honfleur, France.

Reminder for 14th Sunday Ordinary Time, July 5, 2020

Here are the links for Sunday:

2. search for "john stack ministries"

 

 

A different view of the Eiffel Tower.

 

What's up in Ye Old Catholic Church

 

1.  More out door weddings because of the virus?  https://www.ncronline.org/news/coronavirus/once-forbidden-outdoor-catholic-weddings-could-be-pandemic-trend

2.  Who is this Cardinal Vigano?  https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/priests-parishes-share-vigan-s-letter-trump

 

Paris in the snow.

We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what’s in it for me, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense. 

Barack Obama

Wisdom 18: The night of the passover was known beforehand to our fathers,  that, with sure knowledge of the oaths in which they put their faith,  they might have courage.

Hebrews 11:  Brothers and sisters: Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. Because of it the ancients were well attested.

To love someone is to double all our joys and divide all our disappointments. To be loved is to increase our courage and decrease our fears.

The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister 

Another Reminder for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 10, 2025