Reminder for 17th Sunday, Ordinary time, 7-25-2021

Welcome:  Catholic Mass with coffee & juice & specials on the house served afterwards. 

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

Readings:  

 Isaiah, 35, 4-7,  The eyes of the blind will be opened

 Psalm 146,  Praise the Lord, My Soul

James, 2, 1-5,  Did not God choose those who are poor?

Mark, 7, 31-37,  Immediately, the man’s ears were opened.

Bivonas with grandkids, Hugh and Sydney, Delaney and Bailey

Hugh

Community Bulletin Board: 

1.  Habitat Build.  See note from TomFleming. Download Habitat

 2.  Free Medical Clinic in September (message from John Ernst, CCAC):   "September 29, there will be a large one day free clinic at the Dallas Convention Center sponsored by our national organization, of which we are members.  Thousands of people will be served all by volunteers."  Download Medical clinic 8-10-12 

3.  Shonda and the Rangers.  Attached is a listing of some times that Shonda will be singing at the Rangers' games.  Download Shonda

Ryan with his dad, Jim, and John

The Guys, Ray, Bill, and Rob

What's going on in our Catholic World:   

1.    New Generation of Labor Priests, National Catholic Reporter, August 31, 700 words,   Download Labor priests 9-7-12 

2.     The Great, Progressive Cardinal Martini, August notice from a former Jesuit friend, 450 words,  Download Cardinal Martini dies 9-7-12

3.     Vatican Bank, National Catholic Reporter,  August 24, 325 words,    

Buddy

Torri

True? 

My trade and art is to live.

MONTAIGNE

Emma

Georgie with Emma

See you Sunday, September 9

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.



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

Time: 9:30;  Tony Celebrating

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

Readings:   Isaiah 55, 10-11; Psalm 65, The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest; Romans 8, 18-23; Matthew 13, 1-23. 

 
Picture 1:   Leo carrying his load with the music, Wendy, Shonda, & Ray                                      

Picture 2:   Emma, "Cake!"                          

  
  

 
 Community Bulletin Board:

  1.   Sunday Baptism: Buddy & Torri, and big sister,  Zoe, Michelle and Randolph's kids. 
   

Church Happenings: 

  1.   Fr. McBrien,  National Catholic Reporter, 7-5-11,  Download McBrien 7-8-11 

2.  Catholicism & Gay Ministry, National Catholic Reporter,  7-6-11,  Download Gay marriage 7-8-11

  True?    

 
 Closing Song:

Isaiah 7:  Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.
Romans 1: Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles, among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ;
Matthew 11:  Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.”

No, life is not predictable, but it is livable if we only concentrate on what we have more than on what we want. “Life is a shipwreck,” Voltaire wrote, “but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

Christmas Eve Mass: December 24th at 4:00 PM

Another Reminder for the 4th Sunday in Advent, December 21, 2025
Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1
Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
Passcode: 412993

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.

Isaiah 8:  The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shown.

Corinthians 1:  Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning.

Matthew 4:  …Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has risen.

Some members of the community

John Stack Ministries now meets at:  The ArtCentre of Plano, 902 E. 16th St, Plano

Loretta Williams

John and Rosemary will be out of town from Monday, 1/23/23 until Monday, 1/30/23. Mass on Sunday, 1/29/23 will be on Zoom with John Cade.  The Blog will not be published during the  week that we are out of town.

Connie Doherty
        

         Brandon, our welcome man, says, "Hi, Folks, come in."

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, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence.

 And guess who also says, "Welcome in, Everybody."

Readings:

 Wisdom  1,  13-15, 2, 23-24  God did not make death.

Psalm 30,    I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

2 Corinthians 8, 7, 9, 13-15,  You excel in every respect.

 Mark  5, 21-43, My daughter is at the point of death.  Please come.  Also, Who has touched my clothes?

  
          Harper says, "Cupcake time yet?"    Maybe next week.   

Community Activities:  

1.            ROMEO MEET: Friday, June 26, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   More for us, because those campers are all out of town.

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  June 25, Thursday, 4:30 P.M.,  Steve Fields Steak & Lobster Lounge, 503 West Park Blvd.

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

Carol 

   What are you holding onto that umbrella for, Cowboy Cole?

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       Francis' encyclical, National Catholic Reporter, June 18, 2600 words,    Download Francis' Laudato Si 6-25-15

2.      Ten Takeaways from encyclical, National Catholic Reporter, June 18, 2000 words,    Download Top Ten Takeaways from Laudato Si 6-25-15

 Buddy and Victoria working on that book about life as a twin.

True?  

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.

Thornton Wilder

                        Can music get any better than this?

See you Sunday, June 28, 2015, 13^th Ordinary Time

J.S., 214-783-0443

               Genevieve says, "See you next week, Everybody."

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.

Jessica and Renee say, "Welcome, Everybody, Please don't be mad at us."

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. 

Don't mess with these guys, Teresa & Tom, Kerry & Richard.

Readings:

1 Samuel 3,  3-19,  Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply, “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.”

Psalm 40,    Here I am, Lord, I come to do your will.

1 Corinthians 6, 13-15, 17-20,   Your body is a temple of the Spirit within you.

John 1, 35-42,   What are you looking for?

Do we have mice in here?

Community Activities:

1.    ROMEO MEET: Friday, January 9, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   The Old Geezer will be there to monitor bizarre behavior in public.

2.    LADIES' LUNCHEON, Thursday, February 5,  1:00,  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

Emma says, "Mice. Who me?"

3.  January 18, This Sunday, 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

7.    From Janie Fitterer, a job opening:   Position available: Pool Tech needed for 1-2 days a week to clean and service pools. Experience a plus, but we will train.Contact Stacey or send resume:  stacey@poolrefs.com

8.    John Cade announces a Harville Hendrix seminar on Safe Conversation, Feb. 14, free.  214-357-0371,   Download FWD Flier Feb english 2015 B (3)

Happiness is a Cupcake of The Week.

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.        20 New Cardinals appointed, revisited, National Catholic Reporter,  January 6, 500 words,     Download New Cardinals 1-15-15   

 2.       Bishop Romero, Martyr, National Catholic Reporter, January 9, 800 words,    Download Romero 1-15-15

3.       Francis the Marxist, National Catholic Reporter, January 11, 1400 words,     Download Francis Marxist 1-15-15

4.      American sisters deserve an apology, National Catholic Reporter, January 13, 1003 words,    Download Sisters deserve apology 1-15-15

Creativity Center is open with Megan, Buddy, Zoe, Emma, and Victoria creating (not Gilberto). 

True? 

The journey is my home.

Muriel Rukeyser

Harper & Leo trying to change Renee's allegiance.

See you Sunday, January 18, 2015, 2^nd Ordinary Time, Cycle B

J.S., 214-783-0443

Anybody awake over there?  

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, Everybody.