Reminder for February 21, 2021, 1st Sunday of Lent

Isaiah 35:  Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared; then will the lame leap like a stag, then the tongue of the mute will sing.
James 5:  You too must be patient.  Make your hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord is at hand.
Matthew 11:  Jesus said to them in reply,  “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.

The thing about our winter is that it snows. The thing about spring is that it rains. The thing about summer is that it’s sweltering hot. The thing about autumn is that it’s dark and cold. Isn’t it wonderful? All of it. Every single different thing that  makes us adjust and enjoy and live life differently.
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

From Lynda Fleming:
Senior Citizens Angel Tree:
We are partnering again this year with the Wellness Center for Older Adults in Plano. There are a variety of ways you can help:
~ If you would like to sponsor a senior, please text Lynda Fleming at 972-754-0823 with the number of seniors you would like to sponsor and a budget amount.
~ If you would like to make a contribution, please Venmo her @LyndaFleming and she’ll be happy to shop for you.
~ if you would like to donate $20 gift cards, the most requested places are Walmart, Subway, Target and Aldi.

Thanks so much for your support and generosity!!

I asked Lynda how much it would cost to sponsor a person.   She said  it would probably be $20-$30. They typically want pajamas or a couple pieces of clothing or a small appliance, things like that…
She also said The Wellness Center will contact as many of their people as they can to ask for needs and wants. If they don’t need anything specific, we give them a gift card depending on if they asked for a restaurant, groceries or general items.

Another Reminder for the 3rd Sunday in Advent, December 14, 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.

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

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

Readings: Isaiah 8, 23-9, 3; Psalm 27; 1 Corinthians 1, 10-17; Matthew 4, 12-23.

Community Bulletin Board

Heritage Farmstead Museum: From Angie Carroll Download heritage_farmstead.doc  This farmstead is our neighbor on 15th.  Needs help.  A garage sale is coming up too: Download heritage_sale.doc.  Angie says, If anyone has garage sale donations I can get them then, or they can be dropped off at the Heritage Farmstead Museum Tuesday through Sunday from 9am to 4:30om.  972-612-8169.

We are still looking for work for Rick Turner who was laid off by Home Depot before Christmas.

Nick Good notes (Tom & Becky’s son): Nick Good with Keller Williams Realty, www.NickGood.com, will donate 10% up to $1000 of his commissions to John Stack Ministries for every Real Estate transaction closed from a community member or from a referral from a community member.  Contact Nick for more details 469 951 4193.  Nick Good, helping bridge the gap between buyers and sellers.                     

Tree Project update: maybe plant the first week in February.

The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright.  Excellent, well written, informative book on the history & development of contemporary Islamic Fundamentalism from ca. 1928 in Egypt.

See you Sunday.

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.

Readings:

Acts 4,  8-12,  In his name this man stands before you healed.

Psalm 118,    The stone rejected by the builders has become the corner stone.

1 John 3, 1-2,   See what love the Father has bestowed on us.

 John  10, 11-18,  I am the good shepherd.

 Community Activities:        

1.      ROMEO MEET: Friday, April 24, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Last one in picks up the tab.  

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  Pass this month, too much going on.  Up next, May.

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

Carol 

3.    Welcome all, The Great Annual Anniversary Party, 10^th Anniversary (bet you figured it would never last this long),  April 25^th, Saturday,  Heritage Farm, 15^th & Custer, 6:00 P.M., Covered dish, kids welcomed (the wagon rides).    Vows will be renewed by numerous special couples, like usual. 

 What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       American Nuns given okay, National Catholic Reporter, April, 17 789 words,    Download American nuns given okay 4-23-15

 2.       Reaction to bishop's resignation, National Catholic Reporter, April 21, 1000 words,    Download Reaction to bishop's resignation 4-23-15

 True?  

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience.

We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

See you Sunday, March 26, 2015, 4th Easter,  Cycle B

J.S., 214-783-0443

 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.

Our Dear Hostess of Hospitality says, "Welcome in, everybody."

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

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

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Our Specialty, Sign Language.

Readings:

Jeremiah  20, 7-9,    You duped me, Lord, and I let myself be duped

Psalm 63,   My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.

Roman s 12, 1-2,  Do not conform yourselves to this age.

Matthew 16, 21-27,  Whoever wishes to come after me, must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.  

Hi, Stella.

Community Activities:  

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

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together),   September 1, Friday

 Hi Everyone,

Maybe it will be a little cooler when we get together for Lunch Friday, September 1^st at 12:30 at YE Shire Tavern 3600 Shire Blvd. Richardson.  Hope everybody can join us for a lot of fun and laughs as we share our summer.  Please let me know if you can make it.
 

Thanks,

Marilyn

972-491-7068    

"Pastry Shoppe is Open!," say Stella and Ulysses.

To My Dear Fellow Community Members: 

I am thinking about Our Community donating to the Hurricane recovery $2000.   We can afford the donation and the board has approved of the move.  What do you think?

 We are in the process of selecting a trustworthy partner and one where the executives are not receiving inflated salaries.   At the moment we are considering smaller, more local groups like The Houston Mayor's special recovery fund just set up and the Houston Food Bank

 We can talk about this Sunday or you may text me or Rosemary, or send an email.

Thanks, John

Beware, That Man, Sir Charlie, is back.

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. Priests' Children,   Boston Globe & National Catholic Reporter, August 21, 1400 words,     Download CHILDREN OF PRIESTS 8-8-17

Stella and her favorite aunt.

True?

We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve years telling them to sit down and shut up.

 
-Phyllis Diller
 

Not again, no cupcake!

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Says who?  Priests don't need help, even getting dressed. 

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.

So who let those parakeets in here?

Peace, Everybody.

Zephaniah 3,   Shout for joy, O daughter Zion!  Sing joyfully, O Israel!

Isaiah 12,  Cry out with joy and gladness;

Philippians 4,   …Rejoice in the Lord always.

Luke 3,   I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming.

Another Reminder for Sunday, December 12 2021.

Here are the links for Sunday:

Beth says, "Welcome in, You Guys."
 

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

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

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Communion for Richard. 

Readings:                          

Deuteronomy  30,  10-14,  Heed the voice of the Lord.

Psalm 69,  Turn to the Lord in your need and you will live.

Colossians 1, 15-20,     Jesus is the image of the invisible God.

Luke 10, 25-37,  The man robbed on the road to Jericho.

Communion, Emily?

Community Activities:  

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, July 8 , Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in. 
2. JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together):  Temporarily postponed, everybody is out of town.  

Special Notice 1:    July 10, this Sunday, community brunch. 

Parade time, July 4, Preston Hollow.

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. Can the Curia be reformed & downsized ?, National Catholic Reporter, June 23, 790 words,     Download Curia Reform 7-7-16   
2. Whatever happened to the ultra-conservative Pius X Society?, National Catholic Reporter, June 29 ,  190 words,      Download Pius X Society out 7-7-16

Larry's favorite car.

True? 

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: “Whose?”

Don Marquis, American journalist

Everybody gets into the spirit of the day.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Even the morning rain did not ruin the parade.

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.

The Masters of Refreshments, i.e., water, lemonade, cookies, grapes, strawberries, and donut holes.   Bet you cannot guess which is the best "seller" year after year.  The last, yep, donut holes.  We are up to 20 dozen.  Every year we have run out.  All is free.