Announcements No. 2

 

 

No Mass Celebration again this Sunday, March 22, 2020

Sorry Everybody.  

 

Please pass the word to anyone you think  of.

I will miss you all, John

 

During this time, you will receive the blog on Saturday (instead of Monday).  It will include the three readings for the Mass, plus John's Homily #3 on Matthew.

We thought by doing this you could celebrate The Word together as a family on Sunday mornings.  John will also leave you with a question to ponder on.

Any other ideas, please let us know.

 

 

Betsy's treat

 

I miss you girls, Harper & Betsy.

 

 

On the lighter side:

 

Moran 1

 

People have asked about their donations to the Community during this time. Should you like to make a donation at this time, you can send a check to the house (6107 Tulip Ln., Dallas 75230).  Thanks and John will send you a "thank you" note.

 

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    Acts of the Apostles 2:  They ate their meals with exultation and sincerity of heart, praising God and enjoying favor with all the people.

    1 Peter 1:  Although you have not seen him you love him; even though you do not see him now yet believe in him,…

    John 20:  Have  you come to believe because you have seen me?  Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.

     

     

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    Mary reading the Gospel of John

     

     

    There will be a memorial service for Cindy Cramer on April 15th at 10:00 at Restland.

     

     

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

     

     

     
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    Here are the links for Sunday:

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

     

    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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    1 Kings, Please bring me a small cupful of water.

    Psalm 146 Praise the Lord, my soul.

    Hebrews 9,  Christ did not enter into a sanctuary made by human hands.

    Mark 12,  What do you wish me to do for you?

     

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      Villefranche-sur-Mer, France

     

    Thanks……

    Music,    Ben 

    Readers,    Connie & John, & Buddy, our candle blesser 

    Gospel,     John Cade

    Homily,   John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,      Hue & Mike & Richard

    Final Blessing, Rosemary

     

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    Guess what

     

    Readings:  Download 11-07-21 32nd Ord Readings

    Homily:  Download 11-07-21 32 Ord Homily

     

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For Becky & Tom's son, Austin, who took his life this past week;  For Laura Chollick;  For John & Karen Anderlick's grandson, Cooper John who lived only a few hours with his parents;   For Rosemary's great niece, Rylie;  For Richard's grand daughter, Madeleine;   For Esparza's new great grandson  & Frank;  For all the medical personnel struggling to treat the tsunami of sick people, in particular, locally, Cindy's staff at Presby, Dallas, and at Frisco Presby, the mother of Harper and Betsy, Kendle, working in labor & delivery, and for Hue & Linda's daughter, Doctor Rosemary Beavers;   For Mary & Dave Hall's g-daughter Allison Keller working at St. Lukes, The Woodlands,   For Sir Charlie & Jan;  Shonda's mom & Cody &  Leo & all of Shonda's dear family; For Ursuline Sr. Mary Troy,

     

    Jackie's mom, sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.; For Meredith, cancer free & John Schanot;    For John O'Donnell & Jean;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;  For Dee, and for her daughters, Lisa & Lauren  ;  For Anthony & Sabrina;    For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini, plus John's daughter, Joey, with cancer; from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford recuperating from an operation & a nephew; for David McKeon's brother, Hugh; For Beth's friends & brother;   for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

     

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    Sunset in Dubrovnik, Croatia

     

    Birthdays:  None this week.

    Anniversaries: None this week.

     

     

    Community Finances,   October 17 – November 7, 2021

    Expenses: $  1,510.00

    Outreach: $  1,190.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     

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          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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    2 Samuel 7, 1-5, 8-12, 14, & 16, The Lord tells the prophet Nathan that he will protect his lineage forever.

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    Tranquility 10

     

     

    Here is information about ways we can help this Christmas. 

    Soul’s Harbor.  As in years past we are collecting sweatshirts and hoodies for the guys at Soul’s Harbor. Please drop them off at Lynda Fleming’s house by 12/17/20.  (5 Vista Cliff Place, Richardson, TX 75080).

     

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    Here's my email:  Bgood@legacypca.com

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  • 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 5, 2023

    Isaiah 58:  Thus says the Lord: Share your bread with the hungry, . . . 

    Corinthians 2:  . . . so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.

    Matthew 5:  Jesus said to his disciples: "You are the salt of the earth. . ."

     

     

     

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    Carrie reading from Isaiah

     

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,    Ben and Shonda

    Readers,  Paul and Carrie

    Gospel,   John Cade

    Homily, Jackie Turner

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing, Rosemary

           

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    Paul reading from Paul's letter to the Corinthians

                                                                   

     

    Readings:  Download 02-05-23 Readings – 5th Ordinary

     

     

     

     

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    Jackie's mom, sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;  For Dee, and for her daughters, Lisa & Lauren;     For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's daughter, Joey, with cancer; from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford recuperating from an operation & friends, Annie, a mom of 3 kids and Michael ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

     

     

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    he Kiss of Peace

     

     

     

    Birthdays:  Geri Moran 2/7,  Tom Quinn 2/8, Hue Beavers 2/11, John Bresson 2/11

    Anniversaries:  

    Community Finances:   

    Expenses: 1,295.00

    Outreach: $  360.00

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    Hue receiving a remembrance for his birthday

     

     

    Rosemary's Blessing: 

    What Is Success

    by Ralph Waldo Emerson

     

    To laugh often and much;
    To win the respect of intelligent people and
    the affection of children;
    To earn the approbation of honest critics and endure
    the betrayal of false friends;
    To appreciate beauty;
    To find the best in others;
    To give of one's self;
    To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
    To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and
    sung with exultation;
    To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived –
    This is to have succeeded.

     

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    John receiving a cookie for his birthday

     

     

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    and Gilberto and Randolph get a cookie for their birthdays

     
     
     

     

    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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    Acts of the Apostles 6:  The word of God continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, …

    1 Peter 2:  You are "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises" of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

    John 14:  " … Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father."

                      

     

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    Mary reading from the Acts of the Apostles

                                            

                                                                     

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    Music,    Ben & Shonda

    Readers,  Mary & John

    Gospel,   John Cade

    Homily,   John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing, Rosemary

                                                                                  

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    John reading from the first Letter of Peter

     

     

     

    Readings:  Download 05-07-23 Readings – 5th Easter

    Homily:   

                            

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    Celeste gets a cookie for visiting us from Thailand

     

    Remember these special people:

    For Cindy Cramer's family;  For the family of Ron Senter;   For Meredith  whose cancer has come back;  For Jan;  For Tom  Quinn who had back surgery on November 21st;  For Sandra who has been diagnosed with Large B Cell Lymphoma;   For Lambrini, John Cade's wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Madeleine, Richard Eshelbrenner's granddaughter;  For Hue; For Jackie;  For John's sister, Kathey recovering from a fall;   For Tom Good;  For a young man, 19 struggling with a brain tumor and cancer;     For Mary Hall's friend Cadence still suffering from a serious medical condition;   For Sir Charlie & Jan; 

                                                                                                       

           

     

    Jackie's mom, sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;  For Dee, and for her daughters, Lisa & Lauren;  For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's daughter, Joey, with cancer; from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford recuperating from an operation & friends, Annie, a mom of 3 kids and Michael ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

     

     

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    The Kiss of Peace

     

                                              

    Birthdays:  Patricia Jansky, Barbara Senter

    Anniversaries:  

    Community Finances:   

    Expenses: 1,005.00

    Outreach: $  460.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

           

     

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:

     

    …and life is still a constant surprise to me.  We never know what will happen next, what we will see, and what important person will come into our life, or what important person we will lose.  Life is change, constant change, and unless we are lucky enough to find comedy in it, change is nearly always drama, if not tragedy.  But after everything, and even when the skies turn scarlet and threatening, I still believe that if we are lucky enough to be alive, we must give thanks for the miracle of every moment of every day, no matter how flawed.  And we must have faith in God, and in the Universe, and in a better tomorrow even if that faith is not always deserved.

     

    Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

     

     

     

     

     

     

    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.

  • Trinity Sunday, May 31, 2026

    Exodus 34:  Thus the LORD passed before him and cried out, “The LORD, the LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.”
    2 Corinthians 13:  Mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
    John 3:  God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.

    Mary Jane reading from the Acts of the Apostles
    John reading from 1 Corinthians
    Ben reading IN FLANDERS FIELDS
    By Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae
    Composed at the battlefront on May 3, 1915 during the second battle of Ypres, Belgium

     

    Pope John XXIII modeled love and kindness for all the world to see. “See everything,” he said, “overlook a great deal; correct a little.”
    The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

     

    Rickey Turner
    Please click on the link below for more information on Rick’s fund for ongoing treatment and medications for a kidney transplant. As Rick is now back on track for the transplant, we are helping to cover the medications necessary following the transplant.
    Rick Turner Blog Post


    Another Reminder for Trinity Sunday, May 31, 2026
    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.