Announcements

John Stack Celebration

“John has touched so many of our lives. This is an opportunity to show him our love and gratitude”

DATE: August 30, 2026

WHERE: Clubhouse near John and Rosemary’s home – 6970 Helsem Way, Dallas, 75230
–            Parking is available on the street and side streets if the clubhouse lot is full
–            For street parking please park on one side of the street only and do not block driveways   of residents
–            We will have a drop-off area by the clubhouse
–            There are 2 entrances in the front of the clubhouse, the left doorway has no steps to maneuver outside, but there are 3 steps to maneuver once inside the door. Let Connie (see contact info below) know if you need assistance that day.

TIME: Doors open for guests attending mass at 11:00. For guests attending the reception only, please arrive after 11:45 (when mass is over)
–            Short mass celebration 11:15
o   We plan to have Zoom available (but note this is a bit iffy with the facility, but we will try our best)
o   For Zoom   ( the video conference)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1
Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
Passcode: 412993

–            Welcome / Reception follows mass at 12:00
o   Beverages, light lunch, and dessert will be provided
o   We have the venue until 2:00 pm so feel free to stay and socialize.

RSVP: Please reply to Connie Bresson with the number of guests attending by Sunday August 23, so we can plan accordingly.

GIFTS: We will have a basket for cards and donations at the reception.

–            Remote attendees can mail Connie Bresson cards in advance (1441 Burlington Dr, Plano 75025) for the gift basket at the reception, or can you mail directly to John and Rosemary (7017 Helsem Way, Dallas, TX 75230)
–            Donations will be accepted at the celebration for John’s charities

PICTURES: Please email Paul Bieda no more than two of your favorite John Stack pictures by August 23.  Send photos to:
–            JSMPhotos2026@gmail.com
–            Connie will forward pictures she has already received to Paul

QUESTIONS: Contact Connie Bresson at conniebresson@gmail.com or 214-577-8811

The Celebration Committee
Tom and Denni Zurchin
John and Connie Doherty
Paul and Carrie Bieda
John and Connie Bresson

 

Rosemary's Blessing

 As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler

We move closer to the feast of Thanksgiving.

May we be always grateful for the blessings we have received

And ever vigilant for the blessings we may give.

  
 

 Special Thanks:    

• For Reading:  Mike & Geri Moran
• For Serving: Kevin 
• For the Communion Bread: The Drakes, Paul  & Maddie
• For the Wine Cups:  Rob & Beth
• For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Wendy
• For the Pictures:   Jan & Zack
• For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
• For the coffee and pastries: Marilyn & Ron & Joan  & Claire      

                                                                                              
  

  

Happy Birthday:  Blair & Blake, Penny Morrow, & Jane Drake & Rosemary 

Happy Anniversary: John & Connie Bresson (24th)

 
 

Please Remember:

Rosemary's recuperations from a hernia operation; Beth's foot operation Tuesday;  Cathy & Dona's mother who died Sunday night;  Mike & Dee's daughter, Lisa;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;  Shonda & the new member of our music team, Mr. Leo Winkler,  AND Michelle, with Buddy & Torri ;  Jackie Ritter's recupertion;    Margie Malone's 2 year old niece;  Jim Drescher with cancer & his family, including Diane, Christine, Megan, & D'Arcy;  Kim Burkhart's dad;   Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke;   Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;    Warren & Barb's friend,  Phil Fruge;   Gilberto Delgado's mom;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter & John's dad moving into assisted living;  Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning & Wally's sister, Chris;   Marilyn Ackerman's  brother, Dick, and their grand daughter, Alex;  Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;  David Hoover;     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;  Richard Froebe's dad;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, &  Jim;    Margie's mom;  our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino;   George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite, 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.  

 
 
 
 
Picture 1:     Geri

Picture 2:    Mike

Picture 3:    Wendy & Shonda & Ray

Picture 4:    Leo giving everyone the last blessing

Video:          The beginning of Mass

                        

Your Finances: November 14:

Expenses:  $1085.00

Outreach:   $  295.00

Thanks for the Generosity

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

 

Rosemary's Blessing:  

May leaves of autumn decorate your path

And mellow golden sunlight guide your way

May love and laughter overcome all wrath

And instill much joy in each coming day. 

Andrew Greeley    A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers

 

Special Thanks: 

• For Reading: Christine & Ed Kless, plus Sean & Cara

• For the Communion Bread:  Cindy Cramer & Kim Crossk

• For Serving:   T.J.

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

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

• For the Pictures: JoJo 

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

• For the donuts & coffee:  Jackie & Joan Gleason & Tony & Gayle

• For the Flowers: Sandra Pratt

• For all the scraping and labor at Heritage Farm Saturday: Tony, Frank, Esparza, Tom & Lynda, Diane Holcolm & Melissa & Jenny, Margarita Pastula & Carmen & Ashley, Angie, and John & Alison who doubly blessed us with bringing lunch.

 

  

Happy Birthday:  Chuck Pratt, Patricia, Rob

 

 

Please Remember:   Paul Drake's mom who died this week; Theresa Quinn's dad; Stacie McKinley's sister, Jenny; Celeste's niece, Lexi Colmenero; Alice Alt;   Christine Drescher's Grandmother;   David Hoover's mom;  Ann Bivona with her broken leg;  Rita Dore; Jackie's friend Jack Brown whio died this week;  Julie Johnston;  Margie Weynant;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  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;  Lucas' Quiocho's grand dad; 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;  George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece just diagnosed with leukemia; 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. 

 

 
   

Picture 1:  Isabella with her grandmother, Sydney

Picture 2:  Jackie Ritter's famous Spook House (Beware!)

Picture 3:  Jackie's, 6409 Bastrop Court, Dlls 75023

 

Picture 4:  Jackie?  (Visit at your own risk!)

 

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

Your Finances: October 25

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1248.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $  771.00 

 

 Thanks for your Generosity!

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

 

"Welcome in, Everybody," say Harper & Tori.

 

 

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

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

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

 

 

 

Let the clowns begin.

 

Readings:  

 Acts of the Apostles 4, 8-12,  Peter speaks again.

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

 1 John 3, 1-2,  Beloved, we are God’s children.

 John 10, 11-18, Jesus, “I am the Good Shepherd.” 

 

 

Sophia at work as our Candle Lighter.

 

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, April 20, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  I’ll be gone for two Fridays, Campers.

 

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together),  May Luncheon, TBA

 

 

 

A Sooner loose in public.

 

 

What is going on in Our Catholic World:

1.    Francis on the existence hell,  Religious News Service,  April 3, 2018,  626 words ,  Download FRANCIS AND HELL 4-12-18                 

2.    Married Priest possibilities, Corpus & The Tablet, April 6, 2018,  369 words,     Download MARRIED PRIESTS 4-19-18

 

 

 

 

 

Georgie reading our Blessing of The Candles.

 

 

True?

 

 “The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists in listening to them. Just as love to God begins with listening to His Word, so the beginning of love for the brethren is learning to listen to them. It is God's love for us that He not only gives us His Word but also lends us His ear. So it is His work ..

 

On Listening: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

 

 

 

 

Play Station #1.

 

 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

 

Watch out, here comes trouble.  She's back.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

John practices his dance steps for celebrating the next two Sunday Masses.

 

 

PLEASE NOTE: THIS WILL BE THE LAST EDITION OF THE BLOG UNTIL MAY.

Rosemary’s Blessing of The Week

Rosemary is away this week at her college reunion, College of New Rochelle, NY (50th!)

 

Patricia reading from 2 Samuel.

 

 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Patricia & Marsha 
•    For The Team:   Kevin & Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Becky & Tom
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie,  Mike
•    For the coffee and extras:   Becky & Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  David & Bethany & Ray
•    For all who helped with communion   

 

 

Marsha reading from Galatians.

 

 

Birthdays:  Wally Banzhaf  (71, Monday), Alison (55, Wednesday)

Anniversaries: 

Joe Barnes & Jane (35^th, Tuesday)

 

Welcome into the 60's, Bill, a great decade.

 

 

 Please Remember these special people:

For Nina's dad, Art, who just died this week at 93, and for Nina and the family;  For John Schanot's upcoming kidney operation connected with cancer;   For Nadia's recuperation;   For Claire's mom;  For Jan’s mom;  For Grace's mom in Alberta;   For Dee and Mike;   For Tom Good;     For Cliff & Jean;   For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Laura's sister Claudia; For Bernadette's mom;  For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;      For Frank;     For Anthony;   For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues;  For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer;     For John & Jean's son John Louis;    For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

 

 

Happy 38th year as a deacon, Mike.

 

 

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  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 Nadia's friend, Shannon Freeman;   For Nina Tucker's dad, Art;   For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;  Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer;    Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

 

Leo our candle lighter helping out.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michael, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece;   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; for Mary Ellen & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher;   for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including 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.

 

Happy Birthday, Kristin, and congratulations on Everet.

 

 

Your Finances, June 12, 2016 (Next Week)

Expenses:   $

Outreach:   $

Donated today:  

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

Thanks, Patricia, for all you do. 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Everet says, "Thanks for the welcome, Everybody."

 

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.

Rosemary's Blessing:

 

Bless the Journey 

May you see the way wherever the journey takes you, sailing safely over rough water and weathering the waves’ dips and crests

May you find treasure in Earth’s infinite variety, beauty and surprise

May you hear the ocean’s music in every shell you hold to your ear

May your boat fill with insight, laughter, generosity and love

as you discover new landscapes and explore the wide expanse of memory.

 

Navigator’s Blessing, by littlegoldboat

 

 

Jackie reading from Exodus.

 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:    Jackie & Sandra
•    For out team: Buddy & Georgie  & John  &  Mike
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Mike & Judy
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Rick & Mike & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Becky & Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Shonda & Ben & David & Hue
•    For all who helped with communion         

 

 

 

Sandra reading from 2 Timothy

 

Birthdays:   Chuck Pratt, Zoe, 11 & Samantha (twin sister who died)   

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Cindy Cramer;  For Sydney, For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For my buddy since grade school, Pete Wacks;  For Gilberto recuperating from his gall bladder operation:  Claire Mazzei's (Rosemary's sister in Hilton Head) knee replacement;    For Michelle; For Tom Quinn's brother just diseased;      For a friend & neighbor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free & her dad, Joe;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;    For Dee, and for her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued health;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini; 

 

 

 

Bill signing up volunteers for The Love for The Kids Picnic December 14.

 

For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 91 years!) in Ontario;  For Jackie's friend, Lynn, plus Angela, & her mom;  for Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;    for Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

 

 

Happy Birthday, Dearest Zoe.

 

Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla;   plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer;   Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues, especially Mark Terain; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Sandra, to Chuck.

 

Your Finances, October 20, 2019 

Expenses:   $ 1,120.00

Outreach:    $  650.00

 

 

Welcome in, My Dear Becca and Grace.

 

Thanks, Everybody 

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Is this not a sure sign of trouble coming!

 

 

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.

 

 

PEACE!