Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025

Isaiah 50:The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I am not disgraced;

Philippians 2: Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave,
coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance,  he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

 

 

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Denni reading from Isaiah

 

Thanks…     

Music,   Ben & Shonda

Readers,  Denni, Tom, Lynda, Tom, Annette & Roger

Homily,   

Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

The Magic Zoom makers,  Kevin

Final Blessing,  Rosemary

 

 

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Tom reading from Paul's letter to the Philippians

         

 

Remember these special people:

For Pope Francis;  For John Stack;    For Shonda's Grandmother;    For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;   For Frank Esparza; For Lambrini, John Cade's wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Madeleine, Richard Eshelbrenner's granddaughter;  For Hue; For Jackie;   For Mary Hall's family and friend Cadence still suffering from a serious medical condition;   For Sir Charlie;  For Ron ;  For Teresa Quinn's niece, Maddie who has a brain tumor;  

                                       

 

Jackie's sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;    John Cade's daughter, Joey, with cancer; from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford recuperating from an operation,  the families of Annie and Michael and her neighbor, Marie and the family;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

 

 

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Lynda reading the part of the Narrator in the Passion of our Lord

 

Birthdays:   Claire Occhipinti 4/17

Anniversaries:   

 

 

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Celeste is home for a week from teaching in Thailand

 

 

Expenses: $   470.00

Outreach: $    110.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

 


Rosemary's Blessing:


The grass never sleeps.

Or the roses.

Nor does the lily have a secret eye that shuts until morning.

Jesus said, wait with me. But the disciples slept.

The cricket has such splendid fringe on its feet,

and it sings, have you noticed, with its whole body,

and heaven knows if it ever sleeps.

Jesus said, wait with me.

And maybe the stars did, maybe the wind wound itself into a silver tree, and didn't move,

maybe the lake far away, where once he walked as on a blue pavement, lay still and waited, wild awake.

Oh the dear bodies, slumped and eye-shut, that could not

keep that vigil, how they must have wept,

so utterly human, knowing this too

must be a part of the story.


Gethsemane  by Mary Oliver 


 

 
 
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.

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    Rosemary's Blessing:

    “Father and Mother of all:

    We give thanks for food and remember the hungry,

    We give thanks for health and remember the sick,

    We give thanks for friends and remember the friendless,

    We give thanks for freedom and remember the enslaved.

    May our giving thanks stir us to service, that our blessings may be shared with others. Amen.”

     

    A Thanksgiving prayer from a Dear Abbey column

     

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     Mary reading from Daniel.

     

    Thanks to these special people

    • For  the Readings:  Mary  &   Bernadette
    • For The Team:    Buddy  &  Georgie
    • For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
    • For the Special Communion Cups: Jan & Charlie
    • For the Pictures:   Rick & Mike  &   Connie
    • For the coffee and extras:  Jackie & Becky & Tom
    • For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue 
    • For the Music:     Ben  
    • For Becky & her generous hospitality at Legacy
    • For all who helped with communion

      

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    Bernadette reads from 2 Corinthians.

     

    Birthdays:   Diane McMahon (Sunday, 81), Frank Esparza (Monday), Ron Ackerman (Thursday)

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The The Week. 

     

    Remember these special people

    For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's cousin in W. VA & for Darbyanne;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother,Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen;   For Carol's recuperation;   For  Joe Mazzei's sister, Nina with cancer; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;   For Rosemary's niece, Beth and her partner, Sarah with cancer;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina; 

     

     

     

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    Our Dearest Emma, you are a natural.  You do everything so well.

     

    For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 90 years!) in Ontario;  For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom;    or Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;  Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen; 

     

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    Happy 81st birthday today, Dearest Diane.  You are still one of my classiest dancers.

     

     

    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; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

     

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    And Happy Birthday to you Dear Frank.

     

    Your Finances, November 18, 2018

    Expenses:    $5235.00

    Outreach:    $315.00

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody

     

    We donated $2,000.00 to Soul's Harbor today.

     

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    Jim, you got that cupcake because everyone felt sorry for you, being a student in my classes back at Jesuit in the 60's.

     

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S.

    (214-783-0443)

     

     

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    Welcome, Brent, to our monthly contribution to souls Harbor, the great work you do.   Wish it could be more.

     

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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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  • Christmas, December 25, 2023

    Isaiah 9: For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests.

    Titus 2:  Beloved: The grace  of God has appeared, saving all and training us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age . . .

    Luke 2:  a savior has bee born for you who is Christ the Lord.

     

     

     

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Shonda & Ben 

    Readers,   Jackie, Brent  & Claire

    Homily,   John Cade

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing, Rosemary

                                          

    John Cade's Homily  Download 12-25-23 Homily – Christmas


     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For John Stack;  For the family of Ron Senter;   For Meredith  whose cancer has come back;  For Tom Good;  For Tom  Quinn who had back surgery on November 21st; For Lambrini, John Cade's wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Madeleine, Richard Eshelbrenner's granddaughter;  For Hue; For Jackie;  For John's sister, Kathey recovering from a fall;   For Mary Hall's friend Cadence still suffering from a serious medical condition;   For Sir Charlie;  For Ron ;  For Teresa Quinn's niece, Maddie who has a brain tumor;

                                                                                                     

     

    Jackie's 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 & the families of Annie and Michael ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

     

     


                                        

    Birthdays: Meredith Burmaster 12/26, Connie Bresson 12/27

    Anniversaries:  Tom & Teresa Quinn

         

    Community Finances:   

    Expenses: $  550.00

    Outreach: $   

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

                                     

    Rosemary's Blessing:
     

    Loving Father, help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and worship of the wise men.

    Close the door of hate and open the door of love all over the world.

    Let kindness come with every gift and good desires with every greeting.

    Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings and teach us to be merry with clear hearts.

    May the Christmas morning make us happy to be thy children, and Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus’ sake.

    Amen.

    Robert Louis Stevenson

     
     
     

     

    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.

  • Reminder for Sunday, December 2, 2018, First Advent

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    Note: we are now meeting at Legacy Academy.  We will continue to post this map until after Christmas Eve. 

     

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

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

    Place: Legacy Charter School, Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

     

     Readings:  

     

    Jeremiah 33:14-16,  The days are surely coming, says the LORD

    Psalm 25:1-10,  To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.

    1 Thessalonians 3:9-13,  How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?

    Luke 21:25-36,  Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees . . .

     

  • Reminder for 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 6, 2024

    Genesis 2: The Man said, "Finally! Bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh! Name her Woman for she was made from Man."   Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife. They become one flesh.

    Hebrews 2:  Since the One who saves and those who are saved have a common origin, Jesus doesn't hesitate to treat them as family.

    Mark 10:  In the original creation, God made male and female to be together.  Because of this, a man leaves father and mother, and in marriage he becomes one flesh with a woman – no longer two individuals, but forming a new unity.

     


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    John in Montreal in September

     

     

    Another Reminder for 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 6, 2024

     

    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference)
     
    NOTE:  THIS IS A NEW ADDRESS as of 9/1/24
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    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.
  • 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 22, 2023

    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.

     

    John and Rosemary will be out of town next week.  Mass for 1/29/23 will be on Zoom with  John Cade.

     

     

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    John reading from Isaiah

     

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,    Ben 

    Readers,  John and Connie

    Gospel,   John Stack

    Homily, John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing, Rosemary

           


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    Connie reading from Paul's letter to the Corinthians

                                                                   

     

    Readings:  Download 01-22-23 Readings – 3rd Ordinary

    Homily:  

     

     

     

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    Connie and John sharing their experience with Bona Responds in Florida

     

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For Frank Esparza who has been diagnosed with cancer;  For Jan;  For John Simari's mother who is not feeling well;  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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    Connie and John presenting John with a new Bona Responds t-shirt

     

     

     

    Birthdays:  Kevin Doherty 1/24, Charlie Keszler 1/28, Miguel 1/28, Mary Hall 1/29,

    Randolph Brown 2/1, Rick Turner 2/2, Gilberto Delgado 2/4

    Anniversaries:  Occhipinti 1/23

     

    Community Finances:   

    Expenses: $  610.00

    Outreach: $  175.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

             

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    Linda presenting John with a tribute for his birthday

     

     

    Rosemary's Blessing: 

     

    Oh God of humor enable us to laugh at your mischievous plans. 

    Life can become serious during these cold winter months, and our hearts can become heavy and burdened with responsibilities, decisions and trying to keep everyone happy. 

    Let us look for the funny things that happen, the unexpected surprise that catches us off-guard, along with the incongruences that we encounter. 

    Smile, snicker, giggle, give a belly laugh, and spontaneously guffaw. 

    You will be amazed at how God works through laughter.

     

    Sr. Mary Elizabeth Schweiger

     

     

     
     

     

    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.

  • Reminder for Sunday, March 19, 2017, 3rd Lent, A cycle

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    Thanks for the coffee, Ray.  Welcome, 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

     

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    Hi, Genevieve, how you doing, My Dear.

     

    Readings:

    Exodus 17, 3-7,  Moses: “What shall I do with this people?”

     Psalm 95,  If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

     Romans 5,  1-2, 5- 8,   The love of God has been poured out into our hearts.

     John 4, 5-42,    The Samaritan Woman at the well.

     

    John and Jean

     

    Happy Birthday, John.  Hi, Jean.
     

     

    Community Activities:  

    ROMEO MEET: Friday, March 17, 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),  April TBA    

    Love for the Kids, April 8, Welcome

     

    Bern

     

    The Gang, Bern, Rick, Jackie, & Shonda.

     

    What is going on in Our Catholic World

    1. Who rules in Rome,  Corpus,  2-23-17, 850 words,   Download WHO RULES ROME 3-16-17
    2. Evaluation of Francis after 4 years, National Catholic Reporter, 3-13-17, 640 words,    Download Francis' 4 year evaluation 3-16-17

     

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    Who miked that little Girl?  She is a naturaal.

     

    True?

    “I used to think 50 was old.  I was wrong.  Not even close.”

    Harriet Anderson, 79, the oldest female to ever finish the Ironman World Championship

     (Ready Sir Charlie?)

     

      John

     

    Healing for John.

     

    See you Sunday.

    J.S., 214-783-0443

     

    Peace

     

    Our Father & Peace.

     

    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.