Reminder for Sunday, September 23, 2018, 25th, Ordinary Time

Isaiah 55:  Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, . . .
Romans 8:  . . . for creation was made subject to futility, not of its own accord but because of the one who subjected it, in hope that creation itself would be set free from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God.
Matthew 13:  “A sower went out to sow.  And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up.  Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. But some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold . . .

 

The tragedy of life is to allow it to go by without appreciating something in every single day, without celebrating its fundamental goodness to us.
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

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Another Reminder for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 12, 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.

 

 

 

Note: we are now meeting at Legacy Academy.

 

 

 

 

Anybody know who this crazy girl is?

 

 

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

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

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

 

 

 

 

After 56 years, Ken & Cindy.

 

 

Readings:  

 Deuteronomy 4, 1-2, 6-8,  Moses said to the people…  

Psalm 15,   The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.

 James 1, 17-18, 21-22, 27, All good giving is from above.

Mark 7, 1-8, 14-15, 21-23,  You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition.

                   

 

 

Ye olde Candle Team.

                                                                               

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, August 31, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in. Even Mike is back!

 

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together), September  7,   Hi Everyone,

Hope you are having a good summer. We are in Rochester where it is cooler and having a great time. 

I have set up our next Juliets Luncheon for Friday, September 7th at Ocean Seafood and Grill at 12:00 Noon.  Please let me know who will be attending.  I have called in a reservation for 18 already.  It is a BYOB and the food very good and reasonable.  This is always a favorite restaurant.  Hope to see all of you then.

Don't have the exact address with me but it is on Spring Creek and Coit Road behind the Chic-fil-A in Plano.

See ya soon,  Marilyn

 

 

 

 

 

The Healing Touch.

 

 

TRUE?

 

 

 

By whom?  Guess.

 

 

 

 

 

This cupcake, Georgie, is from the community and says, "Thanks for being so special."

 

 

Anything happening in our Catholic World?

1. Who is this Cardinal Vigano?, National Catholic Reporter, August 28  https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/who-archbishop-carlo-maria-vigano
2.  I stood up in Mass and confronted, August  24, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/opinion/i-stood-up-in-mass-and-confronted-my-priest-you-should-too.htm ,  Also, from a good friend of mine, a personal story   Download Stand up

 

 

Our Father. 

 

 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

 

Peace, Aggie.

 

 

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.

 

Genesis 14:    "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who delivered your foes into your hand."

Corinthians   11:  For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.

Luke 9:  They all ate and were satisfied.  And when the leftover fragments were picked up, they filled twelve wicker baskets.

Without pain we could never know the real meaning of joy. “A wounded deer,” Emily Dickinson wrote, “leaps highest.”

The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister 

 

 

Another Reminder for Corpus Christi Sunday, June 22, 2025

 

 

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.

 

 

Readings:

1 Kings  19, 9-13,  There was a tiny whispering sound.

 Psalm 85,   Lord, let us see your kindness, and grand us your salvation.

Romans 9, 1-5,  My kindred according to the flesh

Matthew  14, 22-33,  Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.

 

 

Community Events:

1.   Ladies’ luncheon, This Thursday, August 7,  Jan’s house, 1317 Edgefield Drive, Plano, 214-926-6888.  Time: 1:00.  Jan will serve sloppy joe’s.  Please bring a small dish to share.  Let Jan know if you will be coming.

2.   ROMEO lunch, Friday, August 8.  Jason’s, 1:00.  Mike’s cookies up for grabs.

 3. Garbage Fact of the week:  This August comes only once every 800 years.  It has 5 Sundays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Fridays.

  

What's going on in our Catholic World:    

1.       Meeting in Rome on Marriage, National Catholic Reporter, July 30, 1600 words,     Download Meeting on Marriage 8-7-14

2.       Babe Routh, National Catholic Reporter,  August 2, 1200 words,     Download Babe Ruth 8-7-14   

 

 

True? 

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

Chinese Proverb

 

 

See you Sunday, August 10, 2014, 19^th Ordinary Time, Cycle A

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Says Brandon, "Hi, Everybody, Welcome in." 

 

 

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

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

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

 

 

Okay, Everybody, just sing along with me.

 

Readings:

Amos 8, 4-7,  Never will I forget a thing they have done.

Psalm 113,  Praise the Lord who lifts up the poor.

 1 Timothy 2, 1-8,  I ask that supplications & prayers be offered for everyone.

Luke 16, 1-13,   The rich man and the dishonest steward.

 

 

 

 

Leo and Brandon hanging out.

 

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, September 9, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in.    Maybe take a week off.                                                                                                      

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together):     October 7,   Friday, @ 1 pm,  Location to be announced.

 

 

 

So, who is this elephant?  Guess.  Look at the previous picture.

                                                                 

 

What is going on in Our Catholic World

1. What fills Catholic Churches,  National Catholic Reporter,  

 

 

The New Musician.

 

 

True?

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in​ ​

mind to blame. 

MM

 

 

 

Healing for Tom.

 

 

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

 

Hi, Stacie

 

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, Everyone.

 

 

             The Great Encounter: Mr. Peighton meets Cowboy Cole.

 

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.

 

 

Communion for all in our Community, for example, Zoe, Victoria, and Emma 

 

Readings:

 1 Kings 19 4-8, Elijah prayed for death.

Psalm 34,    Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Ephesians 4, 30-5, 2,   All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you.

John 6, 41-51, I am the bread of life. 

 

 

 

         The Ekes' Offertory, Cindy, Marlene, Zaile, and Megan.

 

Community Activities:  

1.        ROMEO MEET: Friday, August 7, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.   Mike has cookies for all.

 2.      LADIES' LUNCHEON,  August 6, Thursday, 1:00 P.M.,  Big Shucks, 103 S. Coit, Richardson, between Beltline and Spring Valley.

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

Carol 

 

              Wanna guess what Beth & Rob are talking about?                                            Could it be Yosemite?

 

 3.  Ray and Shonda have some new Mass responses (Mass of Glory) that they would like for us to practice for a few weeks before Mass before we sing it during the Mass proper.  You can check out these utube sites to hear them: 

http://youtu.be/mGlpu6_c3gQ

http://youtu.be/wYAikjow24E

http://youtu.be/k6Qjsxq8dU4 

 

 

               Our Dear Sabrina home for a whirlwind visit before                           returning to college. 

 

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1.       What about married priests?, The Tablet & Corpus, July 24, 380 words,    Download Married Priests 8-6-15

 2.      Francis visits the U.S., National Catholic Reporter, July 31, 1300 words,     Download Francis to U.S. 8-6-15 

3.          The Great Sister Theresa Kane, National Catholic Reporter, August 1,  1300 words,   Download The Great Sr. Theresa Kane 8-6-15

 

 

                 Zoe & Victoria taking part in the celebration.

 

Special Announcement: We are moving

After celebrating week after week for 10 years, PISD is asking us to move over to Sigler on Janwood.  Apparently it is quite expensive to A/C the large cafetorium at Vines.  Sigler will be more economical.  September 6 we begin our new adventure.

Check the map:    View this photo

                                                                                                 

True?  

 Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely

 in a pretty and well preserved body,

 but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out,    

and loudly proclaiming,

 

                                           —WOW— What a Ride !

 

 

                                      Sandra and Nina.

 

See you this Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

 

 

                    The Girls, Morgan, Georgie, and Zoe learning.

 

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

 

             Some of the 100 strong Air Force Bike Team riding                        Ragbrai and helping riders with problems along the road.  

                                               Love those biking clothes.