Author: Rosemary

  • Reminder for the 3rd Sunday of Advent, December 15, 2024

    ByRosemary

    Zephaniah 3:  Jerusalem will be told: "Don't be afraid. Dear Zion, don't despair. Your God is present among you, a strong Warrior there to save you.

    Philippians 4:  Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

    Luke 3:  But John intervened: "I'm baptizing you here in the river. The main character in this drama, to whom I'm a mere stagehand, will ignite the kingdom life, a fire, the Holy Spirit within you, changing you from the inside out.


     A Note from Lynda Fleming concerning the Advent Tree for Seniors

    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!!

     

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    Another Reminder for the 3rd Sunday of Advent, December 15, 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.

  • 2nd Sunday of Advent, December 8, 2024

    ByRosemary

    Baruch 5:  Wrapped in the mantle of justice from God, place on your head the diadem of the glory of the Eternal One.

    Philippians 1: So this is my prayer: that your love will flourish and that you will not only love much but well.

    Luke 3:  … John, Zachariah's son, out in the desert at the time, received a message from God.

     

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    Carrie reading from Paul's Letter to the Philippians
     
     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Ben & Shonda

    Readers,  Carrie & Paul

    Homily,   John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

     


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    Becky commenting on the homily

                                

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For John Stack;  For John Simari's mother;  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;  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 and her neighbor, Marie and the family;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

     

     

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    Birthdays:  Tom Good 12/14, Loretta Williams 12/12

    Anniversaries:   

     

     

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    Shonda and Cody and Tom and Denni (at home) get cookies for their anniversaries last week

     

     

    Expenses: $   750.00

    Outreach: $   305.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     

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    John Cade shares about the 3 parties he had for his 90th birthday

     

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:

    Gracious God, slow my pace and soften my heart this Christmas. 

    Keep me

    from rushing through the season, but missing the Way . . .

    from decorating the tree, but missing the Light . . .

    from wrapping the gifts, but missing the Gift. 

    www.PrayersAtWork.com

     

     

     

     
    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 the 2nd Sunday of Advent, December 8, 2024

    ByRosemary

    Baruch 5:  Wrapped in the mantle of justice from God, place on your head the diadem of the glory of the Eternal One.

    Philippians 1: So this is my prayer: that your love will flourish and that you will not only love much but well.

    Luke 3:  … John, Zachariah's son, out in the desert at the time, received a message from God.


    John Cade's Homily from last Sunday:  Download 12-01-24 Homily- 1st Sunday of Advent

     

     

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    Mike celebrating his birthday at the Crab Shack with a tin foil crab on his head

     

     

    Another Reminder for the 2nd Sunday of Advent, December 8, 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.

  • 1st Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2024

    ByRosemary

    Jeremiah 33: That's when Judah will be secure and Jerusalem live in safety.

    1 Thessalonians 3:  And may the Master pour on the love so it fills your lives and splashes over on everyone around you, just as it does from us to you.

    Luke 21:  And then – then! – they'll see the Son of Man welcomed in grand style – a glorious welcome!

     

     

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    Steve reading from Jeremiah

     
     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Ben & Shonda

    Readers,  Jackie Turner & Steve Bernasek

    Homily,   John Cade

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack 

    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

     


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    Hawaiian Creche.  The baby doesn't come until Christmas Eve
                                

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For John Stack;  For John Simari's mother;  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;  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 and her neighbor, Marie and the family;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

     

     


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    Birthdays:  Mike Moran 12/2, Cathy Bambenek 12/4

    Anniversaries:   Brent & Meredith Burmaster 12/1, Shonda & Cody Mashburn 12/3, Denni & Tom Zurchin 12/6

     

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    Some of the birthday and anniversary folks – Cathy, Shonda, Brent, Denni and Tom

     

    Expenses: $   3,575.00

    Outreach: $   130.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:

    Prayer for Good Humor
    by St. Thomas More

    Grant me, O Lord, good digestion, and also something to digest.
    Grant me a healthy body, and the necessary good humor to maintain it.
    Grant me a simple soul that knows to treasure all that is good
    and that doesn’t frighten easily at the sight of evil,
    but rather finds the means to put things back in their place.
    Give me a soul that knows not boredom, grumblings, sighs and laments,
    nor excess of stress, because of that obstructing thing called “I.”
    Grant me, O Lord, a sense of good humor.
    Allow me the grace to be able to take a joke to discover in life a bit of joy,
    and to be able to share it with others.

     

     
    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 the 1st Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2024

    ByRosemary

    Jeremiah 33: That's when Judah will be secure and Jerusalem live in safety.

    1 Thessalonians 3:  And may the Master pour on the love so it fills your lives and splashes over on everyone around you, just as it does from us to you.

    Luke 21:  And then – then! – they'll see the Son of Man welcomed in grand style – a glorious welcome!


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    Another Reminder for the 1st Sunday of Advent, December 1, 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.

  • Sunday before Thanksgiving, November 24, 2024

    ByRosemary

    Sirach 50:  May he grant you a wise heart and abide with you in peace;

    1 Corinthians 1:  Every time I think of you – and I think of you often! –

    Luke 7:  One of them, when he realized that he was healed, turned around and came back, shouting his gratitude, glorifying God.

     

     

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    John Cade and John Stack are ready to begin Mass

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Ben & Shonda

    Readers,  Geri & Mike Moran

    Homily,   John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack 

    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing,  Lynda

     


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    Cathy telling us about the toys of the Pilgrim children                            

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For John Stack;  For John Simari's mother;  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;  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 and her neighbor, Marie and the family;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

     

     


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    Cody gets a cookie for his birthday

    Birthdays:  John Cade 11/24

    Anniversaries:   Frank & Mary Esparza 11/28,    John & Michelle Simari 11/29

     

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    Donna updates us on the sweatshirt and hoodie drive

     

    Expenses: $   1,000.00

    Outreach: $   450.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     

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    Lynda reads her blessing

     

     

    Lynda's Blessing:

    Today I am thankful for eyes that have come to see that life will not always be easy.
    That road will bend.
    Those lines will blur.
    That tides will rise.
    And that storms will come.
    I am thankful for those lights that took the form of humans.
    Who shone into me when I was at my lowest.
    Who were not afraid of sadness. Or darkness.
    Or the many layers that wove themselves around me and made me hard to understand.
    Or reach. Or even hard to love sometimes.
    I'm thankful for skies that change color.
    For paths that change direction.
    And for seasons that remind me that we are all just one breath away from a new beginning.
    I am thankful, knowing that kindness still exists.
    That the truth is out there.
    That faith can move mountains.
    And that I was made for every last bit of it.

    ~ 'Thankful' by Ullie Kaye

     

     

     
    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 the Sunday before Thanksgiving, November 24, 2024

    ByRosemary

    Sirach 50:  May he grant you a wise heart and abide with you in peace;

    1 Corinthians 1:  Every time I think of you – and I think of you often! –

    Luke 7:  One of them, when he realized that he was healed, turned around and came back, shouting his gratitude, glorifying God.


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    Another Reminder for the Sunday before Thanksgiving, November 247, 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.

  • Special Announcement about the Hoodies and Sweatshirts for Soul’s Harbor

    ByRosemary

    Donna Dinsmore checked on what size hoodies and sweatshirts are needed.

    Here is what is needed:  

    XXL – 10

    XL  – 13

    L – 16

    Donna said if people want to Amazon them to her house they can.  Here is the address: 

    9 High Mesa Place

    Richardson, TX 75080

    She also offered to pick items up from your house.  Just call or text her 972-679-0286.

     

    Giving Made Easy

    Christmas wreathe

     


  • 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 17, 2024

    ByRosemary

    Daniel 12: Men and women who have lived wisely and well will shine brilliantly, like the cloudless, star-strewn night skies. And those who put others on the right path to life will glow like stars forever.

    Hebrews 10: It was a perfect sacrifice by a perfect person to perfect some very imperfect people.

    Mark 13: He'll dispatch the angels; they will pull in the chosen from the four winds, from pole to pole.

     

     

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    Connie reading from Paul's Letter to the Hebrews

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Ben 

    Readers,  Connie & John

    Homily,   John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack 

    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

     

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     Mary reading from Mark

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For John Stack;  For John Simari's mother;  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;  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 and her neighbor, Marie and the family;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

     

     

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    Frank gets a cookie for his birthday

    Birthdays:   Frank Esparza 11/18, Cody Mashburn 11/19, Ron Ackerman 11/22

    Anniversaries:   Cliff and Jean Wright 11/23

     

     

      Expenses: $   375.00

      Outreach: $       0.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing:

    O God of Quiet, come!

    Whisper in our waiting hearts what you ask of us. … Come!

    Help us listen. Help us be quiet.

    May God’s small, still whisper reach our waiting, listening hearts.

     

    Sr. Delores Dolezai

     


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    Donna give us an update on the sweatshirt collection

     
     
     
    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 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 17, 2024

    ByRosemary

    Daniel 12: Men and women who have lived wisely and well will shine brilliantly, like the cloudless, star-strewn night skies. And those who put others on the right path to life will glow like stars forever.

    Hebrews 10: It was a perfect sacrifice by a perfect person to perfect some very imperfect people.

    Mark 13: He'll dispatch the angels; they will pull in the chosen from the four winds, from pole to pole.


     

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    Another Reminder for 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 17, 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.