Author: Rosemary

  • Special Announcement about The Senior Citizen Angel Tree, December 17, 2023

     

    Senior Citizen Angel Tree:

     
    Lynda Fleming will be at mass this Sunday to collect gift cards and monetary donations for the Plano Wellness Center for Older Adults. The gift cards can be from fast food restaurants, Chili’s and Texas Roadhouse which is near their facility, Walmart, Visa, Target or grocery stores. Thanks, in advance, for your thoughtfulness and generosity!
  • Reminder for 3rd Sunday of Advent, December 17, 2023

    Isaiah 6:  As the earth brings forth its plants, and a garden makes it's growth  spring up, so will the Lord God make justice and praise spring up before all the nations.

    1 Thessalonians 5:  May the God of Peace make you perfectly holy and may you entirely,  spirit, soul, and body, be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ

    John 1:  "I am the voice of one crying out in the desert, make straight the way of the Lord;"

     

    Advent 2
     
     
     
    Another Reminder for the 3rd Sunday of Advent, December 10, 2023
     

    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )
     
     
     
     
     
    John Cade's homily from last Sunday. Download 12-10-23 Readings – 2nd Advent
     
     
     
     
     
     
    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 10, 2023

    Sorry Folks. This is late and there are no pictures, but the writer is sick.

     

    Isaiah 40:  Like a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs, carrying them in his bosom, and leading the ewes with care.

    2 Peter 3:  But according to his promise we await new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

    Mark 1:  Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way.  A voice of one crying out in the desert: "Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths."

     

     

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Shonda & Ben 

    Readers,  Mary & Frank

    Homily,   John Cade

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Richard

    Final Blessing, Rosemary

                                          

     

     

     

    Christmas Collections:

    We will be collecting sweatshirts and hoodies for Soul's Harbor  on Sunday, December 10, 2023.

     

    Senior Citizens Angel Tree:
     
    We will be helping the seniors from the Wellness Center for Older Adults in Plano. If you’re interested in “sponsoring” someone, please text Lynda Fleming at (972) 754-0823, and she’ll let you know what is on their wish list. The Wellness Center could also use gift cards for fast food places, restaurants like Chili’s and Texas Roadhouse which is near their facility or Walmart and Visa gift cards – any amount is fine. If you just want to give a monetary donation, Lynda will be happy to be your personal shopper. Thanks so much for your support!

     

     

     

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    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 Tom Good;   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: Tom Good 12/14

         

     

    Community Finances:   

    Expenses: 1,531.00

    Outreach: $   

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

                                     

    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 2nd Sunday of Advent, December 10, 2023

    Isaiah 40:  Like a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs, carrying them in his bosom, and leading the ewes with care.

    2 Peter 3:  But according to his promise we await new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

    Mark 1:  Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way.  A voice of one crying out in the desert: "Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths."

     

    Advent 2
     
     
    Another Reminder for the 2nd Sunday of Advent, December 10, 2023
     

    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )
     
     
     
     
    Red Maple
    A beautiful red maple
     
     
     
    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 1st Sunday of Advent, December 3, 2023

    Isaiah 63:  Yet, O Lord, you are our father; we are the clay and you are the potter; we are all the work of your hands.

    1 Corinthians 1:  He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    Mark 13:  Watch, therefore; you do not know when the lord of the house is coming, …

     

    Advent 2
     
     
    Another Reminder for the 1st Sunday of Advent, December 3, 2023
     

    Here are the links for Sunday:

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

  • 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Christ the King Sunday, November 26, 2023

    Ezekiel 34: Thus says the Lord God: From now on, I myself am the shepherd.  As shepherds go after their flocks when they get scattered, I’m going after my sheep.   I’ll rescue them from all the places they’ve been scattered. 

    James:  You can no more show me your works apart from your faith, than I can show you my faith apart from my works.  Faith and works, works and faith—they fit together hand in glove.

    Luke 17: Whenever you did one of these things to the least of my sisters and brothers—that was me.  You did it to me.

     

     

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    Mary Jane reading from Ezekiel

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Shonda & Ben 

    Readers,  Mary Jane & John

    Homily,   John Cade

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Richard

    Final Blessing, Rosemary

                                          

    IMG_9260         John reading from James

     

     

    Christmas Collections:

    We will be collecting sweatshirts and hoodies for Soul's Harbor  on Sunday, December 10, 2023.

    We will also have an Angel Tree.  More details to follow.

     

     

    Homily:  Download 11-26-23 Homily – Christ the King

     

     

     

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    John gets a cookie for his anniversary

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    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 Tom Good;   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.

     

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    Cody gets a cookie for his birthday last week

     

                                          

    Birthdays:   Mike Moran 12/2

    Anniversaries:  Frank & Mary Esparza 11/26, John &  Michelle Simari 11/29, Brent & Meredith Burmaster 12/1

                     

    Community Finances:   

    Expenses: 330.00

    Outreach: $  

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

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    Gilbert gets a cookie

                                        

    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

     
     
     

    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 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Christ the King Sunday, November 26, 2023

    Ezekiel 34: Thus says the Lord God: From now on, I myself am the shepherd.  As shepherds go after their flocks when they get scattered, I’m going after my sheep.   I’ll rescue them from all the places they’ve been scattered. 

    James:  You can no more show me your works apart from your faith, than I can show you my faith apart from my works.  Faith and works, works and faith—they fit together hand in glove.

    Luke 17: Whenever you did one of these things to the least of my sisters and brothers—that was me.  You did it to me. 

     

     

    Thanksgiving 3
     
     
     
    Another Reminder for the 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Christ the King Sunday, November 26, 2023
     

    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )
     
     
     
     
     
    Turkey 3
     
     
     
    John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at The ArtCentre of Plano, 902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.
     
  • Thanksgiving Mass, November 19, 2023

    Sirach 50:  May he grant you joy of heart and may peace abide among you.

    1 Corinthians 1: God is faithful, and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

    Luke 17:  And one of them,  realizing he had been healed, returned glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.  He was a Samaritan.

     


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    John Cade and John Stack starting Mass

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Ben 

    Readers,  Carrie & Paul

    Homily,   John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Richard

    Final Blessing, Rosemary

                                          

    IMG_9176Carrie reading from Sirach

             

     

    Christmas Collections:

    We will be collecting sweatshirts and hoodies for Soul's Harbor  on Sunday, December 10, 2023.

    We will also have an Angel Tree.  More details to follow.

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    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 Tom Good;   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.

     

     

     

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    Paul reading from Paul's Letter to the Corinthians

                                              

    Birthdays:   Cody Mashburn 11/19, Ron Ackerman 11/22, John Cade 11/25

    Anniversaries:  John Cade – stop smoking

                     

    Community Finances:   

    Expenses: 3,455.64

    Outreach: $  

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

                                            IMG_9223John Cade gets a cupcake for his birthday

    Rosemary's Blessing:
     

    O God, when I have food,
    help me to remember the hungry;
    When I have work,
    help me to remember the jobless;
    When I have a home,
    help me to remember those who have no home at all;
    When I am without pain,
    help me to remember those who suffer,
    And remembering,
    help me to destroy my complacency;
    bestir my compassion,
    and be concerned enough to help;
    By word and deed,
    those who cry out for what we take for granted.
    Amen.

     Samuel F. Pugh

     
     
     

    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 Thanksgiving Mass, November 19, 2023

    Sirach 50:  May he grant you joy of heart and may peace abide among you.

    1 Corinthians 1: God is faithful, and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

    Luke 17:  And one of them,  realizing he had been healed, returned glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.  He was a Samaritan.

     

     

    Thanksgiving 3
     
     
     
    Another Reminder for Thanksgiving Mass, November 19, 2023
     

    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference, same as last week )
     
     
     
     
     
    Turkey 3
     
     
     
    John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at The ArtCentre of Plano, 902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.
     
  • 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November12, 2023

    Wisdom 6:  Resplendent and unfading is wisdom, and she is readily perceived by those who love her, and found by those who seek her.

    1 Thessalonians 4:  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so too will God, through  Jesus, bring with him those who have fallen asleep.

    Matthew 25:  At midnight, there was a cry, "Behold, the bridegroom!  Come out to meet him!" Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.

     

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    John getting ready to start Mass

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,    Shonda & Ben 

    Readers,  Tom & Jackie

    Homily,   John Cade

    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 gospel of Matthew

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    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 Tom Good;   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.

     

     

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    Paula

                                              

    Birthdays:   John Anderlick 11/14, Diane McMahon 11/17, Frank Esparza 11/18

    Anniversaries:  Connie & John Bresson 11/14

                     

    Community Finances:   

    Expenses: 480.00

    Outreach: $  155.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

                                                 

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    Richard sharing about the Love For Kids Picnic

     
     
     
    Rosemary's Blessing:
     

    In Flanders fields the poppies blow
    Between the crosses, row on row,
    That mark our place: and in the sky
    The larks still bravely singing fly
    Scarce heard amid the guns below.

    We are the dead: Short days ago,
    We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
    Loved and were loved: and now we lie
    In Flanders fields!

    Take up our quarrel with the foe!
    To you from falling hands we throw
    The torch, Be yours to bear it high!
    If ye break faith with us who die
    We shall not sleep tho’ poppies blow
    In Flanders Field.

    IN FLANDERS FIELDS  By Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae.  Composed at the battlefront on May 3, 1915 during the second battle of Ypres, Belgium

     

     

     

    The Answer (One of many poems written in response to In Flanders Fields)

    In Flanders Field the cannon boom
    And fitful flashes light the gloom;
    While up above, like Eagles, fly
    The fierce destroyers of the sky;
    With stains the earth wherein you lie
    Is redder than the poppy bloom
    In Flanders Field.

    Sleep on ye brave! The shrieking shell,
    The quaking trench, the startling yell,
    The fury of the battle hell
    Shall wake you not; for all is well.

    Sleep peacefully, for all is well.
    Your flaming torch aloft we bear,
    With burning heart an oath we swear
    To keep the faith to fight it through
    To crush the foe, or sleep with you
    In Flanders Field

    The Answer, by Lt. J. A. Armstrong of Beloit.Wisconsin.

     
     
     

    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.