• Reminder for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 17, 2025

    ByRosemary

    Revelation 11:  A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth.

    1 Corinthians 15:  Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.

    Luke 1:  When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.


    August 2

                                 

    Love is the value that trumps all others — truth, equality, even justice. “At the evening of life,” John of the Cross writes, “we shall be judged on our love.”  And the reason is obvious.

    The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister 

       

                                                                                                                                            

    Another Reminder for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 17, 2025

     

    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference)
     
     
     
     
     
     
    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.

  • 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 10, 2025

    ByRosemary

    Wisdom 18: The night of the passover was known beforehand to our fathers,  that, with sure knowledge of the oaths in which they put their faith,  they might have courage.

    Hebrews 11:  Brothers and sisters: Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. Because of it the ancients were well attested.

     

                         

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    Annette reading from the Book of Wisdom

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Ben  & Shonda

    Readers,  Annette & John

    Homily,   John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

     

     

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    John reading from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For all the people affected by the floods;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;   For Warren Wittek; For Becky and Tom Good; For Lambrini, John Cade's wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; 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;    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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    Jackie sharing her thoughts on the readings

     

     

    Birthdays:    Marlene Ekes 8/14, Rose Banzhaf 8/15

    Anniversaries:    Mary & Dave Hall 8/13

     

    Expenses: $  390.00

    Outreach: $   160.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     

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    Mary gets a cookie for her anniversary

     

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:

    Come, O Dancing God,

    Spirit of Life and Love,

    of  Beauty and Diversity,

    stir up my soul,

    bathe me in your light,

    and unleash my own spirit

    that I may dance with you

    and be light for those around me

    and reflect your love to all that I meet this week.

     

    Edited and adapted from a blessing by Fr. Andrew M. Greeley

     
     
     
     
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    Ben gets a cookie just because
     
     
     
    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 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 10, 2025

    ByRosemary

    Wisdom 18: The night of the passover was known beforehand to our fathers,  that, with sure knowledge of the oaths in which they put their faith,  they might have courage.

    Hebrews 11:  Brothers and sisters: Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. Because of it the ancients were well attested.


                                  Crepe Myrtle 3

                                                                       

    To love someone is to double all our joys and divide all our disappointments. To be loved is to increase our courage and decrease our fears.

    The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister 

       

                                                                                                                                            

    Another Reminder for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 10, 2025

     

    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference)
     
     
     
     
     
     
    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.

  • 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 3, 2025

    ByRosemary

    Ecclesiastes 1:  For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heart with which he has labored under the sun?

    Colossians 3:  For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.    When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.

    Luke 12:  “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”

                         

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    Cody reading from St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Ben  & Shonda

    Readers,  Becky & Cody

    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 Cade sharing his homily

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For all the people affected by the floods;  For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;   For Warren Wittek; For Becky and Tom Good; For Lambrini, John Cade's wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; 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;    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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    The Kiss of Peace

     

     

    Birthdays:    Linda Beavers 8/4, Lynda Fleming 8/8, Carrie Bieda 8/9

    Anniversaries:    Linda and Hue Beavers 8/8

     

     

    Expenses: $  990.00

    Outreach: $   130.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     

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    Steve, back from his travels

     

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:

     

    People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

    If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

    If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.

    If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

    The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.

    Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.

    For you see, in the end, it is between you and God.

    It was never between you and them anyway.

    Mother Teresa

     
     
     
    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 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 3, 2025

    ByRosemary

    Ecclesiastes 1:  For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heart with which he has labored under the sun?

    Colossians 3:  For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.    When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.

    Luke 12:  “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”

                                  

    July 5
                                                                       

     

    Never fear periods of darkness in life. They are the atrium to new phases of life, the threshold to new experience, the invitation to move on from where you are to where there is more for you to learn.

    The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister 

       

                                                                                                                                            

    Another Reminder for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 3, 2025

     

    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference)
     
     
     
     
     
     
    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.

  • 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 27, 2025

    ByRosemary

    Genesis 18:  "Please, let not my Lord grow angry if I speak up this last time.  What if there are at least ten there?"  He replied, "For the sake of those ten, I will not destroy  it."

    Colossians 2:  You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

    Luke 11:  "And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

     

                         

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    Denni reading from Genesis
     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Ben  & Shonda

    Readers,  Denni & Tom

    Homily,   John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

     

     

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    Tom reading from St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For all the people affected by the floods;  For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;   For Warren Wittek; For Becky and Tom Good; For Lambrini, John Cade's wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; 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;    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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    The Kiss of Peace

     

     

    Birthdays:    Cindy Ekes 7/31,  Birth of Soul's Harbor (1956) 8/2

    Anniversaries:  

     

     

    Expenses: $  750.00

    Outreach: $   220.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

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    Candice, Buddy, Claire and Ray

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:

    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 in a cloud of smoke,

    Thoroughly used up,

    Totally worn out,

    And loudly proclaiming

    —WOW—What a Ride!

     

    Hunter S. Thompson

     
     
     
    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 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 27, 2025

    ByRosemary

    Genesis 18:  "Please, let not my Lord grow angry if I speak up this last time.  What if there are at least ten there?"  He replied, "For the sake of those ten, I will not destroy  it."

    Colossians 2:  You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

    Luke 11:  "And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

                                  

    July 5

                                                                       

    It is doubt, not certitude, that enables us to believe, because it requires us to think deeply about an entire subject.

    The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister 

       

                                                                                                                                            

    Another Reminder for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 27, 2025

     

    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference)
     
     
     
     
     
     
    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.

  • 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 20, 2025

    ByRosemary

    Genesis 18:  One of them said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah will then have a son."

    Colossians 1:  It is he whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

    Luke 10:  "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.  There is need of only one thing.  Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her."

     

    John Cade's Homily:    Download 07-20-25 Homily -16th Sunday in Ordinary Time                     

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    Paul reading from Genesis
     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Ben 

    Readers,  Paul & Carrie

    Homily,   John Cade

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

     

     

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    Carrie reading from St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For all the people affected by the floods;  For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;   For Warren Wittek; For Becky and Tom Good; For Lambrini, John Cade's wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; 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;    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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    John sharing his homily

     

     

    Birthdays:    

    Anniversaries:  David & Donna Dinsmore  7/26 

     

     

    Expenses: $  720.00

    Outreach: $   320.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     

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    David and Donna get a cookie for their anniversary

     

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:

    May you look back with confidence and pride

    May you look forward with eagerness in your eyes

    May you enjoy the challenges of today’s ride

    And await all your tomorrows with openness to surprise.

     

    Andrew Greeley   A book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers                   

     
     
     
    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 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 20, 2025

    ByRosemary

    Genesis 18:  One of them said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah will then have a son."

    Colossians 1:  It is he whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

    Luke 10:  "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.  There is need of only one thing.  Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her."

     


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    Life is not one choice. It is a series of many choices. It is not one stage or phase or decision. It is many of them. And it is out of all those things that we become the fullness of ourselves.

    The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister 

     

     

    Another Reminder for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 20, 2025

     

    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference)
     
     
     
     
     
     
    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.

  • 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 13, 2025

    ByRosemary

    Deuteronomy 30:  Moses said to the people: "If only you would heed the voice of the LORD, your God, and keep his commandments and statutes that are written in this book of the law, … "            

    Colossians 1:  Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

    Luke 10:Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers' victim?" He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy."  Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

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    Mary Jane reading from Deuteronomy
     

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Ben & Shonda

    Readers,  Mary Jane & John

    Homily,   John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

     

     

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    The Kiss of Peace

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For all the people affected by the floods; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;   For Warren Wittek; For Becky and Tom Good; For Lambrini, John Cade's wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; 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;    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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    John gets a cookie for his birthday

     

    Birthdays:    John Schanot 7/13,  Beth Robinson 7/19

    Anniversaries:   Marilyn and Ron Ackerman 7/13

     

     

    Expenses: $  395.00

    Outreach: $   50.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     


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    Connie gets a cookie to make her ear surgery sweeter

     

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:

     

    Lord Jesus Christ,

    who are called the Prince of Peace,

    who are yourself our peace and reconciliation,

    who so often said, “Peace to you,”

    grant us peace.

    Make all men and women witnesses of

    truth, justice, and brotherly love.

    Banish from their hearts whatever might endanger peace.

    Enlighten our rulers that they may guarantee

    and defend the great gift of peace.

    May all peoples of the earth become as brothers and sisters.

    May longed-for peace blossom forth

    and reign always over us all.

    Amen.

    Prayer for Peace– by St. John XXIII

     
     
     
     
    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.