• 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 30, 2024

    Wisdom 1For God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made him.

    2 Corinthians 8:  You are familiar with the generosity of our Master, Jesus Christ. Rich as he was, he gave it all away for us – in one stroke he became poor and we became rich.

    Mark 5:   He clasped the girl's hand and said, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, get up."   At that, she was up and walking around! This girl was twelve years of age. They, of course, were all beside themselves with joy.

     


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    Buddy reading the prayer for the lighting of the candles

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Shonda & Ben

    Readers,   Denni & Tom

    Homily,   John Cade

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue

    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

     

    John Cade's Homily:  Download 06-30-24 Homily – The 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

     

     

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    Denni reading from the Book of Wisdom

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For John Stack;  For Shonda's Grandmother;    For Meredith  whose cancer has come back;   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 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 and her neighbor, Marie and the family;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

     

     

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    Tom reading from Paul's letter to the Corinthians

     

    Birthdays:   Brent  7/6

    Anniversaries: 

     

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    The Kiss of Peace
     
     
     

    Community Finances:   

      Expenses: $   1,230.00

      Outreach: $   300.00

     

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     

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    Brent gets a cookie for his birthday

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:

    Blessing 062721 13th Ordinary

     
     
     
    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 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 30, 2024

    Wisdom 1For God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made him.

    2 Corinthians 8:  You are familiar with the generosity of our Master, Jesus Christ. Rich as he was, he gave it all away for us – in one stroke he became poor and we became rich.

    Mark 5:   He clasped the girl's hand and said, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, get up."   At that, she was up and walking around! This girl was twelve years of age. They, of course, were all beside themselves with joy.

     

     

    June 3

     

     

    Another Reminder for 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 30, 2024
     

    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.
  • 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 23, 2024

    Job 38Thus far shall you come but no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stilled!

    2 Corinthians 5:  So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.

    Mark 4:They were filled with great awe and said to one another,  “Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?”

     


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    Connie reading from Job

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,   Ben

    Readers,   Connie & John

    Homily,   John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,   Kevin

    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

     

     

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    John reading from Paul's 2nd letter to the Corinthians

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For John Stack;  For Shonda's Grandmother;    For Meredith  whose cancer has come back;   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 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.

     

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    Tom, Becky and Ben comment on the homily

     

     

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    Birthdays:   

    Anniversaries:  Barbara & Warren Wittek 6/25

     

    IMG_0967Barbara and Warren get a cookie for their anniversary

     

     

    Community Finances:   

      Expenses: 235.00

      Outreach: $   

     

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:

    Breathe of Summer

     

    Creator God
    who breathed this world into being,
    who is discernible within
    the harmony of nature,
    the perfection of a butterfly's wing,
    the grandeur of a mountain range,
    the soaring eagle and humming bird,
    thank you for this world
    which you have created.
    Thank you for summer sun,
    which reminds us
    that your creative breath
    is still alive and active.
    Thank you for the warmth of your love,
    sustaining this world,

    Your garden

     

    Found on http://www.faithandworship.com/Prayers_Summer.htm

     

     
     
     
     
     
    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 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 23, 2024

    Job 38Thus far shall you come but no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stilled!

    2 Corinthians 5:  So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.

    Mark 4:They were filled with great awe and said to one another,  “Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?”


    June 2

     

     

    John Cade's Homily from last Sunday:   Download 06-16-24 Homily – The 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

     

     
    Another Reminder for 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 23, 2024
     

    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.
  • 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 16, 2024

    Ezekiel 17: It shall put forth branches and bear fruit, and become a majestic cedar.  Birds of every kind shall dwell beneath it, every winged thing in the shade of its boughs.

    2 Corinthians 5: For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,  so that each may receive recompense, according to what he did in the body, whether good or evil.

    Mark 4: It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth.  But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.”

     

     

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    Lynda reading from Ezekiel

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,    Shonda & Ben

    Readers,   Lynda & Tom

    Homily,   John Cade

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

     

     

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    Tom reading from Paul's letter to the Corinthians

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For John Stack;  For Shonda's Grandmother;    For Meredith  whose cancer has come back;   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 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.

     

     

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    Mary commenting on the homily

     

    Birthdays:   

    Anniversaries:  

     

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    All the men  receive a blessing for Father's Day

     

     

    Community Finances:   

      Expenses: 330.00

      Outreach: $   

     

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing:

    Loving God, through the gift of our fathers,

    you reveal your wisdom, love and care.

     

    Continue to bless and guide these holy men

    you have given to us in our lives.

     

    Support them in their call

    to lead holy lives of faithfulness, respect and integrity.

     

    May their witness of faith and love

    shine from them and on their children and families

    giving hope and encouragement to all.

     

    Bless them for all the ways they lift their children to achieve their dreams.

    Bless them for their sacrifice, their forgiveness and their guidance.

     

    Bless grandfathers, uncles, brothers, cousins, teachers and coaches

    who have shown us love and support.

     

    For those fathers who have lost a child or spouse,

    give them your loving touch of healing

    consoling them with your gentle care.

     

    For those fathers who have gone before us,

    bring them to your eternal banquet of joy and peace;

    bring them the fullness of union with you

    and communion with us as we remember their love for us. Amen.

     

    (Adapted from Fr. John Thomas Lane, SSS)

     

     

    Happy Father’s Day

     
     
     
     
     
    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 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 16, 2024

    Ezekiel 17: It shall put forth branches and bear fruit, and become a majestic cedar.  Birds of every kind shall dwell beneath it, every winged thing in the shade of its boughs.

    2 Corinthians 5: For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,  so that each may receive recompense, according to what he did in the body, whether good or evil.

    Mark 4: It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth.  But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.”



    June 1

     

    Barbara Wittek heard from her friend whose grandson, Ford we have been praying for.  She asks for even more prayers for Ford.

     

     
    Another Reminder for 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 16, 2024
     

    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.
  • 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 9, 2024

    Genesis 3:  I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel.

    2 Corinthians 4:  For we know that if our earthly dwelling, a tent, should be destroyed, we have a building from God, a dwelling not made with hands, eternal in heaven.

    Mark 3:  If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

     

     

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      Claire reading from Genesis

     

    Thanks…     

    Music,    Shonda & Ben

    Readers,   Claire & Brent

    Homily,   John Stack

    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

    The Magic Zoom makers,   Hue & Kevin

    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

     

     

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    Brent reading from 2 Corinthians

     

    Remember these special people:

    For John Stack;  For Shonda's Grandmother;    For Meredith  whose cancer has come back;   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 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.

     

     

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    The Kiss of Peace

     

    Birthdays:   Mary Esparza 6/12,  Alison DeGenova 6/12

    Anniversaries:  

     

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    Shonda finally gets her birthday cookie

     

     

    Community Finances:   

      Expenses: 710.00

      Outreach: $   50.00

     

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     

    IMG_0820Brent gets a check for Soul's Harbor

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:

    O God, we thank you for the fact that you have inspired men and women in all nations and in all cultures.  We call you different names: some call you Allah; some call you Elohim; some call you Jehovah; some call you Brahma; some call you the Unmoved Mover. But we know that these are all names for one and the same God.  Grant that we will follow you and become so committed to your way and your kingdom that we will be able to establish in our lives and in this world a brother and sisterhood, that we will be able to establish here a kingdom of understanding, where men and women will live together as brothers and sisters and respect the dignity and worth of every human being. In the name and spirit of Jesus. Amen.

    Taken from The prayers of Martin Luther King Jr.  by John Dear appearing in the National Catholic Reporter, January 15, 2013

     

     

     
     
     
    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 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 9, 2024

    Genesis 3:  I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel.

    2 Corinthians 4:  For we know that if our earthly dwelling, a tent, should be destroyed, we have a building from God, a dwelling not made with hands, eternal in heaven.

    Mark 3:  If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.


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    Aviana went to the Beauty Parlor today

     

    John Cade's Homily for Corpus Christi Sunday  Download 06-02-24 Homily-Corpus Christi

     

     

     
    Another Reminder for 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 9, 2024
     

    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.
  • Corpus Christi Sunday, June 2, 2024

    Exodus 24: Taking the book of the covenant, he read it aloud to the people, who answered, "All that the LORD has said, we will heed and do."

    Hebrews 9:  For this reason he is mediator of a new covenant: . . .

    Mark 14: While they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, gave it to them, and said, "Take it; this is my body."  Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

     

     

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    John Cade and John Stack starting Mass

     

      

    Thanks…     

    Music,    Shonda & Ben

    Readers,   Geri & Mike

    Homily,   John Cade

    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 John Stack;  For Shonda's Grandmother;    For Meredith  whose cancer has come back;   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 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.

     

     

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    Richard helping with Communion


     

    Birthdays:   Shonda 6/3,  Mabel Ekes 6/5

    Anniversaries:  

     

     

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    Becky reading the blessing that she sent to Rosemary

     

     

    Community Finances:   

      Expenses: 1,050.00

      Outreach: $   160.00

     

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:
     
     
    Blessing 060224 Corpus Christi

     

     
     
     
    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.

  • Trinity Sunday, May 26, 2024

    Deuteronomy 4:  This is why you must now know, and fix in your heart, that the LORD is God in the heavens above and on earth below,  and that there is no other.

    Romans 8:  For those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.  For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a Spirit of adoption, through whom we cry, "Abba, Father!"

    Matthew 28: And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.

     

     

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    Mary Jane reading from Deuteronomy

     

      

    Thanks…     

    Music,    Shonda & Ben

    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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    John reading from Paul's Letter to the Romans

     

     

    Remember these special people:

    For John Stack;  For Shonda's Grandmother;    For Meredith  whose cancer has come back;   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 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.

     

     



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    The Kiss of Peace

     

     

    Birthdays:   

    Anniversaries:  

     

     

     

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    Denni helping with Communion

     

     

    Community Finances:   

      Expenses: 925.00

      Outreach: $   170.00

     

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

     

     

    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

     

     
     
     
    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.