• Pentecost, May 24, 2026

    Acts 2:  And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.
    1 Corinthians 12:  No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone.
    John 20:  Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

    No one fears a person who is kind. Everyone feels safe with the person who is
    kind. Kindness makes friends of us all. “Kindness,” Mark Twain says, “is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
    The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

     

    Rickey Turner
    Please click on the link below for more information on Rick’s fund for ongoing treatment and medications for a kidney transplant. As Rick is now back on track for the transplant, we are helping to cover the medications necessary following the transplant.
    Rick Turner Blog Post

    Tom Good:  Obituary and information on service:
    https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/plano-tx/thomas-good-12870044?utm_source=share_obit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=obit_detail&utm_content=view_obit_button

    Ron Ackerman:  Obituary and information on Mass: https://www.affoplano.com/obituaries/ronald-ackerman
    There will be a reception at the Church after Mass.


    Another Reminder for The Ascension, May 17, 2026
    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference)
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1
    Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
    Passcode: 412993

     

    John Stack Ministries
    meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
    The ArtCentre of Plano,
    902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

    JSM Mission-Faith Statement
    Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s
    People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total
    growth.  Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged &
    make the world we live in a better place to live.

     

     

  • The Ascension, May 17, 2026

    Acts 1:  “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
    Ephesians 1:  May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us who believe in accord with the exercise of his great might, . . .
    Matthew 28:  . . . “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

    Music,  Ben & Shonda
    Readers,  Mary & Frank
    Homily,   John Stack
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
    The Organization man,  Richard
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

    Buddy reading the prayer at the lighting of the candles

     

    Mary reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians

     

    Remember these special people:

    For all the people affected by natural disasters like floods, earthquakes etc;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For the Quinn’s daughter, Colleen  with breast cancer;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;

    For 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 Ron and Marilyn;  For Ed Kless;  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 ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

    Lynda, Connie and Tom, the Eucharistic Ministers


    Birthdays: 

    Anniversaries:

    Expenses: $  
    Outreach: $    
    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

    Rosemary’s Blessing:

     

    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.

     

  • The Ascension, May 17, 2026

    Acts 1:  “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
    Ephesians 1:  May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us who believe,in accord with the exercise of his great might, . . .
    Matthew 28:  . . . “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

     

    Kindness is not recompense for favors received, it is unearned warmth given for absolutely no reason at all.  Joseph Joubert says of it, “A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.”
    The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

     

    Rickey Turner
    Please click on the link below for more information on Rick’s fund for ongoing treatment and medications for a kidney transplant. As Rick is now back on track for the transplant, we are helping to cover the medications necessary following the transplant.
    Rick Turner Blog Post


    Another Reminder for The Ascension, May 17, 2026
    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference)
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1
    Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
    Passcode: 412993

     

    John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
    The ArtCentre of Plano,
    902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

    JSM Mission-Faith Statement
    Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s
    People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total
    growth.  Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged &
    make the world we live in a better place to live.

     

  • 3rd Sunday of Easter, April 19, 2026

    Acts 2:  Jesus the Nazarene was a man commended to you by God with mighty deeds, wonders, and signs, which God worked through him in your midst, as you yourselves know. This man, delivered up by the set plan and foreknowledge of God, you killed, using lawless men to crucify him. But God raised him up, releasing him from the throes of death, because it was impossible for him to be held by it.
    1 Peter 1:  He was known before the foundation of the world but revealed in the final time for you, who through him believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory,
    Luke 24:  That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred.  And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.


    It’s not difficult to get rich.   But it’s difficult to learn to have enough.

    The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

    Rick Turner, South-Central Transplant Fund, Help Hope Live for Rickey Turner:  Rick Turner Blog Post


    Another Reminder for 3rd Sunday of Easter, April 19, 2026
    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference)
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1
    Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
    Passcode: 412993

     

    John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
    The ArtCentre of Plano,
    902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

    JSM Mission-Faith Statement
    Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s
    People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total
    growth.  Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged &
    make the world we live in a better place to live.

     

     

  • 2nd Sunday of Easter, April 12, 2026

    Acts 2:  All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their property and possessions and divide them among all according to each one’s need.
    1 Peter 1:  Although you have not seen him you love him; even though you do not see him now yet believe in him, you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, as you attain the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
    John 20:  Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.”

    Music,  Ben & Shonda
    Readers,  Denni & Tom
    Homily,   John Stack
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin
    The Organization man,  Richard & Mike
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

    Denni reading from the Acts of the Apostles


    Remember these special people:

    For all the people affected by natural disasters like floods, earthquakes etc;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For the Quinn’s daughter, Colleen  with breast cancer;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;

    For 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 Ron and Marilyn;  For Ed Kless;  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 ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

    Tom reading from the 1st Letter of Peter


    Birthdays: 
    Claire Occhipinti 4/17
    Anniversaries:

    Expenses: $   910.00
    Outreach: $   250.00
    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.



    Barbara and Tom get IOU birthday cookies

    Claire gets a cookie for her birthday

    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    Life is short …
    Break the rules,
    Forgive quickly,
    Kiss slowly,
    Love truly,
    Laugh uncontrollably,
    And never regret anything that made you smile.

    Mark Twain

    Fred (in brown shirt) on television for Love for Kids

     

    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 Easter, April 12, 2026

    Acts 2:  All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their property and possessions and divide them among all according to each one’s need.
    1 Peter 1:  Although you have not seen him you love him; even though you do not see him now yet believe in him, you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, as you attain the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
    John 20:  Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.”

    John Cade’s Easter Homily:  04-05-26 Homily Easter Sunday


    In the end, it will always be what we have done to assure those who have less than we do the same quality of life we have that will count most. It won’t be how much money we made in the doing of it.

    The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister


    Another Reminder for 2nd Sunday of Easter, April 12, 2026
    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference)
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1
    Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
    Passcode: 412993

     

    John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
    The ArtCentre of Plano,
    902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

    JSM Mission-Faith Statement
    Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s
    People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total
    growth.  Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged &
    make the world we live in a better place to live.

     

     

  • Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026

    Acts 10:  You know what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power.
    Colossians 3:  If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
    John 20:  They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.

    Music,  Ben & Shonda
    Readers,  Mary Jane & John
    Homily,   John Cade
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
    The Organization man,  Richard
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

    Mary Jane reading from the Acts of the Apostles

     

    John reading from St Paul’s Letter to the Colossians


    Remember these special people:

    For all the people affected by natural disasters like floods, earthquakes etc;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For the Quinn’s daughter, Colleen  with breast cancer;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;

    For 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 Ron and Marilyn;  For Ed Kless;  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 ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

    Renee and Baby Nick’s first Easter


    Birthdays: 
    Barbara Wittek, Tom Zurchin
    Anniversaries:

    Expenses: $  1,220.00
    Outreach: $    330.00
    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

    Barbara gets an IOU for her birthday cookie


    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    Joyous Time of Year

    May the glory
    and the promise
    of this joyous time of year
    bring peace
    and happiness to you
    and those you hold most dear.

    And may Christ,
    Our Risen Saviour,
    always be there by your side
    to bless you
    most abundantly
    and be your loving guide.

    Author Unknown    found on xavier.edu/jesuitresource webpage

     

    Rosemary shares the Thank You card for the Easter goodies from the guys at Soul’s Harbor

    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.

  • Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026

    Acts 10:  You know what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power.
    Colossians 3:  If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
    John 20:  They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.



    It is the way we measure our riches that will determine the quality of our lives.
    The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister


    Another Reminder for Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026
    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference)
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1
    Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
    Passcode: 412993

     

    John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
    The ArtCentre of Plano,
    902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

    JSM Mission-Faith Statement
    Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s
    People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total
    growth.  Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged &
    make the world we live in a better place to live.

     

  • Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026

    Isaiah 50:The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I am not disgraced; I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame.
    Philippians 2:Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness;. . . .
    Matthew 26:  He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The teacher says, “My appointed time draws near; in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples.”‘”

     

    John reading from the Book of Isaiah


    Music, 
     Ben & Shonda
    Readers,  Connie & John
    Homily,   John Cade
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
    The Organization man,  Richard
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

    Connie reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians


    Remember these special people:

    For all the people affected by natural disasters like floods, earthquakes etc;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For the Quinn’s daughter, Colleen  with breast cancer;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;

    For 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 Ron and Marilyn;  For Ed Kless;  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 ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

    Tom, Lynda and Claire reading the Passion of the Lord according to Matthew


    Birthdays: 
    Barbara Wittek
    Anniversaries:

    Expenses: $  1,250.00
    Outreach: $    100.00
    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

    Shonda and Ben, the singer and musician


    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    Gethsemane by Mary Oliver

    The grass never sleeps.
    Or the roses.
    Nor does the lily have a secret eye that shuts until morning.

    Jesus said, wait with me. But the disciples slept.

    The cricket has such splendid fringe on its feet,
    and it sings, have you noticed, with its whole body,
    and heaven knows if it ever sleeps.

    Jesus said, wait with me.

    And maybe the stars did, maybe the wind wound itself into a silver tree, and didn’t move,
    maybe the lake far away, where once he walked as on a blue pavement, lay still and waited, wild awake.

    Oh the dear bodies, slumped and eye-shut, that could not
    keep that vigil, how they must have wept,
    so utterly human, knowing this too
    must be a part of the story.

     

    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.

     

  • Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026

    Isaiah 50:  The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I am not disgraced; I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame.
    Philippians 2:  Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness;. . . .
    John 9:  He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The teacher says, “My appointed time draws near; in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples.”‘”


    “Friendship,” Coleridge writes, “is a sheltering tree.” It shades us in the sun, shelters us in the rain and protects us from the harsh winds of life. Our friends stand between us and the storms of life to give us the time and reflection we need to become our strongest selves.
    The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

    Donna Dinsmore asks for prayers for her daughter, Dana, (and unborn child) who is having  some problems during her pregnancy and still has 10 weeks to go.


    Another Reminder for Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026
    Here are the links for Sunday:

    For Zoom   ( the video conference)
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1
    Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
    Passcode: 412993

     

    John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
    The ArtCentre of Plano,
    902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

    JSM Mission-Faith Statement
    Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s
    People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total
    growth.  Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged &
    make the world we live in a better place to live.