Sunday Announcements, February 10

Rosemary’s Blessing:

  • Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings each morning, thank you, Lord, that I can hear.  There are those who are deaf.
  • Even though I keep my eyes tightly closed against the morning light as long as possible, thank you Lord, that I can see.  There are many who are blind.
  • Even though I huddle in my bed and put off the effort of rising, thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise.  There are many who are bedridden.
  • Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost, toast is burned, tempers are short, thank you, Lord for my family.  There are many who are lonely.
  • Even though our breakfast table never looks like the pictures in the magazines and the menu is at times unbalanced, thank you, Lord, for the food we have.  There are many who are hungry.
  • Even though the routine of my job is often monotonous, thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work.  There are many who have no job.
  • Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day, and wish my circumstances were not so modest, thank you , Lord, for the gift of life.

Special Thanks:

  • For reading: Ron & Marilyn
  • For the Communion Bread: Claire Occhipinti
  • For Serving: T.J., Lacee, & Lorynne
  • For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol & Beth
  • For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Celeste & Hue
  • For the Generosity of all of you who made the brunch and Casey & Rob’s baby shower terrific

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Happy Birthday: Megan Carroll & her mom Angie, John Doherty, Dillon,  Natalie Gorman (6) Geri Moran, Scott, Hue Beavers, John Bresson, Duffy, & Grace Leal.

Happy Anniversary:

  • Nikki & Keith (1st)
  • Bobby & Debbie (22nd)

Please Remember:  Maureen Macchio’s mom Dolores McKenna who died Monday; Dee Miller’s operation; Barb Wittek’s friends Ronald & Alice Kirk; Libby’s uncle; Nina’s friend Nancy;  Mary’s son John; Casey & Rob plus 4; Tom & Teresa’s friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa’s niece Angel; Cindy Cramer’s friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane’s friend Gina with cancer; Rosemary’s nephew, Kevin; Jean Atwood’s friend Kerry whose dad is dying; Margarita’s  Aunt Lenore, & Yolanda; one year old Sadie with cancer; Margie’s mom; Donna & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula’s companions in the military overseas, including Margarita’s Matt Gomez on tour 3, Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Roy’s son Chris, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; Lisa’s nephew Kristopher on his 2nd Iraq trip, his grandmother Alice Quiocho & Lisa’s friend Shelly; David & Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; Shawn in a car wreck; Dawn’s friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon.

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Catch the latest on the quadruplets’ web: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com

Your Finances:

  • February 10:  Income for Running  Expenses: $1,570.50
  • February 10:  Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 406.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

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    Isaiah 55:  I will renew with you the everlasting covenant, the benefits assured to David.
    Romans 8:   What will separate us from the love of Christ?   Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?   No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us.
    Matthew 43:  But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.”  Then he said, “Bring them here to me,” and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass.  Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.  They all ate and were satisfied,

     

    Mary reading from the Book of Isaiah


    Readers, 
    Mary & Steven
    Homily,   John Cade
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
    The Organization men,  Richard & Mike
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

    Steven reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans


    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 Meredith;

    For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;    For Ed Kless;  For 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.

    John Cade sharing his homily


    Birthdays: 
    Linda Beavers 8/4,  Lynda Fleming 8/8
    Anniversaries:  Linda & Hue Beavers 8/8

    Expenses: $  920.00
    Outreach: $   80.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

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    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    Oh God who created galaxies and worlds without number
    Animals and plants, and microbes beyond count,
    And tiny subatomic particles we can barely imagine,
    Help us to be as bountiful and gracious to all those we meet this
    week as you have been to us.

    Andrew N 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.


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    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.

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    Hello Everyone.  I am happy to report that John had his surgery on Friday.  Everything went well and he is a happy camper.  He walked down the hall tonight with his walker and NO pain.  He comes home tomorrow.  

    Special thanks to Mike Carrell  who spent the day in the hospital with John waiting for the surgery.

  • Announcements

     

    Rosemary's Blessing:

     

    A Thanksgiving prayer from a Dear Abbey column:

      

    “Father and Mother of all:

    We give thanks for food and remember the hungry,

    We give thanks for health and remember the sick,

    We give thanks for friends and remember the friendless,

    We give thanks for freedom and remember the enslaved.

    May our giving thanks stir us to service, that our blessings may be shared with others. Amen.”

                                                                                                      

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    Mary reading from 2 Samuel.
                        

    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:    Frank & Mary
    •    For our team: Buddy,  John  &  John  &  Mike, Ben & David & Shonda
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
    •    For the Wine & Cups:  Mike & Judy
    •    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Rick & Mike  
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben & David & Hue & Shonda
    •    For all who helped with communion         

     

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    Frank reading from Colossians.

     

    Birthdays:   Diane McMahon, Frank Esparza, Ron Ackerman, Mike Moran-70, David Grattifiori,  John Cade 85

     

    Anniversaries:

    Barb & Ron Center, 48th

    Frank & Mary Esparza, 

    John & Michelle Simari, 34th

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Bill Hammond,  For Cindy Cramer;  For Sydney, & For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For my buddy since grade school at Christ the  King, Pete Wacks & his dearest Marjie who is spoiling Pete;   For Gilberto recuperating from his gall bladder operation:  Claire Mazzei's (Rosemary's sister in Hilton Head) knee replacement last Tuesday;    For Michelle;   For a friend & neighbor & doctor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free & her dad, Joe;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;    For Dee, and for her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued health;  For Anthony & Sabrina;    For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini; 

     

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    Happy 85th Birthday, John.  Your grandson loves you!

     

    For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 91 years!) in Ontario;  For Jackie's friend, Lynn, plus Angela, & her mom;  for Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;    for Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;  

     

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    Mike, you cannot be 70 years old.  You are supposed to be my young buddy.

     

    Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla;   plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer;   Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues, especially Mark Terain; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

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    Happy Anniversary, Mary & Frank and thanks for excellent reading.

     

    Your Finances, November 24, 2019 

    Expenses: $1240.00 

     Outreach: $ 645.00

     

    Thanks, Everybody 

    (214-783-0443)

     

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    Happy Birthday, David.

     

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          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.

     

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    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    May you learn to see yourself

    With the same delight,

    Pride and expectation

    With which God sees you in every
    moment.

     To Bless the Space Between Usby John O’Donohue


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    Our Special Thanks 

    •    For Reading:   The Delgados, Bernadette and Gilberto
    •    For The Team: Kevin & Georgie
    •    For the Communion Bread:  Alison & Claire
    •    For the Wine & Cups: Jan
    •    For the Pictures & Video:   John, Beth & Rick 
    •    For the coffee
      and pastries:   Jackie & Jerry
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany

     

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    Gil reading Hebrews.

     

     Birthdays:  Teresa Quinn (Saturday), Marsha Farmer (Thursday), Marilyn Ackerman (Wednesday), Kara Butterly (13 Monday)

    Anniversaries:

    Rose & Wally Banzhaf (42nd Tuesday)

     

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    If you did not consider yourself crazy for riding 100 miles in the heat, this will confirm it. Mile 20 rest stop. Local kids put on a tableau.

     For Irene Urbanczyk, Rick's mom in Buffalo, who is just about ready to move to the Other Side, that she do so peacefully;   Monica's medical deal last Tuesday;  Jan's family members who are doing badly & Charlie's brother in law with cancer;    Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis;  Chuck Pratt and his cancer; John's Caliope, who has been in and out of the hospital;  JohnDoherty's dad who is declining rapidly;  Dee's friend Carole and Cole, 17, facing brain surgery; Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri. 

     

    Cookies 8-25-13

    See that blue and white tent? Check it out for boxes of 5-6 varieties of cookies home made by the ladies of the town of Electra. All rest stop personnel are volunteer. Rest stop 30 miles.

     Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friends,Mike & Tara;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson with cancer, David and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;   Alexander Occhipinti;  Rita

    Best Rest Stop 8-25-13

    Best Rest Stop for shade and comfort at 75 miles. A grove of pecan trees and live oaks.

    Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom; Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret and Jim; our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

     

     

    First Aid 8-25-13

    68 mile rest stop. The later the ride, the more the gassed riders. Lots of medical support with IV's and cold packs.

     

    Your Finances: August 25, 2013

    Expenses:   $2335.00

    Outreach:   $ 980.00

     

    We donated this week: 

    1.   $2000 to Soul's Harbor through Brent, the director.

    2.   $300 to Plano Community Homes.

    Thanks for your Generosity.

     

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    Hell's Gate at the 60 mile rest stop. 100 milers have to pass this point before a given time, like 11:30, or they get turned back to Wichita Falls by a short route.

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S

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    Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world
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  • Sunday Announcements, February 17

    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    Lord, give me a few friends who will love me for what I am, and keep ever burning before my vagrant steps the kindly light of hope.   And though I come not within sight of the castle of my dreams, teach me to be thankful for life, and for time’s olden memories that are good and sweet.  And may the evening’s twilight find me gentle still.

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    • For Serving: Carmen & Ashley
    • For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol & Joanne
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    Please Remember:  Maureen Macchio’s mom Dolores McKenna who died a week ago; Dee Miller’s operation; Barb Wittek’s friends Ronald & Alice Kirk; Libby’s uncle; Nina’s friend Nancy;  Mary’s son John; Casey & Rob plus 4; Tom & Teresa’s friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa’s niece Angel; Cindy Cramer’s friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane’s friend Gina with cancer; Rosemary’s nephew, Kevin; Jean Atwood’s friend Kerry whose dad is dying; Margarita’s  Aunt Lenore, & Yolanda; one year old Sadie with cancer; Margie’s mom; Donna & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula’s companions in the military overseas, including Margarita’s Matt Gomez on tour 3, Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Roy’s son Chris; Lisa’s nephew Kristopher on his 2nd Iraq trip, his grandmother Alice Quiocho & Lisa’s friend Shelly; David & Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; Shawn in a car wreck; Dawn’s friend Jessica & Aunt Ann and Dawn’s back op. March 11; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon; the people involved in the shooting at Northern IL U., Warren’s alma mater.

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    Catch the latest on the quadruplets’ web: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com

    Your Finances:

    • February 17:  Income for Running  Expenses: $750
    • February 17:  Income for Outreach Expenses: $260 

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    Rosemary's Blessing: 

    Father of all that is good, keep us faithful in serving you.

    May we learn to care better for the Master’s goods so that when the Master returns,

    We will hear those blessed words: Well done! Come and share your master’s joy.

    Gerald Darring

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     Special Thanks:

    • For Reading:   Mike & Jerry
    • For Serving:  Kevin  
    • For the Communion Bread: Claire
    • For the Wine Cups:  Beth Robinson
    • For the Music: Ray & Shonda, Bethany & Jon
    • For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Beth, Rick &  John
    • For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    • For the coffee & specials:  Ron & Marilyn, Jackie & Joan 
    • For the Paint & Pizza Party at Rita's, Mike Carrell, Rob & Beth Robinson, Bill Hammond, Fred Macchio, Mike Moran, Jerry Gleason, Jeanne Vogel & Bob Dunbar, Kim Quirk, Jenny & Mellisa & Diane Holcomb; Ryan & Jim & Michelle McCabe.  A Great Thanksgiving Event. 

     Jerry 11-13-11

     

    Birthdays:   Penny Morrow, Frank Esparza and Rosemary

     Anniversary: 

    Jack & Jackie Carlson  ( Day 3, married 11-11-11, 11:00 A.M. )

    John & Connie Bresson (25th)

    Josh Baptism 11-13-11

    Please Remember:

    Jackie Urbanczyk's sister, Carol, with a back operation; Mike Miller's recuperation from his eye operation, Mike and Dee's daughter, Lisa;  Bernadette Delgado's brother, Danny,who died Monday & Gilberto's mom;    Chuck Pratt's recuperation;  Judy Carrell's mom, Marie, 93;  Jackie Ritter's good friend, Narges Akbari, with colon cancer;  Marilyn Ackerman's brother, Dick, recuperating from a back operation;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins; Warren & Barb's friend, Mike, fighting cancer & Barb's dad with hip surgery & mom; Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;  Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke; Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad moving into assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary; Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer; Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer; Theresa McClure's dad; Theresa Quinn's dad; Rita Dore; Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Chebino; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece with leukemia; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; Fred's friend John with cancer;  for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

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    Picture 1:    Mike reading                 

    Picture 2:    Jerrry        

    Picture 3:    Josh's baptism   

    Picture 4:    Wedding of Jack & Jackie, 11-11-11, 11:00 A.M.                                               

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    Your Finances: November 13, 2011,

    Expenses:   $650.00

    Outreach:   $400.00

    Thanks for your Generosity

    Have a Great Week, J.S (214-783-0443)

     

    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.