Announcements

Malachi 3:  But for you who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays.
2 Thessalonians 3:  Rather, we wanted to present ourselves as a model for you, so that you might imitate us.
Luke 21:  Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.

 

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
The Organization man,  Richard
Final Blessing,  Rosemary

 

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 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

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.

 

Birthdays:   Frank Esparza 11/18, Cody Mashburn 11/19, Ron Ackerman 11/22
Anniversaries:  

Expenses: $  515.00
Outreach: $  230.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

 

Rosemary’s Blessing:

None this 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.

Rosemary's Blessing:  

… May God bless you with enough foolishness
to believe that you can make a difference
in this world, in your neighborhood,
so that you will courageously try
what you don't think you can do, but,
in Jesus Christ you'll have all the strength necessary.

"Troubadour: A Missionary Magazine," published by the Franciscan Missionary Society

 

 

                        Mike reading Isaiah 50, Isaiah #2.                                                                                                                  

 

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Mike & Geri
•    For The Team:  Kevin & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Claire
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Sir Charlie and Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Mike & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy, Jackie & Beth
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Bethany
•    For all who helped with communion

 

                                  Geri reading James.

 

Birthdays:    Warren Wittek (today),  Donna Pitri (Thursday), Sandra Pratt (75, Friday), Daniel Fleming (27, Saturday), Taylor Read (21, Saturday at OU), Claire Zurchin (30, Saturday)

 

Welcome to Matterhorn Canyon, eastern Yosemite National Park.  The Canyon is reached by a long series of descending switch backs.  Then we proceed up the Canyon as it angles to the left.   This leads to Burrow Pass, over 10 thousand feet high.  

 

 

Anniversaries:   

Mark Anderlick & Julie (3^rd, Tuesday)

Doug & Teresa Read (26^th, Tuesday)

Bill & Julie Carey (32^nd, Sunday, today)

Lynda & Tom (34^th, Friday)

 Mike & Geri (40^th, Sunday, today)

 

Welcome to a high altitude Yosemite lake.  Cold water and it gets cold at night, like freezing.

 

Special Announcement: 

We have moved!  To Sigler Elementary on Janwood.

Check the map:      View this photo

 

Home Sweet Home.  Of the 9 days we spend, 2 are rest days, one near the beginning, one near the end.  Thus, we spend 2 nights in one campsite on 2 occasions.   Very relaxing.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Bernadette's mom;     For Lily's Dad;   For Rose Banzhaf's 8 year old niece, Madeline;;  For  Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer;  For Anthony;    For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues;  For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer;  For Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer;    For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer;  For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;    The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   For Maureen’s  daughter, Kathleen, with cancer; For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

 

                             Our campsite at Miller Lake.

 

 

Francis Vanderwall's friend, Joseph DeLaune;   Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well & their friend, Don Fox;  for Nina Tucker's dad, Art;   For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;  Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;    Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;   For a little friend, Heather;  

 

 

    Beth has just arrived at one of the 3 passes, top of the world.

 

 

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece;   Gilberto's mom and brother; 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;  for Mary Ellen; for 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.

 

 

Rose even cooks our dinner, despite the fact that she has made 8 casseroles & cobblers, freeze dried them, and packaged them.  We eat better than at most restaurants thanks to Rose.

 

Your Finances, September 13, 2015

Expenses:   $1475.00

Outreach:   $ 380.00

Donated today: nothing today.

 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

               Nicole has just arrived at the Top of The World.

 

 

Have a Good 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.

 

 

Can it get better than this!  Home Sweet Home, our last night in the wilderness of Yosemite.  

 

  

Rosemary’s Blessing

 God our father —  may everything we do be "first class."

Imprint your own loving "zip code"
upon our hearts 
in that we may never go astray.

 Provide in your gracious providence
"special handling" for those of us who are "fragile" 
and keep us in one piece.

 We have been
"signed, sealed, stamped, and delivered" 
in your image and likeness,
and we beg you to keep us in your care 
as we go about our "appointed rounds."

 And when our days draw to a close 
and we are marked "Return to Sender," 
be there to greet us at heaven's door 
so that nobody may ever say,
"unknown at this address."

 Amen.

 Author Unknown.  Given to me by Richard Eshelbrenner

                                                                                                                                     

  Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:  Tom and Denni
•    For The Team:  Georgie 
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie & Jan
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Beth 
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Bill and Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie(Rick) & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray &  Shonda

 

 

  Birthdays:   Hugh Bivona (Thursday), Robyn Pack (56, Wednesday, New Year’s Day), T.J. Gleason (18, Tuesday, New Year’s Eve);  Amanda Baach (24, today)

Anniversaries:

Rich and Carol (39^th, Saturday)

Tom and Teresa (46^th, Monday, tomorrow, New Year’s Eve)

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

Chuck Pratt dancing with the Father since Dec. 8.;   Jackie Urbanczyk's recovery & Rick's mom, Irene, in Buffalo; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis;  Frank Esparza recuperating from an operation;  Fred and Maureen’s friend, Real Giguere;  Mary Templeton seriously hurt in a surfing accident (from Chris Phipps);  Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;

 

 

 

 Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;   Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friends, Mike and Tara, and her dad in ICU;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita;

 

 

 

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.

 

 

  

 Your Finances: December 29, 2013

Expenses:   $515.00

Outreach:   $565.00

 

 

 

We Donated this week:

$300 to Plano Homes 

Thanks for your Generosity.

 

 

Have a Great New Year, 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Rosemary's Blessing:   May you always have these blessings: a soft breeze when summer comes – a warm fireside in winter – and always – the gentle smile of a friend.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Jeff & Penny 
• For the Communion Bread: Bonnie
• For Serving: Noah 
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol and Rob & Beth
• For the music: Ben, Fred, & Hue

Happy Birthday:  Monica & Richard, Luciano, & Doug Read (50!)

Happy Anniversary:

• John & Nina Waldron
• Greg & Bonnie (22nd)

Please Remember:  Julie's knee operation; Cliff's knee operation; Claire's June 20 operation; Andy Goode; Lisa Schleicher; Margie Weynant; Barb Wittek's friend Lois, her brother; Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis; Jackie's Jack Brown & neighbor, Earl; Dee Miller; Nina's friend Nancy;  Mary's son John; Casey & Rob plus Cameron & Reid, Brady & Trey; Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel; Cindy Cramer's friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane's friend Mike Gertisen & cousin Judy; 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.; Fred's friend John with cancer & Maureen's friend Sharon. 

For Quad Updates: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com   

Your Finances:

May 25: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 975.00 
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 483.00 

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

 

 

 

Rosemary preparing to read her Blessing of The Week

 

Rosemary’s Blessing

Grant us, Lord God,

A vision of your world as your love would have it: 

A world where the weak are protected, and none go hungry or poor; 

A world where the riches of creation are shared, and everyone can enjoy them; 

A world where different races and cultures live in harmony and mutual respect; 

A world where peace is built with justice, and justice is guided by love.

Give us the inspiration and courage to build it, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

From “Engaging our  Faith”, www.ucc.org

 

Connie reading from Acts.

 

 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   John & Connie
•    For The Team:   Kevin 
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Sir Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Patricia & Mike
•    For the coffee and extras:    Tom & Becky & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Bethany 
•    For all who helped with communion   

 

                                 

John reading from Revelations.

 

 

Birthdays:   David Dinsmore (Wednesday), Cliff Wright (72, Saturday) & John Simari (Saturday)

Anniversaries: 

Randolph & Michelle (19^th, Monday) 

 

Congratulations, Bill, on the new job.
 

 

Special Service Advice:  if you are in need of a roofer who is LOCAL, TRUSTWORTHY, AND EXCELLENT, contact  Stephen Summers, 972-464-8488.  He is really good.  Sorry for not thinking of him sooner for all of you who are searching for a good worker.  He has done good work for us.  Let him know I sent you, John

 

 

Can we trust Nina, Folks.   This is for Kerry, Nina, on his birthday.

 

 

 

 Please Remember these special people:

For Lynda's mom who just died yesterday morning, Saturday;   For Barbara & Carl;  For Nadia's recuperation;   For Claire's mom;  For Jan’s mom;  For Grace's mom in Alberta;   For Dee and Mike;   For Tom Good;    For Teresa's dad who died recently;    For Cliff & Jean;   For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Laura's sister Claudia; For Bernadette's mom;  For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron & his mother in law, who just died this week;      For Frank;     For Anthony;   For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues;  For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer;  For Stacey McKinley, to remain from cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis;    For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;    The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   For Maureen’s daughter, Kathleen, with cancer; For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;     For Jackie's friend, Barbara 

 

Thanks, Cole, for being an Ace Candle Lighter.

 

 

For Nadia's friend, Shannon Freeman;   For Nina Tucker's dad, Art;   For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;  Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Beth Dugan's dad who died;     Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;  For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;

 

So sorry, Brent, we just ran out of cupcakes.  You will have to be satisfied with this old check.

 

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece;   Gilberto's mom and brother; 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; for Mary Ellen & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher;   for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including 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.

 

Good Morning, Harper, Welcome in.

 

Your Finances, April 24, 2016

Expenses:   $1470.00

Outreach:   $ 495.00

Donated today:  $2000 to Soul's Harbor

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

Who let in those two old geezers before everybody else?

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Kevin says, "See you next week, Everybody."

 

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.

 

Rosemary's Blessing of The Week

Gracious God, slow my pace and soften my heart this Christmas. 

Keep me

from rushing through the season, but missing the Way . . .

from decorating the tree, but missing the Light . . .

from wrapping the gifts, but missing the Gift. 

www.PrayersAtWork.com

 

 

 

Hue reading from Zephania (beautiful reading)

 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Hue & Cheryl
•    For The Team:  Georgie  &  Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:    Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  &  Mike  &  Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Tom &  Becky & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie 
•    For the Music:  Shonda & David
•    For all who helped with communion 
•    For John & Mike helping with the celebration                                                    

       

 

     Cheryl, who read Philippians, with Connie and Geri.       

 

 Birthdays:   Allen Stryker (Monday), Ben (Tuesday), Alex Grattifiori (21, Tuesday)

 

 

Rosemary reading her blessing of The Week

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's cousin in W. VA & for Darbyanne;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother,Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen;   For Carol's recuperation;   For  Joe Mazzei's sister, Nina with cancer; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;   For Rosemary's niece, Beth and her partner, Sarah with cancer;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

   

 

Our Community food drive.

 

For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 90 years!) in Ontario;  For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom;    or Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;  Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen; 

 

 

Food gifts packaged for Single Parent Families.

 

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; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

 

 

Donated Bikes for single parent families.

 

Your Finances, December, 16,  2018

Expenses:   $1825.00

Outreach:    $880.00 

Donated today:   Food for the Network of Community Ministries.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

And more donated bikes.

 

Next week we are collecting for the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center (DARCC).  Here is what is needed:

Hospital Advocacy Program:  Scrubs – tops and bottoms all sizes 10 and up, L, XL and up, Sports bras – all sizes, Underwear – all sizes, Travel size toiletries, Combs, Flip flops – size 5 and up, Slipper/household shoes – L, XL, and up, Zip-up fleece type sweaters – L, XL, and up.

Professional Counseling Program:  Amazon gift certificates – for therapeutic workbooks, etc., Composition books,Grocery gift cards, Art supplies – paint, brushes, construction paper.

 

Bulletin 2 on the Lumbar Stenosis event:

1.  Back operation date, 12/28/18

2.  Spinal surgeon, Dr. Jones-Quaidoo.  Check the September, 2018 issue of D Magazine.

3.  How did all this come about?  The best answer to me is back packing with an extra heavy pack, an observation submitted by Ron Kovatis, my Best Man in 2005 (Nobody else would take the job).   I have a refinement of Ron's observation, thanks to Beth, namely, during the  last two years I backpacked the cincture-belt around my waist stretched & I lost some weight, with the result that I carried the weight not on my waist, but on my shoulders, pushing down on my lumbar and spine.

 

 

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

   

 

Says Geri & Friend, Have a wonderful Christmas, Everybody.

 

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.