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Rosemary's Blessing:     Oh God,

  • Give us the Vision which can see your Love in the World in spite of Human Failure,

  • Give us the Faith to trust your Goodness in spite of our Ignorance & Weakness,

  • Give us the Knowledge that we may continue to Pray with Understanding Hearts,

  • & Show us what each one of us can do to set forward the Coming of the Day of Universal Peace.

                                                    Frank Borman, Apollo 8 Space Mission, 1968

Mary 12-21

Special Thanks:

  • For Reading: Tom & Linda Fleming 
  • For the Communion Bread:  Claire
  • For Serving: Sabrina & Anthony & Lucas 
  • For the Books & Wine Cups: Cliff & Jean & Rob & Beth
  • For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Celeste & Hue
  • For the Coffee & Juice: Richard & Monica & Alexandra Froebe
  • For the Pictures:  Beth Robinson 
  • For coordinating our Family Adoption and to the Community for this incredible generosity: $1200 in cash & gift cards; $900 in toys, clothes, etc., total $2000

  Barb 12-21      

Happy Birthday:    Genny Mattingly,  Sean Kless (3),  Jeremy & Ashley (21)

Please Remember:     Morgan who broke her heel on a balance beam; Emily Zurchin who had an operation Tuesday; Becky Good's mom Mimi Backus, who is with hospice;  Maureen's brother Michael, who died & her good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & Rick in Chicago;  Jackie's friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode; a little 10 year old friend of mine having a tough time;  Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis;   Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Diane's dad Butch Uderman recuperating from an operation & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including 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 & Uncle Keith; David & Rita;  George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite who is not doing well; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President elect that he have great success and someday holds his grandchildren in his lap.

Jo 12-21

 


Picture 1:  Mary Esparza & gift for our adopted family

Picture 2:  Barb Wittek, Bobby & Debbie Ekes 

 Picture 3:  Jo Whitley, Laura & Frank Reyes 

Check out the Quads: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com   

Your Finances:

December 21: 

  • Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,370.00  
  • Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 726.00       

Thanks for your Generosity!

Next Mass: Christmas Eve, Wednesday, 4:00 .  Welcome!

No Mass December 28 between Christmas & New Years

 January 4: first Mass of 2009

Have a Great & Beautiful Christmas, J.S    (214-783-0443)

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    Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week,  next week


    Special Thanks to these special people:

    •    For  the Readings:  
    •    For The Team:   Buddy & Georgie
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick & Mike & Connie  
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Ray & Jackie 
    •    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:   Ray &  Shonda, David & Bethany           
    •    For all who helped with Communion 

     

     

    Birthdays:   John O’Donnell (Tuesday), Michael Kern (53, Thursday)

     

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    Azalias in full bloom everywhere.  even the camellias are still in bloom.  

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Ron Ackerman with cellulitis;   For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;   For Christine Drescher in hospital;   For Dee;    For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom;   For Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ;       For Cliff & Jean;    For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;    For Anthony;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery;

     

     

    For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 92;   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's friend, Barbara, plus Angela;    For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;    for Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons;     Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

     

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    Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents & daughter of her best friend, Mekala plus her baby, and Stephanie, and Barbara;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler & Kaitlen;

     

     

    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 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.

     

    Your Finances, March 12, 2017

    Expenses:   $Next week

    Outreach:   $                        

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

     

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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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    Mike reading from Deuteronomy

     

     

    Rosemary's Blessing

    Do you want to fast this Lent?

    • Fast from hurting words and say kind words
    • Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude
    • Fast from anger and be filled with patience
    • Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope
    • Fast from worries and trust in God
    • Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity
    • Fast from pressures and be prayerful
    • Fast from bitterness and fill your heart with joy
    • Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others
    • Fast from grudges and be reconciled
    • Fast from words and be silent so you can listen

    Attributed to Pope Francis

     

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    Geri reading from Romans.

           

    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:   Mike & Geri
    •    For The Team:   John & Mike & Buddy & Georgie
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
    •    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
    •    For the Pictures:    Jackie,  Mike,  & Rick
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Tom & Becky & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue & Ben & Shonda
    •     For all who helped with communion
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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week.

     

    Birthdays:   Dee Miller (81 today), John O'Donnell (85, Wednesday), Ben (Cody's son, 14, Monday).

    Anniversaries

    Fred & Martha, 10th, Friday

     

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    Mike sharing his thoughts on our readings of the day.

     

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Sandra's brother;  For Tom Quinn's recuperation from surgery & his brother;      For Rick Turner with high blood pressure; For Meredith, cancer free;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued recuperation;   For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini;  for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;

     

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    Happy Birthday, Our Dearest Dee.

     

    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;  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;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

       

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    Happy 85th, Dear John.

     

    For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  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 Pelton; 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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    Dearest Georgie, thanks for all you do for the community and especially us around the table week after week, year after year.

     

    Your Finances, March 10, 2019

    Expenses:   $670.00

    Outreach:    $245.00 

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

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    So, Shonda, can we trust you to get Ben's birthday cupcake to him this morning?

     

    Thanks, Everybody 

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    You better watch out, Sir Charlie.  Beth has heard that you have already sold the red '55 Studebaker and she wanted it.  Better buckle your seat belt.

     

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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.

     

     

     

     

  • Sunday Announcements, Sept. 9, 2007

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading: The Elwells, George & Marianne
    • For the Altar Bread: Christine & Megan
    • For Serving: Carmen & Ashley
    • For the Altar, donuts, muffins, juice, & coffee: Margie, Jackie, Margarita, & Joan & Jerry
    • For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Rob & Beth Robinson
    • For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Hue, Jackie & Rick

    Happy Birthday: Megan Kite (19) & Julie Kite, Westley Lackey (16); Jean Wright; Emily Wilson (10) Teresa Read*; Mary Harrell; Daniel Fleming at Tech (19); Billy Nugent; Warren Wittek; & Wendy.

    Happy Anniversary:

    • Matthew Andringa & Haley Adams (Day 1)
    • Doug & Teresa Read (18th)
    • Nina & Kerry Tucker (20th)
    • Mike & Geri Moran (32nd)
    • Rob & Beth Robinson (33)
    • Mike & Dee Miller (50th)

    Please Remember:  Rachel Roberts who broke her arm; Cheryl Ann’s dad with cancer; Rosemary’s nephew; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s Uncle Ed, Greg, & Yolanda; little 10 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson & Jackie Ritter; Jackie Ritter’s friend Jack Brown with lung cancer; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4; 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, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; David & Ofelia, 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; Barb Wittek’s friend Bill Snyder; Fred’s friend John with cancer.

    Your Finances:

    • September 9: Income for Running Expenses:              $ 1,437.50
    • September 9: Income for Outreach Expenses:             $ 361.00    

    Thanks for your Generosity!

    Have a Great Week, J.S

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    Rosemary's Blessing:

    May God in His wisdom and infinite love
    Look down on you always from heaven above.
    May He send you good fortune, contentment and peace,
    And may all of your blessings forever increase.

    John 7-25-10 

    Special Thanks: 

    ·     For Reading: John & Connie Doherty

    ·     For Serving: Kevin Doherty 

    ·     For the Communion Bread: Alison

    ·     For the Wine Cups:  Jackie & Bob

    ·     For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Celeste

    ·     For the Pictures:  Jan & Richard & Beth 

    ·     For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

    ·     For the coffee and donuts: Charlie & Jan & Joan


     
    Connie 7-25-10

        

     

    Happy Birthday:  Beth Robinson (last Monday), Tom McGrath, Maria Gorman (Delgado's daughter), Jon Waldron, & Cindy Ekes

     

    Happy Anniversary: Mark & Susie Dillon (29th)

     

    Sigler 7-25-10

     

    Please Remember:

     

    Matt Wilson's dad who just died; Diane Holcomb's grandmother, Margaret, who died this week just short of 100 years;  Gilberto Delgado's mom;  Chuck Pratt with a bad back; Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter;  Carol Eshelbrenner's mom who broke her hip; Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning; The Robinsons' son, Geordie;  Marilyn Ackerman's mother recuperating from a broken hip;   Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;  David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle; Bill Smith's daughter, Tammy;   Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer; Mark Leutkemeyer's friend, Guy Knight, down with terminal cancer; Wally Banzhaf's sister Chris with cancer;  Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer; Theresa McClure's dad;  Theresa Quinn's dad; for the recuperation of Jerry's right knee;    Rita Dore;   Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;  Warren & Barb's friend,  Phil Fruge;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Tom & Teresa's friend Neva Flynn with cancer & Teresa's niece, Angel & friend, Diane Kreitzer;   Margie's mom; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino,   George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece with leukemia; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;   Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President  that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.   
     

    Back Bench 7-25-10 
     

    Picture 1:   John reading 

    Picture 2:   Connie reading

    Picture 3:   The Sigler Elementary venue

    Picture 4:   The back Benchers: Megan, Diane & Jim Drescher, and Christine, mom, daughter, and grandparents 

     

      

    Video:  The beginning of Mass

     


     

     

    Special Announcement: One more Sunday, August 1, we are meeting at Sigler Elementary School, 1400 Janwood, Plano 75075 (corner of Brentwood, just west of Alma).  Janwood is the first street south of St. Mark’s.  August 8 back to Vines

     

     


    Your Finances: July 25: 

     

    Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1462.00

     

    Income for Outreach Expenses: $   990.00

     

    Special: August 8, two events:

    1.  We return to Vines

    2.  Baby shower/party for Shonda & Ray's new arrival.  They are registered at Babies-R-Us & Target.  More later.

     


    Thanks for the Generosity

     

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

     

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    John reads from the beautiful Isaiah (3)

     

    Rosemary's Blessing of the Week.

    Lord

    May we never take our freedom for granted

    and help us to strive so that this same freedom

    may be experienced by everyone in our country,

    especially the poor and the oppressed,

    and eventually by all humankind.

     

    Andrew Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers  

     

     

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    Connie reads from Galatians

     

    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:   John & Connie
    •    For The Team:   John & Buddy & Georgie (on vac.)
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
    •    For the Wine & Cups:   Jan
    •    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Rick & Connie
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Mike Carrell & Jackie 
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue & Ben & David
    •    For all who helped with communion
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    Rosemary reads her Blessing of the Week

     

     

    Birthdays:   Brent (63, celebration to be delayed two weeks, July 14), John Schanot (Save until July 21), Kim, Cindy Cramer (80 Tuesday), Paul Bieda (63, Monday)

     

    Anniversaries:

    Ron & Marilyn,  (56, the 13th)

     

     

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    Kids chase the Fire Truck in the July 4 neighborhood parade.

     

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For Sandra's brother;  For Tom Quinn's brother & Tom's shoulder replacement;      For a friend & neighbor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;    For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini;  

     

     

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    Who planted all these trees???

     

     

     

    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;  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;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

     

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    Refreshment time for the neighborhood Fire Fighters team.

     

     

    For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery;  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 Pelton; 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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    All God's critters are welcome at this celebration, including this guilty looking dog drinking the ice water.  Fear not the drinking water was all bottled.

     

     

     

    Your Finances, July 7, 2019

    Expenses:   $ 250.00

    Outreach:    $  75.00

     

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

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    The most popular concession at the picnic, Rosemary's treats and in particular the 24 dozen donut holes that vanished in an hour.  The kids were always lined up in front front of her.

     

     

    Thanks, Everybody 

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    Want a ride on a mini trolley?

     

     

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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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    Alexandra 12-24

    Special Thanks:

    • For Reading: Alexandra (home from O.U.) & Morgan Froebe
    • For the Communion Bread:  Claire Occhipinti
    • For Serving: Noah Thomson
    • For the Books & Wine Cups: Cliff & Jean & Rob & Beth
    • For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Celeste & Hue
    • For the Pictures:  Beth Robinson, Jan Keszler
    • For the Nativity Drama: All You Kids & Families 

    Morgan 12-24

     Congratulations:   "Vocalist/Airman risks her life to save a life."  One of our dearest, who is also Teacher of the Year in Plano.  Guess Who:   Download Our Best 12-24     

    Happy Birthday:    Genny Mattingly,  Sean Kless (3),  Jackie Ritter, Julia Grenier, Mitch Miller, Connie Bresson, George Elwell, & Amanda Baack (19)

    Happy Anniversary:

    • Jane & Scott Wiilliams (31st)

    • Tom & Theresa Quinn (41st)

    Please Remember:     Zoe's (who played Jesus) twin sister Samantha who died shortly after her birth a month ago; Sheila Baack's mom who died Monday; Morgan who broke her heel on a balance beam; Emily Zurchin who had an operation last TuesdayTuesday; Becky Good's mom Mimi Backus, who is with hospice;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & Rick in Chicago;  Jackie's friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode; a little 10 year old friend of mine having a tough time;  Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis;   Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Diane's dad Butch Uderman recuperating from an operation & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including 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 & Uncle Keith; David & Rita;  George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite who is not doing well; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President elect that he have great success and someday holds his grandchildren in his lap.

    Gerwers 12-24

     


    Picture 1:  Alexandra Froebe

    Picture 2:  Morgan Froebe

     Picture 3:  Guess Who!!

    Check out the Quads: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com   

    Your Finances:

    December 24: 

    • Income for Running  Expenses: $  2435.00 
    • Income for Outreach Expenses: $  1121.00

    Thanks for your Generosity!

    Next Mass: January 4, First Mass of 2009  

    No Mass December 28 between Christmas & New Years 

    Have a Great & Beautiful Christmas, J.S    (214-783-0443)