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Rosemary's Blessing: Oh God,

Slow me down, Lord; I am going too Fast,

I can't see my Brother as he goes past;

I miss a lot of good things day by day,

I don't know Blessings when they come my way.    

Slow me down, Lord, so I can see 

More of the things that are good for me;  

A little less of me, a mile more of You 

Let Heavenly Atmosphere trickle thru, 

Let me help a Brother when the going's Rough, 

When Folks work together, things aren't so Tough. 

Slow me down, Lord, so that I can Talk 

With more of Your Angels…Slow me down to a Walk         

Nancy 3-8-09

  Special Thanks:

  • For Reading:  Nancy & Mary Ellen

  • For the Communion Bread:  Jan Keszler 

  • For Serving: T.J.

  • For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: Roy & Beth & Rob

  • For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Hue

  • For the Pictures: Beth & John Cade

Mary Ellen 3-8-09

 

Happy Birthday:     Jackie Urbanczyk; Mariane Elwell; Lisa Schleicher

 

Please Remember:    Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene, who is declining; Cliff's daughters;  Geri's sister Tana with a hip operation; Rosemary's brother Peter with amyloidosis; Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  Mike Bulger;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark & Becky's coming baby, plus Lee Ford in a car wreck;  Jackie's sister Sandy & friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode;   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  & 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; David & Rita; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite; 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  that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

 

David 3-8-09      


Picture 1:  Nancy reading Genesis

 

Picture 2:  Mary Ellen reading Romans

 

Picture 3:  Alexandra & dad David, John, Jim, Louie (Federico!),Jackie & Bob

 

Picture 4:  House gutting in Galveston

 

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

 

 

 

House Gutting 3-8-09

 

Your Finances:

 

March 8: 

  • Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1,276.00
  • Income for Outreach Expenses: $   623.00    

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

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  • 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 14, 2026

    Exodus 19:  Therefore, if you hearken to my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my special possession, dearer to me than all other people, though all the earth is mine.
    Romans 5:  Not only that, but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
    Matthew 9:  Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons.

    Annette reading from the Book of Exodus

    Readers,  Annette & Roger
    Homily,   John Cade
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
    The Organization man,  Richard
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

    Roger 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 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 delivering his homily


    Birthdays: 
    Bernadette Delgado 6/19
    Anniversaries:

    Expenses: $  440.00
    Outreach: $    50.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

    The Kiss of Peace

     

    John, happy to be here

    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

     

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    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.

     

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing:  

    Oh, Heavenly Father,

    We thank Thee for food and remember the hungry.

    We thank Thee for health and remember the sick.

    We thank Thee for friends and remember the friendless.

    We thank Thee for freedom and remember the enslaved.

    May these remembrances stir us to service,

    That Thy gifts to us may be used for others.

    Amen.

    The original Dear Abby

     

    Jackie

                                        Jackie reading Baruch

      

     Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:  Jackie & Patricia
    •    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Wine & Cups:    Cindy & Ken
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick  & Connie, Mike & Beth
    •    For the coffee and extras:   John Cade & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
    •    For the Music:  Ray &  Bethany & Shonda
    •    For all who helped with communion                                                       

     

    Patricia 2

                      Patricia reading from Pope Francis' Laudato Si

                        

     Birthdays:  Noah Thompson (Wednesday),  TC Fleming (Friday), Loretta (Saturday).    Plus,  Emma (6, last Tuesday), Mike Moran (last Wednesday), Grace LeBlanc  (last Friday)

     

    Zoe 1

                    Sez Zoe,  "Is that old guy finished yet or what?"

     

    Anniversaries:

    Tom & Denni (40th, Sunday, today)

    John & Michelle Simari (30th, last Sunday) 

    Brent & Meredith (3rd, last Tuesday)

                     

    Tori -Michelle 2

     

                       Sez Victoria, "What a nice mommy I have."
     

           

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Jerry's back; For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Bernadette's mom; For Dawn;   Michelle Simari’s sister;   For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder & new grandbaby;  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 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;            

                   

    Tom-Lynda

                      Birthday Cupcake to Tom & Lynda for T.C.

     

    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;     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;

     

    Mike

                                      Happy Birthday, Mike.

                                 

     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.

     

    Grace

                                   And Happy Birthday to you, Grace.

                                    

    Your Finances, November 29, 2015 (Next Week)

    Expenses:   $290.00

    Outreach:   $235.00  

                           December 6, 2015

    Expenses:   $565.00 

    Outreach:   $230.00

     

    Donated today:   

    Souls Harbor,     $2,000

    Plano Homes:     $300

     

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

    John Simari

                Happy 40th Anniversary to you, John and Michelle.

     

    Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

    Meredith-Brent

                          Happy 3rd, Meredith and Brent.

       

    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.

     

    Ro 1

                         Rosemary reads her Blessing of The Week

     

            

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    Rosemary's Blessing: 

    Lord God who is endlessly patient

    with our foolish and annoying frailties,

    instill in us patience for our fellow humans. 

    Help us to keep our temper cool,

    our nerves calm,

    and our disposition amiable.

     Andrew N Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers                             

      

    Erin 3-11-12

    Erin reading Exodus

    Special Thanks: 

    • For Reading:  Chuck & Erin             
    • For Serving:  Kevin  
    • For the Communion Bread:  Claire & Jan
    • For the Wine Cups: Rob & Beth 
    • For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Shonda & Leo
    • For the Pictures & Video: Jan & Beth & John
    • For the pastries & coffee: Joan & Jackie, Ron & Marilyn
    • For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue

     

    Chuck 3-11-12

    Chuck reading 1 Corinthians

     

    Birthdays: Michael Kern (48), Christine Drescher, Susie Harrell, Brooklyn (1), John O'Donnell and yesterday, Dee Miller & Marianne Elwell.

    Anniversary: Fred Martinez & Martha (3rd)

    Special on ShondaDownload Plano ISD Staff Newsletter 3-11-12

    Note: for those of you who were with us this morning, Curtis is okay.  He had not eaten in the morning and needed something because he felt faint.

    Bill 3-11-12

    Bill with Mike, Maureen, & Ray

     

    P & R 3-11-12

    Paul & Richard

    We Remember 

     Carol Eshelbrenner's mom who died Wednesday;  Our Angela who broke her hip this past week;  Jerry Brophy's brother Jack who died Friday;  from Jackie Ritter, Narges' who just died and her daughter Nikki's stepmother who died Saturday;  Lisa's Ackerman’s sister, Pam and Louis & Jim;  Gina Adcock's mother with a new outbreak of cancer;  Dorothy Perry;  Bob Dunbar with shingles;    Rita;     Alison's recuperation;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;  Julia Grenier;   Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's brother, Dick, recuperating from a back operation & broken wrists;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;  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  in assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary; Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer; Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including 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.

      Video:   Opening hymn (3 minutes)  

      

                                                                                                                                        

    Your Finances: March 11, 2012

    Expenses:   $1010.00

    Outreach:   $ 430.00 

    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.

       

     

     

      

  • 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.

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    In connection with our First Blessing of The Men:

     

    Life is a circle; it's beginning is its end,

    Going on forever, beginning when time began.

     

    Enclosed within the circle is every thought of love, 

    Gliding on the winds of time, on the wings of a dove.

     

    In the center of the circle is the hardened core of hate,

    Bringing upon the wars of the world and may someday bring its fate.

     

    But then life is a circle; it's beginning is it's end,

    Going on forever beginning when time began.

     

     Life is a circle; it's beginning is it's end,

    As it was in the beginning it shall be again.

     

    Poem by our David Hoover

      

    Larry 6-20-10

     

    Special Thanks: 

    ·   For Reading:  Larry Thompson & Chuck Pratt

    · For the Communion Bread: Carol Eshelbrenner 

     

    · For the Wine Cups & Cross:  Nancy & Ron

    · For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy

    · For the Pictures:  Jan & Beth & Richard Baack

    · For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

    · For the coffee & donuts & cake: Jo & Tony & Joan

     

    For all the women who helped with the special blessing


     Chuck 6-20-10

      
     
        
    Happy Birthday:   Jessica Bresson (28 last Thursday), Sue Tomas (last Friday),  Alison DeGenova (last Tuesday), 

    Happy Anniversary:

    George & Marianne Elwell (15th last Tuesday)

    Joe & Rita Hogan (29th)

    Warren & Barb Wittek (31st)

    Louie & Lorraine Federico (40)

    Jeff & Penny Morrow (40)

    Chuck & Sandra Pratt (49)

     

     

     

    Blessing of the Men 1, 6-20-10 
     

     

    Please Remember:

     

     Tony's Daughter & newbord baby girl; Carol Eshelbrenner's mom who broke her hip; Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning; The Robinsons' son, Geordie;  Cathy Lynn; Marilyn Ackerman's mother who broke her hip & who is visiting now in Dallas from Rochester; Dina McPherson after a motorcycle fall; Jim Drescher; 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;  Matt Baggert & his family & parents;   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.   
     

    Blessing of the Men 2, 6-20-10 
     
     
        

    Picture 1:   Larry Thompson reading

     

    Picture 2:   Chuck Pratt reading

    Picture 3:   Blessing of all The Men

    Picture 4:    Blessing of all The Men

    Video:  The Final Blessing for all The Men   

     

    Special Announcement: June 13 through 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.  Vines will be undergoing major renovation.

       

     

     

     

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

    Your Finances: June 20:

     

    Income for Running   Expenses: $ 2020.00

     

    Income for Outreach Expenses: $   925.00

     

    Thanks for the Generosity

     

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

  • Sunday Announcements, March 2

    Resource: to check the source for the marriage homilies, Project Everlasting, click the link.  Thanks to Carol Eshelbrenner for finding this lost resource.  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19031744/

    Rosemary’s Blessing: 

    May God grant you the strength and faith to …

    Count your blessings not your crosses; Count your gains not your losses;  Count your joys not your woes; Count your friends not your foes;  Count your smiles not your tears; Count your courage not your fears; Count your full years not your lean; Count your kind deeds not your mean; Count your health not your wealth; And love your neighbor as much as yourself.

    Carmen

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading: Carl & Jessica
    • For the Communion Bread: Kim & Cindy
    • For Serving: T.J., Lacee, & Lorynne
    • For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Beth & Rob
    • For the music: Ray & Shonda & Celeste, Hue

    Happy Birthday: Michelle Brown, Diane McClurg, Sara Varnau (14), Gabriella Robinson (2).

    Happy Anniversary: Tara & Scott Blankenship

    Please Remember:  Rose Banzhaf’s mom; Victor Lozada (the policeman who died Friday), Terry his wife & his family; Jackie’s brother John & neighbor Earl; Dee Miller; Barb Wittek’s friends Ronald & Alice Kirk; Libby’s uncle; 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. March 11; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon.

    Mommywreidandtrey

    Catch the latest on the quadruplets’ web: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com     —   Note: we are forming a "Quad Squad" of volunteers to help take care of these jewels.  More in Friday’s blog.

    Your Finances:

    • March 2:  Income for Running  Expenses: $ 786.00
    • March 2:  Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 771.00
    • February Expenses:  In: $4,600      Out: $5,400
    • February Outreach:  In: $2,100      Out: $2,800

    Thanks for your Generosity!

    Have a Great Week, J.S