Announcements

 
Rosemary's Blessing:    

May God’s love and mercy encircle you today

With living laughter that renews and saves.

May bright hope lead you further on your way

And in your life may you celebrate his word

And be a witness to a gentle and gracious Lord.

A Book of Irish American Blessings & Prayers    Andrew Greeley

Mary Ellen reading Jeremiah.

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:   Mary Ellen and Mike
• For Serving:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine & Cups:  Beth
• For the Music: Ray  & Shonda & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video: Jan, Rick & Beth, John
• For the coffee and pastries:  Marlene, Jerry & Jackie  & Loretta
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

Mike reading 1 Corinthians 13.

Birthdays: Katie Urbanczyk (27, Thursday), Becky & Christine Saturday at Rice), Geri Moran (Thursday), Natalie Gorman (11, Tuesday), Kayla (4 Tuesday), Candy Kern (Monday), Gilberto (Monday), Kevin Bresson (24, today, Sunday)

We Remember  

Bill Ekes having an eye operation, noon, Monday;   Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on the death of Kate, their twin daughter;  Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;  And Donna's recuperation from hip surgery;  Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;  Janie's friend Wilbur;  Gerald's mom really sick;  Mark Ackerman’s recuperation from an operation and Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;    Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;

Play time with Leo, Zoe, and Torri.

  Rita;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;     Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;  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;    Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, & Chebino;  a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;   for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Buddy arriving with MIckey Mouse.

  
 Your Finances: February 3, 2013

Expenses:     $2540.00 

Outreach:     $1240.00  

 We donated this week: 

1.   Nothing special this week.

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

  Video:   Exit Hymn, Blessed be the Lord  (2 min.)

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: 

Fear less and hope more,

Eat less and chew more,

Whine less and breathe more,

Talk less and say more,

Hate less and love more,

And all good things are yours. 

Swedish Proverb

Erin reading Isaiah 63 & 64.

  Our Special Thanks:

•    For  the Readings:  Erin & Diane
•    For The Team:   Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:  John Cade
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick, John & Connie  
•    For the coffee and extras:   Marilyn & Ron, Jackie, Beth
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Shonda & Wendy

2 Special notices and announcements:

1.  Explanation of our plans for the following 3 Sundays of Advent, for example, food drive next Sunday, penitential rite the third Sunday, and so forth,     Download Advent 2014

2.  For an excellent glipse into the life of a good young Jesuit, with whom I lived in the 80's, (thanks Lynda Fleming), 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=84FpS06HQEY

Diane, Erin's mom, reading 1 Corinthians.

Birthdays:  Diane Drescher & David Delgado (both, Friday), Grace LeBlanc (Thursday), Mike Moran (65, Tuesday), and Emma (5, tomorrow)

Anniversaries:

Brent & Meredith (2^nd, Monday)

Erin & Chuck (8^th, Monday)

Tom & Denni (39^th, Saturday) 

Brent accepting our monthly community contribution of $2000 to Souls Harbor.

Please Remember these special people:

For Fred;  For Rick Froebe's mom, who died last Saturday morning, and for Rick;  For Ray;  For Bethany & her coming Little Visitor; For a bike rider named Brian who broke his left arm badly Saturday afternoon at White Rock when he fell;  For T.J. Martinez, S.J. who just died (he was a good young priest at Jesuit when I lived there);  For Rita;  Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;    for Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;   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;   For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips;  

Cupcake of the Week to Maureen for Fred in the hospital.

 Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;   For Jackie;  Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;   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 with her new baby;    Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson;

Cupcake of The Week to Denni and Tom for 39 years and to Denni for her smile.

 Bernadette Delgado's mom; 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.

Rosemary, ready to share her blessing of the week, surrenders, temporarily, to Bill for…

 Your Finances, November 30

Expenses:   $1255.00

Outreach:   $ 690.00

Video:  Entrance hymn, Come, O Come, 3 minutes,

We Donated this week:  

$2000 to Souls Harbor

$300   to Plano Homes

Thanks for your Generosity.

"The Love for the Kids picnic, Dec. 13," says Bill, "Come, it is marvelous."

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

Special Thanks: 
For reading, Mary Kee & Beth Robinson
For the Altar Bread, Judy Thompson
For Serving, Noah
For the Altar, donuts, coffee, & juice, Margie & Jackie, Warren & Barb Wittek, & Margarita
For the Books & Communion Cups, Roy & Carol Strom, Beth & Rob Robinson
For ushering & all sorts of jobs, Cliff Wright
For the music, Ray & Shonda & Wendy, Elliot, Hue, Rick & Jackie
For the King Cake, Roger & Joy

Happy Birthday: Drew Grattifiori (11), Joe Quirk, Erica Harrell

Happy Anniversary: John Cade & Lambrini (13th)

Please Remember: Rosemary’s nephew definitely improving; Erin’ friend Isaac, a little baby who just died; Frank Reyes’ brother looking for a job; Bonnie Rogers’ friend Laurie with cancer; Jackie Ritter’s sister Sandy; little 4 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson; Tom Quinn’s brother Tim; Beth Meehan’s family; Wally Banzhaf’s Madeline; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4;  Barb Senter’s mom,  Margie’s mom, Dona & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula & his companions in the military over seas, including Trey Bailey back from his 3rd deployment, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; David & Ofelia, Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; Rob’s mom & dad; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick.

Spiritual Formation Schedule (CCD): We’ve started.  Welcome!! 

Your Finances:
February 18: Income for Running Expenses: $708.00
February 18: Income for Outreach Expenses: $547.00
Thanks for your Generosity!

Next Mass: February 25, 2007

Note: March 4 & 11, we will be away in East Africa
March 4: Liturgy of the Word, Homily, and Communion
March 11: Sunday off. 

Ash Wednesday: Chris & Terry Phipps will again host us for a simple Ash Wednesday Mass & Ashes this coming Wednesday. Address: 1712 Glenwick Dr., Plano 75075, just off Westwood & 15th. Time: 7:00 P.M.

Click here for a map.

Rosemary's Blessing: 

Loving God,

Lead us beyond ourselves

To care and protect,

To nourish and shape,

 To challenge and energize

 Both the life and the world

 You have given us.

Joan Chittister, OSB   and   www.benetvision.org

David reading Ezekiel.

 

 Our Special Thanks:

•    For our Homily and the Reading:  Mike, David, and Connie
•    For The Team:   Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: John Cade
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Mike, John & Connie, & Beth  
•    For the coffee and brunch:   Marilyn & Ron, plus The Community
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Shonda & Wendy
•    For the help Saturday at Jackie & Rick's house, Richard and Mike
•    For celebrating our 10th Anniversary as a Community, All

Connie reading 1 Corinthians.

Birthdays:   John Anderlick (Saturday) and Karen (last week), Richard Baach (Wednesday), Renee Bresson (23, Tuesday), Ted Wittek (Sunday, today), Jamie Wilson (51, Sunday, today), and Rosemary (70, Friday)

Anniversaries:

John & Connie Bresson (28^th, Friday)

Lamar and Sarah.

Please Remember these special people:

For Fred; For Ray;  For Bethany & her coming baby;  For Monica walking for the cure;   Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;    for Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;    for a special girl named Missy Ackerman; 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;   For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips;  

Lamar & Sarah with their kids, Winslet & Nolan for Lamar, Austin & Brooklyn for Sarah.

Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;   Jackie's sister, Shellie; Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;   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 with her new baby;    Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson;  Rita; 

Austin thinks this is pretty neat.

Bernadette Delgado's mom; 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; 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.

Lamar & Sarah with their 2 kids each, 2 boys, 2 girls.

Your Finances, November 9

Expenses:   $1133.00

Outreach:   $ 325.00

Video:  Rosemary celebrates a big birthday: 1 minute,

We Donated this week:  

 Nothing Special this week.

  Video:  A Birthday gift to Rosemary, 1 minute,

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Our Best, Shonda, Wendy, Bethany, and Ray.

 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.

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.

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.

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

Rosemary's Blessing:  May you

Find Truth in the Week's Smallest Grace and Hope in the Week's Heaviest Cross.

May you learn to Walk a little bit more Slowly and to Grow each Day in Hope and Trust,

And my The God of New Beginnings Grand You a Week of Love and Peace.

               Andrew Greeley,  Irish American Blessings 

Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Jon & Nina 
• For the Communion Bread:  Christine & Megan
• For Serving: T.J., Lacee, & Lorynne 
• For the Books & Wine Cups: Roy & Carol & Rob & Beth
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Celeste & Hue
• For the Pictures: Ryan & John

Happy Birthday:  John Doherty, Kevin Breeson (20); Candy Kern; Gilberto Delgado & Natalie Gorman (7)(granddaughter); Katie Urbanczyk; Geri Moran

Please Remember:   Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke this past week; Dan Osteen whose funeral I will celebrate Tuesday; Margie McKeon's brother who died this week; Joe Sullivan with a heart operation; Mike Bulger; Jamie Wilson's visit to Mayo; Beth's sister Katie ;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark & Becky's coming baby;  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, & Bill Mehalco's son Mike on his 3rd in Iraq; David Hoover's dad Robert who died this week & 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 elect that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Picture 1:  Jon Waldron

Picture 2:  Nina Waldron

 Picture 3:  The Quads

 Picture 4:  The Quads & Mom & Dad

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

Your Finances:

February 1: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,972.50
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $    604.00   

Thanks for your Generosity!

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