Announcements

Rosemary’s Blessing:

A Prayer For Growing Old Gracefully

Lord, Thou knowest better than I myself that I am growing older and will someday be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion.

Release me from craving to straighten out everybody's affairs. Make me thoughtful but not moody; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom, it seems a pity not to use it all; but Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end. Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give me wings to get to the point. Seal my lips on my aches and pains; they are increasing, and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.

I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and a lessening cock-sureness when my memory seems to clash with the memories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be mistaken.

Keep me reasonably sweet, for a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the devil. Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places and talents in unexpected people; and give, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.

Amen.

 Seventeenth Century Nun’s Prayer

Our Special Thanks 

• For Reading:   Mike & Geri 
• For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Cindy & Kim
• For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
• For the Pictures & Video:   John & Connie, Jan & Rick,  and Beth
• For the coffee and pastries: Ron & Marilyn, Jackie  
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
• For the Music: Ray  &  Shonda & Bethany

  
Birthdays:  Brittany Carey (27, Friday), Tony Whitley (75, Thursday), Fred Macchio (75, Tuesday)

Anniversaries:

Katie Tomas & Jeremy Foust (0 Day, just married)

Daniel Fleming & Stephanie (Day 1, today)

Rob & Casey (10^th, Saturday)

Randolph & Michelle (16^th, Thursday)

John & Alison (19^th, Tuesday)

Tony & Jo (35^th, Wednesday)

John & Connie (22^nd, today, Sunday)

We Remember:

Chuck Pratt and his cancer;  John's Caliope, who fell last Sunday;   John Doherty's dad who is declining rapidly;  Diane Holcomb who is recovering from a bad bike crash;  John Simari’s friend Kieth;  Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill;  Tom Quinn's shoulder surgery coming up May 15, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer;  Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friend, Mike & Tara, plus their family friends who lost a 20 week old baby son;     Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul;  Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on their new grandkid, Warren;     Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;  Janie's friend Wilbur;  Gerald's mom really sick;  Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;      Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Rita

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;  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.

 Your Finances: April 21, 2013

Expenses:     $765.00

Outreach:     $675.00    

We donated this week: 

1.   Nothing special this week.

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

 Video: Recessional, City of God (2 1/2 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 of The Week:

 

Sometimes readings in Advent focus mainly on repentance and on waiting for the Savior and Messiah to redeem us from our sins.  Yet, the Jewish people of the Hebrew Scriptures and the early Christians had much broader expectations.  The Savior is the one who comforts and heals us, rescues and unbinds us, enlightens us and lifts us up as well as wipes away our sins.  The earthly life of Jesus was filled with his healing and compassionate acts; his treating outcasts and women with inclusivity, dignity and love; his breaking down cultural, religious and social walls that separate people; and his not only forgiving sinners, but also eating with them.   This is what Jesus wants to do for us.  Advent is a time of becoming more whole, a time of becoming all we want to be and all God wants us to be.

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week
 

 

 

This Advent, let us believe and trust in the broader meaning of the season.  Deep faith is a creative energy that opens us to participate in what God wants to do for us in our personal lives and through us in our broken world and fragile Earth. The weeks of Advent give us the time to ask: What are the dark places in my life that need God's wisdom, uplifting and light?  What's not OK in me?  What's preventing me from feeling the love, unity and peace I want and God desires for me?  Where do I fall short of witnessing God's inclusive love, mercy and justice?  To each of these questions, we say: Come, Lord Jesus, come!

 

Advent Reflection by S. Jean Amore, CSJ, VP for Mission and Academics, Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, N.Y.

 

 

 

Jackie reading the Blessing of the Advent Candles 

 

 

Special Thanks to these special people:

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

 

 

 

 

Mary Jane reading the Beautiful Isaiah #2.

 

 

Birthdays:  T C Fleming (Monday, Loretta (Tuesday), Linda Cardenas (Wednesday)

 

Anniversaries:

Shonda & Cody (1^st, last Sunday)

 

 

 

 

John reading from Peter.

 

 

Please Remember these special people

 For Myron who just moved to the other side last Monday, as well as for Chris & the family;   For two moms who recently died, Connie’s mom and Marilyn’s mom;  For Aggie's 99 year old dad who also recently died;   For Kathleen Macchio & her family;  For John O'Donnell;  For Bill Hammond's recovery from rotator cuff surgery, which is expected to take a whole year, despite the fact he is running a half marathon this morning at the Dallas Marathon;   For Carol's rcuperation; For Tom Good;     For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;  For Nadia's recuperation;  For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom;  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;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Rose's daughter in law Jamie; For a young father of two & married, Paul Day, struggling with a heart condition;

 

 

 

 

Happy First Anniversary, My Dear Shonda, to you and Cody.

 

 

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;     For Maureen’s daughter, Kathleen, with cancer;      For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom;    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;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

 

 

 

 

Thanks, Dearest Emma, for being our delightful Candle Lighter of the Week.

 

 

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; 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 Mary Ellen;  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.

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome Home, Mark

 

Your Finances, December 10, 2017

Expenses:   $850.00

Outreach:   $635.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

 

Welcome, Miles & Linda with our dear Beth.

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

  

 

 

The Minor Elevation.  Good Job, Buddy.

 

 

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.

 

 

Thanks, Bill, for coordinating & bringing out even trouble makers like Bill & Zaile, Patricia & Fred.

 

Thanks, Again Thanks: All who donated to the Blood Drive.  We had over 20 volunteers!  WOW! The next blood drive will be the first or second Sunday of December for Christmas. 

Thanks also to all who helped with the Great roofing job yesterday. 

Congratulations to Clif Cameron on getting his college degree after many years away from the college scene.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Jessica & Alexandra
• For the Altar Bread: Lynda Fleming
• For Serving: T.J.
• For the Altar, donuts, muffins, coffee, & juice: Margie, Jackie, Kathleen, Ron & Marilyn
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol Strom and Beth & Rob Robinson
• For the music: Ray & Wendy, Hue, Rick & Jackie

Happy Birthday: Cindy Cramer, Mike Miller

Happy Anniversary:

• Dennis & Tina (Day 1, married 7/7/07)
• Ray & Shonda (1st)
• Roy & Carol
• Ron & Marilyn (44th)

Please Remember: Cheryl Ann’s dad with cancer; Rosemary’s nephew definitely improving; Ray’s brother Anthony with 4 blocked arteries; Jim Kee; Gina Adcock’s six months pregnant friend Lorraine; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s Uncle Ed, Greg, & Yolanda; little 7 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson & Jackie Ritter; Jackie Ritter’s friends Jack Brown with lung cancer, and John Vlute; Tom Quinn’s brother Tim; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4; Margie’s mom; Dona & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula’s companions in the military overseas, including 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; Rob’s mom & dad; & a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; Shawn in a car wreck, Torri Moore’s uncle Wayne Harding; Debbie Ekes’ uncle Scott Culpepper, who died this week; Charlie Sawtelle’s friend Colin Wilson with cancer; & Shonda.

Note: July 29 no Mass.  Yosemite calls!

Your Finances:

• July 8: Income for Running Expenses:   $935.00
• July 8: Income for Outreach Expenses:  $368.00                

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S.

 

 

Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

   

You gotta look for the good in the bad,

The happy in your sad,

The gain in your pain,

And what makes you grateful not hateful.

Author unknown

 

 

 

Rosemary reading from Leviticus.

 

 

Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Rosemary & Patricia
•    For The Team:   John Cade  
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Mike 
•    For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:     Ben & Shonda & David
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

 

 

Patricia reading from 1 Corinthians

 

 

Birthdays:   Tom Quinn, (last Thursday), Hue & Dick Thompson & John Bresson (Sunday, today), Dana Dinsmore (26, Wednesday)

 

Anniversaries:

John & Alison (26^th, Wednesday)

 

 

 

 

Welcome, Joe, all the way from Cleveland.  We love you, Joe, even though you are Geri's brother.

 

 

Ash Wednesday Notice:  7:00 P.M., Marlene's, 2017 Keystone.  Welcome.

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Hue, and thanks a ton for the all your years dedicated care for our community with your sound systems expertise.  

 

 

Remember these special people

 For Ray & Beth & Barb & Bill &  John O'Donnell;   For Carol's recuperation; For Tom Good & his operation recuperation;   For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;  For Nadia's 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;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Rose's daughter in law Jamie; For a young father of two & married, Paul Day, struggling with a heart problem

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, John.  Yes, now Connie will not have to get you into the movies at half price.

 

 

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 93;   For Connie's nephew, Fred;  For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;           For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom;    For 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;

 

 

 

 

David, I think your smile shows a bit too much glee.  Remember, that cupcake is for Dana on her birthday.

 

 

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; 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 Mary Ellen;  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.

 

 

 

 

Happy Anniversary, John, to you and our dear Alison.

 

 

Your Finances, February 11, 2018

Expenses:   $790.00

Outreach:   $150.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

 

Thanks so much, Dearest Emma, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

 

And thanks to you, John, for volunteering to celebrate the Mass this Mardi Gras morning as well as your good old Cajun roots.

 

 

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 warm, soft smile of a friend.

An Irish Blessing

 

 Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Mike & Jackie  
• For Serving: Kevin
• For the Communion Bread: Alison
• For the Wine Cups:  Alison & John
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Jon
• For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Rick & Richard
• For the altar & sound: Gayle & Hue
• For the coffee and specials: Mary Jane & John,  Jackie & Joan

 

   

Birthdays:  Megan Kite (23), Julie Kite, Jean Wright, Wendy (31) 

Happy Anniversary: 

Richard & Monica Froebe (24th)

Nina & Kerry Tucker (24th)

Rob & Beth Robinson (37th)

Mike & Dee Miller (54th)

 
 

Please Remember:

  Chuck Pratt's thyroid operation Sept 9;  Judy Carrell's mom, Marie, 93;  Jackie Ritter's good friend, Narges Akbari, with colon cancer;  Marilyn Ackerman's brother, Dick, recuperating from a serious but successful back operation;  Doug Read's Mom, Valdene, with stage 4; Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins; Warren & Barb's friend, Mike, fighting cancer & Barb's dad with hip surgery; Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer; Mike & Dee's daughter;  Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke; Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer; Gilberto Delgado's mom; 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; Casey & Rob plus Cameron & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

 
 

Picture 1:    Mike reading             

Picture 2:    Jackie reading        

Picture 3:    Kayla with her granddad, Ray, Ron, and Lynda, plus…                

Picture 4:    CC, sister of  Kayla              

       Video:  Rosemary's Blessing:

 

Finances: September 4, 2011.

Expenses:  $

Outreach:  $   

Thanks for the Generosity

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

  

 

 
   
 

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Alexandra & Morgan
• For Serving:  Kevin Doherty
• For the Communion Bread: Alison DeGenova
• For the Wine Cups:  Rob & Beth
• For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Jon
• For the Pictures:  Jan & Beth & Richard
• For the altar & sound: Margie & Jackie & Hue
• For the coffee and pastries: none Christmas Eve  
    
   
                                                                                        

Happy Birthday:   Lorynne (14),  Jackie Ritter (today), & Jeremy & Ashley (23)  

  

 

Please Remember:

   Devin & Kiran Mishra, whom we will baptize and welcome into our community this afternoon;  Jim Drescher who just died;  Warren & Barb's friend, Phil Fruge, with cancer;  Sebastian, ca. 2 years, who  broke his leg;  Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;  John Cade's mother in law;   Mike & Dee's daughter, Lisa;  Kathleen Gardner's friend Dana;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;   Margie Malone's 2 year old niece;    Kim Burkhart's dad;   Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke;   Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;    Gilberto Delgado's mom;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad moving into assisted living;  Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning & Wally's sister, Chris;   Marilyn Ackerman's  brother, Dick, and their grand daughter, Alex;  Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;  David Hoover;     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;    Margie'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.  

 

   

 
Picture 1:   Alexandra  

Picture 2:   Morgan 

Picture 3:   Buddy & Torri making their debut

Picture 4:   Bobbi

 Video:         Nativity Drama      

   

   

  
Your Finances:  December 24, Christmas Eve

Expenses:   $2500.00

Outreach:   $1340.00

 Mexico:      $ 220.00  (total now, $1700.00)  

Thanks for the Generosity

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