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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.

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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.

Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week: 

 Christ has no body now on earth but yours,

     no hands but yours,

     no feet but yours,

Yours are the eyes through which Christ’s

     compassion is to look out to the world,

Yours are the feet with which Christ is to

     go about doing good,

Yours are the hands, with which Christ is to  

     bless all people now.

From a prayer by Teresa of Avila (1515–1582)

Beth reading from Zechariah.

Special Thanks to these special people:

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

Rob reading from Romans.

Birthdays:    Kim Crossk (last Friday), Paul Bieda, 56, & Aggie Stryker, (both last Saturday), Cindy Cramer (today, Sunday), John Schanot, Joe Gorham (82, Friday)

Anniversaries:

Aggie & Allen (50^th, Sunday, today)

Ron & Marilyn (54^th, Thursday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Please Remember these special people:

For Jackie Urbanczyk;   For Connie Bresson's mom;     For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;     For Dee and her daughter, Lisa;    For John Schanot's continued recuperation;  For Nadia's recuperation;   For Geri's  nephew, Martin Calabrese, and Martins' family;  For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom; For Cliff & Jean;    For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;   For Anthony & Sabrina;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Rose's daughter in law Jamie

It doesn't get better than this, Shonda, Bethany, and David.

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;

Happy 56th Birthday, Paul.  You may be getting so old you may not be able to do Matterhorn Canyon this September.  But, I'll help you.

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;

Happy Birthday, Cindy, and congratulations.  You got me beat again.

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.

Thanks for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.  You get better every time we do this.

Your Finances, July 9, 2017

Expenses:   $940.00

Outreach:   $195.00

 Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

It is wonderful to have you back, Bethany, even for one weekend.  I am jealous of Houston.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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Happy Birthday, Aggie, and happy 50th Anniversary today to both you and Allen.

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.

Happy 82nd Birthday, Joe.  You are a marvel and a beautiful person.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Mary & Sabrina
• For the Altar Bread: Christine & Megan
• For Serving: Carmen & Ahley
• For the Altar, donuts,juice, & coffee: Mary Ellen, Joanne, Margarita, & Joan & Jerry
• For the Books & wine cups: John & Allyson, Rob & Beth
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Hue, Jackie & Rick

Happy Birthday:  Maddie Drake (13); Hunter (5);Frank Reyes (49); Jackie Johnson; Dona Thompson; Gloria Landry; Georgie Brown (6); Don Mattingly, Erin McClurg; my Aunt Kitty (101).

Happy Anniversary:

• Jim & Diane Drescher (41st)

Please Remember:  Bonnie Rogers’ operation; Taylor Lassiter; My Aunt Kitty who fell down; Fr. Dean Pratt’s wife Barbara with cancer; Jim & Diane Drescher; Diane’s friend Gina with cancer; Rosemary’s nephew; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s Uncle Ed, Aunt Lenore, Greg, & Yolanda; little 11 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 & her mother; Shawn in a car wreck; Dawn’s friend Jessica; Barb Wittek’s friend Bill Snyder; Fred’s friend John with cancer; Roy’s daughter Bonny with cancer in NY.

Your Finances:

• September 30: Income for Running Expenses:              $ 678.00
• September 30: Income for Outreach Expenses:             $ 229.00 

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

Rosemary’s Blessing

 We thank you for the turning of the seasons

 and the long days and the short nights,

 for blessing us with summertime,

with sunlight and heat, and with sand and surf.

Grant that we may use well our summer respite

 for rest and recreation and recollection

 and protect us and all those we love this summer.

 Andrew N Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers             

Taylor reading Genesis, home after her first year at OU.

  Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:  The Reads, Taylor, Zach, and Teresa
•    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & John,  Connie & Beth
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Fred & Maureen,  Jackie & Jerry 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Bethany & Ray

Zach reading 1 Corinthians after celebrating his 18th, graduating from high school, and heading to UT with a scholarship (split family loyalties?).

Birthdays:    Mike Carrell, deacon (38^th, Tuesday), Mary Kee,  Christin Urbanczyk, Rita (74, Friday) , Chuck (47,  last Monday), Zach (18, last week and graduating)

Teresa, mom to Taylor and Zach, reading John.

Anniversaries:

 Richie & Laura Chollick (21^st, Wednesday)

 Doug & Julie Kite (28^th, Saturday)

 Diane & Kent  (42^nd, Tuesday)

 Loretta & Ray (46^th, Tuesday)

Batman Leo protecting The Community.

Please Remember these special people:

For Fred’s brother, John, who is really sick with cancer;  For Zander, who died a week ago & his family;  For Marilyn Ackerman with a staff infection of her eye;  For Mary Kee's son John, who died a couple of weeks ago, and for Mary;  For Tom Quinn's continued recuperation from shoulder surgery;  for the father of Sheila Baach and Pat Haigh, who died this week;   for Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;   For Patty Hammond’s recuperation from knee replacements;      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; Fred and Maureen’s friend, Real Giguere, who died recently;   Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;  

Tori and Batman Buddy. All these batmen. We feel like a very safe community.

 Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;  Margie McKeon’s brother, Bill, with lung cancer;  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;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita; 

The Best Music, Bethany and Ray.

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 just home from Korea, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Video: Candle lighting with both Cowboy Cole and Leo and Cole's mom, Erin, helping out, 1 minute,

Your Finances, June 8, 2014

Expenses:   $1370.00

Outreach:   $ 870.00

Ready with Georgie coming.

 We Donated this week:  nothing special.

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

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 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.

Tom reads from Jeremiah.

Rosemary's Blessing of the Week.

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty;

To find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you lived.

This is to have succeeded.

Success – Ralph Waldo Emerson

May you succeed!

Patricia reads from Hebrews.

Our Special Thanks

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

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Birthdays:   Carrie Bieda (from last week)

Anniversaries:

Bernadette & Gilbert (54th Wednesday)

Happy 54th to you and Gilbert, Bernadette

Please Remember these special people:

For Sandra's brother who died recently & for Sandra;

For Sydney, For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For Gilberto who had a gall bladder operation:  Claire Mazzei's knee replacement operation Tuesday;    For Tom Quinn's brother & Tom's shoulder recuperation;      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 for her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued health;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini; 

Thanks for lighting the candles, Tori & Zoe

For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 91 years!) in Ontario;  For Jackie's friend, Lynn, 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;  

Welcome the the United States, Terra.

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.

Thanks, Harper, for being such a special girl.

Your Finances, August 18, 2019

Expenses:   $ 615.00

Outreach:    $ 240.00  

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Good Karma, Connie, for your eye operation tomorrow.

Thanks, Everybody 

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It is an exhausting job.

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.

Peace, Everybody.

Cathy, in full form & dress. says "Welcome in, Everyone, and enjoy the story of my two ancestors who sailed on The Mayflower."

In remembrance of the 100th Anniversary of the end of the First World War – November 11, 1918 at 11:11 AM.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead: Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved: and now we lie
In Flanders fields!

Taken from IN FLANDERS FIELDS
By Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

Composed at the battlefront on May 3, 1915 
during the second battle of Ypres, Belgium

Cemetery in Ypres, Belgium.

Thanks, Rosemary, for reading  On Flanders Field, to help honor the memory of The Signing on this 100 year anniversary.

Thanks to these special people

• For  the Readings: John & Cody
• For The Team:    Buddy  &  Georgie
• For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
• For the Special Communion Cups: Jan & Charlie
• For the Pictures:   Rick & Rosemary   
• For the coffee and extras:  Jackie & Mike Carrell
• For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue 
• For the Music:     Ben & Shonda 
• For Becky & her generous hospitality at Legacy
• For all who helped with communion

As Alison sez, "Only this much more until He shuts up."

Birthdays:  Karen Anderlick  (last Sunday) & John;   (last  John DeGenova (59, last Thursday), Rosemary (Wednesday) 

Anniversaries

John & Connie (32^nd, Wednesday)

Alison & Jan, our super welcome team.

Remember these special people

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; 

The Board of Directors planning Advent.

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; 

Happy Birthday, Karen.  We saved your cupcake from last week.

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.

Forget not, Alison.  That cupcake is for John's birthday.

Your Finances, November 11, 2018

Expenses:    $615.00

Outreach:    $230.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody

Jan & Sir Charlie.  Jan, how do you do it?
 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

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Ben, thanks for exceptional work today!

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.

Nothing better than a Harper Hug!  Thanks, Harper.