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Wisdom 9: Who can know God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the LORD intends?  For the deliberations of mortals are timid,  and unsure are our plans.

Philemon: Perhaps this is why he was away from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a brother, beloved especially to me, but even more so to you, as a man and in the Lord.

Luke 14: Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

Becky reading from the Book of Wisdom

Thanks…     

Music,   Shonda

Warren gets a cookie for his birthday

Outreach: $  660.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Annette gets a cookie for her birthday

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Loving God…

Give us hearts
where all may enter in,
ears to hear your call,
hands to do your will,
voices to sing your praise
and soul enough
to recognize You
in everything we do.

Taken from The Prayer for Those Who Dwell In A Monastery of the Heart by Joan Chittister

Rosemary’s Blessing

On this Memorial Day weekend 

May we be … 

Grateful for this country in which we live and 

Grateful for those people who have worked to make it 

a place of freedom, a place of dignity and a place where so many different peoples call home.

 J & R Creations 

Lynda reading Acts.

 Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:  Tom & Lynda
•    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:   Mike & Judy,  Jackie & Jerry& Beth Dugan
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Shonda & Bethany & Ray

Tom reading Peter.

Birthdays:  Judy Thompson (68, Saturday), Zaile (Today, Sunday)

 Anniversaries:

John & Maria Gorman (16th, Friday)

The team with Kevin and Georgie.

 Please Remember these special people:

For Marilyn Ackerman with an infection of her eye;  For Mary Kee's son John, who died Friday morning;  For Tom Quinn's 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 Saturday;   Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;  

Getting ready with Leo's help.

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; 

Grace, our board president, handing to Brent our monthly support of $2000 to Soul's Harbor.

 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: Entrance, Sing to the Mountains, 2 minutes

Your Finances, May 25, 2014

Expenses:   $695.00

Outreach:   $145.00

Rosemary doing her blessing of Memorial Week..

 We Donated this week:  

$2000 to Soul's Harbor

$300 to Plano Homes

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Bethany, Shonda, 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.

Rosemary’s Blessing        

Good Morning!

This is God.

I will be handling all your problems today.

I do not need your help.

So have a good day!

 Bern reading the Call of the Great Prophet Isaiah (1).

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:  Bernadette & Scott 
•    For The Team:   Kevin & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:    Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & John & Mike
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & David & Shonda
•    For all who helped with communion                                                     

Scott reading the call of Paul in 1 Corinthians

Birthdays:   Monday, Geri (63), Tuesday, Tom Quinn, Wednesday, Becky & Christine (22), Thursday, Scott Shaw, Hue Beavers, Dick Thompson, John Bresson.

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week

Ash Wednesday:

Place:  Marlene Ekes', 2017 Keystone Drive, 75075, Plano

Time:  6:30

Come and get your ashes!

David deserving of a Cupcake of The Week for the loss of one of his little Yorkies to a bobcat who jumped the fence and came into the back yard.

Harville Hendrix Seminar, John Cade announces a free seminar on safe family conversation, Saturday, Feb. 13, Fair Park, Free, sign up,   Download Harville Hendrix Seminar

Happy Birthday, Tom.

Please Remember these special people:

For Jerry who moved to the other side Saturday night, and for all the Gleason family;   For Tom Good;   For Lynda's mom who fell recently;   For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Bernadette's mom; For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;      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 recovering from cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis;    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;     For Jackie's friend, Barbara   

Happy Birthday to our marvelous sound man, Hue.

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 who just died;     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;

Happy Birthday, Scott, and to Lily not feeling well.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   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 & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher;   for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including 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.

 Happy Birthday, John, who with Connie, his wife, they throw the best parties.

Your Finances, February 7, 2016

Expenses:   $835.00

Outreach:   $385.00

Donated today:   $300 to Plano Homes

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Thanks to you and Leo, Cole, for lighting the candles.

 Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Watch out, Folks, she is about to take off.

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: John & Alison DeGenova

· For the Communion Bread: Gayle 

· For Serving: Kevin

· For the Wine Cups & Cross:  Rob & Beth

· For the Music: Ray & Shonda

· For the Pictures:  Charlie & Beth & Tom

· For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

· For the coffee & cake: Ron & Marilyn & Joan

Happy Birthday:  David Meyer, Alexandra Froebe (21), Fred Macchio (anniversary also), Jerry Gleason (76)

Happy Anniversary:

John & Alison DeGenova (16th)

John & Connie Doherty (19th)

Mike & Angie Carroll (20th)

Tony & Jo Whitley (32nd)

Fred & Maureen Macchio (47th)

Please Remember:

Marilyn Ackerman's mother who broke her hip; Jim Drescher; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary & sister, Judy;  Margarita's friends Dave & Nakomis; David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle Guinigundo; Jackie Ritter's friends Bob Minarik with cancer & Todd Fred with leukemia;  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;  Celeste's niece, Lexi Colmenero;  Matt Baggert & his family & parents; Christine Drescher's Grandmother;  Rita Dore;  Margie Weynant;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;  Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & also Casey in a bad motorcycle accident;   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,  Lisa's nephew Kristopher;  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;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann & Hector; 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.   
 

Next Big Community Party: May 1, The 5th Anniversary Party, 6:00 P.M., Heritage Farm this year (on 15th just east of Custer & Vines, south side), covered dish, music a la Hue, hay rides pulled by donkeys for the kids, in door and out door fun, and renewal of vows. 

Picture 1:  The DeGenovas read, John and

Picture 2:   Alison

Picture 3:   The Delgado Clan: Randolph with Georgie in his lap, Michelle, Bernadette and Gilberto with Zoe

Picture 4:  Tom Fleming, our board president, giving the quarterly financial report

Video: John & Lambrini explaining the marriage seminar.

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

Your Finances: April 18:

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 2,552.00

Income for Outreach Expenses: $   770.00

Last Week's Finances: April 11:

Running Expenses:    $ 955.00

Outreach Expenses:  $ 510.00

Thanks for the Generosity

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

Rosemary’s Blessing: 

May the Lord grant you

         A tolerance for those who don’t agree with you,

         A refusal to judge others,

         A willingness to forgive,

         A calm and hopeful spirit in the midst of anxieties,

         And a holy anger for injustice in the world. 

From Seven Sacred Pauses by Macrina Wiederkehr

John reading Amos.

Our Special Thanks 

•    For Reading:  John & Jean O'Donnell
•    For The Team: Kevin & Georgie
•    For the 
  Communion Bread:  Alison & Claire
•    For the Wine & Cups: Jan
•    For the Pictures & Video:   John & Mike, Beth & Rick 
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Jackie & Carol & Jerry
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Shonda

Jean reading Timothy.

 Birthdays:   Judy Carrell (Friday), Beth Dugan (42, Thursday),
Hunter Whitley (11, Tuesday), Holly Kern (20, today, Sunday, at UT), and
Bethany (tomorrow)

The Tree Limb after being pushed out of the street, looking north to Royal Lane.

Please Remember these special people:

Wally Banzhaf's hip operation tomorrow morning, Monday;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli, who broke her hip/leg again just after the 3 of them returned from Greece at 9:00 last night;  Dawn Schultz at home with double pneumonia;  D'Arcy Drescher diagnosed with Lupus;  Irene Urbanczyk, Rick's mom in Buffalo, who is just about ready to move to the Other Side, that she do so peacefully; Monica's recent medical deal; Jan's family members who are doing badly & Charlie's brother in law with cancer;  Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis; Chuck Pratt and his cancer;  

The Tree Limb after Dallas Emergency has cleared about 1/3 of the big logs, looking south toward St. Mark's Boys' School.

JohnDoherty's dad who is declining rapidly;  Dee's friend Cole, 17, facing
brain surgery; Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their
friends, Mike & Tara;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson with cancer, David and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;   Alexander Occhipinti;  Rita

Torri and Zoe arriving.

Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom; 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.

 Video:  Entrance Hymn, Sing a New Song, 2 minutes, 

 Your Finances: September 22, 2013

Expenses:   $1530.00

Outreach:   $ 855.00

We donated this week: 

1.  Nothing special this week.

 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.

Rosemary's Blessing:   

Dear Lord, please give me

 A few friends who understand me and remain my friends;

A work to do which has real value,
     without which the world would be the poorer;

A mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail be not blazed; 

A sense of humor;

Time for quiet, silent meditation;  

The patience to wait for the coming of these things,

Amen.

Anonymous

Lily reading Isaiah.

Special Thanks–

• For Reading:  Scott & Lily
• For Serving:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine & Cups:  Beth & Rob
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video: Rick & Megan & Beth & Mike, John & Connie
• For the coffee and pastries:  Ron & Marilyn, Jerry & Jackie  
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

Scott reading Titus.

 Birthdays: Doug Kite (58, Tuesday)

Anniversary:

Kasey Loll & Wendy Wilshire (Day 1)

Jackie & Rick (12^th, today, Sunday) 

 We Remember  

Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on the death of Kate, their twin daughter (see information below);  Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb's dad and Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;  Mike’s recuperation from hip surgery;  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;   Bob McGrath Jr. with cancer;  Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti;        Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;

Sharing their vows.

 
 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.

Kate Banzhaf: Kate died returning to Colorado Springs from Denver, where she watched the Denver playoff game.  Her girl friend lost control of her car and Kate, the only passenger, was killed at the spot. 

I will leave on Wednesday for Colorado Springs, the home of Rose & Wally.  There will be a memorial Thursday or Friday, and I will return to Dallas Saturday. 

Kasey and Wendy (Kim Quirk's sister)

       Your Finances: January 13, 2013

Expenses:     $1065.00  

Outreach:     $ 360.00

 We donated this week: 

1. $700 for Karina in Mexico.  This includes donations targeted especially for Karina in Cuernavaca, Mexico.  I will take this to her Jan. 28, when I visit Mexico to see how she is doing after the death of her mother recently.  She had panicked a bit, especially that she might get thrown out of her little garage.  She is the woman who had polio as a young girl and is crippled.  We have supported the two of them for over 20 years.

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

  Video:   Special blessing  (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.