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Rosemary's Blessing: 

Here is the quirky prayer said to be recited each day by Pope Francis and written by St. Thomas Moore reminding us to live joyfully.  It is said Thomas Moore was known for his humor and was also a man not appreciated during his lifetime.

 

Prayer to live Joyfully:

Grant me, O Lord good digestion and also something to digest.

Grant me,O Lord a healthy body, and the necessary good humor to maintain it.

Grant me a simple soul that knows no boredom, grumblings, sighs or laments.

Grant me, O Lord, a sense of humor.

Allow me grace to be able to take a joke–to discover in life a bit of Joy and to be able to share it with others.

Amen

 

 Denni reading the prophet Micah.                                                                                                                                               

 Our Special Thanks

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

 

Cheryl reading Pope Francis' Laudato Si on climate

                    

 Birthdays:  Jeremy and Ashley (28, Wednesday), Rosemary Beavers (Wednesday, Christmas Eve), Meredith (Saturday)     

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

     

Please Remember these special people:

For Betty's husband & the family;  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;    For Nikki & Keith      

 

Happy Birthday, Meredith 

               

                 

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;

                   

Happy Birthday to you, Emma, a little late, but just as good.

       

 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.

 

Hue, can we trust you to get this cupcake to Rosemary for her  birthday?

                                

Your Finances, December 20, 2015 

Expenses:   $2500.00

Outreach:   $ 975.00

 

Hoodies for the guys at Souls Harbor.

 

Donated today:  Hoodies to Souls Harbor

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 Thanks for helping with the candles, Cole.

 

Have a Beautiful Christmas Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Sacrament of healing for Cliff.

 

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.

 

                       

Healing for John & Alison.

                

Rosemary’s Blessing of The Week

Come, O Dancing God,

Spirit of Life and Love,

of  Beauty and Diversity,

stir up my soul,

bathe me in your light,

and unleash my own spirit

that I may dance with you

and be light for those around me

and reflect your love to all that I meet this week.

Edited and adapted from a blessing by Fr. Andrew M. Greeley

 

 

 

Rob reading from Wisdom.

 

Our Special Thanks

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

 

 

Beth reading from Hebrews.

 

 

Birthdays:    Eric Wittek, Lynda (56, Monday), Emery (27, Wednesday), Stephen Farmer (26, Friday), & Carrie (Wednesday)

Anniversaries:

Hue & Linda, (41, Tuesday)

Mike & Judy, (52, Monday)

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Carol’s treatment;  For John Schanot's treatment;   For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression; For Claire's mom;  For Jan’s mom;  For Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ;   For Dee and Mike;   For Tom Good;     For Cliff & Jean;   For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Laura's sister Claudia; For Bernadette's mom;  For Frank; For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;      For Frank's treatment;     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 John & Jean's son John Louis;    For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

 

 

 

Offertory with Ray & Ron, Barbara & Celeste.

 

 

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  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's friend, Barbara, plus Angela;   For Nadia's friend, Shannon Freeman;   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;    Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

 

 

 

Says Leo, "Anybody want to go for a ride on my skate board?"

 

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler;    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.

 

The Best, Shonda & Bethany, Ray & David.

 

Your Finances, August 7, 2016

Expenses:   $920.00  

Outreach:   $465.00  

Donated today:  $400 to local special need

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

Oops, where did I put my tent!  Ragrbrai general campground.

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Port-o-potty anybody?  Get in line.
 

 

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.

 

Who let this Old Geezer out on the roads of Iowa?   Accessories include, Aviana on the helmet (How can I leave my dog at home?); Leis around the neck & on the handle bars about 8-10 strings of beads, all for kids and helpers along the way this day (ala New Orleans Mardi Gras).  The kids love the beads thrown to them.

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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

 

Beth reading The Great Prophet, Isaiah, (Isaiah II), a beautiful selection.

 

Our Special Thanks

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

 

 

Rob reading from Pope Francis' letter, Laudato Si.

 

Birthdays:  Bobby Ekes, 56, & Ben Farmer, 28, (Sunday, today),  Cole Carey (23, Monday), Ben Kern (13, Wednesday), Doug Kite (61, Friday), Our Quads, the Gerwers (9, Saturday) (plus Tom & Connie & Georgie last week)

Anniversary:

Jackie & Rick (15^th, Wednesday)

 

 Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week

  

Please Remember these special people:

For Kate Banzhaf & Family, 2 years ago.

For Betty's husband & the family;  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 recovering from 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;     For Jackie's friend, Barbara   

 

Happy 13th Birthday, Ben.

                     

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 to you, Tom.               

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Te   rri.  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 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, Connie.

                           

Your Finances, January 10, 2016

Expenses:   $940.00

Outreach:   $415.00

Donated today:  

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

Happy 15th, Jackie & Rick

 

Again, Have a Beautiful New Year, J.S

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Our Friend in winter dress says, "Welcome Back, Folks."

 

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

People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

 Mother Teresa

 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:    John & Jean 
•    For The Team:   Kevin & Buddy 
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan & Sir Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Jean & John & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:   Ray & Bethany & Shonda
•    For all who helped with communion   

                                                                                                                                       

 

Birthdays:    David & Dona Dinsmore (30th, Tuesday), Dawson Dinsmore (19, Wednesday)

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Carol’s treatment;  For Nina's dad, Art, who died at 93, and for Nina and the family;  For John Schanot's treatment;   For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression; For Claire's mom;  For Jan’s mom;  For Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ;   For Dee and Mike;   For Tom Good;     For Cliff & Jean;   For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Laura's sister Claudia; For Bernadette's mom;  For Frank; For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;      For Frank's treatment;     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 John & Jean's son John Louis;    For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

 

 

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  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's friend, Barbara, plus Angela;   For Nadia's friend, Shannon Freeman;   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;    Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

 

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler;    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.

 

 

Your Finances, July 24, 2016

Expenses:   $   730.00

Outreach:   $   156.00

Donated today:  Nothing special

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

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.

Isaiah 49:  I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.
1 Corinthians 1:  … to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
John 1:  He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’

Music,  Ben & Shonda
Readers,  Pat & Fred
Homily,   John Stack
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin
The Organization man,  Richard
Final Blessing,  Rosemary

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 Carrie’s son, Chase, who was in an auto accident;   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.

Birthdays:  Becky Good 1/8, Kevin Doherty 1/24
Anniversaries:  Claire & Ray Occhipinti 1/23

Expenses: $  550.00
Outreach: $   80.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Oh God of humor enable us to laugh at your mischievous plans.
Life can become serious during these cold winter months, and our hearts can become heavy and burdened with responsibilities, decisions and trying to keep everyone happy.
Let us look for the funny things that happen, the unexpected surprise that catches us off-guard, along with the incongruences that we encounter.
Smile, snicker, giggle, give a belly laugh, and spontaneously guffaw.
You will be amazed at how God works through laughter.

Sr. Mary Elizabeth Schweiger

 

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.

 

 

Rosemary’s Blessing of The Week 

 

Faithful and loving God, you have lavished us with love.

On our difficult days

help us to remember that you are a refuge for those who need shelter and a comfort for those who feel empty and poor in spirit.

On our joyful days,

fill us with a deep sense of thanksgiving as we experience your everlasting love.

Help us to share your graciousness, your abundant generosity, with all those who need a touch of generous love. Amen.

 

Sister Jean Amore,  Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, NY

 

 

 

 

John reading the first reading.

 

 

Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:    John & Jackie
•    For The Team:    Buddy  &  Georgie & John  &  Mike
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  &  Beth  &  Mike   &  John
•    For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:     Ben 
•    For all who helped with Communion

 

 

 

Jackie reading the second reading.

 

 

Birthdays:   Debbie Ekes (Tuesday), Ray (78, Thursday)

 

 

 

Mike sharing his thoughts on the feast of   Pentecost.

 

 

Remember these special people

For Beth & 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;   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.

 

 

 

Rosemary sharing her Blessing of the Week.

 

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;   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;

 

 

 

Thanks, Emma, for being our 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 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.

 

 

 

Our Dearest Meredith receiving The Blessing of Healing at Medical City ICU.

 

Your Finances, May 20, 2018

Expenses:    $730.00

Outreach:    $140.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody 

 

 

 

Tori and her daddy.

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

Tom with Meredith's husband, 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.

 

 

 

Rookie, with his mom, Kensie, Carrie, and Paul, says "So long, Everybody, see you next week."