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Rosemary's Blessing:

On this third Sunday of Advent,

As Isaiah paints an extraordinary picture of the coming of our God,

May we stop, be still and listen

To Emmanuel as he comes.

J & R Creations

 
   

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Matt & John
• For Serving:  Kevin
• For the Communion Bread: Alison DeGenova
• For the Wine Cups:  Rob & Beth
• For the Music:  Ben & Shonda & Wendy
• For the Pictures:  Jan & Beth & Mike
• For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
• For the coffee and pastries: Mike & Judy, Jackie & Joan   

  
 
                                                                                      

Happy Birthday:   Noah (14), Alex Grattifiori (13), Lorynne (14), Loretta Garcia Williams & Dawn Schultz, & Linda Cardenas (55 tomorrow)

 
 

Please Remember:

 Beth's foot operation recuperation;   John Cade's mother in law;   Mike & Dee's daughter, Lisa;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;   Margie Malone's 2 year old niece;  Jim Drescher with cancer & his family, including Diane, Christine, Megan, & D'Arcy;  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;    Warren & Barb's friend,  Phil Fruge;   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;  Richard Froebe's dad;   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:    Matt in from London reading with

Picture 2:    His dad, John

Picture 3:    Kids on floor, Beth & Eleanor

Picture 4:    Eleanor & Sienna   

Video:           Mass begins–

 

 

  
Your Finances:  December 12

Expenses:   $1830.00

Outreach:   $ 404.00

 Mexico:      $ 125.00

 

Thanks for the Generosity

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

 

 

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:   A Blessing for the Day (Adapted from a blessing by Andrew Greeley)

May the God of the dawn awaken you;  May the God of sunrise stir you up;  May the God of morning bless your work;   May the God of noon renew your strength;  May the God of sunset bring you home;  May the God of dusk soothe your soul;  May the God of night bring you rest.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Blair & Blake
• For the Communion Bread: Kim & Cindy
• For Serving: Carmen & Ashley & Noah
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Beth & Rob
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Celeste, Hue

Happy Birthday: Michelle Brown, Diane McClurg, Jackie Urbanczyk, Marianne Elwell, Tori Rogers (17)

Please Remember:  Rose Banzhaf’s mom; 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.

Bishop John Shelby Spong (Episcopal) recommends for Old Testament study on line: Christ Community Church.  Let me know if you try it.  I don’t know it yet, but I trust Bishop Spong, a progressive scripture scholar.

Next Sunday: Palm Sunday

Your Finances:

• March 9:  Income for Running  Expenses: $ 859.00
• March 9:  Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 625.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

  Video:  Nativity Drama with our kids (4 min.)

 

 Rosemary's Blessing:  none today because of much activity

 Special Thanks–

• For Reading:   Monica & Morgan, mother & daughter 
• For Serving:  Kevin & Georgie 
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda
• For the Pictures & Video: Beth & Jan, John & Connie  
• For the coffee and pastries:  None today 
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
• For help with the Nativity Drama: Bernadette, Christine, & Sabrina

 

 Birthdays: Rosemary Beavers (Today, Monday), Julia (Tuesday) Connie Bresson (57, Thursday), Tom Gleason (Thursday), Diane Holcomb (50, Friday), Amanda Baach (Saturday), and Jeremy & Ashley, (25, Yesterday, Sunday)

 

 We Remember  

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;  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;   Patricia’s husband, Fred, who had quadruple bypass a few weeks ago;  Bill Hammond's broken ankle;  Alexander Occhipinti;    Diane McClurg's good friend, Suzy McGonigle who just died;    Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;

 

  Lisa's Ackerman’s  Lucus Quiocho going to Afghanistan & his mom, Alice, depressed about it;   Rita;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;    Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   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 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;   for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

       Your Finances: December 23, 2012

Expenses:     $1815.00  

Outreach:     $ 760.00 

 We donated this week: 

1. Items to Soul’s Harbor, Brent the director.
2. $2000 to Soul's Harbor
3. $1000 to Bona Responds working in NY  

     Thanks for your Generosity 

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

Video:  A visitor from the North Pole arrives (2 1/2)

     

  
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:

May an abundance of gratitude burst forth in our minds and hearts as we remember all the blessings in our life.
 

May we slow our hurried pace these days so we can be aware of, and enjoy, what we can too easily take for granted.
 

May we always be open, willing and ready to share our blessings with others and never forget the God who loves us lavishly and unconditionally.
 

And  may we remember that our thanksgiving is incomplete until we pay it forward by doing for others what they cannot do for themselves.
 

Amen.

 

From a prayer by Sr. Jean Amore CSJ,  Sacred Heart Academy,  Hempstead, N.Y.

 

 

Cody reading from the beautiful selection from Isaiah.

 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:    Cody & Richard
•    For our team:   John  &  John  &  Mike & Ben & David & Shonda
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Rick
•    For the coffee and extras:   Becky & Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben & Hue & David & Shonda
•    For all who helped with communion         

 

Richard reading from James

 

Birthdays:  Tom Good, Allen Stryker, & Ben

 

Anniversaries:

Shonda & Cody, 3rd (next week)

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week.

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Bill Hammond,  For Cindy Cramer;  For Sydney, & For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For my buddy since grade school at Christ the  King, Pete Wacks & his dearest Marjie who is spoiling Pete;   For Gilberto recuperating from his gall bladder operation:  Claire Mazzei's (Rosemary's sister in Hilton Head) knee replacement;    For Michelle; 

 

 

Thanks for the best music Shonda & Ben & David.

 

 For a friend, a neighbor, & a doctor, 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 Anthony & Sabrina;    For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini; 

 

 

Thanks for bringing up the gifts Geri, Sandra, & Cheryl.

 

 

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;  

 

 

2 Zois, Zoi A & Zoi B

 

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 Terain; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

 

                                      

Reconciliation for Buddy & Georgie

 

Your Finances, December 15, 2019 

Expenses: $1175.00

 Outreach: $ 365.00 

 

Thanks, Everybody 

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Reconciliation Service.

 

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.

 

 

   

 

The Peace of Advent.

 

 

Rosemary’s Blessing of The Week

 

Bless the Journey

 

May you see the way wherever the journey takes you, sailing safely over rough water and weathering the waves’ dips and crests

May you find treasure in Earth’s infinite variety, beauty and surprise

May you hear the ocean’s music in every shell you hold to your ear

May your boat fill with insight, laughter, generosity and love

as you discover new landscapes and explore the wide expanse of memory.

Navigator’s Blessing, by littlegoldboat

 

 

 

 

Denni reading from Isaiah

 

 

Thanks to these special people:  

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

 

 

 

 

Tom reading from Hebrews.

 

 

Special Note: Next Monday’s blog will be late until Tuesday.   We have a wedding in Austin Sunday afternoon, the time we normally put together the blog.

 

Special Note 2:  Next Sunday Homily, The Blessings of The Voyage.  (Advance Warning)

 

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week. 

 

 

Birthdays:   Zoe (10,  today)

 

 

 

 

Happy 10th Birthday, Dearest Zoe.

 

 

Remember these special people

For Meredith, cancer free;  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; 

 

 

 

And to you, Dearest Emma, thanks for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.
 

 

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; 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for bringing up the Gifts, Karen & John Tom & Becky.
 

 

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.

 

 

 

Play Time in the Play Zone.

 

 

Your Finances, October 21, 2018

Expenses:    $1060.00

Outreach:    $ 395.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody

 

 

 

Elevation Time with  Georgie & Buddy helping John.

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

 

You are best dressed for the season, Aggie.  What happened around here?  Rosemary & I go away two weeks ago for 2 weeks.  It was Summer.  We come back to Winter.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

It has to be Halloween.  Can you comprehend the creativity of the kids of this school!  They are fabulous.

Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

 

… May God bless you with enough foolishness
to believe that you can make a difference
in this world, in your neighborhood,
so that you will courageously try
what you don't think you can do, but,
in Jesus Christ you'll have all the strength necessary.

"Troubadour: A Missionary Magazine," published by the Franciscan Missionary Society

 

Want to catch an excellent homily by Rabbi David Stern of Temple Emanu-El (20 minutes):  

https://www.tedallas.org/sermons

 

 

 

Jackie reading from the Great prophet Isaiah (2)
 

 

 

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Jackie & Richard
•    For The Team:    Georgie & Buddy 
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Claire
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie & Mike  & Rosemary
•    For the coffee and extras: Becky & Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:     Ben & Wendy
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

 

 

Richard reading from Philippians.

 

Birthdays:   Holly Kern (24, Sunday, today), Beth Duggan (46, Tuesday), Judy Carrell, Wendy (2 weeks ago), Sophia (9, Tuesday)

 

Anniversaries:

Tom & Becky Good (38^th, Tuesday)

John Cade (56^th of ordination in Carmelites)

         

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week
   

                                                                                                             

 

Please Remember these special people

For Bill Hammond's recovery from rotater cuff surgery, which is expected to take a whole year;  Mike's swollen knee;   For Myron Hubble;    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 a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom; For Cliff & Jean;   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

 

 

 

Yes, Bill, this cupcake is guaranteed to help heal that rotator cuff surgery and hopefully reduce that recuperation time from one year.

 

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, Emma, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week and to you, Sophia, happy 9th birthday this week.  You girls are special.  

 

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 Birthday to you, too, dear Beth.
 

 

Your Finances, September 24, 2017

Expenses:   $1670.00

Outreach:    $ 740.00

To Souls Harbor:  $2000

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

And the Good News, it's a boy.  Congratulations, Wendy, and happy birthday a couple of weeks late.

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

 

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Happy 56th Anniversary, John, of your ordination as a Carmelite priest.

 

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 Birthday, Sandra, a week late.  It is a good year.

 

 

Nuts, Brent, we are out of cupcakes again.   I can offer you only this little check.