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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: 

May we be blessed with the gift of

contemplation of the blessings we have received and

then put this appreciation into action to help others.

And may there always be someone on your bike path

to help you on your way.

J & R Creations

Our Special Thanks 

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

Birthdays:  Ashley Pastula (16, Thursday), Greg Rogers (52, Wednesday), Denni (Wednesday), John Simari (Tuesday), Cliff Wright (69, Today, Sunday). 

Anniversaries:

Hugh & Sydney (6^th, Saturday)

Rob & Casey (10^th, Wednesday)

Bill & Patty (40^th, Saturday)

We Remember:

Marsha Farmer's mom who just died this week and the family;  John O'Donnell's brother, Louis;  Chuck Pratt and his cancer;  John's Caliope, who has been in and out of the hospital;   John Doherty's dad who is declining rapidly and John's unusually painful arm injury;  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;     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 28, 2013

Expenses:     $1455.00

Outreach:     $1000.00

We donated this week: 

1.   $1000 to West, TX

2.  $2000 to Soul's Harbor

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

 Video: Entrance hymn, Alleluia (1 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

 

… 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

 

 

 

 

Mary Jane reading from Wisdom.

 

 

Thanks to these special people:  

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

 

 

 

 

John reading from James.

 

 

Special note on our community brunch: Next Sunday, Sept.30

 

Note also: No blogs the weekends of October 7 & 14.

 

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

 

Birthdays:   Leo (8, Monday), Jackie (53, Tuesday), Tori & Buddie (8, Wednesday),  Georgie (17, Friday),

 

Sandra (78, last Tuesday, a good age!),  Wednesday), Mary Jane Stevenson (last Thursday) Tom & Teresa Quinn (last 3 Thursdays); Warren Wittek (Last week) 

 

 

 

Tom & Teresa lost all their checked luggage on their flight to a two week cruise.  The luggage has only been located a day or so ago.  Tom, here are some trendy pants for you.

 

 

Anniversaries:

Paul & Carrie (1^st, Saturday)

Fred & Patricia (8^th, Tuesday)

Tom  & Lynda (36th, Tuesday)

John Cade (57^th since ordination)

 

 

 

To take care of our friends we have donated jean pants and a jean shirt, well broken in and very haute de couture with holes in the knees.  All part of our aim to be a caring community.  Teresa you will be next.

 

Job openings in Lovejoy via Lynda Fleming: flemfam@tx.rr.com

 

Needed: special ed teacher & some educational aides. 

 

 

 

 

Happy 8th Anniversary to Fred & you, My Dear, Crazy Patricia

 

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;   

 

 

 

Congratulations, Lynda & Tom, on your 36th, and congratulations on the Berlin Marathon, to say nothing about the 6 marathons in 8 days & 6 northeastern states.

 

 

For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay 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; 

 

 

 

Congratulations to you John on the 57th Anniversary of your ordination.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Happy special birthday to you, Mary Jane.
 

 

 

Your Finances, September 23, 2018

Expenses:    $1110.00

Outreach:    $730.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody 

 

 

 

 

 And Happy Birthday to you, Warren.

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

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Happy Anniversary and Happy Birthday, to you,  Teresa.  And have no fear.  We are collecting for you a wardrobe matching that of Tom's special.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Say Beth & Emma, "See everybody next week, especially for the brunch."

   
 

Special Thanks:

• For Reading: John Simari & his son, Scott    
• For Serving: Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Carol Eshelbrenner
• For the Wine Cups:  Beth & Rob  
• For the Music:  Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Jon & Leo
• For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Beth & John Simari
• For the altar & sound: Joanne &  Margie &  Hue
• For the coffee and pastries: Mike & Joan & Jackie

 

 

 Happy Birthday:  Joey Cade (37, John's daughter) & Bernadette (today! & Welcome to Medicare)

  Happy Anniversary:

Jeff & Penny Morrow (40th)

Louie & Lorraine Federico (41st)

Barb & Warren Wittek (32nd)

Chuck & Sandra Pratt (Half Century!)

 

Please Remember:

   Richard Kearley in the hospital since April with severe staff infection;  Loretta Garcia Williams' husband, Ray, needing a bone marrow transplant;  Doug Read's Mom, Valdene, with stage 4;  Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom who broke some vertebrae in her back;  Warren & Barb's friend,  Mike, fighting cancer & Barb's dad with hip surgery;    Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;   Mike & Dee's daughter;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;    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:   John & his son                             

  Picture 2:  Scott reading                       

 Picture 3:   Tony & Sheila      

 Picture 4:   Sandra & Chuck at a Half Century        

                                            

     Video:   Mass Beginning 

  

Finances:  June 19, 2011 

 Expenses:   $980.00

 Outreach:   $605.00

 

 Thanks for the Generosity

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

 

 

 

Rosemary’s Blessing of The Week 

 

May we be blessed with the gift of contemplation

of the blessings we have received

and then put this appreciation into action to help others.

And may there always be someone on our life’s journey

to help us on your way.  

 

 

 

 

Mary Jane reading Genesis.

 

 

Thanks to these special people:

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

 

 

 

John reading from 2 Corinthians. 

 

 

Birthdays:    Bill Ekes (62, Monday), Alison (57, Thursday), Mary Esparza (Thursday), Deacon Mike ordained deacon 40 years ago today!

 

Anniversaries

Kent & Diane McClurg (46^th, Today!)

 

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week. 

 

 

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.

 

 

Hi, Rookie, so nice to see you back, & you, too, Paul & Carrie.

 

 

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;

 

 

 

 The Best Music, Ben & David.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Offertory time with John & Jim, Tom & Denni.

 

 

Your Finances, June 10, 2018

Expenses:    $565.00

Outreach:    $220.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody 

 

 

 

 

Hi, Tori and Harper.  So nice to see you dear girls

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

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Welcome to Legacy Charter School.  They even bought new chairs.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Says Zoe, "See everybody next week."

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

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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.