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 Sorry, everyone, the editors are on break, for example:

Rosemary in Alsace.

  Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  John &  Jean O'Donnell  
• For Serving:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Jan & Claire
• For the Wine & Cups:  Beth
• For the Music: Ray  & Shonda & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video:   Next week
•  For the coffee and pastries:  Fred & Maureen,  Jerry & Jackie
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

 Birthdays: Dee Miller (today, Sunday), John O’Donnell (Thursday), Michael Kern (49 Saturday), Christine Drescher (Saturday)

Anniversary:  Fred Martinez & Martha (4^th, Friday)

Strasbourg Train Station, the new and the old.

We Remember  

Tom Quinn's shoulder surgery coming up, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer;  Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth;  Bill Ekes eye operation recuperation;   Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul;  Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on their new grandkid, Warren;  Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;  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;    Sue Tomas;   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, & 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.

  Your Finances: March 10, 2013

Expenses:     $    See next weeks blog.

Outreach:     $  

 We donated this week: 

1.   Catholic Charities.

    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.

The editors in the vineyard above Colmar, France

Rosemary's Blessing:    

 A Prayer For Growing Old Gracefully 

Lord, Thou knowest better than I myself that I am growing older and will someday be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion.

Release me from craving to straighten out everybody's affairs. Make me thoughtful but not moody; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom, it seems a pity not to use it all; but Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end. Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give me wings to get to the point. Seal my lips on my aches and pains; they are increasing, and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.

 I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and a lessening cock-sureness when my memory seems to clash with the memories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be mistaken.

Keep me reasonably sweet, for a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the devil. Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places and talents in unexpected people; and give, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.

Amen.

15th Century Nun's Prayer

Geri doing an excellent job of reading a special chapter in Genesis. Unfortunately, the editor had printed out the previous chapter than the reading of the day.

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Geri & Mike
•    For The Team:    Kevin  & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison 
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Ken & Cindy 
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Mike & Connie & Beth
•    For the coffee and extras:  Mike & Geri;  Jackie, Beth Dugan
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Wendy 
•    For all who helped with communion 

Mike Reading Romans.

 Birthdays:  Michelle Brown (Monday, tomorrow),  Jackie Urbanczyk (Saturday)

Brent, the director of Souls Harbor, accepting our monthly aid of $2000.

 Please Remember these special people:

For John Bresson's mom, who just died;  For John Doherty's dad, Frank, who died on the 17th;  For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;  For Marilyn who is struggling with high blood pressure;  For Bernadette's recuperation from knee surgery;  For a little friend, Heather;  For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;  For Loraine, a girl I knew in Tanzania, whose wedding I did some years ago, and who has breast cancer;   For Connie's nephew, Fred and her little friend, Heart; For Mary Jane Stevenson's brother Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;    The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   For Fred's daughter, Kathleen, with cancer;     For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor, Vivian;    And for Mary’s coming Little Visitor, Genevieve;   For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;  

John accepting our monthy gift of $300 for Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center (DARCC)

For Rita;  Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;    for Nina Tucker's dad, Art;   For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;   Claudette’s little 9-10 day old niece, Mica Rose, not doing well;  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;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;   For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips;  Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;   For Jackie;  Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;  

Georgie and Kevin, The Greatest Helpers.

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;   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;  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.

And The Best Music, Ray, Bethany, and Wendy.

Your Finances, March 1, 2015

Expenses:   $350.00

Outreach:   $300.00

 Thanks for your Generosity.

 We donated this week:  

$2000 to Souls Harbor

$300 to DARCC, Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Have a Good Week, J.S

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Snow in Dallas? No. Yes, and Aviana loves it, especially when she is out with her momma.

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 today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others.

May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be content with yourself just the way you are.

Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.

Saint Terese of Liseaux

Rob reading from the Great Prophet Isaiah

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Rob & Beth
•    For The Team:  Kevin &  Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Mary
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Mike & Connie  
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy & Jackie & Mike & John & Michelle
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:   Ray &  Bethany             
•    For all who helped with Communion 

Beth reading from 1 Corinthians.

Ash Wednesday: 7:00, Marlene's house, 2017 Keystone, Plano

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Birthdays:   Anthony DeGenova (today, Sunday), Diane McClurg Mondah),  Michelle Brown (Thursday)

Can we trust Alison and John to give their son, Anthony, his 18th birthday cupcake??
 

Please Remember these special people:

For Ron Ackerman with cellulitis;   For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;   For Christine Drescher in hopital;   For Dee;    For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom;   For Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ;       For Cliff & Jean;    For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;    For Anthony;   For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer;     For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery;

A grandmother, grandson team here.  Thanks, Cole, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.   And to you, Diane, happy birthday.

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 90;   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 Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;     Frank’s & Mary's niece, Lisa, with brain cancer, Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons;     Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Happy birthday, Michelle.  Never did I see a mother so popular with her daughters.  I wonder why??

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents & daughter of her best friend, Mekala plus her baby, and Stephanie, and Barbara;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler & Kaitlen;

Happy Birthday to you, Ray, only a week late.
 

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 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 so much, Buddy, for helping us this morning.  This is your first time to go solo without Georgie.  I am happy we got you two donut holes for your reward.

Your Finances, February 26, 2017

Expenses:   $2165.00

Outreach:   $ 980.00                        

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Poor Brent.  You keep coming up and not getting a cupcake.  We'll have to rectify that next month, cupcake instead of check.  Sound good?  Seriously, it is a pleasure & honor to be able to help you help Souls Harbor, $2000 this month.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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See you next week, Everybody," says Zoe.  

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 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 Wiedwrkehr

John reading from the book of Sirach.

Special 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:  Mike & Geri
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie & Mike  & Carrie
•    For the coffee and extras:  Mike & Judy & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:     Ben & Shonda 
•    For all who helped with Communion 

Mary Jane reading from Romans

Birthdays:   Sandra (77, Monday, a good age, yeah!), Claire Zurchin (Tuesday), Mary Jane Stephenson (Wednesday), Patty Hammond (71, Saturday), Bethany (Saturday)

Anniversaries:

Lynda & Tom (35^th, Monday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.                                            

Please Remember these special people

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 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 Rosemary's niece, Beth and her partner, Sarah with cancer;   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; For a young father of two & married, Paul Day, struggling with a heart condition

Happy 35th Anniversary, Lynda & Tom.

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 Birthday, Mary Jane, and thanks for all you do.

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.

Thanks for being our Candle Lighters of The Week,  Brady & Trey.

Your Finances, September 17, 2017

Expenses:   $905.00

Outreach:    $295.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Alpen Glow, evening, from a large granite boulder above one of the best campsites, after descending from Burrow pass, 11k plus, on the shore of Piutte Creek, night 6 or 7, probably night 6 because on night 7 we had an enormous rain, wind, lightening, and thunder storm about 8-9 P.M. Everybody survived the storm quite well.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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Dinner at Frog Lake on the first night of our 8 nights.

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.

Stream crossing on the very last day of the 9 days.   A humbling experience for an old ex-Jesuit who thinks he knows the Matterhorn hike like a bike ride around White Rock Lake.  Since the past two Matterhorn hikes had low water in the creeks, so must be the case this year.  Wrong!  High water was everywhere.  Late & heavy snow.  Thanks, Andy, for loaning me your Keene sandals all 8 or 10 times I needed them.

  Rosemary's Blessing

As Lazarus came forth alive from the tomb,

May we too, come forth from the tombs which bind and hold us.

May we be filled with the life and blessings

That nourish and fulfill ourselves and each other.

J & R Creations

 
   Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Taylor & Zack
• For Serving: Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Dee Miller
• For the Wine Cups:  Rob & Beth
• For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Jon & Leo
• For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Beth & John
• For the altar & sound: Denni & Hue
• For the coffee and pastries: Jackie, Joan, & Jon & Nina

  Happy Birthday:   Laura Chollick, Morgan Froebe (18), Kerry Tucker, Mark Ackerman, Tom Zurchin, & Cathy Goode

Happy Anniversary:

Curtis & Mabel (58th)

  Please Remember:

 Loretta Garcia Williams' husband, Ray, in the hospital with multiple myeloma;  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;    Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;   Mike & Dee's daughter;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;    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;    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;    Margie's mom;  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:   Zack reads  & his sister,               

 Picture 2:   Taylor reads    

 Picture 3:   Morgan celebrating her 18th with her sister Alexandra, & dad and mom, Richard & Monica      

 Picture 4:   Partial results of the baby shower for My Friends' House                                                

Finances:  April 10, 2011 

Expenses:   $1327.00

Outreach:   $ 568.00

April 3:

Expenses:   $865.00

Outreach:   $860.00

March 27:

Expenses:   $585.00

Outreach:   $425.00

Thanks for the Generosity

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

Rosemary's Blessing

Lord God who is endlessly patient

with our foolish and annoying frailties,

instill in us patience for our fellow humans. 

Help us to keep our temper cool,

our nerves calm,

and our disposition amiable.

Andrew N Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers           

Hue reads the Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Hue, Lynda, Claire & Mary Jane & Tom
•    For The Team:   John & Buddy & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Cindy & Ken
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie,  Rick & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Tom & Becky Good & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue & Ben & Shonda 
•    For all who helped with communion             

Lynda reading from The Great Prophet Isaiah.

Please Remember these special people:

For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For Sandra's brother;  For Tom Quinn's brother;      For a friend, Karen with brain cancer; For Rick Turner with high blood pressure; For Meredith, cancer free;    For Rosemary's great nephew, Ryan with some health problems; For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued recuperation;   For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini;  for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;

Tom reads the role of Jesus while Claire narrates and Mary Jane (not pictured) reads the Crowd role.

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;  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;  

Zoe lights the Lenten Candles, while her brother reads.

For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  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.

Rosemary prepares to read her Blessing of The Week.

Your Finances, April 14, 2019

Expenses:   $ 940.00

Outreach:    $ 315.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Brent, the Director of Souls Harbor, accepts our monthly $2000 donation.

Thanks, Everybody 

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Holy Thursday & Good Friday,  7:00, Marlene's, 2017 Keystone, Plano.

Watch out , Everybody.  They let him out of the hospital and Sir Charlie is back.

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 "A" Team.