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Rosemary’s Blessing  

We thank you for the turning of the seasons

and the long days and the short nights,

for blessing us with summertime,

with sunlight and heat, and with sand and surf.

 Grant that we may use well our summer respite

for rest and recreation and recollection,

and protect us and all those we love this summer.

 Andrew N Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers            

 

John reading Isaiah

Our Special Thanks:

• For Reading:   John & Jean O’Donnell         
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine Cups:  Jan & Sir Charlie
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video: Jan & Rick & Connie & John
• For the pastries & coffee:  Joan & Jackie, Barb & Warren
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 

 

 

Birthdays:  Rick Urbanczyk (60!) plus anniversary, all Wednesday

 

Anniversaries:

Barb & Warren (33 today)

Rick & Jackie Urbanczyk (37^th)

Chuck & Sandra (51^st yesterday)

 

We Remember  

Joan;   Karina in Cuernavaca, whose mom, Maria Luisa just died (this is the polio crippled, middle aged daughter & mother whom we have been supporting for 20 years or more, less lately because they set up their shop);  Michael Kern’s dad;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Christine Drescher's grandmother Margie with a stroke;  Lisa's Ackerman’s  Louis & Jim;  Gina Adcock's mother with a new outbreak of cancer;  Dorothy Perry;     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; Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer;   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.

    Video:  Entrance Hymn (2 min.)

    

Your Finances: June 24, 2012

Expenses:    $1640.00       
 

Outreach:    $ 800.00    

Thanks for your Generosity 

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

    Video:   Rosemary's Blessing (30 sec.)

    

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: Creator of the World and Each of Us,

Help Me to See the Beauty with which You have Surrounded Me,

The Colors, the Shades, the Lights, the Shadows, the Shapes, the Patterns,

All the Dazzling Array of Enchantments of the Eye to which I usually pay so little attention.

Help me to realize that I live in a Many Splendored Land and

To Enjoy the Splendors which You have given Me.

               Andrew Greeley,  Irish American Blessings 

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Mary Kee & Claire Occhipinti
• For the Communion Bread:  Christine & Megan
• For Serving: Noah & Sierra
• For the Books & Wine Cups: Roy & Carol & John & Allison
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Celeste & Hue
• For the Pictures: Beth & John & Noah & Lacee

Happy Birthday:  Ron Kovatis; Becky & Chistine & Scott (dad); Kim Quirk; Hue; John Bresson

Happy Anniversary:

Nikki & Keith (2nd & new parents)

Bobby & Debbie ( 24th)

Welcome into Our World: (on the same day)

Reed Vanzura, son of Nikki & Keith, brother of Reagan & Ryleigh.  Arrived Thursday, 2/5, 7 lbs.

Kayla Grace Reidel, daughter of Christi & Ken, sister of CC.  Arrived Thursday, 2/5, 7 lbs.

Please Remember:   Rosemary's brother Peter in the hospital with congestive heart difficulties; Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke; Dan Osteen whose funeral I celebrated Tuesday; Margie McKeon's brother who died this week; Joe Sullivan with a heart operation; Mike Bulger; Jamie Wilson's visit to Mayo; Beth's sister Katie ;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark & Becky's coming baby;  Jackie's sister Sandy & friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis;   Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Diane's dad Butch Uderman  & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Roy's son Chris, Lisa's nephew Kristopher on his 2nd Iraq trip, his grandmother Alice Quiocho, & Bill Mehalco's son Mike on his 3rd in Iraq; David Hoover's dad Robert who died this week & Rita; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President elect that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

  

 

Picture 1:  Mary Kee reading Job

Picture 2:  Rob & Ray

 Picture 3:  Mom Nikki, twins Reagan & Ryleigh, and Reed

 Picture 4:  Dad Keith & Reed

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

 

Your Finances:

February 8: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 995.00 
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 629.00 

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

 

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."

Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week: 

Lord …

Help us to hear your voice …

In the quiet, in the storm, and in each other.

Help us to share your words …

In loving and caring for ourselves and each other.

 

 

 

 

 

John reading from 1 Kings.

 

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:  John & Connie
•    For The Team:    Leo  & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Rosemary 
•    For the coffee and extras:   John & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:    Shonda & Ben & David 
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

 

 

 

 Connie reading from Romans.

 

Birthdays: Marlene (Wednesday) & Rose Banzhaf (Tuesday), & Carrie (last week)

 

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

Anniversaries:

Ryan McClurg & Grace (4^th, Wednesday)

John & Jean O’Donnell (59^th, Wednesday

 

 

 

 

 

Dearest Emma, thanks for being our most  delightful Candle Lighter of The Week.

 

Please Remember these special people

For the Urbanczyk family;   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

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Dear Carrie, a week late.  However, I saved that cupcake for you from last week (not really).

 

 

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, David, for helping with the Jackie Memorial, for riding with me at Ragbrai, and finally for your 32nd Anniversary. 

 

 

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;

 

 

 

Donna, this is for you, too, on that 32nd Anniversary.  Plus, you have two persuasive daughters who voted for you.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Patricia and Marilyn, I see that you two know sign language.  Nice!

 

Your Finances, August 13, 2017

Expenses:   $995.00   

Outreach:    $470.00 

 Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

Say Carol and Patricia, See you all next week.

 

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:  An Old Irish Blessing

May love and laughter light your days, and warm your heart and home.  May good and faithful  friends be yours, wherever you may roam.  May peace and plenty bless your world with joy that long endures.  May all life’s passing seasons bring the best to you and yours!

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Mary, Scott, John, Tom & Lynda
• For the Communion Bread: Kim & Cindy
• For Serving: Sabrina & Anthony
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Beth & Rob
• For the music: Ben & Wendy & Celeste

Happy Birthday:  Margarita, Christine, Joanne, Ken, Sheila, Susie, & Bob McGrath.

Happy Anniversary:

• Cathy & Buddy (28th)
• John & Margie

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 continue to form a "Quad Squad" of volunteers to help take care of these jewels. 

Next Sunday: Easter.  9:00 A.M., The Easter Egg Hunt.  Welcome, All You Kids!!

Your Finances:

• March 16:  Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,438.00
• March 16:  Income for Outreach Expenses: $  752.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

 
Rosemary's Blessing: 

May you find truth in the week’s smallest grace,

And hope in the week’s heaviest cross.

May you learn to walk a little bit slowly

And to grow each day in hope and trust.

And may the God of new beginnings

Grant you a week of love and peace.

 Andrew M. Greeley,   A Book of Irish American Blessings & Prayers

 

Ash Wednesday notice:  We will convene at 7:00 at the home of Marlene Ekes,    2017 Keystone Drive, Plano,  Welcome.

Link to map:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2017+Keystone+Drive,+Plano,+TX&hl=en&ll=33.026062,-96.733954&spn=0.010956,0.013647&sll=31.168934,-100.076842&sspn=11.436836,13.974609&hnear=2017+Keystone+Dr,+Plano,+Collin,+Texas+75075&t=m&z=16

 

Erin reading Isaiah 1.

  

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Chuck & Erin 
• For Serving:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine & Cups:  Beth
• For the Music: Ray  & Shonda & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video: Jan, Rick & Beth, John
• For the coffee and pastries:  Marlene
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
• For all who contributed to the Great Brunch

 

Birthdays: Duffy (Wednesday), Tuesday: Scott Shaw, Hue Beavers (62), Dick Thompson, John Bresson (56), plus from last week, Geri (60), Kevin (24), & Meghan (29)

Anniversaries:

John & Alison (17th, Thursday)

Bobby & Debbie (28^th, today, Sunday)

We Remember  

Bill Ekes eye operation recuperation;   Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on the death of Kate, their twin daughter & new grandkid, Warren;  Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;  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;  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;  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.

  
 Your Finances: February 10, 2013

Expenses:     $655.00 

Outreach:     $335.00  

 We donated this week: 

1.   Nothing special this week.

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

  Video:   Entrance Hymn (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.