Announcements

Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week:  

Oh God,

We thank you for the sun and the rain.

Help us to keep a sunny disposition

and a golden outlook on life.

 

 

Tom reading from Exodus.

 

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Tom & Becky
•    For The Team:   Kevin, Georgie, & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Mary
•    For the Pictures:   Rosemary  & Connie & Mike
•    For the coffee and extras:   John & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:   David and Ben
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

 

 

Becky reading from 2 Corinthians

 

Birthdays:  Bill Ekes (Sunday, today, 61); Alison (Wednesday, 56); Mary Esparza; Bernadette (Saturday, 72)

Anniversaries:

Diane & Kent (43^rd, last Saturday)

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Grace's mom who just died Thursday;  For Jackie Urbanczyk;   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;   Fora young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom;      For Cliff & Jean;    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;    

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Mary.

 

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;    The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   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 43rd Anniversary to you, Diane, and Kent.

 

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;

 

 

 

Welcome home, Richard and Monica.

 

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 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.

 

Cole, how did you get to be such a neat guy?  Thanks for the candles. 

 

Your Finances, June 11, 2017

Expenses:   $1035.00

Outreach:   $ 575.00

 Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

Happy Birthday, Bernadette.

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Seth, have you been asleep all week like this, or do you just sleep when I am talking?   Don't answer that.

 

 

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.

 

Seth, are you awake, or do you sleep while you eat, also?  

 

 
   
 

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Alexandra & Morgan
• For Serving:  Kevin Doherty
• For the Communion Bread: Alison DeGenova
• For the Wine Cups:  Rob & Beth
• For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Jon
• For the Pictures:  Jan & Beth & Richard
• For the altar & sound: Margie & Jackie & Hue
• For the coffee and pastries: none Christmas Eve  
    
   
                                                                                        

Happy Birthday:   Lorynne (14),  Jackie Ritter (today), & Jeremy & Ashley (23)  

  

 

Please Remember:

   Devin & Kiran Mishra, whom we will baptize and welcome into our community this afternoon;  Jim Drescher who just died;  Warren & Barb's friend, Phil Fruge, with cancer;  Sebastian, ca. 2 years, who  broke his leg;  Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;  John Cade's mother in law;   Mike & Dee's daughter, Lisa;  Kathleen Gardner's friend Dana;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;   Margie Malone's 2 year old niece;    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;  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;     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:   Alexandra  

Picture 2:   Morgan 

Picture 3:   Buddy & Torri making their debut

Picture 4:   Bobbi

 Video:         Nativity Drama      

   

   

  
Your Finances:  December 24, Christmas Eve

Expenses:   $2500.00

Outreach:   $1340.00

 Mexico:      $ 220.00  (total now, $1700.00)  

Thanks for the Generosity

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

 

 

Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week,  next week

Special Thanks to these special people:

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

 

 

Birthdays:   John O’Donnell (Tuesday), Michael Kern (53, Thursday)

 

 

Azalias in full bloom everywhere.  even the camellias are still in bloom.  

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Ron Ackerman with cellulitis;   For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;   For Christine Drescher in hospital;   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 John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery;

 

 

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;    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;    for Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons;     Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

 

The typical scene Thanksgiving, just after the hurricane.
 

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;

 

 

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.

 

Your Finances, March 12, 2017

Expenses:   $Next week

Outreach:   $                        

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.

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

Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week: 

As a dog runs, barks, jumps, and dances

when its happy;

Oh God …

Help us to remember that

You run, bark, jump, and dance for love of us every day.

 

 

Carrie reading from  The Great Prophet Isaiah 56

 

 

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:  Carrie & Paul
•    For The Team:    Georgie, Leo  & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Cindy & Ken
•    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 

 

 

 

Paul reading from Romans.

 

Anniversaries:

Bernadette & Gilbert (52^nd, Monday)

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.
 

 

Please Remember these special people

For Judy Carrell; Mike's swollen knee;   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

 

 

52 years Married??!!  Yes.  Congratulations, Bern & Gil.

 

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, Ben, for being an excellent 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;

 

 

The Wedding of the Week: Vika, our dearest Russian born Jew, escorted by her parents, Sasha and Inna.
 

 

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, Everybody.  Austin Good, the marvelous groom, I have known for 25 years and, in fact, some years ago did the wedding for his big brother, Nick, Austin's Best Man, in the right of the picture

 

Your Finances, August 20, 2017

Expenses:   $1445.00   

Outreach:    $ 795.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

Vika and Austin exchange their vows.

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

Following an ancient Jewish marriage custom, Austin stomps on a wine glass wrapped in a napkin.    The custom certainly seems to refer back to the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem.  Then multiple interpretations come up.  I chose the idea that the couple celebrates how all of our ancestors have navigated the broken glass in their lives and says to the couple that they, too, because of being a couple, will navigate successfully the broken glass in their own lives. 

 

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.

 

 

Vika with Austin, her parents, and her aunt & uncle

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Mary Ellen & Richard           
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Jan
• For the Wine Cups: Sir Charlie 
• For the Music: Ray & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video:  Charlie & Beth & John
• For the pastries & coffee: Joan & Jackie, Chuck & Sandra
• For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue

 

Birthdays: Anthony DeGenova (13), Diane McClurg, Michelle Brown   

 

 Dorothy Perry;  Bob Dunbar with shingles;  Christine Drescher;  Rita;   Rosemary's elbow recuperation;  Alison's recuperation;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;  Julia Grenier;  Mike Moran's parents, especially his dad with ALS;   Warredn Wittek's dad who died this week and Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's brother, Dick, recuperating from a back operation & broken wrists;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;  Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke; 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 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;   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; Fred's friend John with cancer;  for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

 
 

 

 

    Video:   Mary Ellen reading Genesis (3 minutes)  

                                                                                                                                   

Your Finances: February 26, 2012

Expenses:   $1655.00

 Outreach:  $ 890.00

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.