Rosemary's 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!
Taken from an Advent Reflection by S. Jean Amore, CSJ, VP for Mission and Academics, Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, N.Y.
John reading from Baruch.
Our Special Thanks
- For the Readings: John & Connie
- For The Team: Georgie & Buddy
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Wine & Cups: Jan & Charlie
- For the Pictures: Rick & Mike & Connie
- For the coffee and extras: Tom & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben
- For the Music: Ben & David
- For all who helped with communion
Connie reading from Philippians
Birthdays: Loretta
Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.
Please Remember these special people:
For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas; For Meredith, cancer free; For David Dinsmore's cousin in W. VA & for Darbyanne; 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;
Thanks, Tori, 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;
Norm, anyone who has a mother who has 101 years deserves a community cupcake. Share it with her and tell her we send it with our blessing.
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.
Brent, you can be a proud OU man this weekend. Two years in a row. Thanks for all you do for Souls Harbor. Today's check is actually from November.
Your Finances, December, 9 2018
Expenses: $975.00
Outreach: $345.00
Donated today: Soul's Harbor $1,500.00. We also collected sweatshirts and hoodies for the guys at Soul's Harbor.
Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.
Next week we are collecting food for the Network of Community Ministries.
Today's Offertory Team with Teresa & Tom, Bill & Cindy.
Have a Good Week, J.S
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Wow, only two cupcakes this week when last week we had at least eight.
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.
Christmas Peace, Everybody.