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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.

(214-783-0443)

 

  

 

 

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

What good did it do when you frowned?  Let me ask:

Did it help you at all to accomplish your task?

Did it lighten your burden or help you along?

Did the frown that you wore make a right out of wrong?

 

What good did it do to be grouchy today?

Did your surliness drive any trouble away?

Did you cover more ground than you usually do?

Because of the grouch that you carried with you?

 

If not, what’s the use of a grouch or a frown?

If it won’t smooth a path or a grim trouble down?

If it doesn’t assist you , it isn’t worth while:

Your work may be hard, but just do it and smile.

 

Anonymous

 

 

 

Lynda reading from the Great Old Prophet Jeremiah.

                                                                                              

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Tom & Lynda
•    For The Team:   John & Buddy & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Connie & Jackie,  Mike & Rick
•    For the coffee and extras:   Tom & Becky & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben
•    For the Music:  Ben  &  Shonda
•    For all who helped with communion
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Tom reading the sublime 1 Corinthians 13.

 

 

 Birthdays:   Tom Fleming (60, Tuesday), Cheryl O'Hagan (Saturday)

 

Anniversaries:

Richard & Carol (44th, Monday)

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Sandra's sister Sharon, who just died Saturday morning,  For Tom Quinn's recuperation from surgery;  For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's mom in W. VA;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother, Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued 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 Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

   

Thanks, Dearest Emma, for lighting our Winter Candles.

 

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;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini;  for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      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; 

 

Thanks, My Dear Buddy, for reading so well our Blessing of the Winter Candles.

 

 

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.

 

 

What??!! No more Girl Scout cookies, Harper?

 

Your Finances, February 3, 2019

Expenses:   $1195.00

Outreach:    $ 385.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

Hi, Dearest Tori.

 

Thanks, Everybody 

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Hey, who let this monster in here??!!

 

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.

 

 

This guy, Noah, used to be a nice little guy who was one of my favorite altar boys at St. Marks in the great 10:30 Mass in the cafetorium.  He is still The Best.

 Rosemary's Blessing:

During this time of January while the weather is cold,

May you be warmed by the knowledge that you are loved and lovable.

May you take this gift and share it with others,

And may your light shine around the world.

J & R Creations

 

Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Lynda & Claire
• For Serving:  Kevin Doherty
• For the Communion Bread:  Angie Carroll
• For the Wine Cups:  Beth & Rob 
• For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Jon
• For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Beth & Richard
• For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
• For the coffee and pastries: Hugh & Sydney; Joan & Carol  
    
   
    
  
                                                                                          

Happy Birthday:   Doug Kite (yesterday), Alex Hoover (16), Bobbi Jo, Regan & Ryleigh, and Cameron & Reid, Trey & Brady (3)    
  

 

Please Remember:

 Tony doing a funeral in CA;  Cliff Wright & his back operation ;  Jim Drescher's family;  Marilyn Ackerman's mom who broke some vertebrae in her back;  Warren & Barb's friend, Phil Fruge & his family, who failed in his struggle with cancer  & their friend, Mike, also fighting cancer;    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;  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:   Lynda       

Picture 2:   Claire             

Picture 3:   Close of Mass   

Picture 4:   Karina & her mother Maria Luisa, Cuernavaca, Mexico

Video:          Beginning of Mass  

          

  
Your Finances:  January 9, 2011

Expenses:   $860.00 

Outreach:   $187.00

January 16:     

Expenses:   $1151.00

Outreach:   $ 840.00

 

Thanks for the Generosity

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

 

 

 

Rosemary’s Blessing      

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.

 From a prayer by St. Therese of Liseaux

 

Michelle reading Genesis' account of Abraham.

 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:  Michelle & Claire
•    For The Team:   Kevin & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:    Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie, Mike & Beth
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & David & Shonda
•    For all who helped with communion                                                     

 

 

Claire reading Paul's letter to the Philippians

 

Birthdays:   Ray (Monday), Anthony DeGenova (Friday & 10 anniversary of John & Alison from last Sunday), Diane McClurg (Saturday), & Rosemary (19^th, no smoking)

Anniversaries: 

John & Alison (Today, Sunday)

John & Lambrini (22, Thursday)

 

 

Happy Anniversary & Congratulations, Rosemary, for 19 years of no smoking. 

 

 Please Remember these special people:

For Beth’s mom & family;  For Dee and Mike;   For Tom Good;   For Lynda's mom who fell recently;   For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Bernadette's mom; For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;      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 recovering from cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis;    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 Jackie's friend, Barbara 

  

 

Happy Anniversary, John & Alison.

                 

For Nadia's friend, Shannon Freeman;   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 who just died;     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, Diane, and thanks for the candles, Cole.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   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 & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher;   for Sophie; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including 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.

 

Denise and James, you are having too much fun here.

                           

Your Finances, February 21, 2016

Expenses:   $1960.00

Outreach:   $ 890.00

Donated today:   

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

                     

Do we have a new volunteer here to help out?

 

 Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

So, Buddy, do you want to help us all out and especially your big sister?

 

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.

 

 

See you all next week, Folks.

 

Rosemary's Blessing

 May you be blessed with the gift of humility

To know who you are,

To appreciate your strengths and talents,

To be aware of your shortcomings and limitations,

And most especially…

To be grateful each day for life.

 J and R Creations

Special Notice for this Sunday, October 31:

We'll celebrate All Saints.  Bring pictures of your loved ones and we will pay them special honor.  Place the pictures on the stage.  We will provide candles and flowers.  Welcome All Saints!

                                                                                                                                               

 

Special Thanks:    

• For Reading: John Doherty & John Simari
• For Serving: Kevin Doherty 
• For the Communion Bread: Claire Occhipinti
• For the Wine Cups:  Rob & Beth
• For the Music:  Ray & Wendy
• For the Pictures:  Jan & Mike
• For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
• For the coffee and pastries: Mary Jane & John,  Joan & Kevin

                                                                                                                                     

 
 

 Happy Birthday:   Gayle O'Donovan (last Monday), Rob Robinson, Patricia Jansky, Janette Monear, Chuck Pratt,  & Zoe (2)

 
  

 
Please Remember:

  Shonda & the new member of our music team, Mr. Leo Winkler,  AND Michelle, with Buddy & Torri ;  Jackie Ritter's recupertion;    Jim Drescher with cancer & his family, including Diane, Christine, Megan, & D'Arcy;  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;    Warren & Barb's friend,  Phil Fruge;   Gilberto Delgado's mom;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter;  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;  Richard Froebe's dad;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, &  Jim;    Margie's mom; Donna & Cathy Goode'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:   John Doherty, Kevin's dad,  reading

Picture 2:   John Simari reading

Picture 3:   Two Johns & two married priests at the Pastry Shoppe

Picture 4:   Geri at the Juice Bar

Video:    Alleluia 

     

Your Finances: October 24:

Expenses:  $1242.00

Outreach:   $ 720.00

October 10 (delayed):

Expenses:  $1060.00

Outreach:   $ 710.00

 

Thanks for the Generosity

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

 

Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

 

Oh God who made me absolutely unique,

 

Help me to value more the Person You made Me to be.

 

And protect me from comparisons and envy and

discouragement over what I am not.

 

Andrew Greeley,  Irish American Blessings  

 

 

Frank reading from the Prophet Jeremiah.

 

 

Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Frank & Mary
•    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: Mike & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie
•    For the Music:     Ben  & David 
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

 

 

 

Mary reading from Hebrews.

 

 

Birthdays:    Ken Cramer, Kaliope (92, Friday)

 

Anniversary:  (last week)

Fred and Martha (9^th, last Thursday)

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of  The Week.

 

 

Remember these special people

For Ray & Beth & John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen;   For Carol's recuperation; For Tom Good & his recuperation;   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

 

 

 

Thanks, Emma, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.  You may now open your eyes.

 

 

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;

 

 

 

 

 Remember, John, this cupcake is for Kaliope, you mother in law celebrating 92 years.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Welcome Home, Kayla and CC.  When you are here the whole place is brighter.

 

 

Your Finances, March 18, 2018

Expenses:    $850.00

Outreach:    $270.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

Peighton and Emma, you make my week with your presence here.  It is so much fun.

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

 

Buddy, this community obviously loves you as much as I love you.  I ask, "Who ought to get the extra cupcake?"  What did I hear, "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.

 

 

 

say John and Alison, "See you next week for Palm Sunday."