Announcements

  
Rosemary’s Blessing

 Oh God who created galaxies and worlds without number,

 Animals and plants and microbes beyond count,

 And tiny subatomic particles we can barely imagine,

 Help us to be as bountiful and gracious to all those we meet this

 week as you have been to us.

 Andrew N Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers                   

 Video: Nancy reading Ephesians (1 min.)

Our Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Beth & Rob last week &  Richard & Nancy this week
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine Cups: Beth & Rob
• For the Music: Ray & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video: Jan & Rick & Beth & Connie & John
• For the pastries & coffee:  Jerry &  Jackie, John & Jean
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
• For all of you who helped John celebrate Mass last week

Richard reading 2 Kings

 Special Announcements:

1.  This coming Sunday, August 5, Special Mass & Brunch celebrating Joan Gleason's marvelous life.  Covered dish as usual.

2.  Apologies for failing to get out the blog/bulletins last Monday & Friday.  In Iowa the internet connections were poor in the small towns where we camped out at night, and after a day of riding a bike for 6-8 hours, exhaustion took over.

Birthdays:  Cindy Ekes (Wednesday), Payton Self (36 Friday), Linda Beavers ( Saturday), & Stacey McKinley (yesterday)

Ragbrai lunchtime

  We Remember  

Joan & her great family;   Bill Hammond's broken ankle;  Alexander Occhipinti;  Sydney Bivona’s unborn grandson, Isaiah & his mom & dad;  Diane McClurg's good friend, Suzy McGonigle with cancer;    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.

Ragbrai housing. Tents were everywhere, parks, front yards, back yards, library grounds, city hall grounds, everywhere. Everyone was usually so tired, by 9:00 most were heading to bed.

Your Finances: July 22 & 29, 2012

Expenses:    $2260.00              $ 960.00    

Outreach:    $ 230.00              $1230.00

Thanks for your Generosity 

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

 Video: Entrance Hymn (2 1/2 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.

Special Thanks:

• For reading, Mary Ellen & Patricia
• For the Altar Bread, Cindy Cramer and Kim Crossk
• For Serving, Lacee & Lorynne
• For the Altar, donuts, muffins, coffee, & juice, Margie, Jackie, Richard & Monica & Alexandra & Morgan, Lisa & Margarita
• For the Books & wine cups, Roy & Carol Strom and Beth & Rob Robinson
• For the music, Ray & Wendy, Hue, Rick & Jackie

Happy Birthday: Susie Dillon & Bernadette Delgado

Happy Anniversary:

• Matt & Elizabeth Messair (3rd)
• Kyle & Celeste Jenkins (7th)
• Barb & Warren Wittek (28th)
• Rick & Jackie Urbanczyck (32nd) & Rick’s 55th

Please Remember: Sue Tomas’ daughter Lizzie in a motorcycle accident; Cheryl Ann’s dad with cancer; Rosemary’s nephew definitely improving; Ray’s brother Anthony with 4 blocked arteries; Jim Kee; Gina Adcock’s six months pregnant friend Lorraine; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s Uncle Ed, Greg, & Yolanda; little 6 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson & Jackie Ritter; Jackie Ritter’s friends Jack Brown with lung cancer, and John Vlute; Tom Quinn’s brother Tim; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4; Margie’s mom; Dona & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula’s companions in the military overseas, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; David & Ofelia, Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; Rob’s mom & dad; & a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; & Shawn in a car wreck.

See File Attachment for good ARTICLE on Pope Benedict: Download benedict_2.rtf   

Special Project: building a roof on a house.  July 7, Saturday, starting 8:00.  Come & bring tools like a framing nail gun, table saw, circular saw, extension ladder, old paint brushes for tar, extension cords, levels, and hand tools like hammers.  We may have to finish July 14.

Your Finances:

• June 24: Income for Running Expenses: $1,242.00
• June 24: Income for Outreach Expenses:  $1,225.00                  

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Laura & Blair, her daughter
• For the Altar Bread: Bernadette
• For Serving: Noah
• For the Altar, muffins, juice & coffee: Margie, Lisa, Margarita, & Joan & Jerry
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Rob & Beth
• For the music: Ray & Shonda  & Wendy, Hue, Jackie & Rick

Happy Birthday: Diane McMahon (70th); Diane Drescher; David Delgado; Jud (29); Genny Mattingly; Noah (11).

Happy Anniversary:

• Tom & Denni Zurchin (34th)
• Barb & Ron Senter (36th)

Please Remember:  Carol Eshelbrenner’s mom in the hospital; Mary’s son John; Al Grenier’s sister dying with cancer; Denni’s mom; Odi’s friend Blanca with cancer;  Casey & Rob plus 4; Tom & Teresa’s friend Teri Knapke with cancer & their friend Eddie who just died with cancer & Teresa’s niece Angel; Cindy Cramer’s friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane’s friend Gina with cancer; 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, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; 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; Fred’s friend John with cancer; Roy’s daughter Bonny with cancer in NY.

Catch the latest on the quadruplets’ web: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com

Your Finances:

• December 2: Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,366.00   
• December 2: Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 667.00      

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Thanksgiving, J.S

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Loving God,

Let us sink into your Word,

Let us nourish it to life,

Let it lead us beyond the burdens of the day

So that we may become

The people you desire us to be.

Taken from The Prayer for Those Who Dwell I the Monastery of the Heart by Joan Chittister

Our Special Thanks 

• For Reading:  John & Jean
• For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine & Cups: Jan
• For the Pictures & Video:   John & Connie & Rick,  
• For the coffee and pastries:  Rich & Carol, Jackie & Jerry & Chris & Cecily
• For the  altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany

Jean reading 1 Corinthians.

Birthdays:  Cary Eschelbrenner (Saturday), Matt Wilson (54,
Friday), Brent (6^th, Thursday), Zach Read (17, Tuesday), Christy
Occhipinti & Daddy Ray (38 & 73, both on Tuesday), Shonda (tomorrow,
Monday), and Mabel (81, Wednesday)

 We Remember:

Ron Kovatis recuperating from a heart attack;  Emma, who broke her collar bone when she fell out of bed;  Rob ‘s continued recuperation;  Bobby who broke his arm;  Tom Quinn's postponed shoulder surgery, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer;  Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis;  Chuck Pratt and his cancer;  John's Caliope, who has been in and out of the hospital;   John Doherty's dad who is declining rapidly;  Diane
Holcomb who is recovering from a bad bike crash;   Dee's friend Carole;

Beth looking to avoid all that work.

John Simari’s friend Kieth;  Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill;    Barb &
Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friend, Mike & Tara, plus their family friends who lost a 20 week old baby son;     Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul;     Judy Carrell's Mom, Marie, who died Monday
morning, plus Matt Larson with cancer, David and Sue, her sister & Sue's
husband, Jim;  Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot
operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery & 2
broken ribs this week;    Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Rita

Ever wrap a house? We did it. The whole house.

Bernadette Delgado's mom &  Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick; 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; 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: June 2, 2013

Expenses:   $500.00 

Outreach:   $370.00 

We donated this week: 

1.   Nothing special this week.

Thanks for your Generosity.

Video: Exit Hymn, We are One in the Spirit, 1 minute,  

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: 

May you always follow your Inviting Star and watch not the bitter earth but the Starry Sky.

May you delight in Wonders Unforseen and New Adventures only now begun,

And may the God of Adventure & Pilgrimage Bless You on Your Way.

                 Andrew Greeley, "A Blessing for Little Christmas," Irish American Blessings
 

Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Mary Ellen Munzell & Daniel Fleming (home from A&M)
• For the Communion Bread:  Claire Occhipinti
• For Serving: T.J.
• For the Books & Wine Cups: Cliff & Jean & Roy & Rob & Beth
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Hue
• For the Pictures:  Beth Robinson, Jan Keszler

Happy Birthday:   Sean Kless (3); Tom Fleming (50);  Roy Strom; Hugh Bivona & T.J.

Happy Anniversary: 

• Richard & Carol Eshelbrenner (34th)
• Tom & Theresa Quinn (41st)

Please Remember:   Beth's sister Katie who is having a knee operation Thursday;  Fred Doyle's mom who died just before Christmas; Becky Good's mom Mimi Backus, who died last Sunday;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & Rick in Chicago;  Jackie's friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode; a little 10 year old friend of mine having a tough time;  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 recuperating from an operation & 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 & Rita; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite who is not doing well; 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 holds his grandchildren in his lap.

Picture 1:  Mary Ellen Munzell reads Isaiah 

Picture 2:  Daniel Fleming home from A&M reads Ephesians

 Picture 3:  The Candle Shop of Carina & Maria Luisa

 Picture 4:  The passageway of the arcade in which is the candle shop

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

Your Finances:

Christmas and End of Year: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 6,215.00  
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 1,141.00 

January 4: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,188.00  
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 583.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

 Have a Great Week & a Peaceful New Year, J.S    (214-783-0443)

Rosemary’s Blessing

 May we be blessed with

    warm sun, gentle days and peaceful nights.

 And may we show our gratefulness

     by being warm and accepting of our neighbor,

     gentle in criticism of ourselves and others,

    and peaceful in your infinite love for us all.

J & R Creations

Tom reading Isaiah.

Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:  Tom & Lynda
•    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie & Jan
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Jan, Mike & John
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Mike & Geri,  Jackie and Jan.
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Bethany

Lynda reading 1 Corinthians.

 Birthdays:     Dana Dinsmore (22, Friday), John Bresson (58, Tuesday), Hue Beavers (63, Tuesday), Scott Shaw (Tuesday) and Becky & Christine Shaw (20, Sunday, today)

Brooklyn and Leo.

Anniversaries:

 John & Alison, (20^th, Friday)

Bobby & Debbie (28^th, Monday)
 

Sienna and Buddy.

Please Remember these special people:

Jackie Urbanczyk's recovery;  From Mary Hall, Debbie Hooper with serious cancer;   for a special girl named Missy; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis;  Fred and Maureen’s friend, Real Giguere;  Mary Templeton seriously hurt in a surfing accident (from Chris Phipps & Beth);  Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;  

Cathy delighting us all by bringing Harper.

 Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;   Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friends, Mike and Tara, and her dad in ICU;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita;  the Silvers, dad, Dave, and son, Andrew;

Celeste coming in out of the cold.

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; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret and Jim; our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg heading to Korea, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Bethany, Shonda, and Ray.

  Your Finances: February 9, 2014

Expenses:   $975.00

Outreach:   $ 380.00

Video:  Exit, Go, Make a Difference, 2 min.,     

We Donated this week:

Nothing special this week.

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Rosemary getting ready to do her blessing.

 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.