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Holy Week Info:  Marlene has graciously welcomed us to celebrate both Holy Thursday and Good Friday at her house, 2017 Keystone Drive, Plano 75075.  Starting 7:00.  Welcome 

Note: Next Sunday, Easter, bring flowers for the stage and you kids bring empty Easter Baskets. 

Mike 3-24-13

Mike reading Luke's account of Jesus entering Jerusalem.



 
Rosemary’s Blessing:

On this Palm Sunday …

As we celebrate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem with palms and holy water

May we know how much God loves us

And in this knowledge, may we rejoice!

J & R Creations

Connie 3-24-13

Connie reading Isaiah 50.

Our Special Thanks 

  • For Reading:  Denni & Tom, Mike, John, Connie & John
  • For Serving:  Georgie & Kevin
  • For the Communion Bread:  Jan & Claire
  • For the Wine & Cups:  Beth
  • For the Music: Ray  &  Bethany
  • For the Pictures & Video:   John & Connie, Jan & Rick,  Beth & Mike, & Claire
  • For the coffee and pastries:  Fred & Maureen,  Jerry, Jackie & Jean
  • For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
  • Curtis: thanks for consenting to play the role of Jesus

  

John 3-24-13

John reading Philippians.

Birthdays: Joanie (Monday), Bill Poncik (Thursday), Barb Wittek, (Friday)

Zoe 3-24-13

Do we have a rabbit in the house this week? Is that Zoe?

We Remember:

Chuck Pratt and his cancer;  Tom Quinn's shoulder surgery coming up, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer;  Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth;  Bill Ekes eye operation recuperation;   Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul;  Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on their new grandkid, Warren;  Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;  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

C.C. & Emma 3-24-13

CC and Emma.

  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.

 

Cupcake of the week 3-24-13

Cupcakes of The Week for Bill, Barb, and even John, who was receiving for his mother in law, Kaliope, 87 Saturday.




 Your Finances: March 24, 2013

Expenses:     $1170.00  

Outreach:     $ 765.00 

 We donated this week: 

1.   Nothing Special this week.

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

 Video: Rosemary's Blessing (20 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.

  

 

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    Rosemary’s Blessing

     

    May I have the courage today

    To live the life that I would love,

    To postpone my dream no longer

    But do at last what I came here for

    And waste my heart on fear no more.

     Simari 6-13-10

     Special Thanks: 

    ·   For Reading:  John Simari & Ken Cramer

    · For the Communion Bread: Carol Eshelbrenner 

    · For Serving: Kevin

    · For the Wine Cups & Cross:  Ron & Marilyn

    · For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy

    · For the Pictures:  Richard Froebe & Richard Baack

    · For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

    · For the coffee & donuts & cake: Jo & Tony & Jackie & Joan


    Cramer 6-13-10
       
     
        
    Happy Birthday:  Ellen Drake (17), Jessica Bresson (28), Sue Tomas, Bernadette Delgado, Alison DeGenova, Joey Cade (36, John's daughter), and today, Rita (70) & Wally Banzhaf (65), plus Tony's 37th anniversary of ordination & 28th of U.S. citizenship

     

    Happy Anniversary:

    George & Marianne Elwell (15th)

    Doug & Julie Kite (24th)

     

     

    Rosemary 6-1-13-10

     
      
     

    Please Remember:

     

     Tony's Daughter & newbord baby girl; Carol Eshelbrenner's mom who broke her hip; Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning; The Robinsons' son, Geordie; Mary Kee's son, John; Cathy Lynn; Marilyn Ackerman's mother who broke her hip & who is visiting now in Dallas from Rochester; Dina McPherson after a motorcycle fall; Jim Drescher; Jean Wright's back operation & her daughter, Mary;  David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle; Bill Smith's daughter, Tammy; Jackie Ritter's friends Bob Minarik with cancer & Todd Fred with leukemia;  Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer; Mark Leutkemeyer's friend, Guy Knight, down with terminal cancer; Wally Banzhaf's sister Chris with cancer;  Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer; Theresa McClure's dad;  Theresa Quinn's dad; for the recuperation of Jerry's right knee;  Celeste's niece, Lexi Colmenero;  Matt Baggert & his family & parents;   Rita Dore;  Margie Weynant;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;  Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & also Casey in a bad motorcycle accident & Phil Fruge;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Tom & Teresa's friend Neva Flynn with cancer & Teresa's niece, Angel & friend, Diane Kreitzer;   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;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann & Hector; 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.   
     


     George 6-13-10

         

    Picture 1:   John reading

    Picture 2:   Ken reading

    Picture 3:   Rosemary's blessing

    Picture 4:   Fresh out of Marine boot camp in San Diego, Goerge Leutkemeyer with his dad Mark & Annatte 

       

     

    Special Announcement: June 13 through August 1 we are meeting at Sigler Elementary School, 1400 Janwood, Plano 75075 (corner of Brentwood, just west of Alma).  Janwood is the first street south of St. Mark’s.  Vines will be undergoing major renovation.

       

     

     

     

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

    Your Finances: June 13:

     

    Income for Running   Expenses: $ 720.00

     

    Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 310.00

     

    Thanks for the Generosity

     

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

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     Simari 3-27-11 
     

     Special Thanks:

    • For Reading:  John & Kevin
    • For Serving: Kevin  
    • For the Communion Bread:  Dee Miller
    • For the Wine Cups:  Beth & Rob
    •  For the Music:  Ben & Shonda & Wendy & Jon
    • For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Beth & John Simari
    • For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
    • For the coffee and pastries: Jackie, Joan, Gayle, Jan,  & Fred & Maureen

     
    Kevin 3-27-11 
     

     Happy Birthday:   Buddy Goode & Barb Wittek  

     Patricia 3-27-11

     

      Please Remember:

     Loretta Garcia Williams' husband, Ray, in the hospital with multiple myeloma;  Doug Read's Mom, Valdene, with stage 4; Carol Eshelbrenner's broken ankle;  Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;   Jackie Ritter's hand operation recuperation;  Marilyn Ackerman's mom who broke some vertebrae in her back;  Warren & Barb's friend,  Mike, fighting cancer;    Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;   Mike & Dee's daughter;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;    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;  Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;   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, 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; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President  that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.   
       
     Coffee Shoppe 3-27-11 
     

     Picture 1:   John              

     Picture 2:   Kevin    

      Picture 3:   Patricia giving communion   

     Picture 4  The Coffee Shoppe, John, Kevin, Sandra

     Picture 5:   American Cemetary, Normandy, France                                              

    Cemetary 3-27-11 
     

    Finances:  March 27, 2011  (Next Report 4/10)

    Thanks for your generosity

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

     

     

     

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    Communion 2

     

    Remember……

     

     

    For a really clear status of the virus……(Thanks, Sandra)

     

    Download Corona virus

     

     

    And now for an answer to your most important Question of the Year, Computers, Male or Female?

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    If you have not been totally intellectually satisfied, the following (also from Sandra) will give balm to your spirit:

     

    https://dl-mail.ymail.com/ws/download/mailboxes/@.id==VjN-VQWBEwmbIhMvJfKO6jDw2nEJ3Z9Q4eJZm5xrKvKPXeSutARwDJQj-Gn2mwWwE9JhACEIX844TYBZX60ggyQmhg/messages/@.id==AHvD9FgY7qEJXop5pwsjkGwrnL0/content/parts/@.id==2/raw?appid=YMailNorrinLaunch&ymreqid=f411ef8f-74b8-9bc3-1c76-2c0000015400&token=zitEzqOML3j84e6ealFTT5U7-km5qEQF52lp7AcCuBYgFtfZv3MgFj6uVa7VlesqvT-Z8vH7LNNJUxdkHziHju97L37Rvh9Uly_28_1RX4pSF1TqZwMmO69mkrgQ20PV

     

     

    Palm Sunday

     

    Easter Sunday approaches and we hope to broadcast live.  The link will come via the blog.   Here's hoping we get it perfect, thanks to the enormous efforts put out by Mike and Becky.

     

     

    Cajun

     

    Just in case you are looking for the most effective medicine.   No wonder John Cade is so healthy.

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    Rosemary's Blessing: 

    Father,

    We thank you for our political freedom. 

    Help us never to take it for granted and to strive that freedom

    be experienced by everyone in our land, 

    especially the poor and the oppressed  and eventually  by all mankind.

     Adapted from A Prayer on the Fourth of July  by Andrew  Greeley.  Taken from A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers

     

    Claire

                                               Claire reading the prophet Ezekiel.

     

    Our Special Thanks:  

    •    For  the Readings:  Claire and Beth
    •    For The Team:  Kevin
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Cindy
    •    For the Wine & Cups:   Mary
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Marlene, Jackie 
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
    •    For the Music:  Collin, Wendy, & Bethany 
    •    For all who helped with communion

      Beth & Emma 2

      Beth reading 2 Corinthians with Emma volunteering to help.

         

    Birthdays:  Carol Eshelbrenner (today), Brent (38th, Monday), Ryan Ekes, Kim Cross (both Tuesday), Paul Bieda (54, Wednesday), Cindy Cramer (Thursday)

    Anniversaries:

    Jan & Sir Charlie (53rd, Sunday, today)

      Carol

            For Carol's birthday, no cupcake, thanks, but a Cliff Bar.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For our three special little dears, Vivian and Genevieve and McKinley;  For  Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer;  For Anthony;    For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer;  For Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer;   For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;   For a little friend, Heather;   For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer;  For our good friend Kay in Ontario;  For Loraine, a girl I knew in Tanzania, whose wedding I did some years ago, and who has breast cancer;  For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;    The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   For Fred & Maureen’s  daughter, Kathleen, with cancer;     For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor, Vivian;        For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

     

    Cindy

                    Cupcake of The Week to Cindy for her birthday.
     

                                                         

    Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;  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 struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;   For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips;  Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;   For Jackie;  Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;  Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;  

      Jan & Sir Charlie

       For their 53rd, Cupcake of The Week to Jan & Sir Charlie.  How did she do it??

     

    Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece;   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;  for Mary Ellen; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, 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.

      Music

                  The debut of Collin subbing for Ray.  Excellent music.

     

    Your Finances, July 5, 2015

    Expenses:   $785.00

    Outreach:   $320.00

    We donated this week $300 to Plano Homes.

     Thanks for your Generosity.

      Elevation

                                                  The Team

     

     Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

      Teddy bear

                  A special friend says, "See you next week, Folks."
     

    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

     

      

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing: 

    As we celebrate Brooklyn’s baptism

    May we be always grateful for the Gifts

    Of our faith,

    The Community of which we are a part and

    Those People who support us every day.

    J & R Creations

    Patricia 11-6-11

     Special Thanks:

    • For Reading:  Patricia Jansky & Bill Hammond
    • For Serving:  Kevin  
    • For the Communion Bread: Alison & Claire
    • For the Wine Cups: Charlie & Jan
    • For the Music: Ben & Shonda, Bethany & Jon
    • For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Beth, Rick & Richard
    • For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    • For the coffee & specials:  Mike & Judy Carrell, Jackie & Joan 
    • For Mike for his homily and for Brooklyn for inviting us to baptize her

     Bill 11-6-11

    Birthdays:   Jamie Wilson, Richard Baack, Ryan McCabe (10 today)

    Anniversary: Bob & Jackie McGrath (57th) 

    Kevin 11-6-11

    Please Remember:

    Mike Miller's recuperation from his eye operation, Mike and Dee's daughter, Lisa;  Bernadette Delgado's brother, Danny, & Gilberto's mom;    Chuck Pratt's recuperation;  Judy Carrell's mom, Marie, 93;  Jackie Ritter's good friend, Narges Akbari, with colon cancer;  Marilyn Ackerman's brother, Dick, recuperating from a back operation;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins; Warren & Barb's friend, Mike, fighting cancer & Barb's dad with hip surgery; Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;  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; 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; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, 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.

    John & Ron 11-6-11


    Picture 1:    Patricia             

    Picture 2:    Bill    

    Picture 3:    Kevin at the Pastry Shoppe

    Picture 4:    John & Ron at the Pastry Shoppe                                            

           Video:    Mass Beginning

     

    Finances: November 6, 2011,

    Expenses:   $1095.00

    Outreach:   $ 950.00 

    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.

       

     

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    Sunday Homily, June 9, 2019, Pentecost–Delayed

    A Note from Ye old Editor of our beloved Community Newsletter and Blog: 

    Sorry for the delay this week.  I was all ready to join the community for Pentecost, then came down with a beauty of a cold after arriving Thursday night from our cruise through Alaska, which is even more beautiful than I expected.  Hope to see everybody this Sunday, Trinity.

     

     

    Readings: 

    Genesis 11, 1-9, The whole world spoke the same language.  (from the vigil Mass)

    Psalm 104,  Lord, Send out your spirit, and renew the face of the earth. (Vigil)  

    Exodus 19, 3-8,   Moses went up the mountain to God.  (Vigil)

    John 14, 15-16, 23-26,   If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

     

     

    Homily:

    Alaska Dreaming

    Despite the fact that Rosemary & I would love to invite all of you to join us on the Alaska cruise, we know it is impossible.  In place of that, however, I would like to high light 4 specials that touched us.

    Of all the many specials that we experienced, l would say that the profound natural beauty that surrounded us was overwhelming, whether in the south of Ketchikan and Sitka to the north of Valdez and Seward.  It struck me as Yosemite on steroids.  Necklaces of glaciers and snow capped mountains.  We saw a lot because the sun rose about 3:00 A.M. and set about 11:00. 

    A small phenomenon that hit me was Juneau, the State capitol, chosen by the people in 1906.  You cannot get there by car.  No roads in or out.  A few cars wander the  town roads because they are shipped in by boat.  Instead, snowy peaks and glaciers.

    Another place that struck me was a little island called IcyStraight Point, an island occupied by the Tlingit tribe.

    This tribe has gone all in on tourism, providing 6-8 daily excursions around the island to see bears, go fishing, and wander the trails.  They also built the longest zip line in the world, so they told me, one mile long with six cables running simultaneously.  It takes about an hour bus ride to get to the top of this peak.  We all get buckled in, they double check everybody, then, “Away we Went.”  And it was beautiful.  If only I could have gone again I would appreciate it even more.

    Another thing that struck me and really touched me was the number of people using wheel chairs, walkers, and canes.  I remember seeing four women in wheel chairs.  I told the lady with a walker that I would give her $25 to use her walker on the shore excursion we were taking.  She said, “Make it $50 and I’ll think about it.

    At the gym where I worked out in the mornings two guys came in most mornings, put down their canes by their machines or bikes, and off they went.  This meant a lot to me because in future years I can see myself boarding with a cane.

    I feel doubly blessed that Rosemary & I could witness such natural beauty and such beauty in our fellow travelers.  Your blessing this week?