Special Announcement

 

Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week:

 

Always pray to have eyes that see the best in people,

A heart that forgives the worst,

A mind that forgets the bad,

And a soul that never loses faith in God.

Unknown              

 

A Second Blessing:

Beauty is skin deep

But fabulous is forever.

Unknown          

 

 

Mike reading from the Prophet Jeremiah

 

 

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:  Mike & Geri
•    For The Team:    Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie & Mike & Beth 
•    For the coffee and extras:   John & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:     Ben & Wemdy 
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

 

 

Geri reading from Romans

 

 

Birthdays:   Aggie Stryker & Maureen Macchio

Anniversaries:

Nina & Kerry (30^th, Tuesday)

Monica & Richard  Froebe (30^th, Tuesday in FL)

David & Caroline (32^nd, Wednesday

Rob & Beth (43^rd, Thursday)

Aggie & Allen (50^th, Saturday)

Mike & Dee (60^th, Thursday)

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

 

Please Remember these special people

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; For a young father of two & married, Paul Day, struggling with a heart condition

 

 

 

Happy 43rd Anniversary, Rob & Beth.

 

 

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;

 

 

 

Even though Mike is celebrating his 60th Wedding Anniversary with Dee from his seat at the Heavenly Banquet Table, we celebrate, nevertheless, the Anniversary of you two dear people, Dee. 
 

 

 

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;

 

 

 

 

 

Happy 50th Anniversary, Aggie & Allen, and, too, Aggie, to you, Happy Birthday.

 

 

 Yom 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.

 

 

 

Thanks, Sophia, for being a delightful Candle Lighter of The Week.

 

 

Your Finances, September 3, 2017

Expenses:   $1125.00

Outreach:    $ 685.00

Special Note:

In the name of the Community, we will donate this week

$1000 plus to the special fund established by the Houston mayor

$1000 plus to the 1st Baptist Church of Rockport  

Food Drive next Sunday for the North Dallas Shared Ministries Food Pantry.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Note: Sunday ca. 1:00 P.M. at the Costco at Churchill & Central (the new one), there was no line for gasoline at all.

 

 

Who let these ladies out on the street this past Friday?? 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

They say 'ladies' luncheon,' with 22 people.  Can't be any fun without us guys.

 

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.

 

 

 

Got to be trouble with these two!

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Loving God,

Enable us to grow in the Benedictine spirit

In ways that make us

Compassionate co-creators of a world in process,

Creative keepers of the human community,

Loving listeners to the heartbeat of the world,

Caring sisters and brothers to its wounded

And bringers of peace to a world in distress.

 

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

Our Special Thanks 

 

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

 

Birthdays:  Scott Simari ( 25, Thursday), Judy Thompson (Friday)

 

 

Anniversaries:

John & Maria Gorman (15^th, Thursday)

 We Remember:

 

Ron Kovatis with a heart attack;  Emma, who broke her collar bone when she fell out of bed;  Rob who had a back operation Friday;  Bobby who broke his arm;  Tom Quinn's post-poned 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;   Little Norris Dill, who died a
week ago from SIDS, and his family;

 

 

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, plus Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;  Janie's friend Wilbur;  Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery & 2 broken ribs this week;      Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Rita

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;  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: May 26, 2013

Expenses:   $1160.00 

Outreach:   $ 395.00  

We donated this week: 

1.   $2000 to Soul's Harbor, the Homeless Men's Residence for ca. 50.

2.  $1000 to Hood County Habitat, Granbury tornado area where 61 Habitat houses were destroyed and which Habitat says they will rebuild.

3.  $1000 to Bona Responds and Jim Mahar, who is coming for a week June 1 with a bunch of St. Bonaventure students to help with the clean-up in Moore, OK.  I plan to join them Monday-Wednesday.   

We are down now to ca. $2000 in Outreach and we are using the money to help in ways it is especially intended.   

Thanks for your Generosity.

Video: Exit Hymn, Glory and Praise to our God, 2 1/2 minutes,

  

 

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 fear be banished from your spirit

And anxiety never visit your life

May laughter fill all your days

And peace be always in your heart.

  

Special Thanks: 

·     For Reading:   T.J. & Noah

·     For Serving: Kevin Doherty 

·     For the Communion Bread: Nina & Jon

·     For the Wine Cups:  Charlie & Jan

·     For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy

·     For the Pictures:  Jan & Alexandra

·     For the altar & sound: Denni & Hue

·     For the coffee and donuts: Ron & Barbara Senter & Joan

 

 
  
      

 

Happy Birthday:  Emily Kite (16 yesterday, Saturday) Carolyn Harrell, Jim Drescher, Melissa Meyers (19), Laura McKinley (21), Marilyn Ackerman, and Joan Gleason (73 Tuesday)

 

Happy Anniversary: 

Rose & Wally Banzhaf ( 39th)

Melissa Walker & Jacob McClendon (Day 1)

 
 

 

Please Remember:

 

Curtis Ekes, who fell down Thursday evening; Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer & their brand new grandbaby, Vivian Collette;   Warren & Barb's friend,  Phil Fruge;   Gilberto Delgado's mom;  Chuck Pratt with a bad back; Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter;  Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning & Wally's sister, Chris; The Robinsons' son, Geordie;  Marilyn Ackerman's  brother, Dick;  Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;  David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle; Bill Smith's daughter, Tammy;   Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer; Mark Leutkemeyer's friend, Guy Knight, down with terminal 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;    Rita Dore;   Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;   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;   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:   T.J. reading

 

Picture 2:   Ben & Amanda

 

Picture 3:  Mark awaiting his first communion

 

Picture 4:  Mark with big brother, Kenny

 

Video:  Offertory & Preface

  

 

 

Your Finances: August 22: 

 

Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1975.00

 

Income for Outreach Expenses: $  930.00

 

 

Thanks for the Generosity

 

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

 

Rosemary's Blessing: May God protect You

From Silly Fears and from Bitter Tears,

From Foolish Fights and from Sleepless Nights,

From Excessive Needs and from Nasty Deeds,

From Self-made Hells and from All Bad Times.

Irish American Blessings, Andrew Greeley

 

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Jackie & Rick Urbanczyk  

• For the Communion Bread:  Linda Fleming

• For Serving:  T.J. & Lacee & Lorynne

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: Roy & Cathy & Buddy

• For the Music: Ray & Wendy & Celeste

• For the Pictures: Jan

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

• For the donuts & coffee: Jackie & Jon & Nina Waldron

 

Happy Birthday:  Alexandra Froebe (today), Fred Macchio , & Tony Whitley

 

Happy Anniversary:

John & Alison Degenova 15th)

John & Connie Doherty (18th)

Mike & Angie Carroll (19th)

Tony & Jo Whitley (31st)

Fred & Maureen Macchio (46th)

 

 

Please Remember:   Rosemary's brother Peter with amyloidosis;  Rita in the hospital paralyzed; Lisa's friend Michael Johnson having an operation this week; Jean Wright's brother who died this week;  Richard Baack's shoulder recuperation; Margie Weynant whose lung cancer has returned; Rick Cardenas' friend Joyce McKinstry; Charlie Sawtelle's friends Manuel & Suzanna Ruiz; Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene, who is declining; Cathy Lynn's mom who at 93 has skin cancer;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  Mike Bulger;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark;  Jackie's sister Sandy & friend Jack Brown;  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  & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom plus her daughter in law's father; 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; David Hoover; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite; 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.

 

           

Picture 1:  Jackie reading Acts

 

Picture 2:  Rick reading 1 John

 

Picture 3:  Birthday Boys plus Jo: Guess who's reached the 70's even 75!

 

Picture 4:  Lily with grand dad Buddy

 

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

 

 

Your Finances:

 

April 19: 

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 765.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 285.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

  
    Video: Rosemary reads her blessing (1 min.)

    

Rosemary’s Blessing

O God from whom all blessings come,

We thank you for this celebration and meal and community. 

We also thank you for the joys with which you have blessed us through the years. 

May our lives shine forth as bright lights of gratitude for all your gifts. 

 Edited and adapted from a blessing by Fr. Andrew M. Greeley

   Our Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Denni & Tom 
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Dee Miller
• For the Wine Cups:  Mary Ellen
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda
• For the Pictures & Video:  Rick & Jan, Connie & John
• For the coffee and pastries:   John & Mary Jane, Jerry & Jackie
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

Birthdays:  Perry Robinson, Joan (75 Tuesday), Jim Drescher (66 Tuesday, celebration Mass next Sunday)

Anniversaries:

Bernadette & Gilberto (47^th Tuesday)

We Remember  

Joan & her great family;   Jackie Ritter's operation Thursday;  Bill Hammond's broken ankle;  Alexander Occhipinti;  Sydney Bivona’s  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;   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.

 Your Finances: August 19, 2012

Expenses:    $1740.00    

Outreach:    $ 850.00

Thanks for your Generosity 

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

 

 Video: Entrance Hymn (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.

 

 

 

 

 

 Rosemary's Blessing 

May God help us

To wag more

and

Bark less. 

 
 

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Taylor & Zack Read   
• For Serving: Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Carol Eshelbrenner
• For the Wine Cups:  John & Alison 
• For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Leo 
• For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Mike Moran
• For the altar & sound:  Margie &  Hue
• For the coffee and specials: Sir Charlie & Jan & Jackie

 
 
 
 
 Happy Birthday:  Carol Eshelbrenner, Kim Crossk, Shelby O'Reilly, Nina Waldron, Cindy Cramer, & Brian Pack (60!) 

 Happy Anniversary:

Jan & Sir Charles (49th)  

Please Remember:

   Richard Kearley in the hospital since April with severe staff infection;  Loretta Garcia Williams' husband, Ray, needing a bone marrow transplant;  Doug Read's Mom, Valdene, with stage 4;  Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom who broke some vertebrae in her back;  Warren & Barb's friend,  Mike, fighting cancer & Barb's dad with hip surgery;    Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;   Mike & Dee's daughter;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;    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;    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.   
   

  
  

  Picture 1:   Zack reading                                 

  Picture 2:   Taylor, brother & sister team reading                          

 Picture 3:   With Don, Sydney & Hugh and Don's wife, Sherri.             

               

                                            

     Video:   Rosemary's Blessing 

  

Finances:  July 3, 2011 

 Expenses:   $900.00

 Outreach:   $290.00 

 Thanks for the Generosity

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