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Rosemary’s Blessing:  A Prayer for Easter Sunday (from A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers by Andrew Greeley)

Oh God who bestows life prodigous and of whose abundant graciousness the rabbit and the egg and the lily are symbols, renew our life of faith on this morning of joy and help us to sing the alleluia with confidence and hope that some day, just like Jesus, we too will rise again.  We ask this in the name of the Risen Jesus.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Alexandra & Morgan
• For the Communion Bread: Kim & Cindy
• For Serving: T.J., Lacee, & Lorynne
• For the Books & wine cups: Cliff and Jean, Beth & Rob
• For the music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Celeste, Hue

Happy Birthday: Joanne, Ken Cramer, Sheila Baach, Susie Harrell, Buddy Goode, Barb Wittek, Colleen Lackey, & Poncik

Happy Anniversary:

• Cathy & Buddy (28th)

Please Remember:  Lance Anderson’s mom who died this week; Rose Banzhaf’s mom who also died this week; Kathleen’s friend Jim Wallis; Jackie’s brother John & neighbor Earl; Dee Miller; Libby’s uncle; Nina’s friend Nancy;  Mary’s son John; Casey & Rob plus Cameron & Reid, Brady & Trey; Tom & Teresa’s friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa’s niece Angel; Cindy Cramer’s friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane’s friend Mike Gertisen & cousin Judy; 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, Roy’s son Chris; Lisa’s nephew Kristopher on his 2nd Iraq trip, his grandmother Alice Quiocho & Lisa’s friend Shelly; 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 and Dawn’s back op. March 11; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon.

Catch the latest on the quadruplets’ web: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com     —   Note: we continue to form a "Quad Squad" of volunteers to help take care of these jewels. 

Your Finances:

• March 23:  Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,592.00
• March 23:  Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 1,448.00 

Thanks for your Generosity!

Happy Easter & Have a Great Week, J.S

Rosemary’s Blessing: (An Italian Blessing)

Oh, God, Every day You give us bread, wine, and oil satisfying us with your generosity.  Bless our being together at this celebration and give us gratitude toward You and toward all of Creation.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Blake & Blair
• For the Communion Bread: Kim & Cindy
• For Serving: Sabrina & Anthony
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Beth & Rob
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Celeste & Wendy & Hue
• To Fred & Maureen, Mary & Richard, Jim Miller, and all who helped with the Sunday Service, April 6.

Happy Birthday: Carmen Pastula, Morgan & Alexandra Froebe, Laura Chollick, Tom Zurchin, Mark Ackerman, Cathy Goode & Andy, Kerry Tucker, Kate & Kim Banzhaf, Claire Occhipinti, & Jerry Gleason (74).

Happy Anniversary:

• Theresa & Larry (2nd)
• Leslie Nugent & John (2nd)
• Rob & Casey (5th)
• John & Allison (14th)
• Dave & Margarita (15th) & Dave’s birthday
• Mike & Angie Carroll (18th)
• John & Connie Doherty
• Tony & Jo (30th) & Tony’s birthday
• Richard & Judy Lyons (36th)
• Fred & Maureen (48th) & Fred’s birthday
• Curtis & Mabel (58th)

Please Remember:  David Hoover’s brother who died earlier this month, Carl & Chris’s Aunt Gwen who passed away Friday night; Maggie; My friends & classmates Dickie Hull & Jerry Brophy; Duncan & Anna; Kathleen’s friend Jim Wallis; Jackie’s brother John & neighbor Earl; Dee Miller; Libby’s uncle who passed on this past week; Nina’s friend Nancy;  Mary’s son John; Casey & Rob plus Cameron & Reid, Brady & Trey; Tom & Teresa’s friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa’s niece Angel; Cindy Cramer’s friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane’s friend Mike Gertisen & cousin Judy; 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, Roy’s son Chris; Lisa’s nephew Kristopher on his 2nd Iraq trip, his grandmother Alice Quiocho & Lisa’s friend Shelly; 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 and Dawn’s back op.; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon.

For Quad Updates: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com

Anniversary Party: May 3, 7:00, Fairview Farms Barn, covered dish (A-R, hors d’oeuvre; S-Z, deserts), more info in Friday blog.

If anyone would like information on convents that take in guests in Rome, Florence, & Venice, let me know.

Your Finances:

• April 20:  Income for Running  Expenses: $1320.00                                                                          Income for Outreach Expenses: $215.00   

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

Rosemary's Blessing: 

Gracious God,

help us to work with You

to make the world

Alive with Your Spirit,

and to build on earth

a city of Justice, Love, and Peace. 

Author Unknown

                                    John reading Wisdom

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Jean & John
•    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:   Cindy
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Carol & Richard
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   John Cade, Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Ray & Shonda 
•    For all who helped with communion

                                 Jean reading 2 Corinthians                                                

Birthdays:  Harper (4, Monday), Candice Porter (Tuesday), Jim Butterly (36^th, Saturday)

Anniversaries:

Rick & Jackie Urbanczyk (40^th, plus Rick 63^rd birthday, today, Sunday)

                                                   The Team 

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;

                  Would you trust your kids to these characters?

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;  

                                             Or to These?

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.

                            Ladies' Happy Hour, so they call it.

Your Finances, June 28, 2015

Expenses:   $1500.00   

Outreach:   $ 455.00

 Thanks for your Generosity.

Our Beautiful Georgie says, "Thanks for coming, Everybody, see you next week.
 

 Have a Good Week, J.S

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And Harper says, "Thanks, Everybody, for coming to my birthday party.

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

When the decorations of Christmas have been packed away then the work of Christmas begins:

Lord, help us

to find the lost,
to heal those broken in spirit,
to feed the hungry,
to release the oppressed,
to rebuild the nations,
to bring peace among all peoples,
and to make a little music with the heart…

Adapted from Work of Christmas Begins by Howard Thurman

Beth reading from the Great Prophet Isaiah.

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Beth & Rob
•    For The Team:   John & Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Connie & Jackie  & Mike
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben
•    For the Music:  Shonda & Ben & David
•    For all who helped with communion
• 
  Rob reading from Ephesians.              

 Birthdays:    Tom Fleming (59, Saturday), Cheryl O'Hagan

Anniversaries:

Carol & Rich Eshelbrenner (43^rd)

 Tom & Teresa Quinn (51^st)

John reading from the Gospel according to Matthew.

Please Remember these special people:

For Mary Ellen, who moved to the Other Side Wednesday afternoon, ca. 3:00; Rosemary had just visited her at 11:00.  Let's have a memorial Mass for her Sunday, Jan 20, plus a brunch afterward.

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 Darbyanne;  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;  

Rosemary reading her Blessing 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;  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; 

Happy Birthday, Cheryl.

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.

Thanks, Emma, for lighting our Christmas Candles.

Your Finances, January 6, 2019

Expenses:   $825.00

Outreach:    $150.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Happy 51st Anniversary, Tom & Teresa.

Bulletin 5 on the Lumbar Stenosis event:

1. Surgery at Dallas Presby, 12/28  to take the pinch off of my spinal nerve which sent pain from my derriere all the way to my right foot & arch.
2. the only pain now comes from the incision. which itches.  

Happy 59th, Tom.  A Belvita for you.

Thanks, Everybody 

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Carol & Richard.  A Belvita for you, too.

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.

Peace, Everybody.

Isaiah 56:  . . . for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
Romans 11:  I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I glory in my ministry in order to make my race jealous and thus save some of them.
Matthew 15:  Then Jesus said to her in reply, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.”

Readers,  Claire & John
Homily,   John Cade
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
The Organization men,  Richard & Mike
Final Blessing,  Rosemary

Remember these special people:

For all the people affected by natural disasters like floods, earthquakes etc;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For the Quinn’s daughter, Colleen  with breast cancer;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;

For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;    For Ed Kless;  For Jackie’s sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;    from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

Birthdays:  Janice Elmore 8/20
Anniversaries:   Bernadette & Gilberto Delgado 8/19

Expenses: $  370.00
Outreach: $  100.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you lived.
This is to have succeeded.

Success – Ralph Waldo Emerson

John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at
9:30 at the ArtCentre of Plano,
902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

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

Life is short …

Break the rules,

Forgive quickly,

 Kiss slowly,

 Love truly,

 Laugh uncontrollably,

 And never regret anything that made you smile.

 Author Unknown

Lily reading Acts.

 Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:  Scott and Lily
•    For The Team:  Georgie 
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Denni & Tom
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Beth,  Mike & John 
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Ron & Marilyn,  Jackie and Beth Dugan
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Bethany & Shonda 

Scott reading 1 Peter.

Birthdays:     Stacey Fitterer (27, Monday), Ed Kless (49, Thursday), Denni (Thursday), John Sumari (Wednesday), Cliff Wright (70, Wednesday), David Dinsmore (Today, Sunday).

Anniversaries:

Jerry and Joan (57^th, today, Sunday)

Heritage Farm Saturday evening, Hay Ride with Mike.

Please Remember these special people:

For Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;  Cathy’s mom, Mary Dzuro, in hospice care;  For Patty Hammond’s recuperation from knee replacements;  From Mary Hall, Debbie Hooper with serious cancer;   for a special girl named Missy Ackerman; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Fred and Maureen’s friend, Real Giguere;   Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;  

Saturday Evening Hay Ride, Heritage Farm.

Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;  Margie McKeon’s brother, Bill, with lung cancer;  Jackie's sister, Shellie;  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;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita; 

So long, Kids, been good to know you.

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 just home from 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.

Saturday Evening in The Barn waiting for vow renewal. She signed on for one more year!

 Your Finances, April 27, 2014

Expenses:   $ 1,840.00

Outreach:   $ 898.00

We Donated this week:  

$ 2000 to Soul’s Harbor

$ 300 to Plano Homes

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

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Rosemary reading 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.