Announcements

Rosemary's Blessing:  

May leaves of autumn decorate your path

And mellow golden sunlight guide your way

May love and laughter overcome all wrath

And instill much joy in each coming day. 

Andrew Greeley    A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers

Special Thanks: 

• For Reading: Christine & Ed Kless, plus Sean & Cara

• For the Communion Bread:  Cindy Cramer & Kim Crossk

• For Serving:   T.J.

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: John & Alison 

• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Celeste & Wendy

• For the Pictures: JoJo 

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

• For the donuts & coffee:  Jackie & Joan Gleason & Tony & Gayle

• For the Flowers: Sandra Pratt

• For all the scraping and labor at Heritage Farm Saturday: Tony, Frank, Esparza, Tom & Lynda, Diane Holcolm & Melissa & Jenny, Margarita Pastula & Carmen & Ashley, Angie, and John & Alison who doubly blessed us with bringing lunch.

Happy Birthday:  Chuck Pratt, Patricia, Rob

Please Remember:   Paul Drake's mom who died this week; Theresa Quinn's dad; Stacie McKinley's sister, Jenny; Celeste's niece, Lexi Colmenero; Alice Alt;   Christine Drescher's Grandmother;   David Hoover's mom;  Ann Bivona with her broken leg;  Rita Dore; Jackie's friend Jack Brown whio died this week;  Julie Johnston;  Margie Weynant;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark, and a little baby, Reese who has tuberous sclerosis complex;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Tom & Teresa's friend Neva Flynn with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Lucas' Quiocho's grand dad; Diane's dad Butch Uderman  & 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;  George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece just diagnosed 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. 

Picture 1:  Isabella with her grandmother, Sydney

Picture 2:  Jackie Ritter's famous Spook House (Beware!)

Picture 3:  Jackie's, 6409 Bastrop Court, Dlls 75023

Picture 4:  Jackie?  (Visit at your own risk!)

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

Your Finances: October 25

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1248.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $  771.00 

 Thanks for your Generosity!

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

   
 Rosemary's Blessing:

On this Memorial Day weekend

May we be …

Grateful for this country in which we live, and

Grateful for those people

Who have worked to make it a place of freedom,

A place of dignity, and

A place where so many different peoples call home.

 J & R Creations

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Mary Ellen & Jackie
• For Serving: Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Nina Waldron
• For the Wine Cups:  John DeGenova  
• For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Jon
• For the Pictures & Video:  Charlie & John Dougherty
• For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
• For the coffee and pastries: Mike & Geri, Joan & Jackie

 Happy Birthday:  Lindsay Goode, Ashley Pastula (8), Denni, John Simari, Cliff Wright, Cole McClurg (2), & Greg Rogers (Half Century) 

 Happy Anniversary:

Hue & Sydney Bivona (4th)

Carl & Chris Falke (18th)

Bill & Patty Hammond (43rd)

Please Remember:

 Norma McClurg, the mother of Kent, died Saturday morning;  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:  Mary Ellen                            

  Picture 2:   Jackie                      

 Picture 3:   Rosemary's Blessing    

 Picture 4:   Communion elevation     

     Video:   Mass Beginning 

Finances:  May 29, 2011 

 Expenses:   $ 610.00

Outreach:   $1115.00 

 Thanks for the Generosity

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

John Stack Celebration

“John has touched so many of our lives. This is an opportunity to show him our love and gratitude”

DATE: August 30, 2026

WHERE: Clubhouse near John and Rosemary’s home – 6970 Helsem Way, Dallas, 75230
–            Parking is available on the street and side streets if the clubhouse lot is full
–            For street parking please park on one side of the street only and do not block driveways   of residents
–            We will have a drop-off area by the clubhouse
–            There are 2 entrances in the front of the clubhouse, the left doorway has no steps to maneuver outside, but there are 3 steps to maneuver once inside the door. Let Connie (see contact info below) know if you need assistance that day.

TIME: Doors open for guests attending mass at 11:00. For guests attending the reception only, please arrive after 11:45 (when mass is over)
–            Short mass celebration 11:15
o   We plan to have Zoom available (but note this is a bit iffy with the facility, but we will try our best)
o   For Zoom   ( the video conference)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1
Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
Passcode: 412993

–            Welcome / Reception follows mass at 12:00
o   Beverages, light lunch, and dessert will be provided
o   We have the venue until 2:00 pm so feel free to stay and socialize.

RSVP: Please reply to Connie Bresson with the number of guests attending by Sunday August 23, so we can plan accordingly.

GIFTS: We will have a basket for cards and donations at the reception.

–            Remote attendees can mail Connie Bresson cards in advance (1441 Burlington Dr, Plano 75025) for the gift basket at the reception, or can you mail directly to John and Rosemary (7017 Helsem Way, Dallas, TX 75230)
–            Donations will be accepted at the celebration for John’s charities

PICTURES: Please email Paul Bieda no more than two of your favorite John Stack pictures by August 23.  Send photos to:
–            JSMPhotos2026@gmail.com
–            Connie will forward pictures she has already received to Paul

QUESTIONS: Contact Connie Bresson at conniebresson@gmail.com or 214-577-8811

The Celebration Committee
Tom and Denni Zurchin
John and Connie Doherty
Paul and Carrie Bieda
John and Connie Bresson

Special Thanks: 

·   For Reading: John & Scott

· For the Communion Bread: Bonnie 

· For Serving: Stack

· For the Wine Cups & Cross:  Rob & Beth

· For the Music: Ray & Wendy

· For the Pictures: Jan & Beth & Emily

· For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

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

Happy Birthday:  Monica Froebe(today) & Richard  (Wednesday), Steven Kern (13 today), Doug Read, Debbie Ekes, & Tanya McGrath 

Happy Anniversary:

Michael & Candy Kern ( 17th)

Please Remember:

 Marilyn Ackerman's mother who broke her hip; 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.   
 

Picture 1:   John reading

Picture 2:   Scott reading

Picture 3:   3 Simari Generations, The College Graduate, Scott, with his dad, John, and his granddad, Jim

Picture 4:   Zoe with her momma, Michelle, awaiting siblings for Zoe

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

Your Finances: May 16:

Income for Running   Expenses: $1305.00

Income for Outreach Expenses: $  375.00

Thanks for the Generosity

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

May the blessing of light be upon you, 

Light on the outside, Light on the inside.

With God's sunlight shining on you,

May your heart glow with warmth,

Like a turf fire that welcomes friends and strangers alike.

Taken from a work of music By Phil Coulter

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Bernadette and Patricia 
• For Serving:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine & Cups:  Beth
• For the Music: Ray  & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video: Jan, Rick & Beth, John & Connie
• For the coffee and pastries:  Ron & Marilyn, Jerry & Jackie  
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

Bernadette reading 1 Corinthians 12

Birthdays: Sir Charlie, Melissa Holcomb (21, Monday), Dillon (13 Wednesday), Randolph Brown (Friday), John Doherty (Saturday), Rick Turner (54, Saturday), and Mike Carrell (Friday)

We Remember  

Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on the death of Kate, their twin daughter;  Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;  And Donna's recuperation from hip surgery;  Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;  Janie's friend Wilbur;  Gerald's mom really sick;  Mark Ackerman’s recuperation from an operation and 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;

Cole

  Rita;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;     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.

Plano Census of the Homeless 2 teams from our community. 20 teams were involved. We were teams 13 and 19. Last Thursday night.

 Your Finances: January 27, 2013

Expenses:     $640.00 

Outreach:     $750.00  

 We donated this week: 

1.   $2000 to Soul’s Harbor. 

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

  Video:   Entrance Hymn, City of God  (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 of The Week

Given to me by Lynda Fleming,  Author Unknown

Connie reads Jeremiah.

Thanks to these special people

• For  the Readings:  Connie & John
• For The Team:    Buddy
• For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
• For the Special Communion Cups: Jan & Charlie
• For the Pictures:   Rick & Mike & Rosemary (of the wedding)   
• For the coffee and extras:  Jackie & Becky & Tom
• For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue 
• For the Music:     Ben & Shonda 
• For all who helped with communion

John reads from Hebrews. 

Birthdays:  Zoe (10,  today) & Samantha, Zoe's twin sister who lives now in heaven;  Rob (Tuesday); John DeGenova (59, Thursday) 

Anniversaries

Bill & Zaile (9th, Wednesday)

Rosemary reads her Blessing of The Week 

Remember these special people

For Meredith, cancer free;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother,Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen;   For Carol's 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 Rosemary's niece, Beth and her partner, Sarah with cancer;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina; 

Mediterranean sunset from The Viking Sun. 

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;    or 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;  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; 

 Th Great Austin wedding.

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, Everybody, to the wedding of Jessica and Robert. 

Your Finances, October 28, 2018

Expenses:    $ 605.00

Outreach:    $ 151.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody

Robert and Jessica composed their own marvelous vows and read them to each other.

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 I declare you husband and wife.

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.

 Every creature of God welcome to this wedding.