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Isaiah 35:  Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared; then will the lame leap like a stag, then the tongue of the mute will sing.
James 5:  You too must be patient.  Make your hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord is at hand.
Matthew 11:  Jesus said to them in reply,  “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.

John Cade’s Homily from last Sunday:  12-07-25 Homily -2nd Sunday of Advent

Thanks…   
Music,  Ben & Shonda
Readers,  Mary & Steve
Homily,   John Stack
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin
The Organization man,  Richard
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 Carrie’s son, Chase, who was in an auto accident;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;   For Warren Wittek; For Tom Good; For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;  For Ron and Marilyn

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:   Tom Good 12/14, Steve Bernasek 12/14, Connie Doherty 12/5, Ben Porter 12/18
Anniversaries:

Expenses: $  340.00
Outreach: $    30.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

I asked God for strength, that I might achieve.
I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey …

I asked for health, that I might do great things.
I was given infirmity, that I might do better things …

I asked for riches, that I might be happy.
I was given poverty, that I might be wise …

I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men.
I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God …

I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life.
I was given life, that I might enjoy all things …

I got nothing I asked for—but everything I had hoped for.
Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.

I am, among men, most richly blessed”

Found on the body of a Confederate Soldier in the Civil War

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 

May all peoples of the earth become as brothers and sisters,

 and may the most longed-for peace

blossom forth and reign always among men and women.

 Pacem in Terris,  Pope John XXIII, 4/11/63

Tom reading Ezekiel

 Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:  Tom and Lynda
•    For The Team:  Georgie and Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Mike & Judy
•    For the Pictures & Video:  Connie & John, Rick & Geri
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Beth D., Jackie & Jerry 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Wendy & Shonda

Lynda reading Romans

Birthdays:   Jean Wright & Wendy Boyce

Anniversaries:  Mike & Dee, Rob & Beth, Mike & Geri, Kerry & Nina

Buddy, Leo, Emma and Tori

Please Remember these special people:

Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;  For Tom Quinn's continued recuperation from shoulder surgery;    for Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;    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;  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;  

Geri and Rob get cupcakes this week

Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;   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 grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson;  Rita; 

Kerry and Nina also get a cupcake

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, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

And Wendy, Mike & Dee and Jean get cupcakes

Your Finances, September 7, 2014

Expenses:   $  1,050.00

Outreach:   $ 491.00

We Donated this week:  

$300.00 to Plano Homes

$300.00 to Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center

Wendy, Shonda and Ray

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

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 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:  

Special Thanks: 

• For Reading: Emily & her mom Julie

• For the Communion Bread:  Alison DeGenova

• For Serving:   T.J.

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: Beth & Rob

• For the Music: Ben & Wendy & Celeste

• For the Pictures: Jan & Beth

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

• For the cake & coffee:  Janette Monear & Sydney and Hugh Bivona

• For all of you who volunteered to help serve the Thanksgiving meal Saturday at Lake Highlands Presbyterian

• For all of you who graciously hosted our visitors today from TX Trees Foundation

 Happy Birthday:  Ron Ackerman

Anniversaries:

Roger & Lisa Shaffer (Day 1)

Cliff & Jean Wright (14th)

Barb & Ron Senter (38th)

Please Remember:  Beth Dugan who is 8 months pregnant; Theresa Quinn's dad; Diane McClurg's dad who just died this Sunday morning; for the recuperation of Jerry's right knee; Kim's right foot; 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;  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; &   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:  Emily reading 

Picture 2:  A new Robinson, Jack, Rob & Beth's newest grandchild

Picture 3:  Lake Highlands Presbyterian volunteers.  Can you pick out Julie & Emily, Jon & Mike?

Picture 4:  Lake Highlands Presbyterian: our customers for dinner

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

 Your Finances: November 22

• Income for Running   Expenses: $  875.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $  406.00 + a $25 Kroger Gift Card

 Thanks for your Generosity!

 Happy Thanksgiving, J.S    (214-783-0443)

Rosemary's Blessing

A Prayer For Growing Old Gracefully

Lord, Thou knowest better than I myself that I am growing older and will someday be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion.

Release me from craving to straighten out everybody's affairs. Make me thoughtful but not moody; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom, it seems a pity not to use it all; but Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end. Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give me wings to get to the point. Seal my lips on my aches and pains; they are increasing, and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.

I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and a lessening cock-sureness when my memory seems to clash with the memories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be mistaken.

Keep me reasonably sweet, for a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the devil. Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places and talents in unexpected people; and give, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.

Amen.

17^th Century Nun’s Prayer

Ash Wednesday this week.  Evening service, 7:00, Marlene's home,  2017 Keystone, Plano.   Welcome.

Denni reading from the book of Sirach.

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Denni & Tom
•    For The Team:   John & Buddy & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Ken & Cindy
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie,  Mike,  Connie, & Rick
•    For the coffee and extras:   Tom & Becky & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue & Ben & Shonda
•     For all who helped with communion
•              

Tom reading from 1 Corinthians.

Birthdays:   Anthony DeGenova (20 last Tuesday),  Diane McClurg (last Wednesday),  (candle lighter)

Rosemary reading from her Blessing of The Week.

Please Remember these special people:

For Sandra's brother;  For Tom Quinn's recuperation from surgery & his brother;      For Rick Turner with high blood pressure; For Meredith, cancer free;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued recuperation;   For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression; 

The Candle Lighting Team, Sophia lighting & Buddy reading The Blessing of The Winter Candles.

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;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine,   

Thanks for your special help, Sophia.

For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  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, Bob for stopping by and rekindling old Jesuit memories.

Your Finances, March 3, 2019

Expenses:   $850.00

Outreach:    $150.00 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Brent, it is a privilege to be able to give you & Souls Harbor $2000.  You are doing superb work.

Thanks, Everybody 

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Who let these Juliettes out on the streets?

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.

And there is even more of them!

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

Patricia reading the beautiful Isaiah 60.

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Patricia and Mike
•    For The Team:   Georgie 
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Dick & Judy
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Mike, John & Connie 
•    For the coffee and extras:   John, Beth & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Shonda, Wendy 
•    For all who helped with communion

Mike reading Ephesians 3.

Birthdays:   Tom Fleming (56, Monday, tomorrow), Jan Keszler (Friday)

Anniversaries:

Carol & Richard (40^th, today, Sunday)

Grace, our Board President, handing out our monthly contributions to Souls Harbor and DARCC (Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center, featured last Sunday in The Dallas Morning News)

Please Remember these special people:

For Beth's sister, Katy, who just died late this week;   The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla; For Fred, our buddy and supporter for years, who moved to the other side recently;    For Curtis, another buddy and longtime supporter, who  died recently, and for the family;    For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor;    for Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;   For Rita;  Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;    for Nina Tucker's dad;    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;  

Brent receiving our monthly $2000 for Souls Harbor.

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;   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.

John receiving our monthly $300 for DARCC

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.

Shonda making beautiful music.

Your Finances, January 4, 2015

Expenses:   $875.00

Outreach:   $360.00

Thanks for your Generosity.

 We donated this week:

    $2,000 to Soul's Harbor

    $300 to DARCC (Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center)

Shonda, Ray, and Leo making beautiful music.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Rosemary says, "Hey, don't forget…."  Response, "Forget?  Forget what?"

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