Announcements

 
Rosemary's Blessing: 

May you find truth in the week’s smallest grace,

And hope in the week’s heaviest cross.

May you learn to walk a little bit slowly

And to grow each day in hope and trust.

And may the God of new beginnings

Grant you a week of love and peace.

 Andrew M. Greeley,   A Book of Irish American Blessings & Prayers

Ash Wednesday notice:  We will convene at 7:00 at the home of Marlene Ekes,    2017 Keystone Drive, Plano,  Welcome.

Link to map:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2017+Keystone+Drive,+Plano,+TX&hl=en&ll=33.026062,-96.733954&spn=0.010956,0.013647&sll=31.168934,-100.076842&sspn=11.436836,13.974609&hnear=2017+Keystone+Dr,+Plano,+Collin,+Texas+75075&t=m&z=16

Erin reading Isaiah 1.

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Chuck & Erin 
• For Serving:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine & Cups:  Beth
• For the Music: Ray  & Shonda & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video: Jan, Rick & Beth, John
• For the coffee and pastries:  Marlene
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
• For all who contributed to the Great Brunch

Chuck reading 1 Corinthians 15.

Birthdays: Duffy (Wednesday), Tuesday: Scott Shaw, Hue Beavers (62), Dick Thompson, John Bresson (56), plus from last week, Geri (60), Kevin (24), & Meghan (29)

Anniversaries:

John & Alison (17th, Thursday)

Bobby & Debbie (28^th, today, Sunday)

Rosemary reading her blessing.

We Remember  

Bill Ekes eye operation recuperation;   Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on the death of Kate, their twin daughter & new grandkid, Warren;  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;  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;

Through Him, with Him.

  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.

  
 Your Finances: February 10, 2013

Expenses:     $655.00 

Outreach:     $335.00  

 We donated this week: 

1.   Nothing special this week.

    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:  

 As a dog runs, barks, jumps, and dances

when its happy;

Oh God …

Help us to remember that

You run, bark, jump, and dance for love of us every day.

   Hugh reading about Wisdom building her house in Proverbs. 

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Grace & Hugh
•    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:   Judy
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Sir Charlie and Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Bern & Gilbert, Jackie & Beth 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Mary
•    For all who helped with communion

                                  Grace reading Ephesians.

Birthdays:   Hunter Bentley, Rose Banzhaf 

Anniversaries:

Ryan McClurg & Grace (3^rd, Sunday, today)

Gilberto & Bernadette (50^th, Friday)

John & Jean O’Donnell (57^th, Sunday, today)

                                  Mary sharing her special gift.

Special Announcement: We are moving

After celebrating week after week for 10 years, PISD is asking us to move over to Sigler on Janwood.  Apparently it is quite expensive to A/C the large cafetorium at Vines.  Sigler will be more economical.  September 6 we begin our new adventure.

Check the map:      View this photo

                   Communion helpers Lynda & Tom, and John

Please Remember these special people:

For Ken Cramer's brother, Don, who died recently;  For Bernadette's mom;      For Rose Banzhaf's 8 year old niece, Madeline;  For Barb Wittek & family whose father just died;  For  Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer;  For Anthony;    For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues;  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 Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;    The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   For Maureen’s  daughter, Kathleen, with cancer; For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

                Communion helpers Patricia, Sandra, & Denni

Francis Vanderwall's friend, Joseph DeLaune;   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;    Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;  Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;  

                                Buddy & Zoe in Study Hall

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;   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.

                                Zoe & Emma in Study Hall.

Your Finances, August 16, 2015

Expenses:   $1280.00

Outreach:   $ 235.00

Donated today: nothing this week

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Genevieve says, "Is that old geezer finished yet?  See you next week, Everybody."

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 you be blessed with the gift of humility

To know who you are,

To appreciate your strengths and talents,

To be aware of your shortcomings and limitations,

And most especially…

To be grateful each day for life

Patricia reading from 2 Kings

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Patricia  & John
•    For out team: Buddy & Georgie  & John
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Mike & Judy
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Mike & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Becky & Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Shonda & Ben & David & Hue
•    For all who helped with communion         

John reading from 2 Timothy.

Birthdays:      Georgie (18),   Angela, Bill Hammond (76), Richard Eschelbrenner,  Donna Dinsmore

Anniversaries:

Paul & Carrie (2nd)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week

Please Remember these special people:

For Sydney, For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For Gilberto who just had his gall bladder operation:  Claire Mazzei's (Rosemary's sister in Hilton Head) knee replacement;    For Michelle; For Tom Quinn's brother;      For a friend & neighbor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free & her dad, Joe;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;    For Dee, and for her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued health;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini; 

Welcome Home, Angela.  It has been too long.  Thanks, Julie, for bringing your mom.

For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 91 years!) in Ontario;  For Jackie's friend, Lynn, plus Angela, & her mom;  for Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;    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;  

Happy 76, Bill, and thanks for being such a good friend.

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 Terain; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

Happy 18th, Georgie, and thanks for being such a great help.

Your Finances, October 13, 2019 

Expenses:   $700.00 

Outreach:    $140.00 

Happy Birthday, Donna.

Thanks, Everybody 

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Welcome into our community, Kathryn, to you and to the whole family.

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.

Happy Birthday, Richard.

Happy Second Anniversary, Paul & Carrie.

    Video: Roseamry's Blessing (1/2 min.)

 Rosemary’s Blessing  

He has told you, O man, what is good;

and what does the LORD require of you

but to do justice,

and to love kindness,

and to walk humbly with your God?

May the Lord bless you this day.

Micah 6:8 

Geri reading the Prophet Amos

Our Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Mike & Geri 
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine Cups: Beth & Rob
•  For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Leo & Celeste
•  For the Pictures & Video: Jan & Rick & Beth & Connie & John
• For the pastries & coffee:  Joan & Jackie, John & Jean & Sydney
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

Mike reading Ephesians

Birthdays:  Bonnie Rogers, Lily (Saturday), and Beth (Thursday)

 Anniversaries:

Joe & Rita Hogan (31^st Friday)

The Offertory with Mary Ellen, Meredith, and Brent

  We Remember  

Joan;   Alexander Occhipinti; Maureen’s toe infection; Sydney Bivona’s unborn grandson, Isaiah & his mom & dad;  Diane McClurg's good friend, Suzy McGonigle with cancer;  Karina in Cuernavaca, whose mom, Maria Luisa just died (this is the polio crippled, middle aged daughter & mother whom we have been supporting for 20 years or more, less lately because we helped them set up their shop);  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;  Gina Adcock's mother with a new outbreak of cancer;  Dorothy Perry;     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.

 Video:  Recessional Hymn (1 1/2 min.)

Your Finances: July 15, 2012

Expenses:    $725.00

Outreach:    $690.00      

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.

2 Kings 5:  Naaman went down and plunged into the Jordan seven times at the word of Elisha, the man of God.  His flesh became again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean of his leprosy.
2 Timothy 2:   Therefore, I bear with everything for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, together with eternal glory.
 Luke 17:  “Ten were cleansed, were they not?  Where are the other nine?  Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?”

Thanks…     

Music,   Shonda & Ben
Readers,  Mary & John
Homily,   John Cade
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
Final Blessing,  Rosemary

Remember these special people:

For all the people affected by natural disasters;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    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 ;

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 recuperating from an operation,  the families of Annie and Michael and her neighbor, Marie and the family;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

Birthdays:    Richard Eshelbrenner 10/15, Donna Dinsmore 10/18
Anniversaries:   Ben & Candace Porter 25th 10/18, Annette & Roger 10/18

Expenses: $  795.00
Outreach: $  315.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Christ has no body now on earth but yours,
no hands but yours,
no feet but yours,
Yours are the eyes through which Christ’s
compassion is to look out to the world,
Yours are the feet with which Christ is to
go about doing good,
Yours are the hands, with which Christ is to
bless all people now.

From a prayer by Teresa of Avila (1515–1582)

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.

 Sorry, everyone, the editors are on break, for example:

Rosemary in Alsace.

  Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  John &  Jean O'Donnell  
• For Serving:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Jan & Claire
• For the Wine & Cups:  Beth
• For the Music: Ray  & Shonda & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video:   Next week
•  For the coffee and pastries:  Fred & Maureen,  Jerry & Jackie
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

 Birthdays: Dee Miller (today, Sunday), John O’Donnell (Thursday), Michael Kern (49 Saturday), Christine Drescher (Saturday)

Anniversary:  Fred Martinez & Martha (4^th, Friday)

Strasbourg Train Station, the new and the old.

We Remember  

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

  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.

  Your Finances: March 10, 2013

Expenses:     $    See next weeks blog.

Outreach:     $  

 We donated this week: 

1.   Catholic Charities.

    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.

The editors in the vineyard above Colmar, France