Announcements

Rosemary's Blessing:  

… May God bless you with enough foolishness
to believe that you can make a difference
in this world, in your neighborhood,
so that you will courageously try
what you don't think you can do, but,
in Jesus Christ you'll have all the strength necessary.

"Troubadour: A Missionary Magazine," published by the Franciscan Missionary Society

 

 

                        Mike reading Isaiah 50, Isaiah #2.                                                                                                                  

 

Our Special Thanks:  

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

 

                                  Geri reading James.

 

Birthdays:    Warren Wittek (today),  Donna Pitri (Thursday), Sandra Pratt (75, Friday), Daniel Fleming (27, Saturday), Taylor Read (21, Saturday at OU), Claire Zurchin (30, Saturday)

 

Welcome to Matterhorn Canyon, eastern Yosemite National Park.  The Canyon is reached by a long series of descending switch backs.  Then we proceed up the Canyon as it angles to the left.   This leads to Burrow Pass, over 10 thousand feet high.  

 

 

Anniversaries:   

Mark Anderlick & Julie (3^rd, Tuesday)

Doug & Teresa Read (26^th, Tuesday)

Bill & Julie Carey (32^nd, Sunday, today)

Lynda & Tom (34^th, Friday)

 Mike & Geri (40^th, Sunday, today)

 

Welcome to a high altitude Yosemite lake.  Cold water and it gets cold at night, like freezing.

 

Special Announcement: 

We have moved!  To Sigler Elementary on Janwood.

Check the map:      View this photo

 

Home Sweet Home.  Of the 9 days we spend, 2 are rest days, one near the beginning, one near the end.  Thus, we spend 2 nights in one campsite on 2 occasions.   Very relaxing.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Bernadette's mom;     For Lily's Dad;   For Rose Banzhaf's 8 year old niece, Madeline;;  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 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;

 

                             Our campsite at Miller Lake.

 

 

Francis Vanderwall's friend, Joseph DeLaune;   Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well & their friend, Don Fox;  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;   For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;   For a little friend, Heather;  

 

 

    Beth has just arrived at one of the 3 passes, top of the world.

 

 

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.

 

 

Rose even cooks our dinner, despite the fact that she has made 8 casseroles & cobblers, freeze dried them, and packaged them.  We eat better than at most restaurants thanks to Rose.

 

Your Finances, September 13, 2015

Expenses:   $1475.00

Outreach:   $ 380.00

Donated today: nothing today.

 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

               Nicole has just arrived at the Top of The World.

 

 

Have a Good 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.

 

 

Can it get better than this!  Home Sweet Home, our last night in the wilderness of Yosemite.  

 

  

Rosemary’s Blessing of The Week    

 

… May God bless you with enough foolishness
to believe that you can make a difference
in this world, in your neighborhood,
so that you will courageously try
what you don't think you can do, but,
in Jesus Christ you'll have all the strength necessary.

"Troubadour: A Missionary Magazine," published by the Franciscan Missionary Society

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                       

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings: Jackie  & Patricia
•    For The Team:   Kevin & Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Marlene
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie,
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Hue & Jackie
•    For the Music:   Ray & Bethany & Shonda 
•    For all who helped with communion   

 

 

Birthdays:    Sandra (today), Claire Zurchin (31, Monday), Mary Jane Stephenson (Tuesday), Bethany (Friday), Holly Kern (23, Saturday)

Anniversaries:

Lynda & Tom, (34^th Sunday, today)

 

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Dee and for Mike, who just moved to the other side Thursday afternoon;  For Carol’s treatment;  For John Schanot's treatment;   For Brent's mom;   For Frank's treatment;    For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;   for Zaile's mom in the hospital in the Philippines;  For Rosemary's great nephew, Patrick who broke his leg amd is in a body cast (3 years old); For Claire's mom;  For Jan’s mom;  For Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ;     For Tom Good;     For Cliff & Jean;   For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Laura's sister Claudia; For Bernadette's mom;  For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;          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 John & Jean's son John Louis;    For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;   

 

 

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  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's friend, Barbara, plus Angela;    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;    Frank’s & Mary's niece, Lisa, with brain cancer, Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons;     Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

 

 

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler;    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 & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher;   for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including 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.

 

 

 

Your Finances, September 18, 2016

Expenses:   $  1,475.00

Outreach:   $  611.00

Donated today:  Nothing special today.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

A Reminder: Thursday, 9/22/16 is North Texas Giving Day

 

 

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 we near Christmas and the celebration of the birth of Jesus

May you be blessed with

The joys of family and friends,

The contentment of home and hearth,

And the peace of loving and being loved.

 J & R Creations

 

 Our Special Thanks :

•    For Reading:   John & Jean O'Donell
•    For The Team:  Georgie and Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison & Claire
•    For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie & Jan
•    For the Pictures & Video:    Rick, John & Connie  & Beth 
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Bill and the whole community
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Shonda

 

 

 

 

Chuck Pratt dancing with the Father since Dec. 8.;   Jackie Urbanczyk's recovery & Rick's mom, Irene, in Buffalo; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis; 

 

 

 

Video: Buddy lights the 4 Advent Candles, 1 minute:

  

Your Finances: December 22, 2013

Expenses:   $2650.00

Outreach:   $1440.00

 

 

We donated this week: 

To Soul's Harbor, hoodies & sweat shirts

$1000 to Habitat for Humanity

$2000 to Karina in Cuernavace, Mexico

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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 of The Week:

None today because a man in a red suit crashed the party. 

 

 

 

John reading from The Great Prophet Isaiah.

 

 

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Claire, John, & Mary Jane
•    For The Team:     Buddy & Leo & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie & Beth 
•    For the coffee and extras:  None today
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:     Ben & David,  Shonda & Wendy
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

 

 

Mary Jane reading from Titus.

 

 

Birthdays:  Meredith (Tuesday), Connie Bresson (62, Wednesday)

Anniversaries:

Tom & Theresa Quinn, (50^th, Saturday}

 

 

 

Claire reading Luke's Nativity narrative.

 

 

Please Remember these special people

 For Myron's dear wife, Chris & the family;   For two moms who recently died, Connie’s mom and Marilyn’s mom;   For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's rcuperation; For Tom Good & his operation recuperation;     For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;  For Nadia's recuperation;  For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom;  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;   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;

 

 

 

Here they are, Folks, the Ekes, Marlene & Zaile, Davis & Billy, Ashley & Cindy, and Jeremy.   And there are more.

 

 

 

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;

 

 

 

Remember when Sabrina was The Most Active Altar Helper?  Here she is graduated from University and working.   Plus, John & Alison.

 

 

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; 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 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.

 

 

 

Rosemary (almost a doctor & always gifting us with her marvelous smile) and her mom, Linda. 

 

 

Your Finances, December 24, 2017

Expenses:   $2500.00

Outreach:   $1015.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

Hi, Tara & Dana & Dawson.

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

The Best Music, Wendy & Shonda, Ben & David.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

A beautiful way to spend a late Christmas morning: Meals on Wheels.  Lots  of cars weave through this maze, collecting meals.  Lots of volunteers help guide the cars to their allotted parcels, and the volunteers are almost all Indian, old and young, men & women.

Rosemary's Blessing:           

Let us walk softly on the earth

With all living beings, great and small,

Remembering as we go,

That one God, kind and wise, created all. 

Author Unknown.  Sent to me by Sandra Pratt

 

                                                        Jackie reading Acts.    

                                                                  

 Our Special Thanks:  

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

 

                                 

                                          Judy reading 1 John

 

Birthdays:  Cowboy Cole (6, Monday), The Patricia (69, Friday), Ron Senter (Saturday), (plus Denni, last Friday)

 Anniversaries

Hugh & Sydney (8^th, Today, Sunday)

Ro & Jo (10^th, Monday, Cinco de Mayo)

Fred’s ordination (42^nd, Monday, also)

Bill & Patty (47^th, Today, Sunday)

 
             Cupcakes of The Week for Mary Ellen, Patricia, Ron, Emma, 

                                              Denni, and Bill.

 

 Please Remember these special people:

For  Lisa Ackerman just discovered with cancer;  For Catrina;  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 Geri's sister Francine;  For John & Jean's son John Louis;   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;    And for Mary’s coming Little Visitor, Genevieve;   For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;  

 

                        Yosemite dreaming & planning, Paul & Carrie.

 

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;  

 

                            The Girls, Brooklyn, Sienna, and Zoe.

 

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.

 

                                     Leo says, "Life is good."

 

Your Finances, May 3, 2015

Expenses:   $830.00

Outreach:   $365.00

We donated: 

$2000 to Souls Harbor

$300 to Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center

 Thanks for your Generosity.

 

                         Brent accepting for Souls Harbor.

 

 Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

                                The Teddy Bear says, "See you next week."

 

 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