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Rosemary’s Blessing      

May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be content with yourself just the way you are.

Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.

It is there for each and every one of us.                                                                                     

From a prayer by Saint Terese of Liseaux 

 

Mike reading about Moses' call in the book of Exodus.

 

Our Special Thanks

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

 

Geri reading 1 Corinthians

 

Birthdays:  Michelle Brown (Wednesday) 

 

 

           

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week

 

 

 Please Remember these special people:

For Beth’s mom, who died this week, & the family;  For Dee and Mike;   For Tom Good;   For Lynda's mom;   For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Bernadette's mom; For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;      For Frank;     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 recovering from cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis;    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;     For Jackie's friend, Barbara 

  

 

Congratulations to Rick and Jackie.  Is she not looking great, Folks!

                

For Nadia's friend, Shannon Freeman;   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 who just died;     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;

 

 

Happy Birthday, Michelle.   Need volunteers to help with the cupcake?  Look behind you.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   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 & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher;   for Sophie; 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.

                           

 

Cupcake to Cole the Candleman, who shares his cupcake with someone each week.  Congratulations, Cole, you are The Best.

 

 

Your Finances, February 28, 2016

Expenses:   $895.00

Outreach:   $525.00

Donated today:  $2000 to Brent for Souls Harbor 

                                 $300 to Plano Homes

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

The Best, Bethany, Ray, and David.

 

For those who have wondered about where our food drives go, Ken explains:

The food goes to the Network of Community Ministries which provides food, clothing, some limited financial assistance, and referrals, etc. to needy persons who live in the city of Richardson or the Richardson School District. We got started there because Cindy was volunteering there.

 

Jim Mahar of St. Bonaventure & the Bona Responds Team in Dallas to work for a week on the tornado damage.  Jim, instead of taking a cupcake (can you believe!), accepted from us a chain saw.

 

 Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Brent, who also refuses our cupcakes, instead accepts our $2000 for Souls Harbor for this month.

 

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.

 

He is still there, Folks, right to the end.  Says he, "Bye, Everybody."

 

 

 

Remember……

 

 

For a really clear status of the virus……(Thanks, Sandra)

 

Download Corona virus

 

 

And now for an answer to your most important Question of the Year, Computers, Male or Female?

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If you have not been totally intellectually satisfied, the following (also from Sandra) will give balm to your spirit:

 

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Easter Sunday approaches and we hope to broadcast live.  The link will come via the blog.   Here's hoping we get it perfect, thanks to the enormous efforts put out by Mike and Becky.

 

 

 

Just in case you are looking for the most effective medicine.   No wonder John Cade is so healthy.

Rosemary's Blessing:  

Lord

Enlighten what’s dark in me,

Strengthen what’s weak in me,

Mend what’s broken in me,

Bind what’s bruised in me,

Heal what’s sick in me,

And lastly,

Revive whatever peace and love

Has died in me.

Amen. 

Author Unknown.

 Given to me by Lynda Flemming.

 

 

        Scott reading about the grumbling Israelites in Exodus.

 

 

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Scott & Lily
•    For The Team:  Kevin & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Cindy
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Sir Charlie and Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Bernadette & Gilberto, Jackie & Beth 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ray 
•    For the Music:  Ray & Wendy & Shonda
•    For all who helped with communion
•    For the special help of John and Mike who did our liturgies the past two weeks

 

     Lily reading about how bad the Gentiles are in Ephesians. 

 

 

Birthdays:    Linda Beavers (Tuesday), Eric Wittek, Lynda Fleming (55, Saturday)

Anniversaries:

Brian Bambanek & Kendal (10^th, Thursday)

Mike and Judy (51^st, Saturday)

 

 

Beginning their new life, Valerie and Victor Godinez, married Saturday evening.  Victor is Luciano's "little" brother.  Both brothers are doing really well.

 

 

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

 

 

 

Valerie being escorted up the aisle by her "little" brothers, John and Jason.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Victor & Valerie Godinez, whose wedding we celebrated last night;  For our three special little dears, Vivian and Genevieve and McKinley;  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;

 

 

                    Ragbrai trust.  Not one bike locked.

 

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;  

 

Is somebody crazy here?  "Make your own change?"  Ragbrai trust. 

 

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.

 

 

Beware, Do not forget where you leave your bike when you walk around the town.  More Ragbrai trust.  

 

 

Your Finances, August 2, 2015

Expenses:   $1135.00

Outreach:   $ 450.00

Donated today: $2000 to Souls Harbor

 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

Do not plan on riding your bike through the towns.  Between overnight towns, there are 5-6, always jam-packed with bikers walking.  Pictured, Fonda, just west of Fort Dodge and a few of the 15 thousand riders.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Almost every little village had a water station, usually toward the end of the town.  A very popular stop by almost every biker. Look at that Iowa sky. 

 

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.

 

 

We passed a rainy night in Storm Lake, appropriately.  A second storm passed overhead at 7:00 A.M., heading west to east really swiftly.  By 8:45 we could head out following the storm, but not in rain.  The day turned beautiful and we arrived dry in the beautiful over night town of Fort Dodge, the former home of Kent & Diane.

 

 

 

 

 

Rosemary's Blessing:

 

Father,

Please wrap your loving arms around the children of the world

who have special needs.

We pray that you give special blessings to their caregivers

and all who love them.

Please teach us to be kind, patient and understanding.

Help us to really see the person and not just the disability.

  

Special Thanks: 

·   For Reading: John & Kevin

· For the Communion Bread: Gayle 

· For Serving: Kevin

· For the Wine Cups & Cross: Alison & John

· For the Music: Ray & Wendy & Celeste

· For the Pictures: Jan & Sabrina

· For the altar & sound: Denni & Hue

· For the coffee & cake: Nina & Jon & Mary Ellen

 

 

Happy Birthday:   Sheila Baack & Bob McGrath 

Happy Anniversary:

Buddy & Cathy Good (30th)

The Status of The Hips:

Monday, I get my medical check out and am off home confinement.  Yeah!  Swelling continues to slowly recede.  No pain at all.  See you all next Sunday! 

 

Please Remember:

Marilyn Ackerman's mother who broke her hip; Jim Drescher; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary; David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle Guinigundo; Jackie Ritter's friends Bob Minarik with cancer & Todd Fred with leukemia; Roy & Carol Strom's daughter Kelly with cervical cancer; 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; Christine Drescher's Grandmother;  Rita Dore;  Julie Johnston;  Margie Weynant;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;  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 & 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,  Lisa's nephew Kristopher;  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 Simari reading

 

Picture 2:  Kim Yaklin & Laura Chollick reading about autism

 

Picture 3:  First Day of Spring at the Parsonage, March 21, Sunday morning

 

Picture 4:  Rosemary digging out Sunday Morning for Mass

  

 

 

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

Your Finances: March 21:

 

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1,625.00

 

Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 980.00 

 

Thanks for your Generosity!

 

 

 

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

Rosemary's Blessing               

Oh God,

We thank you for the sun and the rain.

Help us to keep a sunny disposition

and a golden outlook on life.

 

 

                                  Denni reading Deuteronomy

 

Our Special Thanks:  

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

 

                                    Tom reading Romans 

                                         

Birthdays:  Judy Thompson (Sunday, today), Chuck Webster (48, Tuesday), Shonda ( Wednesday), Ray Occhipinti (75, Thursday), Christy Occhipinti, Ray’s  daughter (40, Thursday), Zach Read ((19, Thursday), Brent (7^th, Saturday,  & Mabel (83, Friday)

 

                                         Leo and Brandon

 

Please Remember these special people:

For our two special little dears, Vivian and Genevieve;  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 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;  

 

 

                                                    Judy 

 

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 Great Team, Georgie and Kevin

 

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.

 

                                                      The Look  

 

Your Finances, May 31, 2015

Expenses:   $635.00

Outreach:   $245.00

 Thanks for your Generosity.

 

 Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

              Emma says, "Bye, Everybody, 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

 

  

 

 

 

 

Rosemary's Blessing:  

May flowers always line your path

and sunshine light your day.

May songbirds serenade you

every step along the way

May a rainbow run beside you

in a sky that's always blue.

And may happiness fill your heart

each day your whole life through.

Irish Blessing

Special Thanks: 

• For Reading: Jon & Nina Waldron

• For the Communion Bread:  Cindy Cramer & Kim Crossk

• For Serving:   Kevin

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

• For the Music: Ray & Celeste & Wendy

• For the Pictures: Jan & Beth 

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

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

 

Happy Birthday:  Janie Fitterer

 

Happy Anniversary: Ed & Christine Kless (5th) 

 

 

 

Please Remember:   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;  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. 

 

 

 

Financial Report for July, August, September: Download Q3 report for blog
             

Picture 1:  Jon reading all of chapter 53 of Isaiah

Picture 2:  Nina reading Hebrews

Picture 3:  Cara with her mom, Christine

 

Picture 4:  Chloe & Denni at the Donut Shoppe

 

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

 

Your Finances: October 18

• Income for Running   Expenses: $  2,365.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $  1,569.00

 

 Thanks for your Generosity!

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