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Rosemary’s Blessing:

Lord, give me a few friends who will love me for what I am, and keep ever burning before my vagrant steps the kindly light of hope.   And though I come not within sight of the castle of my dreams, teach me to be thankful for life, and for time’s olden memories that are good and sweet.  And may the evening’s twilight find me gentle still.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Tom & Denni
• For the Communion Bread: Claire Occhipinti
• For Serving: Carmen & Ashley
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol & Joanne
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Hue

Happy Birthday: Dillon, Erica Harrell, Drew Grattifori, & Grace Leal.

Happy Anniversary: John & Lambrini (14th)

Sad News: Rosemary & I had to put Naomi to sleep this past Tuesday.  Kidney failure.

Please Remember:  Maureen Macchio’s mom Dolores McKenna who died a week ago; Dee Miller’s operation; Barb Wittek’s friends Ronald & Alice Kirk; Libby’s uncle; Nina’s friend Nancy;  Mary’s son John; Casey & Rob plus 4; Tom & Teresa’s friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa’s niece Angel; Cindy Cramer’s friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane’s friend Gina with cancer; Rosemary’s nephew, Kevin; Jean Atwood’s friend Kerry whose dad is dying; Margarita’s  Aunt Lenore, & Yolanda; one year old Sadie with cancer; Margie’s mom; Donna & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula’s companions in the military overseas, including Margarita’s Matt Gomez on tour 3, Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Roy’s son Chris; Lisa’s nephew Kristopher on his 2nd Iraq trip, his grandmother Alice Quiocho & Lisa’s friend Shelly; David & Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick; Shawn in a car wreck; Dawn’s friend Jessica & Aunt Ann and Dawn’s back op. March 11; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon; the people involved in the shooting at Northern IL U., Warren’s alma mater.

Catch the latest on the quadruplets’ web: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com

Your Finances:

• February 17:  Income for Running  Expenses: $750
• February 17:  Income for Outreach Expenses: $260 

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

Rosemary’s Blessing

Oh God of humor enable us to laugh at your mischievous plans. 

Life can become serious during these cold winter months, and our hearts can become heavy and burdened with responsibilities, decisions and trying to keep everyone happy. 

Let us look for the funny things that happen, the unexpected surprise that catches us off-guard, along with the incongruences that we encounter. 

Smile, snicker, giggle, give a belly laugh, and spontaneously guffaw. 

Amazing how God works through laughter.

  Sr. Mary Elizabeth Schweiger

Michelle reading the beautiful Isaiah 42.

Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:  Richard & Michelle
•    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie & Jan
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Beth, Mike Connie 
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Sir Charlie & Jan,  Jerry and Judy
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray &  Shonda & Bethany

Richard reading Acts.

  Birthdays:   The Marvelous Gerwer kids, Trey, Brady, Cameron, and Reid (6, Thursday), Doug Kite (59 Wednesday), Ben Kern ( Monday), Cole Carey (20, Sunday, today)

Anniversaries:

Jackie and Rick (13th Monday)

 

Our lunatic fringe, Connie and Cathy with poor John.

Please Remember these special people:

Jackie Urbanczyk's recovery;  From Mary Hall, Debbie Hooper with serious cancer;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis;  Frank Esparza recuperating from an operation;  Fred and Maureen’s friend, Real Giguere;  Mary Templeton seriously hurt in a surfing accident (from Chris Phipps & Beth);  Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer; 

John looking for Leo who was home with his grandparents.

The Great Kaliope, John Cade's mother in law, visiting the community for the first time after breaking her hip, for which she gets a Cupcake of The Week.  Speak Greek only, please.

Beginning the feast of The Baptism.

 Your Finances: January 12, 2014

Expenses:   $895.00

Outreach:   $490.00

Viedo:  Cupcakes of The Week for 4 special kids, 1 min.,

 We Donated this week:

$1200 for a family with an emergency.

Thanks for your Generosity.

Rosemary reading her blessing.

 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.

Rosemary's Blessing:  

No blessing today, Fathers' Day.  Big Blesssing.

Special Thanks: 

• For Reading: Alexandra & her dad, David

• For the Communion Bread:  Alison, Sabrina & Anthony

• For Serving:  Kevin

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: Roy & Carol & Jackie

• For the Music: Ray & Celeste & Roy

• For the Pictures: Jan & Penny

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

• For the donuts & coffee: Mary Ellen & the Baack Family

Happy Birthday:     Jessica Bresson, Sue Tomas, Susie Dilon

Happy Anniversary:

Doug & Julie Kite (23rd)

Barb & Warren Wittek (30th)

Lou & Lorraine Federico (39th)

Jeff & Penny Morrow (39th)

Chuck & Sandra Pratt (48th)

Please Remember:  Gayle O'Donovan's mom who died Wednesday; Sabrina on her trip to France, Italy, and Greece; Rosemary's brother Peter with amyloidosis;  Jack Carlson's friend Tommy Ketchum, 37, in the hospital with emergency brain surgery after a stroke; Rita in the hospital starting to walk again & hoping to return home; Tyler Hayden Reed born last week prematurely at less than 2 lbs.; Jackie's sisters Sandy & Sue and friend Jack Brown with various cancers & Keith Beasley who fell off the 7th floor of a parking garage & is still living;  Julie Johnston who is dealing with a return of her cancer; Cathy Lynn's mom, Catherine, 93, who just had hip surgery; Margie Weynant whose lung cancer has returned;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene, who is declining;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; 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; David Hoover & his brother Hugh in the hospital; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite; 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:  Alexandra Hoover (of Arts Magnate) & Dad reading Job & 2 Corinthians

Picture 2: Choir, Roy, Celeste, & Ray

Picture 3:  Nick's Baptism

Picture 4:  Nicholas with Dad, Mom, & Sister, Eric, Amy, & Riley (Jeff & Penny Morrow's daughter)

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

Your Finances:

June 21: 

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1,729.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $   435.00 

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week

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

The same Sandra reading from Acts.

Our Special Thanks

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

Bill reading from Acts. 

Birthdays:   Denni (Sunday, today), Warren Phillip (2, Monday), 

Anniversaries: 

Hugh & Sydney (9^th, Wednesday)

Ro & an Old Geezer (11^th, Thursday, Cinco de Mayo)

Bill & Patty (48^th, Wednesday)

The Best, Chloe & Denni, granddaughter and grandmother.  Happy birthday, Denni.
 

 Please Remember these special people:

For John Schanot's upcoming pancreatic operation connected with cancer;   For Lynda's mom who died recently;    For Nadia's recuperation;   For Claire's mom;  For Jan’s mom;  For Grace's mom in Alberta;   For Dee and Mike;   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 & his mother in law, who just died;      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, to remain free from cancer;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;    For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

Grandmother Barb, remember that cupcake is for Mr. Warren on his 2nd birthday.

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;   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;    Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom;   

And, Bill, that cupcake is for you and Patty on your 48th.  Congratulations.

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 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.

Happy Birthday, John.

Your Finances, May 1, 2016

Expenses:   $955.00

Outreach:   $530.00

Donated today:  nothing special

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Happy Birthday, David, and Happy 19th, Michelle and Randolph.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 Happy Cinco de Mayo.

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 Father,

often we forget your gifts to us,

letting them pass unnoticed through each day.

Show us how to look again, to see through your eyes

and give freely in response to what we see.

Amen

 www.christianaid.org.uk/images/count-your-blessings-2010.pdf

Sandra reading Deuteronomy.

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Sandra & Bill
•    For The Team:   Kevin & Georgie
•    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                                                     

Bill reading Romans 10.

 Birthdays:   Dana Dinsmore (24, Today, Sunday), Drew Grattifiori

Anniversaries: 

John & Alison (Today, Sunday)

John & Lambrini (22, Thursday)

 Stacey and Paul planning to marry this week. 

Special Date: February 28, food drive.

Ugh, Oh, Folks, here comes that girl.  Watch out.

 Please Remember these special people:

For Dee and Mike;   For Tom Good;   For Lynda's mom who fell recently;   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 

And there she goes, Folks.  What a tutu!  What a sight!
 

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;

Yes, Bethany, Yes, Ray, that is Genevieve you are looking at.

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 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.

Ash Wednesday at Marlene's house.

Your Finances, February 14, 2016

Expenses:   $1755.00

Outreach:   $ 630.00

Donated today:   

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Ashes for Lynda. 

 Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Our Father. 

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.

Peace, Everybody.

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.