Announcements

Rosemary's Blessing: 

May you Hear the Voice of God in the Raging Storm and in the Quiet Breeze,                                     In the Loving Whisper and in the Angry Cry,                                                                                  And may The God of Invitations, Surprises, and Mysteries Bless and Guide You Always.                            

                 Andrew Greeley,  Irish American Blessings
 

Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Frank & Laura Reyes 
• For the Communion Bread:  Christine & Megan
• For Serving:  Noah
• For the Books & Wine Cups: Roy & Carol & Rob & Beth
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Celeste & Hue
• For the Pictures: Jan & Beth 

Happy Birthday:    David Hoover & Alexandra (15), dad & daughter;  Regan & Ryleigh (7);Becky Good; Bobbi Jo Whitley; Charlie Kezsler; & Kevin Doherty (13)

Happy Anniversary: 

• Ray & Claire Occhipinti (38th) 

Please Remember:   Beth's sister Katie recuperating from her knee operation;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & Rick in Chicago and Mark & Becky's coming baby;  Jackie's sister Sandy & friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis;   Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke 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, his grandmother Alice Quiocho, & Bill Mehalco's son Mike on his 3rd in Iraq; David Hoover's health and his dad & Rita; 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; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President elect that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Picture 1:  Frank Reyes reading

Picture 2:  Laura Reyes reading

 Picture 3: Beth with letter of gratitude from Children's Advocacy 

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

Your Finances:

January 18: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $1,083.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $299.00 

Thanks for your Generosity!

 Have a Great Week, 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 me, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.

Amen.

Bill Poncik reading Genesis

 Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Bill & Nancy           
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Claire & Jan
•  For the Wine Cups: Sir Charlie 
• For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Shonda & Leo
• For the Pictures & Video:  Charlie & Beth & John
• For the pastries & coffee: Joan & Jackie, Ron & Marilyn
•  For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Ray

 Birthdays: Jackie Urbanczyk, Marianne Elwell, Dee Miller   

Nancy reading Romans

  Lisa's sister, Pam and Louis & Jim;  Dorothy Perry;  Bob Dunbar with shingles;    Rita;     Alison's recuperation;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;  Julia Grenier;   Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's brother, Dick, recuperating from a back operation & broken wrists;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;  Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke; 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; Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer; 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; Fred's friend John with cancer;  for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Mike homilizes

  Video:   Candle Lighting (1 minute)  

Your Finances: March 4, 2012

Expenses:   $1500.00

 Outreach:  $ 935.00

Thanks for your Generosity 

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

Rosemary & Last Blessing

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: 

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.

Carrie reading from  The Great Prophet Isaiah 56

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:  Carrie & Paul
•    For The Team:    Georgie, Leo  & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Cindy & Ken
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Rosemary 
•    For the coffee and extras:   John & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:    Shonda & Ben & David 
•    For all who helped with Communion 

Paul reading from Romans.

Anniversaries:

Bernadette & Gilbert (52^nd, Monday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.
 

Please Remember these special people

For Judy Carrell; Mike's swollen knee;   For the Urbanczyk family;   For Connie Bresson's mom;     For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;     For Dee and her daughter, Lisa;    For John Schanot's continued recuperation;  For Nadia's recuperation;   For Geri's  nephew, Martin Calabrese and Martins' family;  For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom; For Cliff & Jean;   For Rosemary's niece, Beth and her partner, Sarah with cancer;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;   For Anthony & Sabrina;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Rose's daughter in law Jamie

52 years Married??!!  Yes.  Congratulations, Bern & Gil.

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;

Thanks, Ben, for being an excellent Candle Lighter of The Week.

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;

The Wedding of the Week: Vika, our dearest Russian born Jew, escorted by her parents, Sasha and Inna.
 

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.

Welcome, Everybody.  Austin Good, the marvelous groom, I have known for 25 years and, in fact, some years ago did the wedding for his big brother, Nick, Austin's Best Man, in the right of the picture

Your Finances, August 20, 2017

Expenses:   $1445.00   

Outreach:    $ 795.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Vika and Austin exchange their vows.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Following an ancient Jewish marriage custom, Austin stomps on a wine glass wrapped in a napkin.    The custom certainly seems to refer back to the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem.  Then multiple interpretations come up.  I chose the idea that the couple celebrates how all of our ancestors have navigated the broken glass in their lives and says to the couple that they, too, because of being a couple, will navigate successfully the broken glass in their own lives. 

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.

Vika with Austin, her parents, and her aunt & uncle

Rosemary’s Blessing of The Week 

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead: Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved: and now we lie
In Flanders fields!

Taken from IN FLANDERS FIELDS
By Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

Composed at the battlefront on May 3, 1915 
during the second battle of Ypres, Belgium

Frank reading from Deuteronomy.

Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Frank & Mary
•    For The Team:   
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Ken & Cindy
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  &  Mike   &  John
•    For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:     Ben & Shonda
•    For all who helped with Communion

Mary reading from Romans.

Birthdays:   Ray (78, last Thursday), Scott Simari, Judy Thompson (72, Thursday), Zaile (last Thursday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Anniversaries

John & Maria Gorman (20^th, Wednesday)

Thanks, Ben, for being our Candle Lighter of the Week. 

Remember these special people

For Beth & John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen;   For Carol's recuperation;   For  Joe Mazzei's sister, Nina with cancer; For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  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 problem.

Happy 78th, Ray.  About time you catch up with me!

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;   For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;   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 Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Remember, Bill, this cupcake is for Zaile's birthday.  I'll be checking.

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 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.

Welcome home from college, Kevin.  Hope you have a good Summer.

Your Finances, May 27, 2018

Expenses:    $750.00

Outreach:    $ 65.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody 

Sorry Brent, no more cupcakes.  But we do have a $2000 for your marvelous Souls Harbor.

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

Watch out, Hue, there may be critters that bite in that garden.

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.

Says Harper, "See you next week at Legacy Charter School, Everybody.  Check the map below."

See you next Sunday at Legacy Charter School, Everybody.

Special Thanks:

• To All Who Shared their Anniversaries
• For reading, Megan & Noah
• For the Altar Bread, Nina Waldron
• For Serving, T.J., Lacee & Lorynne
• For the Altar, donuts, muffins, coffee, & juice, Margie, Jackie, Lisa, Jerry & Joan, & Margarita
• For the Books & Communion Cups, Roy & Carol Strom, & Nancy Kovatis
• For the music, Ray & Shonda & Wendy
• For the sound equipment, Leon Campisi

Happy Birthday: Sara Worzecha, Patricia Jansky, Abbey Waldron (15), Margie Duggan.

Happy Anniversary: Rosemary & someone

Please Remember: Rosemary’s nephew definitely improving; Fred & Martha’ friend on life support as she waits for her baby; Jackie Ritter’s friend Chad Johnson; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s sister Tina’s friend Evelyn with cancer & Uncle Julius; little 5 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson; Tom Quinn’s brother Tim; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4; Barb Senter’s mom, Margie’s mom, Dona & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula & his companions in the military over seas, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; David & Ofelia, Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; Rob’s mom & dad; & a cure for autism from Laura Chollick.

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Your Finances for May 6:

• Income for Running Expenses: $ 626.00     
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $750.00
• Karina: $285.00
• To date we have collected $1,436.50 for Karina

Thanks for your Generosity!

Rosemary’s Blessing:

During this Lenten season, may we …

• Fast from criticism, and feast on praise.
• Fast from self-pity, and feast on joy.
• Fast from ill-temper, and feast on peace.
• Fast from selfishness, and feast on service.
• Fast from fear, and feast on faith.

Taken from Bishop Arthur Lichtenberger’s words of Lenten advice.

Lily reading Isaiah 43.

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Lily & Scott
• 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:   John & Connie, Jan & Rick, & Beth
• For the coffee and pastries:  Fred & Maureen,  Jerry & Jackie
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

Scott reading Philippians.

                                                                                                                        Birthdays: Ken Cramer (Tuesday) and Brooklyn (2, today, Sunday)

Patrick, homeless and on drugs from age 11 and 6th grade to 18, when he arrived at Soul's Harbor. He earned his GED and now at 21 begins college. Patrick shared his amazing and humbling journey with us.

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

Torri arrives.

  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.

Zoe arriving with her friend.

 Your Finances: March 10, 2013

Expenses:     $700.00  

Outreach:     $777.00 

March 17, 2013 

Expenses:    $1100.00

Outreach:    $ 365.00

 We donated this week: 

1.   Soul’s Harbor truck pick up.  According to Brent, the truck was filled and enough laudry soap was donated to last the guys for 3 months.

2.  Catholic Charities last week, 70 plus lbs. of food and $135.00

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

 Video: Rosemary's Blessing (30 sec.) 

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.

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