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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: 

May you be content with Yourself just the way You are.

May you remember the infinite possibilities that are born of Faith in Yourself and Others.

And may you use the Gifts that You have received, and pass on the Love that has been given to You.

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Connie Bresson & her son Kevin of U. of Nebraska

• For the Communion Bread:  Torri Rogers & her dad Greg

• For Serving:  Noah & Kevin

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: Ray & Rob

• For the Music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Celeste

• For the Pictures: Beth & Jan

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

• For the  coffee: Tom & Lynda Fleming

Happy Birthday:   Rich Froebe, Doug Read, Debbie Ekes, Luciano Godinez (23)

Happy Anniversary:

Gary Hamm & Alesia Douglas (Day 1, Married Saturday)

Jim Butterly & Dorothy (Day 2, Married Friday)

Joey Cade & Daniel Russo (4th, John's daughter)

Michael & Candy Kern

Scott & Lily Shaw (17th)

Please Remember:   Samuel Levi Pennini who just arrived in our world and his mom & dad, Pam & Alan; Alexandra Froebe studying in France & Jeremy Ekes also studying abroad this summer; Jan Keszler's son Michael doing cancer tests;  Tony & Gayle's grandson, 10, who had an accident on his bicycle & is in the hospital hoping to save his thumb;  Rosemary's brother Peter with amyloidosis;  Rita in the hospital starting to walk again & hoping to return home; Jackie's sister Sandy & friend Jack Brown with various cancers & Keith Beasley who fell off the 7th floor of a parking garage & is still living;  Richard Baack's shoulder recuperation; Margie Weynant whose lung cancer has returned;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene, who is declining; Cathy Lynn's mom who at 93 has skin cancer;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  Mike Bulger;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark;   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 plus her daughter in law's father; 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; 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:  Kevin reading Acts

Picture 2:  Connie (Kevin's mom) reading 1 John

Picture 3:  Meyer Park Wedding of

Picture 4:  Alesia & (Dr.) Gary Hamm

Picture 5:  Welcome into our World (Friday) Samuel Levi Pennini and congratulations to Pam & Alan as well as his pretty grand mother, Barbara

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

Your Finances:

May 17: 

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 530.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 365.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week,  

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.

Scott reading from Genesis. 

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, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.

Amen.

17^th Century Nun’s Prayer

Lily reading from Romans. 

Special Thanks to these special people:

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

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Ash Wednesday: Thanks, Marlene, for hosting us.

Birthdays:   Jackie Urbanczyk (Tuesday), Dee Miller (Friday), Ben (10, Friday)

Happy Birthday, Dee, and congratulations on walking up here on that new hip.

Please Remember these special people:

For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, who died this past Wednesday;  For Ron Ackerman with cellulitis;   For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;   For Christine Drescher in hospital;   For Dee;    For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom;   For Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ;       For Cliff & Jean;    For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;    For Anthony;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery;

Happy 10th Birthday, Ben, thanks for being such a neat guy.

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;    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;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;    for Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons;     Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Congratulations, Cole, You get better on those candles every week.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents & daughter of her best friend, Mekala plus her baby, and Stephanie, and Barbara;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler & Kaitlen;

The Best Music, Shonda, Bethany, Ray, & David.

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 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.

 The Team today, Kevin, Georgie, Buddy, & Mike

Your Finances, March 5, 2017

Expenses:   $750.00

Outreach:   $405.00                        

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Mike homilizing for us all.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Anybody in the community specialize in home deliveries? How many weeks overdue has it now been, Bethany?  Good Karma to you.

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.

 Our Dear Genevieve says, "have a Peaceful and Happy Lent, Everybody."

Rosemary's Blessing: 

Father,

We thank you for our political freedom. 

Help us never to take it for granted and to strive that freedom

be experienced by everyone in our land, 

especially the poor and the oppressed  and eventually  by all mankind.

 Adapted from A Prayer on the Fourth of July  by Andrew  Greeley.  Taken from A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers

                                           Claire reading the prophet Ezekiel.

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Claire and Beth
•    For The Team:  Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:   Cindy
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Mary
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Marlene, Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Collin, Wendy, & Bethany 
•    For all who helped with communion

  Beth reading 2 Corinthians with Emma volunteering to help.

Birthdays:  Carol Eshelbrenner (today), Brent (38^th, Monday), Ryan Ekes, Kim Cross (both Tuesday), Paul Bieda (54, Wednesday), Cindy Cramer (Thursday)

Anniversaries:

Jan & Sir Charlie (53^rd, Sunday, today)

        For Carol's birthday, no cupcake, thanks, but a Cliff Bar.

Please Remember these special people:

For our three special little dears, Vivian and Genevieve and McKinley;  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 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 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;

                Cupcake of The Week to Cindy for her birthday.
 

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;  

   For their 53rd, Cupcake of The Week to Jan & Sir Charlie.  How did she do it??

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 debut of Collin subbing for Ray.  Excellent music.

Your Finances, July 5, 2015

Expenses:   $785.00

Outreach:   $320.00

We donated this week $300 to Plano Homes.

 Thanks for your Generosity.

                                              The Team

 Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

              A special friend says, "See you next week, Folks."
 

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: 

Lord, support us all the day long, until the shadows lengthen,
and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over, and our work is done.  

Then in your mercy, grant us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last. 

Author Unknown

Mike reading Wisdom.

Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:   Mike & Geri
•    For The Team:   Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: John Cade
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Mike  
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Marilyn & Ron, Beth D. & Jackie & Jerry 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Shonda
•    For the help Saturday at Jackie & Rick's house, Monica's buddy, Richard, Mike Carrell, Richard Eshelbrenner, Greg Rogers, & Rosemary
•    For the altar & stage decorations: Denni & Geri & Marilyn, Tom & Mike

Geri reading 1 John

 Birthdays:    None this week, believe it or not, except Patricia from last week.

Tom & Lynda at their son, T.C.'s wedding. Belmont Hotel, Oak Cliff.

Please Remember these special people:

 For Fred; For Ray;  For Monica;   Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;    for Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;    for a special girl named Missy Ackerman; 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;  

T.C. awaiting The Moment.         

Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;   Jackie's sister, Shellie; Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;   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 with her new baby;    Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson;  Rita; 

The Wedding: Megan and T.C. with the backdrop of the Dallas skyline at sunset, Belmont Hotel.

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; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret and Jim; 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.

And to a good, fun life.

Your Finances, November 2

Expenses:   $1105,00

Outreach:   $ 420.00

The Welcome into a New World.

We Donated this week:  

$2000 to  Souls Harbor.

Two delightful, funny young people on their way.

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

All Souls' celebration, our ancestors.

 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:

On this third Sunday of Advent,

As Isaiah paints an extraordinary picture of the coming of our God,

May we stop, be still and listen

To Emmanuel as he comes.

J & R Creations

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Matt & John
• For Serving:  Kevin
• For the Communion Bread: Alison DeGenova
• For the Wine Cups:  Rob & Beth
• For the Music:  Ben & Shonda & Wendy
• For the Pictures:  Jan & Beth & Mike
• For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
• For the coffee and pastries: Mike & Judy, Jackie & Joan   

Happy Birthday:   Noah (14), Alex Grattifiori (13), Lorynne (14), Loretta Garcia Williams & Dawn Schultz, & Linda Cardenas (55 tomorrow)

Please Remember:

 Beth's foot operation recuperation;   John Cade's mother in law;   Mike & Dee's daughter, Lisa;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;   Margie Malone's 2 year old niece;  Jim Drescher with cancer & his family, including Diane, Christine, Megan, & D'Arcy;  Kim Burkhart's dad;   Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke;   Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;    Warren & Barb's friend,  Phil Fruge;   Gilberto Delgado's mom;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad moving into assisted living;  Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning & Wally's sister, Chris;   Marilyn Ackerman's  brother, Dick, and their grand daughter, Alex;  Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;  David Hoover;     Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer;   Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer; Theresa McClure's dad;  Theresa Quinn's dad;     Rita Dore;   Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, &  Jim;    Margie's mom;  our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino;   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;   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:    Matt in from London reading with

Picture 2:    His dad, John

Picture 3:    Kids on floor, Beth & Eleanor

Picture 4:    Eleanor & Sienna   

Video:           Mass begins–

  
Your Finances:  December 12

Expenses:   $1830.00

Outreach:   $ 404.00

 Mexico:      $ 125.00

Thanks for the Generosity

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