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Rosemary's Blessing: Creator of the World and Each of Us,

Help Me to See the Beauty with which You have Surrounded Me,

The Colors, the Shades, the Lights, the Shadows, the Shapes, the Patterns,

All the Dazzling Array of Enchantments of the Eye to which I usually pay so little attention.

Help me to realize that I live in a Many Splendored Land and

To Enjoy the Splendors which You have given Me.

               Andrew Greeley,  Irish American Blessings 

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Mary Kee & Claire Occhipinti
• For the Communion Bread:  Christine & Megan
• For Serving: Noah & Sierra
• For the Books & Wine Cups: Roy & Carol & John & Allison
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Celeste & Hue
• For the Pictures: Beth & John & Noah & Lacee

Happy Birthday:  Ron Kovatis; Becky & Chistine & Scott (dad); Kim Quirk; Hue; John Bresson

Happy Anniversary:

Nikki & Keith (2nd & new parents)

Bobby & Debbie ( 24th)

Welcome into Our World: (on the same day)

Reed Vanzura, son of Nikki & Keith, brother of Reagan & Ryleigh.  Arrived Thursday, 2/5, 7 lbs.

Kayla Grace Reidel, daughter of Christi & Ken, sister of CC.  Arrived Thursday, 2/5, 7 lbs.

Please Remember:   Rosemary's brother Peter in the hospital with congestive heart difficulties; Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke; Dan Osteen whose funeral I celebrated Tuesday; Margie McKeon's brother who died this week; Joe Sullivan with a heart operation; Mike Bulger; Jamie Wilson's visit to Mayo; Beth's sister Katie ;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & 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 dad Robert who died this week & 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:  Mary Kee reading Job

Picture 2:  Rob & Ray

 Picture 3:  Mom Nikki, twins Reagan & Ryleigh, and Reed

 Picture 4:  Dad Keith & Reed

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

Your Finances:

February 8: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 995.00 
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 629.00 

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

Rosemary's Blessing:                                    

During this Thanksgiving month

As the autumn leaves fall softly upon the earth

And families come together

May gratitude permeate our spirits.

                                Mary Jane reading Daniel

 Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:  Mary Jane & John
•    For The Team:  Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:    Jan & Sir Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  & Mike
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Geri,  Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Ray &  Bethany
•    For all who helped with communion  

                                  John reading Hebrews                                

 Birthdays:   John Anderlick (58 today), Blake & Blair (26, Monday), Diane McMahon (78, Wednesday), Frank Esparza (Thursday), Mary Ellen (Saturday)

                   Bob & Norma with their daughters, Melissa & Amy                                       

Please Remember these special people:

For Jerry's back;  For Bernadette's mom;    For Dawn;   For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder;  For Frank;  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;

                     Amy reading 1 Corinthians 13 on mariage.

 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;     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;   

              Bob & Norma renewing their vows after 55 years.

 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.

                     Tomi Jean, a granddaughter, sings  Somewhere Over the Rainbow.                

Your Finances, November 15, 2015

Expenses:   $1490.00

Outreach:   $ 460.00  

Donated today:   Nothing this week.

Anybody know who let these characters out in public? Ladies' luncheon, Judy, Geri, Cathy, Jackie, Rosemary, Sandra, and Patricia.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

     Thanks, Zoe, for doing the candles.  Enjoy your cupcake.

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.

  Victoria and Buddy say, "So long, Folks, See you next week."
              

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

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 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

Mary Jane reading from Wisdom.

Thanks to these special people:  

•    For  the Readings   John & Mary Jane
•    For The Team:   Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups: Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  &  Connie  & Mike
•    For the coffee and extras:  Jackie & Becky & Tom
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:     Ben 
•    For all who helped with communion

John reading from James.

Special note on our community brunch: Next Sunday, Sept.30

Note also: No blogs the weekends of October 7 & 14.

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Birthdays:   Leo (8, Monday), Jackie (53, Tuesday), Tori & Buddie (8, Wednesday),  Georgie (17, Friday),

Sandra (78, last Tuesday, a good age!),  Wednesday), Mary Jane Stevenson (last Thursday) Tom & Teresa Quinn (last 3 Thursdays); Warren Wittek (Last week) 

Tom & Teresa lost all their checked luggage on their flight to a two week cruise.  The luggage has only been located a day or so ago.  Tom, here are some trendy pants for you.

Anniversaries:

Paul & Carrie (1^st, Saturday)

Fred & Patricia (8^th, Tuesday)

Tom  & Lynda (36th, Tuesday)

John Cade (57^th since ordination)

To take care of our friends we have donated jean pants and a jean shirt, well broken in and very haute de couture with holes in the knees.  All part of our aim to be a caring community.  Teresa you will be next.

Job openings in Lovejoy via Lynda Fleming: flemfam@tx.rr.com

Needed: special ed teacher & some educational aides. 

Happy 8th Anniversary to Fred & you, My Dear, Crazy Patricia

Remember these special people

For Meredith, cancer free;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother,Tim;  For Hue;  For 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;   

Congratulations, Lynda & Tom, on your 36th, and congratulations on the Berlin Marathon, to say nothing about the 6 marathons in 8 days & 6 northeastern states.

For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;  For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom;    or 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;  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; 

Congratulations to you John on the 57th Anniversary of your ordination.

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.

Happy special birthday to you, Mary Jane.
 

Your Finances, September 23, 2018

Expenses:    $1110.00

Outreach:    $730.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody 

 And Happy Birthday to you, Warren.

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

Happy Anniversary and Happy Birthday, to you,  Teresa.  And have no fear.  We are collecting for you a wardrobe matching that of Tom's special.

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.

Say Beth & Emma, "See everybody next week, especially for the brunch."

Rosemary’s Blessing

 God our father —  may everything we do be "first class."

Imprint your own loving "zip code"
upon our hearts 
in that we may never go astray.

 Provide in your gracious providence
"special handling" for those of us who are "fragile" 
and keep us in one piece.

 We have been
"signed, sealed, stamped, and delivered" 
in your image and likeness,
and we beg you to keep us in your care 
as we go about our "appointed rounds."

 And when our days draw to a close 
and we are marked "Return to Sender," 
be there to greet us at heaven's door 
so that nobody may ever say,
"unknown at this address."

 Amen.

 Author Unknown.  Given to me by Richard Eshelbrenner

Tom reading Sirach.

  Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:  Tom and Denni
•    For The Team:  Georgie 
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie & Jan
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Beth 
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Bill and Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie(Rick) & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray &  Shonda

Denni reading Colossians & advice to wives & husbands.

  Birthdays:   Hugh Bivona (Thursday), Robyn Pack (56, Wednesday, New Year’s Day), T.J. Gleason (18, Tuesday, New Year’s Eve);  Amanda Baach (24, today)

Anniversaries:

Rich and Carol (39^th, Saturday)

Tom and Teresa (46^th, Monday, tomorrow, New Year’s Eve)

Cathy with cupcake that heals rotator cuff surgeries.

Please Remember these special people:

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;  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 Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;

Rosemary reading her blessing.

 Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;   Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friends, Mike and Tara, and her dad in ICU;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita;

Christmas morning, Meals on Wheels ready with Christmas baskets for recipients all over Dallas.

Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom; 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.

A really well organized Meals on Wheels distribution in the parking lot behind the Visiting Nurses Assoc., Mockingbird near Love Field.

 Your Finances: December 29, 2013

Expenses:   $515.00

Outreach:   $565.00

The Music Team, Shonda, Ray and Leo.

 

 

We Donated this week:

$300 to Plano Homes 

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Great New Year, 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.