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Rosemary's Blessing:                            

This Advent, let us believe and trust in the broader meaning of the season. 

Deep faith is a creative energy that opens us to participate in what God wants to do for us in our personal lives and through us in our broken world and fragile Earth.

The weeks of Advent give us the time to ask: What are the dark places in my life that need God's wisdom, uplifting and light? 

What's not OK in me? 

What's preventing me from feeling the love, unity and peace I want and God desires for me? 

Where do I fall short of witnessing God's inclusive love, mercy and justice? 

To each of these questions, we say: Come, Lord Jesus, come!

Taken from an Advent Reflection by S. Jean Amore, CSJ, VP for Mission and Academics, Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, N.Y.

Denni reading from Isaiah.

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Denni & Tom 
•    For our team:   John  &  John  &  Mike, Ben & David
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Rick   
•    For the coffee and extras:   Becky & Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben & Hue & David
•    For all who helped with communion         

Tom reading from Romans.

Birthdays:  Fred Jansky, 72, Patricia last smoke, 2010, Tom Good (next week)

Anniversaries:

Shonda & Cody, 3rd (next week)

Tom & Denni, 44th

John & Michelle Simari, 34th

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Please Remember these special people:

For  Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf  family; For Bill Hammond,  For Cindy Cramer;  For Sydney, & For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For my buddy since grade school at Christ the  King, Pete Wacks & his dearest Marjie who is spoiling Pete;   For Gilberto recuperating from his gall bladder operation:  Claire Mazzei's (Rosemary's sister in Hilton Head) knee replacement last Tuesday;    For Michelle; 

Despite struggling with a health issue, Bill still heads us off to two Saturday charity events.  Bona Responds.

 For a friend, a neighbor, & a doctor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free & her dad, Joe;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;    For Dee, and for her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued health;  For Anthony & Sabrina;    For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini; 

Offertory team Warren & Barb, Teresa & Tom.

For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 91 years!) in Ontario;  For Jackie's friend, Lynn, plus Angela, & her mom;  for Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;    for Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;  

Hi, Betsy, so good to see you.

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, especially Mark Terain; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

Happy 44 years, Tom & Denni.

Your Finances, December 8, 2019 

Expenses: $4795.00 

 Outreach: $ 280.00 

Thanks, Everybody 

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Happy 34th Anniversary to you, John, and Michelle.

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.

Happy anniversary of no smoking, My Dear Patricia and Happy Birthday to Fred.

Advent Peace, Everybody.

Rosemary’s Blessing   

May what you see in the mirror delight you,

and may what others see in you delight them.                                                                              

www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/Blessings/Bless5.html

Hugh reading Isaiah.

 Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:  Hugh and Richard
•    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin 
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Jean & Cliff
•    For the Pictures & Video:  Beth & Mike & Beth Dugan
•    For the coffee and pastries:   The Dinsmores & Jackie & Beth D. & Jerry
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray, Shonda & Bethany

Richard reading Romans.

Birthdays:    John Schanot (today), Beth Robinson (Saturday)  

Anniversaries:

Ron & Marilyn (51^st, Today, Sunday)

Bethany, Shonda, and Ray.

Please Remember these special people:

For Cindy's brother, Larry, who died this week;  For Diane McClurg with pneunomia;   For Chuck Webster getting a heart operation July 15;   For Morgan Froebe teaching English in Equador for the summer;  For Fred’s brother, John, who is really sick with cancer;     For Jan's sister Carol who just died recently and for Jan and her family;   For Marilyn Ackerman from a staff infection and a bad bang on her leg;   Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;  For Tom Quinn's continued recuperation from shoulder surgery;    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;

Kevin preparing to share with the community the places he has visited in Europe on his band trip. His favorite, London.

Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;  Margie McKeon’s brother, Bill, with lung cancer;  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;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson;  Rita; 

Georgie sharing with the community the best of her vacation in San Antonio. The best, tubing down the river.

 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.

Cowboy Cole rehearsing how he will herd his live stock.

 Your Finances, July 13, 2014

Expenses:   $690.00  

Outreach:   $415.00

Video:  Sing a New Song, Entrance, 2:00 min. 

 We Donated this week:  

 Nothing special

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Buddy, 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

On this Palm Sunday …

As we celebrate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem with palms and holy water

May we know how much God loves us

And in this knowledge, may we rejoice!

J&R Creations

Grace reading Matthew's entry into Jerusalem.

 Our Special Thanks:

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

Patricia reading Isaiah.

Birthdays:    Kerry Tucker (Monday), Claire Occhipinti (Thursday), Alexandra (27, Saturday), and Jerry Gleason (80, Saturday)

John reading Philippians.

Holy Thursday:  7:00 P.M., Marlene's house, 2017 Keystone, Plano

Good Friday:  7:00, Marlene's house, John & Mike coordinating the service.

Next Sunday:   Easter, watch out for a loose bunny and some Easter eggs.

Lynda, Tom and Mike reading Matthew's Passion

 Please Remember these special people:

Jackie Urbanczyk's recovery;  For Patty Hammond’s recuperation from knee replacements;  From Mary Hall, Debbie Hooper with serious cancer;   for a special girl named Missy Ackerman; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;  Beth with a stomach infection;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Fred and Maureen’s friend, Real Giguere;   Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;   Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;  Margie McKeon’s brother, Bill, with lung cancer;

Rick picking up Jackie's Cupcake of the Week and saying a few words about Jackie, who receives her last chemo treatment Thursday.

 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 new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friends, Mike and Tara;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita;  the Silvers, dad, Dave, and son, Andrew;

Cupcake of the Week for Jerry 80

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 heading to Korea, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Offertory, Jerry & Shirley, Judy and Bill.

 Your Finances, April 13, 2014

Expenses:   $740.00

Outreach:   $515.00

 Video:  Sing a New Song, The entrance procession, 3 minutes

 We Donated this week:  Nothing special this week.

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Harper says, "Bye, bye, see you Easter."

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: 

We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.

Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls.

We are weaned from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free.

Touched By An Angel,  Maya Angelou

Special Thanks: 

·     For Reading: Hue & Ken

·     For the Communion Bread:  Jan

·     For Serving: Kevin

·     For the Wine Cups & Cross: Rob & Beth

·     For the Music: Ray &  Shonda & Wendy

·     For the Pictures: Jan & Beth & Richard

·     For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

·     For the coffee: Fred & Maureen 

Happy Birthday:   Bruce Bickhaus (65, yeah, Medicaire) 

Happy Anniversary:

John & Lambrini (16th)

John & Alison (today, 16th)

 Please Remember:  David Hoover; Margie Dugan's grand kids Emma & Finn & their parents, having some rough times;  Jackie Ritter's friend Bob Minarik with cancer; 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;   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:  Hugh Bivona reading 

Picture 2:  Ken Cramer reading   

Picture 3:   Colleen, Quinn, Theresa, & Tom first in line for….

Picture 4:  The Brunch!

Video: The Beginning of the Mass:

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

Your Finances: February 14:

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1070.00 

Income for Outreach Expenses: $  495.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

Rosemary's Blessing

Dear Lord, please give me

 A few friends who understand me and remain my friends;

A work to do which has real value,
     without which the world would be the poorer;

A mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail be not blazed; 

A sense of humor;

Time for quiet, silent meditation;

The patience to wait for the coming of these things,

Amen.

Anonymous

Beth reading The Great Prophet, Isaiah, (Isaiah II), a beautiful selection.

Our Special Thanks

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

Rob reading from Pope Francis' letter, Laudato Si.

Birthdays:  Bobby Ekes, 56, & Ben Farmer, 28, (Sunday, today),  Cole Carey (23, Monday), Ben Kern (13, Wednesday), Doug Kite (61, Friday), Our Quads, the Gerwers (9, Saturday) (plus Tom & Connie & Georgie last week)

Anniversary:

Jackie & Rick (15^th, Wednesday)

 Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week

Please Remember these special people:

For Kate Banzhaf & Family, 2 years ago.

For Betty's husband & the family;  For Jerry's back; For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Bernadette's mom; For Dawn;   Michelle Simari’s sister;   For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder & new grandbaby;  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 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;     For Jackie's friend, Barbara   

Happy 13th Birthday, Ben.

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 to you, Tom.               

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Te   rri.  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 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, Connie.

Your Finances, January 10, 2016

Expenses:   $940.00

Outreach:   $415.00

Donated today:  

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Happy 15th, Jackie & Rick

Again, Have a Beautiful New Year, J.S

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Our Friend in winter dress says, "Welcome Back, 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

May God grant you the strength and faith to

Count your blessings, not your crosses;
Count your gains not your losses.
Count your joys not your woes;
Count your friends not your foes.
Count your smiles not your tears;
Count your courage not your fears.
Count your health not your wealth;
And love your neighbor as much as yourself.

A book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers, Andrew Greeley

Special Thanks: 

Happy Birthday:  Maddie Drake (16), Holly Kern (17) Patty Hammond, Hunter (8), & Daniel Fleming (22 today) & Theresa McClure (today)

Happy Anniversary:

Roy & Carol Strom (45th)

Please Remember:

Shonda & Michelle; Peyton, Sierra's dad in a wreck; Evi. Barb Senter's sister with cancer; Curtis Ekes; Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer & their brand new grandbaby, Vivian Collette;   Warren & Barb's friend,  Phil Fruge;   Gilberto Delgado's mom;  Chuck Pratt with a bad back; Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter;  Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning & Wally's sister, Chris; The Robinsons' son, Geordie;  Marilyn Ackerman's  brother, Dick, and their grand daughter, Alex;  Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;  David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle; Bill Smith's daughter, Tammy;   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; for the recuperation of Jerry's right knee;    Rita Dore;   Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;   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,   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.  

Advent Celebrations already: this is way early, but two of my favorite performances are already scheduled for December, and tickets will go quickly.  As in past years, if you would like to join Rosemary & me, give me your name and the number of tickets you want.  We’ll have our usual evening of wine & cheese before each performance.

 1.  December 3, Friday, 8:00 P.M.: Dallas Symphony Pops Christmas concert (special for kids) at the Meyerson.  Tickets in the Choral Terrace (behind & above the stage & orchestra), $33.00.

  2.  December 14, Tuesday, 8:00 P.M.: Dallas Symphony Christmas Pageant (a platinum event) at the Meyerson. Tickets on the Orchestra Floor (like last year) $55.00.

I will place our orders by September 16 or 17.  Welcome to one or both wonderful evenings.

Picture 1:   Delgados

Picture 2:   Wendy & Ray

Video 1:    Mass Betinning

Video 2:    Mass Ending with Rosemary's Blessing

Your Finances: September 12:

Expenses:  $1140.00

Outreach:    $640.00

September 19:

Expenses:  $1940.00

Outreach:  $1320.00

Thanks for the Generosity

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