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Rosemary's Blessing of The Week

The Christmas Story will always be the story of Emmanuel, of God-with-us, always and everywhere, in the everyday, in the chaos, in the flight into exile, in the love between a man and a woman and in the birth of a child. It is the story of God who heals, empowers and loves us just as we are – in our greatness and our foolishness. As we anticipate the joy, the love and the peace that are God's Christmas gifts to us, let us receive them with gratitude and be sure to unfold them and share them especially where they need to be more visible.

Sister Jean Amore, CSJ, Principal, Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, N.Y.

Mary Jane reading from the prophet Micah

Our Special Thanks

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

John reading from Hebrews.

 Birthdays:   Ben (last Tuesday), Alex Grattifiori (21, Tuesday), Meredith (Wednesday), Connie Bresson (Thursday)

Please Remember these special people:

For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's mom in W. VA & for Darbyanne;  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 continued 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 Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week

For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 90 years!) in Ontario;  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 and Lambrini;  for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      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; 

Happy Birthday, Ben.  How come you are still a kid at heart?  To say nothing about being a wako!   Thanks, Ben for being The Best.  Yes, I am jealous of your music students, too.  Room for me in one of your classes?

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

Can we trust Caroline to deliver Alex' birthday cupcake to him without more than a slice missing?  Thanks, Caroline. 

Your Finances, December, 23,  2018

Expenses:   $1100.00

Outreach:    $530.00 

Donated last week: 250 lbs. food & a $25 check to the Network of Community Ministries.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Happy Birthday, My Dear Connie.

Thanks, Dear Zoe, for lighting our 4 Advent candles this morning.

Bulletin 3 on the Lumbar Stenosis event:

1. Back operation date, 12/28/18, Day surgery at Dallas Presby.
2. Spinal surgeon, Dr. Jones-Quaidoo.  Check the September, 2018 issue of D Magazine.
3. The process: a laminectomy & a discectomy, work on pinched nerves and discs.

Welcome back, Jim Simari.  Nice to see you seated next to your son, John

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Thanks, My Dear Harper, for making my special Christmas tree ornament.  You are special to me.

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.

Welcome home, My Dear Sabrina.  Not only have your parents and I missed you, but all of Dallas, too.

Welcome tomorrow Christmas Eve to this marvelous room.   Is that not Van Gogh on the back wall?

Rosemary’s Blessing

Oh, God who is love,

Help me to love others as You love them

And as You love me. 

Help me to see in those who love me most,

Hints of you and your love.

 Edited and adapted from a blessing by Fr. Andrew M. Greeley

John reading Numbers.

 Special Thanks–

• For Reading:  Mary Jane & John
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine Cups:  Jan & Charlie
• For the Music: Ray &  Shonda & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video:   Mike, Beth & Rick, Richard & Connie
• For the coffee and pastries:  Tom & Lynda & Jackie & Jerry  & Beth
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

Mary Jane reading James.

Birthdays:  John Cade (51st of ordination, today), Don Mattingly, Gloria Landry, Frank Reyes, Jackie Johnson (47 Tuesday), Leo (2 tomorrow), Torri & Buddy (2 Wednesday, & Georgie (11 Friday)

 Anniversaries:

Claire Zurchin & Andrew (1st, Monday)

Patricia Jansky & Fred (2nd, Tuesday)

Erin & Payton (2nd, Tuesday)

M.J. & Dave Tichner (18th, Monday)

Jim (deceased) & Diane Drescher (46th, Monday)

Bethany, Shonda, & Ray

We Remember  

Erin McClurg's friend Chris Hutchins;  Sue Tomas;  Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;   Patricia’s husband, Fred, who had quadruple bypass a few weeks ago;   Colleen Romero;  Bill Hammond's broken ankle;  Alexander Occhipinti;    Diane McClurg's good friend, Suzy McGonigle with cancer;    Michael Kern’s dad;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Christine Drescher's grandmother Margie with a stroke. 

Remember this Habitat House?

Lisa's Ackerman’s  Louis & Jim;   Rita;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;    Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   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; 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;   for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Look at it Sunday at its dedication and handing over to a family. Note in back another home going up.

Your Finances: September 30, 2012

Expenses:    $985.00    

Outreach:    $660.00  

Today we donated:

$ 300 to Plano Community Homes

 $ 500 to Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center

$1000 to Habitat

$2000 to Soul's Harbor, a residence for men in recovery

Thanks for your Generosity 

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

Video:  Entrance hymn (2 1/2 min.)

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: (An Italian Blessing)

Oh, God, Every day You give us bread, wine, and oil satisfying us with your generosity.  Bless our being together at this celebration and give us gratitude toward You and toward all of Creation.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Blake & Blair
• For the Communion Bread: Kim & Cindy
• For Serving: Sabrina & Anthony
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Beth & Rob
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Celeste & Wendy & Hue
• To Fred & Maureen, Mary & Richard, Jim Miller, and all who helped with the Sunday Service, April 6.

Happy Birthday: Carmen Pastula, Morgan & Alexandra Froebe, Laura Chollick, Tom Zurchin, Mark Ackerman, Cathy Goode & Andy, Kerry Tucker, Kate & Kim Banzhaf, Claire Occhipinti, & Jerry Gleason (74).

Happy Anniversary:

• Theresa & Larry (2nd)
• Leslie Nugent & John (2nd)
• Rob & Casey (5th)
• John & Allison (14th)
• Dave & Margarita (15th) & Dave’s birthday
• Mike & Angie Carroll (18th)
• John & Connie Doherty
• Tony & Jo (30th) & Tony’s birthday
• Richard & Judy Lyons (36th)
• Fred & Maureen (48th) & Fred’s birthday
• Curtis & Mabel (58th)

Please Remember:  David Hoover’s brother who died earlier this month, Carl & Chris’s Aunt Gwen who passed away Friday night; Maggie; My friends & classmates Dickie Hull & Jerry Brophy; Duncan & Anna; Kathleen’s friend Jim Wallis; Jackie’s brother John & neighbor Earl; Dee Miller; Libby’s uncle who passed on this past week; Nina’s friend Nancy;  Mary’s son John; Casey & Rob plus Cameron & Reid, Brady & Trey; Tom & Teresa’s friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa’s niece Angel; Cindy Cramer’s friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane’s friend Mike Gertisen & cousin Judy; 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.; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon.

For Quad Updates: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com

Anniversary Party: May 3, 7:00, Fairview Farms Barn, covered dish (A-R, hors d’oeuvre; S-Z, deserts), more info in Friday blog.

If anyone would like information on convents that take in guests in Rome, Florence, & Venice, let me know.

Your Finances:

• April 20:  Income for Running  Expenses: $1320.00                                                                          Income for Outreach Expenses: $215.00   

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

Rosemary’s Blessing:

None this week

  Our Special Thanks 

•    For Reading:  Mary Jane & John 
•    For The Team:  Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures & Video:   John & Connie & Rick
•    For the coffee and pastries:  Ron & Marilyn, & Jackie & Beth
•    For the  altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Bethany & Shonda & Wendy & Ray

 Birthdays:  Lily Shaw (Sunday, today)

Anniversary:  a year ago today Joan died.

We Remember:

 Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul, who died; Mike Moran’s dad and family;  Jan's family members who are doing badly;  Bobby who broke his arm;  Jean O'Donnell's brother,Louis; Chuck Pratt and his cancer;  John's Caliope, who has been in and out of the hospital;   John Doherty's dad who is declining rapidly;   Dee's friend Carole and Cole, 17, facing brain surgery;  John Simari’s friend Kieth; Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill;   Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friends, Mike & Tara; Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson with cancer, David and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim; Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation; Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Rita;
Bernadette Delgado's mom &  Gilberto's mom;  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; 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.

 Your Finances: July 21, 2013 (Next Week)

 Expenses:   $

Outreach:    $

We donated this week: 

1.  Nothing special this week.

Thanks for your Generosity.

Video: None this week.

Have a Great 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.

Video:     Lynn's presentation on Samaritan Inn (4 min.)

 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

Beth reading Zephaniah.

 Special Thanks–

• For Reading:   Beth and Jackie 
• For Serving:  Kevin & Georgie 
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine & Cups:  Beth and Rob
• For the Music: Ray & Sh0nda & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video: Beth & Jan & Mike, John & Connie  
• For the coffee and pastries:  Mike & Geri, Jackie & Jerry 
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

Jackie reading Philippians.

 Birthdays: Ben Porter (Tuesday) and Lorynne Ackerman (16, today, Sunday)

Lynne Sipiora offering our homily on Samaritan Inn homeless center in Plano, for which she is the director.

   We Remember  

Barb's dad and Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;  Mike’s recuperation from hip surgery;  Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;  Mark Ackerman’s recuperation from an operation and Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;   Bob McGrath Jr. with cancer;  Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;   Patricia’s husband, Fred, who had quadruple bypass a few weeks ago;  Bill Hammond's broken ankle;  Alexander Occhipinti;    Diane McClurg's good friend, Suzy McGonigle who just died;    Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;

Judy with some of the material brought for Samaritan Inn.

 Lisa's Ackerman’s  Lucus Quiocho going to Afghanistan & his mom, Alice, depressed about it;   Rita;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;    Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   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 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;   for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

 Video:     Mike explaining our penitential service  (4 min.) 

  Your Finances: December 16, 2012

Expenses:     $2250.00  

Outreach:     $1580.00 

 We donated this week: 

     1.  Items to Samaritan Inn, only homeless shelter in Plano & Collin County

     Thanks for your Generosity 

Have a Great 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.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Alexandra & Morgan
• For the Altar Bread: Bernadette & Christine & Megan
• For Serving: Noah
• For the Books & wine cups: Rob & Beth
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Celeste, Hue, Rick & Jackie
• For the kids in the Nativity Drama: Wesley, Melissa & Jenny, Maggie, Morgan & Tyler, Georgie & the angels, Christina & Angelica.

Happy Birthday Today: Jackie Ritter, Joyce Britton, & Rosemary Beavers.

Happy Anniversary Today: Jane & Scott Williams (30th!)

Please Remember: Carol Eshelbrenner’s mom in the hospital; Mary’s son John; Odi’s friend Blanca with cancer;  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, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; 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; Fred’s friend John with cancer; Roy’s daughter Bonny with cancer in NY.

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

Your Finances:

• December 24: Income for Running  Expenses: $   accounting in January
• December 24: Income for Outreach Expenses: $         

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Christmas & and a Happy New Year, J.S