Announcements

Special Thanks: 

·   For Reading: John

· For the Communion Bread: Gayle 

· For Serving: Kevin

· For the Wine Cups & Cross:  Rob

· For the Music: Ben & Shonda & Celeste

· For the Pictures:  Rob

· For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

· For the coffee & cake: Ron & Marilyn & Jackie 

Happy Birthday:  Tom Zurchin, Cathy Goode, Mark Ackerman, & Claire Occhipinti

Happy Anniversary:

Curtis & Mabel Ekes (57)

Please Remember:

Marilyn Ackerman's mother who broke her hip; Jim Drescher; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary & sister, Judy;  David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle Guinigundo; Jackie Ritter's friends Bob Minarik with cancer & Todd Fred with leukemia;  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;  Margie Weynant;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;  Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & also Casey in a bad motorcycle accident;   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,  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.   
 

Next Big Community Party: May 1, The 5th Anniversary Party, 6:00 P.M., Heritage Farm this year (on 15th just east of Custer & Vines, south side), covered dish, music a la Hue, hay rides pulled by donkeys for the kids, in door and out door fun, and renewal of vows. 

Picture 1:  John reading

Picture 2:   The Ekes, Bobby, Marlene, Cindy, Mabel, & Curtis

Picture 3:   The Community

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

Your Finances: April 11: Check next week

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

"Welcome in, Everybody," say Harper & Tori.

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice, and pastries, some bought, some home-made.  

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Let the clowns begin.

Readings:  

 Acts of the Apostles 4, 8-12,  Peter speaks again.

Psalm 118,  The stone rejected by the builders has become the corner stone.

 1 John 3, 1-2,  Beloved, we are God’s children.

 John 10, 11-18, Jesus, “I am the Good Shepherd.” 

Sophia at work as our Candle Lighter.

Community Activities:  

ROMEO MEET: Friday, April 20, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.  I’ll be gone for two Fridays, Campers.

JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together),  May Luncheon, TBA

A Sooner loose in public.

What is going on in Our Catholic World:

1.    Francis on the existence hell,  Religious News Service,  April 3, 2018,  626 words ,  Download FRANCIS AND HELL 4-12-18                 

2.    Married Priest possibilities, Corpus & The Tablet, April 6, 2018,  369 words,     Download MARRIED PRIESTS 4-19-18

Georgie reading our Blessing of The Candles.

True?

 “The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists in listening to them. Just as love to God begins with listening to His Word, so the beginning of love for the brethren is learning to listen to them. It is God's love for us that He not only gives us His Word but also lends us His ear. So it is His work ..

On Listening: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Play Station #1.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Watch out, here comes trouble.  She's back.

JSM Mission-Faith Statement: 

 Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for and challenges spiritual and total growth.

Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged and make the world we live in a better place to live.

John practices his dance steps for celebrating the next two Sunday Masses.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS WILL BE THE LAST EDITION OF THE BLOG UNTIL MAY.

Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

Life is not a journey to the grave

With the intention of arriving safely

In a pretty and well preserved body,

But rather to skid in broadside,

Thoroughly used up,

Totally worn out,

And loudly proclaiming

—WOW—What a Ride!

Author Unknown

Denni reading Exodus.

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Denni & Tom
•    For The Team:     Buddy  &  Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  & Beth & Mike
•    For the coffee and extras: Becky & Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:     Ben & Wendy & David
•    For all who helped with Communion 

Tom reading Thessalonians.

Birthdays:  Nikki & Cameron (11, Today, Sunday), Patricia (19^th, Sunday), Rob (65, Monday), John DeGenova (58, Wednesday), Karen Anderlick (Saturday)

Anniversaries:

Bill & Zaile (8^th, Tuesday)
 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Please Remember these special people

For Bill Hammond's recovery from rotater cuff surgery, which is expected to take a whole year;  Trey, age 19, recuperating from 8 gun shot wouonds;    For Myron Hubble;    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 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;    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 condition;

Happy 17th Birthday, Nikki & Cameron.

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;

And, Happy 65th Birthday to you, Rob.

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 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.

And Happy Birthday to you, Dear Karen.

Your Finances, October 29, 2017

Expenses:   $1330.00

Outreach:    $ 510.00

To Souls Harbor: $2000

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

A special Happy 19th anniversary  to you, Dear Patricia.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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Happy 8th Anniversary, Bill, to you and Zaile.

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 Our Dearest Emma, "See you nest week, Everybody."

Rosemary's Blessing:          

God,

Bless anyone who has asked me to pray for them

    and anyone that I have promised to pray for.

Bless anyone that I cannot get along with

    And anyone that cannot get along with me.

Bless the person who has hurt me deeply

    and anyone that I have hurt

Bless the person that I cannot forgive

    and anyone that cannot forgive me.

Grant me the grace to live as a person of peace today

    and to treat all I meet today with dignity

 Unknown

Scott reading Acts.

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Scott & Lily
•    For The Team:  Georgie 
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison 
•    For the Wine & Cups:   John Cade
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Mike
•    For the coffee and extras:   Jackie & Beth 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Wendy & Bethany
•    For all who helped with communion 

Lily reading 1 John.

Birthdays:  David Dinsmore (Monday),  Cliff Wright and John Simari (Thursday),  Denni and Greg Rogers (Friday),   special congratulations again to Genevieve, two weeks old, and her mother, Mary.

 Anniversaries

Jerry & Joan (58^th, Monday)

10th Anniversary and sign up for 1 more year.

 Please Remember these special people:

For Catrina;  For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer;  For Stacey McKinley just diagnosed with cancer;   For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;  For Bernadette's recuperation from knee surgery; For a little friend, Heather;  For Geri's sister Francine;  For John & Jean's son John Louis;   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;    And for Mary’s coming Little Visitor, Genevieve;   For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;  

3 of the 6 couples who renewed their wedding vows. Carl & Madge (65th), Geri & Mike (40th), Elisha & Gary (6th).

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;  

Bill & Zaile (5th) departing in their honeymoon limo.

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 Limo departs for destinations unknown.

Your Finances, April 26, 2015

Expenses:   $1475.00

Outreach:   $ 475.00

Your Finances, April 19, 2015

Expenses:   $720.00

Outreach:   $320.00

 Thanks for your Generosity.

How can a couple renew their wedding vows without a picnic at Heritage Farm, Plano.

 Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

"Everybody, Raise your right hand and bless Genevieve," and, in turn, Genevieve joins Rosemary for the Final Blessing, with Mary & Ray, parents, Brandon and Leo, brothers.

 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 you be blessed with the gift of humility

To know who you are,

To appreciate your strengths and talents,

To be aware of your shortcomings and limitations,

And most especially…

To be grateful each day for life

Patricia reading from 2 Kings

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Patricia  & John
•    For out team: Buddy & Georgie  & John
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Mike & Judy
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Mike & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Becky & Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Shonda & Ben & David & Hue
•    For all who helped with communion         

John reading from 2 Timothy.

Birthdays:      Georgie (18),   Angela, Bill Hammond (76), Richard Eschelbrenner,  Donna Dinsmore

Anniversaries:

Paul & Carrie (2nd)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week

Please Remember these special people:

For Sydney, For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For Gilberto who just had his gall bladder operation:  Claire Mazzei's (Rosemary's sister in Hilton Head) knee replacement;    For Michelle; For Tom Quinn's brother;      For a friend & neighbor, 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 a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini; 

Welcome Home, Angela.  It has been too long.  Thanks, Julie, for bringing your mom.

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;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

Happy 76, Bill, and thanks for being such a good friend.

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 18th, Georgie, and thanks for being such a great help.

Your Finances, October 13, 2019 

Expenses:   $700.00 

Outreach:    $140.00 

Happy Birthday, Donna.

Thanks, Everybody 

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Welcome into our community, Kathryn, to you and to the whole family.

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 Birthday, Richard.

Happy Second Anniversary, Paul & Carrie.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Loving God,

Enable us to grow in the Benedictine spirit

In ways that make us

Compassionate co-creators of a world in process,

Creative keepers of the human community,

Loving listeners to the heartbeat of the world,

Caring sisters and brothers to its wounded

And bringers of peace to a world in distress.

Taken from The Prayer for Those Who Dwell in the Monastery of the Heart by Joan Chittister

Kevin reading Proverbs.

Our Special Thanks 

• For Reading:  Kevin and John
• For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine & Cups:   Claire & Ray
• For the Pictures & Video:   John & Connie & Rick,  
• For the coffee and pastries:  Jackie  & Jerry & Sandra
• For the  altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany

   John reading Romans. A father and son team of readers.

Birthdays:  Scott Simari ( 25, Thursday), Judy Thompson (Friday)

Anniversaries:

John & Maria Gorman (15^th, Thursday)

The Best Choir, Bethany, Shonda, and Ray.

 We Remember:

Ron Kovatis with a heart attack;  Emma, who broke her collar bone when she fell out of bed;  Rob who had a back operation Friday;  Bobby who broke his arm;  Tom Quinn's post-poned shoulder surgery, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer;  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;  Diane Holcomb who is recovering from a bad bike crash;   Little Norris Dill, who died a
week ago from SIDS, and his family;

Rosemary reading her Blessing.

John Simari’s friend Kieth;  Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri
Jill;    Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friend, Mike & Tara, plus their family friends who lost a 20 week
old baby son;     Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul;     Judy Carrell's Mom, Marie, plus Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;  Janie's friend Wilbur;  Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery & 2 broken ribs this week;      Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Rita

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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;  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.

Your Finances: May 26, 2013

Expenses:   $1160.00 

Outreach:   $ 395.00  

We donated this week: 

1.   $2000 to Soul's Harbor, the Homeless Men's Residence for ca. 50.

2.  $1000 to Hood County Habitat, Granbury tornado area where 61 Habitat houses were destroyed and which Habitat says they will rebuild.

3.  $1000 to Bona Responds and Jim Mahar, who is coming for a week June 1 with a bunch of St. Bonaventure students to help with the clean-up in Moore, OK.  I plan to join them Monday-Wednesday.   

We are down now to ca. $2000 in Outreach and we are using the money to help in ways it is especially intended.   

Thanks for your Generosity.

Video: Exit Hymn, Glory and Praise to our God, 2 1/2 minutes,

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.