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Rosemary's Blessing

Bless you and yours. 

As well as the cottage 

       you live in. 

May the roof overhead 

       be well thatched

And those inside be well matched.

Irish Blessing

 

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John reading from Jeremiah.

 

                                                                                          

Our Special Thanks

  •    For  the Readings:   John & Connie
  •    For The Team:   John & Buddy
  •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
  •    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
  •    For the Pictures:    Jackie,  Mike,  Connie, & Rick
  •    For the coffee and extras:   Tom & Becky & Jackie
  •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben & Hue
  •     For all who helped with communion
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Connie reading from 1 Corinthians.

 

Birthdays:   Rosemary no smoking (22 years Friday),  Drew Grattifiori,(22, Tuesday)

 

Anniversaries:

John & Lambrini   (25, Monday)  

 

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Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Judy's ablation this past week;  For Geri's' brother-in-law, Paul Guta;   For Sandra's sister Sharon, who just died Saturday morning, & her brother;  For Tom Quinn's recuperation from surgery & his brother;    For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's mom in W. VA;  For   For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued recuperation;   For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression; 

 

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Thanks, Tori, for lighting our candles.

 

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;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine,   

   

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Dearest Caroline, can you be trusted to get that cupcake to Drew for his birthday??

 

 

For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  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.

 

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My Dear Rosemary, this is to celebrate your 22 years without smoking. 

 

Your Finances, February 17, 2019

Expenses:   $830.00

Outreach:    $290.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

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Dear John, Thanks for bringing that touching version of today's gospel on The Beatitudes.

 

Thanks, Everybody 

(214-783-0443)

 

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Says the amazing Marilyn, "Next Juliette's luncheon, March 1."  Complete info in the mid-week blog, i.e. this Thursday.

 

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.

 

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Get Connie & Sandra together & what do you get?  A conspiracy!

 

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    Acts 2:  All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their property and possessions and divide them among all according to each one’s need.
    1 Peter 1:  Although you have not seen him you love him; even though you do not see him now yet believe in him, you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, as you attain the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
    John 20:  Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.”

    Music,  Ben & Shonda
    Readers,  Denni & Tom
    Homily,   John Stack
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin
    The Organization man,  Richard & Mike
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

    Denni reading from the Acts of the Apostles


    Remember these special people:

    For all the people affected by natural disasters like floods, earthquakes etc;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For the Quinn’s daughter, Colleen  with breast cancer;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;

    For Tom Good; For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;  For Ron and Marilyn;  For Ed Kless;  Jackie’s sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;    from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

    Tom reading from the 1st Letter of Peter


    Birthdays: 
    Claire Occhipinti 4/17
    Anniversaries:

    Expenses: $   910.00
    Outreach: $   250.00
    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.



    Barbara and Tom get IOU birthday cookies

    Claire gets a cookie for her birthday

    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    Life is short …
    Break the rules,
    Forgive quickly,
    Kiss slowly,
    Love truly,
    Laugh uncontrollably,
    And never regret anything that made you smile.

    Mark Twain

    Fred (in brown shirt) on television for Love for Kids

     

    John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at
    9:30 at the ArtCentre of Plano,
    902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.


    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.

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing:  

    May leaves of autumn decorate your path

    And mellow golden sunlight guide your way

    May love and laughter overcome all wrath

    And instill much joy in each coming day. 

    Andrew Greeley    A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers

    Isabella 10-25-09
     

    Special Thanks: 

    • For Reading: Christine & Ed Kless, plus Sean & Cara

    • For the Communion Bread:  Cindy Cramer & Kim Crossk

    • For Serving:   T.J.

    • For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: John & Alison 

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

    • For the Pictures: JoJo 

    • For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

    • For the donuts & coffee:  Jackie & Joan Gleason & Tony & Gayle

    • For the Flowers: Sandra Pratt

    • For all the scraping and labor at Heritage Farm Saturday: Tony, Frank, Esparza, Tom & Lynda, Diane Holcolm & Melissa & Jenny, Margarita Pastula & Carmen & Ashley, Angie, and John & Alison who doubly blessed us with bringing lunch.


    Ritter 1, 10-25-09 

      

    Happy Birthday:  Chuck Pratt, Patricia, Rob

     

     

    Please Remember:   Paul Drake's mom who died this week; Theresa Quinn's dad; Stacie McKinley's sister, Jenny; Celeste's niece, Lexi Colmenero; Alice Alt;   Christine Drescher's Grandmother;   David Hoover's mom;  Ann Bivona with her broken leg;  Rita Dore; Jackie's friend Jack Brown whio died this week;  Julie Johnston;  Margie Weynant;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  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;  Lucas' Quiocho's grand dad; 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;  George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece just diagnosed 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. 

     

    Ritter 2, 10-25-09 
     
      


    Picture 1:  Isabella with her grandmother, Sydney

    Picture 2:  Jackie Ritter's famous Spook House (Beware!)

    Picture 3:  Jackie's, 6409 Bastrop Court, Dlls 75023

     

    Picture 4:  Jackie?  (Visit at your own risk!)

     

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

    Ritter 3, 10-25-09

    Your Finances: October 25

    • Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1248.00
    • Income for Outreach Expenses: $  771.00 

     

     Thanks for your Generosity!

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

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    Rosemary’s Blessing

     May the sun shine bright on your joyous days

    And the rain refresh you through peaceful nights.

    May summer show God’s wondrous ways

    And prepare you for heaven’s great delights

     

    And till we meet there,

    May the God of summertime

    Hold you in the palm of her hand

      Andrew N Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers                        

     

    Denni

    Denni reading Acts.

      Our Special Thanks:

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

     

    Tom

    Tom reading 1 Peter.


     

    Birthdays:  Shonda (Tuesday),  Ray Occhipinti & his daughter Christi (Wednesday, 74 & 39), Zach Read (18, Wednesday), Mabel (Thursday, 82), Brent (7th)

     

    Zaile

    Cupcake of the Week to Zaile.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Zander, who died this past Wednesday;  For Marilyn Ackerman with an infection of her eye;  For Mary Kee's son John, who died Friday morning, and for Mary;  For Tom Quinn's recuperation from shoulder surgery;  for the father of Sheila Baach and Pat Haigh, who died this week;   for Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;   For Patty Hammond’s recuperation from knee replacements;      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; Fred and Maureen’s friend, Real Giguere, who died Saturday;   Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;  

     

    Mabel

    When you reach 82, you get a Cupcake of the Week.

     

    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; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita; 

     

    Brent

    Cupcake of the Week to Brent.

     

     

     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 just home from 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.

     

    Video: Entrance, Alleluia, 2 minutes

         

    Your Finances, June 1, 2014

    Expenses:   $999.00

    Outreach:   $234.00

     

    Helpers

    The Best Helpers, Goergie and Kevin.

     

     

    We Donated this week:  

    Thanks for your Generosity.

    Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week, despite eye lid operations.

     

     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.

     

     

     

     

  • 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 21, 2025

    Amos:  Hear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land!
    1 Timothy 2: It is my wish, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or argument.
    Luke 16: No servant can serve two masters.  He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other.  You cannot serve both God and mammon.

    Lynda reading from the Book of Amos


    Thanks…   

    Music,   Shonda & Ben
    Readers,  Lynda and Tom
    Homily,   John Stack
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue, Kevin & Richard
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

    Tom reading from St. Paul’s first Letter to Timothy

    Remember these special people:
    For all the people affected by the floods;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;   For Warren Wittek; For Tom Good; For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;   For Mary Hall’s family and friend Cadence still suffering from a serious medical condition;   For Sir Charlie;  For Ron ;  For Teresa Quinn’s niece, Maddie who has a brain tumor;Jackie’s sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;    from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford recuperating from an operation,  the families of Annie and Michael and her neighbor, Marie and the family;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.
    Birthdays:
    Anniversaries:   Becky & Tom Good 9/26
    Becky and Tom get a cookie for their anniversary

    Expenses: $  335.00
    Outreach: $  30.00

    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.


    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    … 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

     

    John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
    The ArtCentre of Plano,
    902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

    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.

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week: 

     We thank you for the turning of the seasons

    and the long days and the short nights,

    for blessing us with summertime,

    with sunlight and heat, and with sand and surf.

     

    Grant that we may use well our summer respite

    for rest and recreation and recollection

    and protect us and all those we love this summer.

     

    Andrew N Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers            

      

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    John reading from Jeremiah.

     

    Special Thanks to these special people:

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

     

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    Mary Jane reading from Romans.
     

     

    Birthdays:   Rick Urbanczyk (65 Tuesday), Harper (6, Wednesday), Candice Porter (Thursday)

    Anniversaries:

    Jackie & Rick Urbanczyk (42, Tuesday)

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Grace's mom who died Thursday a week ago;  For Jackie Urbanczyk;   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 Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;    For Anthony & Sabrina;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    

     

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    Thanks, Buddy, for all you do for us and especially today for lighting the candles.

     

    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 & 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;

     

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    Ben, can we trust you with this birthday cupcake.  Remember it is for Candice, your wife.  I will check with her next week to see if the poor girl got a bite.

     

    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;

     

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    So sorry, Brent, we are again all out of cupcakes.  However, as a consolation, please accept our little monthly check of $2000 for the marvelous Souls Harbor.  A capital campaign is on to collect 1.7 mil. to replace the old, run down 65 bed facility with a 100 bed facility.  August 24, at the Mockingbird Angelica there will be a special movie supporting the Souls Harbor campaign.  Welcome.

     

    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 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.

     

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    The coffee shoppe & patisserie is opening.  Better hurry to get ahead of the little mice.

     

    Your Finances, June 25, 2017

    Expenses:   $1675.00

    Outreach:   $ 650.00

     Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

     

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    A marvelous community.

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S

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    Tom you look so good with your hair back & I am sure Becky agrees.

     

    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.

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing:

    … 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

       

    John

    John reading Isaiah 2, chap. 55.


                                                                                               

     Our Special Thanks:

    •    For Reading:  Connie & John
    •    For The Team:   Kevin
    •    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
    •    For the Wine & Cups: Ron & Marilyn
    •    For the Pictures & Video:  Connie & John, Rick & Beth 
    •    For the coffee and pastries:   Beth D. & Jerry 
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany

     

    Connie

    Connie reading Philippians.


     

    Birthdays:  Patty Hammond (Tuesday), Beth Duggan (43, Friday), Judy Carrell (Saturday), Bethany ( Tuesday).

     

    Wedding 1

    Saturday Evening Wedding of Reagan and Brian.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    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 & hips;  

     

    Wedding 2

    Wedding venue, Gazebo, Highland Park, Versailles & west of Douglas.

     

    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;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson;  Rita; 

     

    Wedding 3

    Gazebos are becoming popular for weddings. No cost, not even a reservation needed usually.

     

    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.

     

    Wedding 4

    Reagan & Brian at the edge of the reflecting pond.

     

    Your Finances, September 21, 2014

    Expenses:   $2121.00  

    Outreach:   $1275.00

                                                                                      

    We Donated this week:  

    $2000 to Soul’s Harbor

    Video:  Exit,  2 minutes,    

                                                

    Thanks for your Generosity.

    Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

    Wedding 5

    A beautiful setting for a wedding.

     

     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.