23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 7, 2025

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Wisdom 9: Who can know God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the LORD intends?  For the deliberations of mortals are timid,  and unsure are our plans.

Philemon: Perhaps this is why he was away from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a brother, beloved especially to me, but even more so to you, as a man and in the Lord.

Luke 14: Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

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Becky reading from the Book of Wisdom

Thanks…     

Music,   Shonda

Readers,  Becky & Brent

Homily,   John Stack

Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade

The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin

Final Blessing,  Rosemary

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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.

 

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Warren gets a cookie for his birthday

Birthdays:    Warren Wittek 9/12, Annette Miller 9/13

Anniversaries:   Rob & Beth  Robinson 9/7,  Mike & Geri Moran (50) 9/12

Expenses: $  1,360.00

Outreach: $  660.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

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Annette gets a cookie for her birthday

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Loving God…

Give us hearts
where all may enter in,
ears to hear your call,
hands to do your will,
voices to sing your praise
and soul enough
to recognize You
in everything we do.

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

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

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 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 

     

    May we be blessed with the gift of contemplation

    of the blessings we have received

    and then put this appreciation into action to help others.

    And may there always be someone on our life’s journey

    to help us on your way.  

     

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    Mary Jane reading Genesis.

     

     

    Thanks to these special people:

    •    For  the Readings:   Mary Jane & John
    •    For The Team:   George, Buddy, & Mike
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Special Communion Cups:  John Cade
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick  & Connie & Becky
    •    For the coffee and extras: Becky & Tom & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound:  Jackie 
    •    For the Music:     Ben & David 
    •    For all who helped with Communion
    •    For the homily, Mike

     

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    John reading from 2 Corinthians. 

     

     

    Birthdays:    Bill Ekes (62, Monday), Alison (57, Thursday), Mary Esparza (Thursday), Deacon Mike ordained deacon 40 years ago today!

     

    Anniversaries

    Kent & Diane McClurg (46th, Today!)

     

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week. 

     

     

    Remember these special people

    For Beth & 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;   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 problem.

     

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    Hi, Rookie, so nice to see you back, & you, too, Paul & Carrie.

     

     

    For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;   For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;   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 Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

     

     

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     The Best Music, Ben & David.

     

     

    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 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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    Offertory time with John & Jim, Tom & Denni.

     

     

    Your Finances, June 10, 2018

    Expenses:    $565.00

    Outreach:    $220.00

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody 

     

     

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    Hi, Tori and Harper.  So nice to see you dear girls

     

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S.

    (214-783-0443)

     

     

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    Welcome to Legacy Charter School.  They even bought new chairs.

     

     

    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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    Says Zoe, "See everybody next week."

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    Rosemary's Blessing:   Oh, God, who created galaxies and worlds without number, animals and plants, microbes beyond count, and tiny subatomic particles we can barely imagine, help us to be as bountiful and gracious to all those we meet this week as you have been to us.

    Irish American Blessings, Andrew Greeley

     Patricia 7-26-09  

    Special Thanks: 

    • For Reading: Patricia & Karen

    • For the Communion Bread:  Claire Occhipinti

    • For Serving:  T.J. Gleason

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

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

    • For the Pictures: Jan & Beth

    • For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

    • For the donuts & coffee: Jackie & Mike and Geri Moran 

    Karen 7-26-09

     

    Happy Birthday:  Bonnie Rogers & Beth Robinson, / Steven Kovatis (30), Stacey McKinley, Cindy Ekes, & Tom McGrath (today)

     

    Beth 7-26-09

    Please Remember:  Dawn Schultz's tests; Chris Phipp's mom with cancer; Christine Drescher's Grandmother; Rosemary's brother Peter with amyloidosis now on a heart transplant waiting list;   Rita at home & recuperating; Jackie's friend Jack Brown with various cancers & Keith Beasley who fell off the 7th floor of a parking garage;  Julie Johnston who is dealing with a return of her cancer; Cathy Lynn's mom, Catherine, 93; Margie Weynant whose lung cancer has returned;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;   Mary's son John; 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;  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; David Hoover & his brother Hugh in the hospital; 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 & 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.                  

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    Picture 1:  Patricia reading 2 Kings

    Picture 2:  Karen reading Ephesians

     

    Picture 3:  Beth (birthday)

     

    Picture 4: Cindy (Birthday) & Wendy & Shonda

     

     

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

     

    Your Finances:

     

    July 26: 

    • Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1,926.00
    • Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 1,132.00   

     Thanks for your Generosity!

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

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     Sorry, everyone, the editors are on break, for example:

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    Rosemary in Alsace.


      Special Thanks:

    • For Reading:  John &  Jean O'Donnell  
    • For Serving:  Georgie & Kevin
    • For the Communion Bread:  Jan & Claire
    • For the Wine & Cups:  Beth
    • For the Music: Ray  & Shonda & Bethany
    • For the Pictures & Video:   Next week
    •  For the coffee and pastries:  Fred & Maureen,  Jerry & Jackie
    • For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

                                                                                                                             

     Birthdays: Dee Miller (today, Sunday), John O’Donnell (Thursday), Michael Kern (49 Saturday), Christine Drescher (Saturday)

    Anniversary:  Fred Martinez & Martha (4th, Friday)

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    Strasbourg Train Station, the new and the old.

    We Remember  

    Tom Quinn's shoulder surgery coming up, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer;  Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth;  Bill Ekes eye operation recuperation;   Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul;  Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on their new grandkid, Warren;  Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;  Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;  Janie's friend Wilbur;  Gerald's mom really sick;  Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;    Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Rita

      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 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: March 10, 2013

    Expenses:     $    See next weeks blog.

    Outreach:     $  

     We donated this week: 

    1.   Catholic Charities.

        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.

      

     

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    The editors in the vineyard above Colmar, France

     

  • Sunday Announcements, February 24

    Resource: to check the source for the marriage homilies, Project Everlasting, click the link.  Thanks to Carol Eshelbrenner for finding this lost resource.  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19031744/

    Rosemary’s Blessing:   A Dakota Indian Prayer (thanks to Lou Federico)

    Grandfather, Great Spirit, you have been always. and before you nothing has been.  There is no one to pray to but you.  The star nations all over the heavens are yours,  and yours are the grasses of the earth.  You are older than all need, older than all pain and prayer.

    Grandfather, Great Spirit, look upon your children.  The Spirit Lake Oyate, that they may face the winds and walk the good road to the day of quiet.

    Grandfather, Great Spirit, fill us with the light.  Give us with the light.  Give us the strength to understand and eyes to see.  Teach us to walk, the soft earth, as relatives, to all that live.

    Help us, for without you we are nothing.

    Jackie

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading: Mary & Mary Ellen
    • For the Communion Bread: Claire Occhipinti
    • For Serving: Sabrina & Anthony & Lukas
    • For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Beth & Rob
    • For the music: Ray, Wendy & Celeste, Hue, Jackie & Rick

    Happy Birthday: Erica Harrell, Diane McClurg, Anthony DeGenova (9).

    Happy Anniversary: Roger & Karen Parks (32nd)

    Please Remember:  Rose Banzhaf’s mom; Victor Lozada (the policeman who died Friday), Terry his wife & his family; Jackie’s brother John & neighbor Earl; Dee Miller’s operation; Barb Wittek’s friends Ronald & Alice Kirk; Libby’s uncle; Nina’s friend Nancy;  Mary’s son John; 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, 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. March 11; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon; the people involved in the shooting at Northern IL U., Warren’s alma mater.

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

    Your Finances:

    • February 24:  Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,074.00
    • February 24:  Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 397.00 

    Thanks for your Generosity!

    Have a Great Week, J.S

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    Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week: 

    Good Morning!

    This is God.

    I will be handling all your problems today.

    I do not need your help.

    So have a good day!

    Author Unknown 

     

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    Jackie reading from that great Prophet Isaiah, in fact, from 2nd Isaiah, The Beautiful Dreamer.

     

    Special Thanks to these special people:

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

     

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    John reading from Romans.

     

    Birthdays:    Beth

     

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    Happy Birthday to you, Marvelous June Bug Beth.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    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 Geri's  nephew, Martin Calabrese and Martins' family;  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;    For Rose's daughter in law Jamie

     

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    Thanks, Emma, for being our Candle Lighter.  Your marvelous smile better not get any more beautiful or you will blow out all the light bulbs in the room.

     

    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;

     

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    Major Elevation time.

     

    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;

     

     

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    John & Kevin plotting the morning events.

     

    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.

     

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    Play station with 4 kids.

     

    Your Finances, July 16, 2017

    Expenses:   $1180.00

    Outreach:   $575.00

     Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

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    And finally, the beautiful Georgie says, "See you all next week."

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S

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    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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    Special Thanks to these special people:

    •    For  the Readings:   Patricia & Cheryl
    •    For The Team:       Buddy & Georgie
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Special Communion Cups:  Mary
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick
    •    For the coffee and extras: Becky & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:     David & Shonda
    •    For all who helped with Communion 

     

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    Shonda & David tuning it up.

     

     

    Birthdays:  Jan, Doug Kite, Becky Good.

     

     

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    Hi, Rookie, welcome back.

     

     

    Please Remember these special people

     For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's rcuperation; For Tom Good & his operation recuperation;     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, 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;   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;

     

     

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    Happy Birthday, Becky.  A healthy treat.

     

     

    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 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 Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

     

     

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    Thanks for helping out, Emma.

     

     

    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.

     

     

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    Thanks for always helping out, Buddy.

     

     

    Your Finances, January 14, 2018

    Expenses:   $     (Next Week)

    Outreach:   $

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

     

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    A future team member?

     

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S.

    (214-783-0443)

     

     

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    Thanks for always helping out, Jackie, and happy 17th Anniversary.

     

     

    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.