1st Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2025

Rosemary's Blessing: 

May we know that we are loved,

And because of that love,

May we love ourselves,

Love our neighbor by giving unto them, and

Love our God by living life to the fullest.

J and R Creations

 Special Thanks:

• For Reading: The Shaws, Lily & Scott  
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread: Alison
• For the Wine Cups: Sir Charlie & Jan
• For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Jon
• For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Beth & Richard
• For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
• For the coffee & specials:  Mike Carrell, Jackie & Joan 

  

Special Notice:  This Sunday, October 30, we will anticipate the celebration of All Saints & All Souls.  Please bring pictures of those you would like to remember in a special way.  We will put them on the stage like we usually do for this feast.   

Birthdays:  Cara Kless (3 today)*, Zoe (3), Patricia Jansky (13th), Debbie Braun, Chuck Pratt (73)   

Anniversaries:   

Ed & Christine Kless (7th today)*parents of Cara

Please Remember:

Bernadette Delgado's brother, Danny, & Gilberto's mom;    Chuck Pratt's recuperation;  Judy Carrell's mom, Marie, 93;  Jackie Ritter's good friend, Narges Akbari, with colon cancer;  Marilyn Ackerman's brother, Dick, recuperating from a back operation;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins; Warren & Barb's friend, Mike, fighting cancer & Barb's dad with hip surgery; Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer; Mike & Dee's daughter;  Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke; 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 moving into assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary; 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; Rita Dore; Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, 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; Fred's friend John with cancer;  for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Picture 1:    The Shaws, Lily and   

 Picture 2:    Scott    

 Picture 3:    The Front Row              

Picture 4:    Rosemary blessing                                  

       Video:    Mass Beginning

Finances: October 23, 2011

Expenses:   $1730.00

Outreach:   $1125.00  

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.

Rosemary's Blessing:          

May the God of the dawn awaken you

May the God of sunrise stir you up

May the God of morning bless your work

May the God of noon renew your strength

May the God of sunset bring you home

May the God of dusk soothe your soul

May the God of night bring you rest. 

Adapted from a blessing by Andrew Greeley

Chuck reading Isaiah, one of the Suffering Servant Songs.

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Erin,  Chuck, Marsha,  Beth Dugan, Tom and Denni
•    For The Team:    Kevin  
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison 
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Ken & Cindy 
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Mike, John & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:  Mike & Geri & Jackie & Jerry & Beth
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray &  Mary & Bethany
•    For all who helped with communion 

Marsha and Beth receiving Cupcakes of The Week for special readings, Marsha, Philippians, and Beth, Christ in the Passion. Both reading for the first time.  Also present a cupcake helper.

Birthdays:  Barbara Wittek (today, Sunday), Kendall Gorman (Thursday),  (Elliot Zurchin (Friday) 

Denni & Tom reading the Passion along with Beth.

Please Remember these special people:

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 Tina in the hospital;  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 brother Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;    The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   For Fred'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;  

Welcome into our community, Adi, Occhipintis' latest grandchild.

 For Rita, now at home;  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;   Claudette’s little 9-10 day old niece, Mica Rose, not doing well;  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;  

Bandon and Leo ready for trouble.

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.

Video: Entrance procession, 1:45 minutes,

Your Finances, March 29, 2015

Expenses:   $1225.00

Outreach:   $ 940.00

 Thanks for your Generosity.

 We donated this week:  

 Nothing special this week.

Cole ready for the next move.

Have a Good Week, J.S

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Bandon says, "Bye, Folks, 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 of The Week 

 May the blessing of light be upon you,
Light without and light within,
And in all your comings and goings
May you ever have a kindly greeting
From them you meet along the road.

An Irish Blessing

Becky reading from Sirach.

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Becky & Hugh
•    For The Team:   Kevin & Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan & Sir Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie, Mike & Beth
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Geri & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Hue & Jackie
•    For the Music:   Ray & Bethany & Mary 
•    For all who helped with communion   

Hugh reading from Hebrews.

Birthdays:    Marsha Farmer (60, Monday), Maureen Macchio (Saturday)

Anniversaries:

Ken & Cindy (54, Thursday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week.

Special:  Please don't forget Anthony's Legos. 

Please Remember these special people:

For Carol’s treatment;  For John Schanot's treatment;   For Brent's mom;   For Frank's treatment;    For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;   for Zaile's mom in the hospital in the Philippines;  For Claire's mom;  For Jan’s mom;  For Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ;   For Dee and Mike;   For Tom Good;     For Cliff & Jean;   For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Laura's sister Claudia; For Bernadette's mom;  For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;          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 John & Jean's son John Louis;    For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

Congratulations Cindy & Ken on 54 years. 

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  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;   For Nadia's friend, Shannon Freeman;   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;    Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Happy Birthday, Marsha.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler;    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 & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher;   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.

Welcome, Julianna.

Your Finances, August 28, 2016

Expenses:   $725.00 

Outreach:   $165.00 

Donated today:  

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

The Best Music, Mary, Bethany, and Ray.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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Brandon says, "Welcome back next week, Everybody."

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:

Loving God,

You who dwell in our hearts,

make for us a cave there

in which to hear your voice more distinctly,

feel your care more tenderly,

understand your will more clearly,

and come to know your presence

at every moment of our lives

with new clarity and new courage,

with new faith and new urgency.

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

Lily reads Genesis.

Our Special Thanks 

• For Reading:  Scott & Lily
• For The Team:  Georgie 
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine & Cups:   Beth
• For the Pictures & Video:   Bill & Rick,  
• For the coffee and pastries: Warren & Barb, Jackie  & Jerry
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
• For the Music: Ray & Kristen

Scott reads Romans.

Birthdays:  Debbie Ekes (53, Wednesday), Zaile Ekes (Saturday), Richard Froebe (52, Today, Sunday), Doug Read (54, Today, Sunday)

Anniversaries:

Joey Cade (John's daughter) & Dan Russo (8th, Tuesday) 

Mike & Candy Kern (10th, Wednesday)

Greg & Bonnie Rogers (27th, Friday)

We Remember:

Emma, who broke her collar bone when she fell out of bed;  Rob who faces a back operation Friday;  Curtis, who fell down a week ago & 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 this week from SIDS;

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's 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

Ready for communion.

 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 19, 2013

Expenses:     $2150.00 

Outreach:     $ 810.00 

We donated this week: 

1.   Nothing special today

    Thanks for your Generosity 

Video: Entrance, Sing a New Song unto the Lord  (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.

Rosemary’s Blessing: 

May the Lord grant you

         A tolerance for those who don’t agree with you,

         A refusal to judge others,

         A willingness to forgive,

         A calm and hopeful spirit in the midst of anxieties,

         And a holy anger for injustice in the world. 

From Seven Sacred Pauses by Macrina Wiederkehr

John reading Amos.

Our Special Thanks 

•    For Reading:  John & Jean O'Donnell
•    For The Team: Kevin & Georgie
•    For the 
  Communion Bread:  Alison & Claire
•    For the Wine & Cups: Jan
•    For the Pictures & Video:   John & Mike, Beth & Rick 
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Jackie & Carol & Jerry
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Shonda

Jean reading Timothy.

 Birthdays:   Judy Carrell (Friday), Beth Dugan (42, Thursday),
Hunter Whitley (11, Tuesday), Holly Kern (20, today, Sunday, at UT), and
Bethany (tomorrow)

The Tree Limb after being pushed out of the street, looking north to Royal Lane.

Please Remember these special people:

Wally Banzhaf's hip operation tomorrow morning, Monday;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli, who broke her hip/leg again just after the 3 of them returned from Greece at 9:00 last night;  Dawn Schultz at home with double pneumonia;  D'Arcy Drescher diagnosed with Lupus;  Irene Urbanczyk, Rick's mom in Buffalo, who is just about ready to move to the Other Side, that she do so peacefully; Monica's recent medical deal; Jan's family members who are doing badly & Charlie's brother in law with cancer;  Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis; Chuck Pratt and his cancer;  

The Tree Limb after Dallas Emergency has cleared about 1/3 of the big logs, looking south toward St. Mark's Boys' School.

JohnDoherty's dad who is declining rapidly;  Dee's friend Cole, 17, facing
brain surgery; Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  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;   Alexander Occhipinti;  Rita

Torri and Zoe arriving.

Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom; 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.

 Video:  Entrance Hymn, Sing a New Song, 2 minutes, 

 Your Finances: September 22, 2013

Expenses:   $1530.00

Outreach:   $ 855.00

We donated this week: 

1.  Nothing special this week.

 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.

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!

Unknown

Denni reading from Deuteronomy.

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Tom & Denni
•    For The Team:   John & Buddy & Georgie 
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Jan
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Rick & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike Carrell & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue & Shonda & David & Ben
•    For all who helped with communion
•              

Tom reading from Colossians.

Birthdays:   Caroline,  Brent (63, celebration to be delayed two weeks, July 14), John Schanot (Save until July 21), Kim, Cindy Cramer (80 Tuesday), Paul Bieda (63, Monday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week, while hiding her bike wreck wounds.

Please Remember these special people:

For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For Sandra's brother;  For Tom Quinn's brother & Tom's shoulder replacement;      For a friend & neighbor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;    For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini;  

Happy 8th Birthday, Dearest Harper.

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;     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 80th, Dearest Cindy.   I'm right behind you.

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

Happy 57th Anniversary, Dearest  Jan & Crazy Sir Charlie.

Your Finances, July 14, 2019

Expenses:   $ 1415.00

Outreach:    $  450.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Welcome back, Dearest Luke.

Thanks, Everybody 

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Offertory Team of the Week, Bill, Cindy, & Marlene, all of the Ekes Clan.

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.

Yep, John & Connie, you snookered me by taking that cupcake to Bill.  Now I cannot pick on you.