2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time January 18, 2026

ByRosemary January 18, 2026

Isaiah 49: I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.
1 Corinthians 1: … to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
John 1: He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’

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

Jackie sharing her thoughts on the readings

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 Carrie’s son, Chase, who was in an auto accident; 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.

Birthdays: Becky Good 1/8, Kevin Doherty 1/24
Anniversaries: Claire & Ray Occhipinti 1/23

Expenses: $ 550.00
Outreach: $ 80.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Oh God of humor enable us to laugh at your mischievous plans.
Life can become serious during these cold winter months, and our hearts can become heavy and burdened with responsibilities, decisions and trying to keep everyone happy.
Let us look for the funny things that happen, the unexpected surprise that catches us off-guard, along with the incongruences that we encounter.
Smile, snicker, giggle, give a belly laugh, and spontaneously guffaw.
You will be amazed at how God works through laughter.

Sr. Mary Elizabeth Schweiger

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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ByRosemary January 31, 2010

Rosemary's Blessing:

May the blessing of light be upon you,

Light on the outside, Light on the inside.
With God's sunlight shining on you,
May your heart glow with warmth,
Like a turf fire that welcomes friends and strangers alike.

Taken from a work of music By Phil Coulter

Special Thanks:

·     For Reading: Jackie & Sabrina

·     For the Communion Bread: Claire Occhipinti

·     For Serving: Kevin

·     For the Wine Cups & Cross: Rob & Beth

·     For the Music: Ray & Celeste

·     For the Pictures: Jan & Sabrina

·     For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

·     For the coffee & donuts: Lynda & Tom & Jackie & Joan & Jean

Happy Birthday:   Kevin Doherty (14) & his dad, John; Dillon (9); Kevin Bresson at Nebraska; Candy Kern; Natalie Gorman (8), Bernadette & Gilberto's grandbaby, plus Gilberto; Kayla Reidel (1), Ray & Claire Occhipinti's grandbaby; Reed Vansura (1), Jackie Ritter's grandbaby; & Maggie McGrath (7), Bob & Jackie's granddaughter



The Status of The Hip:

1. Wednesday the P.T. sez as I take my first steps with a cane, "Don't lean on the cane, you can walk." And she's right! Two weeks from the operation, walking!

2. No pain & no walker.

3. Wednesday is end of week 3; one more week & the end of being house bound, which has not been so bad

4. Thanks for all the affirmation.

Please Remember: David Hoover who has been in the hospital all week; Roy & Carol Strom's daughter Kelly with cervical cancer; Bob McGrath's cut foot; 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;  Julie Johnston;  Margie Weynant; Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene; Richard Froebe's dad; 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;   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.





Picture 1:   Jackie Ritter reading

Picture 2:    Sabrina reading

Picture 3:   The Donut Shoppe with Zack

Picture 4:   The Donut Shoppe with Kevin & his mom, Connie

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

Your Finances: January 24:

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1,115.00

Income for Outreach Expenses: $    380.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

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ByRosemary June 15, 2014
Rosemary’s Blessing

None today because the special Father's Day blessing

Hugh reading Exodus.

Our Special Thanks:
- For Reading: Hugh and Bernadette
- For The Team: Georgie & Kevin
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Wine & Cups: Jan & Charlie
- For the Pictures & Video: Rick & John & Connie
- For the coffee and pastries: Fred & Maureen, Jackie & Jerry & Beth Dugan
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: Shonda & Bethany & Ray & Wendy
Bernadette reading 2 Corinthians.

Birthdays:    Alison (53, today, Sunday), Jessica Bresson (32, Tuesday), Bernadette (69, Thursday), Joey Cade (40, Friday)

The Best Music Team, Shonda, Wendy, Bethany, and Ray.

Anniversaries:

Joe & Rita Hogan (33^rd, Friday)

The Girls, Bethany, Shonda, and Wendy.

Please Remember these special people:

For Fred’s brother, John, who is really sick with cancer;     For Marilyn Ackerman with a staff infection of her eye; 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;

Collin Classic Bike Rally at the 40 mile rest stop where the Old Geezer met an old friend handing out water to the riders…..

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; Rita;

The Friend, Lauri Maucieri.

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.

Video: Special Father's Day Blessing for all The Guys, 1 minute

Your Finances, June 15, 2014

Expenses:   $2075.00

Outreach: $ 365.00

Tom announcing our next Habitat build.

We Donated this week: nothing special.

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good 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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ByRosemary August 18, 2013
Rosemary’s
Blessing:

As a dog runs, barks, jumps, and dances when
it is happy;

Oh God …

Help us to remember that

You run, bark, jump, and dance for love of us
every day.

J and R Creations

Beth reading Jeremiah.

Our
Special Thanks
- For Reading: Beth and Mike
- For The Team: Kevin & Georgie
- For the Communion Bread:
  Alison & Claire
- For the Wine & Cups: Claire
  & Ray
- For the Pictures & Video:
  John & Connie & Rick & Mike
- For the coffee and pastries:
  Beth Dugan, Jackie & Jerry
- For the altar &
  sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany
Mike reading Hebrews.

Birthdays:   Perry Robinson (Saturday)
and Megan Robinson (Today, Sunday), Emily Kite (19 Wednesday)

Anniversaries:

Bernadette and Gilberto (48^th, Wednesday)

Ryan with his mom and dad, Diane and Kent

Rosemary's cataract operation Monday;  Mike Moran’s family after his dad’s death;
Monica's medical deal on the 21st; Jan's family members who
are doing badly & Charlie's brother in law with
cancer; 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; JohnDoherty's dad who is declining rapidly; Dee's friend
Carole and Cole, 17, facing brain surgery; Dick Thompson's daughter,
Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.

Ryan with his mom and sister, Diane and Erin.

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; Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica
Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke; Rita

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.

Ryan with his groomsmen and best buddies since grade school, Brad, Josh, and Brandon.

Your Finances: August
18, 2013

Expenses:   $650.00

Outreach: $205.00

We donated this week:

1. Nothing special this week

Thanks for your Generosity.

   The Beginning of a New Life, Grace and Ryan.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

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that welcomes all God’s People,

provides for
&  challenges spiritual & total growth.

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ByRosemary January 25, 2009
Rosemary's Blessing: May you
- Treasure wisely this Jeweled, Gilded Time
- and cherish Each Day as an extra Grace
- whose heedless loss would be a Tragic Crime.
- In today's tasks may you find God's Tender Face
- and may the Lord of the Dance bless You
- as He invites You to the Dance of the Hollowed Present.
Andrew Greeley, Irish American Blessings

Special Thanks:
- For Reading: Chris & Scott
- For the Communion Bread: Christine & Megan
- For Serving: Sabrina & Anthony
- For the Books & Wine Cups: Roy & Carol & Rob & Beth
- For the Music: Ray & Wendy & Celeste & Hue
- For the Pictures: Jan & Beth & Sabrina
Happy Birthday:    Jeff Morrow; Angie Carroll (mom) & Megan (daughter); Filipita Colmenero; Melissa Holcolm (17); Dillon (8); and Maggie (9) & Chloe (3). (& an old geezer at 69)

Please Remember:   Mike Bulger; Jamie Wilson's visit to Mayo; Beth's sister Katie recuperating from her knee operation;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark & Becky's coming baby;  Jackie's sister Sandy & friend Jack Brown; Andy Goode;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis;   Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke 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, his grandmother Alice Quiocho, & Bill Mehalco's son Mike on his 3rd in Iraq; David Hoover's dad Robert who died this week & Rita; 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; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President elect that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.



Picture 1:  Ron giving Jerry $2000 from J.S. Ministries to CCAC

Picture 2: Jerry Weiss of Collin Co. Adult Clinic

Picture 3:  Jeff, Tanya (mom), Chloe, Maggie (daughter), & Sabrina

Picture 4: Birthday girls Chloe (3) & Maggie (6)

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

Your Finances:

January 25:
- Income for Running Expenses: $ 1,534.00
- Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 441.00
Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S (214-783-0443)
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ByRosemary June 16, 2019
Rob Reading from Proverbs.

Rosemary's Blessing of the Week.

Not this week – Father's Day.

Beth reading from Romans.

Our Special Thanks
- For the Readings: Rob & Beth
- For The Team: John & Buddy & Georgie
- For the Communion Bread: Alison & John
- For the Wine & Cups: Cindy & Ken
- For the Pictures: Jackie & Rick & Mike
- For the coffee and extras: Tom & Becky Good & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue & Ben & Shonda
- For all who helped with communion
Thanks, Dearest Zoe, for lighting our candles for the week.

Birthdays: Bernadette (74, Monday)

Anniversaries:

Chuck & Sandra, (58th, Thursday)

Barb & Warren, (40 years, Friday)

Happy Birthday to you, Dearest Bernadette.

Please Remember these special people:

For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery; For Sandra's brother; For Tom Quinn's brother; For a friend, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner with high blood pressure; For Meredith, cancer free; 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; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini;

Warren, Happy 40th Anniversary to you & Barb, whom we will celebrate next 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; 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;

Dearest Sandra, Happy 58th Anniversary to you & Chuck.

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.

Happy Father's Day, All you guys.

Your Finances, June 16, 2019

Expenses: $735.00

Outreach: $210.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

And doing to Blessing of all the guys, Rosemary.

Thanks, Everybody

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Who let that hat in here??!!

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ByRosemary May 6, 2018
Rosemary's Blessing:

Grant us, Lord God,

a vision of your world as your

love would have it:

a world where the weak are protected,

and none go hungry or poor;

a world where the riches of creation are

shared, and everyone can enjoy them;

a world where different races and cultures

live in harmony and mutual respect;

a world where peace is built with justice,

and justice is guided by love.

Give us the inspiration and courage to

build it, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

From “Engaging our Faith”, www.ucc.org

Denni reading from Acts of the Apostles

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
- For the Pictures: Rick & Beth & Mike & Geri
- For the coffee and extras: Tom & Becky & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: Ben & Shonda & David
- For all who helped with Communion
Tom reading from 1 John

Birthdays: Patricia (72, Tuesday), Ron Senter (Wednesday),

Cole McClurg (9) & Fred Martinez' ordination

Anniversary:

Jessica Bresson & Steve (6^th, Saturday)

Rosemary & some strange man (13th, Cinco de Mayo, yesterday)

Happy 13th!

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.

Happy Birthday, Patricia, and thanks for all the extra work you have done over the past two weeks

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;

Thanks for lighting our candles today, Emma. Rosemary chose that cupcake especially for you. Hope you like it.

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.

Happy Birthday, Ron, and what a joy to see Barbara looking as beautiful as ever.

Your Finances, May 6, 2018

Expenses: $630.00

Outreach: $720.00

May 22, 2018

Expenses: $570.00

Outreach: $300.00

May 29, 2018

Expenses: $910.00

Outreach: $215.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody

Happy Anniversary of your ordination, Fred.

Have a Great Week, J.S.

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