3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time January 25, 2026

Isaiah 8: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, as they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as people make merry when dividing spoils.
1 Corinthians 1: I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose.
Matthew 4: … Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.

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


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:  
John Stack 1/26, Mary Hall 1/29
Anniversaries:  

Expenses: $  750.00
Outreach: $    0.00
Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.


Rosemary’s Blessing:

I was regretting the past
And fearing the future.
Suddenly my Lord was speaking
“My name is I AM.”

He paused.  I waited
He continued,

“When you live in the past
With its mistakes and regrets,
It is hard.  I am not there.
My name is not I WAS.

“When you live in the future,
With its problems and fears,
It is hard.  I am not there.
My name is not I WILL BE.

“When you live in this moment,
It is not hard. I am here.
My name is I AM.”

I Am by Helen Mallicoat

 

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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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    Rosemary’s Blessing  

    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            

     

    John 6-24-12

    John reading Isaiah


    Our Special Thanks:

    • For Reading:   John & Jean O’Donnell         
    • For Serving:  Kevin  
    • For the Communion Bread:  Alison
    • For the Wine Cups:  Jan & Sir Charlie
    • For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany
    • For the Pictures & Video: Jan & Rick & Connie & John
    • For the pastries & coffee:  Joan & Jackie, Barb & Warren
    • For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 

     

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    Jean reading Acts

     

    Birthdays:  Rick Urbanczyk (60!) plus anniversary, all Wednesday

     

    Anniversaries:

    Barb & Warren (33 today)

    Rick & Jackie Urbanczyk (37th)

    Chuck & Sandra (51st yesterday)

     

    Tha gang 6-24-12

    The Gang, Curtis, Debbie, Cindy, Mabel, Barb, Ron, & Bobby

    We Remember  

    Joan;   Karina in Cuernavaca, whose mom, Maria Luisa just died (this is the polio crippled, middle aged daughter & mother whom we have been supporting for 20 years or more, less lately because they set up their shop);  Michael Kern’s dad;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Christine Drescher's grandmother Margie with a stroke;  Lisa's Ackerman’s  Louis & Jim;  Gina Adcock's mother with a new outbreak of cancer;  Dorothy Perry;     Rita;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;    Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   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; Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including 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;   for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

        Video:  Entrance Hymn (2 min.)

        

    Your Finances: June 24, 2012

    Expenses:    $1640.00       
     

    Outreach:    $ 800.00    

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

        Video:   Rosemary's Blessing (30 sec.)

        

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    Rosemary's Blessing:  

     As a dog runs, barks, jumps, and dances

    when its happy;

    Oh God …

    Help us to remember that

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

     

    Hugh
     

       Hugh reading about Wisdom building her house in Proverbs. 

     

    Our Special Thanks:  

    •    For  the Readings:  Grace & Hugh
    •    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Judy
    •    For the Wine & Cups:   Sir Charlie and Jan
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Bern & Gilbert, Jackie & Beth 
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
    •    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Mary
    •    For all who helped with communion

     

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                                      Grace reading Ephesians.

     

    Birthdays:   Hunter Bentley, Rose Banzhaf 

    Anniversaries:

    Ryan McClurg & Grace (3rd, Sunday, today)

    Gilberto & Bernadette (50th, Friday)

    John & Jean O’Donnell (57th, Sunday, today)

     

      Mary

                                      Mary sharing her special gift.

     

    Special Announcement: We are moving

    After celebrating week after week for 10 years, PISD is asking us to move over to Sigler on Janwood.  Apparently it is quite expensive to A/C the large cafetorium at Vines.  Sigler will be more economical.  September 6 we begin our new adventure.

    Check the map:      View this photo

     

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                       Communion helpers Lynda & Tom, and John

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Ken Cramer's brother, Don, who died recently;  For Bernadette's mom;      For Rose Banzhaf's 8 year old niece, Madeline;  For Barb Wittek & family whose father just died;  For  Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer;  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 Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer;   For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;   For a little friend, Heather;   For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer;  For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    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 Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

     

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                    Communion helpers Patricia, Sandra, & Denni

     

    Francis Vanderwall's friend, Joseph DeLaune;   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;    Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;  Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;  

     

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                                    Buddy & Zoe in Study Hall

    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;   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.

     

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                                    Zoe & Emma in Study Hall.

     

    Your Finances, August 16, 2015

    Expenses:   $1280.00

    Outreach:   $ 235.00

    Donated today: nothing this week

     

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

    Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

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  • Sunday Announcements, November 4, 2007

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading: Carl & Christine, Jackie, Joanne & Sabrina
    • For the Altar Bread: Christine & Megan
    • For Serving: Sabrina, Anthony
    • For the Altar, donuts & muffins, juice & coffee: Margie, Jackie, Lisa, Margarita, & Joan & Jerry
    • For the Books & wine cups: John & Alison, Rob & Beth
    • For the music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy, & Hue
    • Thanks again to Rob & Casey Gerwer for sharing the news about their quadruplets arriving in February.  We are here for you guys.  Catch the latest on their web: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com
    • Special thanks to those of you who transported the patients Saturday from the clinic to Presbyterian Hospital.

    Remembrance_massjoanne_2  Happy Birthday: Christine Kless, Jamie Wilson, Orien Allen, & Megan

    Happy Anniversary:

    • Brice Gibson & Sara (1st)

    Please Remember:   Colleen Romero who is recuperating from a knee op.; 7 year old Ivory who fell off her go cart; Casey & 4; Chris Carr; Christine Montesorin; Cathy Lynn recuperating from 3 weeks in the hospital; Tom & Teresa’s friend Teri Knapke with cancer; Cindy Cramer’s friend Sarah Dixon; one year old little Jacob Sidhom, son of Julie; Jim & Diane Drescher; Diane’s friend Gina with cancer; Rosemary’s nephew, Kevin; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s Uncle Ed, who died this week, Aunt Lenore, Greg, & Yolanda; one 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, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; David & Ofelia, 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; Fred’s friend John with cancer; Roy’s daughter Bonny with cancer in NY.

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    Your Finances:

    • November 4: Income for Running Expenses:       $ 1,696.00   
    • November 4: Income for Outreach Expenses:      $    760.00      

    Thanks for your Generosity!

    Have a Great Week, J.S

  • Sunday Announcements, December 16, 2007, Third of Advent

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading: The Pastula Family, Dave, Margarita, Carmen, & Ashley
    • For the Altar Bread: Bernadette
    • For Serving: T.J., Lacee, & Lorynne
    • For the Altar, donuts, muffins, juice & coffee: Margie, Jackie, Lisa, Margarita, & Joan & Jerry
    • For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Rob & Beth
    • For the music: Ray & Shonda & Roy, Hue, Rick & Jackie
    • Thanks also to all who helped with last Sunday’s blood drive and marvelous brunch.

    Happy Birthday:  Dawn Schultz; Alex Grattifiori (10); T.C. Fleming; Lorynne (11).

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    Happy Anniversary:

    • Frank & Laura Reyes (26th)

    Please Remember:  Alicia’s Joe John Auitia with a tough operation; Marilyn’s brother Dick facing a serious operation this week; Carol Eshelbrenner’s mom in the hospital; Mary’s son John; Odi’s friend Blanca with cancer;  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, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; 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; Fred’s friend John with cancer; Roy’s daughter Bonny with cancer in NY.

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

    Your Finances:

    • December 16: Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,428.00   
    • December 16: Income for Outreach Expenses: $    486.00      

    Thanks for your Generosity!

    Have a Great Week, J.S

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    Rosemary's Blessing:    

    May God’s love and mercy encircle you today

    With living laughter that renews and saves.

    May bright hope lead you further on your way

    And in your life may you celebrate his word

    And be a witness to a gentle and gracious Lord.

    A Book of Irish American Blessings & Prayers    Andrew Greeley

     

    M.E. 2-3-13

    Mary Ellen reading Jeremiah.

    Special Thanks:

    • For Reading:   Mary Ellen and Mike
    • For Serving:  Georgie & Kevin
    • For the Communion Bread:  Alison
    • For the Wine & Cups:  Beth
    • For the Music: Ray  & Shonda & Bethany
    • For the Pictures & Video: Jan, Rick & Beth, John
    • For the coffee and pastries:  Marlene, Jerry & Jackie  & Loretta
    • For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

     

    Mike 2-3-13

    Mike reading 1 Corinthians 13.

    Birthdays: Katie Urbanczyk (27, Thursday), Becky & Christine Saturday at Rice), Geri Moran (Thursday), Natalie Gorman (11, Tuesday), Kayla (4 Tuesday), Candy Kern (Monday), Gilberto (Monday), Kevin Bresson (24, today, Sunday)

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    Mike holding Geri's Cupcake of The Week because it is her birthday and she could not come. Will Geri see the cupcake? Tune in next week.

    We Remember  

    Bill Ekes having an eye operation, noon, Monday;   Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on the death of Kate, their twin daughter;  Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;  And Donna's recuperation from hip surgery;  Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;  Janie's friend Wilbur;  Gerald's mom really sick;  Mark Ackerman’s recuperation from an operation and 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;

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    Play time with Leo, Zoe, and Torri.


      Rita;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;     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.

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    Buddy arriving with MIckey Mouse.

      
     Your Finances: February 3, 2013

    Expenses:     $2540.00 

    Outreach:     $1240.00  

     We donated this week: 

    1.   Nothing special this week.

        Thanks for your Generosity 

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

      Video:   Exit Hymn, Blessed be the Lord  (2 min.)

           

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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

    The Christmas Story will always be the story of Emmanuel, of God-with-us, always and everywhere, in the everyday, in the chaos, in the flight into exile, in the love between a man and a woman and in the birth of a child. It is the story of God who heals, empowers and loves us just as we are – in our greatness and our foolishness. As we anticipate the joy, the love and the peace that are God's Christmas gifts to us, let us receive them with gratitude and be sure to unfold them and share them especially where they need to be more visible.

     

    Sister Jean Amore, CSJ, Principal, Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, N.Y.

     

     

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    Mary Jane reading from the prophet Micah

     

    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:   Mary Jane & John
    •    For The Team:  Georgie  &  Buddy
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
    •    For the Wine & Cups:    Mary
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick  &  Mike  &  Connie
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Tom &  Becky & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben
    •    For the Music:  Shonda & Ben
    •    For all who helped with communion 
    •    For John & Mike helping with the celebration                                                    

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    John reading from Hebrews.

                                    

     Birthdays:   Ben (last Tuesday), Alex Grattifiori (21, Tuesday), Meredith (Wednesday), Connie Bresson (Thursday)

     

     

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's mom in W. VA & for Darbyanne;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother,Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen;   For Carol's continued 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 Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

       

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The 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;   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; 

     

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    Happy Birthday, Ben.  How come you are still a kid at heart?  To say nothing about being a wako!   Thanks, Ben for being The Best.  Yes, I am jealous of your music students, too.  Room for me in one of your classes?

     

    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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    Can we trust Caroline to deliver Alex' birthday cupcake to him without more than a slice missing?  Thanks, Caroline. 

     

    Your Finances, December, 23,  2018

    Expenses:   $1100.00

    Outreach:    $530.00 

    Donated last week: 250 lbs. food & a $25 check to the Network of Community Ministries.

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

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    Happy Birthday, My Dear Connie.

     

     

     

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    Thanks, Dear Zoe, for lighting our 4 Advent candles this morning.

     

    Bulletin 3 on the Lumbar Stenosis event:

    1. Back operation date, 12/28/18, Day surgery at Dallas Presby.
    2. Spinal surgeon, Dr. Jones-Quaidoo.  Check the September, 2018 issue of D Magazine.
    3. The process: a laminectomy & a discectomy, work on pinched nerves and discs.

     

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    Welcome back, Jim Simari.  Nice to see you seated next to your son, John

     

    Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

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    Thanks, My Dear Harper, for making my special Christmas tree ornament.  You are special to me.

     

    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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    Welcome home, My Dear Sabrina.  Not only have your parents and I missed you, but all of Dallas, too.

     

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    Welcome tomorrow Christmas Eve to this marvelous room.   Is that not Van Gogh on the back wall?