1st Sunday of Lent, February 22, 2026

Rosemary's Blessing:     

 May you hear the voice of God

In the raging storm and in the quiet breeze

In the loving whisper and in the angry cry

And may the God of invitations, surprises and mysteries

Bless you and guide you always.

Andrew M. Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings & Prayers

 

   Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Mike and Geri
•    For The Team:   Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Claire & Ray
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Mike, John & Connie 
•    For the coffee and extras:   John, Beth & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Bethany
•    For all who helped with communion

 

 

 

Birthdays:   Bobby Ekes (55, today), Ben Farmer (27,  today), Cole Carey (22, Monday), Ben Kern (12, Tuesday), Doug Kite (60, Thursday), The Gerwer Quads (7, Friday)

Anniversaries:

Jackie & Rick (14^th, Tuesday)

 

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Beth's sister, Katy, who just died recently;   The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla; For Fred, our buddy and supporter for years, who moved to the other side recently;    For Curtis, another buddy and longtime supporter, who  died recently, and for the family;    For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor;    for Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;   For Rita;  Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;    for Nina Tucker's dad;    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;   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.

 

 

Your Finances, January 11, 2015

Expenses:   $910.00

Outreach:   $205.00

Thanks for your Generosity.

 We donated this week:  $300 to Plano Homes

Video: Exit hymn, Only a Shadow of Your Love, 2 minutes, 

 

 

 

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

 

  

 

Rosemary's Blessing

May you be blessed with
warmth in your home,
love in your heart,
peace in your soul
and joy in your life.

An Irish Blessing

 
  

 Special Thanks:    

• For Reading: Noah & Richard
• For Serving: Kevin Doherty 
• For the Communion Bread: Claire Occhipinti
• For the Wine Cups:  Rob & Beth
• For the Music:  Ben & Wendy
• For the Pictures:  Jan & RIchard
• For the altar: Denni & Jan
• For the coffee and feast: Marlene & Cindy, Mary Jane & John, & Everybody

Happy Birthday:  Don Mattingly & Georgie (9); Leo (3 days old); Michelle & Randolph's twins (5 hours old as of 9:30 this morning)

 
  

Happy Anniversary:

Patricia & Fred (day 1)

Erin & Peyton (with Sienna) (day 1)

Richard & Sheila Baack (28th)

 
 

Please Remember:

 Shonda & the new member of our music team, Mr. Leo Winkler, who arrived Thursday,  AND Michelle, who just gifted us with twins this morning, at 4:30;  Jackie Ritter's hand operation Tuesday;   Evi, Barbara Senter's sister, who just died with cancer in Germany;  Patty Hammond's brother Bill, who just died;  Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke;   Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;    Warren & Barb's friend,  Phil Fruge;   Gilberto Delgado's mom;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter;  Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning & Wally's sister, Chris;   Marilyn Ackerman's  brother, Dick, and their grand daughter, Alex;  Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;  David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle; Bill Smith's daughter, Tammy;   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; for the recuperation of Jerry's right knee;    Rita Dore;   Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, &  Jim;    Margie's mom; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino,   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;   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:   Richard reading

Picture 2:   Wendy & Ben 

Picture 3:   Tom & Theresa 

Picture 4:   Brunch

 

  Video:    Begin Mass:

 

 

 

 

Your Finances: October 3:

 Expenses:  $ 875.00

Outreach:  $ 500.00

 

Thanks for the Generosity

 

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

 

Isaiah 11:  Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them.
Romans 15:  May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus, that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew 3:  I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I.  I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

 

Thanks…   
Music,  Ben & Shonda
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 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 Ron

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:   Fred 12/8
Anniversaries:

 

Expenses: $  610.00
Outreach: $   130.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Prayer for Good Humor
by St. Thomas More

Grant me, O Lord, good digestion, and also something to digest.
Grant me a healthy body, and the necessary good humor to maintain it.
Grant me a simple soul that knows to treasure all that is good
and that doesn’t frighten easily at the sight of evil,
but rather finds the means to put things back in their place.
Give me a soul that knows not boredom, grumblings, sighs and laments,
nor excess of stress, because of that obstructing thing called “I.”
Grant me, O Lord, a sense of good humor.
Allow me the grace to be able to take a joke to discover in life a bit of joy,
and to be able to share it with others.

 

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.

 

Special Welcome to Reid, Brady, Trey, and Cameron this morning, January 16.

The Gerwers have arrived!!  J.S.

Their link: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com

Rosemary's Blessing: 

Father,

We thank you for our political freedom. 

Help us never to take it for granted and to strive that freedom

be experienced by everyone in our land, 

especially the poor and the oppressed  and eventually  by all mankind.

 Adapted from A Prayer on the Fourth of July  by Andrew  Greeley.  Taken from A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers

 

                                           Claire reading the prophet Ezekiel.

 

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Claire and Beth
•    For The Team:  Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:   Cindy
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Mary
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Marlene, Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Collin, Wendy, & Bethany 
•    For all who helped with communion

 

  Beth reading 2 Corinthians with Emma volunteering to help.

     

Birthdays:  Carol Eshelbrenner (today), Brent (38^th, Monday), Ryan Ekes, Kim Cross (both Tuesday), Paul Bieda (54, Wednesday), Cindy Cramer (Thursday)

Anniversaries:

Jan & Sir Charlie (53^rd, Sunday, today)

 

        For Carol's birthday, no cupcake, thanks, but a Cliff Bar.

 

Please Remember these special people:

For our three special little dears, Vivian and Genevieve and McKinley;  For  Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer;  For Anthony;    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 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 son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;    The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   For Fred & Maureen’s  daughter, Kathleen, with cancer;     For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor, Vivian;        For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

 

                Cupcake of The Week to Cindy for her birthday.
 

                                                     

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;   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;  

 

   For their 53rd, Cupcake of The Week to Jan & Sir Charlie.  How did she do it??

 

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.

 

              The debut of Collin subbing for Ray.  Excellent music.

 

Your Finances, July 5, 2015

Expenses:   $785.00

Outreach:   $320.00

We donated this week $300 to Plano Homes.

 Thanks for your Generosity.

 

                                              The Team

 

 Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

              A special friend says, "See you next week, Folks."
 

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 God grant you the strength and faith to

Count your blessings, not your crosses;

Count your gains not your losses.

Count your joys not your woes;

Count your friends not your foes.

Count your health not your wealth;

And love your neighbor as much as yourself. 

An Irish Blessing

 

 

                            Rob reading the prophet Amos.

 

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:   Rob & Beth
•    For The Team:  Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:   Claire
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Mary
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie, Mike & Beth
•    For the coffee and extras:   Marlene, Jackie & Beth 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Collin & Wendy
•    For all who helped with communion

 

                                     Beth reading Ephesians.      

 

Birthdays:   Joe Gorham (80, Today, Sunday), John Schanot (Monday), Caroline Grattifiori (Saturday), plus Brent, Paul, and Kim from last week

Anniversaries:

Ron & Marilyn (Monday)

 

                        Cupcake of The Week to Joe for 80.

 

Please Remember these special people:

For our three special little dears, Vivian and Genevieve and McKinley;  For  Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer;  For Anthony;    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 Fred & Maureen’s  daughter, Kathleen, with cancer;     For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

 

                  Cupcake of The Week to John on his birthday. 

                                                     

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;   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;  

 

                      Cupcakes of The Week to Brent and Mike.

 

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.

 

            Cupcakes of The Week to Laura & her cousin for being                                    good friends.

 

Your Finances, July 12, 2015

Expenses:   $1780.00

Outreach:   $ 410.00

We donated this week $2000 to Souls Harbor.

 Thanks for your Generosity.

 

 Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

                              Rosemary reading her blessing. 

 

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