23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 6, 2026

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Lord,

May we never take our freedom for granted,

and help us to strive so that this same freedom

may be experienced by everyone in our country,

especially the poor and the oppressed,

and eventually by all humankind.

Andrew Greeley,  A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers  

 

 

Our Special Thanks 

•  For Reading:   Mary Ellen and Mike
•  For The Team:   Kevin & Georgie
•  For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•  For the Wine & Cups: Jan & Charlie
•  For the Pictures & Video:   Connie & John & Rick
•  For the coffee and pastries:  Geri & Jackie & Jerry
•  For the  altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•  For the Music:  Bethany & Ray

 

 

 Birthdays:  John Schanot (Saturday), Mike Miller, (Friday),

Cindy Cramer (Tuesday), Ryan Ekes and Kim Crossk (Today, Sunday)

Anniversaries:

Ron and Marilyn (50^th, Saturday!)

We Remember:

 

 Ed Walker's 3 year old niece who got bitten by a rattle snake Thursday night;  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;   John Doherty's dad who is declining rapidly; Diane Holcomb who is recovering from a bad bike crash;   Dee's friend Carole and Cole, 17, facing brain surgery;  John Simari’s friend Kieth; Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill;   Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friend, Mike & Tara;     Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul;    

 

 

 

 Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson with cancer, David and Sue, her sister &
Sue's husband, Jim; Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother   (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Rita

 Bernadette Delgado's mom &  Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman'smom & brother, Dick; Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, withcancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer; Connie  Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; 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: July 7, 2013

 Expenses:   $1575.00

Outreach:   $ 810.00

We donated this week: 

1.  Nothing special this week. 

 Thanks for your Generosity.

Video: Entrance hymn, Glory & Praise, 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 you …

• Take time to be aware that in the very midst of our busy preparations for the celebration of Christ's birth in ancient Bethlehem, Christ is reborn in the Bethlehems of our homes and daily lives. 
• Take time, slow down, be still, be awake to the Divine Mystery that looks so common and so ordinary yet is wondrously present.

Edward Hays, Take Time to Be Aware from A Pilgrim's Almanac

  Ron reading Isaiah

Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Ron & Claire 
• For the Communion Bread:  Claire
• For Serving: Noah
• For the Books & Wine Cups: Cliff & Jean & Rob & Beth
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Celeste & Hue
• For the Coffee & Juice: Richard & Monica 
• For the Pictures:  Jan Keszler & Beth Robinson 

Claire reads 2 Peter     

Happy Birthday:    Genny Mattingly, Loretta Garcia Williams, Chebino, T.C. Fleming; Sean Kless (3), and Noah (12) 

Happy Anniversary:

• Tom & Denni Zurchin (33rd)

• Joff & Gail Bentley (20th)

• Gene Huffler & Jill (1 week)

Please Remember:     Rose Banzhaf's dad who died Monday Morning; Lacee's friend Alexcia Rey, who was related to the family of 7 who all died when their car went over the bridge in Mexico; Maureen's brother Michael; Mary's recuperation from her knee operation & son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & Rick in Chicago;  Ken Cramer's brother Don; Jackie's friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode; a little 10 year old friend of mine having a tough time; Alice Culhain's cousin Janiva's husband Jeff Turmes sick in the hospital with fluid on his lungs; 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 recuperating from an operation & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, son, & 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 & Lisa's friend Shelly & Uncle Keith; David & Rita;  George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite who is not doing well; 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 someday holds his grandchildren in his lap.

  Brunch

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

Your Finances:

December 7: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,362.00 
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $    794.00      

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

Rosemary's Blessing: 

A Prayer For Growing Old Gracefully

 Lord, Thou knowest better than I myself that I am growing older and will someday be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion.

Release me from craving to straighten out everybody's affairs. Make me thoughtful but not moody; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom, it seems a pity not to use it all; but Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end. Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give me wings to get to the point. Seal my lips on my aches and pains; they are increasing, and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.

I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and a lessening cock-sureness when my memory seems to clash with the memories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be mistaken.

Keep me reasonably sweet, for a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the devil. Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places and talents in unexpected people; and give me, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.

Amen.

 

 

 Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Bill & Nancy           
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Claire & Jan
•  For the Wine Cups: Sir Charlie 
• For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Shonda & Leo
• For the Pictures & Video:  Charlie & Beth & John
• For the pastries & coffee: Joan & Jackie, Ron & Marilyn
•  For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Ray

 Birthdays: Jackie Urbanczyk, Marianne Elwell, Dee Miller   

 

  Lisa's sister, Pam and Louis & Jim;  Dorothy Perry;  Bob Dunbar with shingles;    Rita;     Alison's recuperation;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;  Julia Grenier;   Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's brother, Dick, recuperating from a back operation & broken wrists;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;  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  in assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary; Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer; 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; Fred's friend John with cancer;  for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

  Video:   Candle Lighting (1 minute)  

 

                                                                                                                                    

Your Finances: March 4, 2012

Expenses:   $1500.00

 Outreach:  $ 935.00

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.

   

 

   Video:   Rosemary reading her blessing  (1 min.)

   

 Rosemary’s Blessing: 

We give thanks for our bread,

We give thanks for our butter,

And most of all,

We give thanks for each other.

For each new morning with its light,

For rest and shelter of the night,

For health and food,

For love and friends,

For everything Thy goodness sends.

 Father in heaven

We thank thee.

 Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Jackie reading Sirach

 Special Thanks–

• For Reading:   Patricia & Jackie
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Greek Communion Bread:  John Cade's Greek mother in law, Caliope
• For the Wine & Cups:  Mike & Judy
• For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Shonda
• For the Pictures & Video: Rick & Jan,  John & Connie
• For the coffee and pastries:  Bill, Jackie & Jerry
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ray

 

  Birthdays:  Frank Esparza (Monday), Mary Ellen (Wednesday), Ron Ackerman & Dave Tichner (Thursday), Diane McMahon (75, Today, Sunday), & John Cade (78 Sunday)

Anniversary:

Cliff & Jean Wright (17^th, Wednesday)

John & Connie Bresson (26^th, Nov. 14)

 We Remember  

  The Banzhaf Family;  Mike’s upcoming & postponed hip operation;  Mark Ackerman’s recuperation from an operation and Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;   Bob McGrath Jr. with cancer;  Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;   Patricia’s husband, Fred, who had quadruple bypass a few weeks ago;  Bill Hammond's broken ankle;  Alexander Occhipinti;    Diane McClurg's good friend, Suzy McGonigle with cancer;    Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;

 

  Lisa's Ackerman’s  Lucus Quiocho going to Afghanistan & his mom depressed about it;   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.

 

  Your Finances: November 18, 2012

Expenses:    $1820.00    

Outreach:    $ 685.00    

We donated this week: 

    1.  $2000 to Soul’s Harbor via Brent Burmaster, the director

     Thanks for your Generosity 

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

Video:   Closing Hymn    (1 1/2 min.)

 
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 God bless you with enough foolishness
to believe that you can make a difference
in this world, in your neighborhood,
so that you will courageously try
what you don't think you can do, but,
in Jesus Christ you'll have all the strength necessary.

"Troubadour: A Missionary Magazine," published by the Franciscan Missionary Society

 

Want to catch an excellent homily by Rabbi David Stern of Temple Emanu-El (20 minutes):  

https://www.tedallas.org/sermons

 

 

 

Jackie reading from the Great prophet Isaiah (2)
 

 

 

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Jackie & Richard
•    For The Team:    Georgie & Buddy 
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Claire
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie & Mike  & Rosemary
•    For the coffee and extras: Becky & Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:     Ben & Wendy
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

 

 

Richard reading from Philippians.

 

Birthdays:   Holly Kern (24, Sunday, today), Beth Duggan (46, Tuesday), Judy Carrell, Wendy (2 weeks ago), Sophia (9, Tuesday)

 

Anniversaries:

Tom & Becky Good (38^th, Tuesday)

John Cade (56^th of ordination in Carmelites)

         

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week
   

                                                                                                             

 

Please Remember these special people

For Bill Hammond's recovery from rotater cuff surgery, which is expected to take a whole year;  Mike's swollen knee;   For Myron Hubble;    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 a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom; For Cliff & Jean;   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

 

 

 

Yes, Bill, this cupcake is guaranteed to help heal that rotator cuff surgery and hopefully reduce that recuperation time from one year.

 

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;

 

 

 

Thanks, Emma, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week and to you, Sophia, happy 9th birthday this week.  You girls are special.  

 

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.

 

 

 

Happy Birthday to you, too, dear Beth.
 

 

Your Finances, September 24, 2017

Expenses:   $1670.00

Outreach:    $ 740.00

To Souls Harbor:  $2000

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

And the Good News, it's a boy.  Congratulations, Wendy, and happy birthday a couple of weeks late.

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

 

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

Happy 56th Anniversary, John, of your ordination as a Carmelite priest.

 

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.

 

 

Happy Birthday, Sandra, a week late.  It is a good year.

 

 

Nuts, Brent, we are out of cupcakes again.   I can offer you only this little check.

Rosemary's Blessing of The Week,  

 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

 

 

Nina reading from Sirach

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Nina and John
•    For The Team:  Kevin &  Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Beth & Mike & Connie  
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:   Ray & David & Bethany             
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

 

 

John reading from 1 Corinthians.

 

Birthdays:   Dana Dinsmore (25, Tuesday), 

 

 Anniversaries:  

John & Alison (23rd, Tuesday)

John & Lambrini (23rd, Saturday)

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Ron Ackerman with cellulitis;   For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;   For Christine Drescher in hopital;   For Dee;    For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom;   For Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ;       For Cliff & Jean;    For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;    For Anthony;   For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer;     For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery;

 

 

Happy 23rd Anniversary, John, to you and Lambrini.

 

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 90;   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 Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;     Frank’s & Mary's niece, Lisa, with brain cancer, Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons;     Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

 

And Happy 23rd Anniversary to you two, Alison and John.  Wanna take bets on who gets that cupcake?

 

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents & daughter of her best friend, Mekala plus her baby, and Stephanie, and Barbara;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler & Kaitlen;

 

 

And Happy Birthday to you, Hue.  Thanks for all you do for our sound system.

 

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 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 to you, too, Tom, a week late.  We saved that cupcake for you all week.  (Not really, folks.)

 

Your Finances, February 12, 2017

Expenses:   $720.00

Outreach:   $380.00                            

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

                                                                                                             

 

 

Thanks for being our special Candle Lighters of The Week, Tori and Zoe.  You did great.                                                                                                                    

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

Happiness is an iPad in a corner, sez Zoe.  

 

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.

 

 And says the Beautiful Harper, "See you all next week."