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 Rosemary's Blessing of The Week

O Holy One,

Abide with us

In this hour,

In our rest,

In all the time that is ours

    in the year to come.

Let your blessing rest

Upon us, within us, around us

    in this moment and in

    all the moments to come.

In your name we pray.

A Blessing by Ken Phillips

 

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Rob reading from The Great Prophet Isaiah (II this week)

 


Our Special Thanks

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

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Beth reading from 1 Corinthians.

 

Birthdays:   Cheryl (last week), Doug Kite (62, Monday), The Gerwer Kids (9, Tuesday), Becky Good (Wednesday).

 

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Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Carol's recuperation;     For Tom Good;   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 Jan’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;

 

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Happy 14th Birthday, Ben.  I remember when you were 1.

 

For Geri's friend, Elsa Billman, 88, whose house burned;  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;

 

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Happy Birthday a week late, Dear Cheryl.

 

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents & daughter of her best friend, Mekala;   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler & Kaitlen;     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 that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

 

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Ben, you make a super Candle Lighter of the Week.

  

Your Finances, January 15, 2017

Expenses:   $890.00 

Outreach:   $400.00                           

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

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A good day to be inside.  Anybody already tired of winter?

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

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Our Father.
 

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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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"See you next week, Everybody," sez Leo.

 

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    Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

     

    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, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.

    Amen.

    17th Century Nun’s Prayer

     

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    John reading from Exodus.

     

     

    Thanks to these special people:

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

     

     

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    Connie reading from 1 Corinthians.

     

     

    Birthdays:   Dee (80, Saturday), Ben  (11, Saturday)

     

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

     

     

    Remember these special people

    For Ray & Beth & Barb & Bill & John O'Donnell;   For Carol's recuperation; For Tom Good & his operation recuperation;   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

     

     

     

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    For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 93;   For Connie's nephew, Fred;  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;

     

     

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    Happy Birthday, Diane.

     

     

    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.

     

     

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    Happy Birthday, Ben.  We've been saving this cupcake for you for weeks. (not really)

     

     

    Your Finances, March 4, 2018

    Expenses:   $870.00

    Outreach:    $565.00

     

    This week we donated $2,000 to Soul's Harbor.

     

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

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    Hi, Tori, Thanks to you and Zoe for bering our Candle Lighters of The Week.

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S.

    (214-783-0443)

     

     

     

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    Happy Birthday, Dee, and thanks for inviting us to celebrate your 80 years.

     

     

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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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    Sorry, Brent, no more cupcakes for you.  Just this little check for Souls Harbor.

     

  • John Stack

    Hello Everyone.  I am happy to report that John had his surgery on Friday.  Everything went well and he is a happy camper.  He walked down the hall tonight with his walker and NO pain.  He comes home tomorrow.  

    Special thanks to Mike Carrell  who spent the day in the hospital with John waiting for the surgery.

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    Rosemary's Blessing: 

          This day and always may God's strength direct you,
    May his Power sustain you,
    May his Wisdom guide you, and
    May his Vision light you.
     

    Jo 11-16

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading: Scott & Jo 
    • For the Communion Bread:  Kim & Cindy 
    • For Serving: Noah
    • For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Rob & Beth
    • For the music: Ray & Wendy & Celeste & Hue
    • For the coffee & Juice: Alicia
    • For the pictures:  Jan Keszler 

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    Happy Birthday:  Megan Dulenti (13);  Renee Bresson (17); Richard Baack; Blair & Blake (19); Jane Drake; Penny Morrow; Danny McCoy, & Mary Ellen.

    Happy Anniversary: John & Connie Bresson (23rd)

    Please Remember:     Cindy Cramer's friend Sarah Dixon who just went on life support & Ken's brother Don; Jackie's friends Earl Martineau & Jack Brown; Grace Leal's friend Paul Weaver; Andy Goode; a little 10 year old friend of mine having a tough time; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; Maureen Macchio's brother Michael with cancer;  Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis;    Mary's son John; 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; David Pastula's companions in the military overseas, 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; Rosemary's nephew, Kevin; 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.

    Quads Halloween 11-16


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


    Picture 4: Jo Whitley

    Picture 5: Guess Who

    Picture 6: The First Halloween

    Your Finances:

    November 16: 

    • Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,105.00 
    • Income for Outreach Expenses: $    150.00  

    Thanks for your Generosity!

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

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    Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week: 

    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  

     

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    Mike reading from 2 Kings.

     

    Special Thanks to these special people:

    •    For  the Readings:  Mike & Geri
    •    For The Team:   Kevin 
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
    •    For the Pictures:   Rosemary & Mike,  Rick & Connie
    •    For the coffee and extras:   John & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:    Ben & Wendy
    •    For all who helped with Communion 

     

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    Geri reading from Romans.

     

     

    Birthdays:   Carol Eschelbrenner (Wednesday), Brent (45, Thursday), Kim Crossk (Friday), Paul Bieda, 56, & Angie Stryker, 5 (both Saturday)

    Anniversaries:

    Jan & Sir Charlie, (55th, Wednesday)

     Note: invitation.   Carol invites everyone to her Birthday Party this Saturday, 1:00-5:00, July 8, 10525 Musketball, McKinney.  Let's celebrate a birthday!

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.
     

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Grace's mom who died Thursday a week ago;  For Jackie Urbanczyk;   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 Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;    For Anthony & Sabrina;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    

     

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    Happy 55th, You Crazies!   Jan, I don't know how you do it.

     

    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;    The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   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;

     

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    Brent, you finally arrived.  You got a cupcake.  Happy Birthday.

     

    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;

     

     

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    Richard, you can save that cupcake for Carol's big party Saturday afternoon.  We'll help her eat it.

     

    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 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.

     

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    Kevin, after helping all the kids to light the candles, today you scored.  You get the cupcake & thanks for all you do.

     

    Your Finances, July 2, 2017

    Expenses:   $765.00

    Outreach:   $405.00

     Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

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    Welcome in, Sheena & Rocco & Wendy (sisters).

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S

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    The Best, Wendy & Ben.

     

     

    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 in, Tim.  You were unanimously elected to get the last cupcake.

  • Sunday Announcements, January 13, Baptism

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading: Noah & Scott
    • For the Altar Bread: Carol Eshelbrenner
    • For Serving: Sabrina & Anthony
    • For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Rob & Beth
    • For the music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy , Hue, Rick & Jackie

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    Happy Birthday: David Hoover, Don Sessler, Doug Kite, Reagan & Ryleigh, Becky Good, Cole Griffin, Bobby Jo, & D’Arcy.

    Happy Anniversary:

    • Rick & Jackie (7th)

    Please Remember: Our friend Charlie Sawtelle; Libby’s uncle; Nina’s friend Nancy; Andy Goode’s friend Matt Casady; Mary’s son John; my friend Gil Swift; 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, Roy’s son Chris, & 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.

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

    Naomi

    Your Finances:

    • January 13:      Income for Running Expenses:          $2,009.00   
    • January 13:      Income for Outreach  Expenses:      $1,612.00         

    Thanks for your Generosity!

    Have a Great Week, J.S

  • Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026

    Isaiah 50:The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I am not disgraced; I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame.
    Philippians 2:Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness;. . . .
    Matthew 26:  He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The teacher says, “My appointed time draws near; in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples.”‘”

     

    John reading from the Book of Isaiah


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

    Connie reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians


    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 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.

    Tom, Lynda and Claire reading the Passion of the Lord according to Matthew


    Birthdays: 
    Barbara Wittek
    Anniversaries:

    Expenses: $  1,250.00
    Outreach: $    100.00
    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

    Shonda and Ben, the singer and musician


    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    Gethsemane by Mary Oliver

    The grass never sleeps.
    Or the roses.
    Nor does the lily have a secret eye that shuts until morning.

    Jesus said, wait with me. But the disciples slept.

    The cricket has such splendid fringe on its feet,
    and it sings, have you noticed, with its whole body,
    and heaven knows if it ever sleeps.

    Jesus said, wait with me.

    And maybe the stars did, maybe the wind wound itself into a silver tree, and didn’t move,
    maybe the lake far away, where once he walked as on a blue pavement, lay still and waited, wild awake.

    Oh the dear bodies, slumped and eye-shut, that could not
    keep that vigil, how they must have wept,
    so utterly human, knowing this too
    must be a part of the story.

     

    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.