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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, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.

Amen.

 Seventeenth Century Nun’s Prayer

Geri reading Revelations.

Our Special Thanks 

• For Reading:   Mike & Geri 
• For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Cindy & Kim
• For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
• For the Pictures & Video:   John & Connie, Jan & Rick,  and Beth
• For the coffee and pastries: Ron & Marilyn, Jackie  
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
• For the Music: Ray  &  Shonda & Bethany

Mike reading Acts.

  
Birthdays:  Brittany Carey (27, Friday), Tony Whitley (75, Thursday), Fred Macchio (75, Tuesday)

Anniversaries:

Katie Tomas & Jeremy Foust (0 Day, just married)

Daniel Fleming & Stephanie (Day 1, today)

Rob & Casey (10^th, Saturday)

Randolph & Michelle (16^th, Thursday)

John & Alison (19^th, Tuesday)

Tony & Jo (35^th, Wednesday)

John & Connie (22^nd, today, Sunday)

Chuck receiving the special, total community blessing for his struggle with cancer.

We Remember:

Chuck Pratt and his cancer;  John's Caliope, who fell last Sunday;   John Doherty's dad who is declining rapidly;  Diane Holcomb who is recovering from a bad bike crash;  John Simari’s friend Kieth;  Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill;  Tom Quinn's shoulder surgery coming up May 15, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer;  Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friend, Mike & Tara, plus their family friends who lost a 20 week old baby son;     Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul;  Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on their new grandkid, Warren;     Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;  Janie's friend Wilbur;  Gerald's mom really sick;  Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;      Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Rita

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;  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.

 Your Finances: April 21, 2013

Expenses:     $765.00

Outreach:     $675.00    

We donated this week: 

1.   Nothing special this week.

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

 Video: Recessional, City of God (2 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: next week

Denni reading the Prophet Isaiah.

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:  John & Mary Jane & Claire, Tom & Denni, & John 
•    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:   Mike & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:   Ray and David and Shonda and Bethany
•    For all who helped with Communion 

Tom reading from Philippians.

Birthdays:    Tom Zurchin (Tuesday), Kerry Tucker (Friday)

Note for Holy Thursday & Good Friday: 7:00 P.M., Marlene's, 2017 Keystone, Plano.  Welcome.

Reading The Passion, John, Claire, & Mary Jane.

Please Remember these special people:

For Rob's mom who just died Thursday at 94;  For Mary's friend Jennifer Lemin, who just died this week with breast cancer;  For Connie Bresson's mom;  For Rose Banzhaf who broke some bones in a skiing accident;  For Ron Ackerman with cellulitis;   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 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 John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery; Connie Bresson's mom & friend struggling with cancer;

Happy retirement, Connie.  

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;     Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Thanks, Cole, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.

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;

Love for Kids' Picnic, Fred and Patricia, & The Old Geezer.

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.

Thanks Bill Hammond, for inviting us all to volunteer at The Love for Kids Picnic.   We had about 27 community members present.  

Your Finances, April 9, 2017

Expenses:   $1185.00

Outreach:   $ 450.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Good Morning, Greg and Erin, Cole and Diane.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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Good Morning, Rich and Ruth.  Thanks for sharing your son Ray with us.  His music is The Best.

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 you learn to see your self

With the same delight,

Pride and expectation

With which God sees you in every moment.                                                                          

To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue

Denni reading from The Great Prophet Isaiah (the third here).

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:  Denni & Tom
•    For The Team:   Kevin & Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan & Sir Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie, Mike & Beth
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Geri & Jackie & Michelle
•    For the altar & sound: Hue & Jackie
•    For the Music:   Ray & Bethany & Shonda 
•    For all who helped with communion   

Tom reading from Hebrews.

Birthdays:    Kara Butterly (16, Wednesday), John Simari (retiring the end of the week

Anniversaries:

Bernadette & Gilberto (51, Today, Sunday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Special:  Please don't forget Anthony's Legos. 

Please Remember these special people:

For Carol’s treatment;  For John Schanot's treatment;   For Brent's mom;   For Frank's treatment;    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 Dee and Mike;   For Tom Good;     For Cliff & Jean;   For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Laura's sister Claudia; For Bernadette's mom;  For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;          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 John & Jean's son John Louis;    For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

Thanks, Buddy, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  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 Nadia's friend, Shannon Freeman;   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;    Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Happy 51 Years, Gil and Bern.  Who are those little kiddies hanging around you and for what reason?

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler;    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 & her Margaret, Jim, & Christopher;   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.

Congratulations, John, on retirement this week.

Your Finances, August 21, 2016

Expenses:   $1910.00 

Outreach:   $  875.00

Donated today:  $1500 to Souls Harbor via Brent.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Thanks, Brent, for the marvelous work you do as director of Souls Harbor.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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Welcome in, Molly, a delight to have you with us. 

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.

Georgie says, "See you all next week, Folks, welcome back."

In connection with our First Blessing of The Men:

Life is a circle; it's beginning is its end,

Going on forever, beginning when time began.

Enclosed within the circle is every thought of love, 

Gliding on the winds of time, on the wings of a dove.

In the center of the circle is the hardened core of hate,

Bringing upon the wars of the world and may someday bring its fate.

But then life is a circle; it's beginning is it's end,

Going on forever beginning when time began.

 Life is a circle; it's beginning is it's end,

As it was in the beginning it shall be again.

Poem by our David Hoover

Special Thanks: 

·   For Reading:  Larry Thompson & Chuck Pratt

· For the Communion Bread: Carol Eshelbrenner 

· For the Wine Cups & Cross:  Nancy & Ron

· For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy

· For the Pictures:  Jan & Beth & Richard Baack

· For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

· For the coffee & donuts & cake: Jo & Tony & Joan

For all the women who helped with the special blessing

  
 
    
Happy Birthday:   Jessica Bresson (28 last Thursday), Sue Tomas (last Friday),  Alison DeGenova (last Tuesday), 

Happy Anniversary:

George & Marianne Elwell (15th last Tuesday)

Joe & Rita Hogan (29th)

Warren & Barb Wittek (31st)

Louie & Lorraine Federico (40)

Jeff & Penny Morrow (40)

Chuck & Sandra Pratt (49)

Please Remember:

 Tony's Daughter & newbord baby girl; Carol Eshelbrenner's mom who broke her hip; Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning; The Robinsons' son, Geordie;  Cathy Lynn; Marilyn Ackerman's mother who broke her hip & who is visiting now in Dallas from Rochester; Dina McPherson after a motorcycle fall; Jim Drescher; 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; 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;  Matt Baggert & his family & parents;   Rita Dore;   Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;  Warren & Barb's friend,  Phil Fruge;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Tom & Teresa's friend Neva Flynn with cancer & Teresa's niece, Angel & friend, Diane Kreitzer;   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:   Larry Thompson reading

Picture 2:   Chuck Pratt reading

Picture 3:   Blessing of all The Men

Picture 4:    Blessing of all The Men

Video:  The Final Blessing for all The Men   

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

Your Finances: June 20:

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 2020.00

Income for Outreach Expenses: $   925.00

Thanks for the Generosity

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

Rosemary's Blessing: May your work bring

• Order where there is chaos,

• Wisdom where there is ignorance,

• Purpose where there is confusion,

• Laughter where there is pain,

• Challenge where there is boredom,

• And God's Holy Peace where there is hate.  Greeley: Irish American Blessings & Prayers

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Alenxandra & Penny 
• For the Communion Bread: John & Allison, Sabrina & Anthony 
• For Serving:  Anthony & Noah 
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol,  Nancy
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Celeste & Hue
• For the coffee & Juice: Gilberto & Bernadette 

Happy Birthday: Carl Falke; Jo Whitley; Audry Landry, (14); Megan Kite (20); Mary Harrell (17); Maureen Macchio

Happy Anniversary: 

• Kerry & Nina Tucker (21st)

• David & Caroline Grattifiori (23rd)

• Rudy & Bertha De La Garza (31st)

• Richard & Monica Froebe

• Rob & Beth Robinson (34th)

• Ken & Cindy Cramer (46th) 

Please Remember:   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; Maureen Macchio's brother Michael with cancer;  Rick Cardenas's wife Linda & brother Bob;  Mike's Moran's mom, Marge; Carol's sister Ann; Nina's mom & Jon's back operation, 19th;  Barb Wittek's friend Lois, her brother; Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis; Jackie's Jack Brown & neighbor, Earl;  Nina's friend Nancy;  Mary's son John; Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel; Cindy Cramer's friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane's dad & cousin Judy; 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 Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Roy's son Chris,  Margarita's Matt Gomez on tour 3, & 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; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred's friend John with cancer & Maureen's friend Sharon; Casey & Rob plus Cameron & Reid, Brady & Trey.

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

Note: Dec. 16, Meyerson Dallas Symphony Christmas Concert, $55 per ticket.  If you would like to join our group, let us know soon.  We will buy tickets this week.

Your Finances:

August 31: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,145.00 
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $    622.00   

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

Rosemary’s Blessing:

May you learn to see yourself

With the same delight,

Pride and expectation

With which God sees you in every
moment.

 To Bless the Space Between Us, by John O’Donohue

Bernadette reading Isaiah.

Our Special Thanks 

•    For Reading:   The Delgados, Bernadette and Gilberto
•    For The Team: Kevin & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison & Claire
•    For the Wine & Cups: Jan
•    For the Pictures & Video:   John, Beth & Rick 
•    For the coffee
  and pastries:   Jackie & Jerry
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany

Gil reading Hebrews.

 Birthdays:  Teresa Quinn (Saturday), Marsha Farmer (Thursday), Marilyn Ackerman (Wednesday), Kara Butterly (13 Monday)

Anniversaries:

Rose & Wally Banzhaf (42^nd Tuesday)

If you did not consider yourself crazy for riding 100 miles in the heat, this will confirm it. Mile 20 rest stop. Local kids put on a tableau.

 For Irene Urbanczyk, Rick's mom in Buffalo, who is just about ready to move to the Other Side, that she do so peacefully;   Monica's medical deal last Tuesday;  Jan's family members who are doing badly & Charlie's brother in law with cancer;    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. 

See that blue and white tent? Check it out for boxes of 5-6 varieties of cookies home made by the ladies of the town of Electra. All rest stop personnel are volunteer. Rest stop 30 miles.

 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;  Rita

Best Rest Stop for shade and comfort at 75 miles. A grove of pecan trees and live oaks.

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.

68 mile rest stop. The later the ride, the more the gassed riders. Lots of medical support with IV's and cold packs.

Your Finances: August 25, 2013

Expenses:   $2335.00

Outreach:   $ 980.00

We donated this week: 

1.   $2000 to Soul's Harbor through Brent, the director.

2.   $300 to Plano Community Homes.

Thanks for your Generosity.

Hell's Gate at the 60 mile rest stop. 100 milers have to pass this point before a given time, like 11:30, or they get turned back to Wichita Falls by a short route.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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 Video: Entrance hymn, 2 minutes

 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.