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Cathy, in full form & dress. says "Welcome in, Everyone, and enjoy the story of my two ancestors who sailed on The Mayflower."

 

 

In remembrance of the 100th Anniversary of the end of the First World War – November 11, 1918 at 11:11 AM.

 

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead: Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved: and now we lie
In Flanders fields!

Taken from IN FLANDERS FIELDS
By Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

Composed at the battlefront on May 3, 1915 
during the second battle of Ypres, Belgium

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cemetery in Ypres, Belgium.

 

 

 

 

Thanks, Rosemary, for reading  On Flanders Field, to help honor the memory of The Signing on this 100 year anniversary.

 

Thanks to these special people

• For  the Readings: John & Cody
• For The Team:    Buddy  &  Georgie
• For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
• For the Special Communion Cups: Jan & Charlie
• For the Pictures:   Rick & Rosemary   
• For the coffee and extras:  Jackie & Mike Carrell
• For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue 
• For the Music:     Ben & Shonda 
• For Becky & her generous hospitality at Legacy
• For all who helped with communion

  

 

 

As Alison sez, "Only this much more until He shuts up."

 

Birthdays:  Karen Anderlick  (last Sunday) & John;   (last  John DeGenova (59, last Thursday), Rosemary (Wednesday) 

Anniversaries

John & Connie (32^nd, Wednesday)

 

 

 

Alison & Jan, our super welcome team.

 

 

Remember these special people

For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's cousin 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 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 Rosemary's niece, Beth and her partner, Sarah with cancer;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina; 

 

 

 

The Board of Directors planning Advent.

 

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;    or 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;  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; 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Karen.  We saved your cupcake from last week.

 

 

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; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

 

 

 

Forget not, Alison.  That cupcake is for John's birthday.

 

 

Your Finances, November 11, 2018

Expenses:    $615.00

Outreach:    $230.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody

 

 

 

Jan & Sir Charlie.  Jan, how do you do it?
 

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

Ben, thanks for exceptional work today!

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Nothing better than a Harper Hug!  Thanks, Harper.

 

 

 

 

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   

 

Special Announcement: June 13 through August 1 we are meeting at Sigler Elementary School, 1400 Janwood, Plano 75075 (corner of Brentwood, just west of Alma).  Janwood is the first street south of St. Mark’s.  Vines will be undergoing major renovation.

   

 

 

 

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:

• Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings each morning, thank you, Lord, that I can hear.  There are those who are deaf.
• Even though I keep my eyes tightly closed against the morning light as long as possible, thank you Lord, that I can see.  There are many who are blind.
• Even though I huddle in my bed and put off the effort of rising, thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise.  There are many who are bedridden.
• Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost, toast is burned, tempers are short, thank you, Lord for my family.  There are many who are lonely.
• Even though our breakfast table never looks like the pictures in the magazines and the menu is at times unbalanced, thank you, Lord, for the food we have.  There are many who are hungry.
• Even though the routine of my job is often monotonous, thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work.  There are many who have no job.
• Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day, and wish my circumstances were not so modest, thank you , Lord, for the gift of life.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Ron & Marilyn
• For the Communion Bread: Claire Occhipinti
• For Serving: T.J., Lacee, & Lorynne
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol & Beth
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Celeste & Hue
• For the Generosity of all of you who made the brunch and Casey & Rob’s baby shower terrific

Happy Birthday: Megan Carroll & her mom Angie, John Doherty, Dillon,  Natalie Gorman (6) Geri Moran, Scott, Hue Beavers, John Bresson, Duffy, & Grace Leal.

Happy Anniversary:

• Nikki & Keith (1st)
• Bobby & Debbie (22nd)

Please Remember:  Maureen Macchio’s mom Dolores McKenna who died Monday; Dee Miller’s operation; Barb Wittek’s friends Ronald & Alice Kirk; Libby’s uncle; Nina’s friend Nancy;  Mary’s son John; 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 & Maureen’s friend Sharon.

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

Your Finances:

• February 10:  Income for Running  Expenses: $1,570.50
• February 10:  Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 406.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

Rosemary’s Blessing

Group blessing of all the women of our community.  See below.

 

 Our Special Thanks:

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

 

 

 Birthdays:    Barb Senter (Tuesday),  Monica Froebe (51, Friday & Rich on the 19th), Stephen Kern (17, Friday)

Last week: Ron Senter (Friday), Patricia (68, Thursday), Cowboy Cole (5, Tuesday), Fred Martinez (41^st of ordination, Monday)

 

 

Anniversaries:  

Jessica Bresson & Steve (2nd, Monday)

Dick & Judy Thompson (11th, Tuesday)

Scott & Lily Thompson (22nd, Friday)

Last week:    Hugh and Sydney Bivona (7^th, Sunday)

                      Bill and Patty Hammond (46^th, Sunday)

 

 

 Please Remember these special people:

For Tom Quinn's surgery Friday;  for the father of Sheila Baach and Pat Haigh, who died this week;   for Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;  Cathy’s mom, Mary Dzuro, in heaven, and the family;  For Patty Hammond’s recuperation from knee replacements;      for a special girl named Missy Ackerman; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Fred and Maureen’s friend, Real Giguere;   Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;  

 

 

John Simari's collegue with the final stages of cancer;  Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;  Margie McKeon’s brother, Bill, with lung cancer;  Jackie's sister, Shellie;  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 new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friends, Mike and Tara;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita; 

 

 

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; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret and Jim; our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg just home from Korea, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Video: A Mother's Day blessing for all the women of our community, ca. 2 minutes,

  

Your Finances, May 11, 2014

Expenses:   $1305.00

Outreach:   $ 600.00

Last Week:

Expenses:   $260.00

Outreach:   $175.00

 

 

We Donated this week:  nothing special.

Thanks for your Generosity.

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: Oh God,

Open my eyes to the Beauty that surrounds me that I may walk through this day with the kind of Awareness that calls forth Grateful Living.  Seven Sacred Pauses, Macrina Widerkehr

 

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Carl & Cathy 
• For the Communion Bread: Carol & Richard 
• For Serving:  Sabrina & Anthony 
• For the Books & wine cups: John & Allison, Sabrina & Anthony, Rob & Beth 
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Celeste & Hue and Jay
• For the coffee & Juice: George & Marianne 
• For the pictures: Jan 

Happy Birthday: Carl Falke; Julie Kite; Claire Zurchin (23rd); Teresa McClure; Daniel Fleming (20th); Taylor Read (14th); & Shon

Happy Anniversary: 

• Doug & Teresa Read (14th)

• Mike & Geri Moran

Please Remember:   The refugees from Ike; John Cade's Monday by pass operation; Andy Goode; 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;  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 & Ken's brother Don;  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 

Your Finances:

September 14: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,430.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $  353.00

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, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.

Amen.

17^th Century Nun’s Prayer

 

 

Ash Wednesday this week.  Evening service, 7:00, Marlene's home,  2017 Keystone, Plano.   Welcome.

 

 

 

Denni reading from the book of Sirach.

                                                                                       

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Denni & Tom
•    For The Team:   John & Buddy & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Ken & Cindy
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie,  Mike,  Connie, & Rick
•    For the coffee and extras:   Tom & Becky & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue & Ben & Shonda
•     For all who helped with communion
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Tom reading from 1 Corinthians.

 

Birthdays:   Anthony DeGenova (20 last Tuesday),  Diane McClurg (last Wednesday),  (candle lighter)

 

 

Rosemary reading from her Blessing of The Week.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Sandra's brother;  For Tom Quinn's recuperation from surgery & his brother;      For Rick Turner with high blood pressure; For Meredith, cancer free;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued recuperation;   For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression; 

 

 

The Candle Lighting Team, Sophia lighting & Buddy reading The Blessing of The Winter Candles.

 

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;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine,   

   

 

Thanks for your special help, Sophia.

 

For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  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.

 

 

 

Thanks, Bob for stopping by and rekindling old Jesuit memories.

 

Your Finances, March 3, 2019

Expenses:   $850.00

Outreach:    $150.00 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

Brent, it is a privilege to be able to give you & Souls Harbor $2000.  You are doing superb work.

 

Thanks, Everybody 

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Who let these Juliettes out on the streets?

 

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 there is even more of them!