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Rick & Jackie Urbanczyk's Blessing:  

May you be blessed with all things good.
May your joys, like the stars at night, be too numerous to count.
May your victories be more abundant than all the grains of sand
on all the beaches on all the oceans in all the world.
May lack and struggle only serve to make you stronger
and may beauty, order and abundance be your constant companions.
May every pathway you choose lead to
that which is pure and good and lovely.
May every doubt and fear be replaced by a deep abiding trust
as you behold evidence of a Higher Power all around you.
And when there is only darkness and the storms of life are closing in…
May the light at the core of your being illuminate the world.
May you always be aware you are loved beyond measure
and may you be willing to love unconditionally in return.
May you always feel protected and cradled in the arms of God,
like the cherished child you are.
And when you are tempted to judge,
may you be reminded that we are all one
and that every thought you think reverberates across the universe,
touching everyone and everything.
And when you are tempted to hold back,
may you remember that love flows best when it flows freely…
and it is in giving that we receive the greatest gift.
May you always have music and laughter
and may a rainbow follow every storm.
May gladness wash away every disappointment,
may joy dissolve every sorrow…and may love ease every pain.
May every wound bring wisdom and every trial bring triumph
and with each passing day may you live more abundantly
than the day before.
May you be blessed.
And may others be blessed by you.
This is my heartfelt wish for you.
May you be blessed.

Copyright Simple Truths, LLC.

 

Special Thanks: 

• For Reading: Scott & Patricia

• For the Communion Bread:  Alison, Sabrina & Anthony

• For Serving:  Noah & Kevin

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: Roy & Carol & Jackie

• For the Music: Ben & Wendy

• For the Pictures: Jan & Beth

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Leon Campise

• For the donuts & coffee: Jackie & the Baack Family

 

Happy Birthday:     Jessica Bresson, Sue Tomas,  Nina Waldron, & Rick Urbanczyk (today)

Happy Anniversary:

Barb & Warren Wittek (30th)

Rick & Jackie Urbanczyk (34th, today)

Chuck & Sandra Pratt (48th)

Please Remember:  Sabrina on her trip to France, Italy, and Greece; Rosemary's brother Peter with amyloidosis;  Jack Carlson's friend Tommy Ketchum, 37, in the hospital with emergency brain surgery after a stroke; Rita at home & recuperating; Jackie's sisters Sandy & Sue Scott and friend Jack Brown with various cancers & Keith Beasley who fell off the 7th floor of a parking garage & is still living;  Julie Johnston who is dealing with a return of her cancer; Cathy Lynn's mom, Catherine, 93, who just had hip surgery; Margie Weynant whose lung cancer has returned;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene, who is declining;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark, and a little baby, Reese who has tuberous sclerosis complex;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Tom & Teresa's friend Neva Flynn with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Diane's dad Butch Uderman  & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom ; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, sons, & 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; David Hoover & his brother Hugh in the hospital; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann & Hector; 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:  Patricia reading 2 Corinthians

 

Picture 2:  Final blessing on their Anniversary, Rick & Jackie Urbanczyk

 

Picture 3:  The Reads, Doug, Teresa, & Zack

 

Picture 4:  Ron making our monthly donation to CCAC, $3000 this month because of everyone's generosity, Ray & Clair Occhipinti & Jackie McGrath

 

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Your Finances:

 

June 28: 

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1,288.00 
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $    585.00 

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

Rosemary's Blessing:  

Oh, God who is Love,

Help me to love others as You love them

And as You love me. 

Help me to see in those who love me most,

Hints of You and Your Love.

Edited and adapted from a blessing by Fr. Andrew M. Greeley

Special Thanks: 

• For Reading: Penny Morrow

• For the Communion Bread:  Nina Waldron

• For Serving:   Kevin

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: Ray & Beth & Rob

• For the Music: Ray & Wendy & Celeste

• For the Pictures: Jan & Beth

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

• For the donuts & coffee:  Joanne & Charley & Jan

 

Happy Birthday:   Dalton O'Reilly (11); John Cade ordained, Dona Thompson, Graham Roges (17), Stack's Aunt Kitty (103)

 

Happy Anniversary: 

Ron & Nancy Kovatis

Diane & Jim Drescher (23rd)

 

Please Remember:      Gratitude for the safety of those working in Fountain Place, including Rosemary & for those who stopped the man from blowing up the building Thursday afternoon; Chris Phipp's mom with cancer;  Celeste's sister Lexi Colmenero; Alice Alt;   Christine Drescher's Grandmother;   David Hoover's mom who is failing;  Ann Bivona with her broken leg;  Rita Dore; Jackie's friend Jack Brown with various cancers;  Julie Johnston who is dealing with a return of her cancer;  Margie Weynant whose lung cancer has returned;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark, and a little baby, Reese who has tuberous sclerosis complex;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Tom & Teresa's friend Neva Flynn with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Diane's dad Butch Uderman  & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom ; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, sons, & 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;  George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece just diagnosed with leukemia; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann & Hector; 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:  Penny reading

Picture 2:  The Bulgers, Bob & Mike, behind Fred

Picture 3:  Tom & Maggie

 

Picture 4:  Hudson & Emma with their grand mother Maureen

 

  

 

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Your Finances: September 27

 

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 905.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 600.00

 Thanks for your Generosity!

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

  Our Special Thanks :

•    For All of You who relaxed safe and sound this Sunday.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

Chuck Pratt;   Jackie Urbanczyk's recovery & Rick's mom, Irene, in Buffalo; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli, who broke her hip;   Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis; 

 

 

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.

 

Your Finances: December 8, 2013

Expenses:   $            Please wait until next week, December 15.

Outreach:   $ 

 

 

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 of  The Week: 

As a dog runs, barks, jumps, and dances

when its happy;

Oh God …

Help us to remember that

You run, bark, jump, and dance for love of us every day.

 

 

Carrie reading from  The Great Prophet Isaiah 56

 

 

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:  Carrie & Paul
•    For The Team:    Georgie, Leo  & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Cindy & Ken
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Rosemary 
•    For the coffee and extras:   John & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:    Shonda & Ben & David 
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

 

 

Paul reading from Romans.

 

Anniversaries:

Bernadette & Gilbert (52^nd, Monday)

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.
 

 

Please Remember these special people

For Judy Carrell; Mike's swollen knee;   For the Urbanczyk family;   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 Geri's  nephew, Martin Calabrese and Martins' family;  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;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;   For Anthony & Sabrina;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Rose's daughter in law Jamie

 

 

52 years Married??!!  Yes.  Congratulations, Bern & Gil.

 

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, Ben, for being an excellent Candle Lighter of The Week.

 

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;

 

 

The Wedding of the Week: Vika, our dearest Russian born Jew, escorted by her parents, Sasha and Inna.
 

 

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.

 

 

 

Welcome, Everybody.  Austin Good, the marvelous groom, I have known for 25 years and, in fact, some years ago did the wedding for his big brother, Nick, Austin's Best Man, in the right of the picture

 

Your Finances, August 20, 2017

Expenses:   $1445.00   

Outreach:    $ 795.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

Vika and Austin exchange their vows.

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

Following an ancient Jewish marriage custom, Austin stomps on a wine glass wrapped in a napkin.    The custom certainly seems to refer back to the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem.  Then multiple interpretations come up.  I chose the idea that the couple celebrates how all of our ancestors have navigated the broken glass in their lives and says to the couple that they, too, because of being a couple, will navigate successfully the broken glass in their own lives. 

 

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.

 

 

Vika with Austin, her parents, and her aunt & uncle

Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week

God,

Bless anyone who has asked me to pray for them

    and anyone that I have promised to pray for.

Bless anyone that I cannot get along with

    And anyone that cannot get along with me.

 

 

Rosemary reads her Blessing of The Week.

 

Bless the person who has hurt me deeply

    and anyone that I have hurt

Bless the person that I cannot forgive

    and anyone that cannot forgive me.

Grant me the grace to live as a person of peace today

    and to treat all I meet today with dignity

Unknown

 

 

Connie reading from 1 Samuel.

 

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:  Connie & John
•    For The Team:   (Buddy sick today),  Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie  
•    For the coffee and extras:   Ray & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:   Ray &  Bethany.  
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

John reading from Ephesians.

 

Birthdays:   Barb Wittek (Wednesday)

 

 

Happy Birthday, Barb.

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Ron Ackerman with cellulitis;   For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;   For Christine Drescher in hospital;   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;

 

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

 

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;

 

Sorry, Brent, we just ran out of cupcakes, again.  However, please accept this little chit for March, $2000 for Souls Harbor.  It should be known that this men's residencial rehab center will expand from 60 men to 120 men, thanks to a capital campaign this year, the Harbor's 60th anniversary.

 

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;

 

Hi, Genevieve.  How did you get to be such a happy little girl?

 

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.

 

Anybody know these two clowns?  Bill & Tom crossing the finish line at the Fort Worth Marathon.

 

Your Finances, March 26, 2017

Expenses:   $1140.00

Outreach:   $ 390.00

Donated: $2000 for Souls Harbor.                       

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 Our Lenten reconciliation service for everyone.   "Please forgive me.  I forgive you."  Very powerful.  Joe & Marsha.

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 "See you next week everybody," says 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.