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Rosemary's Blessing:  

 Gracious God, slow my pace and soften my heart this Christmas. 

Keep me

from rushing through the season, but missing the Way . . .

from decorating the tree, but missing the Light . . .

from wrapping the gifts, but missing the Gift. 

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 Mike reading Zephania.      

 Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:  Mike and Geri
•    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:    Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  & Connie, Mike & Beth
•    For the coffee and extras:   John Cade & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Ray &  Bethany & Shonda
•    For all who helped with communion                                                       

 Geri reading Philippians.  How about the fall color.

 Birthdays:  Linda Cardenas (60, today, Sunday),  Allen Stryker (Thursday), Alex Grattifiori (Friday), Patricia (5th), plus Nina & Brady       

Grace presenting a happy profile of our finances.

Please Remember these special people:

For Jerry's back; For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Bernadette's mom; For Dawn;   Michelle Simari’s sister;   For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder & new grandbaby;  For Frank;     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 Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer;  For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    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 Urbanczyk's continued recovery;    For Nikki & Keith        

Happy Birthday, Linda.

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; Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;     Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;

Can we trust Caroline & David to get this cupcake to Alex, their son, who is celebrating his birthday.                                 

 Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece;   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; for 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.

Brent, this cupcake is for Brady.  I will be asking him.

Your Finances, December 13, 2015 

Expenses:   $1500.00

Outreach:   $ 925.00

Donated today:   Nothing other than Love for the Kids.

 Welcome Home, Teresa and Tom.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Have a Good Week, J.S

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     Who let these people out on the streets?  Ladies' luncheon?

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.

Beth and her relay team after the White Rock Marathon this morning.

Genevieve says, "See you next week, Everybody."

Rosemary's Blessing:

Special group blessing today.

John reading Numbers.

 Our Special Thanks:

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

Mary Jane reading Philippians.

Birthdays:   Sandra Pratt, (74, Thursday), Daniel Fleming (26, Friday), Taylor Read, (20, Friday at OU), Claire Zurchin (29, Friday), Mary Jane Stevenson, (Saturday)

Anniversaries:  

Mike Anderlick & Julie, (2^nd, Monday, tomorrow)

Doug & Teresa, (25^th, Monday, tomorrow) 

Lynda & Tom, (32^nd, Thursday)                                                                                                 

Mike & Geri, (39^th, last week) 

Rob & Beth, (40^th, last week)

The blessing  for Mike's friend, Tony.

Please Remember these special people:

Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;  For Tom Quinn's continued recuperation from shoulder surgery;    for Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;    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;  Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;   For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips;  

Mike, who organized the blessing for Tony, his sick friend.

Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;   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 grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson;  Rita; 

Panorama of blessing for Tony.

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, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Our Best, the Music Team.

Your Finances, September 14, 2014

Expenses:   $795.00  

Outreach:   $450.00

We Donated this week:  

Nothing special. 

Video:  Entrance, The Glory of God, 2.30 minutes   

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

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Evening around the campfire with The Gang, Yosemite-Kings Canyon, this past week. Beth in the blue jacket.

 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 Lazarus came forth alive from the tomb

May we too, come forth from the tombs which bind and hold us.

May we be filled with life and blessings

And may we share our lives and blessings with others.

Patricia reading from the Prophet Ezekiel.                                                                                                                                                     

Special Thanks to these special people:

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

Cheryl reading from Romans.

Birthdays:   Elliot Zurchin (Monday),  Jean O’Donnell (80, Wednesday),  Hugh Bivona (28^th, Thursday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.
 

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 80th Birthday, Dearest Jean. 

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;

And to you, Dearest Harper, Welcome back.  Missed you.

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 thanks to you, Dearest Zoe and Dearest Victoria, for lighting our candles this morning.  You bring light.

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.

The "Minor Elevation."

Your Finances, April 2, 2017

Expenses:   $820.00

Outreach:   $391.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Play Station Number One.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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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.

Until next week, Everybody.  

Rosemary's Blessing

May those who have died …

be at peace and fulfillment

And

May we who are living …

be filled always with gratefulness for each day,

thankful for relationships, our health and spirit

And

May we leave this world a better place for our having been here.

Mike reading the beautifully consoling passage from Isaiah 43, Do not be afraid, because I have redeemed you. 
 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:    Mike & Geri
•    For The Team:   Kevin & Georgie & Buddy 
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Ken & Cindy
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie, Mike & Beth  
•    For the coffee and extras:   John Cade & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Hue & Jackie
•    For the Music:   Ray & Shonda 
•    For all who helped with The All Souls presentation   

Geri reading the equally consoling verses from John 14 & 15, I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.

Birthdays:    Ryan McCabe (Sunday), Ted Wittek (Wednesday), Renee Bresson (25, Friday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Please Remember these special people:

For Bill Carey, who just last night had open heart surgery;  For Tom Good; For Dee;   For Gilberto & Bernadette,  both of whose moms have died, and for the family;  For Charlie's mom who also died recently;   For Carol’s treatment;  For John Schanot's treatment;   For Brent, whose mom who died & for the family;   For Frank's treatment;    For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Rosemary's great nephew, Patrick who broke his leg  (3 years old); 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 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 Urbanzyk's continued recovery;

The Best, Shonda & Ray.  And where is Genevieve?

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;  Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer;    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;

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

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;     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.

Happy Birthday, Karen. 

Your Finances, November 6, 2016

Expenses:   $795.00

Outreach:   $545.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Thanks, Cindy, for all the time you have put into serving on Our Board.  

Have a Great Week, J.S

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Welcome back home, Jon, so good to see you.

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.

Welcome to our dear friend, Chuck.

Rosemary’s Blessing: (An Italian Blessing)

Oh, God, Every day You give us bread, wine, and oil satisfying us with your generosity.  Bless our being together at this celebration and give us gratitude toward You and toward all of Creation.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Blake & Blair
• For the Communion Bread: Kim & Cindy
• For Serving: Sabrina & Anthony
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Beth & Rob
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Celeste & Wendy & Hue
• To Fred & Maureen, Mary & Richard, Jim Miller, and all who helped with the Sunday Service, April 6.

Happy Birthday: Carmen Pastula, Morgan & Alexandra Froebe, Laura Chollick, Tom Zurchin, Mark Ackerman, Cathy Goode & Andy, Kerry Tucker, Kate & Kim Banzhaf, Claire Occhipinti, & Jerry Gleason (74).

Happy Anniversary:

• Theresa & Larry (2nd)
• Leslie Nugent & John (2nd)
• Rob & Casey (5th)
• John & Allison (14th)
• Dave & Margarita (15th) & Dave’s birthday
• Mike & Angie Carroll (18th)
• John & Connie Doherty
• Tony & Jo (30th) & Tony’s birthday
• Richard & Judy Lyons (36th)
• Fred & Maureen (48th) & Fred’s birthday
• Curtis & Mabel (58th)

Please Remember:  David Hoover’s brother who died earlier this month, Carl & Chris’s Aunt Gwen who passed away Friday night; Maggie; My friends & classmates Dickie Hull & Jerry Brophy; Duncan & Anna; Kathleen’s friend Jim Wallis; Jackie’s brother John & neighbor Earl; Dee Miller; Libby’s uncle who passed on this past week; Nina’s friend Nancy;  Mary’s son John; Casey & Rob plus Cameron & Reid, Brady & Trey; Tom & Teresa’s friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa’s niece Angel; Cindy Cramer’s friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane’s friend Mike Gertisen & cousin Judy; 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; 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 and Dawn’s back op.; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon.

For Quad Updates: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com

Anniversary Party: May 3, 7:00, Fairview Farms Barn, covered dish (A-R, hors d’oeuvre; S-Z, deserts), more info in Friday blog.

If anyone would like information on convents that take in guests in Rome, Florence, & Venice, let me know.

Your Finances:

• April 20:  Income for Running  Expenses: $1320.00                                                                          Income for Outreach Expenses: $215.00   

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

Rosemary’s Blessing:

During this Lenten season, may we …

• Fast from criticism, and feast on praise.
• Fast from self-pity, and feast on joy.
• Fast from ill-temper, and feast on peace.
• Fast from selfishness, and feast on service.
• Fast from fear, and feast on faith.

Taken from Bishop Arthur Lichtenberger’s words of Lenten advice.

Lily reading Isaiah 43.

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Lily & Scott
• For Serving:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Jan & Claire
• For the Wine & Cups:  Beth
• For the Music: Ray  & Shonda & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video:   John & Connie, Jan & Rick, & Beth
• For the coffee and pastries:  Fred & Maureen,  Jerry & Jackie
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

Scott reading Philippians.

                                                                                                                        Birthdays: Ken Cramer (Tuesday) and Brooklyn (2, today, Sunday)

Patrick, homeless and on drugs from age 11 and 6th grade to 18, when he arrived at Soul's Harbor. He earned his GED and now at 21 begins college. Patrick shared his amazing and humbling journey with us.

Tom Quinn's shoulder surgery coming up, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer;  Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth;  Bill Ekes eye operation recuperation;   Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul;  Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on their new grandkid, Warren;  Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;  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;    Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Rita

Torri arrives.

  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;    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.

Zoe arriving with her friend.

 Your Finances: March 10, 2013

Expenses:     $700.00  

Outreach:     $777.00 

March 17, 2013 

Expenses:    $1100.00

Outreach:    $ 365.00

 We donated this week: 

1.   Soul’s Harbor truck pick up.  According to Brent, the truck was filled and enough laudry soap was donated to last the guys for 3 months.

2.  Catholic Charities last week, 70 plus lbs. of food and $135.00

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

 Video: Rosemary's Blessing (30 sec.) 

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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