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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.

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week.

 

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

 

 

Patricia reading Luke's story of Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem.

 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:  Patricia, Sandra, John, Mary Jane, & Michelle
•    For The Team:   Kevin & Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Marilyn & Ron
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie & Beth
•    For the coffee and extras:   Becky & Tom & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Mary & David
•    For all who helped with communion                                                     

 

 

Mary Jane reading the part of Jesus in the Passion

 

Birthdays:   Kaliape (90, Wednesday), Sheila Baach (69, Friday)

 

 

John reading the Narrator's role in the Passion

 

 

Special:  Holy Thursday & Good Friday at Marlene's home,  2017 Keystone Drive, Plano 75075,  6:30, 

 Also Special:  Ladies' Luncheon,  Friday, April 1, Frankie's Mexican Restaurant, 2701 Custer Pkwy & Lookout, Richardson, 1:00.  Please RSVP to Marilyn, rmackerman5@gmail.com.

 

 

 

Michelle reading the Voice part in the Passion.

 

 

 Please Remember these special people:

For Jan’s mom;  For Dee and Mike;   For Tom Good;   For Lynda's mom;   For Teresa's dad who died Wednesday;    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 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, remain from cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis;    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 Jackie's friend, Barbara 

 

 

Sandra reading Isaiah 50

 

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; Beth Dugan's dad who just died;     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;

 

 

 

 Formal Entrance.  Hey, I think I see Genevieve.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   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 & 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.

 

 

Formal Entrance continues.

 

 

Your Finances, March 20, 2016

Expenses:   $2340.00

Outreach:   $1040.00

Donated today:  Nothing Special.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

Formal Entrance into the Cafeteria

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

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The Best, Mary, Bethany, David, & Ray.

 

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.

 

Jackie & Harper say, "Have a Good Week, Everybody, see you Easter."

Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

 

Do you want to fast this Lent?

• Fast from hurting words and say kind words
• Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude
• Fast from anger and be filled with patience
• Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope
• Fast from worries and trust in God
• Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity
• Fast from pressures and be prayerful
• Fast from bitterness and fill your heart with joy
• Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others
• Fast from grudges and be reconciled
• Fast from words and be silent so you can listen

Attributed to Pope Francis

 

 

 

John reading from Genesis.

 

 

 

Thanks to these special people:

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

 

 

 

Mary reading from 1 Peter.

 

 

Birthdays:   Leighton Elizabeth Wittek (5, Saturday), Rosemary (21 years no smoking, Thursday)

 

Anniversaries:

John & Lambrini (24^th today, Sunday)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Thanks, Emma, for being our dear Candle Lighter of The Week.

 

 

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;

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Tom, a few weeks late.  We saved that cupcake just for you.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Happy 24th Anniversary, John, to you and Lambrini.

 

 

Your Finances, February 18, 2018

Expenses:   $1005.00

Outreach:   $ 570.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

21 Years without smoking!  Congratulations, Rosemary.

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

Where can you find better Music?

 

 

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.

 

 

Buddy, don't leave us yet and go outside.  We are almost finished.  Moreover, it is cold and rainy out there.

Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Alexandra (home from O.U.) & Morgan Froebe
• For the Communion Bread:  Claire Occhipinti
• For Serving: Noah Thomson
• For the Books & Wine Cups: Cliff & Jean & Rob & Beth
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Celeste & Hue
• For the Pictures:  Beth Robinson, Jan Keszler
• For the Nativity Drama: All You Kids & Families 

 Congratulations:   "Vocalist/Airman risks her life to save a life."  One of our dearest, who is also Teacher of the Year in Plano.  Guess Who:   Download Our Best 12-24     

Happy Birthday:    Genny Mattingly,  Sean Kless (3),  Jackie Ritter, Julia Grenier, Mitch Miller, Connie Bresson, George Elwell, & Amanda Baack (19)

Happy Anniversary:

• Jane & Scott Wiilliams (31st)

• Tom & Theresa Quinn (41st)

Please Remember:     Zoe's (who played Jesus) twin sister Samantha who died shortly after her birth a month ago; Sheila Baack's mom who died Monday; Morgan who broke her heel on a balance beam; Emily Zurchin who had an operation last TuesdayTuesday; Becky Good's mom Mimi Backus, who is with hospice;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & Rick in Chicago;  Jackie's friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode; a little 10 year old friend of mine having a tough time;  Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis;   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; 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, 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; 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; for our President elect that he have great success and someday holds his grandchildren in his lap.

 

Picture 1:  Alexandra Froebe

Picture 2:  Morgan Froebe

 Picture 3:  Guess Who!!

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

Your Finances:

December 24: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $  2435.00 
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $  1121.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

Next Mass: January 4, First Mass of 2009  

No Mass December 28 between Christmas & New Years 

Have a Great & Beautiful Christmas, J.S    (214-783-0443)

 

     

Special Thanks: 

·   For Reading: John

· For the Communion Bread: Gayle 

· For Serving: Kevin

· For the Wine Cups & Cross:  Rob

· For the Music: Ben & Shonda & Celeste

· For the Pictures:  Rob

· For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

· For the coffee & cake: Ron & Marilyn & Jackie 

   

Happy Birthday:  Tom Zurchin, Cathy Goode, Mark Ackerman, & Claire Occhipinti

 

Happy Anniversary:

Curtis & Mabel Ekes (57)

 

 

Please Remember:

 

Marilyn Ackerman's mother who broke her hip; Jim Drescher; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary & sister, Judy;  David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle Guinigundo; Jackie Ritter's friends Bob Minarik with cancer & Todd Fred with leukemia;  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;  Celeste's niece, Lexi Colmenero;  Matt Baggert & his family & parents; Christine Drescher's Grandmother;  Rita Dore;  Margie Weynant;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;  Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & also Casey in a bad motorcycle accident;   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,  Lisa's nephew Kristopher;  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;  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.   
 

Next Big Community Party: May 1, The 5th Anniversary Party, 6:00 P.M., Heritage Farm this year (on 15th just east of Custer & Vines, south side), covered dish, music a la Hue, hay rides pulled by donkeys for the kids, in door and out door fun, and renewal of vows. 

  

 

Picture 1:  John reading

Picture 2:   The Ekes, Bobby, Marlene, Cindy, Mabel, & Curtis

 

Picture 3:   The Community

 

 

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

Your Finances: April 11: Check next week

 

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

 

Special Thanks:

• For Hosting Thursday & Friday, Chris & Terry Phipps
• For reading, Alexandra & Blair
• For the Altar Bread, Angie Carroll
• For Serving, T.J., Lacee, & Lorynne
• For our New Altar Server Gowns, Dolores Eppard
• For the Altar & Easter Cakes, Margie & Lisa
• For the Books & Communion Cups, Roy & Carol Strom, Beth & Rob Robinson
• For the music, Ray & Shonda, Wendy, Elliot & Hue

Happy Birthday: Mark Nugent, Cole Bentley, Jacob Wilson & Nicole Wilson, Tom Zurchin, Katie Hogan (21), Teresa McClure, Morgan Froebe (14), Laura Chollick, Mark Ackerman, Cathy Goode, Kerry Tucker.

Happy Anniversary: Bobbi Jo & Danny (1st), Dave & Margarita (14th), Judy & Richard Lyons (35th), Curtis & Mabel (54th)

Please Remember: Rosemary’s nephew definitely improving; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s sister Tina’s friend Evelyn with cancer; Jackie Ritter’s friend Chad Johnson; little 5 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson; Tom Quinn’s brother Tim; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4; Barb Senter’s mom, Margie’s mom, Dona & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula & his companions in the military overseas, including Trey Bailey back from his 3rd deployment, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Gary Hogman & his wife Cindy with cancer, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; David & Ofelia, Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; Rob’s mom & dad; & a cure for autism from Laura Chollick.

Spiritual Formation Schedule (CCD): We’ve started. Welcome!!

Your Finances:

• April 8: Income for Running Expenses: $2,814.00     
• April 8: Income for Outreach Expenses: $1,456.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

Invitation: Rosemary & I invite you all to our 2nd anniversary party, May 5, Fairview Farms (same place as last year), Parker & Central, northeast corner, ca. 6:00. We will have some couples renew their vows, covered dish, hors d’oeuvres, and music for dancing. Also, the slide show The Great East African trip.

From Kovatis: “Thank You” just doesn’t capture my appreciation, or that of the Groundwork Board, for your hard work and the enthusiasm you brought to the Operation A.C.T. Clean-up last Saturday. Based upon my rough calculation, we removed between 2 and 3 tons of trash from the Rochester Lakes area of the Great Trinity Forest.

Operation A.C.T. is a prime example of what a group of interested and dedicated citizens can do to “leave a place in better shape than they found it”. Please accept our sincerest thanks for helping us improve the Great Trinity Forest for the citizens of Dallas. You can be assured that this will be an ongoing mission for Groundwork Dallas.

(In a separate bulletin I will send pictures; too much now.)

Next Mass: April 15

Have a Great Week.

 

Rosemary's Blessing

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

 

 

Hue reading from The Great Prophet Isaiah.

 

Our Special Thanks

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

 

Mary reading from Titus.

 

 Birthdays:    Jan (Monday), Doug Kite (Tuesday), Quads (11, Wednesday) Becky Good (61, Friday

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of the week

 

Anniversaries:

Jackie & Rick (today, 18th)

 

 

Happy Birthday, Jan, and thanks for all you do each Sunday to get us up and running smoothly

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Mary Ellen, who moved to the Other Side last two Wednesdays ago, ca. 3:00;   Let's have a memorial Mass for her Sunday, Jan 20, plus a brunch afterward.

 

 

Happy 18th Anniversary, Jackie  Rick, and thanks for all the excellent pix you two take every Sunday.

 

For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's mom in W. VA;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother, Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued 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 Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

   

 

Happy Birthday, Becky, and thanks so much for inviting us to celebrate in your creative and color filled school.  It is the best we have had all these  years.

 

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; 

 

 

Thanks, Robyn, for explaining to us the valuable work you do with The Single Parent Advocacy.  It has been a delight to work with you on Love for the Kids and now The Advocacy.

 

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, Tori, for lighting our candles this morning.  Sorry I got distracted & missed you this morning, I owe you a cupcake next week.

 

Your Finances, January 13, 2019

Expenses:   $1245.00

Outreach:    $535.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

Guess what, Everybody.  It is Girl Scout cookie time again and Harper has just what you need.

 

Thanks, Everybody 

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It is board meeting time with Jim & Mike.

 

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.

 

 

Board Meeting #2 with John & Mike.