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Isaiah 55:  Seek the LORD while he may be found, call him while he is near.
Philippians 1:  Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.  For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.
Matthew 20:  ‘My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go.  What if I wish to give this last one the same as you?  Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own money?  Are you envious because I am generous?’  Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

Readers,  Carrie & Paul
Homily,   John Cade
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
The Organization men,  Richard & Mike
Final Blessing,  Rosemary

Remember these special people:

For all the people affected by natural disasters like floods, earthquakes etc;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For the Quinn’s daughter, Colleen  with breast cancer;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;  For Rosemary’s nephew, Patrick;  For John Schanot

For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;    For Ed Kless;  For Jackie’s sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;    from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

Birthdays:  Mary Jane Stevenson 9/20
Anniversaries:   

Expenses: $  520.00
Outreach: $  100.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

May those that love us, love us. And those that don’t love us,
May God turn their hearts.  And if He doesn’t turn their hearts,
May He turn their ankles, so we will know them by their limping.

An Irish Blessing

John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at
9:30 at the ArtCentre of Plano,
902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

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.

Resource: to check the source for the marriage homilies, Project Everlasting, click the link.  Thanks to Carol Eshelbrenner for finding this lost resource.  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19031744/

Rosemary’s Blessing:   A Blessing for the Day (Adapted from a blessing by Andrew Greeley)

May the God of the dawn awaken you;  May the God of sunrise stir you up;  May the God of morning bless your work;   May the God of noon renew your strength;  May the God of sunset bring you home;  May the God of dusk soothe your soul;  May the God of night bring you rest.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Blair & Blake
• For the Communion Bread: Kim & Cindy
• For Serving: Carmen & Ashley & Noah
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Beth & Rob
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Celeste, Hue

Happy Birthday: Michelle Brown, Diane McClurg, Jackie Urbanczyk, Marianne Elwell, Tori Rogers (17)

Please Remember:  Rose Banzhaf’s mom; Jackie’s brother John & neighbor Earl; Dee Miller; Barb Wittek’s friends Ronald & Alice Kirk; Libby’s uncle; 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. March 11; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon.

Catch the latest on the quadruplets’ web: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com     —   Note: we are forming a "Quad Squad" of volunteers to help take care of these jewels.  More in Friday’s blog.

Bishop John Shelby Spong (Episcopal) recommends for Old Testament study on line: Christ Community Church.  Let me know if you try it.  I don’t know it yet, but I trust Bishop Spong, a progressive scripture scholar.

Next Sunday: Palm Sunday

Your Finances:

• March 9:  Income for Running  Expenses: $ 859.00
• March 9:  Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 625.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

 Rosemary's Blessing of The Week,  Next week, replaced by Jackie & Rick's vow renewal.

Geri reading from The Great Isaiah I.

Our Special Thanks

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

Mike reading from 1 Corinthians.

Birthdays:   Kevin (20, Tuesday), Sienna (7, Monday), Chloe (11, Tuesday), The Old Geezer (77, Thursday), Sir Charlie (Saturday),  Becky Good (last Wednesday).

Anniversaries:

Ray & Claire (46^th, Monday)

Stay awake, Buddy, party time is coming.

Please Remember these special people:

For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;   For Dee;    For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   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 Cliff & Jean;    For Laura's sister Claudia;    For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;    For Anthony;   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;

Memorial for Nina's brother, Aaron, St. Paul's Richardson, Saturday.

For Geri's friend, Elsa Billman, 88, whose house burned;  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;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;     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;

Happy Birthday, Becky. 

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents & daughter of her best friend, Mekala;   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler & Kaitlen;     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.

Happy Birthday, Sir Charlie.  You would not be spoofing me, would you, just to get a cupcake?

Your Finances, January 22, 2017

Expenses:   $1585.00 

Outreach:   $ 770.00                          

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Happy 16th Anniversary, Jackie & Rick, and thanks for renewing your wedding vows with our community.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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Have a Good Week, Folks, and welcome back next Sunday.

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.

Peace, Everybody.

  
    Video: Rosemary reads her blessing (1 min.)

Rosemary’s Blessing

Come, O Dancing God,

Spirit of Life and Love,

of Beauty and Diversity,

stir up my soul,

bathe me in your light,

and unleash my own spirit

that I may dance with you

and be light for those around me

and reflect your love to all that I meet this week. 

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

Patricia reading 1 Kings

   Our Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Patricia & Claire 
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Dee Miller
• For the Wine Cups:  Rob
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda
• For the Pictures & Video:  Rick & Rob, Connie & John
• For the coffee and pastries:   John & Mary Jane, Jerry & Jackie
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

Claire reading Ephesians

Birthdays:  Stephen Farmer (today), Rose Banzhaf (63 Wednesday), Megan Robinson Shadrick (Saturday), & Marlene (Wednesday)

Anniversaries:

Ben Cronin & Amanda (1st Wednesday)

John & Jean O’Donnell (54^th Thursday)

Communion Helpers

 We Remember  

Joan & her great family;   Jackie Ritter;  Bill Hammond's broken ankle;  Alexander Occhipinti;  Sydney Bivona’s  grandson, Isaiah & his mom & dad;  Diane McClurg's good friend, Suzy McGonigle with cancer;    Michael Kern’s dad;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Christine Drescher's grandmother Margie with a stroke;  Lisa's Ackerman’s  Louis & Jim;   Rita;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;    Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   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; Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg & Chebino; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece with leukemia; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;   for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Testing a new visual aid

  
Your Finances: August 12, 2012

Expenses:    $995.00    

Outreach:    $425,00

Thanks for your Generosity 

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

 Video: Entrance Hymn (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:     May  …

•  The Spirit of Christmas which is Peace…

• The Gladness of Christmas which is Hope…

• The Adoration of Christmas which is Joy…

• And The Heart of Christmas which is Love…

• Be Yours Now & Tomorrow.

Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Megan & Emily Kite 
• For the Communion Bread:  Claire
• For Serving: Lisa, Lacee & Lorynn
• For the Books & Wine Cups: Cliff & Jean & Rob & Beth
• For the Music: Ray & Wendy & Celeste & Hue
• For the Coffee & Juice: Richard & Monica Froebe
• For the Pictures:  John Cade & Beth Robinson 

Happy Birthday:    Genny Mattingly, Loretta Garcia Williams, T.C. Fleming; Sean Kless (3), / Dawn Schultz; Karen Steele; and Lorynne (12)

Happy Anniversary:

• Frank & Laura Reyes (26th)

Please Remember:     Morgan who broke her heel on a balance beam; Emily Zurchin who has an operation Tuesday; The McGrath's neighbor Mike Trundle, who died Thanksgiving night; Maureen's brother Michael, who died Tuesday & her good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's recuperation from her knee operation & son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & Rick in Chicago;  Ken Cramer's brother Don; Jackie's friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode; a little 10 year old friend of mine having a tough time; Alice Culhain's cousin Janiva's husband Jeff Turmes sick in the hospital with fluid on his lungs; 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, son, & 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:  Julie Kite (Mom) reading Isaiah.

Picture 2.  Emily Kite (Daughter) reading Thessalonians.

Picture 3: Alien creature attacking our kids.

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

Your Finances:

December 14: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,375.00 
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $    355.00     

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

Rosemary’s Blessing

 May the sun shine bright on your joyous days

And the rain refresh you through peaceful nights.

May summer show God’s wondrous ways

And prepare you for heaven’s great delights

And till we meet there,

May the God of summertime

Hold you in the palm of her hand

  Andrew N Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers                        

Denni reading Acts.

  Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:   Tom and Denni
•    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & John,  Connie & Beth
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Fred & Maureen,  Jackie & Jerry & Beth Dugan
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Bethany & Ray

Tom reading 1 Peter.

Birthdays:  Shonda (Tuesday),  Ray Occhipinti & his daughter Christi (Wednesday, 74 & 39), Zach Read (18, Wednesday), Mabel (Thursday, 82), Brent (7th)

Cupcake of the Week to Zaile.

Please Remember these special people:

For Zander, who died this past Wednesday;  For Marilyn Ackerman with an infection of her eye;  For Mary Kee's son John, who died Friday morning, and for Mary;  For Tom Quinn's recuperation from shoulder surgery;  for the father of Sheila Baach and Pat Haigh, who died this week;   for Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;   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, who died Saturday;   Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;  

When you reach 82, you get a Cupcake of the Week.

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 grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita; 

Cupcake of the Week to Brent.

 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: Entrance, Alleluia, 2 minutes

Your Finances, June 1, 2014

Expenses:   $999.00

Outreach:   $234.00

The Best Helpers, Goergie and Kevin.

We Donated this week:  

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

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Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week, despite eye lid operations.

 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.