Announcements

Sirach 15:  Before man are life and death, good and evil, whichever he chooses shall be given him.
1 Corinthians 2:  What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him, this God has revealed to us through the Spirit.
Matthew 5:  Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Music,  Ben & Shonda
Readers,  Claire & Steve
Homily,   John Stack
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin
The Organization man,  Richard
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 Carrie’s son, Chase, who was in an auto accident;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;

For Tom Good; For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;  For Ron and Marilyn;  For Ed Kless;  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: 
Anniversaries: John & Lambrini Cade

Expenses: $  250.00
Outreach: $    75.00
Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

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 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.

 

   
 Rosemary's Blessing:

On this Memorial Day weekend

May we be …

Grateful for this country in which we live, and

Grateful for those people

Who have worked to make it a place of freedom,

A place of dignity, and

A place where so many different peoples call home.

 J & R Creations

 

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Mary Ellen & Jackie
• For Serving: Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Nina Waldron
• For the Wine Cups:  John DeGenova  
• For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Jon
• For the Pictures & Video:  Charlie & John Dougherty
• For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
• For the coffee and pastries: Mike & Geri, Joan & Jackie

  

 Happy Birthday:  Lindsay Goode, Ashley Pastula (8), Denni, John Simari, Cliff Wright, Cole McClurg (2), & Greg Rogers (Half Century) 

 Happy Anniversary:

Hue & Sydney Bivona (4th)

Carl & Chris Falke (18th)

Bill & Patty Hammond (43rd)

 
 

Please Remember:

 Norma McClurg, the mother of Kent, died Saturday morning;  Loretta Garcia Williams' husband, Ray, needing a bone marrow transplant;  Doug Read's Mom, Valdene, with stage 4;  Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom who broke some vertebrae in her back;  Warren & Barb's friend,  Mike, fighting cancer & Barb's dad with hip surgery;    Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;   Mike & Dee's daughter;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;    Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke;   Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;    Gilberto Delgado's mom;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad moving into assisted living;  Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;   Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer;   Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer; Theresa McClure's dad;  Theresa Quinn's dad;     Rita Dore;   Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;     Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, &  Jim;    our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, 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;   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:  Mary Ellen                            

  Picture 2:   Jackie                      

 Picture 3:   Rosemary's Blessing    

 Picture 4:   Communion elevation     

                                            

     Video:   Mass Beginning 

  

Finances:  May 29, 2011 

 Expenses:   $ 610.00

Outreach:   $1115.00 

 

 Thanks for the Generosity

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

 

 

 

Rosemary's Blessing:    

Loving God,

Lead us beyond ourselves

To care and protect,

To nourish and shape,

To challenge and energize

Both the life and the world

You have given us.

Joan Chittister, OSB   and   www.benetvision.org

 

                             

                                Beth reading 1 Kings.

 

 Our Special Thanks

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

 

   
                                  Rob reading Hebrews.

                      

 Birthdays:    Jamie Wilson and Ted Wittek (Monday, Barb & Warren's son),  Renee Bresson (24, Wednesday), Richard Baack (Thursday), and Rosemary! (Saturday)

Anniversary:

John & Connie (29th, Saturday)

 

                                 The Best, Shonda & Ray                         

            

Please Remember these special people:

For Jim Miller who died last Friday; For Jerry's back;  For Bernadette's mom;    For Dawn;   For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder;  For Frank;  For Rose Banzhaf's 8 year old niece, Madeline;;  For  Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer;  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;

         

                Offertory, Sir Charlie, Mary, Sydney, and Hugh
 

 Francis Vanderwall's friend, Joseph DeLaune;   Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well & their friend, Don Fox;  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;   

 

                                                  The Team.

                 

 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.

 

                 

                 Rosemary reading her blessing of the week.

                     

Your Finances, November 8, 2015

Expenses:   $950.00

Outreach:   $290.00  

Donated today:   Nothing this week.

 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

Diane explaining our Christmas boxes for service men and women overseas.

 

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.

 

                  Harper says, "See you next week, Folks."

Rosemary’s Blessing:   (A Book of Irish American Blessings & Prayers by Andrew M. Greeley)

May the God of spring and new life bless you and bring you life and hope and love.  We ask this in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Special Thanks:

• To all who Made the Anniversary Party!
• For reading: Mary Ellen & Scott
• For the Communion Bread: Lisa and Bonnie
• For Serving: Noah
• For the Books & wine cups: Jean & Cliff and Rob
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Celeste & Wendy & Hue

Happy Birthday:  Sara Warzecha (4), Patricia Jansky, Ron Senter, Abby (16)

Happy Anniversary:

• Hugh & Sydney Bivona (1st)
• Fred Martinez (35th)
• Bill & Patti Hammond (40th)

Please Remember:  Lisa Schleicher; Margie Weynant; My friends & classmates Dickie Hull & Jerry Brophy; Barb Wittek’s friend Lois, her brother; Kathleen’s friend Jim Wallis; Jackie’s 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   

Your Finances:

• May 4: 
• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 718.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 360.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

 

 

Rosemary’s Blessing

As the Lord sent His Disciples into the world

and assured them He would be with them until the End of Time,

so, too, may the Holy Spirit be with You and Yours

as you share the Word of God’s Love with All

you meet along the road.

Edited and adapted from a prayer on Sacred Space. 

 

    Special Thanks: 

·   For Reading: Spring Graduates Jeremy & Ashley

· For the Communion Bread: Bonnie 

· For Serving: Kevin

· For the Wine Cups & Cross:  Rob & Beth

· For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Celeste 

· For the Pictures: Jan & Emily

· For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

· For the coffee & donuts & cake: Jo & Tony & Joanne & Joan & Cindy

 
 
 
    
 Happy Birthday:  Monica Froebe & Richard, Debbie Ekes, Larry Thompson, Tasse Bailey

 

Happy Anniversary:

Jon & Nina Waldron

Greg & Bonnie Rogers (24th)

 

 

 

 

Please Remember:

 

Margie Weynant, who just died this afternoon, Sunday; The Robinsons' Geordie; Mary Kee's son, John; 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 back operation & her daughter, Mary;  David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle; Bill Smith's daughter, Tammy; 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;   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 & 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;  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:   Jeremy reading and his twin sister,

Picture 2:   Ashley reading (both just graduated)

Picture 3:   Cole (aka Jesus in Christmas pageant) & his buddy

Picture 4:    Jim Meyer with his kids and mom, Marilyn

 

Special Announcement: June 13 through August 1 we will meet at Sigler Elementary School on Janwood, 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: May 23:

 

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 2000.00

 

Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 1400.00 

 

 

 

Thanks for the Generosity

 

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

Rosemary's Blessing:   From To Bless the Space Between Us ("A Morning Offering") by John O'Donohue.

• May I have the courage today
• To live the life that I would love,
• To postpone my dream no longer
• But do at last what I came here for
• And waste my heart on fear no more.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Nancy & Patrica 
• For the Communion Bread: Christine & Megan 
• For Serving: T.J. & Lacee & Lorynne 
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol and Rob & Beth
• For the music: Ray & Shonda & Hue

Happy Birthday:   Mabel Ekes; Carie Eshelbrenner, Mary Kee, Christin Urbanczyk (18), Rita

Happy Anniversary:

• Ron & Christine Montesorin (3rd)
• Pam Senter & Alan (4th)
• Richard & Laura Chollick (15th)
• Doug & Julie Kite (22nd)
• Diane & Kent McClurg (36th)
• Ray & Loretta Garcia Williams (40th)

Please Remember:  Blake & Blair have oral surgery Friday, 13th; one of Diane McClurg's uncles who died Friday; Julie's knee operation; Cliff's knee operation; Claire's June 20 operation; Lisa Schleicher; Margie Weynant; Barb Wittek's friend Lois, her brother; Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis; Jackie's Jack Brown & neighbor, Earl; Dee Miller; 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 foot operation June 13 & 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. 

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

A FIRST.  Ever hear of a priest asking for a performance review?  I would like one.  Please click on the link and let me & the board know how we can improve (if all possible!).  Download ommunity_questionnaire.doc 

 

Your Finances:

June 8: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,651.00 
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $   548.00  

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S