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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

(214-783-0443)

 

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."

Malachi 3:  But for you who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays.
2 Thessalonians 3:  Rather, we wanted to present ourselves as a model for you, so that you might imitate us.
Luke 21:  Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.

 

Thanks…     

Music,   Shonda & Ben
Readers,  Mary Jane & John
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 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

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:   Frank Esparza 11/18, Cody Mashburn 11/19, Ron Ackerman 11/22
Anniversaries:  

Expenses: $  515.00
Outreach: $  230.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

 

Rosemary’s Blessing:

None this week

 

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:  Next Week.

 

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Geri & Mike Moran
•    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:   Claire 
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Carol & Richard
•    For the Pictures:   Mike
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy, Jackie & Beth 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Wendy & Shonda 
•    For all who helped with communion
•    For celebrating the Mass: John 

 

 

Jesuit Center, Wernernsville, PA.   When I was director of the Jesuit Spiritual Center of Grand Coteau, LA, a friend of mine was director at this Center.  We spent time sharing ideas every year.

                                                                                                   

Birthdays:  Carie Eshelbrenner (Rich & Carol’s daughter in med school),  Mike Carrell (37^th of ordination as deacon)

Anniversaries:

Diane & Kent McClurg (43^rd Wednesday)

 

Please Remember these special people:

For our two special little dears, Vivian and Genevieve;  For  Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer;  For Anthony;    For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer;  For Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer;   For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;   For a little friend, Heather;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer;  For our good friend Kay in Ontario;  For Loraine, a girl I knew in Tanzania, whose wedding I did some years ago, and who has breast cancer;  For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;    The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   For Fred & Maureen’s  daughter, Kathleen, with cancer;     For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor, Vivian;        For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;  

 

Wernersville.  this center sponsored my first year in East Africa.  While I was there the Jesuits of East Africa invited me to stay longer and establish a Jesuit Spiritual Center in Nairobi.  Thus, Mwangaza House began.  

 

                                                          
Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;  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;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;   For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips;  Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;   For Jackie;  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, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece;   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;  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.

 

Your Finances, June 7, 2015

Expenses:   $    –next week

Outreach:   $

 Thanks for your Generosity.

 

 Have a Good 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

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry this was delayed.

 

Rosemary's Blessing:           

May you be blessed with the gift of humility

To know who you are,

To appreciate your strengths and talents,

To be aware of your shortcomings and limitations,

And most especially…

To be grateful each day for life

J and R Creations

                                 

                                           Lily reading Isaiah.

                                   

 Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Scott & Lily
•    For The Team:  Kevin & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Claire
•    For the Wine & Cups:    Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Marilyn  & Mary  Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Mary
•    For all who helped with communion

 

                                  Scott reading Hebrews.

 

Birthdays:    Chuck Pratt (Saturday) 

 

 

A big, fun Lebanese wedding.  9 or 10 groomsmen, 9 bridesmaids & 1 man of honor,  2 little girls, and 1 little boy, plus a large crowd, at The Mansion. 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Bernadette's mom;     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;

 

            Lulu's parents, Dr. & Mrs. Mouin & Sawsan Deikaly,                               with Daniel.  

 

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;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has 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;   

 

Lulu and Daniel with Millie & Madeleine Khammar.  Lily graduated from Ursuline and S.M.U., Danny from Jesuit and Santa Clara.  They both have jobs in CA.  Besides being a Lebanese wedding, it was a Jesuit-Ursuline reunion.

 

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.

 

 

Your Finances, October 18, 2015

Expenses:   $

Outreach:   $

Donated today:  nothing special

 

 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

Have a Good 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 

 

Humankind, full of all creative possibilities,

is God’s work.

Humankind alone is called to assist God.

Humankind is called to co-create.

With nature’s help,

humankind can set into creation all that is necessary and life-sustaining.

 

Hildegard of Bingen

 

 

 

Patricia reads from the Prophet  Ezekiel

 

 

Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Patricia & John
•    For The Team:   George, Buddy, & John
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  John Cade
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  & Connie & Barb
•    For the coffee and extras: Becky & Tom  &  Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie 
•    For the Music:     Ben & David & Shonda
•    For all who helped with Communion
•    For the Mass John

 

 

 

John reading John Cade's special 2nd reading from Michael Morewood.

 

 

Birthdays:    Bill Ekes (62, last Monday),  Mary Esparza (last Thursday),   Bernadette

 

Anniversaries

Barb & Warren (39^th, Saturday)

Sandra & Chuck (57^th Friday)

 

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her special blessing for Fathers' Day.

 

 

Remember these special people

 

For John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen;   For Carol's 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 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.

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Bill.

 

 

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;   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, Bernadette.  Good as Viking?  At least!

 

 

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 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 39th, Warren & Barb.

 

 

Your Finances, June 17, 2018

Expenses:    $640.00

Outreach:    $175.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody 

 

 

 

Special Blessing for all Fathers, actual & virtual.

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

John leads the Community Blessing.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

The Special Blessing continues with everybody sharing in the act of blessing.

Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

 

What good did it do when you frowned?  Let me ask:

Did it help you at all to accomplish your task?

Did it lighten your burden or help you along?

Did the frown that you wore make a right out of wrong?

                                                      

What good did it do to be grouchy today?

Did your surliness drive any trouble away?

Did you cover more ground than you usually do?

Because of the grouch that you carried with you?

                                                                    

If not, what’s the use of a grouch or a frown?

If it won’t smooth a path or a grim trouble down?

If it doesn’t assist you , it isn’t worth while:

Your work may be hard, but just do it and smile.

Anonymous

 

 

Geri reading Jonah.

 

 

Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Geri & Mike
•    For The Team:     time out this week
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie & Mike 
•    For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:     Ben & Shonda & David
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

 

 

 

Mike reading 1 Corinthians.

 

 

Birthdays:   Candy Kern (Monday); Geri Moran (65, Wednesday), Tom Quinn, (Thursday)

 

 Ash Wednesday Notice:  7:00 P.M., Marlene's, 2017 Keystone.  Welcome.

 

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

 

Remember these special people

 For Ray & Beth & Barb, all operated on this week;    For 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 Nadia's 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

 

 

 

 

 Even on her birthday, Geri has to work reading.   Thanks, Geri, for excellent reading and Happy Birthday. 

 

 

 

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 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 to you, Mike, and thanks for all you do for the community and the Old Geezer.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Thanks, Leo, for lighting the candles and being our Candle Lighter of The Week.  Brent loves you for that shirt.

 

 

Your Finances, February 4, 2018

Expenses:   $925.00

Outreach:   $315.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

 

My Dear Fred, take this cupcake as a great remedy for double vision.  On the other hand, maybe you have 2 cupcakes there.  Plus, you see two of me.  What blessings.

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

 

Here they are again folks, those Juliettes, eating out and causing a ruckus, not like the quiet & polite Romeos.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Here she is, Folks, Cathy home & in Mardi Gras form.  Welcome Home, Cathy.