Announcements

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:

May God grant you the strength and faith to

count your blessings, not your crosses;
count your gains not your losses.
Count your joys not your woes;
Count your friends not your foes.
Count your health not your wealth;
And love your neighbor as much as yourself.

Special Thanks: 

· For Reading:  Dawn & Bernadette

· For the Communion Bread: Alison

· For the Wine Cups:  Jackie & Bob

· For the Music: Wendy & Ray & Shonda & Celeste

· For the Pictures:  Jan & Richard 

· For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

· For the coffee & all the marvelous food everyone brought: Jan & Charlie & All

 

    

 

Happy Birthday: Bonnie Rogers, Beth Robinson

 

Happy Anniversary: Christi & Damien Perez (Day 1)

 

 

Please Remember:

 

Jackie Riter's friend, Cindy Rohde, whose son Jason died in a car wreck;  Carol Eshelbrenner's mom who broke her hip; Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning; The Robinsons' son, Geordie;  Marilyn Ackerman's mother who broke her hip & who is visiting now in Dallas from Rochester;  Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;  David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle; Bill Smith's daughter, Tammy;   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;    Rita Dore;   Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;  Warren & Barb's friend,  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;   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:   Dawn reading

Picture 2:   Bernadette reading

 

Picture 3:   Wedding of Christi & Damien  

Picture 4:   Christi & Damien Perez 

Picture 5:   Chapel in the Woods, TX Woman's U., Denton 

Video:  End of Mass

 

 

Special Announcement: The Sundays through August 1 we are meeting at Sigler Elementary School, 1400 Janwood, Plano 75075 (corner of Brentwood, just west of Alma).  Janwood is the first street south of St. Mark’s.  Vines will be undergoing major renovation.

 

 

Your Finances: July 11: 

 

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 785.00

 

Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 370.00

 

July 18:

 

Income for Running  Expenses: $ 2195.00

 

Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 1345.00

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the Generosity

 

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

 

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Noah & Scott
• For the Altar Bread: Carol Eshelbrenner
• For Serving: Sabrina & Anthony
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Rob & Beth
• For the music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy , Hue, Rick & Jackie

Happy Birthday: David Hoover, Don Sessler, Doug Kite, Reagan & Ryleigh, Becky Good, Cole Griffin, Bobby Jo, & D’Arcy.

Happy Anniversary:

• Rick & Jackie (7th)

Please Remember: Our friend Charlie Sawtelle; Libby’s uncle; Nina’s friend Nancy; Andy Goode’s friend Matt Casady; Mary’s son John; my friend Gil Swift; Casey & Rob plus 4; Tom & Teresa’s friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa’s niece Angel; Cindy Cramer’s friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane’s friend Gina with cancer; 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, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; 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; Fred’s friend John with cancer.

Catch the latest on the quadruplets’ web: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com

Your Finances:

• January 13:      Income for Running Expenses:          $2,009.00   
• January 13:      Income for Outreach  Expenses:      $1,612.00         

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

John Stack Celebration

“John has touched so many of our lives. This is an opportunity to show him our love and gratitude”

DATE: August 30, 2026

WHERE: Clubhouse near John and Rosemary’s home – 6970 Helsem Way, Dallas, 75230
–            Parking is available on the street and side streets if the clubhouse lot is full
–            For street parking please park on one side of the street only and do not block driveways   of residents
–            We will have a drop-off area by the clubhouse
–            There are 2 entrances in the front of the clubhouse, the left doorway has no steps to maneuver outside, but there are 3 steps to maneuver once inside the door. Let Connie (see contact info below) know if you need assistance that day.

TIME: Doors open for guests attending mass at 11:00. For guests attending the reception only, please arrive after 11:45 (when mass is over)
–            Short mass celebration 11:15
o   We plan to have Zoom available (but note this is a bit iffy with the facility, but we will try our best)
o   For Zoom   ( the video conference)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1
Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
Passcode: 412993

–            Welcome / Reception follows mass at 12:00
o   Beverages, light lunch, and dessert will be provided
o   We have the venue until 2:00 pm so feel free to stay and socialize.

RSVP: Please reply to Connie Bresson with the number of guests attending by Sunday August 23, so we can plan accordingly.

GIFTS: We will have a basket for cards and donations at the reception.

–            Remote attendees can mail Connie Bresson cards in advance (1441 Burlington Dr, Plano 75025) for the gift basket at the reception, or can you mail directly to John and Rosemary (7017 Helsem Way, Dallas, TX 75230)
–            Donations will be accepted at the celebration for John’s charities

PICTURES: Please email Paul Bieda no more than two of your favorite John Stack pictures by August 23.  Send photos to:
–            JSMPhotos2026@gmail.com
–            Connie will forward pictures she has already received to Paul

QUESTIONS: Contact Connie Bresson at conniebresson@gmail.com or 214-577-8811

The Celebration Committee
Tom and Denni Zurchin
John and Connie Doherty
Paul and Carrie Bieda
John and Connie Bresson

 

 

 

John reads from the beautiful Isaiah (3)

 

Rosemary's Blessing of the Week.

Lord

May we never take our freedom for granted

and help us to strive so that this same freedom

may be experienced by everyone in our country,

especially the poor and the oppressed,

and eventually by all humankind.

 

Andrew Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers  

 

 

 

Connie reads from Galatians

 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   John & Connie
•    For The Team:   John & Buddy & Georgie (on vac.)
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Jan
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Rick & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike Carrell & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue & Ben & David
•    For all who helped with communion
•              

 

 

 

Rosemary reads her Blessing of the Week

 

 

Birthdays:   Brent (63, celebration to be delayed two weeks, July 14), John Schanot (Save until July 21), Kim, Cindy Cramer (80 Tuesday), Paul Bieda (63, Monday)

 

Anniversaries:

Ron & Marilyn,  (56, the 13th)

 

 

 

 

Kids chase the Fire Truck in the July 4 neighborhood parade.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For Sandra's brother;  For Tom Quinn's brother & Tom's shoulder replacement;      For a friend & neighbor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;    For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini;  

 

 

 

 

Who planted all these trees???

 

 

 

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;     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;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

 

 

 

Refreshment time for the neighborhood Fire Fighters team.

 

 

For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery;  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.

 

 

All God's critters are welcome at this celebration, including this guilty looking dog drinking the ice water.  Fear not the drinking water was all bottled.

 

 

 

Your Finances, July 7, 2019

Expenses:   $ 250.00

Outreach:    $  75.00

 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

The most popular concession at the picnic, Rosemary's treats and in particular the 24 dozen donut holes that vanished in an hour.  The kids were always lined up in front front of her.

 

 

Thanks, Everybody 

(214-783-0443)

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Want a ride on a mini trolley?

 

 

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:  

We Thanks You for the turning of the Seasons and the Long Days and Short Nights, for blessing Us with Summertime, with Sunlight and Heat, and with Sand and Surf.

Grant that We may use well Our Summer respite for Rest, Recreation, and Recollection, and protect Us and All Those We love This Summer.

  

Special Thanks: 

• For Reading: Mike Moran & Chris Falke

• For the Communion Bread:  Claire Occhipinti

• For Serving:  T.J. & Lorynne

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: Roy & Carol & Jackie & Bob

• For the Music: Ben & Wendy & Celeste

• For the Pictures: Jan & Beth

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

• For the donuts & coffee: Jackie & Mike and Geri Moran

 

Happy Birthday:     Mike Miller (today)

 

Happy Anniversary:

Ron & Marilyn Ackerman (46th)

Roy & Carol Strom (today)

Please Remember:  Sabrina home from her trip to France, Italy, and Greece; Rosemary's brother Peter with amyloidosis now on a heart transplant waiting list;  Rita at home & recuperating; Jackie's procedure Tuesday, for Jerry Murray who just died, and for Jack Brown with various cancers & Keith Beasley who fell off the 7th floor of a parking garage & is still living;  Julie Johnston who is dealing with a return of her cancer; Cathy Lynn's mom, Catherine, 93; Margie Weynant whose lung cancer has returned;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene, who is declining;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark, and a little baby, Reese who has tuberous sclerosis complex;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Tom & Teresa's friend Neva Flynn with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Diane's dad Butch Uderman  & 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; David Hoover & his brother Hugh in the hospital; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite; 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:  Mike reading Amos

 

Picture 2:  Chris reading  Ephesians

 

Picture 3:  Ben's family, Sophia with her mom, Candice & brother, Jack

 

Picture 4:  Ben with Wendy & Celeste

 

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

 

Your Finances:

 

July 12: 

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 962.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 721.00  

 

 Thanks for your Generosity!

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