Announcements

Rosemary’s Blessing:  

As we near Christmas and the celebration of the birth of Jesus

May you be blessed with

The joys of family and friends,

The contentment of home and hearth,

And the peace of loving and being loved.

 J & R Creations

John reading Isaiah.

 Our Special Thanks :

•    For Reading:   John & Jean O'Donell
•    For The Team:  Georgie and Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison & Claire
•    For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie & Jan
•    For the Pictures & Video:    Rick, John & Connie  & Beth 
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Bill and the whole community
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Shonda

Jean reading Romans.

Bethany taking a break listening to Jean

Chuck Pratt dancing with the Father since Dec. 8.;   Jackie Urbanczyk's recovery & Rick's mom, Irene, in Buffalo; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis; 

Doug's sister, Denise, from Alberta (brrr) with Grace, her sister in law, and Diane.

 

Communion helpers, Rob, Beth, Mike, Jan, Lynda (yawning), and John.

Video: Buddy lights the 4 Advent Candles, 1 minute:

Your Finances: December 22, 2013

Expenses:   $2650.00

Outreach:   $1440.00

The team.

We donated this week: 

To Soul's Harbor, hoodies & sweat shirts

$1000 to Habitat for Humanity

$2000 to Karina in Cuernavace, Mexico

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Great 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: 

We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.

Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls.

We are weaned from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free.

Touched By An Angel,  Maya Angelou

Special Thanks: 

·     For Reading: Hue & Ken

·     For the Communion Bread:  Jan

·     For Serving: Kevin

·     For the Wine Cups & Cross: Rob & Beth

·     For the Music: Ray &  Shonda & Wendy

·     For the Pictures: Jan & Beth & Richard

·     For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

·     For the coffee: Fred & Maureen 

Happy Birthday:   Bruce Bickhaus (65, yeah, Medicaire) 

Happy Anniversary:

John & Lambrini (16th)

John & Alison (today, 16th)

 Please Remember:  David Hoover; Margie Dugan's grand kids Emma & Finn & their parents, having some rough times;  Jackie Ritter's friend Bob Minarik with cancer; Roy & Carol Strom's daughter Kelly with cervical cancer; 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;  Julie Johnston;  Margie Weynant;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;  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;   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.   
 

Picture 1:  Hugh Bivona reading 

Picture 2:  Ken Cramer reading   

Picture 3:   Colleen, Quinn, Theresa, & Tom first in line for….

Picture 4:  The Brunch!

Video: The Beginning of the Mass:

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

Your Finances: February 14:

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1070.00 

Income for Outreach Expenses: $  495.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

    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

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)

4th Sunday of Advent, December 21, 2025

Sirach 3: God sets a father in honor over his children;  a mother’s authority he confirms over her sons.
Colossians 3: And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Matthew 2:  Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, Out of Egypt I called my son.

Music,  Ben
Readers,  Carrie & Paul
Homily,   John Cade
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  David & Buddy
The Organization man,  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 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 Warren Wittek; 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

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:  Teresa & Tom Quinn

Christmas
Expenses: $  450.00
Outreach:         0.00

December 28th
Expenses: $  765.00
Outreach: $   135.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Dear Lord, please give me
A few friends who understand me and remain my friends;
A work to do which has real value,
without which the world would be the poorer;
A mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail be not blazed;
A sense of humor;
Time for quiet, silent meditation;
The patience to wait for the coming of these things,
Amen.
Anonymous

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: 

Dear Lord, please give me

A few friends who understand me and remain my friends;

A work to do which has real value,
without which the world would be the poorer;

A mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail be not blazed; 

A sense of humor;

Time for quiet, silent meditation;   

The patience to wait for the coming of these things, Amen.

Anonymous

Special Thanks: 

 
Happy Birthday:  Connie Bresson, Mitch Miller, Tom Gleason & T.J. (son),

Anniversary: Tom & Theresa Quinn (42nd)  
 

 Please Remember:  Bob McGrath's badly cut foot; 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; 12 year old Becca Stevens very sick;  Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer; Bonnie's sister Laurie recuperating from open heart surgery; 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;   David Hoover's mom;  Ann Bivona with her broken leg;  Rita Dore;  Julie Johnston;  Margie Weynant;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  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;  Lucas' Quiocho's grand dad; &  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;  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:  Alison reading

Picture 2:  Sabrina reading

Picture 3:  And the rest of the DeGenovas, John & Anthony

Picture 4:  Bobby gives John Ernst of CCAC $3000 for our Christmas contribution

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

Your Finances: December 24:

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1000.00

Income for Outreach Expenses: $  385.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

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