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Rosemary's Blessing: 

May you Hear the Voice of God in the Raging Storm and in the Quiet Breeze,                                     In the Loving Whisper and in the Angry Cry,                                                                                  And may The God of Invitations, Surprises, and Mysteries Bless and Guide You Always.                            

                 Andrew Greeley,  Irish American Blessings
 

Frank 1-18-09

Special Thanks:

  • For Reading: Frank & Laura Reyes 
  • For the Communion Bread:  Christine & Megan
  • For Serving:  Noah
  • For the Books & Wine Cups: Roy & Carol & Rob & Beth
  • For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Celeste & Hue
  • For the Pictures: Jan & Beth 

Laura 1-18-09

Happy Birthday:    David Hoover & Alexandra (15), dad & daughter;  Regan & Ryleigh (7);Becky Good; Bobbi Jo Whitley; Charlie Kezsler; & Kevin Doherty (13)

Happy Anniversary: 

  • Ray & Claire Occhipinti (38th) 

Please Remember:   Beth's sister Katie recuperating from her knee operation;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & Rick in Chicago and Mark & Becky's coming baby;  Jackie's sister Sandy & friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode;   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  & 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, his grandmother Alice Quiocho, & Bill Mehalco's son Mike on his 3rd in Iraq; David Hoover's health and his dad & Rita; 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; 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 hold his grandchildren in his lap.

  Beth 1-18-09

 


Picture 1:  Frank Reyes reading

Picture 2:  Laura Reyes reading

 Picture 3: Beth with letter of gratitude from Children's Advocacy 

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

 

Your Finances:

January 18: 

  • Income for Running  Expenses: $1,083.00
  • Income for Outreach Expenses: $299.00 

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

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    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:   John & Mary Jane
    •    For The Team:   John & Mike & Buddy
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
    •    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
    •    For the Pictures:   Connie & Jackie,  Mike & Rick
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Tom & Becky & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben
    •    For the Music:  Ben 
    •    For all who helped with communion
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     Birthdays:    Last week:  Kevin Doherty (22, Thursday), Chloe  (13, Thursday);   (we forgot the cupcakes at home)

    This week: Sir Charlie, Mary Hall, Mike Carrell (80), Randolph, Rick Turner, & Miguel

     

    Anniversaries:

    Last Week: Ray & Claire (48th, Wednesday)

     

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    Please Remember these special people:

    For Tom Quinn's recuperation from surgery;  For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's mom in W. VA;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother, Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued 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 Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

       

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    Thanks for lighting our candles, Emma, 2 weeks in a row.

     

    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;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini;  for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      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; 

     

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    It has been 3 weeks since you lit our candles, Tori, and I am just now giving you a reward.  Thanks for your patience.

     

    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.

     

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    Happy Birthday, Randolph.     You have some wonderful kids.

     

    Your Finances, January 27, 2019

    Expenses:   $915.00

    Outreach:    $315.00

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

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    And Happy Birthday to you, Mary.

     

    Thanks, Everybody 

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    Sir Charlie, this is obviously a mistake.  The cupcakes are for nice people.   How did you get in the line?  You being so bad!

     

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    Rosemary’s Blessing

     

     Our Special Thanks:

    •    For Reading:  
    •    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
    •    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
    •    For the Wine & Cups: Denni & Tom
    •    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Beth,  Mike & John 
    •    For the coffee and pastries:   Ron & Marilyn,  Jackie and Beth Dugan
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:  Bethany & Shonda & Rsy
    •    For Mike doing our service this Sunday

     

     

    Birthdays:     Ron Senter (Friday), Patricia (68, Thursday), Cowboy Cole 95, Tuesday), Fred Martinez (41st of ordination, Monday)

    Anniversaries:

    Hugh and Sydney Bivona (7th, today, Sunday)

    Bill and Patty Hammond (46th, Today, Sunday)

     

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;  Cathy’s mom, Mary Dzuro, in hospice care;  For Patty Hammond’s recuperation from knee replacements;  From Mary Hall, Debbie Hooper with serious cancer;   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;   Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;  

     

    John Simari's collegue with the final stages of cancer;  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 new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friends, Mike and Tara;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita; 

     

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    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.

     

     Your Finances, May 4, 2014

    Expenses:   $

    Outreach:   $

     

        

    We Donated this week:  nothing special.

    Thanks for your Generosity.

    Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

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          Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world  we live in a better place to live.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Special Thanks to these special people:

    •    For  the Readings:   Patricia & Cheryl
    •    For The Team:       Buddy & Georgie
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Special Communion Cups:  Mary
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick
    •    For the coffee and extras: Becky & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:     David & Shonda
    •    For all who helped with Communion 

     

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    Birthdays:  Jan, Doug Kite, Becky Good.

     

     

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    Please Remember these special people

     For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's rcuperation; 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 Claire's mom;  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 condition;

     

     

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    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;

     

     

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    Thanks for helping out, Emma.

     

     

    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.

     

     

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    Thanks for always helping out, Buddy.

     

     

    Your Finances, January 14, 2018

    Expenses:   $     (Next Week)

    Outreach:   $

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

     

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    Have a Great Week, J.S.

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    Thanks for always helping out, Jackie, and happy 17th Anniversary.

     

     

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    Rosemary’s Blessing     

    As a dog runs, barks, jumps, and dances

    when its happy;

     Oh God …

     Help us to remember that

    You run, bark, jump, and dance for love of us every day. 

    J & R Creations

     

    Patricia

    Patricia reading Isaiah 22.


                                                                                

    Our Special Thanks:

    •    For Reading:  Patricia and Richard
    •    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
    •    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
    •    For the Wine & Cups: Jean & Cliff
    •    For the Pictures & Video:  Connie & John, Rick & Mike
    •    For the coffee and pastries:   Beth D., Grace, Erin, Cindy, Marlene, Bernadette & Carol
    •    For the altar: Jackie 
    •    For the Music:  Ray & Wendy & Bethany

     

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    Richard reading Romans.

     

    Birthdays:   Marsha Farmer (58, Friday), Marilyn Ackerman, (Friday), Joan Gleason (would be 77 today, Sunday), Kara Butterly (14, today, Sunday)

     Anniversaries: 

    Zarah & Craig (2nd, last Monday)

    Katie Urbanczyk & Sean (3rd, Thursday)

    Tim & Cheryl Lasiter (25th, Monday)

    Rose & Wally Banzhaf (43rd, Wednesday)

     

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    Our music team, The Best.

     

     Please Remember these special people:

    Marilyn Ackerman with a bad bang on her leg;   Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;  For Tom Quinn's continued recuperation from shoulder surgery;    for Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;    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;  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;  

     

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    Cupcakes of The Week to Kara and Marsha.

     

     

    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;  Rita; 

     

    Cowboy Cole

    Cowboy Cole defending the community.

     

     

     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, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

     

     

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


     
     

    Your Finances, August 24, 2014

    Expenses:   $1950.00 

    Outreach:   $ 725.00

    We Donated this week:  

    Nothing special this week.

                                                                                             

     Video: Entrance hymn, Sing a New Song ,  2:00 min.

        

     

    Thanks for your Generosity.

    Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

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    Georgie says, "See you next Sunday, the last of August."

     

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          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.

      

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing

    May those who have died be at peace and fulfilment,

    and may we who are living be filled always with gratefulness for each day, 

    thankful for relationships, our five senses, our health, and our spirit.

    And may we leave this world a better place for our having been here. 

      Joanne 10-31-10 
                                                                              
     

    Special Thanks:    

    • For Reading:  Joanne & Nina
    • For Serving: Kevin Doherty 
    • For the Communion Bread: Claire Occhipinti
    • For the Wine Cups:  John & Alison
    • For the Music:  Ray & Shonda & Wendy
    • For the Pictures:  Tom & Richard & Mike
    • For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
    • For the coffee and pastries: Mary Jane & John,  Joan, Nina & John, Curtis & Mabel
    • For the marvelous preparation for All Saints, Mike & Geri Moran, Jackie Ritter, Joanne Languel, Nina Waldron, Denni Zurchin, Ron & Marilyn Ackerman, and others
    • For Tom & Lynda involving us with Habitat & for all who helped at the Habitat House Saturday

                                                                                                                                         

    Nina 10-31-10 
     
     

     Happy Birthday:  John DeGenova, Megan Dulenti (15), Ed & Christine Kless

    Happy Anniversary: Bill Ekes & Zaile (1st)  

    Leo 10-31-10 
     

    Please Remember:

      Shonda & the new member of our music team, Mr. Leo Winkler,  AND Michelle, with Buddy & Torri ;  Jackie Ritter's recupertion;    Margie Malone's 2 year old niece;  Jim Drescher with cancer & his family, including Diane, Christine, Megan, & D'Arcy;  Kim Burkhart's dad;   Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke;   Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;    Warren & Barb's friend,  Phil Fruge;   Gilberto Delgado's mom;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter;  Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning & Wally's sister, Chris;   Marilyn Ackerman's  brother, Dick, and their grand daughter, Alex;  Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;  David Hoover;     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;  Richard Froebe's dad;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, &  Jim;    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.  

     
    All Saints 3, 10-31-10 
     

    Picture 1:   Joanne reading

    Picture 2:   Nina reading

    Picture 3:   Leo's reaction to the homily

    Picture 4:    The Memorial

    Video:          Rosemary's Blessing



           

    Your Finances: October 31:

    Expenses:  $1365.00

    Outreach:   $ 312.00

     

    Thanks for the Generosity

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

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

     

    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

     

     

    John reading from Genesis.

     

     

     

    Thanks to these special people:

    •    For  the Readings:   John & Mary
    •    For The Team:   Georgie & Buddy  
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick & Mike 
    •    For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:     Ben  & David
    •    For all who helped with Communion 

     

     

    Mary

     

    Mary reading from 1 Peter.

     

     

    Birthdays:   Leighton Elizabeth Wittek (5, Saturday), Rosemary (21 years no smoking, Thursday)

     

    Anniversaries:

    John & Lambrini (24th today, Sunday)

     

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

     

     

    Remember these special people

    For Ray & Beth & Barb & Bill & 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 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

     

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    Thanks, Emma, for being our dear Candle Lighter of The Week.

     

     

    For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 93;   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;

     

     

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    Happy Birthday, Tom, a few weeks late.  We saved that cupcake just for you.

     

     

    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.

     

     

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    Happy 24th Anniversary, John, to you and Lambrini.

     

     

    Your Finances, February 18, 2018

    Expenses:   $1005.00

    Outreach:   $ 570.00

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

     

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    21 Years without smoking!  Congratulations, Rosemary.

     

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S.

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    Where can you find better Music?

     

     

    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.

     

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    Buddy, don't leave us yet and go outside.  We are almost finished.  Moreover, it is cold and rainy out there.