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Rosemary's Blessing: 

  • May you be poor in misfortune,

  • Rich in blessings,

  • Slow to make enemies,

  • Quick to make friends,

  • But rich or poor, quick or slow,

  • May you know nothing but happiness from this day forward.

Megan

Special Thanks:

  • For reading: Christine & Megan 
  • For the Communion Bread: John & Allison, Sabrina & Anthony 
  • For Serving:  T.J.
  • For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol,  Nancy & Ron   
  • For the music: Ray & Celeste, Roy & Hue
  • For the coffee & Juice: Richard & Carol 
  • For all the help The Old Geezer was given to finish the Hotter 'N Hell 100 in 8 hours, Saturday: 

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Happy Birthday:  Jim Drescher; Jim Fossier; Melissa Meyers, 17; Laura McKinley; Marilyn Ackerman; Jackie McGrath; Theresa Quinn; & Joan Gleason

Happy Anniversary:   

  • Paul & Jane Drake (22nd)

Gerwers

Please Remember:   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; Maureen Macchio's brother Michael with cancer;  Rick Cardenas's wife Linda & brother Bob;  Mike's Moran's mom, Marge; Carol's sister Ann; Nina's mom & Jon's back operation, 19th;  Barb Wittek's friend Lois, her brother; Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis; Jackie's Jack Brown & neighbor, Earl;  Nina's friend Nancy;  Mary's son John; Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel; Cindy Cramer's friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane's dad & cousin Judy; 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 Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Roy's son Chris,  Margarita's Matt Gomez on tour 3, & Lisa's nephew Kristopher on his 2nd Iraq trip, his grandmother Alice Quiocho & Lisa's friend Shelly & Uncle Keith; David & Rita;  George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred's friend John with cancer & Maureen's friend Sharon; Casey & Rob plus Cameron & Reid, Brady & Trey.

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

Your Finances:

August 24: 

  • Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,418.00     
  • Income for Outreach Expenses: $    595.00       

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

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    Rosemary’s Blessing

    Life is short …

    Break the rules,

    Forgive quickly,

     Kiss slowly,

     Love truly,

     Laugh uncontrollably,

     And never regret anything that made you smile.

     Author Unknown

     

    Lily

    Lily reading Acts.

     

     Our Special Thanks:

    •    For Reading:  Scott and Lily
    •    For The Team:  Georgie 
    •    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 

     

    Scott

    Scott reading 1 Peter.

     

    Birthdays:     Stacey Fitterer (27, Monday), Ed Kless (49, Thursday), Denni (Thursday), John Sumari (Wednesday), Cliff Wright (70, Wednesday), David Dinsmore (Today, Sunday).

    Anniversaries:

    Jerry and Joan (57th, today, Sunday)

     

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    Heritage Farm Saturday evening, Hay Ride with Mike.

     

    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;  

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    Saturday Evening Hay Ride, Heritage Farm.

     

    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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    So long, Kids, been good to know you.

     

    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.

     

    The Barn

    Saturday Evening in The Barn waiting for vow renewal. She signed on for one more year!


     
    Your Finances, April 27, 2014

    Expenses:   $ 1,840.00

    Outreach:   $ 898.00

     

        

    We Donated this week:  

    $ 2000 to Soul’s Harbor

    $ 300 to Plano Homes

    Thanks for your Generosity.

    Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

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    Rosemary reading her 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.

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Mary Jane reading from Nehemiah.

                                                                                                   

    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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    John reading from 1 Corinthians.

     

     

     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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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

     

    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 

    (214-783-0443)

     

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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!

     

    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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    Rosemary’s
    Blessing:

                                                               

        May you look back with confidence and pride

        May you look forward with eagerness in your eyes

        May you enjoy the challenges of today’s ride

        And await all your tomorrows with openness to surprise.

        A book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers                 Andrew Greeley

      

    Judy 7-28-13

    Judy reading Colossians.



                                                                                                                 

    Our Special Thanks 

    •    For Reading:  Richard and Judy
    •    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
    •    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
    •    For the Wine & Cups: Jan & Charlie
    •    For the Pictures & Video:   John &
      Connie & Rick & Jan
    •    For the coffee and pastries:  Mike & Judy,  Jackie & Beth & Jerry
    •    For the  altar & sound: Jackie &
      Hue
    •    For the Music:  Bethany & Shonda & Ray

    Arrival 7-28-13

    After 7 days biking across Iowa, arrival at the Mississippi. A terrific event.

     Birthdays:  Cindy Ekes (Wednesday), Payton Self (37, Saturday)

    Lost Your Tent 7-28-13

    Lost your tent? Don't. Tent villages spring up in every park, public space, and many hospitable yards.

    We
    Remember
    :

    Rosemary's great nephew, Patrick;  Mike Moran’s dad and family;  Jan's family
    members who are doing badly;  Bobby who broke his arm;  Jean O'Donnell's
    brother, Louis;  Chuck

    Pratt and his cancer;  John's
    Caliope, who has been in and out of the hospital;   John Doherty's
    dad who is declining rapidly;   Dee's friend Carole and
    Cole, 17, facing brain surgery;  John Simari’s friend Kieth; Dick Thompson's daughter,
    Teri Jill;   Barb & Warren's new grandbaby,
    Leighton Elizabeth, and their friends, Mike & Tara 

     

    Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson with cancer, David and Sue, her sister &
    Sue's husband, Jim; Cathy Bambanek's recuperation from her foot operation;  Alexander Occhipinti; Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke; Rita

    Lost 7-28-13

    Lost? Impossible. Just follow the crowd. 35 thousand riders estimated, passing through beautiful little Iowa villages.


    Bernadette
    Delgado's mom &  Gilberto's mom;  Tom
    & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn,
    Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer; Connie  Doherty's mom &
    her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; Mary Ellen's Christopher,
    Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military,
    including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg,


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

     

    AZ Riders 7-28-13

    These 4 riders rode from AZ and we met them at a convenience store just outside Council Bluffs, the town where the ride started last Sunday morning. I never saw them again in the crowd.

     

    Your Finances: July 28,
    2013

    Expenses:   $1376.00

    Outreach:    $ 1000.00

    Your Finances: July 21, 2013

    Expenses:   $610.00

    Outreach:    $ 130.00

     

    We donated this week: 

    1.  Nothing special this week.

     

    Thanks for your Generosity.

    Video: None this week.

     

    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.

     

     

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing:

    Oh God who made me absolutely unique,

    Help me to value more the Person You made Me to be.

    And protect me from comparisons and envy and discouragement over what I am not.

    Andrew Greeley,  Irish American Blessings  

     Claire 2-12-12

     

    Special Thanks:

    • For Reading:  Patricia & Claire          
    • For Serving:  Kevin  
    • For the Communion Bread: Alison & Jan
    • For the Wine Cups: Rob & Beth 
    • For the Music: Ray & Shonda
    • For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Beth & John
    • For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    • For the coffee & specials: Chuck and Sandra, Joan  & Jackie

     Patricia 2-12-12

     Birthdays:   Dana Dinsmore 

    Anniversary:  

    John & Lambrini (18th)

    John & Alison (18th)


    Sarah 2-12-12
     

     
     Please Remember:

     Christine Drescher;  Rita;   Rosemary's elbow recuperation;  Alison's recuperation;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;  Julia Grenier;  Mike Moran's parents, especially his dad with ALS;    Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, Tara; Jackie Urbanczyk's sister, Carol, with a back operation;  Mike and Dee's daughter, Lisa;  Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's brother, Dick, recuperating from a back operation & broken wrists;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;  Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke; Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;  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;  Rita Dore;  Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including 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;  for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

     

     Royce Rubio 2-12-12

     

    Picture 1:    Claire reading Leviticus                          

    Picture 2:    Patricia reading 1 Corinthians

    Picture 3:    Sarah Wright & her dad, Rick                

    Picture 4:    Royce Rubio, the groom              

                                                                                                                    

           Video:    Mass Beginning  (2 min.)

     

      

    Your Finances: February 12, 2012

    Expenses:   $820.00

     Outreach:  $350.00

    Thanks for your Generosity 

     

    Note: Tax receipts for the year's donations are out.  Let us know if you did not get yours.

     

    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.

       

     

      

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    Rosemary's Blessing:

     

    During this Lenten season, may you …

    Fast from selfishness; feast on service.
    Fast from criticism; feast on praise.
    Fast from discouragement; feast on hope.
    Fast from complaining; feast on appreciation.
    Fast from discontent; feast on gratitude.

    Doherty 3-14-10
      

    Special Thanks: 

    ·     ·     For Reading: Kevin & his father, John

    ·     ·     For the Communion Bread: Gayle 

    ·     ·     For Serving: Kevin

    ·     ·     For the Wine Cups & Cross: Alison & John

    ·     ·     For the Music: Ben &  Shonda

    ·     ·     For the Pictures: Jan & Beth & Sabrina

    ·     ·     For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

    ·     ·     For the coffee & cake: Nina & Jon & Joan


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    Happy Birthday:   Tori Rogers, Christine Drescher, Michael Kern, Joanne Languel, & Ken Cramer

    Happy Anniversary:

    Fred Martinez & Martha (1st)

    Margie & John Dugan (42nd) 

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    The Status of The Hips:

    One week from Monday, I get my medical check out and am off home confinement.  Yeah!  Swelling continues to slowly recede.  No pain at all. 

    Please Remember:

    Marilyn Ackerman's mother who broke her hip; Jim Drescher; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary; David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle Guinigundo; Jackie Ritter's friends Bob Minarik with cancer & Todd Fred with leukemia; 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 & 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,  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.   
     
     Wilson 3-14-10

    Picture 1:  John Doherty reading and his son 

     

    Picture 2:  Kevin reading

     

    Picture 3:  Communion with Diane & David

     

    Picture 4:  Wilson Middle School

      

     

     

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

    Your Finances: March 14:

     

    Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1,015.00

     

    Income for Outreach Expenses: $   325.00

     

    Thanks for your Generosity!

     

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

  • Sunday Announcements, March 2

    Resource: to check the source for the marriage homilies, Project Everlasting, click the link.  Thanks to Carol Eshelbrenner for finding this lost resource.  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19031744/

    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 smiles not your tears; Count your courage not your fears; Count your full years not your lean; Count your kind deeds not your mean; Count your health not your wealth; And love your neighbor as much as yourself.

    Carmen

    Special Thanks:

    • For reading: Carl & Jessica
    • For the Communion Bread: Kim & Cindy
    • For Serving: T.J., Lacee, & Lorynne
    • For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Beth & Rob
    • For the music: Ray & Shonda & Celeste, Hue

    Happy Birthday: Michelle Brown, Diane McClurg, Sara Varnau (14), Gabriella Robinson (2).

    Happy Anniversary: Tara & Scott Blankenship

    Please Remember:  Rose Banzhaf’s mom; Victor Lozada (the policeman who died Friday), Terry his wife & his family; Jackie’s brother John & neighbor Earl; Dee Miller; Barb Wittek’s friends Ronald & Alice Kirk; Libby’s uncle; 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. March 11; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon.

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    Catch the latest on the quadruplets’ web: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com     —   Note: we are forming a "Quad Squad" of volunteers to help take care of these jewels.  More in Friday’s blog.

    Your Finances:

    • March 2:  Income for Running  Expenses: $ 786.00
    • March 2:  Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 771.00
    • February Expenses:  In: $4,600      Out: $5,400
    • February Outreach:  In: $2,100      Out: $2,800

    Thanks for your Generosity!

    Have a Great Week, J.S