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Rosemary's Blessing:

May you have

No frost on your spuds,

No worms on your cabbage.

May your goat give plenty of milk.

And if you inherit a donkey,

May she be in foal.

Irish Blessing

Connie reading from Acts of the Apostles.

Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Connie & John
•    For The Team:    Buddy  & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick &  Mike & Connie 
•    For the coffee and extras: Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:     Ben  & Shonda
•    For Marlene's hospitality Holy Week and to Mr. Rabbit
•    For all who helped with Communion 

John reading from 1 John.

Birthdays:    Tom Zurchin (Wednesday), Kerry Tucker (Saturday), Betty Jane (86, Donna’s mom)

Anniversary:

Curtis & Mable (65^th)

Rosemary ready to read her Blessing of The Week.   Note that little smile & twinkle in the eyes.  It gives you fair warning about what is to come.

Remember these special people

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

Beth reads The Fall of Freddie the Leaf.

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;

Zoe with her reward for lighting our candles.

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 Birthday, Tom.

Your Finances, April 8, 2018

Expenses:    $765.00

Outreach:    $155.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Happy 65th Anniversary, Mable.  I wish Curtis were here to help us celebrate.

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

Hi, Buddy, have a tough night last night?    (or am I putting you to sleep again, which I can't believe)

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.

Says Harper, "Thanks for coming everybody."

And says Emma, "See you All next week."

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:   A Blessing for the Day (Adapted from a blessing by Andrew Greeley)

May the God of the dawn awaken you;  May the God of sunrise stir you up;  May the God of morning bless your work;   May the God of noon renew your strength;  May the God of sunset bring you home;  May the God of dusk soothe your soul;  May the God of night bring you rest.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Blair & Blake
• For the Communion Bread: Kim & Cindy
• For Serving: Carmen & Ashley & Noah
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Beth & Rob
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Celeste, Hue

Happy Birthday: Michelle Brown, Diane McClurg, Jackie Urbanczyk, Marianne Elwell, Tori Rogers (17)

Please Remember:  Rose Banzhaf’s mom; 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.

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.

Bishop John Shelby Spong (Episcopal) recommends for Old Testament study on line: Christ Community Church.  Let me know if you try it.  I don’t know it yet, but I trust Bishop Spong, a progressive scripture scholar.

Next Sunday: Palm Sunday

Your Finances:

• March 9:  Income for Running  Expenses: $ 859.00
• March 9:  Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 625.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

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.

Special Thanks: 

·     For Reading: 

·     For the Communion Bread:  

·     For Serving: Kevin

·     For the Wine Cups & Cross:

·     For the Music: Ben &  Shonda

·     For the Pictures:

·     For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

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

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

Happy Anniversary:

Fred Martinez & Martha (1st)

Margie & John Dugan (42nd) 

The Status of The Hips:

One week from Monday I get my get out of jail free pass, that is, my medical check out at the end of one month of being home bound.  Yeah!  Swelling continues to slowly recede.  No pain at all. 

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

Your Finances: March 14:

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 

Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

Rosemary’s Blessing: 

May God grant you

Blue skies with gentle breezes,

Green trees to climb and green grass to walk upon,

Lots of love and family and friends,

And the freedom to be as you are.

 J and R Creations

Taylor, on her first home visit from OU, reads 2 Kings about Naaman and Elisha.

Our Special Thanks 

•    For Reading:  Taylor (home from OU) and Zach 
•    For The Team: Kevin & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison & Claire
•    For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie
•    For the Pictures & Video:   John & Connie, Mike & Rick 
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Fred & Maureen, Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Shonda

Zach reading Timothy.

 Birthdays:   CC Reidel (Occhipinti, 7, Friday, coming next week), Rich Eshelbrenner (Tuesday), Celeste (Wednesday)

Kristin Urbanczyk and Josh Eddings, Friday evening.

Please Remember these special people:

John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli, who broke her hip/leg again just after the 3 of them returned from Greece;   Irene Urbanczyk, Rick's mom in Buffalo, who is just about ready to move to the Other Side, that she do so peacefully;  Jan's family members who are doing badly & Charlie's brother in law with cancer;  Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis; Chuck Pratt and his cancer;  

Rick escorting his daughter Kristin on her entrance.

 John Doherty's dad who is declining rapidly;  Dee's friend Cole, 17, facing brain surgery; Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  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;  Alexander Occhipinti;  Rita

Josh escorting Kristin's mom, Jackie on her entrance. That is not a Starbucks, but a mixture of dirt from 3 States for the unity tree.

 Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom; 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.

 Video:  Entrance Hymn, All the Ends of the Earth, 2 minutes, 

 Your Finances: October 13, 2013

Expenses:   $555.00

Outreach:   $480.00 

The beautiful and lively Aven at repose, for maybe 2 seconds.

We donated this week: 

1. Nothing special this week.

 Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

New Life.

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 Cotton Mill, McKinney, a fairly new wedding venue with lots of room for both wedding and reception.

   Video:   Opening Hymn, Mine Eyes have see the Glory (3 min.)

 Rosemary’s Blessing: 

Loving God,

Lead us beyond ourselves

To care and protect,

To nourish and shape,

To challenge and energize

Both the life and the world

You have given us.

Joan Chittister, OSB   and   www.benetvision.org

John reading 1 Kings

Special Thanks–

• For Reading:   John & Jean
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Greek Communion Bread:  John Cade's Greek mother in law, Caliope
• For the Wine & Cups:  Beth & Rob
• For the Music: Ray & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video: Rick, Jan & Beth,  John & Connie
• For the coffee and pastries:  Bill & Jackie
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

Jean reading Hebrews

  Birthdays:  Blake & Blair (23, Friday), Richard Baach (Monday), Renee Bresson (21 today, Sunday), & Rosemary (Wednesday)

Anniversary:

Luciano & Amanda Godinez (Day 1)

 We Remember  

All our veterans and those serving today;  Mike’s upcoming & postponed hip operation;  Mark Ackerman’s recuperation from an operation and Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;   Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;   Patricia’s husband, Fred, who had quadruple bypass a few weeks ago;  Bill Hammond's broken ankle;  Alexander Occhipinti;    Diane McClurg's good friend, Suzy McGonigle with cancer;    Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke; 

A half dozen Christmas Toffee Pots brewing

  Lisa's Ackerman’s  Lucus Quiocho going to Afghanistan & his mom depressed about it;   Rita;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;    Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;  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  in assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary; Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer;   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;   for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Christmas Toffee prep with Dallas North Rotary and kids and staff from Faith Family Charter School on Kiest Ave.

  Your Finances: November 11, 2012

Expenses:    $510.00    

Outreach:    $250.00    

We donated this week: 

    1  After screening an applicant, we donated $400 to a family with 3 kids & one on the way, in severe need.

    2.  $2,000 to Bona Responds of St. Boniventure U., with professor Jim Mahar & many volunteer students (50 plus), working in NY after the hurricane.   Latest report from NYC,  Download Hammond 11-11-12

 Thanks for your Generosity 

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

Video:   And the Cupcake of The Week…….Rosemary on her birthday,     (1 min.)

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,  

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.

 Author Unknown but I found a copy of this in The Spokesman, September 1910

Mary Jane reading from the Prophet Zephaniah.

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:  John & Mary Jane
•    For The Team:  Kevin &  Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Beth & Mike & Connie  
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Jackie & Everybody
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:   Ray & Bethany               
•    For all who helped with Communion 

John reading from 1 Corinthians.

Birthdays:   Mary Hall (Sunday, today), Mike Carrell & Randolph Brown (Wednesday), Megan Ekes (33, Thursday), Kevin Bresson (28, Friday), Gil & Candy Keren ( Saturday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Please Remember these special people:

For Ron Ackerman in Medical City, Plano with cellulitis;  For Eleanor Anne Stryker, who just arrived last night;   For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;   For Dee;    For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom;   For Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ;       For Cliff & Jean;    For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;    For Anthony;   For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer;     For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery;

Meredith and Joe are great, but who let that Sooner in?

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 90;   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's friend, Barbara, plus Angela;    For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;     Frank’s & Mary's niece, Lisa, with brain cancer, Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons;     Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Happy Birthday, Mary.
 

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents & daughter of her best friend, Mekala;   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler & Kaitlen;

And Happy Birthday to you, too, Mike.
 

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 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.

And to you, too, Rick, Happy Birthday and thanks for being such a big help with all the photos you take each week.

Your Finances, January 29, 2017

Expenses:   $895.00 

Outreach:   $340.00                           

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

We donated $2,000.00 to Soul's Harbor this week.

Randolph, I do think you have some little mice eager to help you with you birthday gift.  Happy Birthday, Man.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

And lastly, Genevieve to everybody, "See you next week, Folks."

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.

While waiting to join up next week, saying, "I can dance."