Sunday Announcements, February 24

Rosemary's Blessing:                                  

Gracious God, slow my pace and soften my heart this Christmas. 

Keep me

from rushing through the season, but missing the Way . . .

from decorating the tree, but missing the Light . . .

from wrapping the gifts, but missing the Gift. 

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Mary reading of the comfort of Isaiah 61.

 Our Special Thanks:  Denni & Tom

•    For  the Readings:   Mary and Cheryl
•    For The Team:   Absent today 
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Judy & Dick Thompson
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick,  Mike, & Rosemary
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy, Jackie & Beth
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Wendy

Cheryl reading 1 Thessalonians.

1 Special notice:

1.  This Thursday: Meyerson visit for the Christmas Concert.  Welcome to The Rectory around 5:00 – 5:30 for a cookie and then a ride through the H.P. Christmas lights.  The Meyerson begins at 7:30.

2.  Explanation of our plans for this Sunday, 4th of Advent,  Souls Harbor,      Download Advent 2014

Our Gang at the Love for Kids picnic Saturday, some of 18 all together.

Birthdays:  Ben Porter

 Please Remember these special people:

For Fred, our buddy and supporter for years, who moved to the other side Thursday evening;    For Curtis, another buddy and longtime supporter, who  died last Sunday evening at Presbyterian, Dallas, and for the family;    For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor;    for Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery; for Beth's sister, Katy, in Baylor;  For Rita;  Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;    for Nina Tucker's dad;    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 & hips;  

Love for Kids, Mike???

Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;   For Jackie;  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, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece.

Instead of playing with those kids, Geri, you better go rescue Mike.

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;  for Mary Ellen; for 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.

 

 

Jessica and Colby exchanging their vows.  Another gazebo wedding.

 

 

Your Finances, December 14

Expenses:   $645.00

Outreach:   $245.00 

 

Jessica and Colby beginning their new life.

 

 We Donated this week:  Nothing special 

Thanks for your Generosity.

 

 

Victoria says, "Thanks for coming, Everybody. Come Christmas Eve, I'll be an angel.

 

 

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

And Leo says, "Bye, Everybody."

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isaiah 60:  Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem!  Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you.
Ephesians 3:  It was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit:  that the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
Matthew 2:  And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them,  until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother.

Music,  Ben
Readers,  Mary Jane & John
Homily,   John Stack
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  David & Kevin
The Organization man,  Richard
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 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;  For Ed Kless;  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:  Tom Fleming 10/5, Cheryl O’Hagen 1/9
Anniversaries:

Expenses: $  470.00
Outreach: $   160.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

“A Franciscan Blessing”:

MAY GOD BLESS YOU with discomfort,
at easy answers, half-truths,
and superficial relationships
so that you may live
deep within your heart.

May God bless you with anger
at injustice, oppression,
and exploitation of people,
so that you may work for
justice, freedom and peace.

May God bless you with tears,
to shed for those who suffer pain,
rejection, hunger, and war,
so that you may reach out your hand
to comfort them and
to turn their pain to joy.

And may God bless you
with enough foolishness
to believe that you can
make a difference in the world,
so that you can do
what others claim cannot be done,
to bring justice and kindness
to all our children and the poor.

Amen

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:

May an abundance of gratitude burst forth in our minds and hearts as we remember all the blessings in our life.

May we slow our hurried pace these days so we can be aware of, and enjoy, what we can too easily take for granted.

May we always be open, willing and ready to share our blessings with others and never forget the God who loves us lavishly and unconditionally.

And may we remember that our thanksgiving is incomplete until we pay it forward by doing for others what they cannot do for themselves.

Amen.

From a  prayer by Sr. Jean Amore CSJ, Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, N.Y.

John reading from The Prophet Isaiah.

Our Special Thanks

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

Patricia reading from Romans.

Birthdays:   Alex Grattifiori (19 Sunday, today) & Ben Porter (Sunday, today)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week with a little help from her friend.

Please Remember these special people:

For Carol's recuperation from her operation;      For Frank's family & friends;   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 Jan’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 a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues;  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;

The Best, Shonda, Bethany, Ray, & David.

 

Gor Geri's friend, Elsa Billman, 88, whose house burned;  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;

Can we trust David to take this cupcake home to his son on his birthday today?

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;     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 our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including 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.

Thanks, Leo, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.

Your Finances, December 18, 2016

Expenses:   $ 1,470.00

Outreach:   $  879.00     

Our food drive brought in over 280 lbs. of food.                       

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Best buddies.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Have a Beautiful & Peaceful Christmas from Cathy & Donna.

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 Zoe, "See you Christmas Eve, 4:00, in the gym, bring flowers for the altar and stage, and get ready for a great Nativity Drama."

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. 

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

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

Happy Anniversary: Bill Ekes & Zaile (1st)  

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.  

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)

 Special Thanks–

• For Reading:   Claire & Bill
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Greek Communion Bread:  John Cade's Greek mother in law, Caliope
• For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
• For the Music: Ben & Bethany & Shonda
• For the Pictures & Video: None this week  
• For the coffee and pastries:  Bill, Jackie & Jerry
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

  Birthdays:  Joanie Beavers (32 Tuesday), Emma Dugan (3, Saturday), John Cade (78, Sunday, today)

Anniversary:

Erin McClurg & Chuck ( 6^th, Saturday)

Joanie Beavers & Derrick (9^th, Wednesday)

Barb & Ron Senter (41^st, Today, Sunday)

 We Remember  

  The Banzhaf Family;  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;   Bob McGrath Jr. with cancer;  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;

 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.

  Your Finances: November 25, 2012

Expenses:    $  Next week  

Outreach:    $     

We donated this week: 

    1.  Next week

     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: 

May you find truth in the week’s smallest grace,

And hope in the week’s heaviest cross.

May you learn to walk a little bit slowly

And to grow each day in hope and trust.

And may the God of new beginnings

Grant you a week of love and peace.

 Andrew M. Greeley,   A Book of Irish American Blessings & Prayers

Ash Wednesday notice:  We will convene at 7:00 at the home of Marlene Ekes,    2017 Keystone Drive, Plano,  Welcome.

Link to map:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2017+Keystone+Drive,+Plano,+TX&hl=en&ll=33.026062,-96.733954&spn=0.010956,0.013647&sll=31.168934,-100.076842&sspn=11.436836,13.974609&hnear=2017+Keystone+Dr,+Plano,+Collin,+Texas+75075&t=m&z=16

Erin reading Isaiah 1.

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Chuck & Erin 
• For Serving:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine & Cups:  Beth
• For the Music: Ray  & Shonda & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video: Jan, Rick & Beth, John
• For the coffee and pastries:  Marlene
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
• For all who contributed to the Great Brunch

Chuck reading 1 Corinthians 15.

Birthdays: Duffy (Wednesday), Tuesday: Scott Shaw, Hue Beavers (62), Dick Thompson, John Bresson (56), plus from last week, Geri (60), Kevin (24), & Meghan (29)

Anniversaries:

John & Alison (17th, Thursday)

Bobby & Debbie (28^th, today, Sunday)

Rosemary reading her blessing.

We Remember  

Bill Ekes eye operation recuperation;   Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on the death of Kate, their twin daughter & new grandkid, Warren;  Mary Hall who broke her foot; Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;  And Donna's recuperation from hip surgery;  Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;  Janie's friend Wilbur;  Gerald's mom really sick;  Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;    Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;

Through Him, with Him.

  Rita;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;     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;    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.

  
 Your Finances: February 10, 2013

Expenses:     $655.00 

Outreach:     $335.00  

 We donated this week: 

1.   Nothing special this week.

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

  Video:   Entrance Hymn (2 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.