Announcements for Easter 2007

Special Thanks:

  • For Hosting Thursday & Friday, Chris & Terry Phipps
  • For reading, Alexandra & Blair
  • For the Altar Bread, Angie Carroll
  • For Serving, T.J., Lacee, & Lorynne
  • For our New Altar Server Gowns, Dolores Eppard
  • For the Altar & Easter Cakes, Margie & Lisa
  • For the Books & Communion Cups, Roy & Carol Strom, Beth & Rob Robinson
  • For the music, Ray & Shonda, Wendy, Elliot & Hue

Happy Birthday: Mark Nugent, Cole Bentley, Jacob Wilson & Nicole Wilson, Tom Zurchin, Katie Hogan (21), Teresa McClure, Morgan Froebe (14), Laura Chollick, Mark Ackerman, Cathy Goode, Kerry Tucker.

Happy Anniversary: Bobbi Jo & Danny (1st), Dave & Margarita (14th), Judy & Richard Lyons (35th), Curtis & Mabel (54th)

Please Remember: Rosemary’s nephew definitely improving; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s sister Tina’s friend Evelyn with cancer; Jackie Ritter’s friend Chad Johnson; little 5 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson; Tom Quinn’s brother Tim; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4; Barb Senter’s mom, Margie’s mom, Dona & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula & his companions in the military overseas, including Trey Bailey back from his 3rd deployment, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Gary Hogman & his wife Cindy with cancer, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; David & Ofelia, Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; Rob’s mom & dad; & a cure for autism from Laura Chollick.

Spiritual Formation Schedule (CCD): We’ve started. Welcome!!

Your Finances:

  • April 8: Income for Running Expenses: $2,814.00     
  • April 8: Income for Outreach Expenses: $1,456.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

Invitation: Rosemary & I invite you all to our 2nd anniversary party, May 5, Fairview Farms (same place as last year), Parker & Central, northeast corner, ca. 6:00. We will have some couples renew their vows, covered dish, hors d’oeuvres, and music for dancing. Also, the slide show The Great East African trip.

From Kovatis: “Thank You” just doesn’t capture my appreciation, or that of the Groundwork Board, for your hard work and the enthusiasm you brought to the Operation A.C.T. Clean-up last Saturday. Based upon my rough calculation, we removed between 2 and 3 tons of trash from the Rochester Lakes area of the Great Trinity Forest.

Operation A.C.T. is a prime example of what a group of interested and dedicated citizens can do to “leave a place in better shape than they found it”. Please accept our sincerest thanks for helping us improve the Great Trinity Forest for the citizens of Dallas. You can be assured that this will be an ongoing mission for Groundwork Dallas.

(In a separate bulletin I will send pictures; too much now.)

Next Mass: April 15

Have a Great Week.

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    Rosemary's Blessing

    The Christmas Story will always be the story of Emmanuel, of God-with-us, always and everywhere, in the everyday, in the chaos, in the flight into exile, in the love between a man and a woman and in the birth of a child. It is the story of God who heals, empowers and loves us just as we are – in our greatness and our foolishness. As we anticipate the joy, the love and the peace that are God's Christmas gifts to us, let us receive them with gratitude and be sure to unfold them and share them especially where they need to be more visible.

     

    Sister Jean Amore, CSJ,  Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, N.Y.

     

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    John reading from Isaiah.

     

    Our Special Thanks

    •    For  the Readings:    John & Connie
    •    For our team:    John  &  Mike, Ben & David & Shonda
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
    •    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan
    •    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Rick
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Becky & Tom & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben & Hue & David & Shonda
    •    For all who helped with communion         

     

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    Connie reading from Romans.

     

     

    Birthdays:   Allen Stryker,  Ben, Meredith, & Connie Bresson

     

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week.

     

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Bill Hammond,   For Sydney, & For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For my buddy since grade school at Christ the  King, Pete Wacks & his dearest Marjie who is spoiling Pete;   For Gilberto recuperating from his gall bladder operation:  Claire Mazzei's (Rosemary's sister in Hilton Head) knee replacement;    For Michelle; 

     

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    Happy Birthday, Ben.

     

     For a friend, a neighbor, & a doctor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free.;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;    For Dee, and for her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued health;  For Anthony & Sabrina;    For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini; 

     

     

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    Hi, Betsy.  So happy your operation went so well.

     

     

    John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 91 years!) in Ontario;  For Jackie's friend, Lynn, plus Angela, & her mom;  for Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;    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;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;  

     

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    Thanks for lighting the candles, Tori & Zoe.

     

    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 Terain; 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, Allen.

     

    Your Finances, December 22, 2019 

    Expenses: $700.00

     Outreach: $250.00  

     

    Thanks, Everybody 

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    Merry Christmas and

     

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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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    A Peace filled New Year.  

     

     

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    Sunday Homily, June 9, 2019, Pentecost–Delayed

    A Note from Ye old Editor of our beloved Community Newsletter and Blog: 

    Sorry for the delay this week.  I was all ready to join the community for Pentecost, then came down with a beauty of a cold after arriving Thursday night from our cruise through Alaska, which is even more beautiful than I expected.  Hope to see everybody this Sunday, Trinity.

     

     

    Readings: 

    Genesis 11, 1-9, The whole world spoke the same language.  (from the vigil Mass)

    Psalm 104,  Lord, Send out your spirit, and renew the face of the earth. (Vigil)  

    Exodus 19, 3-8,   Moses went up the mountain to God.  (Vigil)

    John 14, 15-16, 23-26,   If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

     

     

    Homily:

    Alaska Dreaming

    Despite the fact that Rosemary & I would love to invite all of you to join us on the Alaska cruise, we know it is impossible.  In place of that, however, I would like to high light 4 specials that touched us.

    Of all the many specials that we experienced, l would say that the profound natural beauty that surrounded us was overwhelming, whether in the south of Ketchikan and Sitka to the north of Valdez and Seward.  It struck me as Yosemite on steroids.  Necklaces of glaciers and snow capped mountains.  We saw a lot because the sun rose about 3:00 A.M. and set about 11:00. 

    A small phenomenon that hit me was Juneau, the State capitol, chosen by the people in 1906.  You cannot get there by car.  No roads in or out.  A few cars wander the  town roads because they are shipped in by boat.  Instead, snowy peaks and glaciers.

    Another place that struck me was a little island called IcyStraight Point, an island occupied by the Tlingit tribe.

    This tribe has gone all in on tourism, providing 6-8 daily excursions around the island to see bears, go fishing, and wander the trails.  They also built the longest zip line in the world, so they told me, one mile long with six cables running simultaneously.  It takes about an hour bus ride to get to the top of this peak.  We all get buckled in, they double check everybody, then, “Away we Went.”  And it was beautiful.  If only I could have gone again I would appreciate it even more.

    Another thing that struck me and really touched me was the number of people using wheel chairs, walkers, and canes.  I remember seeing four women in wheel chairs.  I told the lady with a walker that I would give her $25 to use her walker on the shore excursion we were taking.  She said, “Make it $50 and I’ll think about it.

    At the gym where I worked out in the mornings two guys came in most mornings, put down their canes by their machines or bikes, and off they went.  This meant a lot to me because in future years I can see myself boarding with a cane.

    I feel doubly blessed that Rosemary & I could witness such natural beauty and such beauty in our fellow travelers.  Your blessing this week?

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    Isaiah 50:The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I am not disgraced; I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame.
    Philippians 2:Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness;. . . .
    Matthew 26:  He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The teacher says, “My appointed time draws near; in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples.”‘”

     

    John reading from the Book of Isaiah


    Music, 
     Ben & Shonda
    Readers,  Connie & John
    Homily,   John Cade
    Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
    The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
    The Organization man,  Richard
    Final Blessing,  Rosemary

    Connie reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians


    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 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.

    Tom, Lynda and Claire reading the Passion of the Lord according to Matthew


    Birthdays: 
    Barbara Wittek
    Anniversaries:

    Expenses: $  1,250.00
    Outreach: $    100.00
    Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

    Shonda and Ben, the singer and musician


    Rosemary’s Blessing:

    Gethsemane by Mary Oliver

    The grass never sleeps.
    Or the roses.
    Nor does the lily have a secret eye that shuts until morning.

    Jesus said, wait with me. But the disciples slept.

    The cricket has such splendid fringe on its feet,
    and it sings, have you noticed, with its whole body,
    and heaven knows if it ever sleeps.

    Jesus said, wait with me.

    And maybe the stars did, maybe the wind wound itself into a silver tree, and didn’t move,
    maybe the lake far away, where once he walked as on a blue pavement, lay still and waited, wild awake.

    Oh the dear bodies, slumped and eye-shut, that could not
    keep that vigil, how they must have wept,
    so utterly human, knowing this too
    must be a part of the story.

     

    John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at
    9:30 at the ArtCentre of Plano,
    902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.


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    Rosemary’s Blessing

    Oh God of humor enable us to laugh at your mischievous plans. 

    Life can become serious during these cold winter months, and our hearts can become heavy and burdened with responsibilities, decisions and trying to keep everyone happy. 

    Let us look for the funny things that happen, the unexpected surprise that catches us off-guard, along with the incongruences that we encounter. 

    Smile, snicker, giggle, give a belly laugh, and spontaneously guffaw. 

    Amazing how God works through laughter.

      Sr. Mary Elizabeth Schweiger

     

    Michelle

    Michelle reading the beautiful Isaiah 42.

                                                                                                                                     

    Our Special Thanks:

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

     

    Richard

    Richard reading Acts.


     
     Birthdays:   The Marvelous Gerwer kids, Trey, Brady, Cameron, and Reid (6, Thursday), Doug Kite (59 Wednesday), Ben Kern ( Monday), Cole Carey (20, Sunday, today)

    Anniversaries:

    Jackie and Rick (13th Monday)

     

    Cathy

    Our lunatic fringe, Connie and Cathy with poor John.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    Jackie Urbanczyk's recovery;  From Mary Hall, Debbie Hooper with serious cancer;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis;  Frank Esparza recuperating from an operation;  Fred and Maureen’s friend, Real Giguere;  Mary Templeton seriously hurt in a surfing accident (from Chris Phipps & Beth);  Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer; 

     

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    John looking for Leo who was home with his grandparents.

     

     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, and her dad in ICU;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita;

     

    Kaliope

    The Great Kaliope, John Cade's mother in law, visiting the community for the first time after breaking her hip, for which she gets a Cupcake of The Week.  Speak Greek only, please.

     

     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.

     

    Begin

    Beginning the feast of The Baptism.

     

     

     Your Finances: January 12, 2014

    Expenses:   $895.00

    Outreach:   $490.00

     

    Viedo:  Cupcakes of The Week for 4 special kids, 1 min.,

      

     

     We Donated this week:

    $1200 for a family with an emergency.

    Thanks for your Generosity.

     

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    Rosemary reading her blessing.

     

     Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

     

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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 of  The Week: 

     Life is short …

    Break the rules,

    Forgive quickly,

    Kiss slowly,

    Love truly,

    Laugh uncontrollably,

    And never regret anything that made you smile.

    Author Unknown

     

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    Mary reading from Acts.

     

    Special Thanks to these special people:

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

     

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    Bernadette reading from 1 Peter.

     

    Birthdays:  Ray (77, Wednesday), Zaile ( Thursday)

    Anniversaries:

    Michael & Candy Kern (24th, Monday)

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.  (Me thinks she is taking over)

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge, who just moved on ;  For Sir Charlie in Allen Presby;   For Jackie Urbanzyk;   For Connie Bresson's mom & friend struggling with cancer;     For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;     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 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 John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery 

     

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    Happy special birthday, Ray.

     

    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;    The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   For Maureen’s daughter, Kathleen, with cancer;      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 Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons;     Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

     

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    Okay, Bill, that cupcake is for Zaile, on her birthday.  I promised her.  Don't you snarf it down and tell her I forgot.

     

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

     

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    Thanks, Buddy, for being such a neat kid and great Candle Lighter of the Week.
     

    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.

     

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    Want one of these cupcakes?  When is you birthday or anniversary?

     

    Your Finances, May 21, 2017

    Expenses:   $1675.00

    Outreach:   $ 810.00

     

    Q1 Financial Report:    Download Financials Q1

     

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

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    Grace, a great helper to our community as head of our board, presents the financial report.

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

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    One more Sunday, the 7th, in the Easter cycle.  Then Pentecost.

     

    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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    Bye, Everybody, see you next week.

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    Special Thanks: 

    • For Reading: Tom & Denni Zurchin

    • For the Communion Bread:  Alison DeGenova

    • For Serving:   Kevin

    • For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: Beth & Rob

    • For the Music: Ben & Wendy & Celeste

    • For the Pictures: Beth

    • For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

    • For the donuts & coffee:  Jackie & Sydney and Hugh Bivona

     Tom 11-29-09 

      Happy Birthday:  Mike Moran (60)

       

    Anniversary: Frank & Mary Esparza (46th)

       

    Denni 11-29-09

    Please Remember:  Beth Dugan who is 8 months pregnant; Theresa Quinn's dad; Diane McClurg's dad who just died last Sunday morning; for the recuperation of Jerry's right knee; Kim's right foot; Stacie McKinley's sister, Jenny; Celeste's niece, Lexi Colmenero; Alice Alt;   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. 

  • Debbie 11-29-09


      

    Picture 1:  Tom reading Jeremiah 

    Picture 2:  Denni reading Thessalonians

    Picture 3:  The O'Reilly's, Debbie, Colton, & Shelby

     

    Picture 4:  The Ekes

     

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

    The Ekes 11-29-09 

    Your Finances: November 29

    • Income for Running   Expenses: $  postponed until next Sunday
    • Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 

    Thanks for your Generosity!

     

    Note: Next Sunday, our 5th Anniversary, covered dish brunch!

     

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