3rd Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2025

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Loving God,

Enable us to grow in the Benedictine spirit

In ways that make us

Compassionate co-creators of a world in process,

Creative keepers of the human community,

Loving listeners to the heartbeat of the world,

Caring sisters and brothers to its wounded

And bringers of peace to a world in distress.

 

Taken from The Prayer for Those Who Dwell in the Monastery of the Heart by Joan Chittister

Our Special Thanks 

 

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

 

Birthdays:  Scott Simari ( 25, Thursday), Judy Thompson (Friday)

 

 

Anniversaries:

John & Maria Gorman (15^th, Thursday)

 We Remember:

 

Ron Kovatis with a heart attack;  Emma, who broke her collar bone when she fell out of bed;  Rob who had a back operation Friday;  Bobby who broke his arm;  Tom Quinn's post-poned shoulder surgery, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer;  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;  Diane Holcomb who is recovering from a bad bike crash;   Little Norris Dill, who died a
week ago from SIDS, and his family;

 

 

John Simari’s friend Kieth;  Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri
Jill;    Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friend, Mike & Tara, plus their family friends who lost a 20 week
old baby son;     Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul;     Judy Carrell's Mom, Marie, plus Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;  Janie's friend Wilbur;  Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery & 2 broken ribs this week;      Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Rita

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;  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: May 26, 2013

Expenses:   $1160.00 

Outreach:   $ 395.00  

We donated this week: 

1.   $2000 to Soul's Harbor, the Homeless Men's Residence for ca. 50.

2.  $1000 to Hood County Habitat, Granbury tornado area where 61 Habitat houses were destroyed and which Habitat says they will rebuild.

3.  $1000 to Bona Responds and Jim Mahar, who is coming for a week June 1 with a bunch of St. Bonaventure students to help with the clean-up in Moore, OK.  I plan to join them Monday-Wednesday.   

We are down now to ca. $2000 in Outreach and we are using the money to help in ways it is especially intended.   

Thanks for your Generosity.

Video: Exit Hymn, Glory and Praise to our God, 2 1/2 minutes,

  

 

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  

We thank you for the turning of the seasons

and the long days and the short nights,

for blessing us with summertime,

with sunlight and heat, and with sand and surf.

 Grant that we may use well our summer respite

for rest and recreation and recollection,

and protect us and all those we love this summer.

 Andrew N Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers            

 

John reading Isaiah

Our Special Thanks:

• For Reading:   John & Jean O’Donnell         
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine Cups:  Jan & Sir Charlie
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video: Jan & Rick & Connie & John
• For the pastries & coffee:  Joan & Jackie, Barb & Warren
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 

 

 

Birthdays:  Rick Urbanczyk (60!) plus anniversary, all Wednesday

 

Anniversaries:

Barb & Warren (33 today)

Rick & Jackie Urbanczyk (37^th)

Chuck & Sandra (51^st yesterday)

 

We Remember  

Joan;   Karina in Cuernavaca, whose mom, Maria Luisa just died (this is the polio crippled, middle aged daughter & mother whom we have been supporting for 20 years or more, less lately because they set up their shop);  Michael Kern’s dad;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Christine Drescher's grandmother Margie with a stroke;  Lisa's Ackerman’s  Louis & Jim;  Gina Adcock's mother with a new outbreak of cancer;  Dorothy Perry;     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.

    Video:  Entrance Hymn (2 min.)

    

Your Finances: June 24, 2012

Expenses:    $1640.00       
 

Outreach:    $ 800.00    

Thanks for your Generosity 

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

    Video:   Rosemary's Blessing (30 sec.)

    

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

 

May you live a long life full of gladness and health,
With a pocket full of gold as the least of your wealth.
May the dreams you hold dearest be those which come true,
The kindness you spread keep returning to you.
May the friendships you make be those which endure,
And all of your grey clouds be small ones for sure.
And trusting in Him to Whom we all pray,
May a song fill your heart every step of the way.

Grace E. Easley

 

 

Hue reading from Numbers.

 

 

Thanks to these special people:  

•    For  the Readings   Hue & Cheryl
•    For The Team:   Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Special Communion Cups: Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  &  Connie  & Mike
•    For the coffee and extras:  Jackie & Becky & Tom
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:     Ben & Shonda
•    For all who helped with communion
•    And for the Fall Brunch, Everybody

 

 

 

Cheryl reading from James.

 

 

Special Note: No blogs the weekends of October 7 & 14.

 

 

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week.

 

 

Birthdays:   Leo (8, last Monday),  Judy Carrell last Thursday), Beth Dugan (last Wednesday), Sophia (10 last Moday), & the Candle Lighter

 

Anniversaries:

Paul & Carrie (1^st, last Saturday)

Tom & Becky (39^th, last Wednesday)

 

 

 

 

Happy 8th Birthday and for being such a neat kid, Leo.

 

 

Remember these special people

For Meredith, cancer free;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother,Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen;   For Carol's 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 Rosemary's niece, Beth and her partner, Sarah with cancer;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;   

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Dearest Carol.

 

 

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;    or 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;  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; 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday to you, too, Beth, and for being such a terrific mom with Emma.

 

 

 

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 1st Anniversary, My Dear Paul & Carrie.  Oh, what a memorable wedding it was a year ago, on the south rim of Grand Canyon.
 

 

 

Your Finances, September 30, 2018

Expenses:    $950.00

Outreach:    $215.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody 

 

 

 

 

Happy 39th Anniversary, My Dear Tom & Becky, and enormous gratitude to you for hosting us at Legacy.

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

 

Thanks, Dearest Victoria, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Sez The Great Luke, "Wake me up, Everybody, when that old geezer gets finished."    Thanks, My Dearest Luke, for visiting us, for welcoming everybody, and for being such a cool kid.  Come back.

 

 

 

Rosemary’s Blessing of The Week

 

Gracious God inspire us with the hope in the gift of shalom, the gift of wholeness and the promise of your presence.

Give wisdom to seek nonviolence as an answer to the violence of our lives and world.

Give us courage to seek wholeness in a fractured and divided world, to find reconciliation rather than revenge, to abandon the instruments of violence and death and entrust our lives, our homes and our families to you.

May your presence fill us and others with the thirst for unity, wholeness, and the desire to see all people valued as created in your image.

May we and others receive your shalom, that we might be faithful instruments of your love.

Blessed be your name forever,

Amen.

 

Rabbi Andrew M. Paley, senior rabbi with Temple Shalom, Dallas. 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary Jane reading from Deuteronomy.

 

 

Thanks to these special people

• For  the Readings: John & Mary Jane
• For The Team:    Buddy  &  Georgie
• For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
• For the Special Communion Cups: Jan & Charlie
• For the Pictures:   Rick & Mike & Connie   
• For the coffee and extras:  Jackie & Mike Moran
• For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue 
• For the Music:     Ben & Shonda & David
• For Becky & her generous hospitality at Legacy
• For all who helped with communion

  

 

 

John reading from Hebrews.

 

  

Birthdays:  Karen Anderlick  (Today, Sunday),  Zoe (10,  last Sunday) & Samantha, Zoe's twin sister who lives now in heaven;  Rob (last Tuesday);  John DeGenova (59, last Thursday) 

 

Anniversaries

Bill & Zaile (9th, last Wednesday)

 

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week 

 

 

Remember these special people

 

For the 11 victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue.

For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's cousin in W. VA & for Darbyanne;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother,Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen;   For Carol's 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 Rosemary's niece, Beth and her partner, Sarah with cancer;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina; 

 

 

 

My Dearest Zoe, this cupcake is a thank you for lighting our candles of the week, but even more, it is a happy birthday to you and to Samantha, your twin sister who looks down from heaven and protects you.

 

 

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;    or 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;  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; 

 

 

 

Rob, this is true love, saving that cupcake a whole week just for you.

 

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.

 

 

 

More true love, Bill, saving for a whole week that cupcake for you and Zaile on your 9th anniversary.

 

We donated $1,500 to Souls's Harbor this week. 

 

Your Finances, November 4, 2018

Expenses:    $ 1,735.00

Outreach:    $ 540.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody

 

 

 

My Dear Buddy, thank for all your help and special thanks for reading our Blessing of The Candles for today.

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

Don't forget on the way home, Mike, this medicine is for Judy that she may feel better.

 

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.

 

 

 

So sorry, Brent, we are out of cupcakes.  However, this check is for the marvelous work you do with Souls Harbor.   I am only disappointed that it is not quite up to our hoped for goal of $2000 per month.

 

 

Rosemary's Blessing:  

None this week. 

 Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  
•    For The Team:  Kevin & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Claire
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Sir Charlie and Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Beth & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Ray & Wendy & Mary
•    For all who helped with communion

 

 

Birthdays:    Frank Reyes (Today, Sunday), Erin McClurg (Tuesday),  Sabrina (20, Saturday in Chicago),  & Leo (5, from last Thursday),  

Anniversaries:

 Richard and Sheila Baack (33^rd, Friday)

 

 Special Announcement: 

We have moved!  To Sigler Elementary on Janwood.

Check the map:      View this photo

 

Special Announcement #2:

From Carol Eshelbrenner about being a math tutor:

 If interested in helping to tutor math on Tuesday evenings, 6:00pm to 7:30 pm, at Harrington Library you can find out more about the program at:  http://www.intellichoice.org/   You will work with kids from grade 1 to grade 12.  Materials provided.  I have helped out for about 5 years.  The program is wonderful and the kids at Harrington are great.

Call Corina Sadler or Robin Popik at City of Plano, (972) 941-7617, to volunteer and apply for a background check.  Since we work with children a background check is required.  Carol Eshelbrenner  972-423-0069 

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Bernadette's mom;     For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder;  For Rose Banzhaf's 8 year old niece, Madeline;;  For  Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer;  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 Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer;    For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer;  For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    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 Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

 

 

Francis Vanderwall's friend, Joseph DeLaune;   Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well & their friend, Don Fox;  for Nina Tucker's dad, Art;   For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;  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;    Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;   For a little friend, Heather;  

 

 

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;   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.

 

Your Finances, October 4, 2015

Expenses:   $

Outreach:   $

Donated today:  nothing special

 

 

 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

Have a Good 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 of The Week 

 

May we be blessed with the gift of contemplation

of the blessings we have received

and then put this appreciation into action to help others.

And may there always be someone on our life’s journey

to help us on your way.  

 

 

 

 

Mary Jane reading Genesis.

 

 

Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   Mary Jane & John
•    For The Team:   George, Buddy, & Mike
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  John Cade
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  & Connie & Becky
•    For the coffee and extras: Becky & Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie 
•    For the Music:     Ben & David 
•    For all who helped with Communion
•    For the homily, Mike

 

 

 

John reading from 2 Corinthians. 

 

 

Birthdays:    Bill Ekes (62, Monday), Alison (57, Thursday), Mary Esparza (Thursday), Deacon Mike ordained deacon 40 years ago today!

 

Anniversaries

Kent & Diane McClurg (46^th, Today!)

 

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week. 

 

 

Remember these special people

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

 

 

Hi, Rookie, so nice to see you back, & you, too, Paul & Carrie.

 

 

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;

 

 

 

 The Best Music, Ben & David.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Offertory time with John & Jim, Tom & Denni.

 

 

Your Finances, June 10, 2018

Expenses:    $565.00

Outreach:    $220.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody 

 

 

 

 

Hi, Tori and Harper.  So nice to see you dear girls

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Legacy Charter School.  They even bought new chairs.

 

 

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 everybody next week."