4th Sunday of Advent, December 21, 2025

Rosemary’s Blessing

Oh, God who is love,

Help me to love others as You love them

And as You love me. 

Help me to see in those who love me most,

Hints of you and your love.

 Edited and adapted from a blessing by Fr. Andrew M. Greeley

John reading Numbers.

 Special Thanks–

• For Reading:  Mary Jane & John
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine Cups:  Jan & Charlie
• For the Music: Ray &  Shonda & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video:   Mike, Beth & Rick, Richard & Connie
• For the coffee and pastries:  Tom & Lynda & Jackie & Jerry  & Beth
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

Mary Jane reading James.

Birthdays:  John Cade (51st of ordination, today), Don Mattingly, Gloria Landry, Frank Reyes, Jackie Johnson (47 Tuesday), Leo (2 tomorrow), Torri & Buddy (2 Wednesday, & Georgie (11 Friday)

 Anniversaries:

Claire Zurchin & Andrew (1st, Monday)

Patricia Jansky & Fred (2nd, Tuesday)

Erin & Payton (2nd, Tuesday)

M.J. & Dave Tichner (18th, Monday)

Jim (deceased) & Diane Drescher (46th, Monday)

Bethany, Shonda, & Ray

We Remember  

Erin McClurg's friend Chris Hutchins;  Sue Tomas;  Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;   Patricia’s husband, Fred, who had quadruple bypass a few weeks ago;   Colleen Romero;  Bill Hammond's broken ankle;  Alexander Occhipinti;    Diane McClurg's good friend, Suzy McGonigle with cancer;    Michael Kern’s dad;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Christine Drescher's grandmother Margie with a stroke. 

Remember this Habitat House?

Lisa's Ackerman’s  Louis & Jim;   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.

Look at it Sunday at its dedication and handing over to a family. Note in back another home going up.

Your Finances: September 30, 2012

Expenses:    $985.00    

Outreach:    $660.00  

Today we donated:

$ 300 to Plano Community Homes

 $ 500 to Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center

$1000 to Habitat

$2000 to Soul's Harbor, a residence for men in recovery

Thanks for your Generosity 

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

Video:  Entrance hymn (2 1/2 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.

Rosemary’s Blessing   

May God help us to

Wag more and

Bark less.   

Jackie reading Zechariah.

Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:  Jackie & Patricia
•    For The Team:  (Georgie, on vacation to San Antonio);   (Kevin on a band trip to Europe)
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Jean & Cliff
•    For the Pictures & Video:  Beth & Mike & Beth Dugan
•    For the coffee and pastries:   The Dinsmores & Jackie & Beth D.
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ben & Wendy, Shonda & Bethany

Patricia reading Romans.

Birthdays:    Harper (3, last Tuesday),  Carol Eshelbrenner (last Saturday), Brent (today), Byan Ekes (22, Monday), Kim Cross (Monday), Cindy Cramer ( Wednesday), Mike Miller (Saturday)  

Anniversaries:

Jan & Sir Charlie (52, last Saturday)

Cupcakes of The Week for Cindy & Brent on their birthdays, and to Emma and Sophia (we had 2 extras).

Please Remember these special people:

For Chuck Webster getting a heart operation July 15;   For Morgan Froebe teaching English in Equador for the summer;  For Fred’s brother, John, who is really sick with cancer;     For Jan's sister Carol who just died this past Tuesday and Jan and her family;   For Marilyn Ackerman from a staff infection and a bad bang on her leg;   Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;  For Tom Quinn's continued recuperation from shoulder surgery;    for Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;    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;  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;

Cupcakes for Grace (Ironmanmomma) and Scott, our biker.

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 grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson;  Rita; 

You were right when you said a bunch of nuts live in Preston Hollow, for example, Patti Cody, our neighborhood association president who organizes terrific July 4th celebrations in the neighborhood.  Plus her three refreshments providers.

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.

Neighborhood transportation.

Your Finances, July 6, 2014

Expenses:   $1440.00  

Outreach:   $ 315.00

June 29, 2014

Expenses:    $730.00

Outreach:    $545.0

Emma says, "Thanks for coming, Everybody, wow, that cupcake was super."

 We Donated this week:  

 Nothing special

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Sophia says, "Thanks for making it so fun here, 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.

Rosemary’s Blessing of The Week 

Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.

Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face,

kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.

 Mother Teresa

Mary Jane reading from Jeremiah.

 Thanks to these special people:  

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

 John reading Psalm 23.

Birthdays:  Dawson Dinsmore

Anniversaries:  David and Donna Dinsmore

 The Community.

Remember these special people

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;   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.

 Georgie and Buddy.

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, Emma and Tori. 

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.

 Harper.

Your Finances, July 22, 2018

Expenses:    $945.00

Outreach:    $ 240.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody, 

 Kevin. 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

Kiss of Peace. 

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.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Christine & Sue
• For the Altar Bread: Lynda Fleming
• For Serving: Carmen & Ashley
• For the Altar, donuts, muffins, coffee, & juice: Margie, Joanne,  Lisa & Margarita
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol Strom and Beth & Rob Robinson
• For the music: Ray & Wendy, Hue, Rick & Jackie

Happy Birthday: Laura Reyes, Nina Waldron, Carol Eshelbrenner, Kim Crossk

Happy Anniversary:

• Matt & Jamie Wilson
• Jan & Charlie Keszler (45th)

Please Remember: Sue Tomas’ daughter Lizzie in a motorcycle accident; Cheryl Ann’s dad with cancer; Rosemary’s nephew definitely improving; Ray’s brother Anthony with 4 blocked arteries; Jim Kee; Gina Adcock’s six months pregnant friend Lorraine; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s Uncle Ed, Greg, & Yolanda; little 7 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson & Jackie Ritter; Jackie Ritter’s friends Jack Brown with lung cancer, and John Vlute; Tom Quinn’s brother Tim; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4; Margie’s mom; Dona & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula’s companions in the military overseas, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, & 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; Shawn in a car wreck, & Shonda.

Special Project This Saturday: roof building. Come & bring tools like a framing nail gun, table saw, circular saw, extension ladder, old paint brushes for tar, extension cords, levels, and hand tools like hammers.  We may have to finish July 14. Pizza for Lunch!  See you there.

Note: July 29 no Mass.  Yosemite calls!

Your Finances:

• July 1: Income for Running Expenses:   $875.00
• July 1: Income for Outreach Expenses:  $385.00                

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S.

Rosemary’s Blessing

As Lazarus came forth alive from the tomb

May we too, come forth from the tombs which bind and hold us.

May we be filled with life and blessings

And may we share our lives and blessings with others.

J & R Creations

Jackie reading Ezekiel.

 Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:  Jackie and Bill
•    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie & Jan
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Connie, Mike & John 
•    For the coffee and pastries:    Jackie and Jerry
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Shonda
•    For all who contributed to and partook of the beans & rice brunch

Bill reading Romans.

Birthdays:    Nicole Wilson, (25, today, Sunday), Morgan Froebe (21, Thursday), Mark Ackerman (50, Friday), Tom Zurchin (Friday), Hugh Bivona (25, today) 

Anniversary:  Curtis and Mabel(61, Saturday)

Wedding of Rob and Mary, the beginning.

Lenten Plan:    Download Lent 2014

Next Sunday:   Palm Sunday

Please Remember these special people:

Jackie Urbanczyk's recovery;  From Mary Hall, Debbie Hooper with serious cancer;   for a special girl named Missy Ackerman; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;  Beth with a stomach infection;  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;   Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;  Margie McKeon’s brother, Bill, with lung cancer;

Vows composed by Rob and Mary.

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;  the Silvers, dad, Dave, and son, Andrew;

Exchange of rings.

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 heading to 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.

Michelle adding to the sand blending of two families. Both Rob and Mary have 2 boys and one girl, Garret, Mason, and Meredith on Rob's side; Paul, Mason, and Michelle on Mary's side. Mary's sons escorted her.

 Your Finances, April 6, 2014

Expenses:   $1475,00

Outreach:   $ 485.00

March 30, 2014

Expenses:   $435.00

Outreach:   $420.00

 Video:  I will raise you up on the last day, 3 minutes

 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)

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.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: The Kites: Megan & Emily
• For the Altar Bread: Christine & Megan
• For Serving: T.J., Lacee, & Lorynne,
• For the Altar, juice, & coffee: Margie, Margarita, & Joan & Jerry
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Megan Shadrack
• For the music: Ray & Shonda, Wendy & Hue, Jackie & Rick
• Thanks to all who brought food and helped us celebrate Wendy

Happy Birthday: Megan Kite (19) & Julie Kite, Westley Lackey (16); Emily Wilson (10) Teresa Read* & Taylor Read (13); Mary Harrell; Daniel Fleming at Tech (19); Chloe’s mom Claire; Shon; Teresa McClure;  & Wendy.

Happy Anniversary:

• Chebino & Lydia (2nd!)
• Doug & Teresa Read (18th)
• Nina & Kerry Tucker (20th)
• Bill & Julie Carey (24th)

Please Remember:  Sylvia Grappa; Jim & Diane Drescher; Diane’s friend Gina with cancer; Rosemary’s nephew; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s Uncle Ed, Aunt Lenore, Greg, & Yolanda; little 11 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson & Jackie Ritter; Jackie Ritter’s friend Jack Brown with lung cancer; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4; 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, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; David & Ofelia, 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; Barb Wittek’s friend Bill Snyder; Fred’s friend John with cancer; Roy’s daughter Bonny with cancer in NY.

Your Finances:

• September 16: Income for Running Expenses:              $ 1,053.00
• September 16: Income for Outreach Expenses:             $ 764.00    

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S