4th Sunday of Advent, December 21, 2025

ByRosemary December 22, 2025

Isaiah 7: Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.
Romans 1: Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles, among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ;
Matthew 11: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.”

John Cade’s Homily : 12-21-25 Homily-4th Sunday of Advent

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

David reading from Paul’s Letter to the Romans

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 Warren Wittek; 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

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.

Connie Doherty gets a cookie for her birthday last week

Birthdays: Meredith Burmaster 12/26, Connie Bresson 12/27
Anniversaries:

Connie Bresson receives a cookie for her birthday this week

Expenses: $ 1,985.00
Outreach: $ 570.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:
May…
the spirit of Christmas which is Peace…
the gladness of Christmas which is Hope…
the adoration of Christmas which is Joy…
and the heart of Christmas which is Love…
be yours now and tomorrow.

Jackie presents John Stack with a Remembrance Box from the Community

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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ByRosemary July 13, 2014
Rosemary’s Blessing

May what you see in the mirror delight you,

and may what others see in you delight them.

www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/Blessings/Bless5.html

Hugh reading Isaiah.

Our Special Thanks:
- For Reading: Hugh and Richard
- For The Team: Georgie & Kevin
- 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. & Jerry
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: Ray, Shonda & Bethany
Richard reading Romans.

Birthdays:    John Schanot (today), Beth Robinson (Saturday)

Anniversaries:

Ron & Marilyn (51^st, Today, Sunday)

Bethany, Shonda, and Ray.

Please Remember these special people:

For Cindy's brother, Larry, who died this week; For Diane McClurg with pneunomia; 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 recently and for 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;

Kevin preparing to share with the community the places he has visited in Europe on his band trip. His favorite, London.

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;

Georgie sharing with the community the best of her vacation in San Antonio. The best, tubing down the river.

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.

Cowboy Cole rehearsing how he will herd his live stock.

Your Finances, July 13, 2014

Expenses:   $690.00

Outreach: $415.00

Video: Sing a New Song, Entrance, 2:00 min.

We Donated this week:

Nothing special

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Buddy, says, "Bye, Everybody, see you next week."

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      Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world we live in a better place to live.
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ByRosemary February 12, 2012
Rosemary's Blessing:

Oh God who made me absolutely unique,

Help me to value more the Person You made Me to be.

And protect me from comparisons and envy and discouragement over what I am not.

Andrew Greeley, Irish American Blessings

Special Thanks:
- For Reading: Patricia & Claire
- For Serving: Kevin
- For the Communion Bread: Alison & Jan
- For the Wine Cups: Rob & Beth
- For the Music: Ray & Shonda
- For the Pictures & Video: Jan & Beth & John
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the coffee & specials: Chuck and Sandra, Joan & Jackie
Birthdays:   Dana Dinsmore

Anniversary:

John & Lambrini (18th)

John & Alison (18th)

Please Remember:

Christine Drescher; Rita; Rosemary's elbow recuperation; Alison's recuperation; Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer; Julia Grenier; Mike Moran's parents, especially his dad with ALS;    Barb & Warren's friend, Mike, fighting cancer, Tara; Jackie Urbanczyk's sister, Carol, with a back operation; Mike and Dee's daughter, Lisa; Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's brother, Dick, recuperating from a back operation & broken wrists;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins; Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke; 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 moving into assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary; Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer; Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer; Theresa McClure's dad; Rita Dore; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene; 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; Fred's friend John with cancer; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Picture 1:    Claire reading Leviticus

Picture 2:    Patricia reading 1 Corinthians

Picture 3:    Sarah Wright & her dad, Rick

Picture 4:    Royce Rubio, the groom



       Video:    Mass Beginning  (2 min.)



Your Finances: February 12, 2012

Expenses:   $820.00

Outreach:  $350.00

Thanks for your Generosity

Note: Tax receipts for the year's donations are out. Let us know if you did not get yours.

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.
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ByRosemary June 18, 2017
Rosemary's Blessing of The Week: next week. Check Father's Day Blessing.

Connie reading from Deuteronomy.

Special Thanks to these special people:
- For the Readings: Connie & John
- For The Team: Kevin & Buddy
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Special Communion Cups: Jan
- For the Pictures: Rosemary & Connie, Mike & Rick
- For the coffee and extras: Becky & Tom
- For the altar & sound: Jackie
- For the Music: Shonda and Ben
- For all who helped with Communion
John reading from 1 Corinthians.

Birthdays: Bernadette (Monday, 72), Harper (6)

Anniversaries:

Barb & Warren (38^th, Sunday)

Shonda & Ben leading the singing.

Please Remember these special people:

For Grace's mom who died Thursday a week ago; For Jackie Urbanczyk; For Connie Bresson's mom; 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 Cliff & Jean; For Laura's sister Claudia; For Dawn; John Simari’s friend, Ron; For Anthony & Sabrina; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For our good friend Kay in Ontario;

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

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; For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Happy 6th Birthday, Harper.

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;

Jack, what is your momma feeding you? The last time I saw you, you were about as big as your sister, Sophia. Now look at you!.

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 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 38th Anniversary, Barb & Warren.

Your Finances, June 18, 2017

Expenses: $900.00

Outreach: $240.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Welcome Home, Meredith. While you have been going to school and studying, we have been missing you.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Special Blessing for all you guys.

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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.

May God bless all you guys with peace and love.
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ByRosemary August 30, 2009
Rosemary's Blessing:

May God bless you with discomfort…
at easy answers, hard hearts,
half-truths ,and superficial relationships.
May God bless you so that you may live
from deep within your heart
where God’s Spirit dwells.

And may God bless you with
enough foolishness
to believe that you can make a difference
in this world, in your neighborhood,
so that you will courageously try
what you don't think you can do, but,
in Jesus Christ you'll have all the strength necessary.

"Troubadour: A Missionary Magazine," published by the Franciscan Missionary Society

Special Thanks:
- For Reading: Laura & Frank Reyes
- For the Communion Bread: Christine & Megan
- For Serving: Kevin Doherty & Sabrina
- For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: John & Allison & Ray & Shonda
- For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Celeste
- For the Pictures: Jan
- For the altar & sound: Mary Ellen & Hue
- For the donuts & coffee: Jackie & Charley & Jan
Happy Birthday: Marilyn Ackerman, Carolyn Harrell & Mary, her daughter, Jackie McGrath, Jo Whitley, Carl Falke, Maureen Macchio

Happy Anniversary:
- Richard & Monica Froebe (22nd)
- Kerry & Nina Tucker (22nd)
- Paul & Jane Drake (23rd)
- Ken & Cindy Cramer (47th)
Please Remember: Rosemary's brother Peter & his family; Cindy Cramer recuperating from her foot operation; Chris Phipp's mom with cancer; Cara Kless who had eye surgery Tuesday; Christine Drescher's Grandmother; David Hoover's mom who is failing; Ann Bivona with her broken leg; Rita at home & recuperating; Jackie's friend Jack Brown with various cancers & Keith Beasley who fell off the 7th floor of a parking garage; Julie Johnston who is dealing with a return of her cancer; Margie Weynant whose lung cancer has returned; 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; Diane's dad Butch Uderman & cousin Judy; 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 on his 2nd Iraq trip; David Hoover; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece just diagnosed 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.
Picture 1:  Laura reading Deuteronomy

Picture 2:  Frank reading James

Picture 3:  Hotter 'N Hell Victims, Bill Hammond, an Old Geezer, & Christine Drescher

Picture 4: HHH, a few of the almost 15,000 riders, biggest ever in over 25 years

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

Your Finances: August 23

·        Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1,720.00

·        Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 1,580.00

Your Finances: August 30

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 678.00
Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 277.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S    (214-783-0443)
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ByRosemary March 27, 2011
Special Thanks:
- For Reading: John & Kevin
- For Serving: Kevin
- For the Communion Bread: Dee Miller
- For the Wine Cups: Beth & Rob
- For the Music: Ben & Shonda & Wendy & Jon
- For the Pictures & Video: Jan & Beth & John Simari
- For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
- For the coffee and pastries: Jackie, Joan, Gayle, Jan, & Fred & Maureen
Happy Birthday:   Buddy Goode & Barb Wittek

  Please Remember:

Loretta Garcia Williams' husband, Ray, in the hospital with multiple myeloma; Doug Read's Mom, Valdene, with stage 4; Carol Eshelbrenner's broken ankle; Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;   Jackie Ritter's hand operation recuperation; Marilyn Ackerman's mom who broke some vertebrae in her back; Warren & Barb's friend, Mike, fighting cancer;    Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;   Mike & Dee's daughter;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;    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;    Gilberto Delgado's mom; Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad moving into assisted living;  Jean Wright's daughter, Mary;   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;     Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;    Margie's mom; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, 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;   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:   John

Picture 2:   Kevin

  Picture 3:   Patricia giving communion

Picture 4:   The Coffee Shoppe, John, Kevin, Sandra

Picture 5:   American Cemetary, Normandy, France

Finances: March 27, 2011 (Next Report 4/10)

Thanks for your generosity

Have a Great Week, J.S    (214-783-0443)
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ByRosemary January 28, 2018
Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

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.

You will be amazed at how God works through laughter.

Sr. Mary Elizabeth Schweiger

Denni reading from Deuteronomy.

Special Thanks to these special people:
- For the Readings: Denni & Tom
- For The Team: Buddy & Georgie
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Special Communion Cups: Mary
- For the Pictures: Rick & Connie & Beth & Mike
- For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: Ben & Shonda
- For all who helped with Communion
- For all who made for a marvelous birthday brunch: Merci Beaucoup
Tom reading from 1 Corinthians.

Birthdays: Sir Charlie (Sunday), Mary Hall (Monday), Mike Carrell & Randolph (Thursday), Rick (59), Megan Ekes (34, Friday), plus Jessica Good & Kevin Bresson, (to whom I gave a cupcake last Sunday

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Remember these special people

For Ray & Beth & Barb, all operated on this week; For John O'Donnell; For Carol's recuperation; For Tom Good & his operation recuperation; 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 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 condition;

Happy Birthday, Sir Charlie. How come I cannot help but observe that you show up most regularly when it is your birthday, Sir, like to get a cupcake?? Not because you love me?

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;    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;

Happy Birthday, My Dearest White Rock Mary.

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 Mary Ellen; 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.

Randolph, I think I should warn you that I detect some little mice ready to help you with your birthday cupcake.

Your Finances, January 28, 2018

Expenses: $1135.00

Outreach: $ 360.00

Our community is privileged today to be able to donate to Souls Harbor $4000. This is for two months.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

And Happy Birthday to you, Rick

Have a Great Week, J.S.

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Happy Birthday to you, Hugh. Out of our love for you we saved your cupcake from 2 weeks ago. (not really)

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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.

Thanks, Dearest Emma, for being or Candle Lighter of The Week–and especially for a delightful birthday gift.
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