The 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 1, 2026

Rosemary's Blessing:  

Lord

Enlighten what’s dark in me,

Strengthen what’s weak in me,

Mend what’s broken in me,

Bind what’s bruised in me,

Heal what’s sick in me,

And lastly,

Revive whatever peace and love

Has died in me.

Amen. 

Author Unknown.

 Given to me by Lynda Flemming.

 

 

        Scott reading about the grumbling Israelites in Exodus.

 

 

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Scott & Lily
•    For The Team:  Kevin & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Cindy
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Sir Charlie and Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Bernadette & Gilberto, Jackie & Beth 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ray 
•    For the Music:  Ray & Wendy & Shonda
•    For all who helped with communion
•    For the special help of John and Mike who did our liturgies the past two weeks

 

     Lily reading about how bad the Gentiles are in Ephesians. 

 

 

Birthdays:    Linda Beavers (Tuesday), Eric Wittek, Lynda Fleming (55, Saturday)

Anniversaries:

Brian Bambanek & Kendal (10^th, Thursday)

Mike and Judy (51^st, Saturday)

 

 

Beginning their new life, Valerie and Victor Godinez, married Saturday evening.  Victor is Luciano's "little" brother.  Both brothers are doing really well.

 

 

Special Announcement: We are moving

After celebrating week after week for 10 years, PISD is asking us to move over to Sigler on Janwood.  Apparently it is quite expensive to A/C the large cafetorium at Vines.  Sigler will be more economical.  September 6 we begin our new adventure.

Check the map:    View this photo

 

 

 

Valerie being escorted up the aisle by her "little" brothers, John and Jason.

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Victor & Valerie Godinez, whose wedding we celebrated last night;  For our three special little dears, Vivian and Genevieve and McKinley;  For Barb Wittek & family whose father just died;  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 Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;   For a little friend, Heather;   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;

 

 

                    Ragbrai trust.  Not one bike locked.

 

Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;  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;   For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips;  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;  

 

Is somebody crazy here?  "Make your own change?"  Ragbrai trust. 

 

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;   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.

 

 

Beware, Do not forget where you leave your bike when you walk around the town.  More Ragbrai trust.  

 

 

Your Finances, August 2, 2015

Expenses:   $1135.00

Outreach:   $ 450.00

Donated today: $2000 to Souls Harbor

 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

Do not plan on riding your bike through the towns.  Between overnight towns, there are 5-6, always jam-packed with bikers walking.  Pictured, Fonda, just west of Fort Dodge and a few of the 15 thousand riders.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Almost every little village had a water station, usually toward the end of the town.  A very popular stop by almost every biker. Look at that Iowa sky. 

 

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.

 

 

We passed a rainy night in Storm Lake, appropriately.  A second storm passed overhead at 7:00 A.M., heading west to east really swiftly.  By 8:45 we could head out following the storm, but not in rain.  The day turned beautiful and we arrived dry in the beautiful over night town of Fort Dodge, the former home of Kent & Diane.

 

 

 

 

 

 Rosemary's Blessing of The Week,  Next week, replaced by Jackie & Rick's vow renewal.

 

Geri reading from The Great Isaiah I.

Our Special Thanks

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

 

 

Mike reading from 1 Corinthians.

 

Birthdays:   Kevin (20, Tuesday), Sienna (7, Monday), Chloe (11, Tuesday), The Old Geezer (77, Thursday), Sir Charlie (Saturday),  Becky Good (last Wednesday).

Anniversaries:

Ray & Claire (46^th, Monday)

 

 

Stay awake, Buddy, party time is coming.

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Carol's recuperation;   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 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;

 

 

Memorial for Nina's brother, Aaron, St. Paul's Richardson, Saturday.

 

For 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;

 

Happy Birthday, Becky. 

 

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 & Kaitlen;     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.

 

Happy Birthday, Sir Charlie.  You would not be spoofing me, would you, just to get a cupcake?

 

Your Finances, January 22, 2017

Expenses:   $1585.00 

Outreach:   $ 770.00                          

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

Happy 16th Anniversary, Jackie & Rick, and thanks for renewing your wedding vows with our community.

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Have a Good Week, Folks, and welcome back next Sunday.

 

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.

 

Peace, Everybody.

 

Rosemary's Blessing:

On this third Sunday of Advent,

As Isaiah paints an extraordinary picture of the coming of our God,

May we stop, be still and listen

To Emmanuel as he comes.

J & R Creations

 
   

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Matt & John
• For Serving:  Kevin
• For the Communion Bread: Alison DeGenova
• For the Wine Cups:  Rob & Beth
• For the Music:  Ben & Shonda & Wendy
• For the Pictures:  Jan & Beth & Mike
• For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
• For the coffee and pastries: Mike & Judy, Jackie & Joan   

  
 
                                                                                      

Happy Birthday:   Noah (14), Alex Grattifiori (13), Lorynne (14), Loretta Garcia Williams & Dawn Schultz, & Linda Cardenas (55 tomorrow)

 
 

Please Remember:

 Beth's foot operation recuperation;   John Cade's mother in law;   Mike & Dee's daughter, Lisa;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;   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, & John's dad moving into assisted living;  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;  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:    Matt in from London reading with

Picture 2:    His dad, John

Picture 3:    Kids on floor, Beth & Eleanor

Picture 4:    Eleanor & Sienna   

Video:           Mass begins–

 

 

  
Your Finances:  December 12

Expenses:   $1830.00

Outreach:   $ 404.00

 Mexico:      $ 125.00

 

Thanks for the Generosity

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

 

 

Rosemary’s Blessing:  From To Bless the Space Between Us (“To Come Home To Yourself”) by John O’Donohue.

• May all that is unforgiven in you be released.
• May your fears yield their deepest tranquilities.
• May all that is unlived in you blossom into a future graced with love.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Tom & Christine 
• For the Communion Bread: Christine & Megan 
• For Serving: T.J.
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol and  Bob & Jackie 
• For the music: Ray & Hue & Roy 

Happy Birthday:   Susie Dillon, Jessica Bresson, Sue Tomas, Laura Reyes, Nina Waldron, Carol Eshelbrenner (& Phillip, her son)

Happy Anniversary:

• Matt & Jamie Wilson
• Lou & Lorraine Federico (38th)
• Jan & Charlie Keszler (46th)
• Chuck & Sandra Pratt (47th)

Please Remember:   Susie’s Golden Retriever with bone cancer; Joe Hogan’s Mom, Stephanie, who died Friday; The Hart Family from Custer Methodist, the two foster girls, & the driver of the Pontiac; Carol’s sister Ann; Nina’s mom & Jon’s back operation;  Julie’s knee recuperration; Cliff’s knee recuperation; Claire’s June 20 operation; Barb Wittek’s friend Lois, her brother; Kathleen’s friend Jim Wallis; Jackie’s Jack Brown & neighbor, Earl; Dee Miller; Nina’s friend Nancy;  Mary’s son John; Casey & Rob plus Cameron & Reid, Brady & Trey; Tom & Teresa’s friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa’s niece Angel; Cindy Cramer’s friend Sarah Dixon;  Diane’s dad, Butch & friend Mike Gertisen & cousin Judy; Rosemary’s nephew, Kevin; Jean Atwood’s foot operation June 13 & friend Kerry whose dad is dying; Margarita’s Aunt Lenore, & Yolanda; one year old Sadie with cancer; 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, Roy’s son Chris; Lisa’s nephew Kristopher on his 2nd Iraq trip, his grandmother Alice Quiocho & Lisa’s friend Shelly & Uncle Keith; David & Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn’s friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon. 

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

Name & number of the lady who is Aviana’s breeder: Diane Bryant, 903-883-3770

Your Finances:

June 29: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 832.00  
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 558.00      

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

Rosemary's Blessing:  (for Fr. Tony)

Lord God, may our Friend, Tony, be a Light to our Community and a Source of Comfort and Challenge to us.  May he reveal to us Your Love and Care.  Bless Tony and Gayle and protect them always.

 

Special Thanks: 

• For Reading: Claire Occhipinti & Jo Whitley

• For the Communion Bread:  Alison, Sabrina & Anthony

• For Serving:  T.J.

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: Roy & Carol & Jackie & Bob

• For the Music: Ben & Wendy & Celeste

• For the Pictures: Jan 

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Leon Campise

• For the donuts & coffee: Jackie & the Baack Family

 

Happy Birthday:     Jessica Bresson, / Carol Eshelbrenner, Ryan Ekes, Kathleen Gardner, Ckndy Cramer, & Kim Crossk

Happy Anniversary:

David Newman (of London) & Amanda Miller (Mitch & Mandy's daughter) (Day 1)

Jan & Charlie Keszler (47th)

Please Remember:  Sabrina on her trip to France, Italy, and Greece; Rosemary's brother Peter with amyloidosis;  Rita at home & recuperating; Jackie's sister Sandy and friend Jack Brown with various cancers & Keith Beasley who fell off the 7th floor of a parking garage & is still living;  Julie Johnston who is dealing with a return of her cancer; Cathy Lynn's mom, Catherine, 93; Margie Weynant whose lung cancer has returned;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene, who is declining;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; 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 & his brother Hugh in the hospital; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite; 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:  Claire reading Ezekiel

 

Picture 2:  Jo reading  2 Corinthians

 

Picture 3:  The freshly baptized gleam of Kayla with her Aunt Pat from N.O. & mommy Christi

 

Picture 4:  Biker Bill & friend

 

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

 

Your Finances:

 

July 5: 

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 857.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $  384.00   

 

 Thanks for your Generosity!

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

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:  Patricia, Fed, RIchard and Jim 
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Jackie and Jerry and Claire

 

Birthdays:   Warren Wittek (Saturday), Teresa Read (Wednesday),
Jean Wright & Wendy Boyce (33), (both Tuesday), Dee Miller (Today, Sunday)

Anniversaries:

Bill and Julie Carey, (30^th, Saturday)

Mike and Geri, (38^th Friday)

 

Please Remember these special people:

Irene Urbanczyk, Rick's mom in Buffalo, who is just about ready to move to the Other Side, that she do so peacefully;   Monica's medical deal last Tuesday; Jan's family members who are doing badly & Charlie's brother in law with cancer;    Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis; Chuck Pratt and his cancer;   JohnDoherty's dad who is declining rapidly;  Dee's friend Cole, 17, facing brain surgery; Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin
Terri. 

Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friends,
Mike & Tara;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson with cancer, David and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;   Alexander Occhipinti;  Rita

Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom; 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.

 

 

 

Your Finances: September 8, 2013

Expenses:   $ 830.00

Outreach:   $ 277.00

 

We donated this week: 

1.  Nothing special this 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.