2nd Sunday of Lent, March 1, 2026

Genesis 12:   I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you;
2 Timothy 1:  He saved us and called us to a holy life, not according to our works but according to his own design and the grace bestowed on us in Christ Jesus before time began, . . .
Matthew 4:   And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light.

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

Becky reading from the Book of Genesis


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 Richard Froebe;

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.

Brent reading from the Second Letter of St. Paul to Timothy

Birthdays: Michelle Brown
Anniversaries:

Michelle gets an IOU for her birthday cookie

Expenses: $  1,500.00
Outreach: $  440.00
Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

John helps to distribute Communion


Rosemary’s Blessing:

May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others.
May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content with yourself just the way you are.
Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.

Saint Terese of Liseaux


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


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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    Rosemary's Blessing: 

    May you always follow your Inviting Star and watch not the bitter earth but the Starry Sky.

    May you delight in Wonders Unforseen and New Adventures only now begun,

    And may the God of Adventure & Pilgrimage Bless You on Your Way.

                     Andrew Greeley, "A Blessing for Little Christmas," Irish American Blessings
     

    Mary Ellen 1-4-09

    Special Thanks:

    • For Reading: Mary Ellen Munzell & Daniel Fleming (home from A&M)
    • For the Communion Bread:  Claire Occhipinti
    • For Serving: T.J.
    • For the Books & Wine Cups: Cliff & Jean & Roy & Rob & Beth
    • For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Hue
    • For the Pictures:  Beth Robinson, Jan Keszler

    Daniel 1-4-09

    Happy Birthday:   Sean Kless (3); Tom Fleming (50);  Roy Strom; Hugh Bivona & T.J.

    Happy Anniversary: 

    • Richard & Carol Eshelbrenner (34th)
    • Tom & Theresa Quinn (41st)

    Please Remember:   Beth's sister Katie who is having a knee operation Thursday;  Fred Doyle's mom who died just before Christmas; Becky Good's mom Mimi Backus, who died last Sunday;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & Rick in Chicago;  Jackie's friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode; a little 10 year old friend of mine having a tough time;  Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis;   Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Diane's dad Butch Uderman recuperating from an operation & 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, his grandmother Alice Quiocho, Bill Mehalco's son Mike on his 3rd in Iraq; David & Rita; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite who is not doing well; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President elect that he have great success and someday holds his grandchildren in his lap.

    Carina's Shop 1-4-09

     


    Picture 1:  Mary Ellen Munzell reads Isaiah 

    Picture 2:  Daniel Fleming home from A&M reads Ephesians

     Picture 3:  The Candle Shop of Carina & Maria Luisa

     Picture 4:  The passageway of the arcade in which is the candle shop

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

    The Arcade 1-4-09

    Your Finances:

    Christmas and End of Year: 

    • Income for Running  Expenses: $ 6,215.00  
    • Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 1,141.00 

    January 4: 

    • Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,188.00  
    • Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 583.00

    Thanks for your Generosity!

     Have a Great Week & a Peaceful New Year, J.S    (214-783-0443)

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    Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week:  

    Oh God,

    We thank you for the sun and the rain.

    Help us to keep a sunny disposition

    and a golden outlook on life.

     

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    Tom reading from Exodus.

     

    Special Thanks to these special people:

    •    For  the Readings:   Tom & Becky
    •    For The Team:   Kevin, Georgie, & Buddy
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
    •    For the Special Communion Cups:  Mary
    •    For the Pictures:   Rosemary  & Connie & Mike
    •    For the coffee and extras:   John & Jackie
    •    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    •    For the Music:   David and Ben
    •    For all who helped with Communion 

     

     

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    Becky reading from 2 Corinthians

     

    Birthdays:  Bill Ekes (Sunday, today, 61); Alison (Wednesday, 56); Mary Esparza; Bernadette (Saturday, 72)

    Anniversaries:

    Diane & Kent (43rd, last Saturday)

     

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Grace's mom who just died Thursday;  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;   Fora 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;    

     

     

     

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    Happy Birthday, Mary.

     

    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;

     

     

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    Happy 43rd Anniversary to you, Diane, and Kent.

     

    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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    Welcome home, Richard and Monica.

     

    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.

     

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    Cole, how did you get to be such a neat guy?  Thanks for the candles. 

     

    Your Finances, June 11, 2017

    Expenses:   $1035.00

    Outreach:   $ 575.00

     Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

     

     

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    Happy Birthday, Bernadette.

     

    Have a Great Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

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    Seth, have you been asleep all week like this, or do you just sleep when I am talking?   Don't answer that.

     

     

    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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    Seth, are you awake, or do you sleep while you eat, also?  

     

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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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    Rosemary's Blessing:

     



    Our Special Thanks

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

         

    Birthdays:   David Grattifiori (Today, Sunday), Nina Tucker (Monday), Mike Moran (67, Friday)

    Anniversaries:

    Brent & Meredith (4th Thursday)

    John & Michelle Simari (31st, Tuesday)

     

    Frank & Mary Esparza (53rd, Tuesday)

     

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    Remember Patrick, Rosemary's grand nephew who broke his thigh bone and for whom we were praying each week?  He is now walking and running, though with a slight limp which will disappear shortly.  He sleeps in the arms of his mom, Kelly, and his dad, Brian.  He is worn out chasing his 6 cousins.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Carol's recuperation from her operation;      For Bill Carey, who had open heart surgery;  For Tom Good; For Dee;      For John Schanot's treatment;     For Frank's treatment;    For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Rosemary's great nephew, Patrick who broke his leg  (3 years old); 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 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 John & Jean's son John Louis;    For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery;

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    A small portion of the mountains of trees and brush piled along the lanes in Hilton Head after Hurricane Matthew about a month ago,
     

    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;

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    There are houses where trees crashed through the roof, through the ceiling, and landed on the floor of the house. This while 18 inches of rain fell in an hour.

     

    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;     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 our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including 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.

      

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    While other, younger trees were falling down, this grandfather live oak of ca 500 years, was surviving.

                                                                                                                             

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     This plaque tells the story of the grandfather live oak.


     Your Finances, November 27, 2016

    Expenses:   $ Next Week.

    Outreach:   $ 

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

    Have a Great Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

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    Just in case you like to feed the ducks and pigeons…  Sign at the entrance to the community of Hilton Head Plantation.   The numerous man made lagoons often have a resident.  One stopped bike and walking traffic on a bike path I was using one nice winter afternoon.  They love to sun bathe.


     

    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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    Rosemary's Blessing 

    Gracious God, slow my pace and soften my heart this    Christmas. 

    Keep me from rushing through the season,                    but missing the Way . . .

    from decorating the tree, but missing the Light . . .

    from wrapping the gifts, but missing the Gift

    www.PrayersAtWork.com 

    Mike 12-18-11

     Special Thanks:

    • For Reading:  Mike & Geri Moran  
    • For Serving:  Kevin  
    • For the Communion Bread: Nina Waldron
    • For the Wine Cups: Jan & Sir Charlie 
    • For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Jon
    • For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Beth & Rick  & John
    • For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
    • For the coffee & specials:  Jan & Sir Charlie, Joan & Jackie
    • For all of you who contributed to the food drive & the toy drive & the blanket drive & now the shoe drive
    • For Cindy & Ken Cramer who coordinated the food drive and Beth & Rob Robinson who coordinated the toy drive and George Price who did the blankets and Rosemary who is handling the shoes

     Geri 12-18-11


     
    Birthdays:   Ben Porter, Dawn Schultz, Jeremy & Ashley (24), Julia Grenier  

    Cole & Sienna 12-18-11
     

     Please Remember:

    Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;  Mike Moran's parents, especially his dad with ALS;     Barb Wittek's mom who died recently, plus Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer; 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;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins; Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;  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; Theresa Quinn's dad; Rita Dore; Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; 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.

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    Picture 1:    Mike reading Samuel                                        

    Picture 2:    Geri reading Romans                            

    Picture 3:    Cole & Sienna show up for the final blessing with Rosemary & Beth                    

    Picture 4:    Shoe drive for Austin Street Shelter                                                                    

           Video:    Mass Begins (3 min.)

     

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    Your Finances: December 18, 2011,

    Expenses:   $2070.00

    Outreach:   $1620.00

    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.

       

     

     

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    Rosemary's Blessing:  Dear  Lord,

    Give me a few Friends who will Love Me for what I am,

    And keep ever burning before my vagrant steps the kindly Light of Hope…

    And though I come not within sight of the Castle of my Dreams,

    Teach me to be Thankful for Life, and for time’s Olden Memories that are good and sweet.

    And may the Evening’s Twilight find me Gentle still.

    Ed & Cara 5-24-09

    Special Thanks:

    • For Reading: Christine & Ed & Cara Kless 

    • For the Communion Bread:  Torri Rogers & her dad Greg

    • For Serving:  Sabrina & Kevin

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

    • For the Music: Ben & Wendy & Celeste

    • For the Pictures: Beth & Jan

    • For the altar & sound:  Mary Ellen & Hue

    • For the  coffee: Ron & Barbara Senter

    Christine 5-24-09

    Happy Birthday:   Rich Froebe, Doug Read, Debbie Ekes,/ Larry Thompson, & Tasse Bailey (65)

    Happy Anniversary:

    Jon & Nina Waldron

    John & Maria Gorman

    Greg & Bonnie (23rd)

     

    Anniversary 1 5-24-09

     

    Please Remember:  Hunter with 10 stitches over his right eye after falling off of his roller blade at school; Jan Keszler's son Michael doing cancer tests;  Tony & Gayle's grandson, 10, who had an accident on his bicycle & is in the hospital hoping to save his thumb;  Rosemary's brother Peter with amyloidosis;  Rita in the hospital starting to walk again & hoping to return home; Jackie's sisters Sandy & Sue and friend Jack Brown with various cancers & Keith Beasley who fell off the 7th floor of a parking garage & is still living;  Margie Weynant whose lung cancer has returned;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene, who is declining; Cathy Lynn's mom who at 93 has skin cancer;  Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke;  Mike Bulger;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis; Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Diane's dad Butch Uderman  & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom plus her daughter in law's father; 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.

     

      Anniversry 2 5-24-09              


    Picture 1:  Ed & Cara reading Acts

     

    Picture 2:  Christine reading 1 John

     

    Picture 3:  Anniversary Party: (Dr.) David McKeon & Sheila Madigan Levatino host the vow renewals

     

    Picture 4:  4th anniversary & who thought we would last this long!

     

     

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

     

    Your Finances:

     

    May 24: 

    • Income for Running   Expenses: $  1,324.00 
    • Income for Outreach Expenses: $  1,076.00

     

    Thanks for your Generosity!

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