Announcements

Rosemary’s Blessing:  May you always remember to forget the troubles that passed away.  And may you never forget to remember the blessing that come each day.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: T.J. & Sean
• For the Communion Bread: Lisa
• For Serving: Carmen & Ashley
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol, Beth & Rob
• For the music: Ray & Celeste & Wendy & Hue

Happy Birthday:  Cathy Goode & Andy & Lindsay, Denni; Cliff Wright, Greg Rogers, Carmen & Ashley, and Tony W.

Happy Anniversary:

• Lucas & Kelly (Day 2)
• Megan & Dave (2nd)
• Dave & Margarita (19th) & Dave’s birthday
• Jerry & Joan (51st)
• (Ofilia & Luis, 45th)

Please Remember:  Lisa Schleicher; Margie Weynant; My friends & classmates Dickie Hull & Jerry Brophy; Duncan & Anna; Kathleen’s friend Jim Wallis; Jackie’s brother John & neighbor Earl; Dee Miller; Libby’s uncle who passed on this past week; 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 friend Mike Gertisen & cousin Judy; Rosemary’s nephew, Kevin; Jean Atwood’s 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; David & 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 & Aunt Ann and Dawn’s back op.; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon.

For Quad Updates: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com   Casey tells me Sunday the time they need help most right now is 1:00 to 5:00 P.M.  The kids are starting to roll, lift up, and want to move around.  10 pounds has been reached by Trey & Brady is right behind him.  Help!  Fun Times! 

Anniversary Party: May 3, 7:00, Fairview Farms Barn, covered dish (A-R, hors d’oeuvre; S-Z, deserts), more info in Friday blog.  Welcome!!

Your Finances:

• April 27: 
• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 964.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 1074.00
• April Summary:   
• Income for Expenses: $2,450                Spent on Expenses: $5,300    
• Income for  Outreach: $1,430                Spent on  Outreach: $2,100   

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

Special Thanks: 

·   For Reading: John

· For the Communion Bread: Gayle 

· For Serving: Kevin

· For the Wine Cups & Cross:  Rob

· For the Music: Ben & Shonda & Celeste

· For the Pictures:  Rob

· For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

· For the coffee & cake: Ron & Marilyn & Jackie 

Happy Birthday:  Tom Zurchin, Cathy Goode, Mark Ackerman, & Claire Occhipinti

Happy Anniversary:

Curtis & Mabel Ekes (57)

Please Remember:

Marilyn Ackerman's mother who broke her hip; Jim Drescher; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary & sister, Judy;  David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle Guinigundo; Jackie Ritter's friends Bob Minarik with cancer & Todd Fred with leukemia;  Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer; Mark Leutkemeyer's friend, Guy Knight, down with terminal cancer; Wally Banzhaf's sister Chris with cancer;  Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer; Theresa McClure's dad;  Theresa Quinn's dad; for the recuperation of Jerry's right knee;  Celeste's niece, Lexi Colmenero;  Matt Baggert & his family & parents; Christine Drescher's Grandmother;  Rita Dore;  Margie Weynant;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;  Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & also Casey in a bad motorcycle accident;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Tom & Teresa's friend Neva Flynn with cancer & Teresa's niece, Angel & friend, Diane Kreitzer;   Margie's mom; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino,  Lisa's nephew Kristopher;  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;  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.   
 

Next Big Community Party: May 1, The 5th Anniversary Party, 6:00 P.M., Heritage Farm this year (on 15th just east of Custer & Vines, south side), covered dish, music a la Hue, hay rides pulled by donkeys for the kids, in door and out door fun, and renewal of vows. 

Picture 1:  John reading

Picture 2:   The Ekes, Bobby, Marlene, Cindy, Mabel, & Curtis

Picture 3:   The Community

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

Your Finances: April 11: Check next week

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

Mike reading from Deuteronomy

Rosemary's Blessing

Do you want to fast this Lent?

• Fast from hurting words and say kind words
• Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude
• Fast from anger and be filled with patience
• Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope
• Fast from worries and trust in God
• Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity
• Fast from pressures and be prayerful
• Fast from bitterness and fill your heart with joy
• Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others
• Fast from grudges and be reconciled
• Fast from words and be silent so you can listen

Attributed to Pope Francis

Geri reading from Romans.

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Mike & Geri
•    For The Team:   John & Mike & Buddy & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie,  Mike,  & Rick
•    For the coffee and extras:   Tom & Becky & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue & Ben & Shonda
•     For all who helped with communion
•              

Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week.

Birthdays:   Dee Miller (81 today), John O'Donnell (85, Wednesday), Ben (Cody's son, 14, Monday).

Anniversaries

Fred & Martha, 10th, Friday

Mike sharing his thoughts on our readings of the day.

Please Remember these special people:

For Sandra's brother;  For Tom Quinn's recuperation from surgery & his brother;      For Rick Turner with high blood pressure; For Meredith, cancer free;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;   For Carol's continued recuperation;   For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini;  for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;

Happy Birthday, Our Dearest Dee.

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;  for Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;     for Steve Barrett,Rose, & Katie;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

Happy 85th, Dear John.

For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Ken, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  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, especially Mark Pelton; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

Dearest Georgie, thanks for all you do for the community and especially us around the table week after week, year after year.

Your Finances, March 10, 2019

Expenses:   $670.00

Outreach:    $245.00 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

So, Shonda, can we trust you to get Ben's birthday cupcake to him this morning?

Thanks, Everybody 

(214-783-0443)

You better watch out, Sir Charlie.  Beth has heard that you have already sold the red '55 Studebaker and she wanted it.  Better buckle your seat belt.

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: 

Gracious God, slow my pace and soften My Heart this Christmas. 

Keep me from rushing through the Season, but losing the Way . . .

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

from wrapping the Gifts, but missing the Gift. 

www.PrayersAtWork.com

 Special Thanks: 

· For Reading: Patricia & Karen

· For the Communion Bread:  Alison DeGenova

· For Serving:   Kevin

· For the Wine Cups & Cross: Beth & Rob

· For the Music: Ben & Celeste & Wendy

· For the Pictures: Jan & Beth

· For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

For the coffee: Sydney & Hugh Bivona

Happy Birthday:  Karen Steele, Lorynne 13, Jeremy & Ashley 22, Dawn

Anniversary: Mark Leutkemeyer & Annette (Day 1)  
 

Community Members' Blessings for 2009:

• Heritage Farm renovation project.
• Vines experience. I feel secure.

 Please Remember:  Bob McGrath's badly cut foot; Stacie McKinley's sister, Jenny, who just died this week; all our kids taking semester finals; Mark Leutkemeyer's friend, Guy Knight, down with terminal cancer; Wally Banzhaf's sister Chris with cancer; 12 year old Becca Stevens very sick in Childrens with something the doctors cannot diagnose;  Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer; Bonnie's sister Laurie recuperating from open heart surgery; Theresa Quinn's dad; for the recuperation of Jerry's right knee; Kim's right foot;  Celeste's niece, Lexi Colmenero;  Matt Baggert & his family & parents; Christine Drescher's Grandmother;   David Hoover's mom;  Ann Bivona with her broken leg;  Rita Dore;  Julie Johnston;  Margie Weynant;  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;  Lucas' Quiocho's grand dad; &  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;  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;  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:  Karen reading

Picture 2:  Patricia reading

Picture 3:  The Froebes, Richard, Morgan, Alexandra, & Monica

Picture 4: Chloe with her grand parents & mom, Tom, Denni, & Clare, Ron & Nancy in the background

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

Your Finances: December 20:

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1073.00

Income for Outreach Expenses: $  372.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Duncan & Conner Simpson (father & son) 
• For the Communion Bread: Christine & Megan 
• For Serving: Sabrina & Anthony 
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol and Bob & Jackie 
• For the music: Ray & Shonda & Hue

Happy Birthday:   Alison Degenova, Jessica Bresson, Sue Tomas, Bernadette Delgado, Joey Cade

Happy Anniversary:

• John & Azur Williams (Day 1)
• George & Marianne Elwell (13th)
• Doug & Julie Kite (22nd)
• Diane & Kent McClurg (36th)
• Jeff & Penny Morrow (38th)
• Lou & Lorraine Federico (38th)

Please Remember:   Pat Krsek's daughters friends;  Julie's knee operation; Cliff's knee operation; Claire's June 20 operation; Lisa Schleicher; Margie Weynant; 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 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; 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 and Dawn's back op.; Fred's friend John with cancer & Maureen's friend Sharon. 

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

A FIRST.    Please click on the link and let me & the board know how we can improve (if all possible!).  Download ommunity_questionnaire.doc 

Your Finances:

June 15: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,686.00 
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $   444.00   

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

Special Welcome to Reid, Brady, Trey, and Cameron this morning, January 16.

The Gerwers have arrived!!  J.S.

Their link: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com