Revelation 7:  These are those who come from the great tribulation.  And they’ve washed their robes, scrubbed them clean in the blood of the Lamb.  That’s why they’re standing before God’s Throne.
1 John 3:  For this is the original message we heard: We should love each other.  Let’s not just talk about love.  Let’s practice real love.
 Matthew 5:  When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge crowds, he climbed a hillside.  Those who were apprenticed to him, the committed ones, climbed with him.  Arriving at a quiet place, he sat down and taught his climbing companions. 

Thanks…     

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

 

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 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

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.

 

Birthdays:   Ed Kless 11/2,  Karen Anderlick 11/4
Anniversaries:  

Expenses: $  1,465.00
Outreach: $  500.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

 

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Gracious God inspire us with the hope in the gift of shalom, the gift of wholeness and the promise of your presence.

Give wisdom to seek nonviolence as an answer to the violence of our lives and world.

Give us courage to seek wholeness in a fractured and divided world, to find reconciliation rather than revenge, to abandon the instruments of violence and death and entrust our lives, our homes and our families to you.

May your presence fill us and others with the thirst for unity, wholeness, and the desire to see all people valued as created in your image.

May we and others receive your shalom, that we might be faithful instruments of your love.

Blessed be your name forever,

Amen.

Rabbi Andrew M. Paley, senior rabbi with Temple Shalom, Dallas.  He emailed this letter to his congregation in 2018 after a gunman shot members of the Tree of Life Synagogue.

 

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.

 

Rosemary's Blessing: 

Dear Lord, please give me

A few friends who understand me and remain my friends;

A work to do which has real value,
without which the world would be the poorer;

A mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail be not blazed; 

A sense of humor;

Time for quiet, silent meditation;   

The patience to wait for the coming of these things, Amen.

     

Anonymous

 

 

Special Thanks: 

· For Reading: Alison & her daughter, Sabrina

· For the Communion Bread:  Alison DeGenova

· For Serving:   Kevin

· For the Wine Cups & Cross: Alison & John

· For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Celeste

· For the Pictures: Jan

· For the altar:  Margie

  
 

 
Happy Birthday:  Connie Bresson, Mitch Miller, Tom Gleason & T.J. (son),

 

Anniversary: Tom & Theresa Quinn (42nd)  
 

 

 

 Please Remember:  Bob McGrath's badly cut foot; 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; 12 year old Becca Stevens very sick;  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;  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:  Alison reading

Picture 2:  Sabrina reading

Picture 3:  And the rest of the DeGenovas, John & Anthony

 

Picture 4:  Bobby gives John Ernst of CCAC $3000 for our Christmas contribution

 

 

 

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

Your Finances: December 24:

 

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1000.00

Income for Outreach Expenses: $  385.00

 

 

Thanks for your Generosity!

 

 

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

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Tom & Lynda Fleming

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

• For Serving:  T.J.

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: Ray & Rob

• For the Music: Ray & Shonda, & Celeste

• For the Pictures: Ryan

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

• For the donuts & coffee: Jackie & Jon & Nina Waldron

Happy Birthday:   Ron Senter,/ Steven Kern, Monica Froebe, Margie Duggan, and today, Tanya McGrath and Abby Waldron (17 & born on Mothers' Day)

 

Happy Anniversary:

Eileen Quinn & Robert Pennington (1 week)

Julie Harris & Joe Sidhom (3rd)

The Odd Couple celebrating their 4th

Scott & Lily Shaw (17th)

 

 

Please Remember:   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 sister Sandy & friend Jack Brown with various cancers & Keith Beasley who fell off the 7th floor of a parking garage & is still living;  Richard Baack's shoulder recuperation; 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; 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:  Tom reading Acts

 

Picture 2:  Lynda readings 1 John

 

Picture 3:  Amanda & David

 

Picture 4:  Mitch, Mandy, Amanda, & David

 

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

 

 

Your Finances:

 

May 10: 

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 895.00  
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 259.00    

 

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week

 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.

From a prayer by St. Terese of Liseaux

 

Rosemary doing her Blessing of The Week.

 

From Ken &  Cindy Cramer:  (blame them!) 

Some say the beer commercials are the best, others favor auto or insurance commercials.  Don't make up your mind until you watch this one!    

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Mike, with broken foot, reading from Exodus.

 

Special Thanks to these special people:

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

 

 

Geri reading from Romans.
 

 

Birthdays:   Ken Cramer (Sunday), Kaliope (90), Sheila Baach (Saturday)

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Ken.

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Ron Ackerman with cellulitis;   For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;   For Christine Drescher in hospital;   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 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 John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanzyk's continued recovery; Connie Bresson's mom & friend struggling with cancer;

 

 

John, I don't know.  Can we trust you to get this birthday cupcake to Kaliope, your dear mother in law from Greece on her 91st?
 

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;     Diane McClurg's mom in Fort Dodge;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

 

 

Thanks, Brandon, for being our Candle Man of The Week and for being such a neat kid.

 

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;

 

 

One of the Minor Elevations.

 

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.

 

 Welcome back, Carol, so good to see you.  And, wow, you got more hair on your head than Richard, though not quite as much as Bernadette, yet.  

 

Your Finances, March 12, 2017

Expenses:   $520.00

Outreach:   $205.00                        

                                March 19, 2017

Expenses:   $1685.00

Outreach:   $ 835.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

Could we even dream of a better team than this? 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 Peace, 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

Lord of all,

Bless our families.

Be they formed by blood or by circumstance,

Make them holy.

 

May we find you

In our relationships.

In our marriages, in our families, in our households, in our communities, in our global humanity.

 

May we look across all that divides us

And see family, and embrace as a family does, and love as a family ought to.

 

For where two or three gather in your name. There are you.

Amen.

 

A Family Blessing from CRS (Catholic Relief Services)

 

 

Jackie reading from the Great Prophet Isaiah

 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Patricia & Jackie
•    For our team:    John  &  John, Ben & David
•   For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Rick
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben & Hue & David 
•    For all who helped with communion         

 

 

Patricia reading from Ephesians.

 

Birthdays:  Tom Fleming, 61, Cheryl O'Hagan

Anniversaries:

Tom & Teresa Quinn, 52nd

Eshelbrenners, 44th

Mabel & Curtis, 60th

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Bill Hammond,  For John Simari's sister in law, who died in her sleep;   For Sydney, & For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  Shonda's mom;  For my buddy since grade school at Christ the  King, Pete Wacks & his dearest Marjie who is spoiling Pete;   For Gilberto recuperating from his gall bladder operation:  Claire Mazzei's (Rosemary's sister in Hilton Head) knee replacement;    For Michelle; 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Dear Cheryl.

 

 For a friend, a neighbor, & a doctor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free.;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;    For Dee, and for her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued health;  For Anthony & Sabrina;    For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini; 

 

 

Happy Anniversary, Dear Mabel.  Wish Curtis were here to help celebrate.

 

 

John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 91 years!) in Ontario;  For Jackie's friend, Lynn, 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;  

 

$2000 a month is our goal for Souls Harbor, Brent, and we reached it this month, yeah!

 

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 Terain; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

 

Thanks for the help with the candles, Zoe & Tori.

 

Your Finances, January 5, 2020

Expenses: $490.00

 Outreach: $190.00 

 

Thanks, Everybody 

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Happy 45th Anniversary, Richard.

 

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.

 

 

 

Thanks, Claire, for reading the Nativity Narrative so beautifully.

 

 

Remember….

 

JSM is now streaming live thanks to the enormous efforts of Mike Moran.

The link: Coming Sunday

 

 

From our Dearest Becky:

Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy is now your drop off point for needed medical supplies such as gloves and masks. We are also combining this with a food pantry drive.

If you feel the need to help during this special time and can bring any or all of these needed medical supplies and/or food donations, Legacy will get them to the appropriate sites.

Hours are between 8 am and 4 pm Monday – Fridays. Week end hours by appointment only for large donations.

Location: 601 Accent Dr., Plano 75075

Please share share share !

Also from Becky:

Legacy has just spent the last week preparing to be closed for probably the year and yet still have school. We are fortunate that the Texas Education Agency and the Commissioner of Education  has allowed educators to continue to be paid if we make an attempt to instruct children while they are home.

Not only at Legacy, but educators around the state have been doing just that. Many districts like us will be starting online school or giving out instructional packets on Monday. We also started our food program back early last week and on Tuesday handed out over 1000 meals in one day. Every Monday now families can come and receive 7 days worth of food for each child in the home. For many families, especially for the ones who has a parent or two who has been laid off, it’s making a tremendous difference.

 

 

I am proud of my leadership team and what they have accomplished in one week’s time. But you know what’s even better? Knowing that Legacy is not unique. You will continue to hear wonderful stories of what school districts around the state of Texas are doing to meet the needs of families through food support and low tech and high tech learning. It’s a great time to be proud of your public school system!

#ClosedNotClosed

 

 

 

 

How goes Ye Ole Catholic Church https://www.uscatholic.org/articles/202003/life-under-lockdown-8-ways-handle-staying-home-31994

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

For all the medical personnel struggling to treat the tsunami of sick people, in particular locally, Cindy's staff at Presby; For Joe Hogan with cancer,  For Loretta's aunt Alicia;   For Ryan, Rosemary's nephew, who had surgery; For Bill Hammond,    For Sydney & her dear Husband, Hugh, who just moved to the Other Side,  & For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  Shonda's mom;   For Gilberto recuperating from his gall bladder operation:  for Michelle;  For a friend, a neighbor, & a doctor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free.;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;    For Dee, and for her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued health;  For Anthony & Sabrina;    For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini; 

 

 

 

Remember….

 

Safe grocery shopping: 

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