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Rosemary’s Blessing:

A Prayer For Growing Old Gracefully

Lord, Thou knowest better than I myself that I am growing older and will someday be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion.

Release me from craving to straighten out everybody's affairs. Make me thoughtful but not moody; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom, it seems a pity not to use it all; but Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end. Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give me wings to get to the point. Seal my lips on my aches and pains; they are increasing, and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.

I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and a lessening cock-sureness when my memory seems to clash with the memories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be mistaken.

Keep me reasonably sweet, for a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the devil. Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places and talents in unexpected people; and give, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.

Amen.

 Seventeenth Century Nun’s Prayer

Geri reading Revelations.

Our Special Thanks 

• For Reading:   Mike & Geri 
• For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
• For the Communion Bread:  Cindy & Kim
• For the Wine & Cups:  Jan & Charlie
• For the Pictures & Video:   John & Connie, Jan & Rick,  and Beth
• For the coffee and pastries: Ron & Marilyn, Jackie  
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
• For the Music: Ray  &  Shonda & Bethany

Mike reading Acts.

  
Birthdays:  Brittany Carey (27, Friday), Tony Whitley (75, Thursday), Fred Macchio (75, Tuesday)

Anniversaries:

Katie Tomas & Jeremy Foust (0 Day, just married)

Daniel Fleming & Stephanie (Day 1, today)

Rob & Casey (10^th, Saturday)

Randolph & Michelle (16^th, Thursday)

John & Alison (19^th, Tuesday)

Tony & Jo (35^th, Wednesday)

John & Connie (22^nd, today, Sunday)

Chuck receiving the special, total community blessing for his struggle with cancer.

We Remember:

Chuck Pratt and his cancer;  John's Caliope, who fell last Sunday;   John Doherty's dad who is declining rapidly;  Diane Holcomb who is recovering from a bad bike crash;  John Simari’s friend Kieth;  Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill;  Tom Quinn's shoulder surgery coming up May 15, plus Tom & Teresa's daughter, Colleen, with cancer;  Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friend, Mike & Tara, plus their family friends who lost a 20 week old baby son;     Jim Butterly’s brother, Paul;  Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family on their new grandkid, Warren;     Judy's Matt Larson with cancer, David, and Sue, her sister & Sue's husband, Jim;  Janie's friend Wilbur;  Gerald's mom really sick;  Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;      Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;    Alexander Occhipinti;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Rita

Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;  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;  Jean Wright's daughter, Mary;    Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, & Chebino;  a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;   for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

 Your Finances: April 21, 2013

Expenses:     $765.00

Outreach:     $675.00    

We donated this week: 

1.   Nothing special this week.

    Thanks for your Generosity 

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

 Video: Recessional, City of God (2 1/2 min.) 

              

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: 

May those who have died …

be at peace and fulfillment,

And

May we who are living …

be filled always with gratefulness for each day,

thankful for relationships, our health and spirit,

And

May we leave this world a better place

     for our having been here.

J and R Creations

Geri reading Wisdom.

 Our Special Thanks 

•    For Reading:   Geri and Mike
•    For The Team:  Georgie and Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison & Claire
•    For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie & Jan
•    For the Pictures & Video:    Mike & Rick, John & Connie & Beth 
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Bill, Jackie & Jerry & Beth
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Shonda
•    For the numerous people who contributed to the All Saints presentation, Geri, Denni, Mary Ellen, Bernadette, Jan, Judy, Mary, Marilyn, and the guys.
  

Mike reading Thessalonians.

Zoe at Toy World.

Please Remember these special people:

Chuck Pratt and his cancer;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli, who broke her hip/leg again just after the 3 of them returned from Greece;  Irene Urbanczyk, Rick's mom in Buffalo, who is just about ready to move to the Other Side, that she do so peacefully;  Jan's family members who are doing badly & Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis; 

Alison watching over Leo.

Beth awaiting Rob's cupcake. Did he ever see it?

 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.

 Video: Exit hymn, Though the Mountains may fall, 2:30 minutes,

Your Finances: November 3, 2013

Expenses:   $1200.00

Outreach:   $ 600.00  

 We donated this week: 

 Nothing this week.

 Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

One beautiful celebration of All Saints.

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 of  The Week

God,

Bless anyone who has asked me to pray for them

    and anyone that I have promised to pray for.

Bless anyone that I cannot get along with

    And anyone that cannot get along with me.

Rosemary reads her Blessing of The Week.

Bless the person who has hurt me deeply

    and anyone that I have hurt

Bless the person that I cannot forgive

    and anyone that cannot forgive me.

Grant me the grace to live as a person of peace today

    and to treat all I meet today with dignity

Unknown

Connie reading from 1 Samuel.

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:  Connie & John
•    For The Team:   (Buddy sick today),  Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie  
•    For the coffee and extras:   Ray & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:   Ray &  Bethany.  
•    For all who helped with Communion 

John reading from Ephesians.

Birthdays:   Barb Wittek (Wednesday)

Happy Birthday, Barb.

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;

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

Sorry, Brent, we just ran out of cupcakes, again.  However, please accept this little chit for March, $2000 for Souls Harbor.  It should be known that this men's residencial rehab center will expand from 60 men to 120 men, thanks to a capital campaign this year, the Harbor's 60th anniversary.

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;

Hi, Genevieve.  How did you get to be such a happy little girl?

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.

Anybody know these two clowns?  Bill & Tom crossing the finish line at the Fort Worth Marathon.

Your Finances, March 26, 2017

Expenses:   $1140.00

Outreach:   $ 390.00

Donated: $2000 for Souls Harbor.                       

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 Our Lenten reconciliation service for everyone.   "Please forgive me.  I forgive you."  Very powerful.  Joe & Marsha.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 "See you next week everybody," says Zoe.

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,

help us to work with You

to make the world

Alive with Your Spirit,

and to build on earth

a city of Justice, Love, and Peace.                 

Author Unknown

                           Jackie reading from Numbers.

 Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Patricia & Jackie
•    For The Team:  Kevin & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Claire
•    For the Wine & Cups:   Sir Charlie and Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Beth & Connie
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Judy & Jackie 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Ray & Wendy & Mary
•    For all who helped with communion

                             Patricia reading from James.

Birthdays:    Judy Carrell (today, Sunday), John Cade (54^th of ordination, Wednesday), Leo (5, Thursday), Jackie (50, Friday), Tori & Buddy ( 5, Saturday).

  Anniversaries:

Claire and Andrew, (4^th, Thursday, celebrating also with Nora)

Patricia & Fred (5^th, Friday)

                                        Mike homilizing.

 Special Announcement: 

We have moved!  To Sigler Elementary on Janwood.

Check the map:      View this photo

Special Announcement #2:

From Carol Eshelbrenner about being a math tutor:

 If interested in helping to tutor math on Tuesday evenings, 6:00pm to 7:30 pm, at Harrington Library you can find out more about the program at:  http://www.intellichoice.org/   You will work with kids from grade 1 to grade 12.  Materials provided.  I have helped out for about 5 years.  The program is wonderful and the kids at Harrington are great.

Call Corina Sadler or Robin Popik at City of Plano, (972) 941-7617, to volunteer and apply for a background check.  Since we work with children a background check is required.  Carol Eshelbrenner  972-423-0069 

                         Grace reading the financial report.  (see below)

Please Remember these special people:

For Bernadette's mom;     For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder;  For Rose Banzhaf's 8 year old niece, Madeline;;  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 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;

             "Hey, Harper, you seen that gorilla around here?" 

Francis Vanderwall's friend, Joseph DeLaune;   Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well & their friend, Don Fox;  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;    Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;   For a little friend, Heather;  

  "Watch out, Harper, there he is, all dressed for winter a bit early."

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;   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.

                    Cupcake of The Week to Judy for her birthday.

Your Finances, September 27, 2015

Expenses:   $ 780.00

Outreach:   $ 480.00

Donated today:

$2000 to Souls Harbor

$300 to Plano Homes

Financial report for second quarter: Download Financials Blog Q2 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

                  "All this talk about money has worn me out."

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:  

Special Thanks: 

• For Reading: Emily & her mom Julie

• For the Communion Bread:  Alison DeGenova

• For Serving:   T.J.

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

• For the Music: Ben & Wendy & Celeste

• For the Pictures: Jan & Beth

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

• For the cake & coffee:  Janette Monear & Sydney and Hugh Bivona

• For all of you who volunteered to help serve the Thanksgiving meal Saturday at Lake Highlands Presbyterian

• For all of you who graciously hosted our visitors today from TX Trees Foundation

 Happy Birthday:  Ron Ackerman

Anniversaries:

Roger & Lisa Shaffer (Day 1)

Cliff & Jean Wright (14th)

Barb & Ron Senter (38th)

Please Remember:  Beth Dugan who is 8 months pregnant; Theresa Quinn's dad; Diane McClurg's dad who just died this Sunday morning; for the recuperation of Jerry's right knee; Kim's right foot; Stacie McKinley's sister, Jenny; Celeste's niece, Lexi Colmenero; Alice Alt;   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 on his 2nd Iraq trip;  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:  Emily reading 

Picture 2:  A new Robinson, Jack, Rob & Beth's newest grandchild

Picture 3:  Lake Highlands Presbyterian volunteers.  Can you pick out Julie & Emily, Jon & Mike?

Picture 4:  Lake Highlands Presbyterian: our customers for dinner

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

 Your Finances: November 22

• Income for Running   Expenses: $  875.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $  406.00 + a $25 Kroger Gift Card

 Thanks for your Generosity!

 Happy Thanksgiving, J.S    (214-783-0443)

Rosemary's Blessing:

May you be Vigilant, watching for the Beauty,

And aware of the Blessings in Every Moment.

May you not be Afraid,

But Feel the Loving Presence of God and Those around you.

Special Thanks: 

Happy Birthday:  Stephen Farmer (20), Eric Wittek, Emery Zurchin (21), Lynda Fleming

Happy Anniversary: Hue & Linda Beavers (35th today)

Please Remember:

Warren & Barb's friend,  Phil Fruge;   Gilberto Delgado's mom;  Chuck Pratt with a bad back; Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter;  Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning; The Robinsons' son, Geordie;  Marilyn Ackerman's mother recuperating from a broken hip & her brother, Dick;  Jean Wright's  daughter, Mary;  David Hoover; Kathy Pieper’s sister, Michelle; Bill Smith's daughter, Tammy;   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;    Rita Dore;   Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;   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,   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:   Doug reading 

Picture 2:   Julie reading

Picture 3:   Sam

Picture 4:   Baby Shower for Ray & Shonda

Video:  Beginning of Mass with an explanation of The Book of Wisdom

Your Finances: August 8: 

Income for Running   Expenses: $830.00

Income for Outreach Expenses: $380.00 

The quarterly financial report:

Thanks for the Generosity

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