Announcements

 

Rosemary’s Blessing

 

Lord,

May we never take our freedom for granted

and help us to strive so that this same freedom

may be experienced by everyone in our country,

especially the poor and the oppressed,

and eventually by all humankind.

Andrew Greeley, A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers  

Special Thanks: 

· For Reading:  Patricia & Jo

· For the Communion Bread: Carol Eshelbrenner 

· For the Wine Cups:  Alison & John

· For the Music: Wendy & Ben

· For the Pictures:  Jan & Beth 

· For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

· For the coffee & donuts & cake: Jan & Charlie & Rosemary & Joan

 

 

 
   

 

Happy Birthday: Carol Eshelbrenner, Ryan Ekes, Kim Crossk, Cindy Cramer, Kathleen Gardiner, Cora Elizabeth Shadrick (celebrating her 2nd day of birth into our world, 7 plus pounds, daughter of Megan & Dave, grand daughter of Beth & Rob–Megan is their daughter)

 

Happy Anniversary:

Ray & Shonda (4th)

Charlie & Jan Keszler (48th)

 

 

 

 

Please Remember:

 

Carol Eshelbrenner's mom who broke her hip; Rose Banzhaf's friend, Graham Henning; The Robinsons' son, Geordie;  Marilyn Ackerman's mother who broke her hip & who is visiting now in Dallas from Rochester; Jim Drescher; 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;  Matt Baggert & his family & parents;   Rita Dore;   Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;  Warren & Barb's friend,  Phil Fruge;   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:   Patricia readin

 

Picture 2:   Jo reading

 

Picture 3:   What 2 weeks in Hawaii looks like, John & Kevin

Picture 4:   The Wyndham gang, Clare & Ray & Barb

Picture 5:   Elise, Chase, & Jason

     

Special Announcement: The Sundays through August 1 we are meeting at Sigler Elementary School, 1400 Janwood, Plano 75075 (corner of Brentwood, just west of Alma).  Janwood is the first street south of St. Mark’s.  Vines will be undergoing major renovation.

   

 

 

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

Your Finances: July 4:

 

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1935.00 

 

Income for Outreach Expenses: $   350.00

 

Thanks for the Generosity

 

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

Rosemary's Blessing: 

Here is the quirky prayer said to be recited each day by Pope Francis and written by St. Thomas Moore reminding us to live joyfully.  It is said Thomas Moore was known for his humor and was also a man not appreciated during his lifetime.

 

Prayer to live Joyfully:

Grant me, O Lord good digestion and also something to digest.

Grant me,O Lord a healthy body, and the necessary good humor to maintain it.

Grant me a simple soul that knows no boredom, grumblings, sighs or laments.

Grant me, O Lord, a sense of humor.

Allow me grace to be able to take a joke–to discover in life a bit of Joy and to be able to share it with others.

Amen

 

 Denni reading the prophet Micah.                                                                                                                                               

 Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:  Denni & Cheryl
•    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:    Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick  & Connie, Mike & Beth
•    For the coffee and extras:   John Cade & Jackie & Sydney & Beth and others
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 
•    For the Music:  Ray &  Bethany & Shonda
•    For all who helped with communion                                                       

 

Cheryl reading Pope Francis' Laudato Si on climate

                    

 Birthdays:  Jeremy and Ashley (28, Wednesday), Rosemary Beavers (Wednesday, Christmas Eve), Meredith (Saturday)     

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

     

Please Remember these special people:

For Betty's husband & the family;  For Jerry's back; For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Bernadette's mom; For Dawn;   Michelle Simari’s sister;   For Barb Wittek's broken shoulder & new grandbaby;  For Frank;     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;    For Nikki & Keith      

 

Happy Birthday, Meredith 

               

                 

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;     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;

                   

Happy Birthday to you, Emma, a little late, but just as good.

       

 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.

 

Hue, can we trust you to get this cupcake to Rosemary for her  birthday?

                                

Your Finances, December 20, 2015 

Expenses:   $2500.00

Outreach:   $ 975.00

 

Hoodies for the guys at Souls Harbor.

 

Donated today:  Hoodies to Souls Harbor

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 Thanks for helping with the candles, Cole.

 

Have a Beautiful Christmas Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

Sacrament of healing for Cliff.

 

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.

 

                       

Healing for John & Alison.

                

 

Rosemary's Blessing: 

 

We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.

Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls.

We are weaned from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free.

Touched By An Angel,  Maya Angelou

 
  

Special Thanks: 

·     For Reading: Hue & Ken

·     For the Communion Bread:  Jan

·     For Serving: Kevin

·     For the Wine Cups & Cross: Rob & Beth

·     For the Music: Ray &  Shonda & Wendy

·     For the Pictures: Jan & Beth & Richard

·     For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

·     For the coffee: Fred & Maureen 

Special Thanks to All of You who contributed to the Terrific Brunch & Party!

Ash Wednesday: 7:00 P.M., home of Beth & Rob Robinson, 1808 Dublin Road, Plano 75094.  Welcome!

 

Happy Birthday:   Bruce Bickhaus (65, yeah, Medicaire) 

Happy Anniversary:

John & Lambrini (16th)

John & Alison (today, 16th)

 

The Status of The Hips:

1.  Thanks, Everyone, for making our celebration terrific.  It is so good to be home with you again. 

2.  10 more days of freedom until Feb. 24, when the right hip gets recycled.  I cannot wait!  Can you believe this.  First I was home bound a month; then my first day of freedom, snow bound.

  

  

 Please Remember:  David Hoover; Margie Dugan's grand kids Emma & Finn & their parents, having some rough times;  Jackie Ritter's friend Bob Minarik with cancer; Roy & Carol Strom's daughter Kelly with cervical cancer; 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;  Julie Johnston;  Margie Weynant;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;  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;   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.   
 

  
 

  

Picture 1:  Hugh Bivona reading 

 

Picture 2:  Ken Cramer reading   

 

Picture 3:   Colleen, Quinn, Theresa, & Tom first in line for….

 

Picture 4:  The Brunch!

 

Video: The Beginning of the Mass:

 

 

 

 

 

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

Your Finances: February 14:

 

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1070.00 

Income for Outreach Expenses: $  495.00

 

 

 

Thanks for your Generosity!

 

 

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

  
  
 

 Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  John & Kevin
• For Serving: Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Dee Miller
• For the Wine Cups:  Beth & Rob
•  For the Music:  Ben & Shonda & Wendy & Jon
• For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Beth & John Simari
• For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
• For the coffee and pastries: Jackie, Joan, Gayle, Jan,  & Fred & Maureen

 
 
 
 Happy Birthday:   Buddy Goode & Barb Wittek  

 

 

  Please Remember:

 Loretta Garcia Williams' husband, Ray, in the hospital with multiple myeloma;  Doug Read's Mom, Valdene, with stage 4; Carol Eshelbrenner's broken ankle;  Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;   Jackie Ritter's hand operation recuperation;  Marilyn Ackerman's mom who broke some vertebrae in her back;  Warren & Barb's friend,  Mike, fighting cancer;    Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer;   Mike & Dee's daughter;  Bonnie Roger's brother & sister, both seriously sick;    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;    Gilberto Delgado's mom;  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;    Margie's mom;  our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, 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; 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:   John              

 Picture 2:   Kevin    

  Picture 3:   Patricia giving communion   

 Picture 4:   The Coffee Shoppe, John, Kevin, Sandra

 Picture 5:   American Cemetary, Normandy, France                                              

 
 

Finances:  March 27, 2011  (Next Report 4/10)

Thanks for your generosity

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

 

 

 

Rosemary's Blessing:

 

  May you learn to see your self

With the same delight,

Pride and expectation

With which God sees you in every moment.

To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue

  
 

 Special Thanks:

• For Reading:   Richard & Monica 
• For Serving: Kevin
• For the Communion Bread: Alison
• For the Wine Cups:  Alison & John
• For the Music: Ray & Ben & Jon
• For the Pictures & Video:  Jan & Rick & Richard
• For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue
• For the coffee and specials: Barb & Warren,  Jackie & Joan
• For our special presenter (see video) Pat & Sandra Haigh & Sandra's sister Lisa

  
 
 

Birthdays:  Marilyn Ackerman, Jackie McGrath, Marsha Farmer (55), Teresa Quinn, Carl Falke (64), Maureen Macchio, Jo Whitley (68)

 

Happy Anniversary: 

Sean & Katie (Day 1)

David & Margie McKeon ( 36th)

Ken & Cindy Cramer (49th)

 

 
 Please Remember:

  Chuck Pratt's thyroid operation Sept 9;  Judy Carrell's mom, Marie, 93;  Jackie Ritter's good friend, Narges Akbari, with colon cancer;  Marilyn Ackerman's brother, Dick, recuperating from a serious but successful back operation;  Doug Read's Mom, Valdene, with stage 4; Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins; Warren & Barb's friend, Mike, fighting cancer & Barb's dad with hip surgery; Charlie Sawtelle's buddy, Moe, with cancer; Mike & Dee's daughter;  Jack Carlson's brother, Bob, with a stroke; Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer; Gilberto Delgado's mom; 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 Trey Bailey, 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; 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:    Richard          

Picture 2:    Monica     

Picture 3:    Sandra             

Picture 4:    Pat

Picture 5:    Lisa           

       Video:    Homily presentation by Pat & Sandra Haigh & Sandra's sister, Lisa.  Subject: the American Catholic Council, Detroit, June.

  

Finances: August 28, 2011.

Expenses:  $1100.00

Outreach:  $ 965.00  

Thanks for the Generosity

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

  

 

Rosemary's Blessing:  

May leaves of autumn decorate your path

And mellow golden sunlight guide your way

May love and laughter overcome all wrath

And instill much joy in each coming day. 

Andrew Greeley    A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers

 

Special Thanks: 

• For Reading: Christine & Ed Kless, plus Sean & Cara

• For the Communion Bread:  Cindy Cramer & Kim Crossk

• For Serving:   T.J.

• For the Books & Wine Cups & Cross: John & Alison 

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

• For the Pictures: JoJo 

• For the altar & sound:  Margie & Hue

• For the donuts & coffee:  Jackie & Joan Gleason & Tony & Gayle

• For the Flowers: Sandra Pratt

• For all the scraping and labor at Heritage Farm Saturday: Tony, Frank, Esparza, Tom & Lynda, Diane Holcolm & Melissa & Jenny, Margarita Pastula & Carmen & Ashley, Angie, and John & Alison who doubly blessed us with bringing lunch.

 

  

Happy Birthday:  Chuck Pratt, Patricia, Rob

 

 

Please Remember:   Paul Drake's mom who died this week; Theresa Quinn's dad; 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; Jackie's friend Jack Brown whio died this week;  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; 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;  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:  Isabella with her grandmother, Sydney

Picture 2:  Jackie Ritter's famous Spook House (Beware!)

Picture 3:  Jackie's, 6409 Bastrop Court, Dlls 75023

 

Picture 4:  Jackie?  (Visit at your own risk!)

 

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

Your Finances: October 25

• Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1248.00
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $  771.00 

 

 Thanks for your Generosity!

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