Announcements

Rosemary’s Blessing:  From To Bless the Space Between Us (“To Come Home To Yourself”) by John O’Donohue.

• May all that is unforgiven in you be released.
• May your fears yield their deepest tranquilities.
• May all that is unlived in you blossom into a future graced with love.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Tom & Christine 
• For the Communion Bread: Christine & Megan 
• For Serving: T.J.
• For the Books & wine cups: Roy & Carol and  Bob & Jackie 
• For the music: Ray & Hue & Roy 

Happy Birthday:   Susie Dillon, Jessica Bresson, Sue Tomas, Laura Reyes, Nina Waldron, Carol Eshelbrenner (& Phillip, her son)

Happy Anniversary:

• Matt & Jamie Wilson
• Lou & Lorraine Federico (38th)
• Jan & Charlie Keszler (46th)
• Chuck & Sandra Pratt (47th)

Please Remember:   Susie’s Golden Retriever with bone cancer; Joe Hogan’s Mom, Stephanie, who died Friday; The Hart Family from Custer Methodist, the two foster girls, & the driver of the Pontiac; Carol’s sister Ann; Nina’s mom & Jon’s back operation;  Julie’s knee recuperration; Cliff’s knee recuperation; Claire’s June 20 operation; 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 dad, Butch & 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 & Uncle Keith; 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; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon. 

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

Name & number of the lady who is Aviana’s breeder: Diane Bryant, 903-883-3770

Your Finances:

June 29: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 832.00  
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 558.00      

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S

Rosemary’s Blessing:  A Prayer for Easter Sunday (from A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers by Andrew Greeley)

Oh God who bestows life prodigous and of whose abundant graciousness the rabbit and the egg and the lily are symbols, renew our life of faith on this morning of joy and help us to sing the alleluia with confidence and hope that some day, just like Jesus, we too will rise again.  We ask this in the name of the Risen Jesus.

Special Thanks:

• For reading: Alexandra & Morgan
• For the Communion Bread: Kim & Cindy
• For Serving: T.J., Lacee, & Lorynne
• For the Books & wine cups: Cliff and Jean, Beth & Rob
• For the music: Ray & Shonda & Wendy & Celeste, Hue

Happy Birthday: Joanne, Ken Cramer, Sheila Baach, Susie Harrell, Buddy Goode, Barb Wittek, Colleen Lackey, & Poncik

Happy Anniversary:

• Cathy & Buddy (28th)

Please Remember:  Lance Anderson’s mom who died this week; Rose Banzhaf’s mom who also died this week; Kathleen’s friend Jim Wallis; Jackie’s brother John & neighbor Earl; Dee Miller; Libby’s uncle; 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. March 11; Fred’s friend John with cancer & Maureen’s friend Sharon.

Catch the latest on the quadruplets’ web: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com     —   Note: we continue to form a "Quad Squad" of volunteers to help take care of these jewels. 

Your Finances:

• March 23:  Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,592.00
• March 23:  Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 1,448.00 

Thanks for your Generosity!

Happy Easter & Have a Great Week, J.S

Rosemary’s Blessing

God of Love…

Thank you for every teacher who notices a child’s special gift.

Thank you for teachers who are listeners and gentle guides.

Thank you for teachers who expect much and love enough to demand more.

Thank you for and bless the special teacher each one of us remembers.

Adapted from www.ucc.org/justice/public-education/pdfs/Prayer-for-Teachers.pdf

Cathy retires, we put her to reading Deuteronomy.

Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:   Cathy and Rick
•    For The Team:  Georgie  (Kevin on a band trip to Europe)
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: John & Alison
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & John & Connie & Beth
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Fred & Maureen and all the community 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Bethany & Ray & Wendy
•    For Cathy & Rick for letting us celebrate their retirement 
•    For All of The Community who helped to make for such a fun and marvelous celebration

Rick retires and we put him to reading 1 Corinthians.

Birthdays:    Brian Pack (63, Monday), Susie Dillon, & Rick (The Retiree, 62, also on Thursday)

Harper says, "Cupcakes time yet?"

 Anniversaries:

Barb & Warren (35^th, Tuesday)

Jackie & Rick (39^th, Thursday)

Chuck & Sandra (53^rd, Monday)

"The Crazy Corner": Marsha, Steven, John, Rick, Chris, Harper, and Cathy, plus two coming just in time for the brunch.

Please Remember these special people:

For Morgan Froebe teaching English in Equador for the summer;  For Fred’s brother, John, who is really sick with cancer;     For Marilyn Ackerman from a staff infection and a bad bang on her leg;   Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;  For Tom Quinn's continued recuperation from shoulder surgery;    for Nina Tucker's dad;   Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;    for a special girl named Missy Ackerman; 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;  

Rosemary and hat in honor of Cathy, who always wears the craziest hats.

 Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;  Margie McKeon’s brother, Bill, with lung cancer;  Jackie's sister, Shellie;  Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;   Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson;  Rita; 

Embarrassed yet? The Team?

Bernadette Delgado's mom; 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; 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, Blessed be the Lord, 2 minutes,

Your Finances, June 22, 2014

Expenses:   $865.00

Outreach:   $565.00

Brooklyn and Sienna, "That was a good cupcake, Brian, thank you."

We Donated this week:  nothing special this week; next week.

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

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 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

Father's Day blessing

NO BRUNCH NEXT SUNDAY.  POSTPONED.

Denni reading from Zechariah.

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:    Tom & Denni
•    For The Team:   Kevin & Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Becky & Tom
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie,  Mike
•    For the coffee and extras:   Becky & Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  David & Bethany & Ray & Shonda
•    For all who helped with communion   

Tom reading from Galatians.

Birthdays:   Bernadette (today, Sunday), Brian Pack ( (65, Wednesday)

Anniversaries: 

Barb & Warren (37^th, Friday)

Chuck & Sandra  (55th, Thursday)

Special Blessing for Carol.

Please Remember these special people:

For Carol’s operation the end of this month;  For Nina's dad, Art, who just died this week at 93, and for Nina and the family;  For John Schanot's upcoming kidney operation connected with cancer;   For Nadia's recuperation;   For Claire's mom;  For Jan’s mom;  For Grace's mom in Alberta;   For Dee and Mike;   For Tom Good;     For Cliff & Jean;   For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Laura's sister Claudia; For Bernadette's mom;  For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;      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 John & Jean's son John Louis;    For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

Special Blessing for Healing and Health.

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  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 Nadia's friend, Shannon Freeman;   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;    Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;     Diane McClurg's mom;   For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Special Blessing from The Whole Community.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & 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 & 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.

Special Blessing for Fathers' Day.

Your Finances, June 19, 2016

Expenses:   $  (Next week)

Outreach:   $

Your Finances, June 12, 2016

Expenses:   $850.00

Outreach:   $280.00

Donated today:  Nothing special

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Special Blessing for Special Guys.
 

Have a Great Week, J.S

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Special Blessing from The Whole Community.

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    

Life is Art,

Paint your dreams,

Sing your songs,

Enjoy the dance.

Author Unknown

Beth reading from the Minor Prophet, Habakkuk.

Our Special Thanks

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

Rob reading from 2 Timothy

Birthdays:    Marlene Barera & Jackie (both today, Sunday);  Tori & Buddy (Monday 6);  Georgrie (15, Wednesday);  Frank Reyes (58, Tuesday);  Erin McClurg (Thursday)

Anniversaries:

Patricia & Fred (Today, Sunday, 6th)

Tom & Becky (37th, last Tuesday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Please Remember these special people:

For Dee and for Mike, with Mike’s Memorial, 11:00, October 8, Dickeys, Plano;    For Carol’s treatment;  For John Schanot's treatment;   For Brent's mom & family;   For Frank's treatment;    For Nadia's recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;   for Zaile's mom in the hospital in the Philippines;  For Rosemary's great nephew, Patrick who broke his leg amd is in a body cast (3 years old); For Claire's mom;  For Jan’s mom;  For Grace's mom and brother in Alberta ;     For Tom Good;     For Cliff & Jean;   For Loretta's brother, Don Garcia;   For Laura's sister Claudia; For Bernadette's mom;  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 Urbanczyk's continued recovery;   

Happy 15th Birthday, Georgie and thanks for being such a marvelous person.  

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  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;  Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer;    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;

And Happy 6th Birthday to you, too, Buddy & Tori, and, likewise, thanks for being such neat kids.  

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill.   Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece & Annie & Kyler;    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 & 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.

Happy 6th Anniversary, Fred and Patricia, and thanks, too, for all you do for the community.

Your Finances, Oct0ber 2, 2016

Expenses:   $920.00  

Outreach:   $370.00 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Have a Great Week, J.S

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Happy 37th Anniversary, Becky & Tom, and thanks, too, for all you do to make our community marvelous.  

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, Chloe, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.  Thanks, too, Denni for taking this cupcake to Claire and Andrew for their 5th.  Should we trust her, Folks?  

Says Charlotte,  "See you next week, Everybody."

Rosemary's Blessing:  

 May the Lord grant you              

           A tolerance for those who don’t agree with you,

           A refusal to judge others,

           A willingness to forgive,

           A calm and hopeful spirit in the midst of anxieties,

           And a holy anger for injustice in the world.

  From Seven Sacred Pauses by Macrina Wiederkehr

                    John Reading from the book of Wisdom

 Our Special Thanks:  

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

                       Mary Jane reading from James

Birthdays:    Mary Jane Stevenson (today, Sunday), Patty Hammond & Bethany (Wednesday), Holly Kern (22, Thursday at UT), Beth Dugan (44, Saturday)

                           Harper and Emma at the Patisserie 

 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 

  Cupcake of The Week to Teresa & Doug on their anniversary.

Please Remember these special people:

For Bernadette's mom;     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;

              Guess who is celebrating her birthday this week.

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;  

             Would you trust this guy with his wife's cupcake for                           her birthday?  Did not think so.

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.

                  "Harper, you cannot really be falling asleep."

Your Finances, September 20, 2015

Expenses:   $1780.00

Outreach:   $ 895.00

Donated today: nothing today.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

                  "Has that Old Geezer not finished talking yet!"

Have a Good 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.