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Rosemary's Blessing

Loving God,

As I journey into the unknown territory of a new year…

As I hurt in the process of loving those I dislike or find difficult…

As I learn to accept my strengths, weaknesses and mistakes…

As I keep searching for the truth in times of confusion, doubt and conflict…

As I try to be a voice for the voiceless and powerless…

As I strive to live and witness your inclusive love, compassion, forgiveness, justice and peace…

As I do the work of the Christmas message and make Christ visible to others…

Walk closely with me, my God.

Taken from A New Year’s Prayer by Sister Jean Amore CSJ, Principal, Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, NY

Beth reads from The Great Prophet Isaiah.

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:  Beth  & Rob
•    For our team:   Mike  &  John  &  John, Ben & David &  Shonda,  Georgie & Buddy
•   For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  John
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Rick & Mike
•    For the coffee and extras:   Becky & Tom & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben & Hue & David & Shonda
•    For all who helped with communion         

Rob reads from The Acts of the Apostles

Birthdays:  Tom Fleming, 61,  Jan, Becky Good, Doug Kite & the Quads, 12

Anniversaries:

Jackie & Rick, 19th

Happy 19th Anniversary, Jackie & Rick.

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:  for Michelle; 

Happy 61st, Tom.

 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; 

Offering of the gifts with Bill, Connie & John, & Jim

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;  

Hi, Dearest Betsy.

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.

Happy Birthday, Dearest Jan.

Your Finances, January 12, 2020

Expenses:  $1020.00

 Outreach: $ 295.00

Thanks, Everybody 

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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.

Special Thanks:

• For Hosting Thursday & Friday, Chris & Terry Phipps
• For reading, Alexandra & Blair
• For the Altar Bread, Angie Carroll
• For Serving, T.J., Lacee, & Lorynne
• For our New Altar Server Gowns, Dolores Eppard
• For the Altar & Easter Cakes, Margie & Lisa
• For the Books & Communion Cups, Roy & Carol Strom, Beth & Rob Robinson
• For the music, Ray & Shonda, Wendy, Elliot & Hue

Happy Birthday: Mark Nugent, Cole Bentley, Jacob Wilson & Nicole Wilson, Tom Zurchin, Katie Hogan (21), Teresa McClure, Morgan Froebe (14), Laura Chollick, Mark Ackerman, Cathy Goode, Kerry Tucker.

Happy Anniversary: Bobbi Jo & Danny (1st), Dave & Margarita (14th), Judy & Richard Lyons (35th), Curtis & Mabel (54th)

Please Remember: Rosemary’s nephew definitely improving; Jean Atwood’s uncle Harry & aunt; Margarita’s sister Tina’s friend Evelyn with cancer; Jackie Ritter’s friend Chad Johnson; little 5 month old Sadie with cancer, friend of Jack Carlson; Tom Quinn’s brother Tim; Nina Tucker’s friend Nancy with stage 4; Barb Senter’s mom, Margie’s mom, Dona & Cathy Goode’s mom; David Pastula & his companions in the military overseas, including Trey Bailey back from his 3rd deployment, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Gary Hogman & his wife Cindy with cancer, & T.J.’s friend Aimee; David & Ofelia, Rita; Mary Ellen’s Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; George & Marianne’s sons & Linda’s son; Rob’s mom & dad; & a cure for autism from Laura Chollick.

Spiritual Formation Schedule (CCD): We’ve started. Welcome!!

Your Finances:

• April 8: Income for Running Expenses: $2,814.00     
• April 8: Income for Outreach Expenses: $1,456.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

Invitation: Rosemary & I invite you all to our 2nd anniversary party, May 5, Fairview Farms (same place as last year), Parker & Central, northeast corner, ca. 6:00. We will have some couples renew their vows, covered dish, hors d’oeuvres, and music for dancing. Also, the slide show The Great East African trip.

From Kovatis: “Thank You” just doesn’t capture my appreciation, or that of the Groundwork Board, for your hard work and the enthusiasm you brought to the Operation A.C.T. Clean-up last Saturday. Based upon my rough calculation, we removed between 2 and 3 tons of trash from the Rochester Lakes area of the Great Trinity Forest.

Operation A.C.T. is a prime example of what a group of interested and dedicated citizens can do to “leave a place in better shape than they found it”. Please accept our sincerest thanks for helping us improve the Great Trinity Forest for the citizens of Dallas. You can be assured that this will be an ongoing mission for Groundwork Dallas.

(In a separate bulletin I will send pictures; too much now.)

Next Mass: April 15

Have a Great Week.

Rosemary's Blessing

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.

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

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Cheryl reading from Joshua.

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Cheryl & Mary
•    For The Team:   John & Buddy & Georgie
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Cindy & Ken
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie,  Mike & Rick
•    For the coffee and extras:   Tom Good & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue & Ben & Shonda & David
•     For all who helped with communion
•              

Mary reading from 2 Corinthians.

Birthdays:   Jean O'Donnell (82, Friday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week.

Please Remember these special people:

For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For Sandra's brother;  For Tom Quinn's brother;      For Rick Turner with high blood pressure; For Meredith, cancer free;    For Rosemary's great nephew, Ryan with some health problems; 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;

Thanks for lighting our Candles for the 4th Sunday, Zoe.

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 82nd, Jean!   

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.

This is not just a special team for the Offertory, we are all doubly blessed because a doubly special person has returned to the community, namely Meredith, Brent's wife who has been declared "Cancer Free!"  Teammates are Cheryl & Grace.

Your Finances, March 31, 2019

Expenses:   $900.00

Outreach:    $340.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

How can you two, Tom & Denni, be so happy.   This is Lent!

Thanks, Everybody 

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You, too, Beth.  This is Lent!

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.

You are in bad company,  Rob.  All this Lenten happiness!

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,

Anonymous

Mary Jane and John team reading the extended fun story in Genesis.

Our Special Thanks:  

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

Bill reading Hebrews.

Birthdays:   Diane Holcomb ( Sunday); Amanda Baack (Monday); T.J. Gleason (Wednesday); Robyn Pack (57, Thursday); Hugh Bivona (Friday)

Anniversaries:

Tom and Teresa Quinn (47^th, Tuesday)

Sophia lighting the candles.

Please Remember these special people:

For Jamie Wilson;  The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla; For Fred, our buddy and supporter for years, who moved to the other side recently;    For Curtis, another buddy and longtime supporter, who  died recently, and for the family;    For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor;    for Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery; for Beth's sister, Katy, in Baylor;  For Rita;  Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;    for Nina Tucker's dad;    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;   For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips;  

Jack, Sophia's big brother, lighting the candles.

Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;   For Jackie;  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, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece.

December 26 wedding of Karen and John.

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;  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.

Exchange of Vows.

Your Finances, December 28

Expenses:   $550.00

Outreach:   $300.00

Thanks for your Generosity.

Video:  Exit, Go, Tell it on the Mountains, 90 seconds,

 Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Go and have a Beautiful Life, Karen and John.

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

Happy New Year, Everybody. See you next year, from Harper.

Rosemary's Blessing: Creator of the World and Each of Us,

Help Me to See the Beauty with which You have Surrounded Me,

The Colors, the Shades, the Lights, the Shadows, the Shapes, the Patterns,

All the Dazzling Array of Enchantments of the Eye to which I usually pay so little attention.

Help me to realize that I live in a Many Splendored Land and

To Enjoy the Splendors which You have given Me.

               Andrew Greeley,  Irish American Blessings 

Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Mary Kee & Claire Occhipinti
• For the Communion Bread:  Christine & Megan
• For Serving: Noah & Sierra
• For the Books & Wine Cups: Roy & Carol & John & Allison
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Celeste & Hue
• For the Pictures: Beth & John & Noah & Lacee

Happy Birthday:  Ron Kovatis; Becky & Chistine & Scott (dad); Kim Quirk; Hue; John Bresson

Happy Anniversary:

Nikki & Keith (2nd & new parents)

Bobby & Debbie ( 24th)

Welcome into Our World: (on the same day)

Reed Vanzura, son of Nikki & Keith, brother of Reagan & Ryleigh.  Arrived Thursday, 2/5, 7 lbs.

Kayla Grace Reidel, daughter of Christi & Ken, sister of CC.  Arrived Thursday, 2/5, 7 lbs.

Please Remember:   Rosemary's brother Peter in the hospital with congestive heart difficulties; Richard Froebe's dad who had a stroke; Dan Osteen whose funeral I celebrated Tuesday; Margie McKeon's brother who died this week; Joe Sullivan with a heart operation; Mike Bulger; Jamie Wilson's visit to Mayo; Beth's sister Katie ;  Maureen's good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark & Becky's coming baby;  Jackie's sister Sandy & friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode;   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; 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, his grandmother Alice Quiocho, & Bill Mehalco's son Mike on his 3rd in Iraq; David Hoover's dad Robert who died this week & Rita; 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; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President elect that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Picture 1:  Mary Kee reading Job

Picture 2:  Rob & Ray

 Picture 3:  Mom Nikki, twins Reagan & Ryleigh, and Reed

 Picture 4:  Dad Keith & Reed

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

Your Finances:

February 8: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 995.00 
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 629.00 

Thanks for your Generosity!

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

Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

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

John reading from Genesis.

Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   John & Mary
•    For The Team:   Georgie & Buddy  
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Mike 
•    For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:     Ben  & David
•    For all who helped with Communion 

Mary reading from 1 Peter.

Birthdays:   Leighton Elizabeth Wittek (5, Saturday), Rosemary (21 years no smoking, Thursday)

Anniversaries:

John & Lambrini (24^th today, Sunday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Remember these special people

For Ray & Beth & Barb & Bill & John O'Donnell;   For Carol's recuperation; For Tom Good & his operation recuperation;   For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;   For Rosemary's niece, Beth and her partner, Sarah with cancer;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;   For Rose's daughter in law Jamie; For a young father of two & married, Paul Day, struggling with a heart problem

Thanks, Emma, for being our dear Candle Lighter of The Week.

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 93;   For Connie's nephew, Fred;  For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;           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 Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

Happy Birthday, Tom, a few weeks late.  We saved that cupcake just for you.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen; 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 Mary Ellen;  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.

Happy 24th Anniversary, John, to you and Lambrini.

Your Finances, February 18, 2018

Expenses:   $1005.00

Outreach:   $ 570.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

21 Years without smoking!  Congratulations, Rosemary.

Have a Great Week, J.S.

(214-783-0443)

Where can you find better Music?

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.

Buddy, don't leave us yet and go outside.  We are almost finished.  Moreover, it is cold and rainy out there.