Author: Rosemary

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Reminder for Sunday, April 3, 2016, 2nd Sunday Easter C
ByRosemary March 30, 2016
Kevin says, "Welcome in and Happy Easter, Everybody."

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee & juice, and pastries, some bought, some home made.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack.

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

The Easter Community.

Readings:

Acts 5, 12-16, Many signs and wonders were done among the people.

Psalm 118, Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting

Revelation 1, 9-19, I was caught up in spirit on the Lord’s day.

John 20, 19-31, Thomas, “Unless I see the mark of the nails.

The Easter Team, Kevin, John, Georgie, and Buddy

Community Activities:
1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, April 1 , Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in. It’s All Fools’ Day!
2. JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together) Friday, April 1, Guess what day this is!) Frankie's Mexican Restaurant, 2701 Custer Pkwy & Lookout, Richardson, 1:00. Please RSVP to Marilyn, rmackerman5@gmail.com.
3. All Kids Count Picnic: from Bill,
Please help me to get the word out for the All Kids Count – picnic for disabled kids and families.

This event will be April 9, at the Circle R Ranch. We'll meet as usual at Sam's at Coit/ Geo. Bush at 8:00am. Others can meet us at Circle R Ranch.

Hi, Genevieve, How is your first Easter?

What is going on in our Catholic World
1. A new bishop for the Twin Cities, National Catholic Reporter, March 24, 854 words, Download New Bishop 3-31-16
Hi, Harper, Ready for the Easter Egg Hunt?

True?

It is good to love as many things as one can, for therein lies true strength, and those who love much, do much and accomplish much, and whatever is done with love is done well.

VINCENT VAN GOGH

Donna, Darwin, and Dana, the Dinsmores.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Hey, who is that on that bike? Why that's the Easter Bunny.

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for and challenges spiritual and total growth.

Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged and make the world we live in a better place to live.

Ugh, oh, what is happening? The Easter Bunny fell down!

Yeah!, The Easter Bunny is up and okay. Get ready, you kids.

Here comes that Easter Bunny.

Hey, Somebody open up. After all that work and the poor Easter Bunny is locked out. Does anybody have a better Easter Bunny than we have!!
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Sunday Homily, March 27, 2016, Easter Sunday
ByRosemary March 27, 2016

Says Genevieve, "Happy Easter, Everybody. It is my very first Easter."

Readings:

Acts 10, 34, 37-43, You know what has happened all over Judea.

Psalm 118,  This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.

1 Corinthians 5, 6-8, A little yeast leavens all the dough.

John 20, 1-9, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark.

And J.T. and his mom, Maria, say, "Happy Easter, Folks."

Acts observations:

What: This work describes the spread of Christianity though out the Mediterranean world. The main characters are Peter & Paul. It presents both an idealized view of the community and a look at the significant struggles that took place between Peter & Paul on policy.

We will see Acts every Sunday until May 15, Pentecost.

Kevin says, "Come on in, Folks, we are ready to celebrate Easter."

Resurrection People

This Easter morning I would like to talk about Resurrection people. These are folks who have come back to life. Some may not be local, others are right here in our marvelous community.   I have three people and a bonus. Here we go.

Ever hear of Anthony Graves? He is an exoneree. What is that? Anthony is a black guy who was pardoned or exonerated for a multiple murder near Bryan, TX. He never committed the crime. Anthony spent 18 years in prison, 12 of them on Texas death row. The DA at the trial hid evidence and falsified testimony. He has since been disbarred. How could he live with himself!

Hi, Emma, is that an Easter package?

How do you think you would feel if you were released after spending 18 years in prison? Anthony Graves came out not angry, not resentful, and not seeking revenge. He came out grateful and at peace.

As some recompense, Anthony was given 1 1/2 million. Anthony would easily be excused if he just took the money and went off the radar screen.

Hi, Ben, Love the metalic look. Happy Easter.

As a matter of fact, Anthony has used the money for others unfairly imprisoned. He has opened a free clinic in Houston where exonerees get medical help and counseling. He also works on the cases of others he knows have been unjustly condemned.

Anthony is a Resurrection Person for me.

(Reference. Dallas Morning News, 3-20 & 23)

Hi, Charlotte, tell your daddy thanks for coming today & bringing you and Nora.

There are others, too, closer to home and closer to me, members of our very own own community.

Rosemary & I brought communion one Sunday a year or so ago to Stacie when she was struggling with chemo and cancer recovery. Stacie is now cancer free and this past February 17 we just celebrated Stacie’s wedding to Paul. Guess where they had met? On an airline flight. They were seated together. Stacie is one of my Resurrection People.

Hi, Nora, thanks for coming today. Remember Christmas? Who was Baby Jesus? Ready for your baptism this Saturday?

Also part of our community is Jackie. She had one bout with cancer and I was with her when she danced in her driveway one afternoon after she had been declared free of that cancer.

A year or so later, it returned. After more treatment, the prognosis is positive and Jackie rejoices in being alive. She has even become part of a small team of cancer survivors who share their stories with medical students at Baylor. Jackie is one of my Resurrection People.

Happy Easter, Natalie. You look terrific.

Finally, a bonus. This person, who will remain nameless, had received a present from Santa of a new bike a couple of years ago. A few weeks later on a beautiful Friday afternoon in January on a bike ride around White Rock Lake this person fell off of her bike and broke her left elbow so badly it needed 9 screws and a plate to put it back together.   Recuperation took some months.

You would figure, right?, that she would give up biking and take up walking the dog. Nope.   She got back up on that bike and last summer rode around The Lake most weekdays. In fact, she has become a wicked biker. This is my special Resurrection Person.

Anybody want to try to guess what Chloe & her grandmom, Denni are plotting?

Who are your Resurrection People?

How are you an R.P?

An Easter Picture, Denni & her grandkids minus only Nora.

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Denni reading Acts on a beautiful spring morning.

Our Special Thanks
- For the Readings: Tom & Denni
- For The Team: Kevin & Georgie & Buddy
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Wine & Cups: Mike & Judy
- For the Pictures: Rick & Connie & Beth
- For the coffee and extras: Replaced by Easter Egg Hunt
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: Ray & Shonda & David
- For all who helped with communion
- For all who helped with the Easter Egg hunt & especially the Easter Bunny
Tom reading 1 Corinthians on a little yeast.

Birthdays:   Barb Wittek (Tuesday), Kendall Gorman (17 Saturday)

Cole, The Candle Lighter, or is that a rabbit, doing his specialty.

Special: Ladies' Luncheon, Friday, April 1, Guess what day this is!) Frankie's Mexican Restaurant, 2701 Custer Pkwy & Lookout, Richardson, 1:00. Please RSVP to Marilyn, rmackerman5@gmail.com.

Happy Birthday & Happy Easter, Barb.

Please Remember these special people:

For Jan’s mom; For Dee and Mike; For Tom Good; For Lynda's mom; For Teresa's dad who died a week ago; 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 Stacey McKinley, to remain from cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis; 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 Jackie's friend, Barbara

And to you, Kendall, Happy 17th Birthday this week.

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; Beth Dugan's dad who just died; 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 79th, Jean. I'm right behind you.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill. 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 & 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.

The Great Easter Egg Hunt, easier this year because inside.

Your Finances, March 27, 2016

Expenses:   $1440.00

Outreach: $ 625.00

Donated today:  Nothing Special.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Easter Egg Hunt inside because of cold weather outside.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Holy Thursday Celebration at Marlene's, after getting hit badly by

the hail storm Wednesday evening.

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.

From Holy Thursday & Good Friday, Peace and Happy Easter
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Reminder for Sunday, March 27, 2016, Easter Sunday
ByRosemary March 23, 2016
Palm Sunday procession.

Welcome: Catholic Mass with the Great Easter Egg Hunt after Mass.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack.

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Even Tori and Zoe process, together with their little friends.

Readings:

Acts 10, 34, 37-43, You know what has happened all over Judea.

Psalm 118, This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.

1 Corinthians 5, 6-8, A little yeast leavens all the dough.

John 20, 1-9, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark.

So, Genevieve, how did you enjoy processing this morning?

Community Activities:
1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, March 25, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.
2. JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together) Friday, April 1, Guess what day this is!) Frankie's Mexican Restaurant, 2701 Custer Pkwy & Lookout, Richardson, 1:00. Please RSVP to Marilyn, rmackerman5@gmail.com.
3. All Kids Count Picnic: from Bill,
Please help me to get the word out for the All Kids Count – picnic for disabled kids and families.

This event will be April 9, at the Circle R Ranch. We'll meet as usual at Sam's at Coit/ Geo. Bush at 8:00am. Others can meet us at Circle R Ranch.

Want a professional level candle lighter? Inexpensive, too.

Special Notice: Holy Thursday & Good Friday at Marlene's home, 2017 Keystone Drive, Plano 75075, 6:30.

Thanks, Cole. As we say, "The worker is worthy of his reward."

What is going on in our Catholic World
1. Religious freedom before The Supreme Court, National Catholic Reporter, March 22, 725 words, Download Religious liberty before Supreme Court. 3-24-16 doc
Thanks, John and Mary Jane, for superb Passion reading.

True?

The problem with Americans today is that too many people know too much about not enough.

Margaret Mead

Thanks, Michelle, for an equally superb Passion reading.

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Two and one half special helpers.

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for and challenges spiritual and total growth.

Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged and make the world we live in a better place to live.

Palm Sunday entrance. Next entrance, Easter.
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Sunday Homily, March 20, 2016, Palm Sunday, C
ByRosemary March 20, 2016

Readings:

Luke 19, 28-40, The entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

Isaiah 50, 4-7, I gave my back to those who beat me (a Suffering Servant)

Psalm 22, My God, My God, why have you abandoned me?

Philippians 2, 6-11, He emptied himself

Luke 22-23, The Passion

Buddy says, "Welcome in, Everybody."

Sorry, Everybody. Because of the length of the Liturgy of the Word, we have no homily today….Easter is coming.

Genevieve, with her pal, John, says, "Hi, Everybody, I'm 11 months old this week.

Victoria, too, says, "Welcome in, Folks."

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ByRosemary March 20, 2016
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.

Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week.

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.

17^th Century Nun’s Prayer

Patricia reading Luke's story of Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem.

Our Special Thanks
- For the Readings: Patricia, Sandra, John, Mary Jane, & Michelle
- For The Team: Kevin & Georgie & Buddy
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Wine & Cups: Marilyn & Ron
- For the Pictures: Rick & Connie & Beth
- For the coffee and extras: Becky & Tom & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Mary & David
- For all who helped with communion
Mary Jane reading the part of Jesus in the Passion

Birthdays:   Kaliape (90, Wednesday), Sheila Baach (69, Friday)

John reading the Narrator's role in the Passion

Special: Holy Thursday & Good Friday at Marlene's home, 2017 Keystone Drive, Plano 75075, 6:30,

Also Special: Ladies' Luncheon, Friday, April 1, Frankie's Mexican Restaurant, 2701 Custer Pkwy & Lookout, Richardson, 1:00. Please RSVP to Marilyn, rmackerman5@gmail.com.

Michelle reading the Voice part in the Passion.

Please Remember these special people:

For Jan’s mom; For Dee and Mike; For Tom Good; For Lynda's mom; For Teresa's dad who died Wednesday; 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 Stacey McKinley, remain from cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis; 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 Jackie's friend, Barbara

Sandra reading Isaiah 50

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; Beth Dugan's dad who just died; 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;

Formal Entrance. Hey, I think I see Genevieve.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill. 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 & 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.

Formal Entrance continues.

Your Finances, March 20, 2016

Expenses:   $2340.00

Outreach: $1040.00

Donated today:  Nothing Special.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

Formal Entrance into the Cafeteria

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

The Best, Mary, Bethany, David, & Ray.

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.

Jackie & Harper say, "Have a Good Week, Everybody, see you Easter."
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ByRosemary March 16, 2016
Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack.

Place: Sigler Elementary, 1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Hi, Genevieve, Welcome in.

Readings:

Luke 19, 28-40, The entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

Isaiah 50, 4-7, I gave my back to those who beat me (a Suffering Servant)

Psalm 22, My God, My God, why have you abandoned me?

Philippians 2, 6-11, He emptied himself

Luke 22-23, The Passion

Leo the Candle Lighter at work.

Community Activities:
1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, March 18, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.
2. JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together) Information pending
3. All Kids Count Picnic: from Bill,
Please help me to get the word out for the All Kids Count – picnic for disabled kids and families.

This event will be April 9, at the Circle R Ranch. We'll meet as usual at Sam's at Coit/ Geo. Bush at 8:00am. Others can meet us at Circle R Ranch.

Special candles for Lent

Special Notice: Holy Thursday & Good Friday at Marlene's home, 2017 Keystone Drive, Plano 75075, 6:30.

Leo joining in the singing.

What is going on in our Catholic World
1. Suite against Legionaires in TX, National Catholic Reporter, March 10, 345 words, Download Legionaires in TX 3-17-16
Is that another critter trying to join in the singing?

True?

You can't pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.

Where is that other microphone?

See you Sunday.

J.S., 214-783-0443

Is this the music we are singing?

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for and challenges spiritual and total growth.

Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged and make the world we live in a better place to live.
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Sunday Homily, March 13, 2016, 5th Lent, C
ByRosemary March 13, 2016
Readings:

Isaiah 43, 16-21, See, I am doing something new

Psalm 126,  The Lord has done great things for us, we are filled with joy.

Philippians 3, 8-14, For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things.

John 8, 1-11, The woman caught in adultery.

Says Genevieve, "Welcome, Everybody, where you been?"

Isaiah Observations:

The scene: the Jewish people are captives in Babylon ca. 555 years before Christ. Isaiah No.1 had warned the people that their bad ways were going to lead to this.

In this chapter 43, which is Isaiah No. 2, Isaiah has Yahweh reminding them of how much he has done for them in the past and lets them know that they are still his people. Their lives will get better.

The first 5 verses of this chapter are some of my favorites in the whole Bible. Isaiah No.2 is telling the people to not be afraid because he is with them. It goes—

Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You are mine. When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you… When you pass through fire, you will not suffer.   I regard you as precious, honored, and I love you.

Leo, The Candle Lighter of The Week, at work.

Philippians Observations:

Philippi was a town in Macedonia, now called Greece. Philippi was the first church Paul set up on European soil. He is in prison. He is basically saying that for him nothing has any importance beyond his relationship with Jesus.

The Chair Person of our Welcoming Committee.

Punishment or Compassion

I would like to talk this morning about the woman in the gospel, the one about to be stoned to death for being caught in adultery. An example of punishment vs compassion. The Law vs Jesus. The brutality and the injustice of it smacks me in the face. It is, also, so contemporary.

It reminds me of a very uncomfortable situation I found myself in when I was learning Swahili in Tanzania.   This would have been about ’77 or ’78, when I was just getting into the language.

Alison preparing the communion cups.

I was at an outstation church from an outstation church maintained by our Jesuit parish in a town called Tabora, smack in the middle of Tanzania, on the east-west train track. This is the place where I later fell into the grave of a little lady I was burying and the place where I spent Advent and Christmas one year with two young Jesuit interns from the Island of Malta just off the Mediterranean tip of Italy.

On this occasion I was being shown around by the 4-5 men of this tiny village with a small, mud walled church. I could not have been saying much because the language was still quite difficult for me.

Sir Charlie saluting The Queen Mother.

It was afternoon of a pleasant day. We are way out in the bush and I remember the land was fairly green. It was probably the period of the small rains, meaning, say, February or March. The long rains come in our summer. This is south of the equator.

At one point the men and I are wandering up a slope on top of which was a fairly large corrugated metal building, probably built by the government to help the villagers store their produce.

Offertory, Tom & Aggie & Allen.

As we get closer I can hear voices from inside the building and a thud or two. Maybe the guys escorting me had explained what was going on and I did not understand.

Whatever the case, we are maybe twenty yards from a door at the corner of the building when, all of a sudden, the door opens and a few guys come out and with them staggers a man who has been beater. He is dressed in nothing more than something like a towel or a skirt. He has bruises on his shoulders and legs. Because he is black I can’t see discoloring, but I see wounds.

The Best, Shonda, Bethany, and Ray.

He has been caught cattle rustling. He took one cow that he found out in the countryside near the village and attempted to get away. He is a skinny older guy and probably not too smart. They caught him easily.

After teaching him a lesson, they are planning to walk him to the police station about 40 miles away in Tabora, the larger town I came from. Along the way they will pass a few small villages where the inhabitants will also beat him. If he makes it, jail will look pretty good. And he does make it, I heard later.

Can that be a little mouse I see. Looks like a familiar little mouse.

When this old guy sees me, he sees a savior and comes toward me with a begging gesture.

I am ready to throw up and I want to tell the people to stop beating the man.   But I don’t know the language and I feel very awkward because these people are hosting me. I feel paralyzed.

What do I do?   I did nothing. And I was haunted by my doing nothing for years. I had to forgive myself somewhere along the years.

Long time best buddies, Leo and John

Two lessons for me here.
1. Which is better, justice according to the law or compassion?
2. What do I do if I chicken out?
Anybody recognize this foot? Looks like it belongs to That Mouse.
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ByRosemary March 13, 2016
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

Unknown

Grace reading the 43rd chapter of the Great Isaiah (2).

Our Special Thanks
- For the Readings: Grace & Jackie
- For The Team: Kevin
- For the Communion Bread: Alison
- For the Wine & Cups: Jan & Charlie
- For the Pictures: Rick & Connie & Beth
- For the coffee and extras: Becky & Tom & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
- For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Shonda
- For all who helped with communion
Jackie reading Philippians.

Birthdays:  John O”Donnell (82, Monday), Michael Kern (Wednesday), Brooklyn (5, Thursday), Ken Cramer (Saturday)

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Please Remember these special people:

For Beth’s mom & the family; For Dee and Mike; For Tom Good; For Lynda's mom; For Teresa's dad on hospice; 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 Stacey McKinley, remain from cancer; For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou; For John & Jean's son John Louis; 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 Jackie's friend, Barbara

Happy Birthday, John.



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; Beth Dugan's dad who just died; 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;

And Happy Birthday to you, Ken.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill. 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 & 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.

And to you, Dee, Happy Birthday.



Your Finances, March 13, 2016

Expenses:   $1245.00

Outreach: $ 440.00

Donated today:  Nothing Special.

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

And for that somebody special, Caroline.

Have a Great Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Thanks, Leo, for being The Candle Lighter of The Week.

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.

And Genevieve says, "See you next week, Everybody, for Palm Sunday.
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1. Saturday night: Daylight Saving Time begins.
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