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ByRosemary December 8, 2019
Rosemary's Blessing:

This Advent, let us believe and trust in the broader meaning of the season.

Deep faith is a creative energy that opens us to participate in what God wants to do for us in our personal lives and through us in our broken world and fragile Earth.

The weeks of Advent give us the time to ask: What are the dark places in my life that need God's wisdom, uplifting and light?

What's not OK in me?

What's preventing me from feeling the love, unity and peace I want and God desires for me?

Where do I fall short of witnessing God's inclusive love, mercy and justice?

To each of these questions, we say: Come, Lord Jesus, come!

Taken from an Advent Reflection by S. Jean Amore, CSJ, VP for Mission and Academics, Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, N.Y.

Denni reading from Isaiah.

Our Special Thanks
- For the Readings: Denni & Tom
- For our team: John & John & Mike, Ben & David
- For the Communion Bread: Alison & John
- For the Wine & Cups: Jan
- For the Pictures: Jackie & Rick
- For the coffee and extras: Becky & Tom & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben & Hue & David
- For all who helped with communion
Tom reading from Romans.

Birthdays: Fred Jansky, 72, Patricia last smoke, 2010, Tom Good (next week)

Anniversaries:

Shonda & Cody, 3rd (next week)

Tom & Denni, 44th

John & Michelle Simari, 34th

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Please Remember these special people:

For Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family; For Bill Hammond, For Cindy Cramer; For Sydney, & For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery; 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: Claire Mazzei's (Rosemary's sister in Hilton Head) knee replacement last Tuesday; For Michelle;

Despite struggling with a health issue, Bill still heads us off to two Saturday charity events. Bona Responds.

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 & her dad, Joe; 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;

Offertory team Warren & Barb, Teresa & Tom.

For 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, Betsy, so good to see you.

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 44 years, Tom & Denni.

Your Finances, December 8, 2019

Expenses: $4795.00

Outreach: $ 280.00

Thanks, Everybody

(214-783-0443)

Happy 34th Anniversary to you, John, and Michelle.

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      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 anniversary of no smoking, My Dear Patricia and Happy Birthday to Fred.

Advent Peace, Everybody.
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Reminder for Sunday, December 8, 2019, 2nd Advent
ByRosemary December 4, 2019

Hi, Kevin, and welcome home from college.

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

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade, Mike Carrell, & Stack

Place: Legacy Charter School, 601 Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

The Board Meet with Cody & Rich.

Readings:

Isaiah 11, 1-10, The wolf shall be a guest of the lamb…(beautiful, poetic? What a Dream of Peace.)

Psalm 72, Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace forever.

Romans 15, 4-9 Let us throw off the works of darkness

Matthew 3, 1-12, John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert (Fear based spirituality?)

Too many Board Meets. Must be a Revolt.

Activities:

ROMEO MEET: Friday, December 6, Day after Thanksgiving, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.

Hi, Dearest Betsy, so nice to see you.

Juliet’s Christmas Luncheon

Please join us for Juliet’s Christmas Party; and afternoon of Christmas Cheer.

Date/Time:   Friday, December 6th at 12:00 Noon.

Place: Ye Shire Tavern, 3600 Shire Blvd., Richardson, TX 75082

          972-881-7570

To add to the Christmas Spirit we will have an ornament exchange; $10.00 limit. Please bring a wrapped ornament.

Please let me know if you will be joining us.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday, December 6th.

Marilyn Ackerman,  972-491-7068

If you have already signed up at Rosemary’s birthday party, I have you down as coming.

Meyerson Christmas show, December 6, Friday, 7:30. Let Rosemary know if you want to join the gang. $35 per ticket.

Who is that funny man, My Dear Betsy?

From Jim McCabe: This Sunday donate your gently worn, used & new shoes to Sachse High School, DECA. Men's, Womens' childrens', & baby shoes all welcome.

Marilyn, our favorite party setter upper.

True?

Life brings simple pleasures to us every day. It is up to us to make them wonderful memories.

Cathy Allen

Got enough cupcakes, lots of birthdays & anniversaries.

What's up in Ye Old Catholic Church? Like…

German Cardinal Schonborn lectures on how vast is clerical abuse, https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/12246/sch-nborn-spells-out-shocking-reality-of-clerical-sex-abuse

What a good candle lighter you are, Bill.

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

Peace, Everybody.

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.

And more Advent Peace.

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Homilies

Sunday Homily for December 1, 2019, 1st Advent
ByRosemary December 1, 2019

Sez Betsy, "Hi, Everybody, welcome in."

Readings:

Isaiah 2, 1-5, They shall beat their swords into plowshares (Peace based spirituality?)

Psalm 122, Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord

Romans 13, 11-14 Let us throw off the works of darkness

Matthew 24, 37-44, Stay awake! You do not know on which day the Lord will come. (Fear based spirituality?)

Wake up, John!

Homily by Deacon Mike

I think that John Stack has challenged all of us this Thanksgiving to visualize the abundance of the blessings that each of us have received. Today it’s my turn to share such a blessing that I received; it was a gift to me some time ago, but not forgotten.

What a Team!

But first, I am going to begin by having us recall the blessing that the Samaritan man had received in our gospel reading today. After he realized that his sins had been forgiven, he returned to give glory to God. Jesus then praises his faith, raises him up to newness of life, and gives him, and us, an invitation to follow him. A blessing doesn’t get any better than that!

Bill, from now on you will be called "Candle Bill."

If you think about it; when we came through those doors this morning, each of us received an abundance of blessings; a smile, a welcome, a hug, or kiss. Some times those blessings are unexpected, and we smile and allow them to linger in our hearts.

In the spirit still of Thanksgiving, Mike homilizes an event he takes gratitude in being a part of.

45 years ago, one morning, when I was still in a discernment process to become a deacon; I was driving south down Greenville, and had just passed over LBJ. Immediately I realized that on this particular day the stop and go lights were not working. It was then that I saw three young school boys, looking back and forth unprepared. I pulled off to the right, rolled up my windows and ran ahead down to where they were standing. When I got a chance I held up my arms to the traffic coming both ways, and then led them arm in arm to the other side.

Offertory time with Rich, Cody, Tom, and Denni.

The slightly older boy said, ‘Thank you!’ And, they stayed there until I got back to the other side, then they shouted again, “Thank you!” When I finally got back to my car, it took me a while to ease back into the traffic. When I finally got back to where I had led the boys across, to my surprise they were standing beside each other eagerly waiting for me to drive by. I read their lips as they shouted, for the third time, ‘Thank you!’ I had been blind-sided by the unexpected gift; the boys had taken my breath away.

Happy Thanksgiving, John & Connie.

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Announcements
ByRosemary December 1, 2019
Rosemary's Blessing:

Next week for sure.

Karen reading our first reading.



Our Special Thanks
- For the Readings: Karen & Connie
- For our team: John & John & Mike, Ben & Shonda
- For the Communion Bread: Alison & John
- For the Wine & Cups: Cindy & Ken
- For the Pictures: Jackie & Rick
- For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben & Hue & Shonda
- For all who helped with communion
Rosemary reminding everybody about the Meyerson Christmas concert this Friday evening.

Birthdays:  Cathy B., Grace LeBlanc,

Anniversaries:

Shonda & Cody, 3rd

Brent & Meredith, 7th

Tom & Denni, 44th

Barb & Ron Center, 48th

John & Michelle Simari, 34th

Happy 7th Anniversary, Meredith and Brent. So good to see you Cancer free, Meredith.

Please Remember these special people:

For Rose Banzhaf & the Banzhaf family; For Bill Hammond, For Cindy Cramer; For Sydney, & For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery; 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: Claire Mazzei's (Rosemary's sister in Hilton Head) knee replacement last Tuesday; For Michelle;

Happy Birthday, Dear Grace.

For a friend & neighbor & doctor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free & her dad, Joe; 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;

Betsy, Please tell your dear grandmother Happy Birthday from all of us.

For 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;

Happy 48th Anniversary, Barbara & Ron.

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.

Your Finances, December 1, 2019

Expenses: $1385.00

Outreach: $ 350.00

Thanks, Everybody

(214-783-0443)

Advent Peace this first week of Advent, Everybody.

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Reminder for Sunday, December 1, 2019 1st Advent
ByRosemary November 26, 2019

This cannot be. Mike 70! No way.

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

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade, Mike Carrell, & Stack

Place: Legacy Charter School, 601 Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Special Blessing for John's daughter, Joey, and her two sons, John's grand kids.

Readings:

Isaiah 2, 1-5, They shall beat their swords into plowshares (Peace based spirituality?)

Psalm 122, Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord

Romans 13, 11-14 Let us throw off the works of darkness

Matthew 24, 37-44, Stay awake! You do not know on which day the Lord will come. (Fear based spirituality?)

Our Father.

Activities:

ROMEO MEET: Friday, November 29, Day after Thanksgiving, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.



Communion for Zoe.

Juliet’s Christmas Luncheon

Please join us for Juliet’s Christmas Party; and afternoon of Christmas Cheer.

Date/Time:   Friday, December 6th at 12:00 Noon.

Place: Ye Shire Tavern, 3600 Shire Blvd., Richardson, TX 75082

          972-881-7570

To add to the Christmas Spirit we will have an ornament exchange; $10.00 limit. Please bring a wrapped ornament.

Please let me know if you will be joining us.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday, December 6th.

Marilyn Ackerman,  972-491-7068

If you have already signed up at Rosemary’s birthday party, I have you down as coming.

Meyerson Christmas show, December 6, Friday, 7:30. Let Rosemary know if you want to join the gang. $35 per ticket.

From Jim McCabe: This Sunday donate your gently worn, used & new shoes to Sachse High School, DECA. Men's, Womens' childrens', & baby shoes all welcome.

Communion for all.

True?

I believe, finally, that education must be conceived as a continuing reconstruction of experience; that the process and the goal of education are one and the same.

John Dewey

Thanksgiving Peace for All.

What's up in Ye Old Catholic Church? Like…

Thousands of accused priests are where? https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2019/11/11/catholic-sexual-abuse-accused-priests-arent-sex-offender-registry/4012206002/?for-guid=AFD3B713-3A4A-4BAA-8F15-3A9B5921F676&utm_campaign=baseline&utm_medium=email&utm_source=usatoday-Daily%20Briefing&utm_term=hero

The Peace of Thanksgiving.

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

And more Peace for Father & Daughter.

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.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

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Homilies

Sunday Homily, November 24, 2019, Christ the King
ByRosemary November 24, 2019

Sez Shonda, "Welcome in, Everybody."

Readings:

2 Samuel 5, 1-3, David anointed king of Israel

Psalm 122, Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord

Colossians 1, 12-20, Let us give thanks to the Father.

Luke 23, 35-43, This is the king of the Jews.

Likewise say Connie & John, "Come on in, Folks"

Homily by John Cade

Every Sunday we “do” the Mass. ‘Eucharist’ is the Greek word for “giving thanks”. Following the theme Stack and Mike and I set for these three weeks, I will share my gratitude for four of the many blessings I received this year.

Welcome Home, Gil. It has been a long recuperation and it is delightful to see you.

On Jan. 1 Lambrini retired. We are grateful together for her having this good job for 21 years, achieving many career goals, and, in the process, earning the respect of her coworkers. Of course, even a good job includes work stress—like its duties and demands and sometimes its environment. And you know, if your partner is stressed, you are stressed. Retirement is when we both get to say goodbye to those stresses, and catch up on our bucket list.

Thanks, Sophia, for lighting our candles.

In terms of health, Lambrini had severe A-fib symptoms; they were debilitating. A blessing I shared with her was her ablation surgery that reduced the worst of her A-fib symptoms, Alleluia! On my personal health blessings: I had an echocardiogram and a stress test this summer, after which my cardiologist said, “See you next year!”—always what we want to hear. My Urologist said the same just this past week.

Happy Thanksgiving, Brent. This $1000 check is for the Souls Harbor enterprise. I only wish it could be our $2000.

Another blessing was celebrating with Lambrini our 25^th wedding anniversary. It’s not just all these years together; it’s also deepening our devotion and gratitude for each other and working to better accept our differences. Speaking of weddings, I was blessed getting to preside over the wedding of a young couple. Doing weddings is a gift; they are such happy occasions, intimate and full of promise and fun.

Bill, even with chemo treatment, you still challenge our community to do more, like the Love for Kids Picnic coming up this month. Thanks.

Finally a big blessing, this year and every year, is being part of this community. An example of what a blessing this community is was how this community stood with Rich and Carol as they ‘walked their walk’ right in our midst. We got to see their steadfast loyalty and courage.

Says Marilyn, " Sign up for the Juliets Christmas luncheon coming up soon."

I give thanks for the loving support this community provides. We all experience losses. My gratitude is for the way this community helps me and all of us feel safe enough to share them, and courageous enough to accept them, and get on to the next step of our journey.

How will you remember and give thanks for the blessings of this year, individually and together?

Communion for All.

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Announcements
ByRosemary November 24, 2019
Rosemary's Blessing:

A Thanksgiving prayer from a Dear Abbey column:



“Father and Mother of all:

We give thanks for food and remember the hungry,

We give thanks for health and remember the sick,

We give thanks for friends and remember the friendless,

We give thanks for freedom and remember the enslaved.

May our giving thanks stir us to service, that our blessings may be shared with others. Amen.”



Mary reading from 2 Samuel.


Our Special Thanks
- For the Readings: Frank & Mary
- For our team: Buddy, John & John & Mike, Ben & David & Shonda
- For the Communion Bread: Alison & John
- For the Wine & Cups: Mike & Judy
- For the Pictures: Jackie & Rick & Mike
- For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben & David & Hue & Shonda
- For all who helped with communion
Frank reading from Colossians.

Birthdays: Diane McMahon, Frank Esparza, Ron Ackerman, Mike Moran-70, David Grattifiori,  John Cade 85

Anniversaries:

Barb & Ron Center, 48th

Frank & Mary Esparza,

John & Michelle Simari, 34th

Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week.

Please Remember these special people:

For Bill Hammond, For Cindy Cramer; For Sydney, & For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery; 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: Claire Mazzei's (Rosemary's sister in Hilton Head) knee replacement last Tuesday; For Michelle; For a friend & neighbor & doctor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free & her dad, Joe; 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;

Happy 85th Birthday, John. Your grandson loves you!

For 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;

Mike, you cannot be 70 years old. You are supposed to be my young buddy.

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 Anniversary, Mary & Frank and thanks for excellent reading.

Your Finances, November 24, 2019

Expenses: $1240.00

Outreach: $ 645.00

Thanks, Everybody

(214-783-0443)

Happy Birthday, David.

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 Birthday, Ron.

And to you too, Cody, Happy Birthday.
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Reminder for Sunday, 2019, Christ the King
ByRosemary November 20, 2019

"Welcome in, " says Geri.

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

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade, Mike Carrell, & Stack

Place: Legacy Charter School, 601 Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Healing for John.

Readings:

2 Samuel 5, 1-3, David anointed king of Israel

Psalm 122, Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord

Colossians 1, 12-20, Let us give thanks to the Father.

Luke 23, 35-43, This is the king of the Jews.

Healing for teammates.

Activities:

ROMEO MEET: Friday, November 29, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. Welcome all wakos, you will fit right in.

         Juliet’s Christmas Luncheon

Please join us for Juliet’s Christmas Party; and afternoon of Christmas Cheer.

Date/Time:   Friday, December 6th at 12:00 Noon.

Place: Ye Shire Tavern, 3600 Shire Blvd., Richardson, TX 75082

          972-881-7570

To add to the Christmas Spirit we will have an ornament exchange; $10.00 limit. Please bring a wrapped ornament.

Please let me know if you will be joining us.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday, December 6th.

Marilyn Ackerman,  972-491-7068

If you have already signed up at Rosemary’s birthday party, I have you down as coming.

Meyerson Christmas show, December 6, Friday, 7:30. Let Rosemary know if you want to join the gang. $35 per ticket.

Break Time.

True?

The past is beautiful because one never realizes an emotion at the time. It expands later, & thus we don't have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.

Virginia Wolf

Our Father.

What's up in Ye Old Catholic Church? Like…

How has the sex abuse crisis effected the Catholic Church: https://www.ncronline.org/authors/thomas-p-doyle

Our Father.

See you Sunday, J.S.

214-783-0443

Peace! Be not afraid, she is benign.

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.

Happy Anniversary & Congratulations, John. 39 years since you decided to quit smoking!

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Homilies

Sunday Homily, November 17, 2019, 33rd Ordinary Time
ByRosemary November 17, 2019

Two of The Best, Cindy & Dee.

Readings:

2 Malachi 3, 19-20, Lo, the day is coming that will set them on fire.

Psalm 98, The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.

2 Thessalonians 3, 7-12, Anyone unwilling to work should not eat.

Luke 21, 5-19,  The days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another.

The best of Teams.

Thanksgiving, 2019-11-15

Guess what, Everybody. Two Sundays and we celebrate my most favorite holiday, Thanksgiving. To get us into the spirit I want to describe my three biggest blessings of the year.

The Candle Lighting Ritual.

Blessing 1 is my health. My whole life I simply assumed that I would always be healthy.

Trouble started last Thanksgiving when Rosemary, Aviana, & I made our annual visit to Rosemary’s sister’s in Hilton Head. I could hardly walk, even with a cane. My routine doctor sent me to an orthopedist. I’ll never forget the visit.   He pointed to his computer screen, said, “I can fix this.” He even said he had one opening before the New Year. Did I want it?

Wow, did I want it! I had lumbar stenosis, a pinched nerve in my lower back.

Buddy reading The Blessing of the Candles (not memorized yet).

While I was dealing with this my parkinson decided to get more active. My neurologist said exercise, box, work out on ellipticals, anything to get my arms swinging. He gave me a pill to take 3 times a day.

We had a May cruise in the North Atlantic & I was pretty nervous, even just with the trans-Atlantic flight. I took a cane. I never used it. Everything improved. No dizziness, better coordination of my legs and arms.

Which brings me to today and Thanksgiving. I am grateful.

The Offertory with Tom & Susan & Bill.

Second blessing of the year: you people, our community.   The generous spirit of everyone, the eagerness to support & pray for our people who need special care, and the way everyone pitches in. Buddy & Georgie, John & Mike, Ben & David & Shonda, Jackie & Connie, all plus many others who make our Sunday celebrations so touching. I am humbled and blessed by all of you people.

The Communion Team.

The final blessing of 2019: Rosemary, my blessing for 15 years & more.

Your blessings of 2019?

Twins?? The Best.

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Announcements

Announcements
ByRosemary November 17, 2019
Rosemary's Blessing:

Rob reading from Malachi

Our Special Thanks
- For the Readings: Rob & Beth
- For out team: Buddy & Georgie & John & Mike, Ben & David
- For the Communion Bread: Alison & John
- For the Wine & Cups: Mike & Judy
- For the Pictures: Jackie & Rick & Mike
- For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
- For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ben & David & Hue
- For all who helped with communion
Beth reading from Thessalonians.

Birthdays: Diane McMahon, Frank Esparza, Ron Ackerman, Cliff & Jean Wright, John Cade stopped smoking 39 years ago

Rosemary with her Blessing of The Week

Please Remember these special people:

For Bill Hammond, For Cindy Cramer; For Sydney, & For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery; For my buddy since grade school, Pete Wacks; For Gilberto recuperating from his gall bladder operation: Claire Mazzei's (Rosemary's sister in Hilton Head) knee replacement last Tuesday; For Michelle; For a friend & neighbor & doctor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free & her dad, Joe; 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;

A cupcake for the candle lighter girls.

For 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;

Bill, our prayers are with you and this cupcake has been known to be good medicine for cancer

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.

Bern, this cupcake is for Gilbert because it tells him we know he is getting lazy.

Your Finances, November 24, 2019

Expenses: $805.00

Outreach: $290.00

Thanks, Everybody

(214-783-0443)

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.

Kansas City to our rescue. Post tornado neighborhood clean up has been really helped with a number of these gigantic trucks which say on their doors, Kansas City Tree Care. One of these trucks even tipped over on our street when it must have gotten overloaded. Nevertheless, still a terrific help.
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