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    ByRosemary

     

    Rosemary's Blessing of The Week

     

    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.

     

     

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    John reading from Baruch.

     

     

    Our Special Thanks

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

                          

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    Connie reading from Philippians

     

     Birthdays:   Loretta
     

     

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    Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

     

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Ray & Claire's son in Law, Christi's husband recuperating from a serious back surgery here in Dallas;  For Meredith, cancer free;  For David Dinsmore's cousin in W. VA & for Darbyanne;  For Jerry Brophy, a high school classmate of mine  For Tom Quinn’s brother,Tim;  For Hue;  For John O'Donnell & Mary Ellen;   For Carol's recuperation;   For  Joe Mazzei's sister, Nina with cancer; 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;  

       

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    Thanks, Tori, for being our Candle Lighter of The Week.      

     

     

    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;    or 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;  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; 

     

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    Norm, anyone who has a mother who has 101 years deserves a community cupcake.   Share it with her and tell her we send it with our blessing.

     

    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; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

     

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    Brent, you can be a proud OU man this weekend.   Two years in a row.   Thanks for all you do for Souls Harbor.  Today's check is actually from November.

     

    Your Finances, December, 9 2018

    Expenses:   $975.00

    Outreach:   $345.00 

    Donated today:   Soul's Harbor $1,500.00.  We also collected sweatshirts and hoodies for the guys at  Soul's Harbor.

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

    Next week we are collecting food for the Network of Community Ministries.

     

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    Today's Offertory Team with Teresa & Tom, Bill & Cindy.

     

    Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

       

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    Wow, only two cupcakes this week when last week we had at least eight. 

     

    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.

     

     

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    Christmas Peace, Everybody.

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    Reminder for Sunday, February 11, 2018, 6th Ordinary Time

    ByRosemary

     

     

      Wyndamites

    The Wyndhamites, Claire, Ron, Lynda & Tom & Barb.  Welcome! 

     

     

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

    Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade

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

     

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    The Guys, John, Mike, & Bill.

     

     

    Readings:

    Leviticus 13, 1-2, 44-46,  If a  man is leprous, the priest shall declare him unclean

    Psalm 32,  I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble.

     Corinthians 10, 31-11, Whatever you do, do for the glory of God.

    Mark 1, 40-45, A leper came to Jesus

     

     

    The girls

     

     

    The girls, Geri, Cathy, & Judy.

     

     

    Community Activities:  

     

    ROMEO MEET: Friday, February 9, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00.  Welcome all wakos,  you will fit right in.  

    JULIET LUNCHEON, (aka.,just us ladies into eating together), March Luncheon, TBA

     

     

    Dickenson Trip:  February 23- March 3

     

     

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    The Best Music, Shonda, Ben, & David

     

     

    What is going on in Our Catholic World:

    1   First mistake by Francis, National Catholic Reporter, January 24, 555 words.   Download FRANCIS' FIRST MISTAKE 2-8-18

     

     

     

    No touch Our Fr.

     

    No touch Our Father, thanks to the flu.

     

     

    True?

    One cannot think well, love well, or sleep well if one has not dined well.

    Virginia Woolf 

     

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    Communion with Cindy & Jan.


     

    See you Sunday.

    J.S., 214-783-0443

     

     

    Gluten-free

     

     

    This is a Full Service Community, like gluten-free birthday cupcakes.

     

     

    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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    We Sing, too!

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    Sunday Homily, August 28, 22nd Sunday Ordinary, C

    ByRosemary

    Readings:

    Sirach  3, 17-18, 20 28-29,  My child, conduct your affairs with humility.

    Psalm 68,  God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor.

    Hebrews 12, 5-7, 18-19,    You have approached Mount Zion

    Luke 14, 13-18,  When you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, & the blind.

     

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    Buddy says, "Hi, Folks, Welcome in."

     

    Sirach observations

    Author :  The author is Sirach or Joshua, a Jewish scribe.  The book of 51 chapters is one of the “in between books,”  more or less 12 of them.  In other words, their genuiness is questioned.  The Catholic Church accepts them; the Protestants don’t. 

    Date:  about 200 years before Christ. 

     

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    Tori, too, says, "Good Morning, Everybody, Come in."

     

     

    Subject:   Ethics, norms for good Jewish living.  For example, “Do not compliment a person on his good looks,” (11, 2), or “Never abandon an old friend; you will never find a new one who can take his place,” (9, 10), or “Friendship is like wine, it gets better as it gets older,” (9, 10), or Don’t prevent the poor from making a living, or keep them waiting in their need,” (4,1).

    Today’s subject:  Humility.

    Sources: Good News Bible

     

    Hebrews:  The last week for this work, hooray!

     

    Hotter 8-30-13

     

    Anybody want to go for a nice 100 mile bike ride?

     

    Invite the poor, the crippled, and the lame.

    Rosemary asked me Friday afternoon how come I so look forward to riding 100 miles in the Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred.  At the time we were driving to Wichita Falls to grab a place on the floor on one of 5 racquet ball courts of the YMCA.  For $30 you can put your air mattress anywhere in the building and in the morning a simple breakfast is provided. 

    I thought about why I so look forward to this even and came up with 3  big reasons.  Here they are.

     

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    Want a bike?  Over  500 to choose from.  These bike are being stored for the night on the 4th floor gym of the Wichita Falls YMCA.  The owners are skattered all around the building on the floor on their air mattresses.   A deal for $30.

     

    First, motivation to get into good shape.  I eat healthily, we ride around White Rock together, I do spin classes, and I get my weight where I would like it to stay all year.  Events like this energize me.

    In fact, now that the event has passed, I feel like a good friend has departed.  I wonder what next will energize me.  Actually, I do look forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas, but these events do not energize me to eat healthy and work out extra.

     

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    Mile 30 rest stop.  My favorite.  The women volunteers bake dozens of about 5 varieties of cookies and hand them out.   Their hospitality is over the edge.

     

     

    Secondly, there is an esprit about the 100 miles.  I spent more time this year at the rest stops.  There are about 10 of them on the 100 miles.  Everything is free, water, gatoraide, varieties of cut up fruit, and cookies.  And over the top hospitality. 

    I was talking with one of the lady volunteers at mile 40.  She was walking around among a couple hundred riders holding a tray of cookies and handing them out.  She told me that all the workers are volunteers and that she, as one of the volunteer coordinators, has to turn volunteers away, so many want to help out.  These are people from Wichita Falls, older folks, middle agers, lots of high school kids, and even some small kids.  She said, too, that people look forward to the August event all year long.

     

    Mile 50

     

    Mile 40 rest stop.  Not to be outdone by their neighbor volunteers, these ladies for the first year also provided home made cookies.  It is really hard on us riders.  The women walk around with trays of cookies.  Also, at this rest stop volunteers stand on the edge of the road and offer to hold your bike while you visit the port-o-potty and eat cookies.  More over the edge hospitality.

     

     

     

    Finally, in line with the gospel about inviting everybody to your party, this party has them all.  Young and old.  I saw some very young kids riding.  And I may have been one of the oldest at 76.  There are men, there are women.  There are whites, blacks, and in betweens.  For me it is beautiful example of the American experience of unity among many.

    What experiences do you have that energize you? 

     

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    Mile 78 rest stop.  My second favorite, not because of a lack of hospitality, but because of the shade from a large grove of pecan trees.  You see a lot of gassed riders at this rest stop.  For them cots and cold, wet towels are provided, along with all the other fruits, Clif bars, shot blocks, and foods.  At mile 50 this year even hot dogs were provided with all the fixings.  You pay $35, and all this is for the rider.  Everybody is welcome to this party.

     

     

     

     

     

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    ByRosemary

    Rosemary's Blessing:  

     Come, O Dancing God,

    Spirit of Life and Love,

    of  Beauty and Diversity,

    stir up my soul,

    bathe me in your light,

    and unleash my own spirit

    that I may dance with you

    and be light for those around me

    and reflect your love to all that I meet this week. 

    Edited and adapted from a blessing by Fr. Andrew M. Greeley

     

    Denni

    Denni reading about the adventures of the Prophet Elija from 1 Kings.

     

    Our Special Thanks:  

    •    For  the Readings:   Denni & Tom
    •    For The Team:  Georgie
    •    For the Communion Bread:   Judy
    •    For the Wine & Cups:   Sir Charlie and Jan
    •    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie
    •    For the coffee and extras:   Carol & Richard, Jackie & Beth 
    •    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Ray 
    •    For the Music:  Ray & Bethany & Shonda
    •    For all who helped with communion

     

    Tom

    Tom reading about kindness, compassion and  forgiveness from Ephesians

     

    Birthdays:   Emery Zurchin (26, Monday), Stephen Farmer (25, Wednesday), Marlene (Saturday)

    Anniversaries:

     Hue & Linda (40th, Sunday, today)

     

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    Kameran ready for his baptism Saturday.   Before the baptism, I look down at Kameran to see that he not only has an iPhone open in his had, but he is looking for a particular app with his finger.   He barely knows how to walk and already can operate an iPhone.  Just like when we were kids, yeah.

     

    Special Announcement: We are moving

    After celebrating week after week for 10 years, PISD is asking us to move over to Sigler on Janwood.  Apparently it is quite expensive to A/C the large cafetorium at Vines.  Sigler will be more economical.  September 6 we begin our new adventure.

    Check the map:      View this photo

     

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    Kameran's mom, Mary, a dear friend from our days together at St. Marks, when she was just a little girl.

     

    Please Remember these special people:

    For Ken Cramer's brother, Don, who died recently;  For Bernadette's mom;   For Chad & Kayli (Grace & Doug's daughter), whose wedding we celebrated last night, Saturday;   For Victor & Valerie Godinez, whose wedding we celebrated last Saturday;  For Cameron Harrell, Mary's little son, whom we baptized yesterday morning;     For Rose Banzhaf's 8 year old niece, Madeline;  For our three special little dears, Vivian and Genevieve and McKinley;  For Barb Wittek & family whose father just died;  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 Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;   For a little friend, Heather;   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;

     

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    The Wedding: Chad and Kayli.  Kayli is the daughter of  Grace and Doug LeBlanc.  Lots of Canadians attended the Saturday evening event in downtown Dallas, the Designer District.   

     

     

    Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;  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;  Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;  

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    Kayli and Chad.  Kayli and her family moved to Dallas some years ago from Alberta, Canada

     

    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.

     

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    And we had 4 bridesmaids.   Oops, bridesmaids?  Yes!           Bridesmaids Anthony and McKenzie are Kayli's brothers.  

     

     

    Your Finances, August 9, 2015

    Expenses:   $1445.00

    Outreach:   $ 245.00

    Donated today: nothing this week

     

    Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

      Groomsmen

    Ordinary batch of groomsmen?  No way!   Try Ironmen.  Or at least triathletes.  Both Kayli and Chad won the Ironman competition in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho last year, along with many of these guys.

    Have a Good Week, J.S

    (214-783-0443)

     

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                                  Ironman exiting, please.

     

    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.

     

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                      Welcome into our World, Kayli and Chad.

     

    Wedding 6

                                 Bon Voyage et La Meilleure Vie.

     

     

     

     

  • Special Cruise Information from J.S. Ministries 7-16-09

    ByRosemary

    Concerning the Cruise next year, Marianne has this to say:

    We have the cruise all set up now ready to be booked.  The deposits are due by 7/29, but since we were just able to get this on our website in the last few days, I am going to see if we can stretch that first date to August 15.

    If you want to book a triple or quad, they are available on a limited basis, so please contact me with the passenger names, ages, etc and we will find out how many are available.  Carnival also indicated that if a triple or quad is reserved, a full deposit is also required.

    If you have any questions, please contact me asap.  I have also attached a PDF format of the flyer so you can forward to any of your friends and family who might be interested.  It is not just limited to our church members!

    Download Alaska 2010

    Marianne Foley Elwell, Owner/General Manager
    FOLEY FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

    2520 K Avenue, Suite 700-715,

    Plano, Tx 75074-5342

    Phone (972) 516-9823;  fax (972) 516-0463
    reply to marianne@foleyflex.com 
    www.foleyflex.com

    Sign up for our Travel Deals & Steals at: www.IWANTTHISVACATION.com 

  • From Ron Kovatis

    ByRosemary

    We are looking forward to seeing everyone this coming Saturday. We are excited by the prospect of leaving the Rochester Park Lakes area in their best shape in many years. If you are not able to join us, we will miss you but invite you to visit the site any time your schedule allows. We will certainly invite you to participate in our future projects and keep you apprised of our future endeavors.

    • For those of you who will be participating on Saturday, here are a few final instructions/recommendations:
    • The registration tables will open at 8:00 a.m. at the Rochester Park pavilion. I have attached a copy of the driving directions.
    • We plan to have all the work crews deployed by 9:00 a.m., but will assign volunteers right up to 11:00 a.m.
    • Please wear a long sleeve shirt and long pants.
    • Wear sturdy work shoes or boots (Considering the recent rains, you may want to wear galoshes since the areas in and around the Forest may still be wet.)
    • Bring work gloves if you have them. We will have a limited number of gloves for loan.
    • We will have plenty of water and other beverages, but you may want to bring a water bottle to carry to your work site.
    • Lunch will be served at noon.

    Thank you again for offering to help us improve this wonderful area in Dallas. See you Saturday.

    Regards,

    Ron Kovatis

    Executive Director

    Groundwork Dallas

    www.groundworkdallas.org

  • Help wanted and available

    ByRosemary

    Calling all nurses! We need more help at CCAC, please.

    From Ron Kovatis: We are in the homestretch for the Operation ACT Clean-up on March 31. Please let me know as soon as possible if you will be participating in the clean-up and the number of additional volunteers and their names, if possible, that you plan to bring to the event. We need to have a count of volunteers to speed the registration process and to order supplies and food. Thanks for your help. Hope to see you on the 31st. Download the flyer.

    From Jane Drake: My daughter, Ellen, is looking for employment this summer. She is 14 and has done babysitting for three families, so she has references. She will baby-sit up to two little ones. Depending on where the family is located, I could possibly drop her off or pick her up on my way to/from work in Plano. Best situation would be something 3-5 days a week. (Money is going into her college fund – she just doesn’t know it!) email: Jane.Drake@EDS.com, phone: 972-604-0401.

    From Andre Davidson: I would like to tell you about a special family and particularly about a precious little girl named Sadie Davidson. Sadie was recently diagnosed with Neuroblastoma cancer at the tender age of 4 months old. Her Mom and Dad, Jennifer and Jason Davidson, along with her big brother Quinn and sister Delaney have been at her side since the battle began. Since her diagnosis, Sadie has been in and out of Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas receiving treatment and beginning her aggressive chemotherapy program to battle her disease.

    As you might imagine, the emotional stress and strain of dealing with such an illness is traumatic not to mention the financial issues that arise. Throughout this journey the family has received an outpouring of love, support and prayer from friends and family. The Davidson family has a strong faith in God and His love for them and their precious little baby Sadie…it is this FAITH that has sustained them. This family needs a miracle and they are praying for one. While waiting for Sadie’s miracle, there are medical bills and other living expenses that need to be paid.

    Now we have an opportunity to help them too. I am playing golf in an upcoming event benefiting The Sadie Davidson Cancer Fund called "Swing for Sadie" which will be held on Monday April 23, 2007 at Eldorado Country Club in McKinney, Texas. This event is a Golf & Tennis Marathon and I will be playing 100 holes of golf in one day! I am asking you to sponsor me for every hole of golf that I play. (For example, if you would like to sponsor me at $1.00 per hole…your donation would be for a flat amount of $100). Any amount small or large will help me raise funds for Sadie.

    This isn’t a typical fundraiser that has high costs and small results. I hope that you’ll be able to contribute some amount so as to keep me motivated when I approach my 70th or 80th hole! All contributions must be received on or before 04/23/2007 in order to count for this event. A fund for the family has been set up through Christ United Methodist Church in Plano, Texas. All of your donations are tax-deductible. Any amount that you would be willing to contribute would be greatly appreciated. To donate securely online by Visa, MasterCard, American Express or online check, just click on the following link: https://www.miraclegolfconcepts.com/donate.php?p=221&e=51

    Again, thanks for your consideration, support and most of all your generosity. Your kindness will not be forgotten.

  • Job Posting

    ByRosemary

    From Bob McGrath:
    Permanent position open (two days per week). Schedule is very flexible.
    Small company (founded in 1996) advancing real estate commissions nationally.
    Must know QuickBooks, Access, Word and Excel, with general office experience. Real estate experience is an advantage.
    Office located near Campbell and Central Expressway in Richardson.
    Fax (972-761-0007) or e-mail resume to Bob McGrath at AgentsAdvanceInc@aol.com or call office at 972-761-0000 or 972-530-1397.

  • Covered Dish Brunch this Sunday. Birthday Celebrations!

    ByRosemary

    If I can learn enough from my crash course this week on burning CD’s & DVD’s, during the brunch prepare yourselves to see a slide show on some of our Yosemite trips, likewise last year’s trip to Glacier Nat. Park, Montana 

    P.S. Anyone have a laptop they would like to sell?  We need a laptop for CD
    and DVD presentations.  Thanks. J.S