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There is something very moving about this
gospel passage of Jesus sending out twelve
ordinary men. They are unsophisticated,
had lived a simple life and are now asked
to participate in bringing the message of
God’s word to others. They had
followed Jesus and listened to his
teaching, which they themselves did not
fully understand. They were told not to
worry about their physical needs and not
to be upset if their message was not
welcome at every door. The gospel tells us
they were successful. Their success was in
no small measure because Jesus was with
them.
I was
at a function recently and the man beside
me, who was not a Catholic, was bemoaning
the fact that many people do not have the
Lord in their lives. He wanted to know how
to attract people to Christ. This is a
profound question and one that cannot be
answered over a meal in a restaurant. My
first thought was that of the early
church. There were no major missionary
societies; no Jesuits, Dominicans,
Franciscans, Spiritans in existence. And
yet the church spread and grew.
The
sending out of the twelve apostles was but
the beginning of the church’s mission
to the world. Down the centuries, ordinary
people have been called and responded to
share the Good News of Jesus Christ. If
the Word of God is to reach all people
then everyone who hears it must make it
known. The Good News is not to be guarded
jealously, but to be handed on to
others.
The
spreading of the Good News is too
important to be left in the hands of a few
“professionals”. Christ never
intended that a select few would carry is
message to others. Baptism makes us all
responsible for the spread of the Gospel.
TAKE TIME
OUT FOR A RETREAT
The
SUMMER HOME RETREAT is designed for men
and women who are seeking a deeper
relationship with God and cannot take time
off for an extended retreat. This retreat
is an opportunity for those who cannot
ordinarily get away to pray and reflect.
It is a time to have the support of a
personal spiritual director. Call Sharon
Almeida at 340-7495 for info.
To
register call 340-7454 or go to
www.mercy-center.org.
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Children’s
Written Wisdom…
Dear
God,
Did you really mean “do unto
others as they do unto
you”?
Because if you did, then I’m
going to fix my
brother.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
July 17
- Knights
of Columbus
meet in the convent at
7pm
Tuesday,
July 18
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- St. Vincent de
Paul Society meets in the
convent at 7:30pm
Thursday,
July 20
- Prayer
Group
meets at Green Hills Retirement Center
at 7: 30pm
- Festival
Mailing
in the Parish Center at
6pm
Monday
thru Saturday
- Morning
Prayer
in the church at 7:15 am
Monday
thru Friday
- Rosary
recited
in the church at 7:40
am
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Congratulations
to Patty & Louie
Ghilarducci who
celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary on
June
30th!
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His
Eminence, Cardinal William J. Levada,
Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, and
Prefect of the Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith, will be in the
Archdiocese of San Francisco for a brief
visit this month.
The
Cardinal will celebrate the 11:00 am Mass
on Sunday, July 23 at St. Mary’s
Cathedral. A light reception will follow
in Patron’s Hall.
This
will be a welcome occasion to greet
Cardinal Levada and congratulate him on
his elevation to the College of
Cardinals.
All
members of St. Dunstan Parish are invited
to attend.
ARCHBISHOP’S
ANNUAL APPEAL UPDATE
St.
Dunstan’s participation in the
Archbishop’s Annual Appeal has
reached $63,500. Our assessment this year
is $75,200. Thank you to all of you who
have turned in your pledges and ask the
rest of you to join in this important
work. The campaign is going well, but it
is not yet completed. This appeal is
important to many ministries and services
that serve thousands of people. This is
work that cannot be done by any single
parish, but together as an archdiocese we
can make amazing things happen. As always,
your continued support and generosity is
very much appreciated.
THE ST.
DUNSTAN FRIENDSHIP
CLUB
will hold its monthly meeting on Friday,
August 4 at the Millbrae Community Center
at 10:30 am. We will have Ms. Jessica
Castro from Community Awareness as our
speaker. Please join us.
Tickets
will be on sale for our September
hamburger barbecue at the August meeting.
The price will be $8. Please call Rena at
697-4917 for further information.
Non-members are welcome. Members are
reminded to continue to please bring
canned goods for the needy to be
distributed by the St. Vincent de Paul
Society.
The
Festival Committee
will be preparing the festival mailing to
parishioners on Thursday, July 20 at 6 pm
in the Parish Center. Volunteers are
needed. Parents of St. Dunstan School
students will be given service hours for
volunteering.
LYDIANS
“Fiddler
on the Roof” July 30 at the San Mateo
Performing Arts Center. Dinner following
at the Double Tree Hotel in Burlingame.
For reservations call Ramona at 697-9283.
Now in its 75th year in San Mateo County,
the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has
over 1,000 dedicated volunteers who
provide emergency assistance in every area
of the county. For FY 2005 the Society's
San Mateo District Council announced that
46,210 unduplicated individuals were
helped and of those, 21,500 were children.
11,330 home visits were made to clients
regarless of race, creed or disability or
any other criteria other than need.
Volunteers give food, prevent evictions
with rent assistance, offer clothing and
furniture and other basic neccessities.
Last year direct assistance totaled
$2,796,560. SVdP also has three homeless
help centers where 3,020 people were given
aid. 3,750 visits were made to the
incarcerated and 1,090 visits were made to
the sick. Rehabilitative employment is
offered at 4 stores in Daly City, South
San Francisco, San Mateo and Redwood City.
SVdP also staffs a vehicle lot in San
Carlos for donated cars. Administration
and fundraising expenses were 7%.
Ninety-three cents of every dollar donated
goes directly to help the poor. Contact
Margaret Jung, SVdP Development Director
at (650) 373-0622 to receive a copy of the
annual report and learn more about the
works of SVdP in San Mateo County. Please
be generous with the upcoming 5th Sunday
collection to support the Society of St.
Vincent de Paul.
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Weekly
Collections
Last weekend’s Regular
Collection: $7,876.00
Last weekend’s
Propagation of the Faith
Collection: $4,988.00
This weekend’s Second
Collection is for the Parish
Maintenance & Development
Fund
Thank
you for all your
support!
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SAINTS
AND SPECIAL
OBSERVANCES
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Sunday:
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Fifteenth
Sunday in
Ordinary
Time
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Tuesday:
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St.
Camillus de
Lellis
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Thursday:
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St.
Apollinaris
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Friday:
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St.
Lawrence of
Brindisi
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Saturday:
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St.
Mary
Magdalene
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The St.
Vincent de Paul
Society
will hold its monthly meeting in the
Convent on Tuesday, July 18th at 7:30 PM.
All parishioners are welcome and
encouraged to join in the good works of
the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, July 15
5 PM
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Lector: J. Ward
Eucharistic Ministers: L&J
Clothakis, R Attard, F Axiaq,
B&G Borba
Altar Servers: Casella, Gordillo,
Sevilla, Tanjuakio
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Sunday,
July 16
7 AM
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Lector: R.
Flahavan
Eucharistic
Ministers: M Wyman,
B Albright, S Bosso
Altar
Servers: Ronzani,
Ching, Wojdyla, Jose
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8:30
AM
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Lector: D.
Capodanno
Eucharistic
Ministers: R Pezo,
P Lucero, J Lilles, M Leland, M
Leland, M&L Kelly
Altar
Servers: Lilles,
Mendoza, Salgado, Grogan
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10
AM
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Lector: C.
Borromeo
Eucharistic
Ministers: J&F
Sigona, R Garrison, P Maloney, N
Reyes, C Pramono, L Raquel
Altar
Servers: Garrison,
Borromeo, Fusaro, Austin
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11:30
AM
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Lector: A.
Colarusso
Eucharistic
Ministers: C
Caimotto, J Roensch, T Dizon, L
Opalenik, I Salvi, B Santos
Altar
Servers: Seide,
Colarusso, Totah, Eckmann
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5
PM
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Lector: P.
McLaughlin
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Cappel, M McLaughlin, K
Phelps
Altar
Servers:
Restrivera, Restrivera, Barrera,
Maher
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
July 16 thur July 22,
2006
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Paul Priolo
- 10:00 am Bertu (Bart)
Chetcuti
- 11:30 am Giuseppe V.
Pasquinelli
- 5:00 pm Michael
Monteroso
Monday
- 6:30 am Millie
Wilson
- 8:00 am Giuseppe V.
Pasquinelli
- 5:10 pm Monica Agius
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Jack Clarke
- 8:00 am Soukup Family
- 5:10 pm Anthony
Mendolari
Wednesday
- 6:30 am
- 8:00 am Kocjan Family (living
& deceased)
- 5:10 pm Pauline
Spiteri
Thursday
- 6:30 am
- 8:00 am Georgia Ebejer &
David Muscat
- 5:10 pm Edmund & Jean
Gotelli
Friday
- 6:30 am
- 8:00 am Angelina & Marcello
Zadana
- 5:10 pm Uhalde Family
Saturday
- 8:00 am Starkie Family
- 5:00 pm Rose Shea
We pray for the sick members of our parish
family and for those who care for
them:
Martha Costa, Geraldine Witt, Madison
Kitz, William Dill, Ted & Eileen
Damian, Pat Saracini, Bill Barca, Ann Del
Carlo, Donna Fiorillo, Helen & Vicky
Noceti, Irene Thommen, Kyong Cruz, Eva
Abbaticola, Kate Bray, John Cardiel, Ciera
Whipple, Dorothy Rives, Elsie Noceti,
Steve Bacho, Mario & Eva Caprini, Mary
Farr, Barbara Modica, Cecilia
O’Grady, Karen Shirley, Virginia
Brislin, Anthony Betti, Sr, Jose Conrado
Vasquez, Henry & Lucy Garcia, Frances
Snyder, Jack & Rene Sagrafena, Michael
Cozzolino, Bob Treseler, Mrs. Larry
Duggins, Antoinette Ramos, Ethel
Schultheis, Jarowslaw Kaczaj, Joe
Hamilton, Pauline & Joseph Burgio,
Judy Mark, Noralee Gelhaar, Shirley
Bowden, Terry Meyer, Geraldine Feehan,
Martin Hidalgo, Norman Roos, Lyle Dibbs,
Gloria Giannini, Maxine Coutts, Anna Mae
Stewart, Jonathan Cerezo, Richard Reising,
Nancy Starrh, Nick Cannuli, Connie
Callahan, Gary Hart, Eileen Smith, Earl
Manning, Joe & Helen Maternia, Peter
Guaraglia & Mark
McCloud
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family.
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