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St. John wrote his Gospel about sixty
years after the death and resurrection of
Christ. The church was a fragile community
suffering persecution but continually
being formed and strengthened by the
presence of the risen Lord in the
Eucharist. In this story we hear of the
miracle of the loves and fishes; how Jesus
during his lifetime fed the hungry
crowd.
The
earliest community came together to do
what the Lord had asked them to do on the
night before he died. From the initial
twelve who were with the Lord on that
historic night, it has grown to a
“vast crowd”. This story was not
lost on the infant
community.
St.
John tells us that the Jewish Passover was
near. He is placing this miracle (sign) in
the context of the Passover. He is
indicating the meaning of the Eucharist as
our Christian Passover. Christ, the risen
Lord, has passed over from death to life:
“Lord by your cross and resurrection
you have set us free you are the savior of
the world.”
Jesus
took the loves of bread and gave thanks
– the word “Eucharist”
means to give thanks.
Did you
ever wonder about the fish? We don’t
use fish when we celebrate the Eucharist.
The fish is an ancient and current
Christian symbol. You might even have seen
it on the back of cars. The initial
letters in Greek for “Jesus Christ,
God’s Son, Savior” form an
acronym which spells out the Greek word
for fish: “ICHTHUS”. For people
alert to the meaning of symbols any
mention of fish makes them remember Jesus
who died for us. The Eucharist is a living
memorial of that sacrifice.
Bread
and fish were used to feed the multitude;
we are fed with the body and blood of
Christ. With joyous hearts we give thanks
to God for calling us to such a banquet.
PRAYER-DISCUSSION
GROUP
Would you like to try a faith-sharing
group that includes a blend of praise,
song, scripture, petitions, talk, etc.?
This group meets on Thursday evenings from
7:30 to 9 pm .at Marymount Green Hills
Retirement Center. Call Fran or Joe Sigona
at 692-2466.
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Children’s
Written Wisdom…
Dear
God,
It rained our whole vacation and
is my father mad! He said some
things about you that people are
not supposed to say, but I hope
you will not hurt him anyway.
Your
friend (but I am not going to
tell you who I
am)
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Sunday,
July 30
- Lydians
Fiddler on the Roof outing and
dinner
Tuesday,
August 1
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- ICF
meets in the Parish
Centerx
Thursday,
August 3
- Prayer
Group
meets at Green Hills Retirement Center
at 7:30pm
Friday,
August 4
- St. Dunstan
Friendship Club
meets at the Millbrae Community Center
at 10:30am
- First
Friday; Holy Hour in the church at
4pm
Saturday,
August 5
- First
Saturday; Holy Hour in the church at
7am.
- Baptism
Preparation
Class
in the convent at 10:30am
Monday
thru Saturday
- Morning
Prayer
in the church at 7:15 am
Monday
thru Friday
- Rosary
recited
in the church at 7:40
am
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.
ST.
DUNSTAN GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
If you
or someone you know is struggling with the
loss of a loved one, please join the St.
Dunstan Grief Support Group for ongoing
sessions to help process your grief and
loss issues. The group meets on Thursday
evenings at 7 pm.
For
more information please call Barbara
Cappel, L.C.S.W. at
650-692-7543.
St.
Dunstan Parish Tie-Dye Daze
FALL
FESTIVAL 2006
WE
NEED YOUR HELP!
The
parish fall festival is set for September
29, 30 & October 1. The festival
committee has put together a Wish List of
items that will help defray some expenses.
Whatever you can donate will be greatly
appreciated. If you can donate any of
these items, please drop them off at the
rectory by Sept. 28.
THANK
YOU!!
700 - 2
liter bottles of soft drink (name
brand)
2,000 Name brand 12 oz cans of soda
5,000 white paper plates & 5000 white
compartment plates
5,000 heavy duty plastic forks, knives
& spoons
5,000 Styrofoam bowls
Styrofoam coffee cups
Condiments
Canola Oil – 10 half gallon
bottles
Napkins
Reynolds wrap (aluminum foil)
Dry coffee creamer
Sugar packets, Sweet & Low packets,
Coffee stirrers
White rice
30 cases Merlot Wine
30 cases Chardonnay Wine
Tri-Tip Roasts
Romaine lettuce, Caesar salad dressing
Penne Pasta
60’s & 70’s
memorabilia
We are also in
need of Silent Auction items such as gift
certificates, gift baskets, etc.
QUESTIONS? Call Ann Woolen @
697-4730
Friday,
August 4 is the First Friday of the
month.
There will be a Holy Hour in the church
from 4-5 PM followed by Mass at 5:10 PM.
Saturday,
August 5 is the First Saturday of the
month.
There will be a Holy Hour of Reparation
from 7 to 8 AM in the church followed by
Mass at 8 AM.
NATIONAL
YOUNG ADULT CONFERENCE
Take Me
As I Am/Aceptame Como Soy.
Sponsored
by the National Catholic Young Adult
Ministry Association (NCYAMA) and the
Archdiocese of San Francisco Office
Ministry and Campus Ministry in
collaboration with the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops, FLWY
Subcommittee for Youth and Young Adults,
the 3rd National Young Adult Conference
bringing together couples and singles in
their late teens, 20s and 30s will be
hosted at the University of San Francisco,
August 4-6, 2006.
Cost is
only $140 for the weekend and group
discounts for $112.50 are
available.
To
register: www.sfyam.org
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Weekly
Collections
Thank
you for all your
support!
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Today, members of the St. Vincent de Paul
Society will be stationed at the doors of
the church after each Mass, taking up
their 5th Sunday Collection. Please give
generously. Your donations will help those
in need in our parish area.
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SAINTS
AND SPECIAL
OBSERVANCES
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Sunday:
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Seventeenth
Sunday in
Ordinary
Time
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Monday:
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St.
Ignatius of
Loyola
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Tuesday:
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St.
Alphonsus
Liguori
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Wednesday:
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St.
Eusebius of
Vercelli
St. Peter
Julian
Eymard
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Friday:
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St. John
Mary
Vianney
First
Friday
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Saturday:
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Dedication
of the Basilica
of St. Mary
Major in
Rome
Blessed Virgin
Mary
First
Saturday
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, July 29
5 PM
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Lector: L.
Clothakis
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Clothakis, R Attard, F Axiaq,
B&G Borba, E Danli
Altar
Servers: Eckmann,
Mendoza, Gordillo,
Demartini
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Sunday,
July 30
7 AM
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Lector: H.
Connolly
Eucharistic
Ministers: S
Nussbaum, B Penner, B Rogers
Altar
Servers:
Restrivera, Restrivera, Barrera,
Welch
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8:30
AM
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Lector: D.
Capodanno
Eucharistic
Ministers: S
Capodanno, R Pezo, M&L Kelly,
M Leland
Altar
Servers: Fahri,
Madriaga, Tanjuakio, Suhr
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10
AM
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Lector: P.
Maloney
Eucharistic
Ministers: G
Maldonado, C Pramono, N Reyes, L
Raquel, K Whitfield, F&J
Sigona
Altar
Servers: Garcia,
Whitfield, Maldonado,
Raquel
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11:30
AM
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Lector: P.
Hain
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Roensch, T Dizon, L Opalenik, I
Salvi, B Santos, C Caimotto
Altar
Servers: Totah,
Hain, Sutter, Wojdyla
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5
PM
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Lector: P.
McLaughlin
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Cappel, M McLaughlin, K
Phelps
Altar
Servers: Capitolo,
Capitolo, Ching, Ronzani
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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 30 thur August 5,
2006
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Tito Caputo
- 10:00 am SVDP
Benefactors
- 11:30 am Gulli Family (living
& deceased)
- 5:00 pm Bruno Santini
Monday
- 6:30 am Mike Majek
- 8:00 am Bridie McHugh
- 5:10 pm Jesus Concepcion &
Alice Mercado
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Patrick Finnegan
- 8:00 am Bridie McAndrew
- 5:10 pm Annette
Pino
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Geraldine
O’Malley
- 8:00 am Dylan Cappel
- 5:10 pm Cesar Mendoza &
Imelda Joven (living)
Thursday
- 6:30 am Deceased Members of
Finnegan Family
- 8:00 am Vincenzo
Marinaro
- 5:10 pm Dylan Cappel
Friday
- 6:30 am Rosellini-Opalenik
Family
- 8:00 am Lilliana Grenno
- 5:10 pm Vincente
Salgado
Saturday
- 8:00 am Tony Santora
- 5:00 pm Giuseppa & Frangisk
Camilleri
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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