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We’ve probably all had the
experience that Elijah voices in the first
reading; “Lord I’ve had
enough”. He was dejected and had
reached the end of his tether. He saw no
point is living. At his lowest ebb when he
wished for death, an angel comes and
rescues him. The angel orders him to,
“Get up and eat, else the journey
will be too long for
you!”
Being
Christian is no easy matter. At times we
may be tempted to give up. The effort is
too much, the surroundings are not
encouraging; we have failed in the past
and feel alone in the struggle and will
probably fail again in the
future.
To keep
going we need the assurance that we are
not alone, that Christ is with us helping
us to carry our crosses and standing with
us in all the messiness of our lives. We
need reassurance that we do not walk this
path of life alone.
Christ
gives himself to us in the Eucharist. He
is the Bread of Life we need; else the
journey will be too long for us. “I
am the bread of life” Jesus tells us.
He is heavenly bread, nourishment for the
weary soul, light and strength for the
wounded spirit, the power that strengthens
us in living our baptism. He is the bread
that has come down from
heaven.
Coming
to Christ, the bread of life requires more
than walking up to the altar to receive
Holy Communion. This is not ‘eat and
run’ occasion. The Church is not an
“In and Out” restaurant. We have
to spend time, savor, linger over the
Word, and digest the food we have
received. Jesus makes himself available to
us; we in turn must make ourselves present
to him.
The St.
Dunstan Friendship Club
will
hold its monthly meeting on Friday,
September 1 at the Millbrae Community
Center at 10:30 am. We will have our
annual luncheon barbeque. For tickets call
Rena @ 697-4917. Price is $8. On Friday,
October 6 we will have a KFC lunch and
bingo. Price will be $8.50. Call Rena for
further information. Non members are
invited to attend.
Members,
please remember to bring canned goods for
the needy to be distributed by the St.
Vincent de Paul Society.
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Children’s
Written
Wisdom…
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Dear
God,
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Please
send me a pony. I never asked for
anything before, you can look it
up.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Sunday,
August 13
- ICF Ravioli
Dinner in the Parish
Center
Tuesday,
August 15
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- SVDP
meets in the convent at 7:30pm
- Feast of the
Assumption Masses at
6:30, 8, 11am, 5:10 & 7pm
Wednesday,
August 16
- Dennis
Uniform Sale in the
parish center for SD School
students
Thursday,
August 17
- Prayer
Group meets at Green
Hills Retirement Center at
7:30pm
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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From
the Office of Religious
Education--
CCD Registration Packages
for the 2006/2007 school year are
available. To request a package,
please call the Office of
Religious Education at (650)
697-7451 and leave a message or
visit our website at
saintdunstanchurch.org and click
on the Religious Education/CCD
link to download registration
materials. Classes will begin on
Tuesday, September 19th at 3:45
p.m., for Grades 1st-6th. Please
register early.
We
Need Your
Assistance—
The St. Dunstan School of
Religious Education is an
important part of the St. Dunstan
Parish community. We are
dedicated in providing our
students with a desire to share
in the adventure of faith,
learning, liturgy and life. Our
programs provide faith formation
for children to grow in love,
knowledge, appreciation and
desire to become active members
of the Catholic Church. We are
looking for volunteers to assist
in our program with teaching and
classroom support. It is our hope
that you will give consideration
to the idea of becoming one of
our volunteers and share with us
your time, talent and your
prayers. Please contact the CCD
Office at (650) 697-7451 to find
out more about
volunteering.
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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
5,000 white compartment plate
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
Tomato Sauce
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
Tuesday,
August 15th is the Feast of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin
Mary.
It is a holy day of obligation. Masses
will be celebrated at 6:30am, 8 am, 11am,
5:10pm & 7pm.
The
Separated and Divorced
Catholics
of the Archdiocese of San Francisco will
be having their annual picnic at San Bruno
City Park (site #9) located at Crystal
Springs & Oak Avenues, Sunday, August
27th, noon until 6 pm. Cost is $3 per
person or $5 per family. Bring a picnic
dish or snack to share. To RSVP or for
more information, call Vonnie 650/873-4236
or Gail at 650/591-8452.
A
Silent Retreat for the men of St. Dunstan
Parish will be offered at the Jesuit
Retreat Center for the weekend of
September 22-24, 2006. Don’t miss
this special opportunity to be with the
men of our parish and take time to rest,
pray, and reflect on how we can best
perform our work as a service to God. You
may speak with any of the following
captains of our parish.
- Dan
Capodanno: 650-286-3300
Jack Ward: 650-697-6705
Robert Murphy:
650-583-3870
In
addition we hope that you will visit the
Jesuit Retreat Center website,
www.jrcsaltos.org
or call 650-948-4491.
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Weekly
Collections
Last weekend’s Regular
Collection: $7,998.00
Next weekend’s Second
Collection will be 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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Nineteenth
Sunday in
Ordinary
Time
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Monday:
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St.
Maximilian Mary
Kolbe
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Tuesday:
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Assumption
of the Blessed
Virgin
Mary
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Wednesday:
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St.
Stephen of
Hungary
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Friday:
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St. Jane
Frances de
Chantal
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Saturday:
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St. John
Eudes
Blessed Virgin
Mary
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Need a copy of the Sunday bulletin or of a
particular schedule, church and parish
information? Please visit the new St.
Dunstan Parish website at:
www.saintdunstanchurch.org.
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, August 12
5 PM
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Lector: J.
Roensch
Eucharistic Ministers: R
Attard, B&G Borba, J Ward, F
Axiaq, E Danli
Altar
Servers: Madriaga, Jones,
Sevilla, Sison
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Sunday,
August 13
7 AM
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Lector: S.
Connolly
Eucharistic Ministers: B
Murphy, S Nussbaum, B Penner
Altar
Servers: Murphy, Wojdyla,
Capitolo, Capitolo
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8:30
AM
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Lector: M.
Kelly
Eucharistic Ministers: P
Lucero, M Ocafrain, L Kelly, J
Hamilton, D Lawson
Altar
Servers: Anderegg, Lilles,
Mendoza, Demartini
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10
AM
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Lector: F.
Sigona
Eucharistic Ministers: R
Garrison, J Sigona, K Burns,
D&A Vogl, T Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Garrison,
Maldonado, Sutter, Seide
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11:30
AM
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Lector: Y.
Kaialoa
Eucharistic Ministers: C
Caimotto, L Opalenik, T Dizon, I
Salvi, B Santos
Altar
Servers: Peralta, Ching,
Maher, Welch
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5
PM
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Lector:
Antonio
Eucharistic Ministers: B
Cappel, P & M McLaughlin,
Phelps
Altar
Servers: Flaherty,
Flaherty, Flaherty, Janiczek
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
August 13 thru August 19,
2006
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Lilliana Grenno
- 10:00 am Anita
Pasquinelli
- 11:30 am Budesa Family (living
& deceased)
- 5:00 pm Mae Dowd
Monday
- 6:30 am Thomas P. Guilfoy
- 8:00 am Lewis
Giovannini
- 5:10 pm Pauline Spiteri
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Fred Dehlinger
- 8:00 am Dylan Cappel
- 5:10 pm Carmen & Joseph
Bonavia
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Dorothy Dill
- 8:00 am Karen Skalko
Johnston
- 5:10 pm Mary O’Sullivan
Thursday
- 6:30 am Joaquin V. Orbegoso,
Sr.
- 8:00 am Bridie McAndrew
- 5:10 pm Dr. George Steiner
Friday
- 6:30 am Patsy
O’Grady
- 8:00 am Vincenzo
Marinaro
- 5:10 pm Victoria
Caimotto
Saturday
- 8:00 am Monsignor Giuseppe
Pasquinelli
- 5:00 pm Rev. Joseph Grech &
Maria Grech
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, 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 & Kathy Montiel
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family:
Maria Riordan
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