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An American bishop, invited to preach down
South to a colored church, was asked by a
venerable churchwarden; ‘Have you
ever preached in the South before,
sir?’ ‘No,’ replied the
bishop. ‘I will give you one piece of
advice.’ added the churchwarden.
‘Don’t lay out too much on them
old Ten Commandments, for this is a most
respectable
congregation.’
I
wonder what he would have said if Jesus
came to preach.
In the
Gospel this Sunday, Jesus is very harsh
when speaking to the scribes and
Pharisees. He lambastes them for being
hypocrites. He clashes with them over true
worship. We can stand in judgment of them
and say Jesus was right and they were a
crowd of pious hypocrites. We can be smug
in our condemnation thinking Jesus is on
our side. And yet most of them were
sincere people. They devoted their lives
in bringing people to God. They were no
worse than anyone of us gathered to
celebrate the Eucharist. We admit we are
sinners. We acknowledge our sinfulness at
the beginning of every Eucharist. Is our
admitting of being sinners and sinfulness
mere lip service, a ritual without
meaning?
The big
temptation is to see only the Pharisees in
the Gospel and not see ourselves; to hide
behind self-righteousness and not see
Jesus speaking to us. As Jesus said in
another place, “We see the speck in
our brother’s eye and we are not
aware of the plank in our own”.
We
fulfill our Sunday obligation and go to
mass; and then what? We tuck our faith
away carefully till needed again the next
week? Fulfilling a church commandment does
not of itself make us good. Wearing a
religious medal or going on a pilgrimage
does not necessarily make us good
Catholics. Displays of faith are not hung
about our necks but are actions springing
from a faith-filled heart.
SHOP
FOR A CAUSE
Saturday,
September 16, join MACY*S in a national
day of support for non-profit
organizations in the community, which
includes St. Dunstan
School!
Make a
$5 donation and save 10% - 20% all day
while shopping at any bay area MACY*S
store. Tell your friends and family about
this great opportunity to save money and
raise funds for St. Dunstan School.
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Children’s
Written
Wisdom…
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Dear
God,
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Maybe
Cain and Abel would not kill each
other so much if they had their
own rooms. It works with my
brother.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
September 4
- Labor
Day
holiday; school and rectory
closed
Tuesday,
September 5
- Novena
in
honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
Wednesday,
September 6
- Festival
Committee
meets in the convent at
7pm
Thursday,
September 7
- Prayer
Group
meets at Green Hills Retirement Center
at 7:30 pm
- Athletic
Board meets
in the school Math Room at
7pm
Friday,
September 8
- Retrouvaille
meets
in the convent
Monday
thru Saturday
- Morning
Prayer
in the church at 7:15 am
Monday
thru Friday
- Rosary
recited
in the church at 7:40
am
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. Contact the CCD Office at (650)
697-7451 to find out more about
volunteering.
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
Silent Auction Items: Gift certs, vacation
homes, theater and sporting event tickets,
etc.
We are
also in need of Silent Auction items such
as gift certificates, gift baskets, etc.
QUESTIONS?
Call Ann Woolen @
697-4730
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Last
weekend’s Regular
Collection:
$7,191.00
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Last
weekend’s
collection for the
Rebuilding of the
Archdiocese of New
Orleans and the Diocese
of Biloxi:
$2,723.00
Next
weekend’s Second
Collection will be for
the Catholic
Communications
Campaign
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Thank
you for all your
support!
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SAINTS
AND SPECIAL
OBSERVANCES
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Sunday:
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Twenty-second
Sunday in
Ordinary
Time
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Monday:
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Labor
Day
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Friday:
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The
Nativity of the
Blessed Virgin
Mary
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Saturday:
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St.
Peter
Claver
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The rectory will be closed Monday,
September 4th in observance of Labor Day.
Regular office hours will resume Tuesday,
September 5th at 8 am. THERE WILL BO NO
5:10 PM MASS ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th.
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, September 2
5 PM
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Lector: L.
Clothakis
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Clothakis, R&C Fry, F Axiaq,
E Danli, J Ryan
Altar
Servers: Conway,
Cruise, Cruise, Gordillo
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Sunday,
September 3
7 AM
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Lector: H.
Connolly
Eucharistic
Ministers: R
Flahavan, M Hutchings, B
Murphy
Altar Servers: Murphy, Cooke,
Ching, Jose
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8:30
AM
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Lector: D.
Capodanno
Eucharistic
Ministers: S
Capodanno, M Ocafrain, P Lucero,
R Pezo, M Leland, J Lilles
Altar
Servers: Lilles,
Loeza, Capitolo, Capitolo
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10
AM
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Lector: P.
Begin
Eucharistic
Ministers: C
Borromeo, P Maloney, M Quilici,
J&F Sigona, G Maldonado, G
Ennis
Altar
Servers: Maldonado,
Quilici, Borromeo, Grogan
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11:30
AM
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Lector: T.
Dizon
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Santos, C Caimotto, Y Kaialoa, J
Roensch, M Rogers, I Salvi
Altar
Servers: Rogers,
Austin, Maher, Jones
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5
PM
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Lector:
Antonio
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Cappel, P&M McLaughlin, K
Phelps
Altar
Servers: Crossman,
Harty, Mendoza, Lorenzo
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
September 3 thru 9,
2006
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For
Parish
Monday
- 6:30
am Barbero Family
- 8:00
am Vicente Salgado
Tuesday
- 6:30
am
- 8:00
am Giuseppe V. Pasquinelli
- 5:10
pm Annette
Pino
Wednesday
- 6:30
am
- 8:00 am
Joseph Caimotto
- 5:10 pm Chona
& Antonio Borlat
(living)
Thursday
- 6:30
am
- 8:00 am
Sam & Mary
Skalko
- 5:10
pm Isidro Jimenez
Friday
- 6:30
am
- 8:00 am Tony
Santora
- 5:10
pm Deceased Members of the Hernandez
Family
Saturday
- 8:00 am Don
Patrick Creighton
- 5:00 pm Lena
& John
Mezzetta
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, Joe
& Helen Maternia, Peter Guaraglia,
Mark McCloud , Kathy Montiel, Gloria Pasco
& The Yakaitis Family
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family.
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