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I remember living in community with a
confrere who was elderly. His sight was
failing but what really upset and annoyed
him was his loss of hearing. He was going
deaf and he refused to wear a hearing aid.
There was nothing we could do for him. As
the loss of hearing got worse he turned
more in on himself. As he found it
difficult to hear, he believed people we
talking about him and excluding him from
the conversation. He was losing touch with
the world he had known and had listened to
all his life. He began to regress to a
place inside himself where he
couldn’t be touched.
The man
in the Gospel never knew how to speak
properly till he met Jesus. He was given
this gift after his encounter with
Jesus
It is
good to remember that the man in the
Gospel is very much all of us. We all need
the healing hand of God to make us hear
and speak the message of the Gospel. We
are born with the gift of hearing but
maybe with age we lose the ability to
listen or maybe we develop selective
hearing and hear only what we want to
hear. In many ways, our eyes and ears and
hearts are like drains that are all
stopped up. Nothing gets through and we
need to have someone unblock the system.
We need Christ to say “Be
opened”. Jesus is telling us that the
greatest tragedy of all is not to be born
deaf and dumb but to have ears and fail to
hear and to have tongues and fail to
speak. Without hearing the Gospel and
being challenged by the Word of God we can
turn in on ourselves. Let us ask the Lord
to give us attentive ears so as to hear
the Word and live it.
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Betsy
and Don Bechter, who
celebrated their 55th
wedding anniversary on
September
8th!
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The St.
Dunstan Friendship
Club
will hold their monthly meeting on Friday,
Oct 6 at the Millbrae Community Center at
10:30am. We will have a KFC lunch and
bingo. The price is $8.50. Call Rena @
697-4917. 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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I
want to be just like my daddy
when I get big, but not with so
much hair all
over.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Tuesday,
September 12
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
Wednesday,
September 13
- Festival
Committee
meets in the convent at 7
pm
Thursday,
September 14
- Prayer
Group
meets at Green Hills Retirement Center
at 7:30 pm
- Back-to-School
Night
at 6pm at the school
Monday
thru Saturday
- Morning
Prayer
in the church at 7:15 am
Monday
thru Friday
- Rosary
recited
in the church at 7:40
am
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. Call
697-8119 for more information.
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
Knights
of Columbus
Come
and join us for a St. Dunstan Community
event! Knights of Columbus Pancake
Breakfast, Sunday, September 17th after
the 8:30 and 10:00 am Masses; adults $3,
children $1.50. Great breakfast; sausage,
eggs, pancakes, coffee & more.
Raffle,
prizes, good food and good
fellowship.
We wish
to thank all who attend and support our
breakfasts. All the proceeds will be
donated to helping people with
Intellectual Disabilities.
Are you interested in learning more about
the beliefs and practices of the Catholic
Church? Are you baptized but never
received First Communion? Never were
Confirmed? If you answered yes to any of
the above questions, our RCIA process can
be of help to you. RCIA stands for Rite of
Christian Initiation Adults. It is a
process designed to meet the needs of
adults who are considering joining the
Church or who wish to receive the
sacraments of Initiation ( Baptism,
Eucharist, Confirmation). For more
information regarding our Inquiry
Sessions, call the rectory at 697-4730.
Sessions will begin Sept 23 at 9am.
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Last
weekend’s Regular
Collection:
$8,972.00
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This
weekend’s Second
Collection will be for
the Catholic
Communications
Campaign.
Next
weekend’s Second
Collection will be for
the Parish Maintenance
& Development
Fund
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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-third
Sunday in
Ordinary
Time
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Tuesday:
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The
Most Holy Name
of
Mary
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Wednesday:
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St.
John
Chrysostom
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Thursday:
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The
Exaltation of
the Holy
Cross
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Friday:
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Our
Lady of
Sorrows
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Saturday:
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Ss.
Cornelius and
Cyprian;
Independence
Day
(Mexico)
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LYDIANS
“Miss Saigon” Show and dinner
following, October 8. For more information
call Pat Realini at 697-6976.
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, September 9
5 PM
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Lector: J.
Ryan
Eucharistic Ministers:
B&G Borba, J Ward, J&L
Clothakis, E Danli
Altar Servers:
Casella, Wojdyla, Salameh,
Rooney
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Sunday,
September 10
7 AM
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Lector: S.
Connolly
Eucharistic Ministers: B
Albright, S Nussbaum, B
Penner
Altar
Servers: Janiczek,
Ronzani, Demartini, Sison
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8:30
AM
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Lector:
Antonio
Eucharistic Ministers: M
Ocafrain, M Anderegg, J Hamilton,
J Lilles, D Lawson, R Pezo
Altar
Servers: Anderegg, Lilles,
Peralta, Garcia
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10
AM
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Lector: P.
Maloney
Eucharistic Ministers: K
Burns, A&D Vogl, N Reyes, C
Borromeo, T Herbeck
Altar Servers:
Borromeo, Sutter, Castro,
Eckmann
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11:30
AM
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Lector: A.
Colarusso
Eucharistic Ministers: B
Santos, C Caimotto, Y Kaialoa, J
Roensch, T Dizon
Altar
Servers: Colarusso, Totah,
Seide, Madriaga
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5
PM
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Lector: R.
Mayen
Eucharistic Ministers: B
Cappel, P&M McLaughlin, K
Phelps
Altar
Servers: Flaherty,
Flaherty, Flaherty, Salgado
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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 10 thru 16,
2006
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Irma M. Diller &
Alexander Diller
- 10:00 am Giuseppe & Anita
Pasquinelli
- 11:30 am Justine Cerruti
Treadway
- 5:00 pm Dylan Cappel
Monday
- 6:30 am Biancalana
Family
- 8:00 am Salvatore
Alioto
- 5:10 pm Salvatore
Cefalu
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Cynthia’s
Family
- 8:00 am Franov Family (living
& deceased)
- 5:10 pm Maria Caridad
Ricardo
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Fred Dehlinger
- 8:00 am Charlie
Gauci
- 5:10 pm William Schlimmer &
Norman Schlimmer
Thursday
- 6:30 am William
Schlimmer
- 8:00 am Giuseppe V.
Pasquinelli
- 5:10 pm The Jones
Family
Friday
- 6:30 am Manuel Florendo
- 8:00 am Lorna Dankwerth
- 5:10 pm Anthony
Balunzad
Saturday
- 8:00 am Stu Soukup
- 5:00 pm Anita
Pasquinelli
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:
Margaret Interdonato, Joseph Mariucci,
Enrico Ghilardi, and William
McInerney
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