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A young priest was called to a hospital
where an old man lay dying. He leaned over
his bed, and said clearly and loudly,
“I am a priest. Is there anything I
can do for you? With great effort the man
turned to the priest and groaned,
“Stop sending the
envelopes.”
We live
in an age when we are bombarded with
values based on material security. We can
judge our achievements on the size of our
bank account, the extent of our
possessions the area in which we live. Our
spiritual values must run deeper than
material standards.
The man
in the Gospel had it all! He was rich, he
prided himself on his goodness; he was a
strict disciplinarian with regard to
worship and keeping the commandments. The
young man was brimming with life and could
boast that he had done nothing wrong. Yet
there seemed to be a lingering doubt in
his mind that something was missing. He
was courageous enough to ask to ask Jesus
what he must do.
This is
a question we all have to ask of
ourselves. We may not be rich and famous,
but Jesus invites each of us “Follow
me.”
Is
Jesus worth following? He is not asking us
to be part-time followers. He is not
asking us to admire his way of life, his
values or his code of conduct. He is
asking us to place our lives in his hands.
But the Lord can’t take us by the
hand if our hands are clasping and holding
tightly to ‘stuff’. The young
man was rich, powerful and had his hands
full in maintaining his riches.
The old
man dying in hospital will soon have a new
address. Envelopes will not be needed and
his hands will be empty. “Follow
me?”
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.
The St. Vincent de Paul
Society
will hold its monthly meeting in the
Convent on Tuesday, October 17th 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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Children’s
Written
Wisdom…
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Dear
God,
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Of
all the people who work for you,
I like Noah and David the
best.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Sunday,
October 15
- St. Dunstan
Mission Sunday
Monday,
October 16
- Baptism
Preparation
Class
7:30pm in the convent
Tuesday,
October 17
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- CCD
classes at 3:45 pm in the
school
- School
Advisory Board
meets in the school Math Room at
7pm
- St. Vincent
de Paul Society
meets in the convent at 7:30
pm
Thursday,
October 19
- Prayer
Group
meets at Marymount Green Hills
Retirement Center at
7:30pm
Saturday,
October 21
- 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
The St. Dunstan Friendship
Club
will hold their monthly meeting on Friday,
November 3 at 10:30 am at the Millbrae
Recreation Center. We will have a Pot Luck
lunch following the meeting. For those
members who choose not to bring food, the
price will be $6. Please bring enough food
for four people. Tickets will be available
for our Christmas Luncheon to be held at
the El Rancho Inn on Friday, December 1.
Price is $22 including tax and gratuity.
Please call Rena @ 697-4917 for more
information.
A
reminder: Members are asked to bring
canned goods for the needy to be
distributed by the St. Vincent de Paul
Society.
St.
Paul’s Grammar School’s 90th
Anniversary!
Sunday,
October 22
12:15
pm Mass and Reception
St.
Paul’s Church
Valley
& Church Streets San
Francisco
For
info call 415-648-7538
St. Dunstan Parish Mission Weekend
October
14-15
There
will be many events planned for this
special day, including the unveiling and
dedication of a plaque of our patron
saint, St. Dunstan, by Archbishop George
Niederauer, who will be here to celebrate
the 10:00 am Mass.
Representatives
from each of the various parish
organizations and ministries will be in
the parish center throughout the day to
share information with our parishioners,
and to extend an invitation to become
involved in our parish
community.
Plan on
attending this memorable event!
A GREAT
DAY IS COMING!
Next
Sunday, World Mission Sunday, and our Holy
Father, Pope Benedict, XVI, calls every
Catholic to celebrate, at the Eucharist,
our vocation to be missionary and to the
Missions.
As
Catholics around the world –here at
home and in the missions– gather at
the Eucharist around the table of the
Lord, let us...PRAY for the Church’s
worldwide mission, OFFER FINANCIAL HELP
through the PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH for
more than 1,150 dioceses in Asia, Africa,
Latin America, and the Pacific Islands.
Please give generously to next
weekend’s Second Collection.
ITALIAN
CATHOLIC FEDERATION
St.
Dunstan’s Branch 403 of the Italian
Catholic Federation invites parishioners,
their families and friends to join them
for a delicious Polenta Dinner on Sunday,
October 22nd in the Parish Center. Menu of
salad, polenta, chicken, sausage, bread,
butter, dessert, coffee or tea, and wine.
No host cocktails at 4 pm; dinner at 5 pm.
Cost is $18. For reservations call Kay
Lucio at 697—7460.
PROPSOITION
85
Vote
“yes” on Proposition 85. This is
the Parents’ Right to Know and Child
Protection Act. It will curb the abuses of
parental rights in California and public
school policy. The California Catholic
Bishops urge you to support Proposition
85. Protect our daughters.
Vocation
Retreat Day for Young Women
Nazareth
House, 245 Nova Albion Way, San Rafael, CA
94903
Sunday, October 22, 2006 from 9 am to 4
pm.
Craft
Faire
St.
Veronica’s Church
434
Alida Way, So San
Francisco
Sunday,
October 22nd 8:30 am to 3
pm
Call
Ruth Martinez @ 650-871-6300 for
information
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Last
weekend’s Regular
Collection:
$7,298.50
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This
weekend’s Second
Collection will be taken
up for the Parish
Maintenance &
Development Fund
Next
weekend’s Second
Collection will be for
World Missions
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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-eighth
Sunday in
Ordinary
Time
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Monday:
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St.
Hedwig
St. Margaret
Mary
Alacoque
National Boss
Day
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Tuesday:
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St.
Ignatius of
Antioch
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Wednesday:
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St.
Luke
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Thursday:
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Ss.
John de
Brébeuf,
Isaac Jogues,
and Their
Companions
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Friday:
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St.
Paul of the
Cross
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Due to
our parish Mission Weekend events there
will be no 11:30 am Mass on Sunday,
October 15.
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, October 14
5 PM
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Lector: J.
Ryan
Eucharistic
Ministers: R
Attard, R&C Fry, J Ward,
B&G Borba
Altar
Servers: Gordillo,
Sevilla, Lorenzo, Loeza
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Sunday,
October 15
7 AM
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Lector: S.
Connolly
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Murphy, S Nussbaum, B Penner
Altar
Servers: Murphy,
Garcia, Wojdyla, Austin
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8:30
AM
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Lector: L.
Sandrini
Eucharistic
Ministers: S
Sandrini, M Anderegg, D Lawson, M
Leland, J Lilles, P Lucero
Altar
Servers: Lilles,
Anderegg, Demartini, Jose
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10
AM
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Lector: C.
Borromeo
Eucharistic
Ministers: K Burns,
A&D Vogl, L Raquel, N Reyes,
T Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Raquel,
Borromeo, Capitolo,
Capitolo
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11:30
AM
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Lector: Y.
Kaialoa
Eucharistic
Ministers: M
Rogers, T Dizon, B Santos, C
Caimooto, J Roensch
Altar
Servers: Rogers,
Salgado, Cabvrase,
Tanjuakio
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5
PM
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Lector: E.
Antonio
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Cappel, P&M McLaughlin, K
Phelps
Altar
Servers: Ching,
Lorenzo, Welch, Sutter
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
October 15 - 21,
2006
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For
Parish
- 8:30 am Giuseppe
& Anita Pasquinelli
- 10:00 am Tony
DeGuara & Carmen
(living)
- 5:00 pm Dylan
Cappel
Monday
- 6:30 am Giuseppe
V. Pasquinelli
- 8:00 am Bruni
Family (living & deceased)
- 5:10 pm Loring
Flondarina
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Domenica
Rossi (living)
- 8:00 am Lilianna
Grenno
- 5:10 pm Kenneth
Koch
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Fred
Dehlinger
- 8:00 am
Eleanor Bracesco
- 5:10 pm Marissa
Cappel (living) & Dylan
Cappel
Thursday
- 6:30 am Giuseppe
V. Pasquinelli
- 8:00 am
Decker & Thomas
Family
- 5:10 pm Kenneth
Koch
Friday
- 6:30 am Margaret
McManus
- 8:00 am Lilliana
Grenno
- 5:10 pm Eileen
McGoff
Saturday
- 8:00 am Eusebio
Madriaga
- 5:00 pm Helen
Grabe
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, Fred Starrh, Nick
Cannuli, Connie Callahan, Gary Hart, Joe
& Helen Maternia, Peter & LaVerne
Guaraglia, Mark McCloud , Kathy Montiel,
Gloria Pasco, The Yakaitis Family,
Patricia Arruda, Frank Giandonato &
Helen Uniak
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family:
William Delucchi
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