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As we come toward the end of the
Liturgical Year, the readings for the 33rd
Sunday of the year begin to focus our
minds on the “end times”. The
scripture readings speak of distress and
tribulation; of stars falling from the
sky; of the Son of Man coming in clouds.
As Christians we are not meant to live in
fear and dread of the end. Christ has
claimed us for himself in baptism and he
is our protector and savior. He will be on
our side at the very end. As we pray in
the third Eucharistic prayer, “..and
ready to greet him when he comes again, we
offer you in thanksgiving this holy and
living sacrifice.”
Thanksgiving
Day comes during this period of the
Liturgical Year. On this day we recognize
God the giver of all things and express
our thanks. On this occasion we can follow
the advice that we should count our
blessings. This is the time of year for us
to reflect on our lives and all the
graces and blessings we have received
during the past year.
There’s
an old story about a traveler who came
upon a barn where the devil had stored
seeds. He planned to sow these seeds in
the hearts of people. There were lots of
bags and they were marked
“Hatred”, “Fear”,
“Doubt”, “Despair”,
“Unforgiving”,
“Pride”, “Greed” and
so on.
The
devil appeared and struck up a
conversation with the traveler. He
gleefully told the traveler how easily the
seeds he sowed sprouted in the hearts of
men and women.
“Are
there any hearts in which these seeds will
not sprout?” the traveler
asked.
A
melancholy look appeared on the
devil’s face. “These seeds will
not sprout in the heart of a thankful and
joyful person”, he said.
The Knights of Columbus are seeking items
to be used at our Crab Cioppino Silent and
Live Auction on December 2nd. In the past
we have put out such items as vacation
locations, wine, liquor, gift baskets,
special items, household wares, etc.
Please call Dan Capodanno 650/588-0324 for
pick-up.
DIVORCE MINISTRY: The annual Thanksgiving
Mass for the divorced and separated of the
Archdiocese of San Francisco will take
place on Saturday, November 25 at 5:30 pm
at St. John of God Church, 5th Avenue
& Irving Street in San Francisco. A
reception will follow. Call Fr. Al
Grosskopf, SJ at 415-422-6698 or Susan Fox
at 415-752-1308 for info.
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Children’s
Written
Wisdom…
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Dear
God,
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The
bad people laughed at Noah-
“You made an ark on dry land
you fool”. But he was smart,
he stuck with you. That’s
what I would
do.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
November 20
- Baptism
Preparation
Class
in the convent at
7:30pm
Tuesday,
November 21
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- CCD
classes meet at 3:45 pm
- St. Vincent
de Paul meets in the
convent at 7:30 pm
Wednesday,
November 22
Thursday,
November 23
- Thanksgiving
Day Mass
at 9am
- Rectory and
School closed
Friday,
November 24
- Rectory and
School closed
Monday
thru Saturday
- Morning
Prayer
in the church at 7:15 am
Monday
thru Friday
- Rosary
recited
in the church at 7:40
am
Attention:
All Lectors. Your new workbooks are now
here for your use. You will be needing
them by the end of the month. There will
be a meeting in the Church for you to
pickup yours either on Tuesday Nov. 21st
at 7 pm or on Sat Nov 25th at 10 am. If
you cannot make either of these times
please call Don at 583
1380.
St.
Dunstan Women’s Club TERESA Committee
Announces Christmas Giving Tree
2006
This
annual parish-wide holiday project will
begin next week. More details to follow in
the November 25/26 bulletin. Watch for the
glistening trees adorning our church to
select an ornament for your
contribution.
ST.
DUNSTAN KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ANNUAL CRAB CIOPPINO DINNER
At St.
Dunstan Parish Center
Saturday,
December 2, 2006
No Host
Cocktails 6:00pm Dinner at 7:30pm
Crab OR
Chicken Available
$42 per
person includes 2 complimentary drink
tickets
Auction
& Raffle!
Dancing
following dinner featuring
JOHNNY MIDNIGHT
For
tickets and info contact:
Sam: 650-692-0471 or Al:
650-697-0855
The St.
Vincent de Paul
Society
will hold its monthly meeting in the
Convent on Tuesday evening, November 21 at
7:30 PM. All parishioners are welcome and
encouraged to join in the good works of
the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
BISHOPS
MEETING, PAPAL VISIT ON TV
Programming
on EWTN, the Catholic TV network, includes
live coverage of the first two days of the
US Conference of Catholic Bishops fall
meeting in Baltimore. The Nov. 11-14
meeting sessions are set for 6 am to 9 am
and 11 am to 2 pm .
On
Sunday, Nov. 12 at 6 pm, EWTN will
televise a Solemn Mass marking the
restoration of the Baltimore Basilica.
EWTN also will provide live coverage of
Pope Benedict’s visit to Turkey, Nov.
28 to Dec. 1. Viewers are advised to go to
www.ewtn.com for telecast times and any
updates in papal visit coverage. EWTN is
carried on Comcast Digital Ch. 229; RCN
Ch. 80, DISH Satellite Ch. 261; and
DiercTV Ch. 422.
The rectory will be closed Thursday
November 23rd and Friday, November 24th
for the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular
office hours will resume Monday, November
27th at 8:00 am.
The
priests and staff of St. Dunstan’s
parish wish you all a wonderful
holiday.
The St. Dunstan Friendship Club will hold
their Christmas Luncheon Meeting on
Friday, December 1 at the El Rancho Motel.
Lunch will be served at 12 noon. Price is
$22, including tax and gratuity. For
reservations call Rena at 697-4917.
Non-members are welcome. Members are
reminded to continue to bring canned goods
for the St. Vincent de Paul
Society.
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Last
weekend’s Regular
Collection:
$6,672.00
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Last
weekend’s Parish
Maintenance &
Development Fund
Collection:
$3,042.00
This weekend’s
Second Collection will
be for the Campaign for
Human
Development
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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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Thirty-third
Sunday in
Ordinary
Time
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Tuesday:
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Presentation
of the Blessed
Virgin
Mary
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Wednesday:
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St.
Cecilia
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Thursday:
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St.
Clement I; St.
Columban
Blessed Miguel
Augustín
Pro
Thanksgiving
Day
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Friday:
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St.
Andrew Dung-Lac
and His
Companions
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Saturday:
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St.
Catherine of
Alexandria;
Blessed Virgin
Mary
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday,
November
18
5 PM
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Lector: L.
Clothakis
Eucharistic
Ministers: R
Attard, B&G Borba, J
Clothakis, R&C Fry
Altar
Servers: Garcia,
Crossman, Cruise, Sevilla
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Sunday,
November
19
7 AM
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Lector: S.
Connolly
Eucharistic
Ministers: M Wyman,
B Albright, S Bosso
Altar
Servers: Mendoza,
Janiczek, Gordillo, Ching
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8:30
AM
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Lector: M.
Kelly
Eucharistic
Ministers: D&S
Capodanno, M Ocafrain, L Kelly,
L&S Sandrini
Altar
Servers: Jones,
Cooke, Fahri, Salgado
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10
AM
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Lector: P.
Maloney
Eucharistic
Ministers: A&D
Vogl, M Quilici, C Borromeo, G
Maldonado, T Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Quilici,
Borromeo, Lorenzo,
Demartini
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11:30
AM
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Lector: P.
Hain
Eucharistic
Ministers: L.
Opalenik, J Roensch, Y Kaialoa, T
Dizon, B Santos
Altar
Servers: Barrera,
Restrivera, Hain, Wojdyla
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5
PM
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Lector: E.
Linak
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Cappel, P&M McLaughlin, K
Phelps, K Whitfield
Altar
Servers: Whitfield,
Seide, Tanjuakio, Cabarse
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
November 19th - 25th,
2006
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Benito
Mazzarello
- 10:00 am Bertu (Bart)
Chetcuti
- 11:30 am Giuseppe & Anita
Pasquinelli
- 5:00 pm Donald
Sagrafena
Monday
- 6:30 am Edmund & Jean
Gotelli
- 8:00 am Max & Susan
Montevirgin
- 5:10 pm Pauline
Spiteri
Tuesday
- 6:30 am John I. Thrall
- 8:00 am Lilliana & Angelo
Grenno
- 5:10 pm Frank & Anthony
Guzzetta
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Sara & Vincenzo
Pellegrini
- 8:00 am Lorna Dankwerth
- 5:10 pm Joseph
Mazzola
Thursday
- 9:00 am Thanksgiving Day
Mass
Friday
- 6:30 am Ida & Millio Militti
& Mary Costanzo
- 8:00 am Angelina & Marcello
Zadana
- 5:10 pm Sylvia Lenzi
Saturday
- 8:00 am Dylan Cappel
- 5:00 pm Manuel & Georgia
Ebejer
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, 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, Terry Meyer,
Geraldine Feehan, Martin Hidalgo, Norman
Roos, Lyle Dibbs, Gloria Giannini, Maxine
Coutts, Anna Mae Stewart, Jonathan Cerezo,
Richard Reising, Nick Cannuli, Gary Hart,
Joe & Helen Maternia, Peter &
LaVerne Guaraglia, Mark McCloud, Kathy
Montiel, Gloria Pasco, The Yakaitis
Family, Patricia Arruda, Anita Shoop
Kamula & Helen Uniak
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family:
Betsy Bechter
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