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Once again we are in the season of Advent.
Today’s reading from the Gospel of
Luke may seem unexpected, as it is a story
of the end of the world. It is however a
story of anticipation. Advent is about our
expectation of Jesus’ return. We know
he came once at Bethlehem un-noticed by
the world, except for Mary and a faithful
few who were waiting for the Messiah to
come among them. We are to live in joyful
anticipation of Jesus’ Second Coming
when we will live forever in His Kingdom.
The images in the Gospel may be
frightening but we are not to lose heart;
Jesus our best friend is coming. We are
called to be Christian; called by Him. He
will return as He promised.
He is
warning us, “Be vigilant.”
“Your lives are too precious to
waste. There are people to be loved and
cared for, people who need the gifts God
has entrusted to you. There are sicknesses
to be healed, burdens to be lifted, and
pains to be taken away. There are people
that need to be listened to, and loved
into wholeness.”
Advent
provides us an opportunity to look around
at what needs to be put right, to see how
we have failed and to assess the ways in
which we can do better. What ever our
past, God is only too willing to look
lovingly upon us. We will have a Penance
Service here in St Dunstan on December
19th at 7:00 pm. I encourage everybody to
make a special effort to avail of this
occasion to receive the sacrament of
reconciliation. It is an opportunity for
all of us to prepare for Christmas and to
advance on our spiritual journey by
walking in the light of the Lord.
St.
Dunstan Women’s Club Breakfast With
Santa
Saturday, December 9 at 10 am in the
Parish Center
There
will be crafts for the children,
continental breakfast, and a visit from
Santa.
Menu: Donuts, Pastries, Fruit, Cider, Hot
Chocolate, Coffee
Children Under 4: FREE
Children 5 to 12: $5
Adults: $4
Pictures with Santa will be available for
$3 each.
For information please contact Dina Seide
at 952-1768.
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Children’s
Written
Wisdom…
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Dear
God,
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I
didn’t think orange went
well with purple until I saw the
sunset you made on Tuesday.
That was cool!
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Tuesday,
December 5
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- CCD
classes
meet at 3:45pm
- ICF
Christmas meeting at 6:30pm in the
Parish Center
Thursday,
December 7
- School
Athletic Board
meets in the Math Room at
7pm
Friday,
December 8
Saturday,
December 9
- Women’s
Club Breakfast with
Santa,
10am in the Parish
Center
- Retrouvaille
meets in the conventx
Monday
thru Saturday
- Morning
Prayer
in the church at 7:15 am
Monday
thru Friday
- Rosary
recited
in the church at 7:40
am
St.
Dunstan Women’s Club TERESA
Committee’s
“Little Stars Shine
Brightly”
Christmas Giving Tree 2006
Benefiting
St.
Vincent de Paul, CORA, Birthright
International and St. Joseph’s
Village
- On
November 25 & 26, and December 2
& 3, take as many ornaments, (gold
ribbons are for gift cards, and red
ribbons are for a specific gift), as
you wish from either one of our two
Christmas trees in the
church.
- Purchase
the “wish” gift(s) indicated
on the ornament and please do NOT
wrap.
- Bring
gifts at any of the Saturday or Sunday
Masses on November 26, December 2,3,9,
or 10. Committee e members will be
available after mass to collect the
gifts.
- If
monetary donations are preferred,
checks may be made payable to “St.
Dunstan TERESA Giving Tree” and
given to one of the committee members
at the weekend masses.
Gifts
will be personally delivered by TERESA
Committee members in time for Christmas.
YOUR KINDNESS WILL MAKE SOMEONE’S
CHRISTMAS WISH COME TRUE!
TERESA:
Taking Effort to Raise Existing Social
Awareness
Friday, December 8 is the Feast of the
Immaculate Conception. It is a holy day of
obligation. Masses for the holy day are
Thursday at 5:10 pm (vigil), Friday at
6:30 am, 8:00 am, 11:00 am, 5:10 pm and
7:00 pm
ARCHBISHOP’S
ANNUAL APPEAL
Thanks
to all of you that have contributed to
this year’s Archbishop’s Annual
Appeal, St. Dunstan Parish has met its
goal and the assessment of $75,200 has
been paid in full to the Archdiocese of
San Francisco. This includes payments from
those of you who chose to make monthly
installments on a pledge, rather than a
single donation. If you are on an
installment plan, please continue to make
your pledged payments to the Archdiocese
of San Francisco. Thank you!
The Good Shepherd Guild cordially invites
you to attend their annual Christmas
Luncheon at the Olympic Club, Lakeside, to
benefit the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
GRACENTER.
DATE:
Thursday, December 14, 2006
PLACE: Olympic Club, Lakeside
TIME: Social Hour 11:30 am; Luncheon 12:30
pm
COST: $45.00 per person
For
more information contact Shirley Terry at
415-682-9617
ST.
DUNSTAN GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
If you
or someone you know is struggling with the
loss of a loved one, please join the St.
Dunstan Grief Support Group for ongoing
sessions to help process your grief and
loss issues. For more information please
call Barbara Cappel, L.C.S.W. at
650-692-7543.
NOURISH YOUR
SOUL BY VOLUNTEERING OR WORKING FOR
CATHOLIC CHARITIES CYO MEALS ON WHEELS
PROGRAM
Make a
difference in our community and volunteer
one day a week to deliver meals to
homebound frail elderly and disabled
adults. Paid driver positions are also
available to deliver meals from Belmont to
Daly City. Call Catholic Charities CYO
Meals on Wheels program at 650-295-2177
for more information.
XIII Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Saturday, Dec 9. We will sing the
traditional Mananitas at 5 am at All Souls
Church, 315 Walnut Avenue, So San
Francisco, and walk will begin at 6:30 am.
Transportation will be provided from St.
Mary’s Cathedral Parking Lot, 1111
Gough Street, San Francisco to All Souls
Church from 4:30 am to 6:30 am. Bishop
John Wester will accompany the pilgrims
and celebrate a solemn Mass at the
Cathedral at 2 pm. For more information
call 415-333-4868.
First
Sunday of Advent
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Last
weekend’s Regular
Collection:
$7,769.00
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Thanksgiving
Collection:
$2,191.00
This
weekend’s Second
Collection is for
Christmas Flowers for
the Church.
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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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First
Sunday of
Advent
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Monday:
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St.
John of
Damascus
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Wednesday:
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St.
Nicholas
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Thursday:
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St.
Ambrose
Pearl Harbor
Remembrance
Day
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Friday:
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The
Immaculate
Conception of
the Blessed
Virgin
Mary
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Saturday:
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St.
Juan
Diego
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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, December 2
5 PM
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Lector: L.
Clothakis
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Clothakis, C Cannizzaro, F Axiaq,
R&C Fry, E Danli
Altar
Servers:
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Sunday,
December 3
7 AM
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AM Lector:
H. Connolly
Eucharistic
Ministers: R
Flahavan, M Hutchings, B
Murphy
Altar
Servers: Welch,
Conway, Eckman, Seide
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8:30
AM
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Lector: M.
Kelly
Eucharistic
Ministers: LV
Kelly, M Ocafrain, D Lawson, M
Leland, J Lilles, P Lucero
Altar
Servers: Cooke,
Fahri, Ching, Lorenzo
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10
AM
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Lector: P.
Begin
Eucharistic
Ministers: J &
F Sigona, P Maloney, M Quilici, C
Borromeo, G Maldonado
Altar
Servers: Quilici,
Borromeo, Maldonado,
Loeza
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11:30
AM
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Lector: A.
Colarusso
Eucharistic
Ministers: Y
Kaialoa, C Caimotto, J Roensch, T
Dizon, B Santos
Altar
Servers: Colarusso,
Tanjuakio, Murphy, Harty
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5
PM
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Lector: E.
Linak
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Cappel, P&M McLaughlin, K
Phelps, K Whitfield, J Franco
Altar
Servers:
McLaughlin, Whitfield, Peralta,
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
December 3 thru December 9,
2006
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Sunday
- 7:00
am For Parish
Monday
- 6:30 am John
H. Ryan, Sr.
- 8:00
am Vicente Salgado
- 5:10 pm Mary
Brighi
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Rene
& Vittsi Tanjuakio
(living)
- 8:00 am Paul
Priolo
- 5:10 pm Diego
Ricardo
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Sam
& Connie Trimbur
- 8:00 am
John Somers
- 5:10
pm Joseph Caimotto
Thursday
- 6:30
am Domenica Rossi
(living)
- 8:00
am Giuseppe V. Pasquinelli
- 5:10
pm Joseph Aquilina
Friday
- 6:30 am Bruni
Family (living & deceased)
- 8:00
am Budesa Family (living &
deceased)
- 11:00
am Mary Leif
- 5:10
pm Maryann Bertolino
- 7:00 pm China
Elizabeth Stogner
Saturday
- 8:00 am David
& John Muscat
- 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, 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:
Evelyn Fox and Louise
Squaglia
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