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We are getting closer to Christmas day.
This Sunday we light the pink candle on
our Advent wreath. It is traditionally
known as Gaudete Sunday.
(“Gaudete” meaning
“Rejoice” in Latin). It sets the
tone of joyful expectation for the
Lord’s birth and Second Coming. For
many of us there is joy in our hearts as
we wait expectantly to celebrate this
foundational event of our Christian lives:
the incarnation. For others there is
heightened anxiety as the countdown begins
to complete shopping lists, to sort out
the number of cards to be mailed, and to
consider the presents to be bought and
wrapped.
This is
the season of gift giving and it confronts
us with the greatest challenge of all: to
look past the goodies that the internet
and shopping centers put in front of us.
We are called to see beyond the tinsel and
lights and see the true Light that is
coming into our world.
In the
Gospel of this Sunday the crowds asked
John the Baptist, “What must we
do?” his preaching has created a
sense of urgency and expectation and the
people want to know what they should do.
In essence John says, “Whoever you
are, and whatever it is that you do, do it
with all your heart. If you are a soldier,
protect people. If you are a leader, take
care of people and not just your own
self-interests. If you have more than you
need, share.”
Each of
us plays a variety of roles: citizen,
worker, professional, laity, clergy,
religious, mother, father, sister and so
on. Our challenge is to be “the good
news” and to enable others to share
the good news of a God who is near and
cares for each and very person.
The
T.E.R.E.S.A. Committee
of
the St. Dunstan’s Women’s Club
will be meeting on Monday, December 18 at
7 pm in the St. Dunstan School Library.
All ladies of the parish are most welcome
to attend.
Cars
Needed! Did
you know that the St. Vincent de Paul
Society gives away running cars to people
in desperate need?
The
Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San
Mateo County needs your running vehicle!
Call (650) 598-9148 to donate. Visit the
vehicle lot and say hello to our friendly
staff at 1805 El Camino Real in San
Carlos. Help us help others!
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Christian
One-Liners…
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Some
people are kind, polite, and
sweet-spirited –until you
try to sit in their
pews.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
December 18
- TERESA
Committee
meets in the school library at
7pm
- Baptism
Preparation
Class
in the convent at
7:30pm
Tuesday,
December 19
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- No
CCD classes
- SVDP
Christmas meeting in the Parish Center
at 6pm
- Parish
Reconciliation
Service
at 7pm in the church
- School
Advisory Board
meets at 7pm in the Math
Room
Thursday,
December 21
- Christmas
Break
begins for St. Dunstan school
students
- Prayer
Group
meets at Greenhills Retirement Center
at 7:30pm
Saturday,
December 23
- 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
If any of your loved ones have been
hospitalized, we ask that you please call
the rectory to let the priests of the
parish know so that they are able to visit
them. The hospitals do not inform us when
one of our parishioners has been admitted,
so it is up to their family members to let
us know. Thanks for your help!
SUPPORT
FOR SENIORS
Is
there a senior in your life whose safety
and care need monitoring? Licensed
therapists, social workers, registered
nurses and gerontologists work together to
help elders stay at home by providing a
range of care solutions, counseling and
home care services. Sliding scale fees.
Call 650-592-9325 for more
information.
-Catholic
Charities CYO
Christmas
Celebrations at St. Dunstan
2006
Sacrament
of Reconciliation
Tuesday
Dec. 19 7:00 – 8:00
pm
Saturday,
December 23
8:30
– 9:00 am Confessions
12:00 – 1:00
pm Confessions
Masses
on Sunday, December 24
7:00
am, 8:30 am, 10:00 am, 11:30 am
Christmas
Eve Masses
4:30
pm Children’s Mass with Pageant
11:00 pm Carols, Singing and Scripture
Readings
11:30 pm Christmas Mass
Christmas
Day Masses
7:00
am, 8:30 am, 10:00 am and 11:30 am
No 5:00 pm Mass on Christmas Day
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 or Carol Hensley
at 650-692-1488.
The St.
Dunstan Friendship
Club
will hold its monthly meeting on Friday,
January 5 at 10:30 am at the Millbrae
Recreation Center. Our dues of $8 can be
paid at the meeting. Non-members are
invited.
Remember
to bring canned goods for the needy to be
distributed by the St. Vincent de Paul
Society.
Third Sunday of Advent
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Last
weekend’s Regular
Collection:
$7,683.00
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This
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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Third
Sunday of
Advent
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Monday:
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International
Migrants
Day
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Thursday:
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St.
Peter
Canisius
Winter
begins
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Saturday:
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St.
John of
Kanty
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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 16
5 PM
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Lector: L. Clothakis
Eucharistic Ministers: J
Clothakis, C Cannizzaro, J Ryan,
F Axiaq, R&C Fry
Altar Servers: Salameh, Capitolo,
Capitolo, Eckmann
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Sunday,
December 17
7 AM
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Lector: R.
Flahavan
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Penner, B Rogers, M Wyman
Altar
Servers: Salgado,
Tanjuakio, Wojdyla,
Sutter
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8:30
AM
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Lector: D.
Capodanno
Eucharistic Ministers:
S Capodanno, M
Leland, J Lilles, P Lucero,
L&S Sandrini
Altar
Servers: Welch,
Lilles, Conway, Sevilla
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10
AM
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Lector: F.
Sigona
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Sigona, M Quilici, L Raquel, N
Reyes, G Maldonado, K Burns, T
Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Quilici,
Raquel, Maldonado, Castro
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11:30
AM
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Lector: Y.
Kaialoa
Eucharistic
Ministers: J Costa,
J Roensch, T Dizon, B Santos, C
Caimotto
Altar
Servers: Flaherty,
Flaherty, Flaherty, Ching
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5
PM
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Lector: R.
Mayen
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Cappel, P&M McLaughlin, K
Phelps, K Whitfield, J Franco
Altar
Servers:
McLaughlin, Whitfield, Peralta,
Rooney
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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 17 thru December 23,
2006
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For
Parish
- 8:30 am Lilliana
Grenno
- 10:00
am Chachyamma Cownan
- 11:30 am Bertu
(Bart) Chetcuti
- 5:00 pm Guiseppe
V. Pasquinelli
Monday
- 6:30 am Zarcone
Family (living &
deceased)
- 8:00 am Lilliana
& Angelo Grenno
- 5:10 pm Peter
Glenn Bove
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Sr.
Clare McGover
- 8:00 am Rafaela
Estrada
- 5:10 pm Tim
& Charlotte
Maher
Wednesday
- 6:30 am John
Breen
- 8:00 am
Decker & Thomas Family
- 5:10 pm Emma
Arnolfo
Thursday
- 6:30 am Domenica
Rossi (living)
- 8:00 am Tito
Caputo
- 5:10 pm Deceased
Members of the Delucchi
Family
Friday
- 6:30 am Jim
O’Grady
- 8:00 am Angelina
& Marcello Zadana
- 5:10 pm Joseph
Mazzola
Saturday
- 8:00 am Patrick
Ward
- 5:00 pm Ed
& Rita Spiteri & Family
(living)
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, William Kinnealy, Frank Agius
Eugene Guinasso & Susan Silvera-Dunn
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family:
Charles Loustalot
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