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A teenager named Billy was having a hard
time growing up. He was always in trouble;
he got involved with a bad crowd, skipped
school and began to use drugs. He was rude
to his parents and he argued with his
parents continuously. After one bitter
argument with his father, he stormed out
of the house threatening never to
return.
His
father was heartbroken. Although his son
was rebellious he loved him more than life
itself. He went looking for him but could
not find him. After months of searching he
decided to but an advertisement in the
local newspaper. The ad read “Billy
come home. I love you. Meet me at noon at
the train station.”
The
next morning he went to the station. There
to his surprise he found several young men
named Billy. They were each hoping that
the ad was for them: that it was their
father inviting them to come
home!
Whatever
our names are, and whatever our mistakes,
God is inviting us to come home!
“Jesus”, “Light of the
World”, “Emmanuel”,
“The Risen One”, “Prince of
Peace”, call Him what you will, we
know that God became flesh and dwells with
us.
God’s
son, “The Good Shepherd”, is
holding out his hand to us. He is inviting
us to take hold of his hand, to hold it
tight and never let it go. On Christmas
night God stepped into our world in
person. He proclaims He is heartbroken
without us; he wants us to come
home.
This
Christmas we say with all our hearts,
“Thank you Lord for not giving up on
us. Thank you Lord for giving us
Jesus”. “For unto us a child is
born, unto us a Son is given….”
Have you ever thought about becoming a
Catholic priest? You are invited to a
discernment retreat on Friday, January 26
at 4 pm through Sunday, January 28 at St.
Patrick’s Seminary to better
understand if a vocation to the ministry
of God’s priesthood is for
you!
Single
men, 21 years of age or older, are invited
to explore the possibility of a priestly
vocation.
The
weekend is designed to provide the tools
needed to help you determine if God might
be calling you to a vocation in the
priesthood. Discernment Retreat will
include prayer, discussion and
presentations about the priesthood, group
interaction and following the daily
routine of a seminarian. For further
information contact Rev. Thomas Day,
Director of Vocations of the SF
Archdiocese at 415-614-5684.
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Many folks want to serve God; but
only as
advisors.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
December 25
Tuesday,
December 26
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- No
CCD
classes
- RECTORY
CLOSED
Thursday,
December 28
- Prayer
Group
meets at Greenhills Retirement Center
at 7:30pm
Saturday,
December 30
- 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
Next weekend, members of the St. Vincent
de Paul Society will be stationed at the
doors of the church after each Mass,
taking up their 5th Sunday Collection.
Please give generously. Your donations
will help those in need in our parish
area.
WALK
FOR LIFE
Join
thousands of pro-life women, men, friends
and families as we take our message to the
streets proclaiming “women deserve
better than abortion.”
Walk
with us Saturday, January 20th, 2007, as
we continue to peacefully proclaim our
message in ever-greater
numbers.
Walk
with us to challenge the belief that
abortion is a good choice for women. Walk
to proclaim that Life is the best choice
for women.
Walk
starts at 11:00 am, Justin Herman Plaza at
the Embarcadero, ends at the Marina Green,
San Francisco.
To
organize groups or for further information
call 415-586-1576 or go to
www.WalkforLifeWC.com.
LIFE
IS THE CHOICE!
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.
Fourth
Sunday of
Advent
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Last
weekend’s Regular
Collection:
$7,003.00
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Last
weekend’s Parish
Maintenance &
Development Fund
Collection:
$3,193.00
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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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Fourth
Sunday of
Advent;
The Vigil of
Christmas
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Monday:
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The
Nativity of the
Lord
(Christmas)
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Tuesday:
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St.
Stephen
First Day of
Kwanzaa
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Wednesday:
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St.
John
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Thursday:
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The
Holy
Innocents
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Friday:
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Fifth
Day in the
Octave of
Christmas
St. Thomas
Becket
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Saturday:
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Sixth
Day in the
Octave of
Christmas
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Welcome back, Fr. Francis Mulloy!. Fr.
Mulloy will be visiting with us for three
weeks the Christmas holidays!
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, December 23
5 PM
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Lector: L.
Ward
Eucharistic Ministers:
R Attard, E Danli,
R&C Fry, C Orfino, J Ryan
Altar
Servers: Casella,
Cooke, Jose, DeMesa-Noto
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Sunday,
December 24
7 AM
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Lector: P.
Livingston
Eucharistic Ministers:
B Albright, S
Bosso, R Flahavan
Altar
Servers: Loeza,
Gordillo, Cabarse, Maher
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8:30
AM
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Lector: J. Franco
Eucharistic Ministers: M
Ocafrain, M&L Kelly, M
Anderegg, D Lawson, M Leland
Altar
Servers: Anderegg,
Demartini, Austin,
Ronzani
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10
AM
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Lector: J.
Sigona
Eucharistic Ministers:
F Sigona, P
Maloney, R Garrison, A&D
Vogl, G Maldonado, T Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Maldonado,
Garrison, Barrera,
Retsrivera
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11:30
AM
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Lector: T.
Dizon
Eucharistic Ministers:
M Rogers, Y
kaialoa, B Santos, J Costa, J
Roensch
Altar
Servers: Rogers,
Fahri, Welch, Lorenzo
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5
PM
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Lector:
NO
MASS @ 5 pm
Eucharistic Ministers:
Altar Servers:
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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 24 thru December 30,
2006
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Patrick Newell &
Mary Cardone
- 10:00 am Tim Herbeck &
Louis Marini
- 11:30 am Dylan Cappel
- 4:30 pm Christopher
Taylor
- 11:30 pm Barbara
Stahl
Monday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Mae Soukup
- 10:00 am Dylan Cappel
- 11:30 am China Elizabeth
Stogner
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Special Intention
- 8:00 am Mary Halligan
- 5:10 pm Pauline
Spiteri
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Domenica Rossi
(living)
- 8:00 am Gaetano & Rosina
Bernardo
- 5:10 pm Salvatore
Alioto
Thursday
- 6:30 am Louis Ghilarducci
- 8:00 am Angela Brillante
- 5:10 pm Mary & Bill
Murphy
Friday
- 6:30 am Special Intention
- 8:00 am Tito Caputo
- 5:10 pm Domingo Bobila
(living)
Saturday
- 8:00 am Edmund & Jean
Gotelli
- 5:00 pm Paul Tsih
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 &
Gerry Engli
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family.
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