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In the past number of weeks some
politicians have been considering running
for the position of President of the
United States. They are looking for their
party’s nomination. Committees have
been formed to explore their likelihood of
success. Although the next Presidential
election occurs in 2008, the groundwork is
being prepared. They will look at their
support base, their policies and their
financial viability. They are seeking to
win the minds, hearts and pockets of the
people. They will surely also promise a
better and brighter future.
How
different the beginning of Jesus’
campaign! He had no committee, no campaign
manager, no financial backing, and no
previous public speaking
engagements.
In
today’s gospel passage we have Jesus
returning from the temptations in the
desert. In the synagogue of his hometown,
he reads from the prophet Isaiah. This
scripture passage is his choice and gives
us an insight into who he is and how he
saw his ministry. This is his inaugural
address and underscores the ideals and
goals of the kingdom of God. “The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me ….to
bring good news to the poor….to
proclaim liberty to captives….sight
to the blind….let the oppressed go
free….to proclaim a year favorable to
the Lord”.
Jesus
promises his followers a glorious future.
He
comes from an obscure background. His
choice of followers is questionable. Some
of his moneyed friends are sleazy tax
collectors. He has no political savvy, no
financial base, no broad based support and
he has no image-maker on his team. His
doctrine is too radical; he upsets the
status quo. There is talk of infighting
among his closest aids, and his mental
health becomes an issue. In time of
trouble his followers fled. He never did
gain any political office.
No
wonder he died an apparent failure;
executed as a common criminal.
St.
Dunstan Women’s Club
January Meeting
Wednesday,
January 31st at 6:30 pm at Ristorante Buon
Gusto, 224 Grand Avenue, So San Francisco,
CA 94080
Make it
your New Year’s resolution to come to
a Women’s Club meeting and meet great
women and have a wonderful dinner. There
will be great raffle
prizes.
For
reservations or information please contact
Dina Seide at 952-1768.
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Christian
One-Liners….
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People
are funny; they want the front of
the bus, the middle of the road,
and the back of the
church.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Sunday,
January 21
- Women’s
Club Past
President’s Luncheon in the Parish
Center at 1pm
Monday,
January 22
- Men’s
Club
meets at 6:30 pm in the Parish
Center
- TERESA
Committee
meets at 7pm in the school
library
Tuesday,
January 23
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- CCD
at 3:45 pm in the
schoolx
Thursday,
January 25
- Prayer
Group
meets at Greenhills Retirement Center
at 7:30pm
Saturday,
January 27
- 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
You’re
Invited!!!!
To the Third Annual Valentine’s
Dinner Dance,
Sponsored by the St. Dunstan Filipino
Parishioners
At
the St. Dunstan Parish Center, 1133
Broadway, Millbrae CA
Saturday,
February 3, 2007 at 6:00
pm
All
proceeds of this event will benefit St.
Dunstan Parish School
For more information please contact:
Jenny Sison (650) 866-3891 * Joy Valdez
(650) 888-5358 *
Cynthia Pramono (415)
730-0325
Adults:
$25 General Admission
Children: $12.50 ( ages 4-10 )
Family of 4: $70.00 (Two Adults and 2
Children)
Please remember, children 3 years and
under free.
ENVELOPE
USERS:
Please pick up your box of Sunday
envelopes for the new year, 2007. Boxes
are available in the rear of the church in
numerical order. If you do not know your
envelope number, a list is posted by last
name. We request that you please put your
name and the amount of your donation on
each and every envelope.
The St. Dunstan Friendship
Club
will hold its monthly meeting on Friday,
February 2 at the Millbrae Recreation
Center at 10:30 am. We will have a bake
sale. Please bring small portions of baked
goods with a price marked on the
package.
Dues of
$8.00 for the year can be paid at the
meeting.
A
reminder for our members to bring canned
goods for the St. Vincent de Paul Society
to distribute to the needy.
St.
Dunstan Women’s Club Proudly Invites
Women of the Parish
to
The Past President’s Bingo
Luncheon
Place: St. Dunstan Parish Center
Date: Sunday, January 21, 2007
Time: 1:00 pm Luncheon & Bingo
Price: $25.00
Lunch, drinks, dessert, and a 10 game
Bingo card Included
There
will be wonderful raffle prizes.
Please contact Dina Seide @ 952-1768 for
more information
St.
Dunstan’s Branch 403 of the Italian
Catholic Federation
invites parishioners, their families and
friends to join them on Sunday, February
18 for their 17th Anniversary Celebration
in the Parish Center. No host cocktails at
4 pm; dinner of salad, corned beef,
cabbage, carrots, potatoes, bread, butter,
dessert, coffee or tea, and wine at 5
pm.
Cost: $18. For reservations call Kay Lucio
at 697-7460.
ST.
DUNSTAN MEN’S CLUB
Come
celebrate the New Year, Monday, January
22nd at 6:30 pm in the Parish Center.
Dinner will be served. Cost is $15. Hear
and help plan upcoming events. There are
only a few squares left for the Superbowl
Pool, so get in while you can!
For more info call Ray Jackson at
873-3942.
OPEN
HOUSE, SUNDAY, JANUARY 28
Open
House for St. Dunstan School will occur
Sunday, January 28 at 11:00 am, following
the 10:00 am Mass.
Tours
of the school will be given and light
refreshments served.
Prospective
families should call the school office,
697-8119, for more information and/or to
arrange a private tour if needed.
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Last
weekend’s Regular
Collection:
$7,639.00
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Last
Weekend’s Catholic
Home Missions
Collection:
$2,635.00
Today’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 in
Ordinary
Time
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Monday:
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St.
Vincent
Day of Penance
for Violations
to the Dignity
of the Human
Person
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Wednesday:
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St.
Francis de
Sales
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Thursday:
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The
Conversion of
St. Paul
Week of Prayer
for Christian
Unity
ends
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Friday:
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Ss.
Timothy and
Titus
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Saturday:
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St.
Angela
Merici
Blessed Virgin
Mary
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, January 20
5 PM
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Lector: J. Ward
Eucharistic Ministers: R Attard,
R&C Fry, J Ryan, B&G
Borba
Altar Servers: Casella, Murphy,
Salameh, Rooney
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Sunday,
January 21
7 AM
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Lector: S.
Connolly
Eucharistic Ministers:
R Flahavan, M
Hutchings, B Murphy
Altar
Servers: Barrera,
Demartini, Maher,
Restrivera
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8:30
AM
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Lector: D.
Capodanno
Eucharistic
Ministers: S
Capodanno, M&L Kelly, M
Anderegg, M Leland, J Lilles
Altar
Servers: Tanjuakio,
Welch, Anderegg, Salgado
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10
AM
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Lector: P.
Maloney
Eucharistic
Ministers: C
Borromeo, N Reyes, J&F
Sigona, D&A Vogl, C
Borromeo
Altar
Servers: Borromeo,
Cooke, Lorenzo, Janiczek
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11:30
AM
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Lector: T.
Dizon
Eucharistic
Ministers: M
Rogers, B Santos, C Caimotto, J
Roensch, Y Kaialoa
Altar
Servers: Rogers,
Peralta, Loeza, Barnes
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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:
Ching, Sevilla, Seide,
Harty
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
January 21 thru January 27,
2007
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Tito Caputo
- 10:00 am Alma Marie
Budesa
- 11:30 am Margaret
Woulfe
- 5:00 pm Michael
Monteroso
Monday
- 6:30 am The Bruni Family
(living & deceased)
- 8:00 am Joseph & Constance
Schembri &fam
- 5:10 pm Andrew Heusker
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Rosa Hernandez
- 8:00 am Gerry Ryan
- 5:10 pm Hayden Charles
Nussbaum
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Martha
Montelibano
- 8:00 am Lee & Emma
Garcia
- 5:10 pm Gracia
Belluomini
Thursday
- 6:30 am The John Mezzetta
Family
- 8:00 am Salvatore
Alioto
- 5:10 pm Dr. George
Steiner
Friday
- 6:30 am May Sherry
- 8:00 am Elizabeth Nicolai
- 5:10 pm Leslie Dahler
Ayoob
Saturday
- 8:00 am Robert Warren
- 5:00 pm Lorna
Dankwerth
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, 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:
Ray Celeste
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