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A couple was driving home from church when
the wife turned to her husband and asked,
“Did you see that strange hat that
Mrs. O’Brien was wearing?”
“No” said her husband, “I
didn’t.” She continued and
asked, “Did you see that tacky
looking couple in the pew in front of
us?” He thought a moment and said,
“No I didn’t.” “Well
did you see Bill Smith, don’t you
think he aught to get a haircut?”
“Sorry dear, I just didn’t
notice,” said her husband. In
annoyance she said, “You know John,
sometimes I wonder why you go to
church!”
Expectations!
They can make us or break us. We usually
see what we are looking for. In large part
our expectations determine what we are
able to see and hear and hope for. If we
expect the best from others, and ourselves
that is what we are likely to get. If we
expect little, we’ll get
little.
In the
gospel this weekend, Jesus caught the
crowd in the synagogue off guard.
‘They were amazed at the gracious
words that came from his mouth.’ For
a few minutes he had them spellbound and
he captivated them with his vision of what
human life could be. But then their narrow
expectation about God and life and
what’s possible kicked in.
They
shout down Jesus. “Who does he think
he is?” He is only a carpenter and
‘the son of Joseph’. They
believe they know God and Jesus in not
part of their belief. To them Jesus was
speaking a foreign language. It was too
new and world shattering.
Each of
us is called to be Christian. Do we keep
our eye fixed on Jesus and the
possibilities for greatness? Christ has
called us to greatness; do we just want to
be better than the Joneses?
St.
Dunstan Women’s Club
January Meeting
Wednesday,
January 31st at 6:30pm 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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Opportunity may knock
once, but temptation
knocks on your front
door
forever..
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Sunday,
January 28
- Catholic
Schools Week
begins Open House at St. Dunstan School
after the 10am Mass
Tuesday,
January 30
- 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
school
Wednesday,
January 31
- Women’s
Club
meets at Risto rante Buon Gusto (SSF)
at 6:30pm
Thursday,
February 1
- Prayer Group
meets
at Greenhills Retirement Center at
7:30pm
Friday,
February 2
- St. Dunstan
Friendship Club
meets at the Millbrae Rec. Center at
10:30am
- First Friday
Holy Hour
at 4 pm in the church
Saturday,
February 3
- First
Saturday Holy
Hour
at 7am in the church
- Baptism
Preparation
Class
in the convent at
10:30am
- 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
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
94030
Saturday,
February 3, 2007 at 6:00pm
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. Envelopes will be removed from the
church this week.
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.
Friday,
February 2 is the First Friday of the
month.
There will be a Holy Hour in the church
from 4-5 PM followed by Mass at 5:10 PM.
Saturday,
February 3 is the First Saturday of the
month.
There will be a Holy Hour of Reparation
from 7 to 8 AM in the church followed by
Mass at 8 AM.
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.
The Good Shepherd Guild cordially invites
you to attend their annual Spring Luncheon
and Fashion Show “Valentine
Capers” at the Basque Cultural Center
to benefit the Sisters of the Good
Shepherd GRACENTER. Clothing will be shown
by Judd Green of San Mateo.
Date:
Thursday, February 8th,
2007
Place:
Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave ,
SSF
Time:
Social Hour 11:30 am, Luncheon 12:30
pm
Cost:
$45 per person For more information
contact Beverly Desmond at 415-587-5374 by
February 1st.
Attention
Parishioners
Here in
the Archdiocese of San Francisco, priests,
clergy, religious and laity will have an
opportunity to express their appreciation
to Bishop John Wester at a Mass of
Thanksgiving, Tuesday, February 20 at 5:30
pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San
Francisco. This Mass, with a reception
following, will commemorate Bishop
Wester’s long service to the people
of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. We
hope there will be broad representation of
the faithful at this special Mass on
February 20 at 5:30 pm at St. Mary’s
Cathedral.
The
installation of Bishop Wester as Bishop of
Salt Lake City will take place in Utah on
March 14. We are proud that Bishop Wester
has been chosen for this important work of
the Church.
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Last
weekend’s Regular
Collection:
$6,054.00
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Last
Weekend’s Parish
Maintenance &
Development Fund
Collection:
$3,336.00
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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 in
Ordinary
Time
Catholic
Schools
Week
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Wednesday:
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St.
John
Bosco
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Friday:
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The
Presentation of
the Lord
Blessing of
Candles
First
Friday
Groundhog
Day
Tu B’Shvat
(Jewish new
year of trees)
begins at
sunset
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Saturday:
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St.
Blaise
St. Ansgar
Blessing of
Throats
First
Saturday
Blessed Virgin
Mary
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, January 27
5 PM
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Lector: J.
Roensch
Eucharistic Ministers:
R Attard, C.
Cannizzaro, J Ward, E Danli, C
Orfino, J Ryan
Altar
Servers: Cabarse,
Cooke, Conway, Eckmann
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Sunday,
January 28
7 AM
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Lector: R.
Flahavan
Eucharistic Ministers:
B Albright, S
Nussbaum, B Penner
Altar
Servers: Castro,
Ronzani, Sison, Jose
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8:30
AM
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Lector: M.
Kelly
Eucharistic
Ministers: L
Kelly, J Lilles, P Lucero, R
Pezo, L&S Sandrini
Altar
Servers: Fusaro,
Lilles, Maher, Sutter
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10
AM
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Lector: F.
Sigona
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Sigona, G Maldonado, K Burns, P
Maloney, C Borromeo, C
Pramono
Altar
Servers: Borromeo,
Tanjuakio, Cruise,
Wojdyla
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11:30
AM
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Lector: P.
Hain
Eucharistic
Ministers: J Costa,
T Dizon, B Santos, C Caimotto, Y
Kaialoa
Altar
Servers: Hain,
Flaherty, Flaherty,
Flaherty
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5
PM
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Lector: E.
Antonio
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Cappel, P&M McLaughlin, K
Phelps, K Whitfield, J Franco
Altar
Servers: Whitfield,
McLaughlin, Peralta,
Jajeh
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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 28 thru February 4,
2007
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Gino Bertolucci
- 10:00 am Tim Herbeck &
Louis Marini
- 11:30 am Joseph Tonna
- 5:00 pm Rosalba
Pellegrin
Monday
- 6:30 am Special Intention
- 8:00 am Tito Caputo
- 5:10 pm Andy Raffanti
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Hayden Charles
Nussbaum
- 8:00 am Richard Wyman
- 5:10 pm Norma
Armenta
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Anna Capobianco
- 8:00 am Vinia Lucchesi
- 5:10 pm William
O’Connor
Thursday
- 6:30 am Seamus
O’Donnell
- 8:00 am Marvin Cardoza
- 5:10 pm Daniel Flynn
Friday
- 6:30 am Mildred Ferrari
- 8:00 am Rosellini Opalenik
Ramily
- 5:10 pm Tony Santora
Saturday
- 8:00 am Nancy Raimer (living)
- 5:00 pm Beggy & Candy
Mendoza (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, 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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