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Two youngsters in different baptismal
classes were overheard exchanging notes on
their progress. One announced proudly,
“We’re up to original sin.”
The other scoffed and said,
“That’s nothing, we’re past
redemption.”
We are
not past redemption but we all need to
recognize sin in our lives and
change.
“A
clean heart create for me, O Lord, put a
steadfast spirit within me.” These
words from Psalm 51, which we pray on Ash
Wednesday, reminds us that Lent is a
season that signals a change of heart.
This is a very special time for all
Christians. The Church offers us this time
to reflect on who we are. It is also an
opportunity for all of us to reflect on
our Christian vocation and renew our own
baptismal promises.
Lent is
a time for us to get back to basics, to
replenish the soil in which our Christian
faith grows. To reflect on the very nature
of who we are, and what it means to be a
Christian today. At the core of our being
we have been claimed by Christ. This is
the truth of who we are and why we can
pray, “each year you give us this
joyful season when we prepare to celebrate
the Paschal Mystery with mind and heart
renewed.”
This is
not about making New Year resolutions in
February. It is about ashes and the cross.
It’s about money, food, and how we
spend our time. It’s about sin and
sorrow. It’s about life and death.
It’s about Christ’s life death
and resurrection.
Fasting
and self-denial, backed up by prayer and
almsgiving, keep us growing in friendship
with Christ and young at
heart.
Parishioners, you are cordially invited
to
The 4th
Annual Strides for Life Dinner and
Auction
benefiting
colon cancer education and research,
Saturday, March 3 at the Westin Hotel,
1 Old Bayshore Blvd, Millbrae.
Check in begins at 5:30 pm, Dinner at 7:30
pm.
Honored guest is Senator Jackie Speier
Reservations are required.
Please call 650-588-6390 for further
information.
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Christian
One-Liners….
Some
minds are like concrete,
thoroughly mixed up and
permanently
set.…
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
February 26
- TERESA
Committee
meets in the school library at
7pm
Tuesday,
February 27
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- CCD
at 3:45pm
Thursday,
March 1
- Prayer
Group
meets at Greenhills Retirement Center
at 7:30pm
Friday,
March 2
- St. Dunstan
Friendship Club
meets at 10:30am at the Millbrae
Community Center
- Stations of
the Cross
at 2:15 & 7pm
- First
Friday
holy hour at 4pm
Saturday,
March 3
- First
Saturday
holy hour at 7am
- Baptism
Preparation
Class
at 10:30am in the
convent
- 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
Parishioners
Save the Date!
St.
Dunstan Catholic School will be hosting
its 5th annual International Food Festival
on Saturday, April 21st. The event will be
held from 5 pm to 9 pm at the Parish
Center, 1133 Broadway.
A money
raffle will be held. The First Prize is
$1,000. Raffle tickets can be purchased
after Mass outside the
church.
All
proceeds will benefit St. Dunstan
School.
For
more information call
650/697-8119.
LENTEN
REGULATIONS
Everyone
14 years of age and older is bound to
abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, the
Fridays of Lent and Good
Friday.
Everyone
18 years of age and older but under the
age of 60 is also bound to fast Ash
Wednesday and Good Friday.
On
these two days , the law of fast allows
only one full meal a day, but does not
prohibit taking some food during the day,
so long as this does not constitute
another full meal. Drinking liquids during
the day is permitted.
When
health or ability to work would be
seriously affected, the law does not
oblige. In doubt concerning fast or
abstinence, a priest assigned to pastoral
ministry or confessor should be consulted.
In the spirit of penance, the faithful
should not lightly excuse themselves from
this obligation.
Parishioners
are encouraged to receive the Sacrament of
Reconciliation during Lent, and to attend
Morning Prayer at 7:15 am, and one of the
three daily Masses at 6:30 am, 8:00 am and
5:10 pm.
Stations
of the Cross are held Fridays at 2:15 pm
& 7 pm.
The St.
Dunstan Friendship
Club
will hold their monthly meeting on Friday,
March 2nd at 10:30 am at the Millbrae
Community Center. We will have Deborah
Owdom from Mills Peninsula Senior Focus
speaking on investment fraud. Please
attend. On Sunday, March 18th we will have
our Communion Breakfast. It will be held
at St. Dunstan Parish Center after the 10
am Mass in conjunction with the Knights of
Columbus Pancake Breakfast. The price is
$3. We hope you can all attend. Please
call Barbara Aymar for more information at
697-9074. The deadline for reservations is
March 12.Remember to bring canned goods
for the needy to our monthly meeting. They
will be given to the St. Vincent de Paul
Society to distribute to those in need.
LYDIANS
Annual “Pot Luck” luncheon,
March 4, 2007 at 1pm in the convent. All
widows of the parish are invited.
For further information contact Pat at
697-6976.
Friday, March 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, March 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.
The
Italian Catholic Federation, Branch 403,
St. Dunstan Church,
will have a special celebration “St
Joseph Table” on Tuesday, March 6 at
6:30 pm in the Parish Center. If you wish
to prepare a pot luck dish for 8 and are
interested in participating in this
traditional Sicilian event, please contact
Dan Capodanno, Heritage Chairperson @
588-0324, no later than March 1st. Fresh
flowers for the St. Joseph table are
gratefully accepted. If you would like to
donate fresh flowers, either from your
garden or a store, please contact June
Bianchi at 589-8728.
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Last
weekend’s Regular
Collection:
$5,920.00
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Last
weekend’s Parish
Maintenance &
Development Fund
Collection:
$2,955.00
This
weekend’s Second
Collection will be for
Catholic
Charities
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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
Lent
Rite of
Election
Rite of Calling
the Candidates
to Continuing
Conversion
Rite of
Sending
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Friday:
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First
Friday
World Day of
Prayer;
Abstinence
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Saturday:
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St.
Katharine
Drexel;
First
Saturday;
Purim (Jewish
observance)
begins at
sunset
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday,
February
24
5 PM
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Lector: J.
Roensch
Eucharistic
Ministers: F Axiaq,
E Danli, R&C Fry, C Orfino, J
Ryan
Altar
Servers: Capitolo,
Capitolo, Jose, Maldonado
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Sunday,
February
25
7 AM
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Lector: P.
Livingston
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Albright, S Bosso, M
Hutchings
Altar Servers: Loeza, Fusaro,
Cabarse, McLaughlin
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8:30
AM
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Lector: L.
Sandrini
Eucharistic
Ministers: S
Sandrini, M&L Kelly, M
Anderegg, D Lawson, R Pezo
Altar
Servers: Anderegg,
Demartini, Austin,
Gordillo
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10
AM
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Lector: F.
Sigona
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Sigona, P Maloney, R Garrison,
D&A Vogl, N Reyes T
Herbeck
Altar
Servers:
DeMesa-Noto, Garrison, Welch,
Lorenzo
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11:30
AM
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Lector: T.
Dizon
Eucharistic Ministers:
M Rogers, Y
Kaialoa, C Caimotto, B Santos, J
Costa, C Cannizzaro
Altar
Servers: Rogers,
Fahri, Barrera,
Restrivera
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5
PM
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Lector: R.
Mayen
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Franco, E Maloney, K Phelps, K
Whitfield, B Cappel
Altar
Servers: Maher,
Wojdyla, Conway, Sutter
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
February 25th thru March 3rd,
2007
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Norma Armenta
- 10:00 am Tim Herbeck & Louis
Marini
- 11:30 am Matthew J. Barulich,
Jr
- 5:00 pm Peter Lorenzoni
Monday
- 6:30 am Bertu Chetcuti
- 8:00 am Sisto Giuilacci
- 5:10 pm Antonio
Ravaglia
Tuesday
- 6:30 am
- 8:00 am Hugh Halligan
- 5:10 pm Michael
Monteroso
Wednesday
- 6:30 am
- 8:00 am Tito Caputo
- 5:10 pm The Gulli
Family
Thursday
- 6:30 am
- 8:00 am Tony Orosco & Ray A
Schoader
- 5:10 pm Alvin Greogry
Friday
- 6:30 am
- 8:00 am Rosellini-Opalenik
Family
- 5:10 pm Tony Santora
Saturday
- 8:00 am Vincente
Salgado
- 5:00 pm The John Mezzetta
Family
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,
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, Susan
Silvera-Dunn, Gerry Engli
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family.
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