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This Sunday in our Gospel we will hear
Jesus refer to tragedies which recently
occurred. From these two calamities Jesus
draws a lesson: to judge others as guilty
of sin is not the correct response, but to
think about our need of repentance is.
Lent is a time we look at our own lives
and examine our lives as followers of
Christ. We are asked to name the sin in
our lives and repent.
Unfortunately,
in our modern society it is very difficult
to repent—and not because we
don’t have anything to repent of. On
the contrary, we live in a world that is
sinful, but we don’t name the sin a
sin. We dress it up in other colors and
call it by another name. Just consider the
Seven Deadly Sins: pride, anger, lust,
greed, envy, gluttony, and sloth. In
bygone generations people were taught to
avoid these seven attitudes that
invariably lead to sin. Somehow I
don’t believe they have been removed
from the human condition. They are still
with us. So it’s certainly not a lack
of sins that makes it hard for us to
repent. The problem is that we frequently
do not recognize these sins as sins. The
trouble is we have redefined sin to be
nothing more than either personal
preferences or the result of unfair
circumstances or just plain bad luck. We
have gone so overboard trying not to be
judgmental or intolerant, we can no longer
even bring ourselves to label any
behavior—no matter how vile or
harmful—as a sin. At best we call it
“a constitutionally protected
personal choice”; and at worst we
call it any one of a plethora of
illnesses.
On
Wednesday March 28th we will have a parish
reconciliation service in preparation for
Easter. Only sinners need come.
The
Knights of Columbus, St. Dunstan Council
#11041,
is having a fund-raiser for the Madison
Kitz Medical Fund on May 5, 2007, at the
Parish Center. It will be a dinner with
Silent Auction and Live Auction items. If
you have any item you would like to
donate, please contact Dan Capodanno at
588-0324. We accept any new item and we
especially are looking for gift
certificates to restaurants, merchandise
stores, etc and specialty items such as
timeshares, vacation weekends, etc. No
item is too big or too small for this
event.
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Christian
One-Liners….
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We
are called to be
witnesses, not lawyers
or
judges.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
March 12
- Men’s
Club
meeting in the Parish Center at
6:30pm
Tuesday,
March 13
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- CCD
at 3:45 pmx
Thursday,
March 15
- School
Mass
at 9am
- Prayer
Group
meets at Greenhills Retirement Center
at 7:30pm
Friday,
March 16
- Stations of
the Cross
at 2:15 & 7pm
Saturday,
March 17
- Men’s
Club St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
Dance
in the Parish Center at
6:30pm
- 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.
St.
Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance
St.
Dunstan Men’s Club cordially invites
you to attend a St.
Patrick’s Day celebration, Saturday,
March 17 at the St. Dunstan
Parish Center.
Proceeds will
benefit St. Dunstan Knights
Athletic Program
Traditional
Corned Beef Dinner (or
chicken)
Irish
Entertainment, Raffle and
Dancing
No Host
Bar
$25 Per
Person (includes one drink)
Gathering:
6:30 pm
Dinner: 7:30 pm
Reservations
are required
Reservations
close Wed, March 14-or when sold
out
For
information call Ray Jackson 873-3942
or Dan Flaherty 692-8834
For reservations call Paul Lacampagne
589-4009
The St.
Dunstan Friendship
Club
will hold their next meeting on Friday,
April 6 at the Millbrae Community Center
at 10:30 am. Please attend. On Sunday
March 18th we will have our Communion
Breakfast in conjunction with the Knights
of Columbus. It will be held in the Parish
Center after the 10 am Mass. The price is
$3. Call Barbara Aymar @ 697-9074 for
reservations. Deadline is March 12. On May
4 we will have our Chicken Coop Lunch. We
will have a choice of chicken or ham.
Price will be $13.50. Call Rena @ 697-4917
for info. Tickets will be sold at our
April meeting. Non members are welcome.
Remember to bring canned goods for the
needy to be distributed by the SVdP
Society.
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Last
weekend’s Regular
Collection:
$9,334.00
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Next
weekend’s Second
Collection will be for
Catholic Relief
Services
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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
Lent
First
Scrutiny
Girl Scout
Sunday
Daylight Saving
Time
begins
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Friday:
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Abstinence
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Need a copy of the Sunday bulletin or of a
particular schedule, church and parish
information? Please visit the 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,
March 10
5
PM
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Lector: L.
Clothakis
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Clothakis, R&C Fry, F Axiaq,
J Ryan, C Orfino
Altar
Servers: Gordillo,
Fusaro, McLaughlin,
DeMesa-Noto
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Sunday,
March 11
7
AM
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Lector: H.
Connolly
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Albright, M Wyman, B Penner
Altar
Servers: Jajeh,
Castro, Sison, Garcia
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8:30
AM
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Lector: D.
Capodanno
Eucharistic
Ministers: S
Capodanno, M&L Kelly, M
Ocafrain, J Lilles, D Lawson
Altar
Servers: Rooney,
Eckamnn, Salameh, Welch
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10
AM
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Lector: G.
Yip
Eucharistic
Ministers: G
Maldonado, K Burns, P Maloney, R
Garrison, C Pramono, L Raquel, T
Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Cabrase,
Garrison, Raquel,
Maldonado
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11:30
AM
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Lector: P.
Hain
Eucharistic
Ministers: J Costa,
B Santos, E Maloney, J Roensch, Y
Kaialoa, T Dizon
Altar
Servers: Barrera,
Restrivera, Ronzani, Hain
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5
PM
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Lector: G
Ledbetter
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Cappel, J Franco, P McLaughlin, K
Phelps, K Whitfield, D Sammut
Altar
Servers: Totah,
Whitfield, Sutter, Seide
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
March 11th thru March 17th,
2007
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Norma Armenta
- 10:00 am Peter Cownan
- 11:30 am Joseph Tonna
- 5:00 pm Carmen
Hernandez
Monday
- 6:30 am Mary Farrell
- 8:00 am Benito
Mazzarello
- 5:10 pm Greg Mendoza
(living)
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Fred Dehlinger
- 8:00 am Jweinat Family
(living)
- 5:10 pm Virginia Roemer
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Osito Nunez
- 8:00 am Anna & Joseph
Oberti
- 5:10 pm Michele Manzone
Thursday
- 6:30 am Christine Abinales
(living)
- 8:00 am Carmelo Vella
- 5:10 pm Dan Flynn
Friday
- 6:30 am Mike Carr
(living)
- 8:00 am Lorna Dankwerth
- 5:10 pm Victor Graff
Saturday
- 8:00 am Giuseppe V.
Pasquinelli
- 5:00 pm Tony DeGuara
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, George
Rodriguez, Jr , Nafal
Jweinat
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family:
Alexandria Manini
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