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In an earlier time in the Church there
was what is popularly know as ‘public
confessions’. Sinners did not
publicly proclaim their sins to all and
sundry, but they rather allowed themselves
to be known as sinners. On Ash Wednesday
they confessed their sins to the bishop.
This was done publicly. They could be seen
approaching the bishop and speaking but
nobody heard what sins they had committed.
Ashes were sprinkled on their heads and
their names were entered into the
‘Book of Penitents’. The bishop
then assigned a penance, which was to be
performed during the entire season of
Lent. This penance was appropriate to the
sin and was seen as healing rather than
punishment. It was the duty of the
Christian community to pray and support
the penitents.
The penance was suited to the sin. If
people had been greedy and selfish, they
were required to give alms to the poor. If
they had been self-indulgent and
gluttonous they were directed to abstain
from food. If they had been careless in
their relationship with God they were to
being to learn the art and love of
prayer.
On Holy Thursday the penitents received
absolution from the bishop and so were
prepared to celebrate the Mass of the
Lord’s Supper and the Easter
Triduum.
We all need to have an honest talk with
ourselves like the prodigal son in the
gospel. After having rejected his
father’s love, broken his heart,
squandered his inheritance and ending up
in a pigsty, he came to his senses. He
resolved to abandon his self-indulgent
life and return to his father. He decided
to confess his sins and ask to be
forgiven. His father, saw him, ran to him,
forgave him, embraced him and celebrated
his return.
Our Father will do no less for us when we
turn to him for forgiveness.
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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Be
ye fishers of men. You
catch them and
He’ll clean
them.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Sunday,
March 18
- Knights of
Columbus
Pancake Breakfast after the 8:30 &
10 AM Masses
Monday,
March 19
- Baptism
Preparation Class
in
the convent at 7:30 pm
Tuesday,
March 20
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- CCD
at 3:45 pm
- School
Advisory Board
meeting at 7pm in the Math
Room
- SVdP
meeting at 7:30 pm in the
convent
Wednesday,
March 21
- Women’s
Club
meeting in the Parish Center at
6:30pm
Thursday,
March 22
- Prayer
Group
meets at Greenhills Retirement Center
at 7:30pm
Friday,
March 23
- Stations of
the Cross
at 2:15 & 7pm
Saturday,
March 24
- Retrouvaille
meets in the convent
- First
Communion
Retreat
at 9am in the Parish Center
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 7:15am, and one of the
three daily Masses at 6:30am, 8:00am and
5:10pm.
Stations
of the Cross are held Fridays at 2:15 pm
& 7 pm.
Parishioners, mark your calendars. St.
Dunstan Parish Reconciliation Service will
be held on Wednesday, March 28 at 7 pm in
the church. For those of you who may be
interested, St. Robert Parish will be
having a Reconciliation Service on
Tuesday, March 27 at 7 pm.
Knights
of Columbus
Come
and join us for a St. Dunstan Community
event! Knights of Columbus Pancake
Breakfast, Sunday, March 18th after the
8:30 and 10:00 am Masses; adults $3,
children $1.50. Great breakfast; sausage,
eggs, pancakes, coffee & more. Raffle,
prizes, good food and good fellowship. We
wish to thank all who attend and support
our breakfasts. All the proceeds go to
help those in need in our parish
area.
SUPPORT FOR
SENIORS
Is there a senior in your life whose
safety and care need monitoring?
Licensed therapists, social workers,
registered nurses and gerontologists work
together to help elders stay at home by
providing a range of care solutions,
counseling and home care services. Sliding
scale fees. Call 650-592-9325 for more
information. -Catholic Charities CYO
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:
$8,335.00
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This
weekend’s Second
Collection will be for
Catholic Relief
Services
Next
Weekend’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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Fourth
Sunday of
Lent
Second
Scrutiny
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Monday:
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St.
Joseph
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Wednesday:
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Spring
begins
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Friday:
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St.
Toribio de
Mogrovejo
Abstinence
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The St.
Vincent de Paul
Society
will hold its monthly meeting in the
Convent on Tuesday evening, March 20 at
7:30PM. All parishioners are welcome and
encouraged to join in the good works of
the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday,
March 17
5
PM
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Lector: J. Ryan
Eucharistic Ministers: R&C
Fry, J &L Clothakis, J Ward,
E Danli
Altar Servers: Peralta,
Demartini, Wojdyla, Maher
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Sunday,
March 18
7
AM
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Lector: P.
Livingston
Eucharistic
Ministers: R
Flahavan, M Hutchings, S
Nussbaum
Altar
Servers: Murphy,
Janiczek, Jones, Lorenzo
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8:30
AM
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Lector: M.
Kelly
Eucharistic
Ministers: L Kelly,
D Capodanno, M Ocafrain, M
Anderegg, M Leland, R Pezo
Altar
Servers: Harty,
Mendoza, Anderegg,
Salgado
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10
AM
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Lector: P.
Maloney
Eucharistic Ministers:
C Cannizzaro, N
Reyes, J & F Sigona, D&A
Vogl, T Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Cruise,
Sevilla, Ching, Crossman
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11:30
AM
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Lector: L.
Opalenik
Eucharistic
Ministers: M
Rogers, T Dizon, B Santos, C
Caimotto, J Roensch, Y
Kaialoa
Altar
Servers: Rogers,
Gordillo, Conway, Fahri
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5
PM
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Lector: E.
Linak
Eucharistic Ministers:
B Cappel, J Franco,
P McLaughlin, K Phelps, K
Whitfield, E Maloney
Altar
Servers: Jose,
Austin, Cooke, Colarusso
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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 18th thru March 24th,
2007
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Vincenzo
Marinaro
- 10:00 am Salvatore
Alioto
- 11:30 am Mary Cardone &
Patrick Newell
- 5:00 pm Lillia Raban
Monday
- 6:30 am Giuseppe V.
Pasquinelli
- 8:00 am Joseph Spiteri
- 5:10 pm Francesca Andrea
Mora
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Dr. Rogelio
Fernandez
- 8:00 am Petra Cukar
- 5:10 pm Rosemary
Bartell
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Michael
Monteroso
- 8:00 am Dylan Cappel
- 5:10 pm Joe Mazzola
Thursday
- 6:30 am Desiderio Bueno
- 8:00 am Mrs Otillia
Scoles
- 5:10 pm Alice Agresti
Friday
- 6:30 am Sean Corrigan
- 8:00 am Joseph & Domenica
Vassallo
- 5:10 pm Anthony & Lena
Guzzetta
Saturday
- 8:00 am Nick Uchaz
- 5:00 pm Baptiste
Etchepare
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, James
Boccaleoni
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family:
Raymond Stefani
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