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“Sticks and stones will break my
bones, but names will never hurt me.”
So goes the belief of the old nursery
rhyme. But it is not true. Names and
labels can injure and destroy just as
effectively as stones. We wouldn’t
think of picking up a heavy stone to bash
in somebody’s head. That’s not
Christian! But there are other stones that
we keep close at hand and use regularly.
Hard cruel words hurled like rocks,
opinionated judgments, and sharp barbs of
spite can do enormous damage. They are the
weapons of assassins of the heart,
destroyers of dreams, killers of the
spirit.
The
dramatic scene in this Sunday’s
Gospel is a familiar one in which the
“good people” of the community
parade a woman before Jesus. She is
publicly labeled an adulteress and they
are ready to killer her. There is no
mention of the man. He is the coward who
has escaped the same judgment and maybe
now has joined the brave men seeking her
death.
They
did not care about the woman; they only
wanted to trap Jesus. These men were no
better than the man she was caught with in
adultery; they were using the woman, this
time publicly for their own pleasure.
Jesus could see through their hypocrisy.
Was he furious with them? Did he need time
to calm his anger? Is that why he wrote in
the sand?
Jesus
was not blind; he saw the sin of the woman
and the sin of the men accusing her. He
challenged them: “Let the man among
you who has no sin be the first to cast a
stone at her.” Of course they all
went away. The woman was pardoned and
instructed to avoid sin. Words can break
us, words can kill us, but the Word of God
gives forgiveness and
life.
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VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED!!
Saturday, March 31st from
10:00 am to 12:00 noon there will
be a general Easter church
cleaning. There is lots to do but
many hands will make it go
quickly. Mark the date on your
calendar. Bring your own gloves.
St. Dunstan School parents will
be awarded service hours for
their time.
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Christian
One-Liners….
Coincidence
is when God chooses to
remain
anonymous.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
March 26
- TERESA
Committee meets in the school library
at 7pm
Tuesday,
March 27
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- CCD
at 3:45 pm
Wednesday,
March 28
- Altar Server
Training
in the church at 3:30
pm
- Parish
Reconciliation
Service
at 7pm in the church
- Knights of
Columbus
Council meeting in the convent at 7:30
pm
Thursday,
March 29
- Prayer
Group
meets at Greenhills Retirement Center
at 7:30pm
Friday,
March 30
- Stations of
the Cross
at 2:15 & 7pm
Saturday,
March 31
- Retrouvaille
meets in the convent
- Church
clean-up
at 10am
Monday
thru Saturday
- Morning
Prayer
in the church at 7:15 am
Monday
thru Friday
- Rosary
recited
in the church at 7:40
am
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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.
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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.
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.
EASTER
FLOWERS
As an Easter Remembrance for departed
loved ones,
donations can be made for Easter flowers
for the church.
Look for envelopes in the pews next
weekend. Please
remember to list the names of those which
you
would like to remember and place the list
in the envelope
with your donation. The envelopes can
be
brought to the rectory or dropped in the
collection
basket at Mass.
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:
$7,917.00
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Last
weekend’s Catholic
Relief Services
Collection:
$3,674.00
This
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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Fifth
Sunday of
Lent
Third
Scrutiny
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Monday:
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The
Annunciation of
the
Lord
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Friday:
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Abstinence
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A LENTEN
TENEBRAE SERVICE,
The Journey to the Cross, Palm Sunday,
April 1 at 3 pm, St. Robert Church, San
Bruno. Join us for a service of darkness
that takes us from Jesus’ arrival in
Jerusalem to his crucifixion. This service
of word and music sets the mood for the
most significant week of the Liturgical
Year, and helps to prepare us for the
Easter celebration ahead. A reception will
follow.
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday,
March 24
5
PM
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Lector: J.
Ward
Eucharistic
Ministers: R
Attard, J&L Clothakis, E
Danli, C Orfino, J Ryan
Altar
Servers: Casella,
Loeza, Capitolo, Capitolo
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Sunday,
March 25
7
AM
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Lector: R.
Flahavan
Eucharistic
Ministers: S Bosso,
B Murphy, B Penner
Altar
Servers: Barnes,
DeMesa-Noto, Castro,
Jajeh
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8:30
AM
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Lector: D.
Capodanno
Eucharistic
Ministers: S
Capodanno, J Lilles, P Lucero, R
Pezo, D Lawson, M Leland
Altar
Servers: Sison,
Rooney, Garcia, Lilles
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10
AM
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Lector: J.
Sigona
Eucharistic Ministers:
F Sigona, G
Maldonado, K Burns, P Maloney, C
Borromeo, R Garrison, T
Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Garrison,
Totah, Maldonado,
Tanjuakio
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11:30
AM
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Lector: Y.
Kaialoa
Eucharistic
Ministers: J Costa,
T Dizon, C Cannizzaro, B Santos,
C Caimotto, M Rogers
Altar
Servers: Cabarse,
Welch, Barrera,
Restrivera
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5
PM
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Lector: E.
Antonio
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Cappel, J Franco, P McLaughlin, K
Phelps, K Whitfield
Altar
Servers: Whitfield,
Seide, Demartini, Wojdyla
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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 25th thru March 31st,
2007
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am John Debono
- 10:00 am Tim Herbeck & Louis
Marini
- 11:30 am Albert
Markland
- 5:00 pm Abraham Cownan
Monday
- 6:30 am Virginia
Villienas
- 8:00 am Franov & Budesa
Family
- 5:10 pm Pauline Spiteri
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Rogelio
Fernandez
- 8:00 am James Ward
- 5:10 pm Marie Martin
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Monica Agius
- 8:00 am Petra Cukar
- 5:10 pm Eugene Guinasso
Thursday
- 6:30 am Sheila Reudy
(living)
- 8:00 am Tito Caputo
- 5:10 pm Marie Del Rosso
Friday
- 6:30 am
- 8:00 am Jeanne Dan
- 5:10 pm Bertu (Bart)
Chetcuti
Saturday
- 8:00 am Ivan Santos & Sonny
Alary
- 5:00 pm Gulli Family (living
& deceased)
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:
Keith Cendak
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