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The explosive power of roadside bombs can
be seen on the nightly news. Car bombs and
suicide bombers kill indiscriminately and
their results are shown on a regular basis
on the evening news.
They
are destructive and cause wholesale
slaughter of the innocent. Twisted metal
and fireballs are the stuff of nightly
reports on television. This destructive
power highlights the darker side of
humanity; the side that kills and
maims.
Power
can be destructive or constructive. Power
can be used in at least two ways: it can
be unleashed, or it can be harnessed. The
energy in ten gallons of gasoline, for
instance, can be released explosively by
dropping a lighted match into the gas
tank.
Or it
can be channeled through the engine of an
automobile in a controlled burn and used
to transport a person 350
miles.
Explosions
are spectacular, but controlled burns have
lasting effect, staying
power.
The
Holy Spirit works both ways. At Pentecost,
the Spirit exploded on the scene; the room
shook and there were “tongues of
fire” (Acts 2:3). Thousands were
affected by one burst of God’s power.
But the Holy Spirit also works through the
church. It was in a sense as if God began
to tap the Holy Spirit’s power for
the long haul. Through worship,
fellowship, and service, Christians are
provided with staying
power.
The
Holy Spirit came upon the disciples in
that locked room. They had let down their
friend and teacher. When Jesus needed them
they were not there for him. Now at
Pentecost He would always be there for
them. A new power was unleashed upon the
world. This is not a power to destroy, but
power to renew, to forgive, and to love.
We been caught up in the explosion, the
slow burn, we have the staying power of
the Spirit.
Married
Couples:
The car gets a tune-up. The house gets a
painting. The Job gets our all. When is
there time to “brush up” on us?
Carve out time you so richly deserve and
attend a Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Weekend. For more information go to:
sf.lovemoredeeply.org
or call 650-366-7093. Next SF-WWME
Weekend: 6/8-10 in Burlingame.
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Christian
One-Liners….
If
God is your Copilot,
Swap
seats!
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
May 28
- School and
rectory closed
Tuesday,
May 29
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
Thursday,
May 31
- Men’s
Club
meeting and BBQ in the Parish Center at
6:30 pm
- Prayer
Group
meets at Greenhills at 7:30
pmx
Friday,
June 1
- St. Dunstan
Friendship Club
meeting at the Millbrae Community
Center at 10:30am
- First
Friday,
holy hour in the church at
4pm
Saturday,
June 2
- First
Saturday,
holy hour in the church at
7am
- Baptism
Preparation
Class
in the convent at
10:30am
- 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
Contemplative
Event:
June 7 –10 at Mercy Center
Burlingame. All are invited to “The
Seed Fell on Good Ground”, a retreat
celebrating Mercy Center’s Spiritual
gifts to the world over two decades. There
will be presentations, reflections,
rituals. Presenters will be Bishop Francis
A. Quinn, Marguerite Buchanan, RSM, Mary
Ann Scofield RSM, Suzanne Toolan RSM, Mary
Waskowiak, RSM. For information call
650-340-7474.
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.
THE ST
DUNSTAN FRIENDSHIP
CLUB
will hold their next meeting on Friday,
June 1 at the Millbrae Community Center at
10:30 am. Please join us. We will be
having a speaker, Shelley Ryder. She will
be speaking on new programs and civic
information in our
community.
Remember
to bring canned goods for the needy to be
distributed by the St. Vincent de Paul
Society.
The St.
Dunstan Men’s
Club
will hold their monthly meeting on
Thursday, May 31st at 6:30 pm in the
Parish Center. All men of the parish are
invited to attend. This will be the final
meeting of the year. A BBQ steak dinner
will be served.
Cost is
$15 per person. For reservations call Paul
Lacampagne at 589-4009.
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Congratulations
to our St. Dunstan School Track
Team for winning second place in
this year’s Spirit Festival
held last Sunday at Chabot
College.
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Friday, June 1 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, June 2 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.
MEMORIAL DAY
The
school and rectory will be closed Monday,
May 28th in observance of Memorial day.
Regular school and office hours will
resume Tuesday at 8am. There will not be a
5:10 pm Mass on Monday the 28th.
CYO Camp
Now Accepting Applications for Summer Camp
Staff positions!
CYO
Summer Camp is dedicated to providing a
playful, funfilled, challenging summer
camp experience for 9-16 year old campers.
CYO Summer Camp helps youth discover their
self-worth and explore their connectivity
to nature and spirituality. Campers enjoy
action-packed days of canoeing, archery,
outdoor adventure hikes and ocean
excursions. CYO Camp is located 2 hours
north of San Francisco in Occidental,
California on 216 acres of beautiful
coastal redwood forest. Camp staff will be
employed from June 11 –August 11 and
will receive housing and food as well as a
weekly stipend. We are looking for a Camp
Residential Life Manager, Head Counselors,
Specialty Counselors, General Counselors
and CIT’s. For more information or to
apply please visit: http://camp.cccyo.org/staff/
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Stress in
your Marriage?
Retrouvaille is a program for married
couples that feel bored, disillusioned,
frustrated, or angry at their marriage.
Some experience coldness. Others
experience conflict in their relationship.
Most don’t know how to change the
situation or even communicate with their
spouse about it. This program has helped
tens of thousands of couples experiencing
difficulties in their marriage. For
confidential information about, or to
register for the June program beginning
with a weekend on June 1 –3 call
415-893-1005.
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Last
weekend’s Regular
Collection:
$11.170.00
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Last
weekend’s Catholic
Communication Campaign
Collection:
$2,045.00
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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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Pentecost
Sunday;
World
Communications
Sunday
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Monday:
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Eighth
Week in
Ordinary
Time;
Memorial
Day
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Thursday:
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The
Visitation of
the Blessed
Virgin
Mary
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Friday:
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St.
Justin;
First
Friday
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Saturday:
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Ss.
Marcellinus and
Peter;
Blessed Virgin
Mary;
First
Saturday
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, May 26
5 PM
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Lector: J.
Ward
Eucharistic
Ministers: R
Attard, J&L Clothakis,
B&G Borba, J Ryan
Altar
Servers: Flaherty,
Flaherty, Flaherty,
Tanjuakio
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Sunday,
May 27
7 AM
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Lector: R.
Flahavan
Eucharistic
Ministers: M Wyman,
B Murphy, B Rogers
Altar
Servers: Sevilla,
Harty, Peralta, Eckmann
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8:30
AM
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Lector: D,
Capodanno
Eucharistic
Ministers: S
Capodanno, S Sandrini, P Lucero,
M Ocafrain, M Leland
Altar
Servers: Salgado,
Janiczek, Seide, Welch
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10
AM
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Lector: J.
Sigona
Eucharistic
Ministers: F
Sigona, R Garrison, K Burns, P
Maloney, K Whitfield, M Quilici,
T Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Garrison,
Quilici, Jose, Whitfield
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11:30
AM
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Lector: P.
Hain
Eucharistic
Ministers: J Costa,
T Dizon, C Cannizzaro, B Santos,
C Caimotto, Y Kaialoa
Altar
Servers: Rooney,
Fusaro, Rogers, Gordillo
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5
PM
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Lector: E.
Linak
Eucharistic Ministers:
B Cappel, J Franco,
E Maloney, K Phelps, D Sammut
Altar
Servers: Lorenzo,
Wojdyla, Totah, 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
May 27 through June 2,
2007
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am The Soukup
Family
- 10:00 am Pilar Ruiz
- 11:30 am Matthew J. Barulich,
Jr
- 5:00 pm Tony DeGuara
Monday
- 6:30 am Dylan Cappel
- 8:00 am Joseph Spiteri
- 5:10 pm
No
Mass
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Emilia Garcia
- 8:00 am Tito Caputo
- 5:10 pm Helen Grabe
Wednesday
- 6:30 am David J. Barnie
- 8:00 am The Dumas
Family
- 5:10 pm Curtis & Cory
Fernandez
Thursday
- 6:30 am Robert Martin
- 8:00 am Gulli Family
(living/deceased)
- 5:10 pm Kelli Raffanti
Friday
- 6:30 am Leonard Vogel
- 8:00 am Rosellini Opalenik
Family
- 5:10 pm Tony Santora
Saturday
- 8:00 am Mass of
Thanksgiving
- 5:00 pm Cris
Bantug
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,
ElsieNoceti, Steve Bacho, Mario & Eva
Caprini, Mary Farr, Barbara Modica, 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, Kathy Montiel, Gloria Pasco,
The Yakaitis Family, Patricia Arruda,
Carol Starrh Kroecker, William Kinnealy,
Frank Agius, Susan Silvera-Dunn, Gerry
Engli, George Rodriguez, Jr , Nafal
Jweinat, James Boccaleoni, Mayte Ocafrain,
Melba Sweeney, Molly Figone, LaVerne
Miane, Helen Habeeb & Lou
Sandrini
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family.
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