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The bookstores are full of self-help
books. There is even a whole category of
books for “Dummies” From
computers to physical exercise there is a
book to tell you how to do it. Maybe there
is a book out there entitled “How to
Pray” for dummies. I haven’t
come across it yet. In any event, nothing
worthwhile comes easy. Effort has to be
made if we are to achieve something
worthwhile and lasting in our
lives.
I
don’t believe the apostles were
dummies. They felt the need to pray, to
imitate Jesus. They saw how prayer gave
wholeness to the life of Jesus. They saw
how Jesus had an abiding relationship with
God his Father- “Abba”. They saw
how prayer sustained Jesus and they wanted
it in their lives. At each major moment in
the life of Jesus he spent time in prayer.
The disciples knew they need the gift of
prayer. Jesus taught them.
Our
prayer is not trying to contact the
missing God, but to allow the present God
to enter our lives. Our God is not aloof.
He is as present as a parent, a family
member, a dear friend who cares about us
here and now.
The
focus of prayer takes us outside of
ourselves. Jesus says “our”, not
my, or mine, but our Father. In that
opening word alone was a lesson for the
disciples and us. The center of our prayer
is God not ‘me’. Jesus taught
his disciple who needed help. We always
have to keep in mind that prayer is always
Godgiven. We should not confuse the gift
of grace with some achievement of our own.
Let us spend some time with the Teacher
and the Word given to us.
ITALIAN
CATHOLIC FEDERATION
St.
Dunstan’s Branch 403 of the Italian
catholic Federation invites all
parishioners, their families and friends
to join them Sunday, August 19 for a
Ravioli Dinner in the Parish Center. No
host cocktails at 4pm; dinner of salad,
ravioli, bread, butter, coffee or tea,
dessert and wine at 5pm. Cost $15. For
reservations call Kay Lucio at 697-7460.
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Christian
One-Liners….
Q.
Who was the greatest
financier in the
Bible?
A.
Noah. He was floating
his stock while everyone
else was in
liquidation.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Sunday,
July 29
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
Thursday,
August 2
- Prayer
Group
meets at Greenhills at 7:30
pm
Friday,
August 3
- First Friday
Holy Hour
at 4pm in the church
- SD Friendship
Club
meets at 10:30 am at the Millbrae
Community Center
Saturday,
August 4
- First
Saturday Holy
Hour
at 7 am in the church
- Retrouvaille
meets in the convent
- Baptism
Preparation
Class
at 10:30 am 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
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.
Friday,
August 3 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,
August 4 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 ST.
DUNSTAN FRIENDSHIP
CLUB
will meet on Friday, August 3 at the
Millbrae Community Center at 10:30 am.
Please join us. We will be entertained by
Beverly Gaines, a harpist. You will be
able to buy your tickets for the September
Hamburger Barbeque (and all the trimmings)
then. Price will be $8.50. For more
information please call Rena at 697-4917.
Please don’t forget to bring canned
goods for the needy to be distributed by
the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
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From
the Office of Religious
Education--
CCD Registration Packages
for the 2007/2008 school year are
available. To request a package,
please call the Office of
Religious Education at (650)
697-7451 and leave a message or
visit our website at
saintdunstanchurch.org and click
on the Religious
Education/CCD
link to
download registration materials.
Classes will begin on Tuesday,
September 18th at 3:45 p.m., for
Grades K - 6th. Please register
early. We
Need Your
Assistance—The
St. Dunstan School of Religious
Education is an important part of
the St. Dunstan Parish community.
We are dedicated in providing our
students with a desire to share
in the adventure of faith,
learning, liturgy and life. Our
programs provide faith formation
for children to grow in love,
knowledge, appreciation and
desire to become active members
of the Catholic Church. We are
looking for volunteers to assist
in our program with teaching and
classroom support. It is our hope
that you will give consideration
to the idea of becoming one of
our volunteers and share with us
your time, talent and your
prayers. Contact the CCD Office
at (650) 697-7451 to find out
more about volunteering.
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MEN OF
THE PARISH, KEEP THIS DATE
OPEN!
Our
annual retreat for the men of the parish
will be held at the Jesuit Retreat Center
in Los Altos from September 21-23. We are
most fortunate to have as our retreat
master, Fr. Bernie Bush, SJ, an excellent
and inspiring speaker.
His
topic will be:
When
Can I See The Face of
God?
For
more information call:
- Dan
Capodanno: 588-0324
- Jack
Ward: 697-6705
- Bob
Murphy: 583-3870
PRO-LIFE
ROSARY
Next
Saturday, August 4 is the 1st Saturday of
the month. On every 1st Saturday there is
a rosary prayed to end abortion. We meet
at 9am in front of Planned Parenthood,
2211 Palm Avenue, San Mateo. Come and join
us. For more info contact Jessica @
572-1468 or Gloria @ 345-9076.
Youth
Ministry
- Mass
& Pizza
- Sunday,
August 12th
- 5:00
pm –7:15 pm
All
high school aged youth are invited to
nourish their souls and fill their bellies
at the St. Dunstan Youth Ministry
kickoff!!! We will meet at the 5 pm Mass
and then eat pizza together in the
convent. Come meet other youth in the
parish and share your ideas for our new
Youth Ministry program.
For
more information or to RSVP call Laura at
692-4872.
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Last
weekend’s Regular
Collection:
$6,542.00
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St. Vincent de
Paul 5th Sunday
Collection will be taken
up at the doors of the
church after each Mass
this weekend to benefit
those in need in our
parish area.
Please give
generously.
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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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Seventeenth
Sunday in
Ordinary
Time
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Monday:
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St.
Peter
Chrysologus
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Tuesday:
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St.
Ignatius of
Loyola
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Wednesday:
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St.
Alphonsus
Liguori
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Thursday:
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St.
Eusebius of
Vercelli;
St. Peter
Julian
Eymard
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Friday:
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First
Friday
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Saturday:
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St.
John Mary
Vianney
First
Saturday
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, July 28
5 PM
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Lector: J.
Ward
Eucharistic
Ministers: R
Attard, R&C Fry, F Axiaq, E
Danli, C Orfino
Altar
Servers: Murphy,
Janiczek, Jones, Burns
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Sunday,
July 29
7 AM
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Lector: R.
Flahavan
Eucharistic
Ministers: M Wyman,
B Murphy, M Hutchings
Altar
Servers: Palma,
McLaughlin, Mendoza,
Chavez
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8:30
AM
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Lector: D.
Capodanno
Eucharistic
Ministers: S
Capodanno, J Lilles, P Lucero, M
Leland, E Linak, R Pezo
Altar
Servers: Tanjuakio,
Peralta, Restrivera,
Ching
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10
AM
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Lector: M.
Kelly
Eucharistic
Ministers: L Kelly,
P Maloney, L Raquel, R Garrison,
L Borromeo, C Cannizzaro, T
Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Borromeo,
Sheker, Garrison,
Fernando
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11:30
AM
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Lector: T.
Dizon
Eucharistic
Ministers: J Costa,
M Rogers, E Maloney, B Santos, J
Roensch, C Caimotto
Altar
Servers: Bagley,
Totah, Reyes, Ghanaim
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5
PM
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Lector: G.
Ledbetter
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Ledbetter, J Franco, K Phelps,
P&M McLaughlin
Altar
Servers: Barnes,
Yip, Barrera, Panopio
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
July 29 through August 4,
2007
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Tito Caputo
- 10:00 am Tim Herbeck & Louis
Marini
- 11:30 am SVDP
Benefactors
- 5:00 pm Larry Bianchi
Monday
- 6:30 am Daniel Flanagan
- 8:00 am Fe Tan
- 5:10 pm Jesus N.
Concepcion
Tuesday
- 6:30 am William Strambi
- 8:00 am John Debono
- 5:10 pm Gulli Family (living
& deceased)
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Eileen McGoff
- 8:00 am Florentino
Borlat
- 5:10 pm Cesar Mendoza &
Imelda Joven (living)
Thursday
- 6:30 am Dylan Cappel
- 8:00 am Vincenzo
Marinaro
- 5:10 pm Eileen McGoff
Friday
- 6:30 am Dylan Cappel
- 8:00 am Lilliana Grenno
- 5:10 pm Rosellini Opalenik Fam.
& Helen Blake
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, Helen & Vicky Noceti, Irene
Thommen, Kyong Cruz, Ciera Whipple,
Dorothy Rives, Elsie Noceti, 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, 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, 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, Marge Todd, Helen Habeeb,
Lou Sandrini, Michael Coffaro, Diedra
Bradshaw, Irma Sweeny Lori Mazzoni, Dr.
Vincent Marinkovich, Charlene
Spediacci
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family:
William Strambi & Richard
Reising
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