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Grandma had just arrived for a long visit,
and her little grandson was jumping up and
down for joy. “I’m sure happy to
see you, Grandma. Now maybe daddy will do
the trick he’s been promising
us.”
Grandma
was mystified, “What trick is that,
Patrick?”
“Well,”
said the boy, “I heard him tell mommy
that if you came to visit he’d climb
the walls.”
There
is nothing so agonizingly painful as a
family feud; divisions and infighting can
destroy individuals and families. In the
Gospel this weekend, Jesus appears no
longer the bringer of peace or a
peacemaker. He does not accept peace at
any price. He is telling us we have to
make choices, and honest, moral choices
sometimes put us in conflict with the
people around us. He had to go through the
agony of decision-making in the garden of
whether he would accept his baptism of
death and resurrection or reject the will
of God. He demands the same of
us.
To
follow Jesus Christ is not a stroll in the
park, it is not all sweetness and light.
It demands commitment and following Jesus
down that rocky road to Jerusalem. The
gospel is forcing us to face the fact that
if we are followers of Jesus, conflict and
division are unavoidable. He never
promised us a journey without
crosses.
This
gospel calls us to stand up and be
counted. If we accept the teachings of
Jesus we will be rejected and ridiculed by
others, maybe even by family and
friends.
Jesus
met Pontius Pilate not because he was
“mister nice guy” but because he
spoke the truth and followed where truth
led. We are called to follow the
“Way, the Truth and the Life”
and Jesus is saying that the road is not
easy but he has gone before us, so come
follow him.
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
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Biblical
Humor…
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Q.
What excuse did
Adam give his
children as to
why he no
longer lived in
Eden?
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A. Your
mother ate us out of
house and home.
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Sunday,
August 19
Monday,
August 20
- Baptism
Preparation
Class
at 7:30 pm in the
convent
Tuesday,
August 21
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- SVdP
meets
at 7:30 pm in the
convent
Wednesday,
August 22
- Festival
meeting in the convent at 7
pm
Thursday,
August 23
- Prayer
Group
meets at Greenhills at 7:30
pm
Saturday,
August 25
- 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
Al
& Rosemarie Morando
celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary
on
August
17th!.
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Basketball
Open Gym:
Youth Ministry will host its first open
gym on Sunday, August 26th from 2 to 3:30
pm. Bring your basketball shoes, good
sports(wo)manship, and your “A”
game. There will be basketball open gym on
the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month from
2 to 3:30 pm for teens of St. Dunstan
Parish. All teens who participate must
bring a completed and signed parental
permission form. For more info call Laura
at 692-4872.
EWTN’s
special August
telecasts
include the opening of the 125th Knights
of Columbus Convention in Nashville, TN,
August 7, live at 6:30 am; encore at 9 pm.
Another special, “A Debt to
Remember” is a documentary about
brave Italians who rescued Jews during the
Holocaust, August 20 at 12 am and 3:30 pm.
EWTN, the 24/7 Catholic TV network, is
carried on Comcast Digital Ch 229; RCN Ch
80: Dish Satellite Ch 261; and DirecTV Ch
442.
The St.
Vincent de Paul
Society
will hold its monthly meeting in the
Convent on Tuesday, August 21st at 7:30
PM. All parishioners are welcome and
encouraged to attend.
St.
Dunstan Parish Hollywood
Nights
FALL
FESTIVAL 2007
WE NEED
YOUR
HELP!
The parish fall festival is
set for October 5th, 6th, &
7th. The festival committee has
put together a Wish List of items
that will help defray some
expenses. Whatever you can donate
will be greatly appreciated. If
you can donate any of these
items, please drop them off at
the rectory by October 4th.
THANK
YOU!!
500 - 2 liter bottles of
soft drink (name brand)
2,000 Name brand 12 oz cans of
soda
2,000 12 oz bottles of water
5,000 white paper plates
5,000 white compartment plate
5,000 heavy duty plastic forks,
knives & spoons
5,000 Styrofoam bowls
Styrofoam coffee cups
Condiments
Canola Oil – 10 half gallon
bottles
Napkins
Reynolds wrap (aluminum foil)
Dry coffee creamer
Sugar packets, Sweet & Low
packets, Coffee stirrers
White rice
30 cases Merlot Wine
30 cases Chardonnay Wine
Boneless chicken thighs (300
lbs)
Romaine lettuce, Caesar salad
dressing
Penne Pasta
Tomato Sauce
Hollywood memorabilia
Silent Auction items (gift certs,
vacation certs, etc)
We are also in need of
Silent Auction items such as gift
certificates, gift baskets, etc.
QUESTIONS? Call Ann Woolen @
697-4730.
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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.
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Last
weekend’s
Regular
Collection:
$6,382.00
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Last
weekend’s
Propagation of
the Faith
Appeal:
$4,616.00
Today’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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Twentieth
Sunday in
Ordinary
Time
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Monday:
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St.
Bernard
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Tuesday:
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St.
Pius
X
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Wednesday:
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The
Queenship of
the Blessed
Virgin
Mary
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Thursday:
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St.
Rose of
Lima
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Friday:
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St.
Bartholomew
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Saturday:
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St.
Loius of
France
St. Joseph
Calasanz
Blessed Virgin
Mary
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, August 18
5 PM
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Lector: J.
Ward
Eucharistic
Ministers: R&C
Fry, B&G Borba, J Ryan, R
Attard
Altar
Servers: Fusaro,
Fernando, Cooke, Salgado
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Sunday,
August 19
7 AM
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Lector: H.
Connolly
Eucharistic
Ministers: P.
Livingston, R Flahavan, B
Penner
Altar
Servers: Totah,
Ghanaim, Conway,
Demartini
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8:30
AM
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Lector: E.
Linak
Eucharistic
Ministers: D&S
Capodanno, D Lawson, M Leland, P
Lucero, J Lilles
Altar
Servers: Chavez,
Bagley, Fahri, Lorenzo
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10
AM
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Lector: M.
Kelly
Eucharistic
Ministers: L Kelly,
L Raquel, N Reyes, C Cannizzaro,
D&A Vogl
Altar
Servers: Casella,
Ching, Ching, Murphy
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11:30
AM
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Lector: L.
Opalenik
Eucharistic
Ministers: C
Caimotto, J Costa, T Dizon, Y
Kaialoa, B Santos, J Roensch
Altar
Servers: Yip,
Seide, Mondoza, Valdez
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5
PM
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Lector: J.
Ledbetter
Eucharistic
Ministers: G
Ledbetter, M&P McLaughlin, D
Sammut, H Santana, B Cappel
Altar
Servers: DeGuzman,
Puzon, Sevilla, 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
August 19 through August 25,
2007
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Mnsgr. Giuseppe
Pellegrini
- 10:00 am Paul Tsih
- 11:30 am Joseph Tonna
- 5:00 pm Thelma Pence & Jack
Weigant
Monday
- 6:30 am Roman & Teresita
Tanjuakio (living)
- 8:00 am Joseph Borg
- 5:10 pm Victoria
Caimotto
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Rosario Lacerna
- 8:00 am Charles & Josephine
Sherry
- 5:10 pm Wally Brooks
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Mass of
Thanksgiving
- 8:00 am Martina Sepahar
- 5:10 pm Dr. George
Steiner
Thursday
- 6:30 am Roy Barker
- 8:00 am Dr. Peter V.
Bove
- 5:10 pm Concepcion High
Friday
- 6:30 am
- 8:00 am Peter Glenn
Bove
- 5:10 pm Dylan Cappel
Saturday
- 8:00 am Theresa Zammit
- 5:00 pm Dan Flynn
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, 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,
Marge Todd, Helen Habeeb, Lou Sandrini,
Michael Coffaro, Diedra Bradshaw, Irma
Sweeny Lori Mazzoni, Dr. Vincent
Marinkovich, Charlene Spediacci, Beverly
Buhs, Paul Swanson, Sr & Esther
Lilton
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family:
Antoinette Gambino & Juanita
Giusti
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