Saint Dunstan Catholic Church 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 14, 2007
		If we have died with [Christ Jesus] we shall also live with him; if we persevere we shall also reign with him.
		— 2 Timothy 2:11-12a

	In the preface of the mass we pray, “Our prayer of thanksgiving adds nothing to your greatness, but makes us grow in your grace through Jesus Christ our Lord”. (Preface IV) In this week’s gospel reading, Jesus met ten lepers who pleaded with Him for help. These lepers, still ravaged by the disease, left to find the priests. What a tremendous expression of faith. No healing had taken place, and yet they believed in Jesus so much they did what He commanded. As they traveled they were miraculously healed. But that is only part of the story. One of the ten lepers, when he realized he had been cured, came back to find Jesus. (This leper, by the way, was a Samaritan, which made him a double outcast.) When he found the Lord, the leper praised God in a loud voice and threw himself at the feet of Jesus in worship. All ten lepers had a certain amount of faith in Jesus. They all did as He instructed before any healing had occurred. It was this faith—this trust in what was yet unseen—that removed their disease. But having faith in Jesus, though the first and most important aspect of our Christian life, is only part of the whole experience. Offering praise and thanksgiving and gratitude to God for what He has done also is crucial. How often do we thank God for the blessings of each day? Do we take these things for granted? Do we take for granted our life, our health, our families, our prosperity, our freedom? This week’s reading makes it clear that we are not talking about a matter of mere protocol or etiquette. We are not just being polite to God when we show Him gratitude. We receive profound spiritual benefits when we express thanks and praise toward God. Notre Dame High School Open House Sunday, October 21 Notre Dame High School faculty, students and parents will host guided tours at 10 am and 1 pm. Reservations are recommended. Go to www.ndhsb.org/admissions. “The grace of our Lord has been abundant”. Come and see what graces await your marriage on the next special Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. Call Paul & Yvonne at 650-366-7093 or go to sf.lovemoredeeply.org. The next WWME Weekend will be November 9-11, Burlingame. Angels Explained by Children.. “It’s not easy to become an angel. First you die. Then you go to heaven, and then there’s still the flight training to go through. And then you got to agree to wear those angel clothes”. -Matthew, 9 WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN PARISH Sunday, October 14 ICF Dinner at 4 pm Monday, October 15 Baptism Preparation Class in the convent at 7:30pm Tuesday, October 16 Novena in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament after the 8am Mass CCD Classes at 3:45pm School Advisory Board meets at 7pm SVdP meets in the convent at 7:30pm Wednesday, October 17 Women’s Club meeting at 6:30pm at Ristorante Buon Gusto Thursday, October 18 Prayer Group meets at Greenhills at 7:30pm Youth Group meets at 7pm 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 The Good Shepherd Guild cordially invites you to their annual Octoberfest Luncheon and Bingo Party to benefit the Sisters of the Good Shepherd GRACENTER on Wed., October 24 at the Basque Cultural Center, 500 Railroad Ave, So San Francisco. Social hour: 11:30 am, Lunch: 12:30 pm. Call Judith @ 415-753-2081 for more information. ST. DUNSTAN GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP If you or someone you know is struggling with the loss of a loved one, please join the St. Dunstan Grief Support Group for ongoing sessions to help process your grief and loss issues. For more information please call Barbara Cappel, L.C.S.W. at 692-7543 or Carol Hensley at 692-1488. Youth Ministry High School Youth Ministry Halloween Party: Join us for some pre-Halloween festivities on Thurs, October 18th from 7-9 pm in the Parish Center. Carve your own pumpkin, give your Halloween costume a trial run, and enjoy some treats...maybe even some tricks. Please bring your own pumpkin and wear a costume. Prizes will be awarded for the best Jack o' Lantern and costumes. Call Laura at 692-4872 for more information. Hollywood Nights - 2007 Thank you, St. Dunstan parishioners for your support of this year’s Parish Festival. We were blessed with wonderful weather and good attendance. Many thanks to this year’s Festival Committee for their hard work and congratulations on a job well done. “Hollywood Nights” Raffle Prize Winners $2500 First Prize: Okunski Family $1000 Second Prize: June Bianchi $500 Third Prize: Dennis McAuley $200 Fourth Prize: Ray Jackson The St. Dunstan Friendship Club will meet on November 2nd at the Millbrae Community Center at 10:30 am. Please bring canned food for the St. Vincent de Paul Society to distribute to the needy. Our Christmas luncheon will be held at the Terrace Café at the El Rancho Inn on December 7th. Please attend. The price will be $12.50 for members and $25 for non-members. You have a choice of Salmon or London Broil. Call Trudy at 692-5372 for further information. Tickets will be sold at our November meeting. Lunch will be served at 12 pm. The St. Vincent de Paul Society will hold its monthly meeting in the Convent on Tuesday, October 16 at 7:30 PM. All members of the parish are welcome to attend. The Women’s Club will hold their monthly meeting on Wed., October 17 at Ristorante Buon Gusto in So San Francisco at 6:30 pm. Call Lynne at 255-5307 for info & reservations. ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL We are happy to report that this year’s assessment has been paid in full to the Archdiocese. Once again, we thank our parishioners for their support and contributions to this year’s appeal. Last weekend’s Regular Collection: $8,456.00 Next weekend’s Second Collection will be for the Propagation of the Faith World Mission. Thank you for all your support! SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Teresa of Jesus Tuesday: St. Hedwig St Margaret Mary Alacoque World Food Day; National Boss Day Wednesday: St. Ignatius of Antioch Thursday: St. Luke Friday: Ss. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues and Their Companions Saturday: St. Paul of the Cross Blessed Virgin Many thanks to those who served as Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and Altar Servers this weekend: Saturday, October 13 5 PM Lector: J. Ward Eucharistic Ministers: J & LClothakis, J Ryan, R Attard, E Danli, C Orfino Altar Servers: Hain, Lim, Palma, Salameh Sunday, October 14 7 AM Lector: B. Penner Eucharistic Ministers: B Rogers, R Flahavan, S Bosso Altar Servers: Hidalgo, Lorenzo, Panopio, Seide 8:30 AM Lector: E. Linak Eucharistic Ministers: B Murphy, M Leland, P Lucero, M Ocafrain, R Pezo, M Anderegg Altar Servers: Jajeh, McLaughlin, Peralta, Sheker 10 AM Lector: P. Maloney Eucharistic Ministers: M&L Kelly, A&D Vogl, K Burns, N Reyes, T Herbeck Altar Servers: Janiczek, Mendoza, Burns, Tanjuakio 11:30 AM Lector: Y. Kaialoa Eucharistic Ministers: J Roensch, E. Maloney, T Dizon, J Costa, B Santos, C Cannizzaro Altar Servers: Jones, Miller, Reyes, Totah 5 PM Lector: P. McLaughlin Eucharistic Ministers: B Cappel, D Sammut, H Santana, M McLaughlin, K Phelps, J Franco Altar Servers: Koehler, Murphy, Ronquillo, Tabaloc Special thanks to all of our ushers for their dedicated service at our weekend Masses. Mass Intentions for the Week October 14 thru October 20, 2007 Sunday 7:00 am For Parish 8:30 am Giuseppe & Anita Pasquinelli 10:00 am Salvatore & Anthony Alioto 11:30 am Giuseppe V. Pasquinelli 5:00 pm Dylan Cappel Monday 6:30 am Fred Dehlinger 8:00 am Franov & Budesa Family 5:10 pm Mass of Thanksgiving Tuesday 6:30 am Estela Licauco 8:00 am Giuseppe V. Pasquinelli 5:10 pm Pauline Spiteri Wednesday 6:30 am Martina Sepaher 8:00 am Dylan Cappel (d) & Marissa Marshall (living) 5:10 pm Eleanor Aboud Thursday 6:30 am Eleanor Bracesco 8:00 am Vincenzo Marinaro 5:10 pm Dan Flynn Friday 6:30 am Lillian & Mario Guterres 8:00 am Lilliana Grenno 5:10 pm Giuseppe V. Pasquinelli Saturday 8:00 am Mario Vella 5:00 pm Ralph Haag  We pray for the sick members of our parish family and for those who care for them: 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, 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, Kathy Montiel, Gloria Pasco, The Yakaitis Family, Carol Starrh Kroecker, William Kinnealy, Frank Agius, Susan Silvera -Dunn, George Rodriguez, Jr , Nafal Jweinat, James Boccaleoni, Melba Sweeney, Marge Todd, Michael Coffaro, Diedra Bradshaw, Irma Sweeny Lori Mazzoni, Dr. Vincent Marinkovich, Charlene Spediacci, Beverly Buhs, Paul Swanson, Sr, Esther Lilton, David Newsom, Jan Diamond, Viola Burdick, Sebastian Curuchet, Ronald Reyes, Josephine Muscat, William, Patricia O’Neill & Virginia Ryan Rogers We pray for the deceased members of our parish family.