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St. Luke in his gospel gives us a
delightful story about the boundless love
that God has for sinners. It shows us the
forgiveness that he offers, with open
arms, to the very worst of us. We are
invited to look beyond the outward
appearance and to see life, goodness in
the most insufferable of people. How we
see others may be a reflection of our true
self.
Tax
collectors were among the most despised
people in the time of Jesus. The tax
system itself ensured that. Their wages
was the money they could extort from their
own people over and above what they
collected for the occupying Roman powers.
Zacchaeus was ‘a chief tax
collector’, one of the best at his
job. Everything that Luke has written
about wealth prepares us for a fierce
confrontation between Jesus and Zacchaeus.
What we hear instead is an invitation to
dinner!
On
other occasions when Jesus consorted with
‘tax collectors and sinners,’ it
was the Pharisees who complained. On this
occasion ‘all who saw it began to
grumble and said, “He has gone to
stay at the house of a
sinner.”’
“All
who saw it”, did not see what Jesus
saw. Besides the comical scene of a small
man up a tree, Jesus saw into the heart of
Zacchaeus. Jesus saw his pain, his
isolation and the turmoil of his heart. He
saw the innate decency of him. Jesus did
not make fun of Zaccheaus because of his
small stature or revile him because of his
profession. Jesus drew that goodness out
of Zacchaeus with a word of appreciation.
He was not excluded and his acceptance by
Jesus made all the difference. Zacchaeus
came down the tree a changed man. The
people saw a man with a past. Jesus saw a
sinner with a future.
This week we pray for our candidates for
Confirmation. They are beginning their
formal journey toward a fuller life in the
Holy Spirit. We pray for the strengthening
of the candidates' relationship with the
Holy Spirit throughout their preparation
for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
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.
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Angels
Explained by
Children
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“Angels don’t
eat, but they drink milk
from Holy
Cows”.
-Jack,
6
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Sunday,
November 4
- Maltese
Cross Foundation
evening Mass and gathering
6pm
Monday,
November 5
- Knights
of Columbus
evening Mass and gathering
6pm
- Scholastic
Book Fair Week
begins at school
Tuesday,
November 6
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- No
CCD Classes today
- ICF
meeting in the Parish Center at
7:30pmx
Thursday,
November 8
- Prayer
Group
meets at Greenhills at
7:30pm
Monday
thru Saturday
- Morning
Prayer
in the church at 7:15 am
Monday
thru Friday
- Rosary
recited
in the church at 7:40
am
Congratulations
Alma
and Mike Cozzolino
celebrated their 66th
wedding anniversary on
November
1st!
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PRAYER-DISCUSSION
GROUP
Would you like to try a faith-sharing
group that includes a blend of praise,
song, scripture, petitions, talk, etc.?
This group meets on Thursday evenings from
7:30 to 9 pm .at Marymount Green Hills
Retirement Center. Call Fran or Joe Sigona
at 692-2466.
6th
Annual Healing Mass
Friday, November 9, 2007 at 7:30 pm,
prayer and praise begin at 7:00 pm. Music
by “God Sent Ministry”, directed
by Jamie Galindo. Our Lady of Angels
Church, 1721 Hillside Blvd, Burlingame.
Celebrant will be Fr. Kevin Kennedy. For
more information contact Barney Ritter at
921-0188.
Knights
of Columbus
St. Dunstan Council #11041
Crab Cioppino Dinner
Saturday,
December 1, 2007
St. Dunstan Parish Center
No Host Cocktails 6:00 pm
Dinner 7:30 pm * Dancing Following
Dinner, Featuring Johnny Midnight
$38 per person
(Chicken dinner available instead of
crab)
For tickets and info call
Sam: 650-692-0471
Al: 650-697-0855
ITALIAN
CATHOLIC FEDERATION
A reminder to Branch 403 members of the
Italian Catholic Federation to attend its
general meeting on Tuesday, November 6th
at 7:30 pm in the Parish Center.
Nomination of officers will take place at
the meeting and your attendance is most
important. Refreshments served at the
conclusion of the meeting. Parishioners
are welcome to attend, and applications
for membership will be available for
anyone interested in joining the Branch.
On November 16th & 17th, the Sisters
of Mercy at Marian Convent will hold their
annual Holiday Boutique from 10 am to 4
pm. Proceeds from the Boutique are used to
fund activities and recreational programs
for retired Sisters of Mercy. For more
information call 340-7426. Marian Convent
is located at 2300 Adeline Drive, Bldg. D,
Burlingame.
Parishioners,
don’t forget to turn your clocks back
one hour. Daylight savings time is now
over.
BABY
SHOWER
San Mateo Pro Life is holding a baby
shower for crisis pregnancy centers at our
next monthly meeting: Thursday, November 8
at 7:30 pm, St. Gregory’s Worner
Center, 138 28th Avenue, San Mateo. We
welcome unwrapped new baby clothing,
blankets, disposable diapers to age 2, and
baby hygiene products. Cash donations are
welcome. Come share coffee and cake and
listen toy our local CPC representatives
speak. For more information contact
Jessica at 572-1468.
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Last
weekend’s
Regular
Collection:
$8,539.50
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Last
Weekend’s
Parish
Maintenance
&
Development
Fund
Collection:
$5019.00
Next
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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Thirty-first
Sunday in
Ordinary
Time
Daylight Saving
Time
ends
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Tuesday:
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Election
Day
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Friday:
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The
Dedication of
the Lateran
Basilica in
Rome
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Saturday:
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St.
Leo the
Great
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, November 3
5 PM
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Lector: A.
Colarusso
Eucharistic
Ministers: B&G
Borba, R&C Fry, C Orfino, F
Axiaq
Altar
Servers: Ching,
Ching, Colarusso, Koehler
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Sunday,
November 4
7 AM
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Lector: H.
Connolly
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Albright, R Flahavan, M
Hutchings
Altar
Servers: Palma,
Salameh, Valdez, Yip
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8:30
AM
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Lector: E.
Antonio
Eucharistic
Ministers: M
Anderegg, M Ocafrain, D Lawson, P
Lucero, E Linak, R Pezo
Altar
Servers: Panopio,
Seide, Welch, Alaraj
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10
AM
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Lector: P.
Begin
Eucharistic
Ministers: J&F
Sigona, A&D Vogl, B Murphy, L
Borromeo
Altar
Servers: Peralta,
Sheker, Bagley, Borromeo
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11:30
AM
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Lector: P.
Hain
Eucharistic
Ministers: J Costa,
C Cannizzaro, E Maloney, J
Roensch, T Dizon, C Caimotto
Altar
Servers: Puzon,
Tanjuakio, Wilkom, Hain
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5
PM
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Lector: J.
Ledbetter
Eucharistic Ministers:
G Ledbetter,
P&M McLaughlin, J Franco, K
Phelps, H Santana
Altar
Servers: Reyes,
Totah, Wojdyla, Lim
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
November 4 thru November 10,
2007
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
Monday
- 6:30 am Jonathan Magsaysay
(living)
- 8:00 am Angela & Pascuale
Silvagni
- 5:10 pm Vicente Salgado
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Intentions of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus and the Immacilate Heart
of Mary
- 8:00 am Ryan Kono
- 5:10 pm Joseph Caimotto
Wednesday
- 6:30 am John Gibbons
- 8:00 am Giuseppe V.
Pasquinelli
- 5:10 pm Louis Severini
Thursday
- 6:30 am Intentions of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus and the Immacilate Heart
of Mary
- 8:00 am Mass of
Thanksgiving
- 5:10 pm Sylvia Lenzi
Friday
- 6:30 am Ignacio
Madriaga
- 8:00 am Cesare Bernardo
- 5:10 pm Ramon G. Halili
Saturday
- 8:00 am Fred Dehlinger
- 5:00 pm The John Mezzetta
Family
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, Charlene
Spediacci, Paul Swanson Sr, Esther Lilton,
David Newsom, Jan Diamond, Viola Burdick,
Sebastian Curutchet, Ronald Reyes,
Josephine Muscat, William, Patricia
O’Neill, Virginia Ryan
Rogers
We
pray for the deceased members of our
parish family.
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