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The call of John the Baptist to repentance
is an urgent invitation for us to prepare
a way for the Lord. The Pharisees and
Sadducees were smug about their
relationship with God. They were part of
God’s “chosen people.” They
had Abraham as their father in faith. They
were certain that they were practicing the
one, true religion, and therefore,
everyone else was wrong and out of favor
with God.
Because
they took it for granted that God always
smiled on them—and them
alone—they despised anyone else who
was a little different or not part of
their select group. As mature adults we
have the freedom to accept or ignore his
invitation. As mature Catholic adults we
have the responsibility to make present
the values of Christ wherever we go. This
is not easy or possible unless we are
making a constant effort to renew our
lives. To settle for less is to treat
Christ as if he were a passing guest and
not a forceful presence influencing our
actions. To settle for less is to have the
same smug attitude as the Pharisees and
Sadducees believing ‘I’m all
right, God is on my
side’.
Come
join us on December 18 at 7:00 pm as we
celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Christ is at work in our lives, when we
make peace with those we have hurt, when
relationships we fractured are healed and
when He is recognized in the poor we once
ignored. John the Baptist’s call is
loud and clear, “Prepare the way of
the Lord” He is not talking about the
need for others to change, but asks each
of us to look at ourselves. He is talking
of the attitudes we have that get in the
way of the Lord coming to heal and renew
us.
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The
St. Vincent de Paul Society will
hold its December meeting on
Tuesday, December 11 after the
5:10 pm mass in the
convent.
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Angels
Explained by
Children
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“All
angels are
girls because
they gotta wear
dresses and
boys
didn’t go
for
it”.
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-Antonio
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
December 10
- Men’s
Club
meets at 6:30pm in the Parish
Center
- TERESA
Committee
meeting at 7pm in the school
library
Tuesday,
December 11
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- CCD
Classes
at 3:45pm
- Youth
Group
meets in the convent at
5pm
- SVdP
meets in the convent after 5:10pm
Mass
- School
Advisory Board
meeting at 7pm in the math
room
Wednesday,
December 12
- Women’s
Club
meets in the Parish Center at
6:30pm
Thursday,
December 13
- Prayer
Group
meets at Green Hills at
7:30pm
- School
Advent Mass
at 7pm in the church
Saturday,
December 15
- Retrouvalle
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
Christmas
Celebrations at St. Dunstan
2007
- Sacrament of
Reconciliation:
- Tuesday
Dec. 18 7:00 – 8:00
pm
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- Saturday,
December 22
- 8:30
– 9:00 am
Confessions
- 12:00
– 1:00 pm
Confessions
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- Monday,
December 24
- 6:30
am & 8:00 am Mass
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- Christmas Eve
Masses:
- 4:30
pm Children’s Mass with
Pageant
- 11:00
pm Carols Singing and
Readings
- 11:30
pm Christmas Mass
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- Christmas Day
Masses:
- 7:00
am, 8:30 am, 10:00 am and 11:30
am
- No
5:00 pm Mass on Christmas
Day
MEN
OF THE PARISH:
COME
CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS !!
FABULOUS HOLIDAY MEAL !!
GET READY FOR THE NEW YEAR !!
HEAR ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS !!
SUPER BOWL POOL !!!
Monday, December 10, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
St. Dunstan Parish Center
Dinner: $15.00 per person
Dinner
Reservations
Please
Reserve by Dec. 7th by contacting Paul
Lacampagne (650) 589-4009 or
lacampagne@aol.com
St.
Dunstan Women’s Club December
Meeting
Wednesday, December 12 at 6:30 pm in the
Parish Center
Come
and celebrate the holiday season at the
December Women’s Club meeting. There
will be an ornament exchange game, tasty
appetizers, wine and delicious desserts
and fabulous raffle prizes. All for only
$5.
Please
bring a wrapped ornament valued at $10 for
the ornament game.
Please join Youth Ministry on Friday,
December 21st at 7:00 pm in the church for
a special night of prayer and reflection.
This Advent Prayer Service hosted by the
youth of the parish will include music,
liturgical dance, dramatization,
reflection on gospel reading, and
more.
There
will be a small reception to follow in the
Parish Center. For more information,
please call Laura at the Youth Ministry
office at 692-4872.
The St.
Dunstan TERESA
Committee
will hold its monthly meeting on Monday,
December 10 at 7 pm in the school library.
All members of the parish are invited to
attend.
Our Lady
of Guadalupe Pro-Life March
Join us
in praying the rosary as we march under
her banner from St. Gregory Church, San
Mateo, to Planned Parenthood, 2211 Palm
Ave, San Mateo, Sun.
Dec 9 at 2 pm.
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.
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Last
weekend’s
Regular
Collection:
$8,189.00
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Last
weekend’s
Christmas
Flowers
Collection:
$2,935.00
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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Second
Sunday of
Advent
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Monday:
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International
Human Rights
Day
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Tuesday:
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St.
Damasus
I
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Wednesday:
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Our
Lady of
Guadalupe
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Thursday:
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St.
Lucy
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Friday:
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St.
John of the
Cross
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, December 8
5 PM
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Lector: J.
Ryan
Eucharistic
Ministers: J&L
Clothakis, R Attard, F Axiaq,
B&G Borba
Altar
Servers: Tabaloc,
Yee, Ching, Ching
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Sunday,
December 9
7 AM
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Lector: B.
Penner
Eucharistic
Ministers: M Wyman,
R Flahavan, B Rogers
Altar
Servers: Valdez,
Fernando, Cabarse,
Peralta
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8:30
AM
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Lector: E.
Linak
Eucharistic
Ministers: M
Ocafrain, M Anderegg, D
Magsaysay, D Capodanno, R Pezo, M
Leland
Altar
Servers: Welch,
Alaraj, Capitolo,
Colarusso
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10
AM
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Lector: M.
Kelly
Eucharistic
Ministers: L Kelly,
A&D Vogl, P & L Borromeo,
P Maloney, T Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Borromeo,
Bagley, Demartini, Cooke
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11:30
AM
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Lector: Y.
Kaialoa
Eucharistic
Ministers: C
Cannizzaro, T Dizon, J Roensch, B
santos, C Caimotto, M Rogers
Altar
Servers:
Restrivera,
Barrera, Celio, Crossman
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5
PM
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Lector: J.
Ledbetter
Eucharistic
Ministers: G
Ledbetter, H Santana, K Phelps,
P&M McLaughlin, B Cappel
Altar
Servers: Wojdyla,
Barnes, Chavez, DeGuzman
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
December 9 thru December 15,
2007
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Lilliana Grenno
- 10:00 am Bertu (Bart)
Chetcuti
- 11:30 am Tony DeGuara
- 5:00 pm Alvin Beale
Monday
- 6:30 am Irene Swift
- 8:00 am Cesare Bernardo
- 5:10 pm Nevell McRee
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Mary Looney
- 8:00 am Angela
Brillante
- 5:10 pm Sylvia Lenzi
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Lewis
Giovannini
- 8:00 am Matthew J. Barulich,
Jr
- 5:10 pm Michael
Monteroso
Thursday
- 6:30 am Charles Attard
- 8:00 am David Muscat & John
Muscat
- 5:10 pm Natalina Starrh
Friday
- 6:30 am Irene Swift
- 8:00 am Lorna Dankwerth
- 5:10 pm Joe Mazzola
Saturday
- 8:00 am Mass of
Thanksgiving
- 5:00 pm Ursula Mendoza
(living)
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We
pray for the sick members of our
parish family and for those who
care for them:
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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, Michael
Wisherop & Helen
Maternia
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We pray for the deceased members
of our parish
family.
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