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Recently there was a book published,
“Mother Teresa: Come be my
Light”. It is a story about her life.
The media of course picked up on only one
aspect of her life. She had doubts. She
was tormented by intense spiritual
darkness. Some of her harshest critics
gloated over her doubts. They believed
these doubts proved she was a fraud. No,
her doubts prove that faith is
difficult.
John
the Baptist, in this Sunday’s gospel
begins to question himself. We find John
the Baptist in prison for telling the
truth. He was an outspoken critic of Herod
and was thrown into jail. He also spoke
out and challenged the religious leaders
of his day. He told the people of the one
coming after him. John was preparing the
way for him and he felt he was not worthy
to even carry his sandals. But John’s
prophecy about the one coming after him
seems to be off the mark. In prison John
has heard about the person Jesus. This
Jesus oozes mercy and has a fondness for
the most miserable in the community. He
associates with those suffering from
ailments and physical deformity. He
befriends those who are reviled by decent
people. He is gentle and works miracles of
wholeness, forgiveness and hope. It is no
wonder John was experiencing doubts about
the identity of Jesus. When he sends his
disciples to Jesus he voices the problem
relevant in every age. “Are you the
one or should we look for
another”?
Advent
is an opportune time to assess our
understanding of Jesus. Does he conform to
my way of thinking or do I conform to him?
Does he measure up to my expectations? Are
we so different from John the Baptist? He
wondered and reflected about Jesus. Doubts
can be very real and painful; they do not
prove lack of faith. John struggled,
Mother Teresa struggled but they did not
loose faith in
Jesus.
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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“My
angel is my
grandma who
died last year.
She got a big
head start on
helping me
while she was
still down here
on
earth”.
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-Katelynn
–9
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
December 17
- Baptism
Preparation
Class
in the convent at
7:30pm
Tuesday,
December 18
- Novena
in
honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- No
CCD
Classes this week
- Parish
Reconciliation
Service
at 7pm in the church
Thursday,
December 20
- Prayer
Group
meets at Green Hills at
7:30pm
Friday,
December 21
- Last
day of school, Christmas break
begins
- Youth
Group Advent
Service
at 7pm in the church
Saturday,
December 22
- 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
Saturday,
December 22
8:30 – 9:00 am Confessions
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Confessions
Monday,
December 24
6:30 am & 8:00 am Mass
Christmas
Eve Masses:
4:30 pm Children’s Mass with
Pageant
11:00 pm Carols Singing and Readings
11:30 pm Christmas Mass
Christmas
Day Masses:
7:00 am, 8:30 am, 10:00 am and 11:30
am
No 5:00 pm Mass on Christmas Day
Come join St. Dunstan's Youth Ministry for
a special night of prayer and reflection
as the season of Advent draws to an end
and Christmas quickly approaches. We will
contemplate on the gift of the incarnation
and what it means to wait in anticipation
for this gift. The evening will include
music, liturgical dance, dramatization,
and more. The Prayer Service begins at
7:00 pm on Friday, December 21st in the
church with a small reception to follow
around 8:00 pm in the Parish Center. For
more information, please call Laura @
692-4872.
CHRISTMAS
TV FROM ROME AND WASHINGTON
EWTN’s
Christmas telecasts include Midnight Mass
with Pope Benedict XVI from St.
Peter’s Basilica, December 24 at 3 pm
(live) and December 25 at 4 pm (encore).
Choral meditations and the Solemn Mass of
Christmas Eve will air December 24 at 7 pm
from the National Shrine in Washington DC.
Encore telecasts of the Pope’s
Christmas Message to the World will air
December 25 at 7 pm and December 26 at
2pm. EWTN is carried on Comcast Digital Ch
229; Astound Ch 80; Dish Satellite Ch 261;
and DirecTV Ch 370.
Please pick up a calendar for the year
2008 in the vestibule of the church. These
beautiful calendars were donated to the
parish by Mr. Paul Larson, Director of
Chapel of the Highlands Mortuary.
All parishioners are invited to attend the
upcoming Parish reconciliation Service on
Tuesday, December 18 at 7 pm.
Did
You Attend St. Dunstan Parish School
?
Or Know
Someone Who Did? Then We’re Looking
For You!
The St. Dunstan Alumni Association
is Now Forming.
Please Help Us Learn from The Past While
We Encourage
the Future! Please Attend the Initial
Formation Meeting
on
Thursday, January 24, at 7:00 P.M.
in the Parish Center
To RSVP or For More Information
Contact Michelle Jackson at 650-303-4874
or alumni@st-dunstan.org
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:
$7,353.00
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This
weekend’s
Second
Collection is
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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Third
Sunday of
Advent
Las Posadas
begins
Eid al-Adha
(Muslim feast
of the
sacrifice of
Ishmael)
celebrated this
week
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Friday:
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St.
Peter
Canisius
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Saturday:
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Winter
begins
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Many
thanks to those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers this
weekend:
Saturday, December 15
5 PM
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Lector: L.
Clothakis
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Clothakis, J Ward, J Ryan, R
Attard, E Danli, C Orfino
Altar
Servers: Casella,
Ghanaim, Koehler, Murphy
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Sunday,
December 16
7 AM
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Lector: H.
Connolly
Eucharistic
Ministers: P
Livingston, M Hutchings, S
Bosso
Altar
Servers: Eckmann,
Hain, Lim, Palma
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8:30
AM
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Lector: D.
Capodanno
Eucharistic
Ministers: S
Capodanno, S jajeh, P lucero, B
Murphy, D Lawson, J Lilles
Altar
Servers: Fahri,
jajeh, Lorenzo, Panopio
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10
AM
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Lector: G.
Yip
Eucharistic
Ministers: J&F
Sigona, M&L Kelly, R
Garrison, K Burns, T Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Yip,
Garrison, McLaughlin,
Burns
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11:30
AM
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Lector: J.
Roensch
Eucharistic
Ministers: T Dizon,
C Caimotto, B Santos, J Costa, C
Cannizzaro, Y Kaialoa
Altar
Servers: Fusaro,
Janiczek, Mendoza, Puzon
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5
PM
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Lector: G
Ledbetter
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Ledbetter, B Cappel, H Santana, K
Phelps, S Pallari, D Sammut
Altar
Servers: Hidalgo,
Jones, Miller, Demartini
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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 16 thru December 22,
2007
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Tito Caputo
- 10:00 am Giuseppe V.
Pasquinelli
- 11:30 am Alvin Beale
- 5:00 pm Ratnasari
Setiadjaja
Monday
- 6:30 am Fred Dehlinger
- 8:00 am Rosina & Gaetano
Bernardo
- 5:10 pm Pauline Spiteri
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Peter Glenn
Bove
- 8:00 am Vincenzo
Marinaro
- 5:10 pm Frank Guzzetta
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Giuseppe V.
Psaquinelli
- 8:00 am Rafaela Estrada
- 5:10 pm Lillian
Guzzetta
Thursday
- 6:30 am Walter Nelson
(living)
- 8:00 am Franov & Budesa
Family
- 5:10 pm Joe Mazzola
Friday
- 6:30 am Marilyn Capote
- 8:00 am Paul Priolo
- 5:10 pm Ginger
Bommarito
Saturday
- 8:00 am Mary Halligan
- 5:00 pm Patrick
Ward
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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, , Ronald Reyes,
Josephine Muscat, William,
Patricia O’Neill, Virginia
Ryan Rogers, Martha Costa,
Michael Wisherop & Helen
Maternia
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We pray for the deceased members
of our parish
family:
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Sebastian
Curutchet & Geraldine
Cavallero
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