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The story of the Epiphany captures the
imagination with its rich mixture of
mystery and intrigue. The story of the
magi is so colorful we may overlook its
significance and fail to see its deeper
meaning. The wise men represent all of us.
This feast celebrates a journey we all
make. It is a journey we begin when we
catch a glimpse of the star – Jesus
Christ – and offer him our
allegiance, and follow him through all the
ups and downs of like.
The
early Church had two pivotal seasons of
the year, Epiphany and Easter. These two
seasons celebrate the beginning and end of
the life of Jesus. Both seasons have the
powerful symbol of light. These were the
times of baptism extending the light to
new believers. It is important to see and
understand how the light is taken from its
place of beginning and dispersed into the
world. It is strangers, outsiders and wise
people who catch sight of the star. They
come searching, wanting to offer gifts and
homage, and to align themselves to the
newborn king.
They
stumble into Herod’s stronghold, a
place of intrigue and plots, a place of
selfishness, where people are concerned
about their own status in the world. When
they leave Herod’s palace, the star
appears again as if it had been waiting
for them to pass through the bright lights
of evil, violence and
deception.
They
find this newborn king and prostrate
themselves before him. They offer their
gifts and give him their hearts. They in
turn are given gifts and are changed. They
cannot retrace their paths; there is no
going back to old ways. They find a new
way home – another way to live,
another way to belong, another way to show
forth the glory of God.
WALK
FOR LIFE
Join
thousands of West Coast Pro-Lifers on
January 19, 2008 in the 4th Annual Walk
for Life West Coast. Speakers include Dr.
Alveda King of the Martin Luther King Jr
family. Join us as we continue to
challenge the idea that abortion has been
a good choice for women, men, for families
and for our society. Join us as we
proclaim that Abortion Hurts Women, Men,
Children and that We All Deserve Better
than Abortion. Join us as we proclaim a
message of Life and Peace throughout the
streets of San Francisco.
The
Walk for Life will begin at 11 am at
Justin Herman Plaza (near the Ferry Bldg).
To organize groups or for further
information call 415-586-1576 or go to
www.WalkforLifeWC.com.
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.
WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Tuesday,
January 8
- School
resumes
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- CCD
Classes
meet at 3:45 pm
- Youth Group
Burritos &
Bibles
at 5pm in the convent
Thursday,
January 10
- Prayer
Group
meets at Green Hills at 7:30
pm
Saturday,
January 12
- Millbrae
Lions Crab
Dinner
at 6pm in the Parish
Center
- 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
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
After
Masses during two weekends in January to
help gather signatures on two petitions:
(1) Sarah’s Law & (2) Protect
Marriage. These are critical pro-life and
pro-family initiatives to place on the
November ballot. Please help if you can.
Call Jessica Munn, San Mateo Pro-Life at
650-572-1468.
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St.
Dunstan Parish Community
A Huge Thank You
from the T.E.R.E.S.A.
Committee
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Your generosity was overwhelming! Because
of your generous support, the T.E.R.E.S.A.
Committee was able to distribute carloads
of household essentials and gift
certificates to children and adults who
desperately needed them this Christmas.
Your contributions were delivered to both
St. Joseph’s Village in San Francisco
and St. Vincent de Paul Society of San
Mateo the week before Christmas and were
greatly appreciated. In addition, we were
able to contribute much needed Safeway
gifts cards to SVdP’s Catherine
Center. We can not thank you enough for
your incredible spiritual and financial
support. May God bless you abundantly this
New Year.
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
The
Lydians Group
will be having their annual Pot-Luck
Luncheon on Sunday, February 3 at 1 pm in
the convent. All widows of the parish are
welcome and invited to attend. For more
information contact Pat Realini at
697-6976.
Mercy
Volunteer Corps,
a lay volunteer program sponsored by the
Sisters of Mercy provides opportunities
for mrn and women over the age of 21 to
give a year of service to those in need.
The emphasis of the program is service,
community and prayer. Volunteer
possibilities include teaching or nursing,
working in homeless shelters, clinics and
social service agencies in urban and rural
settings throughout the United States.
Room ,board, medical insurance and small
stipend provided. Loan deferments are
available. For more information contact
Sheila Devereaux, RSM @ 415-751-9674 or
the Mercy Volunteer Corps Office at
215-541-5535.
ENVELOPE
USERS:
Please pick up your box of Sunday
envelopes for the new year, 2008. Boxes
will be available in the rear of the
church in numerical order starting on
December 29 & 30. If you do not know
your envelope number, a list will be
posted by last name.
QUIZ DATES!
CATHOLIC SINGLES PARTY
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:30 pm
Elephant & Castle Bar &
Restaurant
424
Clay Street, San FranciscoEnjoy appetizers
and drink specials. Teams of 3 men and 3
women. After each round of questions, men
move to a new table to meet more women.
Cost is $20 before 1/8/2008 and $25
thereafter. Walk-ins $35 (space
permitting). Open to Catholic singles. To
register, www.quizdates.com.
You are
invited to a delightful musical
celebration of the life and legacy of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Fri., January 11,
7:30 pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral
featuring the incredibly talented
“Touch of Class Youth Choir and Dance
Ensemble”, the young gifted
“E.R. Taylor Elementary School
Choir”, and the “Combined Adult
Gospel Choir of the Bay Area”. For
more information call 415-567-2020 xt 220.
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Last
weekend’s
Regular
Collection:
$9,927.00
Christmas
Collection:
$30,524.00
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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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The
Epiphany of the
Lord
National
Migration
Week
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Monday:
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St.
Raymond of
Peñafort
Orthodox
Christmas
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Wednesday:
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Muslim
New Year
1429
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The members of the St. Vincent de Paul
Society wish to thank all of you who
contributed to last weekend’s 5th
Sunday collection. Your donations will
help us to serve those in need in our
parish area.
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to
those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic
Ministers and Altar
Servers this
weekend:
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Saturday, January 5
5 PM
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Lector: J.
Ryan
Eucharistic
Ministers: J&L
Clothakis, R&C Fry, C Orfino,
E Danli
Altar
Servers: Miller,
Reyes, Totah, Burns
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Sunday,
January 6
7 AM
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Lector: H.
Connolly
Eucharistic Ministers:
B Penner, R
Flahavan, S Bosso
Altar
Servers: Murphy,
Seide, Welch, Alaraj
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8:30
AM
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Lector: D.
Capodanno
Eucharistic
Ministers: M
Anderegg, M Ocafrain, D
Magsaysay, P Lucero, E Linak, S
Jajeh
Altar
Servers: Palma,
Salameh, Valdez, Jajeh
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10
AM
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Lector: P.
Begin
Eucharistic
Ministers: J&F
Sigona, A&D Vogl, P
Livingston, B Murphy, P
Maloney
Altar
Servers: Panopio,
Tanjuakio, Garrison,
Barnes
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11:30
AM
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Lector: P.
Hain
Eucharistic Ministers:
J Costa, C
Cannizzaro, Del-Rosario, J
Roensch, T Dizon, Y Kaialoa
Altar
Servers: Puzon,
Colarusso, Restrivera,
Barrera
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5
PM
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Lector: S.
Santana
Eucharistic
Ministers: W Borba,
K Babasa, P Borromeo, H Santana,
K Phelps, B Cappel
Altar
Servers: Ronquillo,
Tabaloc, Yee, Borromeo
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
January 6 thru January 12,
2008
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
Monday
- 6:30 am Remedios Batac
(living)
- 8:00 am Juan Saucedo
- 4:30 pm Leonia Ybanez
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Bette Moreni
- 8:00 am Enrico Zucconi
- 5:10 pm Priscilla
Broderick
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Gloria & Bienvenido
Mendoza
- 8:00 am Maurita Aquino
- 5:10 pm Phyllis Fogarty
Thursday
- 6:30 am Patrick Burke
- 8:00 am Kenneth
Hartnell
- 5:10 pm Eleanor
O’Reilly
Friday
- 6:30 am Delia Acosta
(living)
- 8:00 am Gertrude Ward
- 5:10 pm Joseph Caimotto
Saturday
- 8:00 am Kathleen Cody
- 5:00 pm Lewis
Giovannini
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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, Jose
Conrado Vasquez, Henry & Lucy
Garcia, Frances Snyder, Jack
& Rene Sagrafena, Michael
Cozzolino, 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, 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,
Lou Grech, & Elsie
Clark
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We pray for the deceased members
of our parish
family:
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Anthony
Betti, Sr , Robert Treseler,
Jasper Starkie, Frank
Agius
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