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A man was walking down a dark street one
night when he saw a faltering, weaving
pinpoint of light coming towards him.
“Its probably a drunk,” he
thought to himself. But as he drew nearer,
he saw that it was a man with a
flashlight, carrying a white cane!
“Why would a blind man be carrying a
light?” he wondered. So he asked him.
The blind man smiled and said, “I
carry my light, not so that I may see, but
that others may see me. I can’t help
being blind but I can let others see
me.”
In many
ways we are all blind and we are all asked
to carry a light so people can see. We
have received that light in baptism. In
the baptism liturgy, the priest invites
the parents or godparents to take a light
from the Easter Candle and hold it for the
baptized child. This symbolizes the light
of Christ, which will shine in and through
the newly baptized person. “You are
the light of the world….your light
must shine so that everyone will give the
praise to your father in heaven.”
Baptism is not a momentary event, which we
leave behind in the church. We may indeed
extinguish the baptismal candle but we are
duty bound to keep the gift of faith alive
in our lives. The call lasts
forever.
Jesus'
invitation to follow him in today’s
Gospel appealed not to the head but to the
heart. Very few of us reason our way into
the Church. Most of us become Christian
through the influence of others. By and
large it is not clever words that move us
but a person living the gospel. We are
attracted to the inner light. We are
called to keep the light of faith burning
brightly so that others may see and follow
Christ.
Julia
& Gene Frauendorfer
were married
64 years on January
26!
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Archbishop George Neiderauer cordially
extends an invitation to all married
couples of the Archdiocese of San
Francisco and beyond, to a Solemn
Eucharistic Celebration and renewal of
vows on Saturday, February 9 at 10 am at
St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1111 Gough St,
San Francisco. Special honors will be
shown to those who are celebrating their
25th, 50th or 50+ Wedding Anniversaries.
Reception following.
Call
707-552-3394 or go to
www.sffamilylife.com.
St.
Dunstan’s Branch 403 of the Italian
Catholic Federation
invites parishioners, their families and
friends to join them in the Parish Center
on Sunday, February 24 for their 18th
Anniversary Corned Beef and Cabbage
Dinner. No host cocktails at 4 pm, dinner
of salad, corned beef, cabbage, carrots,
potatoes, bread & butter, tea or
coffee, dessert and wine at 5 pm. Cost
$19. For reservations call Kay Lucio at
697-7460.
WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
January 28
- TERESA
Committee
meets in the school library at
7pm
Tuesday,
January 29
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- CCD
Classes
meet at 3:45pm
Thursday,
January 31
- Youth
Ministry Parent
Night
at 7pm in the convent
- Prayer
Group
meets at Green Hills at
7:30pm
Friday,
February 1
- First
Friday
holy hour at 4pm
Saturday,
February 2
- First
Saturday
holy hour at 7am
- Retrouvaille
meets in the convent
- RCIA
9:30 am at the rectory
- Pasta
Feed
after the 5pm Mass 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
St.
Dunstan Catholic School
invites you to an event for the entire
family!
an
All You Can Eat Pasta Feed
(a fund-raising effort for our
students).
Come and enjoy a good old-fashioned
spaghetti dinner complete
with salad, bread, dessert &
beverages,
on Saturday, February 2, 6 to 10 pm in the
Parish Center.
Adults: $15, Children 12 and under
$10.
Ages 4 & younger free
There will be a kid’s raffle and
music by DJ.
For reservations please call 697-8119.
All
proceeds go directly to St. Dunstan
Catholic School for the benefit of its
students.
Please
stop and sign the following petitions
after masses on January 26th and
27th
to amend limit on marriage "California
Marriage Protection Act." Only marriage
between a man and a woman is valid or
recognized in California & Waiting
period and parental notification before
termination of minor's pregnancy. Updated
version to Constitutional Amendment.
St.
Dunstan School
will be having it’s annual
Open
House
on Sunday, January 27th from 11 am to
12:30 pm. Kindergarten
testing
for the 2008/2009 school year will be held
on Saturday, February 2nd from 8:30 am to
12 noon. Testing is by appointment only.
To obtain an application go the website
www.st-dunstan.org
or call 697-8119.
Friday,
February 1 is the First Friday of the
month.
There will be a Holy Hour in the church
from 4-5 PM followed by Mass at 5:10 PM.
Saturday,
February 2 is the First Saturday of the
month.
There will be a Holy Hour of Reparation
from 7 to 8 AM in the church followed by
Mass at 8 AM.
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 through January. . If
you do not know your envelope number, a
list will be posted by last name.
Marriage
Help
Retrouvaille
(pronounced retro-vi) has helped tens of
thousands of couples at all stages of
disillusionment or misery in their
marriage. This program can help you too.
For confidential information about, or to
register for the Spring program beginning
with a weekend on March 7-9, 2008 call
415-893-1005 or email Sf@retrouvaille.com
or visit the website at
www.Retrouvaille.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.
Attention
young adult men
(21-40) an invitation to a Priesthood
Discernment Retreat Weekend where you can
reflect on your call in life and diocesan
priesthood. The Discernment Weekend is Feb
1-3 at St. Patrick’s Seminary in
Menlo Park. Call the Vocations Office at
415-614-5683 for registration.
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All adults of the parish
are welcome to Youth
Ministry’s Parent/Adult
Night on Thursday, Jan 31 at 7
pm—8pm in the convent. Come
and share your ideas and find out
what is currently happening in
Youth Ministry.
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Last
weekend’s
Regular
Collection:
$6,496.00
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Last
weekend’s
Parish
Maintenance
&
Development
Fund
Collection:
$4,862.00.
This
Weekend’s
Second
Collection is
for the Church
in Latin
America.
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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 in
Ordinary
Time
Catholic
Schools
Week
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Monday:
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St.
Thomas
Aquinas
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Thursday:
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St.
John
Bosco
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Friday:
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First
Friday
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Saturday:
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The
Presentation of
the Lord
First
Saturday
Groundhog
Day
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HEALING
& SPIRITUAL WARFARE
CONFERENCE
Feb 2-3 9am-5pm So SF Conference Center
255 So Airport Bl. SSF.
Call 800-456-4197 Speaker: Fr John Struzzo
CSC.
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to
those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic
Ministers and Altar
Servers this
weekend:
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Saturday, January 26
5 PM
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Lector: A.
Colarusso
Eucharistic
Ministers: R
Attard, B&G Borba, J&L
Clothakis, F Axiaq
Altar
Servers: Wojdyla,
Colarusso, Ching, Ching
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Sunday,
January 27
7 AM
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Lector: P.
Livingston
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Penner, B Rogers, R Flahavan
Altar
Servers: Alaraj,
Cabarse, Demartini,
Fusaro
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8:30
AM
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Lector: D.
Capodanno
Eucharistic
Ministers: S
Capodanno, M Leland, D Lawson, P
Lucero, R Pezo, E Linak
Altar
Servers: Bagley,
Capitolo, DeGuzman,
Ghanaim
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10
AM
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Lector: M.
Kelly
Eucharistic
Ministers: L Kelly,
J&F Sigona, A&D Vogl, N
Reyes, T Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Barnes,
Casella, Crossman,
Hidalgo
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11:30
AM
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Lector: J.
Roensch
Eucharistic
Ministers: J Costa,
T Dizon, C Cannizzaro, B Santos,
C Caimotto, Y Kaialoa
Altar
Servers: Barrera,
Restrivera, Celio, Fahri
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5
PM
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Lector: P.
McLaughlin
Eucharistic
Ministers: M
McLaughlin, J Franco, K Phelps, B
Cappel, H Santana, D Sammut
Altar
Servers: Borromeo,
Chavez, Eckmann, Janiczek
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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 27 thru February 2,
2008
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Lorna Dankwerth
- 10:00 am Juan Saucedo
- 11:30 am Mary
Monteverdi
- 5:00 pm Tim Herbeck & Louis
Marini
Monday
- 6:30 am Linda Gordon
(living)
- 8:00 am Vicente Salgado
- 5:10 pm Catherine
Hennessy
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Monica Agius
- 8:00 am Tito Caputo
- 5:10 pm Andy Raffanti
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Betty Lawson
- 8:00 am Deceased Friends of
Alberto Jacinto
- 5:10 pm Michael Killian
Thursday
- 6:30 am The Bruni Family
(liv/dec)
- 8:00 am Irma Pacheco
- 5:10 pm The Gulli Family
(liv/dec)
Friday
- 6:30 am Tony Santora
- 8:00 am Rosellini Opalenik
Family
- 5:10 pm Dorothy S.
Moulton
Saturday
- 8:00 am Amancio Liangco &
Candy Mendoza (living)
- 5:00 pm The John & Lena
Mezzetta Family
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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,
William Kinnealy, Susan
Silvera-Dunn, George Rodriguez,
Jr , Nafal Jweinat, James
Boccaleoni, Melba Sweeney, Marge
Todd, Michael Coffaro, Diedra
Bradshaw, Irma Sweeny, Charlene
Spediacci, Esther Litton, 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, Bernice
Malloy , Julia Frauendorfer &
Frank Vella
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We pray for the deceased members
of our parish
family.
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