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This week we celebrate the events that
changed the world. We come to celebrate
the Paschal Mystery: the death and
resurrection of Jesus
Christ.
“Christian
remembering is more than retracing the
Lord’s steps during his last days in
Jerusalem. At the Holy Thursday Eucharist,
the Church is already drawn into the whole
event of Jesus’ death and
resurrection. The Good Friday celebration
of the Lord’s passion is austere but
never sad, for the risen Lord already
reigns triumphant. On Holy Saturday the
Church waits for the celebration of
Christ’s resurrection and its own at
the Easter Vigil, when the Spirit hovers
over the waters of the font and the
community of faith drinks deeply again of
the mystery of Jesus’ passage from
death to life.” (Roman
Missal).
Make a
special effort to attend the church
ceremonies, which dramatizes the last
agonizing moments of our Savior’s
life. Listen to the passion story in a
spirit of prayer and embrace its message.
There is no point in comforting ourselves
with the thought that a group of Jews and
Romans crucified Christ two thousand years
ago. The old spiritual hymn asks
“Were you there when they crucified
my lord? The last question that is asked
in the hymn; ‘were you there when
they rolled the stone away’? As we
begin Holy Week we are asked to enter into
the liturgical celebrations that define
who we are. We are asked to enter into the
death and resurrection of
Christ.
If we
are honest we can see shades of ourselves
in all those who had a hand in the death
of Jesus. Peter, Pilate, the soldiers and
the jeering crowds should give us all
pause to reflect. Lurking within each of
us sleeps the same treachery. “Were
you there when they rolled the stone
away”? St. Paul tells us
“yes” through our baptism;
“If we have died with him we will
surely rise with him.” This is
Christ’s victory, our victory, this
is our week.
EWTN
will telecast Pope Benedict XVI conducting
the following Holy Week liturgies: Palm
Sunday Mass, March 16 at 5 pm; Mass of the
Lord’s Supper, March 20 at 9 pm; Way
of the Cross, March 21 at 5 pm; Easter
Vigil Mass, March 22 at 9 pm; & Easter
Sunday Mass, March 23 at 9 am; Easter
Message & Blessing, March 23 at 10:30
am. EWTN will also air from the National
Shrine in Washington DC, the Mass of the
Lord’s Supper, March 20 at 2:30 pm;
and Easter Vigil Mass, March 22 at 5pm.
EWTN is carried on Comcast Digital Ch 229,
Astound Ch 80; DISH Satellite Ch 261; and
DirecTV Ch 370.
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.
WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
March 17
- Baptism
Preparation Class in the
convent at 7:30 pm
Tuesday,
March 18
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- No
CCD Classes
this week
- School
Advisory Board
meeting at 7 pm in the math
room
- SVdP
meets in the convent at 7:30
pm
Thursday,
March 20
- Bible
Study
in the convent at 10 am
- Prayer
Group
meets at Green Hills at 7:30
pm
- Evening
Mass
at 7 pm
Friday,
March 21
Saturday,
March 22
Monday
thru Saturday
- Morning
Prayer
in the church at 7:15 am
Monday
thru Friday
- Rosary
recited
in the church at 7:40
am
There will be no 5:10 pm Mass on Tuesday,
March 18. The Fathers will be attending a
Chrism Mass at the Cathedral. We apologize
for any inconvenience.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society will hold
its monthly meeting in the Convent on
Tuesday, March 18 at 7:30 PM. All members
of the parish are welcome to attend.
DIVORCE
RECOVERY COURSE
offered by the Separated and Divorced
Catholics of the Bay Area provides a
chance to understand the emotional journey
begun with the loss of a relationship and
to heal the pain from that loss. It will
be held for seven Sunday evenings
beginning March 30 and will meet at St.
Bartholomew Parish in the Spirituality
Center in the Parish hall, 600 Columbia
Dr., (corner of Alameda de las Pulgas) San
Mateo from 7 to 9 pm.
The
cost of $45 covers the book and materials.
To register or for more information call
Vonnie at 65/873-4236 or Toni at
650/367-9335.
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ST.
DUNSTAN HOLY WEEK
SCHEDULE
2008
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PALM
SUNDAY
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- 5:00pm
Saturday
- Palm
Sunday Masses:
7:00a.m., 8:30a.m.,
10:00a.m., 11:30a.m.,
and
5:00p.m.
- Blessing
of Palms at all
Masses
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HOLY
THURSDAY
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- 8:00am
Morning
Prayer
- 7:00pm
Mass of the
Lord’s Supper
with washing of the
feet
- Adoration
of the Blessed
Sacrament until
11:00pm
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GOOD
FRIDAY
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- 8:00am
Morning
Prayer
- 12:30pm
Stations of the
Cross
- 1:00pm
Seven Last
Words
- 2:00p.m.
Solemn Liturgy and
Holy Communion with
the dramatization of
the Passion by our
8th grader
students
- 4:00
–5:00p.m.
Confessions
- CONCLUSION
OF ALL COMMUNAL
LITURGIES
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HOLY
SATURDAY
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- 8:00a.m.
Morning
Prayer
- 11:00
– Noon
Confessions
- 3:30
–5:00p.m.
Confessions
- EASTER
VIGIL
8:00p.m.
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EASTER
SUNDAY
MASSES
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- 7:00a.m.,
8:30a.m., 10:00a.m.,
11:30a.m.
- NO
5:00 pm
Mass
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The
Italian Catholic Federation, Branch
403,
St. Dunstan Church, will have a special
celebration-St. Joseph Table-on Wednesday,
March 19, 2008, at 6:30 PM, at the parish
center. If you wish to prepare a potluck
dish for 8 and are interested in
participating in this traditional Sicilian
event, please contact Dan Capodanno,
Heritage Chairperson-650/588-0324, no
later than March 12, 2008. Fresh flowers
for the St. Joseph table are gratefully
accepted. If you would like to donate
fresh flowers, either from your garden or
a store, please contact Marie Amoroso at
650/697-1724.
St.
Dunstan Catholic
School
will be selling raffle tickets for a cash
drawing on April 19th at this year’s
International Food Festival. Committee
members will be selling tickets after the
5 pm masses on Saturday, March 8, March
29th, April 5th and April 12th. Tickets
will also be sold after the Sunday masses
on March 9th, March 30th, April 6th and
April 13th. Proceeds go to help St.
Dunstan Catholic School.
Mark
your calendar!!!
Thursday,
April 3rd will be "Battle of the Classes"
basketball tournament for the classes
'04-'07. All St. Dunstan school and CCD
graduates are welcome to play on their
classes team or come and cheer for their
class. This is also a great opportunity to
reunite with old friends and have some
fun. Call Laura at 692-4872 for more
information.
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Last
weekend’s
Regular
Collection:
$7,888.50
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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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Palm
Sunday of the
Lord’s
Passion
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Monday:
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Monday
of Holy
Week
St.
Patrick’s
Day
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Tuesday:
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Tuesday
of Holy
Week
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Wednesday:
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Wednesday
of Holy
Week
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Thursday:
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Holy
Thursday
Paschal Triduum
begins
Purim (the
Jewish festival
of the story of
Esther) begins
at sunset
Spring
begins
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Friday:
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Good
Friday of the
Lord’s
Passion
Fast and
Abstinence
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Saturday:
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Holy
Saturday
Easter
Vigil
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to
those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic
Ministers and Altar
Servers this
weekend:
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Saturday, March 15
5 PM
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Lector: L.
Clothakis
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Clothakis, F Axiaq, J Ryan, C
Orfino, R&C Fry
Altar
Servers: Cooke,
Fusaro, Ching, Ching
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Sunday,
March 16
7 AM
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Lector: P.
Livingston
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Albright, S Bosso, B Penner
Altar
Servers: Crossman,
Ghanaim, Jones, Miller
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8:30
AM
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Lector: E.
Linak
Eucharistic
Ministers: S&S
Capodanno, D Lawson, B Murphy, J
Lilles, M Leland
Altar
Servers: DeGuzman,
Colarusso, Koehler,
Eckmann
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10
AM
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Lector: G.
Yip
Eucharistic
Ministers: P&L
Borromeo, R Garrison, P Maloney,
L Raquel, N Reyes, T Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Borromeo,
Garrison, Lim, Yip
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11:30
AM
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Lector: Y.
Kaialoa
Eucharistic
Ministers: M
Rogers, B Santos, C Cannizzaro, J
Roensch, T DelRosario, T
Dizon
Altar
Servers: Fahri,
Hidalgo, Lorenzo, Murphy
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5
PM
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Lector: G.
Ledbetter
Eucharistic Ministers:
J Ledbetter,
Franco, S Pallari, K Phelps, B
Cappel, H Santana
Altar
Servers: Fernando,
Janiczek, McLaughlin,
Palma
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
March 16 thru March 22,
2008
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Annie Cooke
- 10:00 am Sebastian
Curutchet
- 11:30 am Tony DeGuara
- 5:00 pm Mary Grevov
Monday
- 6:30 am Virginia
Villinas
- 8:00 am Vincenzo
Marinaro
- 5:10 pm Bertu “Bart”
Chetcuti
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Michael
Monteroso
- 8:00 am Mass of
Thanksgiving
- 5:10 pm No 5:10 pm Mass
today
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Concetta
Guglielmino
- 8:00 am Joseph Spiteri
- 5:10 pm Virginia Roemer
Thursday
- See
Holy Week Schedule
Friday
- See
Holy Week Schedule
Saturday
- See
Holy Week
Schedule
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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,
Marlene Martin, Nancy Starrh,
Wayne Devora, Debra Farwell,
Sheila Donovan, Beverly Buhs
& Rita Gilmore
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We pray for the deceased members
of our parish
family:
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