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A woman was full of miseries, so she came
to tell her pastor all about it. “My
children hate me. Nobody ever comes to
visit me. My arthritis is getting worse.
The sun hasn’t been out in weeks.
And, this morning, the milk went
sour.” Then her face brightened.
“But you know Father, I’ve had
this terrible headache all week and now
it’s gone.”
The
pastor sighed “No my dear. Your
headache isn’t gone.
Now
I’ve got it.”
Do you
get headaches or do you give them? We can
help one another in the same way Jesus did
– by recognizing the powerful effect
we have on one another, for good or ill,
and by consciously deciding to make even
our smallest choices add up into happy
spaces where others can
grow.
For
example. For the short time we gather
together for mass, we are creating a kind
of space for one another. The look on our
faces, the way we sit and stand and manage
our kneelers, the way we make room for
others, the way we sing or don’t
sing, the way we respond to the prayers:
All can lift the spirits of the person
nearby, or can dampen those spirits. Not
turning off your cell phone and allowing
it to ring throughout the church grates on
sacred silence and drives our minds not to
God but to distraction. Chewing gum or
drinking (oh yes drinking from a paper
cup) is more in keeping with the ballpark
setting then a church in which we come to
worship. Coming in late and leaving early
on a regular basis sends a message of
indifference for the community and the
Eucharist.
In such
simple ways we can lift up or bring down,
dampen the spirit or set it alight. By
making small choices we can change our
environment and help others worship in an
atmosphere of prayer and reverence, or
church can be a nuisance and give us a
headache.
“Choices
of the Heart” Vocation
Retreat
All
single Catholic women 18-45 years of age
are invited to participate in a
Vocation
Reflective Discernment
Retreat
with the Daughters of Charity of St.
Vincent de Paul on April 25-27, 2008, at
Seton Provincialate, 26000 Altamont Rd,
Los Altos Hills, CA. For registration or
more information about the prayer,
community, and ministry of the Daughters
of Charity, please contact Sr. Trang
Truong, DC at 650/949-8890 or
SrTrangTruong@dochs.org.
TV COVERS
POPE’S VISIT TO U.S.
EWTN’s
live and encore telecasts of Pope Benedict
XVI’s April visit to the United
States include: Meeting With Young People,
April 19 at 1 pm and 5 pm; Visit to Ground
Zero, April 20 at 6 am and 8 am; Mass at
Yankee Stadium, April 20 at 11 am and 7
pm. All times are Pacific Time. EWTN is
carried on Comcast Digital Ch 229; Astound
Ch 80; Dish Satellite Ch 261; DirecTV Ch
370.
WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Sunday,
April 20
Monday,
April 21
- School
holiday
- Baptism
Preparation
Class
at 7:30 pm in the
convent
Tuesday,
April 22
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- CCD
Classes
at 3:45 pm
- Youth
Group
Burritos & Bibles in the convent at
5 pm
Thursday,
April 24
- Bible
Study
group meets in the convent at
10am
- Prayer
Group
meets at Green Hills at 7:30
pm
Saturday,
April 26
- RCIA
meets at 9:30 am
- 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
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.
SACRED
HEALING
Tues April 29 10 am to 3 pm @ Vallambrosa
Center, Menlo Park. Explore various ways
to access the healing graces of God. Learn
how to relieve pain and stress, let go of
past fears and traumas, mend broken
hearts, and change limiting patterns.
Sister Joan Prohaska, O.P., a Dominican
Sister of Mission San Jose is a nationally
certified massage therapist and healing
touch practitioner and has been leading
healing prayer retreats and workshops in
northern California. $50 fee limited to 22
participants. Call 325-5614.
Immaculate
Heart Radio’s Spring On-air Pledge
Drive
will be held Tuesday, May 20 through
Thursday, May 22 from 6 am to 6 pm each
day at Mater Dolorosa school in South San
Francisco. We need your help to answer
phone calls, run errands, or help with
hospitality. If you can help for an hour
or a couple of hours each day, please call
Deborah Heinrichs at 916-535-0500 ext 221
or email her at dheinrichs@ihradio.org.
St.
Dunstan Women’s Club and T.E.R.E.S.A.
Committee invites
all Parishioners and School Families to a
Baby Shower for Project Warmhug *and the
UCSF NeoNatal Unit (Intensive Care
Nursery) **
Sunday,
May 4, 2008 after 11:30 a.m. Mass in the
Parish Center. Refreshments will be
served.
Bring
one of the following unwrapped items to
the Baby Shower:
Size
0-12 months: onesies, sweaters, sleepers,
jackets, pants, socks, receiving blankets,
hand-knitted crochet booties, blankets,
hats, diapers (newborn), and cans of
formula. All items must be new. Please no
toys, furniture, or bottles. Only the
above listed items can be
donated.
If you
are unable to attend the Baby Shower, your
gift can be dropped off at St. Dunstan
Catholic School’s main office between
8 am and 4 pm by Friday, May 2. join your
fellow parishioners in helping others as
well as enjoying a little social time
together. Call Michelle at 303-4874 for
more information.
St.
Dunstan’s Branch 403 of the Italian
Catholic Federation
invites all parishioners, their families
and friends to join them on Sunday, May 18
in the Parish Center for a delicious
Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner. No host
cocktails at 4 pm; dinner of salad,
spaghetti and meatballs, bread and butter,
coffee or tea, dessert and wine at 5 pm.
Cost is $16. For reservations call Kay
Lucio at 607-7460. Deadline for
reservations is May 11.
CONTINUE
THE ADVENTURE AT CYO CAMP THIS
SUMMER
Register
now to be a part of the 62nd summer at CYO
camp in Occidental, CA. Camp sessions are
for children entering Second through
Eighth grade. Specialized teen adventures
are also available for children 14-16
years old. Check out our website and
register online at www.cyocamp.org or call
707-874-0240 for more information!
A SAFE
PLACE TO SHARE YOUR GRIEF
St.
Bartholomew’s Bereavement Recovery
Group A part of the St. Bartholomew’s
Grief Ministry No one knows how to help
you walk through your pain better than one
who has walked or is walking the same
path. This is a non-structured group,
drop-in, and on-going, every 2nd and 4th
Thursday of each month 6 –7:30 pm at
the Spiritual Center in the Parish
Community Building, 600 Columbia Dr, San
Mateo. Call Carol at 342-7156 for more
information.
Sixth and
Seventh Grade Open House
Sixth
and Seventh grade girls are invited to
visit Mercy High School in Burlingame for
a special afternoon tour on Friday, April
25 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm. This student Open
House will feature visits to classrooms,
as well as special fine arts performances
and an American Sign Language
demonstration.
Mercy
is located at 2750 Adeline Drive in
Burlingame. For more detailed information
call Mrs. Ellen Williamson, Director of
Admissions at 650/762-1114.
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Last
weekend’s
Regular
Collection:
$7,530.00
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Last
Weekend’s
Catholic
Charities
(Loaves and
Fishes Sunday)
Collection:
$3,512.00.
This
Weekend’s
Second
Collection is
for the Parish
Maintenance
&
Development
Fund.
Next
Weekend’s
Second
Collection will
be for Catholic
Home
Missions
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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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Fifth
Sunday of
Easter
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Monday:
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St.
Anselm
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Tuesday:
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Earth
Day
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Wednesday:
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St.
George
St.
Adalbert
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Thursday:
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St.
Fidelis of
Sigmaringen
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Friday:
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St.
Mark
Arbor
Day
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to
those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic
Ministers and Altar
Servers this
weekend:
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Saturday, April 19
5 PM
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Lector: A.
Colarusso
Eucharistic
Ministers: J Ryan,
E Danli, C Orfino, F Axiaq,
R&C Fry
Altar
Servers: Casella,
Mendoza, Peralta,
Colarusso
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Sunday,
April 20
7 AM
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Lector: H.
Connolly
Eucharistic
Ministers: B
Albright, P Livingston, S
Bosso
Altar
Servers: Jones,
Miller, Puzon, Salameh
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8:30
AM
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Lector: E.
Antonio
Eucharistic
Ministers: E Linak,
P Lucero, B Murphy, D Magsaysay,
J Lilles, D Lawson
Altar
Servers: Koehler,
Murphy, Reyes, Sheker
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10
AM
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Lector: P.
Maloney
Eucharistic Ministers:
R Garrison, A&D
Vogl, F&J Sigona, N Reyes, T
Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Lim,
Garrison, Ronquillo,
Seide
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11:30
AM
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Lector: T.
Dizon
Eucharistic
Ministers: Y
Kaialoa, C Cannizzaro, C
Caimotto, J Costa, K Begin, B
Santos
Altar
Servers: Lorenzo,
Panopio, Barrera,
Restrivera
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5
PM
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Lector: G.
Ledbetter
Eucharistic
Ministers: J
Ledbetter, B Cappel, H Santana, K
Phelps, J Franco, D Sammut
Altar
Servers:
McLaughlin, Palma, Rossi,
Tanjuakio
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Special
thanks to all of our ushers for their
dedicated service at our weekend
Masses.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
April 20 thru April 26,
2008
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Frank Agius
- 10:00 am Bertu “Bart”
Chetcuti
- 11:30 am Mary Grevov
- 5:00 pm Mary Cardone &
Patrick Newell
Monday
- 6:30 am Bruni Family
(liv/dec)
- 8:00 am Frank Agius
- 5:10 pm Monica Agius
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Julia Caruso
- 8:00 am Deceased Relatives of Al
Jacinto
- 5:10 pm Dermot O’Neill
(living)
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Deceased Relatives of Al
Jacinto
- 8:00 am Anna & Joseph
Oberti
- 5:10 pm Jojo Liangco
(living)
Thursday
- 6:30 am Dorothy Patton
- 8:00 am Deceased Friends of Al
Jacinto
- 5:10 pm Marshall Gabino
Friday
- 6:30 am Carlos Espina
- 8:00 am Ralph & Carmine
Caputo
- 5:10 pm Rosellini Opalenik
Family
Saturday
- 8:00 am DelRosario-Salgado
Families
- 5:00 pm Enrico
Zucconi
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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, Mrs. Larry
Duggins, Antoinette Ramos, Joe
Hamilton, Pauline & Joseph
Burgio, 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, Susan
Silvera-Dunn, George Rodriguez,
Jr , Nafal Jweinat, Melba
Sweeney, Marge Todd, Michael
Coffaro, Diedra Bradshaw, Irma
Sweeny, Charlene Spediacci,
Esther Litton, Jan Diamond, Viola
Burdick, Ronald Reyes, Josephine
Muscat, Patricia O’Neill,
Virginia Ryan Rogers, Martha
Costa, Michael Wisherop, Helen
Maternia, Lou Grech, Elsie Clark,
Bernice Malloy, Marlene Martin,
Nancy Starrh, Wayne Devora, Debra
Farwell, Sheila Donovan, Beverly
Buhs, Rita Gilmore, Marissa
Hosea, Lucy Abdilla, Marcella
Mahoney, William Kinnealy &
Judy Marks
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We pray for the deceased members
of our parish
family:
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Margaret
Lewis & Zenon
Sison
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