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This Thursday, Bishop Wang will celebrate
the Sacrament of Confirmation in our
parish. Fifty-eight young men and women
will profess that they are mature enough
to make a decision to follow Christ.
Following Christ is no longer a decision
made in the past by their parents but a
personal decision of the candidates. They
are asking the Holy Spirit to come into
their lives, to strengthen them in their
resolve and to stay with them in their
life’s journey. This is heady stuff
and not undertaken lightly.
In this
Sunday’s Gospel Jesus promised the
Spirit, the Advocate to be with us always.
This Advocate is active as spokesperson,
mediator, intercessor, teacher, comforter,
consoler, supporter, defender and an
abiding presence. The list can go on and
the gifts enumerated but we have to be
attentive and receptive. We have to live
in the confirmation of our faith. Without
the Holy Spirit, God is distant and remote
from His creation. Without the Spirit,
Christ becomes an historical figure with a
moral teaching. Without the Spirit, the
Gospel becomes the stuff of fairytales.
Without the Spirit, the Church is a social
club of likeminded people, seeking support
in a meaningless world. Without the
Spirit, preaching becomes control and
mission is domination. Without the Spirit,
afterlife is
‘pie-in-thesky’.
With
the Holy Spirit, everything is changed,
changed utterly; Christ is risen and
present, the Gospel is alive, the Church
is community, we are members and Christ is
the head, preaching becomes liberation,
mission becomes an outpouring of new life
in Christ, and we become people made in
the image and likeness of
God.
When
Bishop Wang prays over the candidates and
anoints them with the Oil of Chrism, they
no longer have the option to be
‘laid-back’ Christians. They
undertake the challenge to live and
witness to Christ’s presence in our
world. The Holy Spirit, the Advocate will
be with them, now they will have to
advocate for Christ.
As part
of our Archdiocesan Missionary Cooperation
Plan,
at our May 4 weekend Masses, Sr. Irene
Cullen, RSCJ, will speak on behalf of her
Sisters in Uganda. The Religious of the
Sacred Heart serve as God’s people in
44 countries around the world. In Uganda
they work as social workers, nurses,
counselors, parish ministers, and
especially as Catholic educators in
elementary, high school, and colleges.
Special envelopes will be provided and you
are invited to support their missionary
effort as you feel inspired. Our
contribution will make a big difference in
this corner of God’s precious but
struggling world and will help orphaned
and vulnerable children go to school.
Thank you.
WHAT’S
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN
PARISH
Monday,
April 28
- TERESA
Committee
meets in the school library at 7
pm
Tuesday,
April 29
- Novena
in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 8am Mass
- CCD
Classes
at 3:45 pm
Thursday,
May 1
- Bible
Study
group meets in the convent at 10
am
- Prayer
Group
meets at Green Hills at 7:30
pm
- Confirmation
at 7pm
Friday,
May 2
- First
Friday Holy Hour
in the church at 4 pm
Saturday,
May 3
- First
Saturday Holy
Hour
in the church at 7am
- Retrouvaille
meets in the convent
- First
Communion
at 10 am
- Baptism
Preparation
Class
at 10:30 am 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
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.
PRO
LIFE
Rosary, Saturday, May 3 at 9 am in front
of Planned Parenthood, 2211 Palm Ave San
Mateo. Call 572-1468 for further
information.
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 info.
On Thursday, May 1st at 7 pm, Bishop Wang
will be here at St. Dunstan Parish for the
Sacrament of Confirmation. Parishioners,
please be aware that the 5:10 Mass is
cancelled this day in preparation for the
Confirmation Mass. We appreciate your
understanding and cooperation. Please pray
for our Confirmandi and their families.
Friday, May 2 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, May 3 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.
On Saturday, May 3rd, our 2nd Grade School
and CCD students will receive their First
Holy Communion. We pray they may know the
joy of God’s love all the days of
their lives.
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Last
weekend’s
Regular
Collection:
$7,964.00
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Last
Weekend’s
Parish
Maintenance
&
Development
Fund
Collection:
$4,849.00
This
Weekend’s
Second
Collection is
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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Sixth
Sunday of
Easter
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Monday:
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St.
Louis Mary de
Montfort
St. Peter
Chanel
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Tuesday:
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St.
Catherine of
Siena
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Wednesday:
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St.
Pius
V
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Thursday:
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The
Ascension of
the Lord
(unless
transferred to
Sunday)
St. Joseph the
Worker
May
Day
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Friday:
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St.
Athanasius;
First
Friday
Yom Hashoah
(Holocaust
Memorial
Day)
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Saturday:
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Ss.
Philip and
James
First
Saturday
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to
those who served as
Lectors, Eucharistic
Ministers and Altar
Servers this
weekend:
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Saturday, April 26
5 PM
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Lector: L.
Clothakis
Eucharistic
Ministers:
Clothakis, B&G Borba, R
Attard, J Ryan, F Axiaq
Altar
Servers: Totah,
Wilkom, Celio, Welch
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Sunday,
April 27
7 AM
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Lector: B.
Penner
Eucharistic
Ministers: M Wyman,
M Hutchings, S Nussbaum
Altar
Servers: Tabaloc,
Bagley, Chavez, Fusaro
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8:30
AM
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Lector: D.
Capodanno
Eucharistic
Ministers: S
Capodanno, M Anderegg, M Leland,
S jajeh, M Ocafrain, R Pezo
Altar
Servers: Valdez,
Barnes, Ching, Ching
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10
AM
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Lector: G.
Yip
Eucharistic
Ministers: J&F
Sigona, R Garrison, P Maloney, K
Whitfield, K Burns, T Herbeck
Altar
Servers: Whitfield,
Burns, Yip, Garrison
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11:30
AM
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Lector: L.
Opalenik
Eucharistic
Ministers: T Dizon,
M Rogers, J Roensch, Y kaialoa, T
DelRosario, J Costa
Altar
Servers: Alaraj,
Cabarse, DeGuzman,
Ghaniam
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5
PM
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Lector: P.
McLaughlin
Eucharistic
Ministers: M
McLaughlin, J&G Ledbetter, S
Pallari, B Cappel, H Santana
Altar
Servers: Wojdyla,
Capitolo, Fahri, Lim
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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 27 thru May 4,
2008
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Sunday
- 7:00 am For Parish
- 8:30 am Frank Agius
- 10:00 am Tim Herbeck & Louis
Marini
- 11:30 am Laura Fletcher
- 5:00 pm Ryan & Annette
Mendoza (living)
Monday
- 6:30 am Millie Wilson
- 8:00 am Edmundo T.
Makapugay
- 5:10 pm Mary Farrell
Tuesday
- 6:30 am Deceased Friends of Al
Jacinto
- 8:00 am Tito Caputo
- 5:10 pm Vailolo Morales
Wednesday
- 6:30 am Jeanette
Scotvold
- 8:00 am Frank Agius
- 5:10 pm The Gulli Family
(liv/dec)
Thursday
- 6:30 am Angie Romero
- 8:00 am Catherine
Phalen
- 5:10 pm No 5:10 pm Mass
today
- 7:00 pm Confirmation
Mass
Friday
- 6:30 am Tony Santora
- 8:00 am Rosellini Opalenik
Family
- 5:10 pm Dorothy S.
Moulton
Saturday
- 8:00 am Neil McLaughlin
- 5:00 pm Wilbert
Freddie
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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, Marisa Hosea,
Lucy Abdilla, Marcella Mahoney,
William Kinnealy, Judy Marks
& Rita Bartolo
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We pray for the deceased members
of our parish
family:
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Luciano
Pellegrini
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