Saint Dunstan Catholic Church 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 26th, 2008 - Bulletin
		If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him.
		— Romans 6:8

	The story was told some years ago of a pastor who found the roads blocked one Sunday morning and was forced to skate on the river to get to church, which he did. When he arrived the elders of the church were horrified that their preacher had skated on the Lord's Day. After the service they held a meeting where the pastor explained that it was either skate to church or not go at all. Finally one elder asked, "Did you enjoy it?" When the preacher answered, "No," the board decided it was all right! In this week’s gospel reading, the Pharisees tried to trick Jesus by asking, “Which commandment in the law is the greatest?” They weren’t just referring to the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God many centuries earlier. By the time Jesus and the Pharisees had this exchange the Jewish law had been expanded to 613 distinct commandments, with 248 being affirmative (“You must do…”) and 365 being negative (“You must not do…”). Jesus said the entire law and the prophets, all the hundreds of rules and regulations, could be summed up in two simple commands: love God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself. That’s it. You could put the whole Code of Canon Law and all the commentaries written about the law on a business card. However since we are sinful, we need guidelines and limits. We need some rules and regulations to keep civilization from dissolving into chaos. Rules are necessary, but rules are not an end in themselves. Jesus’ message this week is that we should be guided by the spirit of the law rather than the letter of the law. God’s law is simple. It’s based on love. He created the universe and humanity because of His abounding love. All we need to do is love Him and love His other creations. It’s that incredibly simple. Yet, simple as it is, we keep ignoring His command.
	The St. Dunstan Grief and Support Ministry invites all parishioners to a Memorial Mass for all loved ones who have died in the past year on Saturday, November 1st at 10:00 am in the church. We hope you are able to join us! Saturday, November 1 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. All widows of the parish are invited to join the Lydians Theater and Dinner Group for the next season of Broadway By the Bay. For reservations and information call Pat at 650-697-6976. Parishioners, as a courtesy to others, please silence your cell phones during all Masses. Your cooperation is appreciated. WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. DUNSTAN PARISH Monday, October 27th TERESA Committee meets in the school library at 7 pm Tuesday, October 28th 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, October 30th Bible Study at 10 am in the Convent Prayer Group meets at Green Hills at 7:30 pm xx Saturday, November 1st First Saturday Holy Hour at 7 am in the church Retrouvaille meets in the convent RCIA at 9 am in the rectory Care & Grief Ministry Memorial Mass at 10am in the church Monday thru Saturday Morning Prayer in the church at 7:15 am Monday thru Friday Rosary recited in the church at 7:40 am SCHOLASTIC BOOKFAIR St. Dunstan Parish School is holding a Scholastic Book Fair from November 3 to 7, from 8:30 am to 5 pm in the Parish Center. Proceeds from this event will be used to build up the St. Dunstan School library and to purchase essential classroom resources. You can also help our school by purchasing books at the Book Fair and donating them to our school library. In appreciation of your generosity, a personalized bookplate will be affixed to each book donated. The Book Fair will also be open on Sunday, November 2nd from 9am to 1pm, to allow parishioners to do some early shopping for the upcoming holiday season. Thank you for your support of our parish school. WHY SETTLE FOR A GOOD MARRIAGE WHEN YOU CAN HAVE A GREAT MARRIAGE? You can make the leap from just “good” to GREAT on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend! If you’d like greater depth, growth, and enrichment in your relationship, you’ll like the difference a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend can make. Call Paul and Yvonne at 650-366-7093 or go to sf.lovemoredeeply.org. Next SF-WWME Weekend: November 7—9, San Mateo. ALL SOULS DAY MASS Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma invites you to join us for a month of faith, prayer, and remembrance by visiting one of our most sacred places. Come celebrate! The month begins with Mass, Saturday, November 1 at 11 am in All Saints Mausoleum Chapel, Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, celebrated by Most reverend Ignatius Wang, Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, commemorating the Holy Day of All Saints, Todos Los Santos, All Souls Day and First Saturday. The annual Todos Los Santos celebration combines the traditions of the Filipino and Latino Community. Refreshments will be served in the courtyard following mass. For more information please visit our website www.holycrosscemeteries.com or call 650-756-2060. Share a gift from the heart this Christmas! Dominican Contemplative Nuns Benefit Art Show Come one, come all! Meet our talented Sister Artists and help with the cause to renovate the Novitiate dormitory for our new Sisters in formation. Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November 9th 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Corpus Christi Monastery 215 Oak Grove Avenue Menlo Park 650-322-1801 ext 38 A Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be at Mater Dolorosa Church November 9th—17th. Masses during these days will be at 8 am and 7:30 pm. Rosary at 6:45 pm. The church will be open during these hours for all day Eucharistic Adoration. Please sign up for adoration by using the sheet in the vestibule of the church, or call the rectory office at 650-583-4131. Please join us for prayer during this holy event! ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION St. Dunstan Branch 403 of the Italian Catholic Federation invites all parishioners, their families and friends to join them in the parish Center on November 9 for a Polenta Dinner. No host cocktails at 4 pm, dinner of salad, polenta, chicken, sausage, bread and butter, dessert, coffee or tea, and wine at 5pm. Cost is $19. For reservations call Kay Lucio at 697-7460. Deadline for reservations is November 2nd. MARRIAGE: CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Crystallizing the teaching on marriage, the Catechism of the Catholic Church proclaims: God himself is the author of marriage. The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator. Marriage is not a purely human institution despite the many variations it may have undergone through the centuries in different cultures, social structures, and spiritual attitudes. The well-being of the individual person and of both human and Christian society is closely bound up with the healthy state of conjugal and family life. -Catechism of the Catholic Church (1603, 1604) Last weekend’s Regular Collection: $6,757.50 Last weekend’s “World Mission Sunday” Collection: $3,237.00 Thank you for all your support! SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Priesthood Sunday Tuesday: Ss. Simon and Jude Friday: Halloween Saturday: All Saints First Saturday Saturday, November 1st, the Feast of All Saints, is not a holy day of obligation this year. The TERESA Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, October 27th in the school library at 7 pm. We invite all of you who wish to join or reconnect with the committee, to attend meetings and participate in the lost art of offering acts of kindness! to those who served as Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and Altar Servers this weekend: Saturday, October 25th 5 PM Lector: L. Clothakis Eucharistic Ministers: J Clothakis, C Orfino, B&G Borba, R&C Fry Altar Servers: Abello, Bertin, Casella, Casella Sunday, October 26th 7 AM Lector: H. Connolly Eucharistic Ministers: B Rogers, S Bosso, R Flahavan Altar Servers: Celio, Chavez, Chavez, Ching 8:30 AM Lector: E. Linak Eucharistic Ministers: D&S Capodanno, L Bates, P Lucero Altar Servers: Cabarse, Chan, Doyle, DeGuzman 10 AM Lector: G. Yip Eucharistic Ministers: G Maldonado, M&L Kelly, L Raquel, K Burns, P Maloney, T Herbeck Altar Servers: Fernando, Gracia, Burns, Burns 11:30 AM Lector: J. Roensch Eucharistic Ministers: B Tiamson, T Dizon, C Caimotto, R Barrera, K Begin, B Santos Altar Servers: Ghanaim, Capitolo, Barrera, Restrivera 5 PM Lector: J. Costa Eucharistic Ministers: P&M McLaughlin, H Santana, K Phelps, F Gutierrez, S Pallari Altar Servers: Jones, Jones, Jose, McLaughlin Special thanks to all of our ushers for their dedicated service at our weekend Masses. Mass Intentions for the Week October 26 thru November 1, 2008 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 Patrick Newell & Mary Cardone Monday 6:30 am Beatrice Tanjuakio (living) 8:00 am Pasquinelli Family (liv/dec) 5:10 pm Joseph Inserra Tuesday 6:30 am 8:00 am Vincenzo Marinaro 5:10 pm Tony Perrone Wednesday 6:30 am 8:00 am Tito Caputo 5:10 pm Daisy Feliciano Thursday 6:30 am Stanley Mohr 8:00 am Manuel & Georgia Ebejer 5:10 pm Leonie Gastenaga Friday 6:30 am All Souls 8:00 am Michele Micheletti 5:10 pm The Gulli Family (liv/dec) Saturday 8:00 am Edwin & Rita Spiteri (living) 5:00 pm Dylan Cappel We pray for the sick members of our parish family and for those who care for them: Madison Kitz, William Dill, Ted & Eileen Damian, Pat Saracini, Bill Barca, Helen & Vicky Noceti, Irene Thommen, Kyong Cruz, Ciera Whipple, Dorothy Rives, Elsie Noceti, Steve Bacho, 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, The Yakaitis Family, Susan Silvera-Dunn, George Rodriguez Jr, Nafal Jweinat, 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, Elsie Clark, Bernice Malloy, Wayne Devora, Beverly Buhs, Rita Gilmore, Marisa Hosea, Marcella Mahoney, Judy Marks, Rita Bartolo, Michael Hovan, Gerda Altherr, Stephen Petinak, Richard Castro, Donald Clancy, Dan Bray, Rene Tiamson, Dondon Pasco, Dotty Mardiloff, Robert Weldon, Doug Baldwin, Joseph Conrad Rodriguez, Mona Pasco & Rick Trecartin We pray for the deceased members of our parish family: Albina Caimotto, Kathleen Castro, Ann Newell & Joseph Berni