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THEME
OF OUR LITURGY
- “WE BELONG TO
GOD”
1
Samuel
3:3b-10,19
At the Lord’s call Samuel responds,
“Speak, for your servant is
listening.”
1
Corinthians
6:13c-15a,17-20
Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit
within you; therefore glorify God in your
body.
Mark
1:35-42
When John’s disciples heard him say
of Jesus: “Behold, the Lamb of
God,” they followed
him.
AS
A PARISH COMMUNITY
We
pray for all the sick in our parish,
especially:
Maureen Dan, Tom Cathey, Richard Jordan,
Malen Ferrer, John Duran, Florence Favrow,
Margaret Caylao, John Hartlein, Lory
Manzano, Angela Uccelli, Bertha Bacho,
Victor Fernandez, Clifford Chase and Emil
Valdes.
SCHOOL
NEWS
Application for
Grades K-6 are now being accepted.
Students applying for Kindergarten must be
five year’s old by December 1, 2006.
Requirements: birth and baptismal
certificates, a copy of the child’s
most recent immunization record, $50.00
non-refundable registration fee. For 1st
through 6th grades, please include a copy
of the latest report card. You are invited
to the School’s Open House on Sunday,
January 29th from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Mater Dolorosa School does not
discriminate on the basis of race or
ethnic origin, nor does Mater Dolorosa
School discriminate on implementation of
education policies. For more information,
please call the School Office at
588-8175.
SUNDAY CHURCH
COLLECTIONS
Many thanks to
those parishioners who contributed to the
Church Collection last Sunday. Amount
received: $5,528 and the Black &
Indian Home Mission Collection was $1,476.
Cost of running the Parish for the week:
$5200.
SCHOOL
MASS
There will be a
Peace and Justice Mass on Thursday,
January 19th, at 9:30 a.m. Everyone is
invited to
attend.
EWTN FAMILY
CELEBRATION
Join EWTN Global
Catholic Network at its 25th Anniversary
Family Celebration in San Francisco on
January 28th and 29th at the Bill Graham
Civic Auditorium. You will have the
opportunity to meet some of your favorite
EWTN program hosts, hear talks from
renowned guest speakers, attend a special
live broadcast of THE JOURNEY HOME show
hosted by Marcus Grodi and much more!
Sunday will feature an address by Johnette
Benkovic. The Most Rev. Allen Vigeron,
Bishop of Oakland, will be the Celebrant
and Homilist for a Solemn Mass of
Thanksgiving. Tickets for the celebration
are FREE, but space limited, so call
877-398-6725 Monday to Friday 9:30 A.M.
– 6:30 P.M. (Eastern) or log onto
www.etwn.com
for more information.
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Jesus is the Unwanted—to be
Unwanted.
Jesus is the Leper—to wash
his wounds.
Jesus is the Beggar—to give
him a smile.
Jesus is the Drunkard– to
listen to him.
Jesus is the Mental– to
protect him.
Jesus is the Little One—to
embrace him.
Jesus is the Blind—to lead
him.
Jesus is the Dumb—to speak
for him.
Jesus is the Crippled—to
walk with him
Jesus is the Drug Addict—to
befriend him.
Jesus is the Prostitute —to
remove from danger and
befriend.
Jesus is the Prisoner— to be
visited.
Jesus is the Old—to be
served.
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PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN
UNITY
O God, holy and
eternal Trinity, we pray for your Church
in the world. Sanctify its life; renew its
worship; empower its witness; heal its
divisions; make visible its unity. Lead
us, with our brothers and sisters, towards
communion of faith, life and witness, so
that united in one body by the One Spirit,
we may together witness to the perfect
unity of your Love. AMEN
Martin Luther King Jr.
For your Sunday
Morning worship, join the St. Paul of the
Shipwreck Church community at the 21st
Annual MKL Gospel Mass Celebration on
Sunday, January 15th 10:30 a.m. Father ,
Jay Matthews, Pastor of St.
Benedict’s Parish, Oakland, is Guest
Preacher and Presider. For information
please call (415) 468-3434.
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
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Sunday,
January 15
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8
AM
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Victor Fernandez
(Healing)
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10
AM
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People of the
Parish
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Noon
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People of the
Parish
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5
PM
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Ireme Villafuerte
(D)
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Monday,
January 16
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8
AM
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Rita Morris (Th)
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Tuesday,
January 17
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8
AM
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Special Intention
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Wednesday,
January 18
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8
AM
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Mark & Cathy Delorey
(Sp)
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Thursday,
January 19
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8
AM
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Julie Mata (D)
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Friday,
January 20
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8
AM
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Nancy Bella (D)
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Saturday,
January 21
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8
AM
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Pauline Layag (D)
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5
PM
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Aurelia Villagos
(D)
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Dear
Friends,
Last
Tuesday Afternoon, I
went to St. Mary’s
Cathedral for the
Kick-off of the
Archbishop’s Annual
Appeal (AAA). For the
3rd year in a row, our
goal is down from the
previous year. Our goal
is based on 19% of last
year’s Sunday
Collections which means
for the past 3 years,
our Sunday giving is
down. Our goal this year
is $29,500. The AAA is
not so much an Appeal as
it is a tax. Like the
IRS, we either raise the
money or we have to take
it out of our General
Funds. The Archdiocese
gets their money either
which way. Folks, let me
talk turkey with you for
a moment or two. We
don’t have any
General Funds to speak
of. In the next month or
so, we will begin the
AAA. I ask all of you .
. . no, I beg all of
you, to pray and then
consider what you can
afford. The success of
the AAA here at MD
depends on all of
us.
Before
Christmas, a parishioner
promised me that if she
ever won the Lottery,
she would give half to
the Church. Well, guess
what? She won! Enclosed
in her Christmas Envelop
was half her winnings:
$3.00. That was the best
Christmas Present I got
this year. Again,
it’s not important
how much you give. What
is important is that we
realize that we here at
MD are all in this
together. That lady who
gave me the $3.00
realizes that. Thank you
from the bottom of my
heart.
I
came across this prayer
written by Blessed
Mother Teresa of
Calcutta. I have never
heard words quite like
this: Jesus is the
Prostitute . . . Jesus
is a Leper. It forces me
to rethink my image of
Jesus. Enjoy the prayers
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Father
Brian
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