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THEME
OF OUR LITURGY
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Be merciful and forgiving, even
when it would be easier not
to.
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First Reading:
1
Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13,
22-23
David found Saul in a deep sleep, but
would not harm him.
Second Reading:
1
Corinthians
15:45-49
We shall bear the image of the heavenly
Adam.
Gospel:
Luke
6:27-38
Give to everyone who asks of you. Lend
expecting nothing back.
AS
A PARISH COMMUNITY
We pray for all the sick in our parish,
especially: Maureen Dan, Jack Devine,
Florence Farrow, Jovita Guajardo, Lory
Manzano, and Luz P. Valdez.
May God bless
them and their families.
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
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Sunday,
February 18
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8
AM
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People
of the Parish
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10
AM
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Agatha
Moran (D)
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Noon
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Don
Raver (L)
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5
PM
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Dorothy
Montero (D)
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Monday,
February 19
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8:30
AM
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Agatha
Moran (D)
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Tuesday,
February 20
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8:30
AM
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George
& Klementina Martinic
(D)
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Wednesday,
February 21
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8:30
AM
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Abelardo
& Hortensia Rodriguez
(D)
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Noon
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Jim
& Eileen
Costello
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7:30
PM
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Priest’s
Intention
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Thursday,
February 22
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8:30
AM
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Don
& Elizabeth Raver
(L)
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Friday,
February 23
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8:30
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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Saturday,
February 24
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8:30
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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5
PM
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Pablo
& Juana Rodriguez
(D)
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COLLECTION TOTALS - February 11,
2007
First
Collection Total -
$ 4,836.50
Second Collection Total -
$ 1,858.00 (Parish
Improvement)
New
Families Registered in our Parish
This Week—2
Total Registered Families:
897
Thank
you for your continued
support!
Our
Second Collection this Sunday
will be for the support of our
School Improvement Fund. Next
Sunday our collection will be a
collection for Catholic
Charities.
Thank
you!
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CATHOLIC CHARITIES CYO “LOAVES &
FISHES” Sunday is next
week—February 25th. Let’s
support the social services agency of the
Catholic Church by donating generously
next week on Catholic Charities CYO
Sunday. Eighty-six cents of every dollar
we contribute goes directly into programs
that provide relief to homeless families,
ailing seniors, immigrants, the working
poor, troubled teens, and many other
clients in need in San Mateo, San
Francisco and Marin counties.
Our
donations will change someone’s
life.
Our Parish Office will be closed on
Monday, February 19th in observance of
President’s Day. We will return on
Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.
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Dear Friends,
I am pleased to announce
that so far, 50 parishioners have
committed a total of $10,000 to
this year’s
Archbishop’s Annual Appeal
towards our assessment of
$43,500.
Our support of the
Archbishop’s Appeal is
important to the physical and
spiritual well-being of many of
our Catholic friends and
neighbors, it helps us work with
other faiths, and it enables us
to evangelize those who have not
heard the Good News of Jesus as
of yet.
The money raised in this
Appeal enables the Archdiocese to
conduct programs and ministries
that are well beyond what any
single parish could do alone.
Through the Appeal, we help
minister to youth and to young
adults, to seniors and to
families, to the sick and the
disadvantaged. We also train
priests and deacons, and we care
for our retired and infirmed
priests. The Appeal helps the
Archbishop provide tuition
assistance, hospital chaplains,
Respect Life Activities, and
other Archdiocesan services and
ministries that benefit every
parish and mission.
Please note: None of this
money will be used in conjunction
with the settling of sexual abuse
cases.
It is also important to
recall that every dollar raised
in excess of our parish
assessment will be used to meet
the particular needs of our
parish. These needs include a
new floor for the Hall, getting
the Kindergarten classroom fixed,
and buying a new Church Sign at
the corner of Willow and Miller
Streets.
If you have not had a
chance to make your gift, please
do so today. Both Archbishop
Niederauer and myself thank
you.
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Have
a great
week!
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Father
Brian
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LENTEN SEASON at MATER
DOLOROSA
Lent
begins on Ash Wednesday, February 21st.
May I kindly remind you of the different
services we will be having during
Lent:
- We
will have three Masses on Ash
Wednesday: 8:30a.m., 12 Noon, and
7:30p.m.
- During
the weekdays of Lent (Monday through
Thursday) we will have two Masses: One
at 8:30a.m. and the other at
7:30p.m.
- During
the Fridays of Lent, we will have
Stations of the Cross at 7:30p.m.,
followed by
Benediction.
The
following information may be helpful in
preparation for Lent:
Abstinence
Everyone
fourteen years of age and older is bound
to abstain from meat on ASH WEDNESDAY, the
FRIDAYS of Lent, and GOOD
FRIDAY.
Fast
Everyone
eighteen years of age and older, but under
the age of sixty, is also bound to fast on
ASH WEDNESDAY and GOOD FRIDAY. On these
two days, the law of fast allows only one
full meal a day, but does not prohibit
taking some food during the day, so long
as this does not constitute another full
meal. Drinking liquids during the day is
permitted. When health or ability to work
would be seriously affected, the law does
not oblige. In the spirit of penance, the
faithful should not lightly excuse
themselves from this obligation.
CELEBRATE
ST. PATRICK’S DAY AT MATER
DOLOROSA
Remember,
on St. Patrick’s Day EVERYONE IS
IRISH for a day. What better way to join
in the fun than a traditional dinner. The
great cooks of our parish will be serving
salad, corned beef and cabbage, and
dessert after the 6:00 p.m. Mass on
Saturday, March 17th. The cost for dinner
is $15.00 per person. We plan to have a
little entertainment to go along with the
dinner. Please call in your reservations
to Kathy Dunleavy at 589-233. See you
there!
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