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Mater
Dolorosa Catholic Church
Saint Peter and Saint Paul
June 29, 2008 -
Bulletin
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The
angel of the Lord will rescue those who
fear him.
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—
Psalm
34
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THEME
OF OUR LITURGY
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Through all
the earth their voice resounds,
and to the ends of the world,
their message. - Psalm
19:5
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First
Reading: Acts 12:1-11
Peter was in prison, but prayer by the
church was made to God on his
behalf.
Second
Reading: 2 Timothy 4:6-8,
17-18
I have finished the race; I have kept the
faith.
Gospel:
Matthew 16:13-19
Simon Peter said, “You are the
Christ, the Son of the living
God.”
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
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Sunday,
June 29
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8:00
AM
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John &
Mary Carraro (D)
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10:00
AM
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Benjamin
Maratas (D)
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Noon
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People of
the Parish
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Monday,
June 30
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8:00
AM
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Sydne Jane
Gervais (D)
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Tuesday,
July 1
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8:00
AM
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Apolonia
Manzano (D)
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Wednesday,
July 2
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8:00
AM
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Teresita I.
Palomar (D)
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Thursday,
July 3
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8:00
AM
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Joseph Do
& Anna Dao (D)
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Friday,
July 4
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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Saturday,
July 5
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8:00
AM
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Increased
Vocations
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5:00
PM
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Apolonia
Manzano (D)
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COLLECTION
TOTALS - June 15, 2008
First Collection Total
$3,849.00
Second Collection Total $1,340.00 (Myanmar
& China Relief)
COLLECTION
TOTALS - June 22, 2008
First Collection Total $4,387.00
Second Collection Total $1,512.00 (St.
Vincent de Paul Society)
Our Second Collection this Sunday is
for Peter’s Pence.
Our Second Collection next week is for
our Special Projects Fund.
Thank
you for your generous
support!
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Please
keep all those
who are sick
in our parish
family in your
prayers,
especially:
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Matilde
Agasid, Kayla
Arangcon,
Wallace Cain,
Jack Devine ,
Dawn Hassinger,
Fran Hinklin,
Steve Medina,
and Rita
Williams.
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Our
prayers are
with them, and
those who care
for
them.
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Dear
Friends,
I
have good news to announce: I
have hired Rachel Smit as our new
Religious Education Coordinator.
Rachel and her husband live in
San Mateo, but will soon be
joining us as parishioners. She
begins work on July 16. During
the summer, she will be
contacting both teachers and
students from last year. She
will also be working to build up
the enrollment when we start up
again in the fall. I would like
to thank Deacon Alex Aragon, who
ran Religious Ed last year, for
all his hard work. Again, I
welcome Rachel here to Mater
Dolorosa. May your time with us
help us continue to build up the
Body of Christ in our small
section of South
City.
As
of today, we have collected 117%
of our Annual Appeal Goal, which
means the Archdiocese has
reimbursed us to the tune of a
little under $8000. Out of the
98 parishes in the Archdiocese,
we, by far, have had the best
response in turning in our appeal
money. Thank you, one and all,
for your support to this most
worthy cause.
Beginning
Saturday, September 6th, (the
first Saturday after Labor Day),
I will be changing the times of
Saturday Reconciliation to
4:15—4:45 p.m. Sad to say,
people are not going to
Reconciliation like they once
did. Indeed, weeks go by and I
might have one person receiving
the Sacrament. As always, if you
can’t receive Reconciliation
on Saturday, please call the
Rectory and we will set up an
appointment for
you.
On
Tuesday I will be leaving for a
five week vacation. This will be
the longest time I’ve been
off since I was ordained a priest
8 years ago. I will be in
Southern California for most of
that time visiting family and
friends. In my absence, I am
leaving you in the good hands of
Father Tom Reilly. I wish all of
you a good summer and I will see
you back here around mid-August.
I am blessed to be a part of such
a wonderful
parish.
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Happy
Fourth!
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Father
Brian
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Some
Catholic Questions and Answers on
Reconciliation
from Catholic Digest, March 2008, by
Monsignor Vincent Rush
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Q.
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It
used to be that certain
things—like skipping Mass,
were mortal sins. Now it seems
as if they’re not. What
happened? How can I trust what
the Church says is sinful if it
keeps changing its
mind?
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You
probably taught your young
children rules like,
“Don’t ever try to
cross the street without holding
Daddy’s or Mommy’s
hand.” That’s the way
children learn things. But what
you meant was, “Cross
safely,” and you do that as
a grown-up. Most of us learned
moral rules as children; but
sometimes we never grew up to
understand their point. A habit
of skipping Mass does spiritual
damage—to the person who
skips (and thus fails to deepen
his/her friendship with God), and
to the community (which misses
out on that person’s
participation and gifts).
Missing very occasionally with a
good reason is a different matter
and is harmless or perhaps even
necessary. Think of the Mass as
like an important family dinner:
You can miss, say, one
Thanksgiving with the family if
you have a good reason. But to
blow Thanksgiving dinner off
repeatedly and then come back
without offering any apology or
explanation—well,
that’s something
else.
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On
Friday, July 4th, our Rectory Office will
be closed in observance of Independence
Day. Have a happy and safe Fourth of
July!
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