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THEME
OF OUR LITURGY
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Sheltered
inside the walls of faith, the
storms we endure lose their power
over us.
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First
Reading: 1 Kings 19:9a,
11-13a
“Stand on the mountain; the Lord will
be passing by”.
Second
Reading: Romans
9:1-5
To the Israelites belong the covenants,
the law and the patriarchs; and from them
comes the Christ.
Gospel:
Matthew
14:22-23
As Jesus walked on the sea, he said to the
disciples, “Do not be
afraid”.
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We
welcome into the Church
Kayla Cruz, Joshua
Enriquez, and Anthony
Gian who were recently
baptized at Mater
Dolorosa.
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
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Sunday,
August
10th
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8:00
AM
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Mary Cassano
(D)
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10:00
AM
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Jhomelli
Feliciano (D)
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Noon
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Liro P. Edora
(D)
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Monday,
August
11th
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8:00
AM
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Fran Lidwell
(L)
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Tuesday,
August
12th
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8:00
AM
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Jim Toomey
(D)
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Wednesday,
August
13th
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8:00
AM
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Jim Costello
(D)
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Thursday,
August
14th
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8:00
AM
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Christopher
Myhra (D)
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Friday,
August
15th
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8:00
AM
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Antonino
Palomba (D)
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12:00
Noon
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Increased
Vocations
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7:30
PM
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Roy Pasini
(D)
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Saturday,
August
16th
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8:00
AM
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Frederico
Manzundayao (D)
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5:00
PM
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Tom McCullough
(L)
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COLLECTION
TOTALS - August 3rd,
2008
First Collection Total
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$4,849.00
Second Collection Total -
$1,537.00
(Special Projects Fund)
Our Second Collection this Sunday is
for our Parish Improvement Fund.
Our Second Collection next week is for
the Mission Appeal.
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 ,
Steve Medina,
Rita Williams
and Helen
Wright.
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Our
prayers are
with them, and
those who care
for
them.
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CHILDREN’S
FAITH FORMATION Religious Education or
CCD
Rachael
Smit, our Director of Religious Education,
will be available after all the Masses on
August 16th & 17th to answer your
questions, and accept applications for
Children’s Faith Formation for the
upcoming fall semester. Please stop by
Rachael’s table to say hello, and
pick-up a registration form. Forms should
be returned to the Faith Formation Office
by September 2nd.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Have
you ever considered that maybe God is
calling YOU to be a catechist (teacher) to
nourish the faith of
children?
We are in need of generous people who are
willing to serve the children of the
parish. If you enjoy working with
children, tweens and teens, we need your
help, the Children’s Religious
Formation depends on you.
YOU
CAN DO IT!
We’ll help you. Watch your faith
develop while working with the classes.
Please call the Children’s Faith
Formation office at 650-588-8175, and find
out more about this very important
ministry.
Friday,
August 15th is The Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary,
and is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses
at Mater Dolorosa will be held at 8:00
a.m. 12:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
EWTN
SPECIAL TELECASTS for
AUGUST
In a
special EWTN telecast that is ideal for
the homebound, Franciscan Missionaries of
the Eternal Word celebrate the Solemn Mass
of the Assumption at their chapel in
Alabama, Aug. 15th at 9:00 a.m., 4:00
p.m., & 9:00 p.m.
“To
the Parents of Teens” sets forth, in
two episodes, a program to help parents
guide their teens on the path of purity
and holiness, Aug. 26th & 27th at
12:00 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. All times are
Pacific.
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Elijah
recognized the voice of
God not in the strong
and heavy wind, not in
the earthquake, and not
in the fire, but in a
tiny whispering sound.
May we find enough quiet
in our clamorous world
to hear His voice and
discern what He is
calling us to do and
be.
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“Stewardship
by the Book” by
Sharon
Huekel
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FEAST OF
OUR PARISH PATRONESS - MATER
DOLOROSA
The
Legion of Mary is having a Novena to Our
Lady of Sorrows beginning on September 6th
following the 8:00 a.m. Mass, September
7th following the 12:00 p.m. Mass,
September 8th through September 13th
following the 8:00 a.m. Mass, and ending
on September 14th following the 12:00 p.m.
Mass. Please join the Legion of Mary in
prayer during this time.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND EVENTS AT MATER
DOLOROSA
Mark
your calendars
- our next Pot Luck BBQ is planned for
September 14, 2008, following the 12:00
Mass. We will have entertainment and a
raffle. Please contact Angi Rodriguez if
you have a special talent that you would
like to share.
Save
the date—we
will have a Parish Celebration to honor
Fr. O’Donnell for his 50 years of
priestly ministry to God’s people.
His Jubilee Celebration will be held at
Mater Dolorosa on September 27th with a
reception following the 5:00 Mass. Join
us to show Fr. O’Donnell our
appreciation for his many years of
service.
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