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THEME
OF OUR LITURGY
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In
today’s readings, the
Triduum, the commemoration of the
Lord’s Passion, comes in a
luminous celebration of
Christ’s victory.
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First
Reading: Numbers
21:4b-9
Whenever anyone who had been bitten by a
serpent looked at the bronze serpent, they
lived.
Second
Reading: Philippians
2:6-11
Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of
God, did not regard equality with God,
something to be grasped.
Gospel: John
3:13-17
God so loved the world that he gave his
only Son so that those who believe might
have eternal life.
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Next
Saturday, following the
5:00 Mass, we will have
a Parish Celebration to
honor Fr. O’Donnell
for his 50 years of
priestly ministry to
God’s people. Join
us for his Jubilee
Celebration with a
reception in the Parish
Hall. Let’s show
Fr. O’Donnell our
appreciation for his 18
years of service as
Pastor of Mater Dolorosa
Church.
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
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Sunday,
September 14
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8:00
AM
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Fran
Hinklin (D)
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10:00
AM
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Michael
Leveroni (D)
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Noon
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People of
the Parish
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Monday,
September 15
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8:00
AM
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Rose
Lovecchio (D)
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Tuesday,
September 16
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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Wednesday,
September 17
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8:00
AM
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Michael F.
O’Driscoll
(D)
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Thursday,
September 18
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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Friday,
September 19
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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Saturday,
September 20
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8:00
AM
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Dr. E. J.
Mullally (D)
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5:00
PM
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People of
the Parish
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COLLECTION
TOTALS - August 31, 2008
First
Collection Total - $4,339.50
Second Collection Total - $1,822.00 (St.
Vincent de Paul)
COLLECTION TOTALS - September 7,
2008
First Collection
Total - $4,610.50
Second Collection Total - $1,562.00 (CCD)
Our Second Collection this
Sunday is for the Parish Improvement
Fund.
Our Second Collection next week is for
Priest’s Retirement.
Please be as
generous as possible and thank you for
your continued
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, Jack
Devine, and
Gladys
Torres.
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Our
prayers are
with them, and
those who care
for
them.
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Dear
Friends,
Between
now through June of 2009, Mater
Dolorosa joins the universal
Church in celebrating the 2000th
anniversary of the birth of St.
Paul. After Communion, we will
be praying the prayer to St. Paul
found on the back of our song
books. We will also pray, during
this time, for our country as we
choose a new President and a new
Congress. The following is a
short biography I found on St.
Paul.
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Have
a great
week!
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- Father
Brian
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St. Paul,
Apostle
St.
Paul, who was well versed in
rabbinical learning, at first
zealously persecuted the Church.
However, on his way to Damascus
to arrest some prominent
Christians there, he was
literally knocked off his high
horse, and made to understand
Christ in that instant. From
then on, his life’s
direction and purpose changed
radically.
The
next three years of his life were
spent in solitude, and then he
plunged into a life of missionary
activity and preaching that would
tax the endurance of the
heartiest missionaries of today.
Who is not impressed by the
record of Paul’s journeys as
recorded in the Acts of the
Apostles? Paul was the most
powerful apostolic personality.
His life and example, and his
letters have been the inspiration
for the preaching Church since.
This
year we honor St. Paul, because
of his intense love of Christ.
There is something in St. Paul
for us to admire and to imitate
in addition to his great love of
Christ. His examples of humility
comes from the knowledge of
truth. He is an example of
enthusiasm in service, of
optimism in outlook. He took
rightful pride in his
accomplishments, recognizing that
these accomplishments were due to
the grace of Christ. St.
Augustine writes, “St. Paul
realized what he taught, pursued
justice, confessed truth, and
died for it.”
It
isn’t necessary to spell out
how we can imitate St. Paul. It
is obvious.
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A big THANK-YOU to those
parishioners who attended the
joint Parish Council/Finance
Committee Meeting on September
4th:William Bosque, Brian
Dunleavy, Cathy Duran, Gloria
Flores, Fran Lidwell, Diana
Powell, Angi Rodriguez, Cathy
Rosaia, Rachael Smit & Jo
Ventura. Your ideas,
suggestions, and contributions
were greatly appreciated. We
came up with some great
suggestions for the future of our
parish. We appreciate all our
volunteers who help out in so
many ways: Those who count the
collections, our Altar Society,
the people who put together
Hospitality Sunday, the Second
Harvest Team, the St. Vincent de
Paul Society, our lectors and
Eucharistic Ministers, those who
bring Communion to the homebound
and the hospital, our choir, the
ushers, and everyone who helps
with Religious Education. Thanks
to all for your support of our
parish community!
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We
welcome the following recently registered
parishioners:
Michelle
& Romulo Bello
Mel & Josie Feliciano
Nelson & Lina Mercado
Usbardo & Irma Naranjo
Lawrence & Jeannette Ryan
Maria Somera
Jeffrey & Michelle Taniguchi-Cruz
Welcome
to our parish
community!
Join Deacon Alex for
Family
Faith Formation
- When:
Sunday, September 28th
- Time:
10:45 a.m. right after the 10:00 a.m.
Mass, and before the 12:00 p.m.
Mass
- Where:
MD Parish Hall
Let’s
share the Word of God; how the Sunday
Gospel applies to our daily life. The
children will also learn about Jesus
through the Gospel. We will have shared
activities together.
Coming
September 20 & 21
In
the beginning was the word,
and the Word was with God
and the Word was good (Jn
1:1)
THE WORD OF GOD
in the life and mission of the Church
Catechetical Sunday
2008
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