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Mater
Dolorosa Catholic Church
Catechetical Sunday
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 21st, 2008 -
Bulletin
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The
Lord is near to all who call upon
him.
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—
Psalm
145
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THEME
OF OUR LITURGY
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God’s
love and mercy are immeasurable
for all those who seek and call
upon the Lord.
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First Reading: Isaiah
55:6-9
Turn to the Lord, who is generous in
forgiving.
Second
Reading: Philippians 1:20c-24,
27a
Live your lives in a way worthy of the
gospel of Christ.
Gospel:
Matthew
20:1-16a
The last will be first, and the first will
be last.
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Any
parishioners who are in
need of prayers for the
sick or homebound,
please contact our
Rectory Office at
650-583-4131 and we will
place them on our prayer
list in the Sunday
bulletin.
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We
pray for the
happy repose of
the soul
of
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Matilde
Agasid and Jack
Devine
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who
passed away on
September 11th.
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May
Perpetual Light
shine upon
them.
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
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Sunday,
September 21
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8:00
AM
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Apolonia
Manzano (D)
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10:00
AM
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Yolanda
Caballero (D)
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Noon
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Abelardo
& Hortensia Rodriguez
(D)
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Monday,
September 22
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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Tuesday,
September 23
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8:00
AM
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Peggy Kidd
(D)
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Wednesday,
September 24
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8:00
AM
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Linda
Willis (L)
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Thursday,
September 25
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8:00
AM
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Emmanuele
Mizzi (D)
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Friday,
September 26
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8:00
AM
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Matilde
Agasid (D)
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Saturday,
September 27
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8:00
AM
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Jack Devine
(D)
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5:00
PM
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Lourdes
Rodriguez (D)
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COLLECTION
TOTALS - September 14. 2008
First Collection Total -
$3,928.50
Second Collection Total -
$1,897.00
(Parish Improvement Fund)
Our Second Collection this Sunday is
for the Priest’s Retirement Fund.
Our Second Collection next week is for
our Helping Hands Fund.
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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Bill
Kovacich and
Gladys
Torres.
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Our
prayers are
with them, and
those who care
for
them.
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Dear
Friends,
What
a wonderful Parish Picnic we had
last Sunday! So many people
chipped in to help out that it
made the burden light on
everyone. To all the people who
brought a dish or two for the pot
luck, thank you! To all the
people who provided the
entertainment, thank you! (My
favorite was the Tatola boys
doing their Tongan War Dance).
To everyone who had anything to
do with the Parish Picnic, thank
you from the bottom of my heart.
There were so many of you who
helped, I’d be afraid if I
started naming names, I’d
leave someone out. You know, God
knows, who you are and
that’s what matters most.
The two people, though, that put
all this together deserve special
mention: Jim and Angi Rodriguez.
Without them, this day would not
have happened. Thank you, Jim
and Angi, and thank you everyone
else for a great afternoon of
community and fellowship.
We’ll definitely do it
again.
Another
big thank you goes to all the
people who helped with the Mater
Dolorosa Novena. We doubled our
usual crowd at the morning Mass
during these nine days of special
prayer to our Blessed Mother.
Thank you, one and all, for all
your help, and special thanks go
to Violeta Carnero who
spearheaded this event. Like the
Parish Picnic, we’ll
definitely do the Novena again
next year.
This
past week, we lost one of the
founding members of Mater
Dolorosa Parish, Jack Devine.
Our prayers are with Adair, his
wife; their six children and
their families. Jack was a loyal
parishioner who always sat in the
front pew at the 10:00 Sunday
Mass. He will be
missed!
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Have
a great
week!
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Father
Brian
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In
today’s Gospel, the
vineyard owner says,
“I am free to do as
I please with my money,
am I not?” We are
likewise free. Is a
generous return to the
Lord in thanksgiving for
His many blessings among
the choices we have
made?
See
Matthew
20:15
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“Stewardship
by the Book” by
Sharon
Huekel
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Next Saturday, September 27th, 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, following Mass.
Let’s show Fr. O’Donnell our
appreciation for his 18 years of service
as Pastor of Mater Dolorosa Church.
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A special thank you to Al
& Joan Malley, former
parishioners and founding members
of Mater Dolorosa, for their
generous donation to our Parish
Improvement Fund. Their
donation was used to purchase our
much-needed new sound system for
the Parish Hall. Many
thanks for your gift, Mr. &
Mrs. Malley!
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