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Mater
Dolorosa Catholic Church
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
November 30th, 2008 -
Bulletin
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Lord,
make us turn to you; let us see your face
and we shall be saved.
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—
Psalm
80
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THEME
OF OUR LITURGY
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We begin
our season of Advent with a
heartfelt call for our own
repentance.
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First
Reading: Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b;
64:2-7
I will rescue my scattered
sheep.
Second
Reading: 1 Corinthians
1:3-9
God is faithful; by God you were called to
fellowship with the Son.
Gospel:
Matthew 13:33-37
Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know
when the time will come.
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We
congratulate
the newly
baptized in our
parish
community:
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Ryan
Lwin
Castillo
Brandon
Jacob Cruz
Kaden
Christian
Lopez
Jianna Maria
Orr
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May
God bless
them!
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
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Priest
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Sunday,
November
30th
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8:00
AM
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Earnest
Jeglum (D)
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BC
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10:00
AM
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Ramoneito
Barro III (D)
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BC
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Noon
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People of
the Parish
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BC
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Monday,
December
1st
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8:00
AM
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John Duran
(D)
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BC
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Tuesday,
December
2nd
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8:00
AM
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Victor
& Elpedio Manzano
(D)
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BC
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Wednesday,
December
3rd
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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BC
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Thursday,
December
4th
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10:00
AM
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Guina
Tabalante (D)
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BC
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Friday,
December
5th
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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BC
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Saturday,
December
6th
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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BC
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5:00
PM
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Glen Smith
(D)
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BC
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Mater
Dolorosa’s Annual Christmas Bingo
Luncheon
Saturday, December 6th
Doors
open at 11:30 followed by Sit Down
Luncheon at 12:30 p.m.
Bingo and Raffle for Prizes!
$15.00 per person - $7.50
Children
PLEASE
BRING A WRAPPED ORNAMENT FOR A “GOOD
NEIGHBOR”
PRIZE.
Make your
reservations by calling:
- Terry
Keller at (650) 583-3385
or
- Sandee
Chan at (650) 872-3816
Teen
servers are needed as well as adult
kitchen helpers. Please contact Cathy
Rosaia at cmrosia@yahoo.com
to volunteer.
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Dear
Friends,
We
call these days and nights before
Christmas, Advent, which means
“coming”. The Church
reads and sings about God’s
promises. We tell the stories of
many holy people: Mary and John
the Baptist, Nicholas and Lucy.
We strive for the time when
God’s love will be seen in
all of us, when peace will come
through people’s acts of
justice and love for one another.
But, primarily, we wait. We
wait in joyful hope for the
coming of our Savior, Jesus
Christ, when all will be one, and
the Kingdom of God will flourish!
The Son of God already came to
us, born in the city of David.
This is what we celebrate at
Christmas, and in Advent we ready
ourselves and our hearts for this
birth. But, we also wait for his
coming again. We pray in the
Creed each Sunday: “He will
come again in glory to judge the
living and the dead.” And
so we wait for His light to
completely extinguish our
darkness.
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Happy
Advent!
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Father
Brian
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Christmas
Schedule
Confessions
Deanery
Advent Penance Service at St. Robert:
Monday, Dec. 15th, 7:30 p.m.
Individual Confessions at Mater
Dolorosa:
Saturday, Dec. 20th, 4:15 - 4:45
p.m.
Simbang
Gabi Masses
Sunday,
December 21st, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, December 22nd, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 23rd, 7:30
p.m.
Christmas
Masses
Christmas
Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24th:
5:00 p. m. (Children’s Mass)
10:00 p.m. (Midnight Mass)
Christmas Day, Thursday, Dec. 25th:
8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12
Noon
New
Year’s Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 31st
Pot
Luck Gathering beginning at 10:30 p.m.
in the Parish Hall
(Followed by Mass at 12:15
a.m.)
New
Year’s Day, Thursday, Jan.
1st
12:15 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 12:00 Noon
Charismatic
Prayer Comes to Mater
Dolorosa
Come
and see how you like our first gathering
of Charismatic Prayer on Wednesday,
January 7th at 7:00 p.m. Our Initial
Gathering will be led by Ben Rosado. If
you would like more information, please
call Ben at (650) 756-2703.
Staff/Volunteer Christmas
Party
Friday,
December 19th—6:00 p.m.
Mater Dolorosa Parish
Hall
Attention all who have served Mater
Dolorosa through their ministry as:
Altar Servers, Altar Society, Choir
Members, Counters, Teachers and Aids,
Eucharistic Ministers, Finance Committee,
Hospitality Helpers, Lectors, Parish
Council, St. Vincent de Paul Society,
Ushers and all who have given their time
and talents to our Church this year
through service, please come to our annual
Thank-You Christmas Party. Call the
Rectory Office to make your reservation!
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