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THEME
OF OUR LITURGY
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Our purpose
is to be tireless in our pursuit
of proclaiming the Good News, and
in bringing the healing,
reconciling touch of Christ to
the world.
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First
Reading: Job 7:1-4, 6-7
Job finds life on earth to be drudgery; he
is filled with
restlessness.
Second
Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:16-19,
22-23
Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel.
I have become all things to all, to save
at least some.
Gospel:
Mark 1:29-39
Jesus cured many who were sick with
various diseases.
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We’re
reading St. Paul’s
letter to the
Corinthians these days.
What was Corinth like?
It had a beautiful
setting on an isthmus,
about fifty miles from
Athens. The location
makes for very easy
exchange by sea routes
between Greece and
Italy, a factor in its
economic success even
today. In Paul’s
day it was a
cosmopolitan and wealthy
city with inhabitants
drawn from all over the
world, including a
sizeable Jewish
community. When Paul
arrived about the year
50, the city was only
about a century old, but
already five times the
size of Athens. Paul
lived in Corinth for a
year and a half, and a
few years, came back for
three months. The
community of Christians
there struggled against
the influence of a very
secular and
self-indulgent society
that was blind to the
plight of the poor.
Pagan attitudes
afflicted the community,
which had a way of
breaking Paul’s
heart; he wrote to them
sometimes “with
many tears” (II
Corinthians
2:4).
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
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Priest
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Sunday,
February
8th
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8:00
AM
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Loretta
Erbacher (D)
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MP
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10:00
AM
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Nicasio
Marcelo (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,
February
9th
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8:00
AM
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Apolonia
Manzano (D)
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BC
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Tuesday,
February
10th
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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MP
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Wednesday,
February
11th
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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BC
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Thursday,
February
12th
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8:00
AM
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Carl Leo
Campbell (D)
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BC
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Friday,
February
13th
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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BC
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7:30
PM
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Priest’s
Intention
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Saturday,
February
4th
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8:00
AM
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Antonino
Palomba (D)
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BC
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5:00
PM
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Jovita
Falcon (D)
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BC
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COLLECTION
TOTALS - February 1, 2009
First Collection Total -
$4,960.50
Second Collection Total -
$1,574.00
(Religious Education)
Our Second Collection this Sunday is
for our Parish Improvement Fund.
Our Second Collection next Sunday is for
our Helping Hands Fund.
Thank
you for supporting your parish
and your Catholic
Church!
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Dear
Friends,
I
know it seems like we just
celebrated Christmas, but Ash
Wednesday and Lent are just
around the corner. Believing it
is never too early to plan ahead,
here is the schedule of our
Lenten activities:
- February
25th (Ash Wednesday): Masses
at 8:00 a.m., 12:00 Noon, and
7:30 p.m. (Ashes will be
distributed after all the
Masses)
- During
the Wednesdays of Lent, we
will have a 7:30 p.m.
Mass.
- During
the Fridays of Lent, we will
have Stations of the Cross at
7:30 p.m.
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Have
a great
week!
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Father
Brian
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UPCOMING
EVENTS at MATER DOLORSA
CHURCH
On
Sunday, February 15th, at all the
Masses, all married couples will have
the chance to renew their wedding vows.
Plan to attend with your friends and
family and make it a special Sunday for
our married couples, on this
Valentine’s Day
weekend.
Coming
Saturday, March 14th, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Church, there will be a dramatic
presentation of the Gospel of Mark, the
Gospel we are reading this year. This is
a spectacular presentation of scripture,
light, and movement when Michael Reardon
prayerfully and powerfully proclaims The
Gospel of MARK. This is a contemporary
translation of scripture, proclaimed in
the oral tradition of the early Church,
designed with music, lighting and
costuming. The performance is free,
however, a good will offering will be
taken up at the end of the performance.
Mark your calendars and plan to experience
the power of the Word!
PARISH
COUNCIL & FINANCE COMMITTEE JOINT
MEETING
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009 - 6:30
p.m.
SCHOOL MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
Both
the members of the Parish Council and the
Finance Committee, any interested
parishioners are welcome and encouraged to
attend this meeting. We will be
discussing many upcoming events, changes
and improvements to our parish. Get
involved in the decision making process
for your church! We look forward to
seeing you at the meeting.
Pilgrim
Statue at Mater Dolorosa Church
The International Pilgrim Statue of
OUR LADY OF FATIMA
Friday, February 13th
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Schedule:
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8:00
a.m.
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Mass
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8:30
a.m.—7:30 p.m.
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Eucharistic
Adoration
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5:30
p.m.
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Rosary:
Joyful, Luminous & Glorious
Mysteries
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6:45
p.m.
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Rosary:
Sorrowful Mystery
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7:30
p.m.
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Mass
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ATTENTION:
YOUTH at MATER
DOLOROSA
On
Sunday, February 22nd at 11:00 a.m., all
parish youth in grades 6-12 are invited to
a kick-off meeting for Youth Ministry.
Please meet in the 3rd grade classroom of
the School. Come and make new friends,
plan activities and enjoy food and a
raffle for all participants! If you have
any questions, or would like to help
please call Juliette Martinez at
650-515-0001 or send an email to
Juiliette.martinez@yahoo.com.
See you there!
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