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THEME
OF OUR LITURGY
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God
shows us how to be good, not by
decree, but by
example.
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First
Reading: Genesis 9:8-15
I will set my bow in the clouds to serve
as a sign of the covenant between me and
the earth.
Second
Reading: 1 Peter 3:18-22
The water of the flood prefigured baptism,
which saves you now.
Gospel:
Mark 1:12-15
Jesus was tempted by Satan, and the angels
ministered to him.
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The
waters of Baptism make
us part of the new
covenant in Christ. But
the bishops’
pastoral letter on
stewardship reminds us
that “there is a
fundamental obligation
arising from the
Sacrament of Baptism. .
. that people place
their gifts, their
resources, themselves,
at God’s service in
and through the
Church.”
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From
Stewardship by the Book,
by Sharon
Hueckel
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
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Priest
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Sunday,
March
1st
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8:00
AM
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People of
the Parish
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BC
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10:00
AM
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Fannie
Kuswanto (D)
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MP
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Noon
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James Egan
(D)
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BC
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Monday,
March
2nd
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8:00
AM
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Lorna
Agdeppa (L)
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BC
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Tuesday,
March
3rd
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8:00
AM
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Dorothy
Shanley (D)
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MP
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Wednesday,
March
4th
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8:00
AM
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Deceased
Member of the Ucelli
Family
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BC
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7:30
PM
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Priest’s
Intention
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BC
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Thursday,
March
5th
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8:00
AM
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Vocations
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BC
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Friday,
March
6th
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8:00
AM
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Virgilio
Carnero (L)
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BC
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Saturday,
March
7th
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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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Abelardo
& Hortensia Rodriguez
(D)
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BC
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COLLECTION
TOTALS - February 22, 2009
First Collection Total -
$4,379.50
Second Collection Total -
$1,671.00
(Special Projects)
Our Second Collection this Sunday is
for our Archbishop’s Annual Appeal
Pledge.
Next Sunday our Second Collection is for
Catholic Charities.
Thank
you for supporting your parish
and your Catholic
Church!
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Please
keep all those
who are sick in
our parish
family in your
prayers,
especially:
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Pat
Dunleavy.
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Our
prayers are
with them and
their
families.
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Thank you to James and Eleanora Rivera and
all the volunteers who invited
parishioners to sign the FOCA (Freedom of
Choice Act) postcards after all the Masses
on February 7th & 8th. We had a total
of 267 signatures! We thank all for
their hard work on this most important
campaign.
During Lent, we will celebrate Mass on
Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m., and
Friday evenings there will be Stations of
the Cross at 7:30 p.m.
Lenten
Fast and Abstinence
During
the season of Lent, the whole Christian
community enters into a journey of
conversion. The three Lenten practices
from earliest times are prayer, fasting
and almsgiving. Ash Wednesday and Good
Friday are universal days of fast and
abstinence in the Church. Fasting means
that Catholics 18 to 59 years of age are
expected to eat only one full meal and two
other, smaller meals, not to equal a full
meal. Catholics 14 and older are expected
to abstain from meat (beef, poultry, pork)
on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all
Fridays of Lent. Let us enter into this
holy season of grace, opening ourselves to
God’s presence and praying for the
catechumens and candidates preparing for
the Easter sacraments. If you have a
serious health condition which prevents
you from fasting, you are
excused.
The Gospel
of Mark
March 14th 7:30
p.m. Mater Dolorosa
Church
Save
the date for a spectacular and dramatic
presentation of scripture, light, and
movement making the scripture come alive
in a fresh way with music, lighting and
costuming. See this week’s bulletin
flyer for more details, or call the
Rectory Office at (650) 583-4131.
Immaculate
Heart Radio’s On-Air Pledge
Drive
will be held Tuesday, March 10th through
Thursday, March 12th from 6:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. each day at Immaculate Heart
Radio’s Live Studio located at Mater
Dolorosa’s Parish Hall in South San
Francisco.
Please
join the Immaculate Heart Radio Staff for
our upcoming Pledge Drive. Meet Catholic
radio personalities, be interviewed live
on the radio, pray the Rosary with our
staff, and participate in Adoration. You
will enjoy fellowship with Catholics in
your area, talk with listeners and witness
their testimonies, and experience the joy
and peace that comes from sharing your
Catholic faith. Refreshments served all
day. Free giveaways!
Spaces
are limited: Sign up for any time between
the 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pledge Drive.
Call Debora Heinrichs at (866) 774-3278
ext. 221 or email her at
dheinrichs@ihradio.org.
Thank you for your support of our
Catholic faith!
Coming
Soon! “Faith Café
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Every Tuesday,
3:45 PM -5:00 PM or 7:30 PM-8:30 PM
March 3rd through April 7th
As
you prepare for Easter,
see the magnificence of God’s extreme
love for you!
All
adults 18 years and older are invited to
spend six weeks exploring a deep and
never-ending love meant just for you
– a love that began with God the
Father became visible in God the Son, and
lives in each of us today through God in
the Holy Spirit. Join in any day or any
time. This small group discussion in the
Parish Hall explores the salvation story
in six parts:
Extreme
Need
Extreme Commitment
Extreme Sacrifice
Extreme Mercy
Extreme Glory
Extreme Love
Please
join us, and plan to make this a part of
your Lenten Journey.
TEEN FAITH
CAFÉ
Every
Sunday, beginning March 1st through April
5th—11:00 a.m. in the Parish
Hall.
For more information, contact Rachael Smit
at (650) 588-8175
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