St. Robert's Catholic Church Bulletin, September 24, 2006

St. Robert's Catholic Church

1380 Crystal Springs Road, San Bruno, CA 94066

Tel: (650) 589-2800

PARISH BULLETIN
September 24, 2006
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Taking a child, He placed it in their midst, and putting his arms around it, he said to them, “Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but the One who sent me.” Mark 9:37

Dear Parishioners;

This Sunday’s Gospel is very fitting as we celebrate our Parish Festival. We all know that the Festival weekend is the favorite (parish) weekend of the year of all children and of those with the heart of a child. It is that time of year when all adults and children alike are encouraged to enjoy the fun and festivities as a new parish family. It is a time to renew acquaintances and make new friends. It is a time to celebrate life, friendships good health and the freedom to gather, to visit, and to play as one community.

Let’s give thanks to God for this great privilege that is ours. This festival time is the result of many hours of dedication, planning and hard work. May God bless abundantly all those who worked so hard to make this a magical time for the little ones. Remember the words of Jesus in today’s Gospel, “Whoever receives one child in my name, receives me.”

Sister Patricia

CONGRATUATIONS

To our parishioner Dr. Herminiglido V. Valle of Seton Medical Center in Daly City who was honored with the hospital’s St. Louise De Marillac Award. Dr. Valle was recognized for his long-standing dedication to Seton Medical Center and the Daughters of Charity as well as his work at Seton’s Roto Care Clinic.

Dr. Valle is also a school parent and Lector here at St. Robert’s.

Monday - September 25 Readings: Prv 3:27-34 Lk 8:16-18
Mass Intention	6:30am 8:30am	Betty Roach † Agatha Duffey †
Grownups Meeting	7:15pm	Mahoney Room
Tuesday - September 26 Readings: Prev 21:1-6,10-13 Lk 8:19-21
Mass Intention	6:30am 8:30am	Kevin Kelly † Frances Friedman †
Adult Ed (Vatican II) Rel Ed (Grades 1-5) Legion of Mary Confirmation (9th Grade) Adult Ed (Vatican II) 5pm Choir Practice	9:15am 3:30pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:30pm	Mary's Chapel Church and Hall Library Hall Convent Chapel Church
Wednesday - September 27 Readings: Prv 30:5-9 Lk 9:1-6
Mass Intention	6:30am 8:30am	Benjamin Gandeza Garth Klingensmith †
Children's Choir Positive Coach Alliance Choir Practice Scripture Study	3:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm	Church Hall Church Convent Chapel
Thursday - September 28 Readings: Eccl 1:2-11 Lk 9:7-9
Mass Intention	6:30am 8:30am	James Aldridge † Joanne Curran †
RCIA Athletic Board	7:00pm 7:00pm	Convent Chapel Mahoney Room
Friday - September 29 Readings: Dn 7:9-10,13-14 Jn 1:47-51
Mass Intention	6:30am 8:30am	Alma Martinelli † Agatha Duffey †
Saturday - September 30 Readings: Eccl 11:9-12:8 Lk 9:43b-45
Mass Intention	8:30am 4:30pm	Agatha Duffey † Jane Barisone †
Confirmation Retreat AA Meeting Consolation Ministry	9:00am 10:00am 3:00pm	Offsite Mahoney Room Convent Chapel
Sunday - October 1 Readings: Nm 11:25-29 Jas 5:1-6 Mk 9:38-43,45,47-48
Mass Intention	7:30am 9:30am 11:30am 5:00pm	People of St. Robert's Steve Tonegato † Sam & Louie Stagnara † Carlo Giovanni Foti †
Confirmation Retreat Fil/Am Choir Jr. Legion of Mary	8:00am 10:00am 12:30pm	Hall/Offsite Hall Mahoney Room

As a Parish Community we pray…..That all hatred, terrorism, violence and war may soon end. May the spirit of mercy and peace rest upon the people of Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Darfur.

WE CONGRATULATE THE NEWLY MARRIED

Jovita Tinio & Brian Villavicencio

Our sincere sympathy to the families of
Glenda Abellana and John Dutto
who died recently.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Saturday, October 7th, is the First Saturday of the month—the day upon which we have the privilege of celebrating Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. In this world of unrest, violence and war, the most powerful weapon we have is prayer and trust in God’s mercy. Please come to adore Jesus, to thank Him for all He has given us and to pray for peace. Adoration follows the 8:30 am Mass and continues until Benediction at 10 am.

Dear Parishioners

We continue to ask each week that parishioners pray for the chronically ill of our parish. If you have a friend or loved one in need of our parish prayers please call the Rectory at 589-2800.

Also, please remember our Emergency prayer network that prays for specific intentions that require a concerted effort due to their critical nature. To facilitate the network, please call Michele Pipinich. The network people then pray frequently for the next 72 hours. We would appreciate a return call with the outcome so we can praise God for His faithfulness.

CONSOLATION MINISTRY
September 30th

Saint Robert’s Grief Support Group will hold their first fall meeting on September 30th in the Convent Chapel from 3-4:15 p.m. (before the 4:30 p.m. Mass). Anyone who is suffering from the loss of a loved one-spouse, sibling, child, parent, friend or relative is invited to come and pray, share, comfort and be comforted. You are invited to bring a companion for support and strength. God bless and comfort you in your sorrow. Call Sister Patricia 589-104 or any of the Consolation Ministry Committee.

Saint Roberts Church Library

Spiritual Reading will be available at St. Robert’s after the Masses on Sundays. Please take a few minutes either before or after Mass and check out a book or two that interest you. You may keep the books until you have them read. We have some books on the Library cart but we have many more in the Library/Reconciliation room.

Enjoy Reading

If you are interested in enrolling your child in Religion classes, please contact the Religious Education office at 588-0477 or email: RelEduc@SaintRoberts.org

Due to the lack of enrollment there
will be no classes on Thursdays this year.

Classes for Gr. 6-8—Alternate Tuesday evenings 6:45-8pm
Classes start on Tuesday, October 3, 2006

THIS IS THE FESTIVAL WEEKEND
PORTS OF CALL

Saturday from 12 noon to 11 p.m.
Sunday from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Bring your friends and family to enjoy festive Entertainment all weekend long.
Rides and games for the kids, raffle and much more.

COME JOIN THE FUN!!!

DON'T FORGET TO TURN IN YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS

COMPUTER CLASSES
October 14th-November 17th

Saint Robert’s will be offering Computer Classes again this year. But this year will offer two sessions each Saturday. One for those with virtually no previous knowledge of computers and one for those who are computer literate.

Advanced classes 9 -10:15 am.
Beginners from 10:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Classes will continue in the spring. There is no charge. If you are interested in Computer classes, please call the rectory at 589-2800 or Sister Patricia at 589-0104 to register.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
Saturday, October 7th at 11 a.m.
in the large Church parking lot
Bring your pets

OUR OWN ST. ROBERTS CANTORS
DAVID MARTIN AND JAMES KASON

NOW APPEARING IN
HISTORIC HILLBARN THEATRE
GRAND HOTEL, The Musical

David Martin in his debut performance at Hillbarn as the character Baron Felix Von Gaigern and
James Kason in his 3rd Hillbarn performance as the character Zinnowitz.

Show continues now through October 1st at Hillbarn theater located at 1285 E. Hillsdale Blvd. Foster City, Ca 94404. For showtimes and ticket information call (650) 349-6411 or check their website at www.hillbarntheatre.org.

One of the great blessings of ministering in this parish is the generosity of so many of you, expressed in varied ways. Fr. Bruce mentioned in his homily last week that St. Robert’s has given $35,000 to the victims of Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi. What a wonderful indication that we really are putting our faith into action, as the letter of Saint James last week urged us! Another indication of our trying to live out our faith is the establishment of our Social Concerns group. The first phase of our work is having conversations with at least 100 of you to find out what you feel we should focus on this first year. Since you are people of great faith and compassion, we trust that the Spirit of God will be speaking through you and that out of these conversations, one local concern and one global concern will emerge. Someone of the group may be calling you these next few weeks or you can call any of us and let us know you’d like to have some input into the direction we take. Members of the group are: Hilda Barradas, Esperanza Halili, Kerry Hansell, Rose Jardin, Tracey Jones, Danielle Katches, Yvette Kinchen, Josie Mercado, and myself. We look forward to welcoming anyone else who’d like to join the group.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco is one of several Catholic institutions sponsoring the Point 7 Now conference on Friday and Saturday, October 27 and 28, at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The title refers to the promise made by the developed nations to give .7% of their gross national product toward the needs of the developing nations. In addition to members of the Social Concerns group, we have room for a few more people to participate each day. If you are interested or would like more information, please call me at 589-2800. Peace, S. Sheral

Sessions on Vatican II
We are studying the Council document on the Sacred Liturgy and the tremendous influence it has on our celebration of the sacraments. If you’d like to join us, just come any Tuesday to Mary’s Chapel at 9:15 am or to the Convent Chapel at 7 pm. You’re most welcome.

Empowering the Caregiver
If you are involved in caregiving for anyone in any capacity, you are cordially invited to this day of prayer and sharing of the challenges and blessings of caregiving. It takes place in the convent chapel, 349 Oak Ave. next Saturday, September the 30^th , from 8:30 am to 1 pm, closing with lunch. Please call Sr. Patricia at 589-0104 or Sr. Sheral at 589-2800, so we’ll have the appropriate number of materials available.

The Pope on Torture
“The thought of Jesus being stripped, beaten and derided until his final agony on the cross should always prompt a Christian to protest against similar treatment of their fellow beings. Of their own accord, disciples of Christ will reject torture, which nothing can justify, which causes humiliation and suffering to the victim and degrades the tormentor.” Pope John Paul II in Pax Christi Newsletter, March 2006

Women’s Retreat
All women of the parish are invited to our annual women’s retreat, on November 18 at Mercy Center from 8:30 am til 3 pm. Please mark your calendar now, so you can give yourself the gift of this day of renewal and refreshment. You deserve it!

SUNDAY COLLECTION

July 1st to September 17th (goal) July 1st to September 17th (actual)	$114,600.00 $121,945.43
7/1/06-6/30/07 Weekly Goal Collection (actual 9/17)	$9,550.00 $9,739.88

Go to www.saintroberts.org and click on the e-contributions button. The first page explains the details. There is a button to take you to the e-paluch registration page. You can register online using either your checking account or credit card.

There is no cost to you for this service.

ANNUAL APPEAL UPDATE

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ST. ROBERTS CENTERPLATE TEAM NEEDS YOUR HELP

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AT THE UPCOMING 49ER AND GIANTS GAMES
Call the Rectory at 589-2800 or sign-up on the web site at
www.saintroberts.org/centrplt.htm to help

Centerplate 2006 Schedule

	DAY	DATE	TEAMS	DEPART	GAME TIME
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___	Fri Sun Sun Sun Sun Sun	Sept. 29 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Nov. 5 Nov. 19 Dec. 10	Giants vs LA Dodgers 49ers vs Raiders 49ers vs San Diego 49ers vs Vikings 49ers vs Seahawks 49ers vs Packers	2:45pm 8:15am 8:15am 8:15am 8:15am 8:15am	7:05pm 1:05pm 1:15pm 1:05pm 1:05pm 1:05pm

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Dress Code: Full length black slacks, (jeans or spandex are not permitted), white shirt with collar, closed toe comfortable shoes (preferably black or white).

We will car pool from the rectory. For those working in San Francisco, you can meet the group at the gate. Volunteers between 16-21 years of age must provide a copy of a picture id which includes his/her birth date.

Our Centerplate totals:
Baseball: $24,693.65
49er Training Camp: $7,282.71
49er game (8/11): $2,015.46
for a total of: $33,991.82
Thanks to the many people who have volunteered.

September 30th and October 1st
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Mass
Presider	Msgr. Dreier
Eucharistic Ministers	A. Ciraulo (C), C/M Noce, J. Quinn, M. Schaukowitch, M. Ciraulo, R. Aveson, J. Quinn, C. Holland, D. Bisagno
Lectors	M. Dachauer and C. Aveson
Altar Servers	M. Ferris and D. Williams
Sunday, 7:30 a.m. Mass
Presider	Fr. Marini
Eucharistic Ministers	E. Ruggiero (C), Y. Giuseponi, B. Albright, M. Nunnery, R. Jardin
Lectors	J. Moresco and S. Kelly
Altar Servers	C. Clarke and A. Clifford
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Mass
Presider	Fr. O'Dell
Eucharistic Ministers	J. Romine (C), A. Romine, M. Bourne, C. Zolezzi, M. Saisi, L. Cesca, A. Solis, J. Kelly, H. Mar
Lectors	J. Valdez and J. Shick
Altar Servers	D. Wilson, A. Beauvoir and J. Beauvoir
Sunday, 11:30 a.m. Mass
Presider	Fr. O'Dell
Eucharistic Ministers	C. Pacas (C), F. Firpo, G. May, J. Yee, H. Mantler, V/L Piccinini, B. Pacas, A. Maron, D. Murphy, B. Chester
Lectors	M. Cadiz and C. Pisani
Altar Servers	J. Abellana and V. Abellana
Sunday, 5:00 p.m. Mass
Presider	Msgr. Dreier
Eucharistic Ministers	M. Salvato (C), P. Landholt, G. Landholt, T. Thompson, E. Donnelly, M. Santiago, J. Schaukowitch, L. Cuddy, T. Thompson
Lector	C. Galletta
Altar Servers	D. Marty and V. Lopez