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.

This week we pray for:
Bobby Foster and Charles Kollerer

THE COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVER
February 3rd

If you are caring for a spouse, parent or friend, you are invited to a caregiver’s retreat, “The Compassionate Caregiver,” on Saturday, February 3rd from 8:30 am to 1 pm in the Convent Chapel. We will reflect upon and share our experiences of the challenges and blessings of caregivng and share lunch together. For more information and to register, please contact Sr. Patricia at 589-0104 or Sr. Sheral at 589-2800 or you may register on line at www.saintroberts.org. There is no charge, but we would appreciate registration by January 28th

We look forward to welcoming you!

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
February 3rd

Jesus has said to us: “All you who are heavily burdened, come to Me and I will give you rest”. In these troubling times, we often feel overwhelmed by personal problems and by world events. Jesus wants us to let go and let Him free us from all that worries and depresses us. On Saturday, February 3rd, and on every First Saturday of each month, following the 8:30 am Mass and continuing until Benediction at 10:00 am, Exposition of His Blessed Sacrament takes place. Jesus will listen to us and comfort us. O Come, let us adore Him!

SUPER BOWL BLOOD DRIVE

Our next day to donate blood here at St. Robert's will be Super Bowl Sunday, February 4th from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Hall. Please consider donating before your Super Bowl party. It would be fantastic if we can reach the magic number of 30 pints donated. Please call the rectory at 589-2800 if you wish to reserve a time. Thank you!

AIDS LUNCH
February 14th

We are scheduled for the 2nd Wednesday of each month. If you can prepare a favorite cookie, snack or lunch item for 10 to 12 people, please drop it off at the Children's Chapel, in the back of Church, by 9 a.m. on February 14th Please pack the items in a non-returnable container. Frozen items are ok!

Thanks to all who contributed their time and energy.

ALL MARRIED COUPLES

in the San Francisco Bay Area are invited to join Bishop John Wester on Saturday, February 10th, at 10 a.m. for the annual Anniversary Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco. This Mass is to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage, to renew your vows, and to show your support and encouragement for all married couples. Go to www.sfcatholic.com/cfm or email info@sfcatholic.com

COMPUTER CLASSES RESUME
February 3rd

Saint Robert’s will be offering Computer Classes again this semester. Classes will be held on Saturdays mornings from 9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. February 3rd, in the school Computer Lab. If you interested in Computer Education please call the rectory at 589-2800 or Sister Patricia 589-0104 to register. There is no charge.

PASSION PLAY AUDITIONS
February 5th and 6th in Church

Attention youth of the parish: Auditions for the annual St. Robert’s Passion Play, to be performed on Good Friday night, will be held from 7-8 p.m. in the church Monday and Tuesday, February 5th & 6th. Auditions are open to all youth of the parish from 6th grade through high school. Singers, musicians, actors and technical helpers are all needed. Please call Ben Baldonado or Bob Baker with any questions.

MISSISSIPPI STORIES AND PHOTOS
Sunday, Feb. 11th

After the 9:30 Mass and the 11:30 Mass, Deacon John Meyer and I will be up in the hall to share a bit of our experience in the Gulf. So many of you have given monetary donations and gift cards, we’d love to show you what your generosity has produced. If you’d like to hear more about the situation 18 months after Katrina, to get a clearer sense of what is and isn’t happening there, please come!

SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION BENEFIT DINNER
February 10th

Please join Bishop John Wester and other friends of the Sisters of the Presentation for their annual Benefit Dinner at the Presentation Motherhouse, 2340 Turk Blvd., San Francisco, on Saturday, February 10th. Bishop Wester will celebrate Mass for guests at 5 p.m. A social hour and gourmet dinner follows. For more information or to book a reservation at $150 per person ($100 of which is tax deductible), please contact Helen Harwood, Director of Development, at (415) 422-5015 or hharwood@pbvmsf.org.

TIPPS
(Toddlers, Infants, Preschoolers & Parents Social)

Potluck in the Hall on Friday, Feb. 2nd
6:30pm till 8pm.
Please plan to attend.
For more information visit our website: www.tipps.kimoto.us

MEN'S CLUB MEETING
February 5th

All men of the parish are invited to the Men's Club monthly meeting being held in Hennessey Hall, Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Come and enjoy good food, good drinks and good friends (Special guest speaker that night on "Dealing with the end of Football Season" & "Post Super bowl Blues")

WOMEN'S GUILD MEETING
February 8th

The Women's Guild meeting will be on February 8th in Hennessey Hall. The doors open at 6:30. All women of the parish are invited. Please send RSVP via e-mail to ricciolina8369@yahoo.com .

THE MEN'S CLUB MARINATED CRAB DINNER & DANCE
February 10th

The Men's Club Marinated Crab Dinner & Dance will be in Hennessy Hall on February 14th. Doors open at 6:30. There will be live music at 9:00 till midnight. The cost is $ 40.00 per person. RSVP with Matt Gaines. Seating is limited.

ST. ROBERT'S WOMEN'S GUILD ANNUAL DINNER DANCE
Saturday, March 10th, 5 p.m. to Midnight
"DANCE TO THE MUSIC"

$75 per person/$65 senior discount
For ticket sales contact Annetta Giambruno

Tickets will be on sale after all the Masses starting this weekend and continuing until March 3-4. Please bring check when purchasing tickets after Mass.

To Be A Prophet
This week’s reading flow beautifully from last week’s. In Luke we heard Jesus give his modus operandi, his mission statement: “to bring glad tidings to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, recovery of sight to the bind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.” He is going to surprise his hearers. In the beginning of today’s Lukan passage, “all spoke highly of him,” and by the end of it, “they were all filled with fury, rose up, drove him out of town…to hurl him down headlong. “ What caused this huge shift in their attitude?

He speaks of himself as a prophet not accepted in his own native place and then goes on to mention miracles in which foreigners received blessings from Israel’s God: a woman from a Sidonian (Lebanese) town is provided food and a Syrian leper is healed.

Why would their God favor these people instead of his own people? We can easily answer: Because God wasn’t just their God, but God of the whole world! And haven’t we been blessed, since the insights of Vatican II, with the realization that God is at work in so many places, in so many churches as well as our own. Didn’t we used to think that “only Catholics went to heaven” and that someone’s holiness was easily measured by external factors alone?

Jeremiah has a task similar to that of Jesus: to speak to those who don’t want to hear a message from God, the kings and princes, the priests and people. He will address those who have power and influence, accusing them of corruption, ignoring the poor and following false gods. Who among us wants to disturb the status quo, especially when we know we won’t be listened to? And yet… the same God who called Jeremiah and Jesus calls us to speak the truth to those in power, even when we feel they won’t listen. If there is an unjust situation in my workplace, do I take my concern to the appropriate person? If I am the one in a position of power, how do I deal with those “under” me? When a bill with far-reaching consequences is pending in Congress, do I express my support or opposition to it? Can I at least add my name to on-line petitions which express my concern about the urgent issues facing us as citizens and members of the human family? May we be open to the Spirit’s promptings and respond with courageous hearts!

Peace, S. Sheral

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