St. Robert's Catholic Church

1380 Crystal Springs Road, San Bruno, CA 94066

Tel: (650) 589-2800

PARISH BULLETIN
April 22, 2007
Third Sunday of Easter

There is a part of John’s gospel that makes me cringe. This week we read, “Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” How many times have I seen the elderly or bedridden in a situation where they no longer have control over their life?

This is scary for me as I see where one day I might be in that situation. I guess this is the hard part of growing older. Yet this is what Jesus predicts for Peter. This is what I see in many families. I guess Jesus is trying to teach us that we must have faith in God to care for us. We begin life in the care of our parents and families. We grow and become independent. We share a love and talents with others. And than we need to recognize again that as we grow older we begin to lose that independence we tried so hard to attain.

We are now ministers of God’s love to one another. One day we will have to allow God through others to minister to us. For some of us this will not be an easy acceptance. As I see the elderly and bedridden, I pray God give them the gift of patience and acceptance even as I pray for those gifts for myself now and for the future. Do you love me? Do you trust in me? How do I respond to God’s questions of me?

-- Deacon Duffey

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Monday - April 23
Readings: Acts 6:8-15     Jn 6:22-29

Tuesday - April 24
Readings: Acts 7:51—8:1a     Jn 6:30-35

Wednesday - April 25
Readings: 1 Pt 5:5b-14     Mk 16:15-20

Thursday - April 26
Readings: Acts 8:26-40     Jn 6:44-51

Friday - April 27
Readings: Acts 9:1-20     Jn 6:52-59

Saturday - April 28
Readings: Acts 9:31-42     Jn 6:60-69

Sunday - April 29
Readings: Acts 13:14,43-52     Rv 7:9,14b-17     Jn 10:27-30

As a Parish Community we pray …....that the Holy Spirit will call many men and women to serve His Church as Priests, Deacons, Sisters and Brothers.

WE CONGRATULATE THE NEWLY BAPTIZED

Michael Carlos Philpott
Jacob David Givens

WE CONGRATULATE THE NEWLY MARRIED

Karen Joy Celis & Jay Darren Villaluna

Our sincere sympathy to the family of
Lucile Gowan
who died recently.

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:
Wally Mooney,
Kay Marshall
Karen Callicotte &
Christopher Soto

PUTTING FAITH INTO ACTION

“If you want peace, work for justice.” (Pope Paul VI) THIS Tuesday, April 24, hundreds of Catholics will converge on the Capitol in Sacramento to celebrate Mass with Bishop Richard Garcia of Monterey, get updates on legislation, rally at the Capitol, and speak with our state representatives. The issues on the docket are very important to us as people of faith: physician-assisted suicide (again), comprehensive immigration reform, and healthcare reform. Other issues, which may be addressed if time allows, are: expansion of the safe surrender of infants; collection of umbilical cord blood; fetal pain protection; expansion of food stamps; energy assistance for low-income residents; and compassionate release of terminally ill prisoners. The cost of the bus trip, materials and lunch is $20. The bus will leave from St. Robert’s at 6:30 am and should return about 6 pm. Please contact me at ssheral@saintroberts.org or call me at the rectory if you have questions or would like to come.

Peace, S. Sheral

CONSOLATION MINISTRY
April 28th

Saint Robert’s Grief Support Group 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 589-0104 or any of the Consolation Ministry Committee.

ST. ROBERT'S 22ND ANNUAL
GOLF TOURNAMENT AND DINNER DANCE

Saturday, April 28th, Crystal Springs Golf Course, Burlingame
Tee Time 7:30am
$185.00 per person: four man best ball format
tee prizes, 1/2 cart, goodie bag
Dinner for two doors open at 6:30 and dancing until midnight

If you have a foursome or you are just a single we are looking for you!!!!!!!

Make your check payable to St. Robert's Men's Club.
Send your reservations to Vico Piccinini c/o Stefano, 4th grade,
or call Vico Piccinini or Matt Gaines.

SAINT ROBERTS CHURCH LIBRARY

Spiritual Reading will be available at St. Robert’s after the Masses on Sundays. Please take a few min utes 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

Blessed are those who can give without remembering
and take without forgetting.

Blessed are those who ask “what can I share?”
Rather than “what can I spare?”

Blessed are those who do not give from the top of their purse,
But from the bottom of their heart.

If you're new to St. Robert's, we ask that you complete a registration form found in the vestibule of the church. Drop it either in the collection basket, the mail, or at the parish office. We will send you a New Parishioner Packet with information about the parish, its organizations and groups. If you chose, you can register online at: www.saintroberts.org.

SUNDAY COLLECTION

    
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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

The Mystery of the Triduum Unfolds
Wasn’t the Triduum wonderful? I loved the quiet as we all crowded into the hall, decorated with the orchids and cala lilies so lovingly brought by many of you. Besides all of us “regulars,” many other people came in and prayed in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Who knows what changes in the world happened that night because of our prayers! That evening, it struck me that most people may not have understood one part of the ritual during that Mass and the Easter Vigil. On special occasions, incense is used symbolizing our prayers rising to God along with the object incensed. After the gifts were incensed those evenings, we stood and were incensed as well. This is because we, too, are being offered to God, like the bread and wine, to be changed into the Body and Blood of Christ. Our daily joys and sorrows, our strengths and weaknesses are also being transformed into Christ. We truly are to become what we receive.

During the session on the Eucharist this morning, several people commented on how moved they were by the Passion Play. Thank you again, Ben, Bob and all of our parish youth who brought the gospel to life for us! The young people will remember the words they needed to memorize and, hopefully, the rest of us might remember Jesus’ love for us as well, especially in times when we feel low or of little worth. The passing overhead of the cross always touches me since it requires that we help each other and we all know from experience that we can’t carry our crosses alone.

“The Church’s long tradition insists that what happened once in history passes over into the mystery of the assembly’s liturgical/sacramental celebrations. What the paschal triduum actually celebrates is mystery not history. The liturgies celebrate not what once happened to Jesus, but what is now happening among us as people called to conversion, gathered in faith and gifted with the Spirit of holiness. They celebrate God’s taking possession of our hearts at their deepest core, recreating us as a new human community, broken like bread for the world’s life – a community rich in compassion, steadfast in hope, and fearless in the search for justice and peace.” (Taken from “The Three Days of the Pascha,” by Nathan Mitchell, in Assembly, vol. 18.1)

We are Easter people; may Alleluia be our song!

Peace, S. Sheral

     
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Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Mass

Sunday, 7:30 a.m. Mass

Sunday, 5:00 p.m. Mass