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Pastor's
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Fr.
Arnold
Zamora
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May
13,
2022
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Things
you
may
want
to
know
this
week.
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1.
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A
total
of 45
kids,
34
from
school
and 11
from
CCD,
will
receive
their
First
Communion
tomorrow.
25
kids
will
receive
at the
first
mass
at
10:30
a.m.
and 20
at the
second
mass
at 1
p.m.
We
have
several
people
to
thank:
CCD
teacher
Michele
Evans
and
her
aide,
Kara
Killeen,
our
parish
Religious
Education
co-directors
Joanne
Bartolotti
and
Leslie
Fong,
Joanne
Nolan
our
Second
Grade
Teacher
and
Mr.
Lawrence
Kong-Ellison,
our
school
Religious
Ed
director.
Congratulations
to our
First
Communion
team
for a
job
well
done.
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2.
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This
weekend,
May
14-15,
2022,
Sr.
Dorothy
Fabrize,
MSC
will
visit
our
parish
to
share
her
missionary
experiences,
and to
ask
for
our
kind
support.
Her
message
is one
of
gratitude
for
the
many
years
of
support
for
the
Church's
missionary
endeavors.
Because
of our
continued
support,
the
Missionary
Sisters
of the
Most
Sacred
Heart
of
Jesus
have
been
able
to
establish
missions
in 20
countries
around
the
world,
and
educate
the
indigenous
women
God
calls
to
religious
life.
Let's
give
her
our
warm
welcome
and
generous
support.
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3.
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This
Sunday
is the
Fifth
Sunday
of
Easter.
In our
civil
society,
we
celebrate
Peace
Officers
Memorial
Day
to pay
tribute
to the
brave
local,
state,
and
federal
peace
officers
who
became
disabled
or
even
died
in the
line
of
duty.
It
falls
within
the
National
Police
Week
from
May
11-17.
Let us
honor
our
peace
officers
living
and
dead,
and
thank
them
for
their
service.
Our
parish
is
blessed
that a
lot of
our
police
officers
in the
City
of San
Bruno
are
from
St.
Roberts,
or
somehow
affiliated
with
St.
Roberts.
Let us
offer
our
prayers
for
them.
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4.
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Normally,
the
Office
of
Vocations
would
have
special
Holy
Hours
arranged
on
Good
Shepherd
Sunday
which
was
last
week.
However,
since
it
fell
on
Mother's
Day
this
year,
it was
decided
to
have
our
special
Holy
Hours
for
Vocations
on
this
Sunday,
May
15th
at the
following
locations
from
3:30 -
4:30
pm:
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Our
Lady
of
Loretto
Parish
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St.
Stephen
Parish
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St.
Augustine
Parish
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5.
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Good
News!
We
have
now
reached
80% of
our
Archdiocesan
Annual
Appeal
(AAA)
goal.
This
is
truly
good
news
as
compared
to
last
year
when
we
were
just
about
34% of
our
AAA
goal
around
this
time.
Thank
you
for
your
support.
I am
confident
that
we
will
not
only
reach
our
goal,
but
exceed
it
which
means
that
the
surplus
will
be
returned
for
the
use of
our
parish.
Join
the
success!
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6.
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Another
Good
News:
Livestream
is
back.
We
will
be
livestreaming
the
4:30
p.m.
Saturday
Mass,
as
well
as the
9:30
a.m.
and
11:30
a.m.
Sunday
Masses.
We may
be
livestreaming
the
daily
masses
only
on
Mondays,
Wednesdays
and
Fridays,
unless
we get
more
committed
volunteers
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7.
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This
Sunday
afternoon,
I will
be
presiding
over a
Mass
and
leading
a
Recollection
for
our
Archdiocesan
Association
of
Catholic
Women.
This
is one
of my
responsibilities
as the
spiritual
moderator
of
this
group.
There
are
about
40
women
from
the
different
parishes
of our
Archdiocese
who
are
expected
to
attend
the
event.
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8.
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Our
St.
Robert
School
will
be
having
their
Kidstock
shows
at the
church
next
week.
Here
is the
schedule:
May
18,
Grade,
K-2
at
1:30
p.m.;
Grade
3-5,
6:00
p.m
May
19:
Grade
6-8,
6:00
p.m.
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9.
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I
have
heard
a
report
about
a
severe
shortage
of
baby
formula.
Many
stores
are
limiting
the
amounts
a
customer
can
purchase.
If you
are a
parent
running
into
this
problem
and in
dire
need
of
baby
formula,
let us
know.
Perhaps
some
parishioners
may be
able
to buy
the
formula
for
you
and
arrange
for
reimbursement.
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10.
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Twelve
Bay
Area
health
officers,
including
San
Mateo
County's,
are
stressing
the
importance
of
taking
safety
precautions,
including
continued
masking
indoors,
as the
region
experiences
a new
swell
of
COVID
cases
and
hospitalizations.
They
stress
their
continued,
strong
support
for
people
to
mask
up
indoors,
keep
tests
handy,
and
ensure
they
are up
to
date
on
vaccinations
by
getting
boosters
when
eligible.
https://www.smcgov.org/.../bay-area-health-officers-urge...
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Fr.
Arnold
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FAZnotes
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Fr.
Arnold
Zamora
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(Father
Arnold
Zamora)
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May
13,
2022
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Dear
parishioners
and
friends
of
St.
Roberts,
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Happy
Feast
of
Our
Lady
of
Fatima.
Nobody
is
strong
because
nobody
is
made
from
metal.
Instead,
we
are
all
made
from
clay.
So,
when
we
feel
we'll
be
broken,
let
us
not
feel
hopeless.
Rather
take
another
opportunity
to
be
in
GOD's
hands.
Let
Him
re-mold
and
re-shape
us
as
a
new
person
so
we
can
be
strong
again.
He
is
the
POTTER
and
we
are
the
clay...
We
are
God's
Beloved!
Thus,
we
are
Victorious!
We
are
Precious
in
God's
eyes,
and
are
always
Blessed!
Fr.
Arnold
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Synod
2021
thru
2023
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What
is a
synod?
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A
synod is a
council of the
Church, usually
convened to
decide an issue
of doctrine,
administration
or application.
The word synod
is from the
Greek sinodos
(s???d??)
meaning
assembly
or
meeting
and is similar
to the Latin
concilium
meaning
council.
Sometimes the
phrase
general
synod or
general
council
refers to an
ecumenical
council, like
the Second
Vatican Council
(1962-1965).
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New
Mass
Protocols
during
Covid
issued
by
Archdiocese
February
27,
2022
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- Sunday
Mass
Obligation
restored.
- Those
who
are
sick
are
always
dispensed
from
in-person
Mass
attendance.
- Those
who
fear
a
serious
infection
possibility
are
also
not
bound
by
the
obligation--this
is
always
the
case
for
any
possible
infection.
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- Face
Masks
are
no
longer
required
but
still
recommended.
- Hand
Sanitizing
required
entering
Church.
Sanitizer
available
in
Vestibule.
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February
15,
2022
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Mass
Schedules
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Weekdays
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Monday thru
Saturday 8:30am Masses
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Saturday
Vigil Mass
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Saturday 4:30pm
Mass
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Sunday
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Sunday 7:30am,
9:30am, 11:30am and 5:00pm
Masses
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Sacrament
of Penance
(Confession)
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Saturday
3:30pm thru 4:15pm
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Community
Rosary
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Monday thru
Friday before the 8:30am
Masses
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Perpetual
Help Devotion
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Wednesday after
the 8:30am Mass
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PARISH SACRAMENTAL
CELEBRATIONS
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SACRAMENT
OF
BAPTISM
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There
is a period of
preparation for
the celebration
of this
Sacrament.
Parents are
required to
attend a
Pre-Baptismal
class. Contact
the Parish
Office in
advance to make
arrangements.
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SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
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High
School Students
should call the
Religious
Education
Office or view
the
Religious
Education
page
for more
information.
Adult
confirmation is
available on an
individual
basis. Please
contact either
Ms. Joanne
Bartolotti or
Mrs. Leslie
Fong
(Co-Cordinators)
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588-0477
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SACRAMENT
OF
EUCHARIST
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Our
Eucharistic
Ministers are
available to
bring the
Eucharist to
the sick or
homebound.
Contact the
Parish
Office.
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SACRAMENT
OF THE
ANOINTING OF
THE
SICK
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Call
the Parish
Office in case
of serious
illness and
before surgery
and hospital
care.
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SACRAMENT
OF
MARRIAGE
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There
is a six month
period of
preparation for
the celebration
of this
Sacrament.
Contact the
Parish Office
to make
arrangements.
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Parish
Office: (650)
589-2800
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Rev.
Arnold Zamora,
Pastor
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Rev.
Boie Espeleta,
Parochial
Vicar
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Rev.
Vincent Ring,
Pastor
Emeritus
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Rev.
Stewart
Wilber,
Sunday
Assistant
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Deacon
Rusty
Duffey,
Pastoral
Associate
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Deacon
John
Meyer,
Pastoral
Associate
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Mr.
Gianpaolo "GP"
Eleria,
Music Director
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Ms. Rose
Aragon,
Office
Administrator
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Mrs.
Judy
DeMartini,
Parish Receptionist /
Bookkeeper
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Patrick
Sullivan,
School
Principal
(K-8)
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Ms.
Joanne Bartolotti,
Director,
Parish
School of Religion
(CCD)
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Mrs.
Leslie
Fong,
Office Manager. Parish School of
Religious
Education
(C.C.D.)
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Mr.
Lawrence
Kong-Ellison,
Religion Director for
St.
Robert
School
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Maggie
de Vera,
LMFT,
Director of Youth
Ministry
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