St. Robert's Catholic Church Bulletin, January 12, 2003

St. Robert's Catholic Church

1380 Crystal Springs Road, San Bruno, CA 94066

Tel: (650) 589-2800

PARISH BULLETIN
January 12, 2003
Baptism of the Lord

Dear Parishioners,

Today we celebrate the feast of the Baptism of Jesus. The gospel story tells us how on the banks of the Jordan River, John the Baptist preached to the people about repentance and urged them to turn away from sin and selflessness. John took all who repented into the river, baptized them as a sign of their desire to change. Jesus heard about John and came to the river and humbly asked to be baptized. Jesus was sinless - he did not need to be baptized, but his baptism was an affirmation of his identity and mission. On this feast of the baptism of the Lord, we give thanks for the gift of our baptism. We remember all those who journey with us in faith, family, friends and parishioners. Let us remember especially those members of our parish who are preparing for baptism at Easter Vigil and for the newly baptized children. Each baptism is an important event for the entire Church. Each new member is another reason for hope in the future. Each person, starting on the journey of faith, joins us and offers a promise of faithfulness to us as we offer the same promise to them.

Sincerely,
Sister Mary

A NOTE FROM FATHER RING

Dear Parishioners,

The contractors continue to work on the PRESENTATION EDUCATION CENTER. With the good weather, the plastering of the building, cement stair cases and other outside work has been able to move forward. On the inside, the tiling has been completed in the bathrooms and the drop ceiling and the cabinets are being put in place. Our hope is that we will be able to occupy the building by the begining of March. Please save the date of Saturday, May 24th, at 3:00 p.m. for the formal dedication. Mass and a reception will follow. Bishop Wang, the new auxiliary bishop, will preside. Following the completion of the Center, we will begin the remodeling of the existing kindergarten into a Parish Religious Education Center and a Faculty lunch room. Thank you to all parishioners who are contributing to this great project. BUILDING FOR A NEW CENTURY.

Sincerely,
Father Ring

Reform and Renewal

Next Sunday we will begin our three-week process of implementing new liturgical practices. We will provide written and spoken explanations not only of the changes themselves, but also of the value and significance behind them. The intent behind these reforms is that our worship will be renewed. Everyone will be asked to renew their efforts to be reverent, hospitable, and fully participative in attendance, the prayers, the songs, and the silence. As good as things are here at St. Robert’s, there is room for us to grow and to tap into even greater depths of God’s presence. Let’s pray together that these reforms will indeed draw us closer in love, deeper in holiness, more in union with Jesus. Pat Vallez-Kelly

Monday - January 13 Readings: Heb 1:1-6 Mk 1:14-20
Mass Intention	6:30 8:30	Ann O'Regan † Tash McMahon †
Women's Guild St. Vincent De Paul	6:00p 7:30p	Hall Library
Tuesday - January 14 Readings: Heb 2:5-12 Mk 1:21-28
Mass Intention	6:30 8:30	Earl Kambic † Louise Marlowe †
Religious Education Sports Board Legion of Mary Choir Practice	3:30p 6:00p 6:30p 7:30p	Hall & Church Classroom Library Church
Wednesday - January 15 Readings: Heb 2:14-18 Mk 1:29-39
Mass Intention	6:30 8:30	Earl Kambic † Charles Aguilina †
Cheerleading Practice 8th Gr. Dinner Dance Pr. Bible Study Choir Practice	3:00p 7:00p 7:30p 7:30p	Hall Hall Convent Chapel Church
Thursday - January 16 Readings: Heb 3:7-14 Mk 1:40-45
Mass Intention	6:30 8:30	Bill Reilly Margarita Tijerino †
Religious Education RCIA School Board Mtg.	3:30p 7:00p 7:30p	Hall & Church Convent Chapel 6th Gr. Classroom
Friday - January 17 Readings: Heb 4:1-5 Mk 2:1-12
Mass Intention	6:30 8:30	Judy Piper † Richard Sloan †
Cheerleading Practice InBetweener's	3:00p 6:00p	Hall Hall
Saturday - January 18 Readings: Heb 4:12-16 Mk 2:13-17
Mass Intention	8:30 4:30	Anne Imelda McKeever † Lillian Guidi †
8th Gr. Dinner Dance Pr. RCIA Retreat	10:00a	Hall Offsite
Sunday - January 19 Readings: 1 Sm 3:3b-10,19 1 Cor 6,13c-15a, 17-20 Jn 1:35-42
Mass Intention	7:30 9:30 11:30 5:00	Bernardo Mocelin † Fred R. Crist † Frank McGovern † People of St. Robert's
Fil/Am Choir	10:00a	Hall

As a Parish Community, We Pray...For our Church. May the Holy Spirit inspire many men and women to become Priests, Deacons, Sisters and Brothers who will work to spread the Gospel of Jesus to the poorest of our fellow Americans.

WE CONGRATULATE THE NEWLY BAPTIZED

Rebecca Elena Chavez-Rodriguez &
Joseph Paul Gagnon

WE CONGRATULATE THE NEWLY MARRIED

Lynn Phang & Christopher Hagg

SICK RELATIVES AND FRIENDS

Dear Parishioners,Please notify the priesthouse (589-2800) if a loved one is in the hospital.

We pray for the ill: Regina Aiello, Marilyn Arancibia, Robert Bacci, Bastiaan Blumenthal, Marcia Bourne, Ann Burns, Maricris Candelaria, Arthur Candia, Josie Clarke, Nan Connolly, Zenaida Cortez, Ana Cosgaya, Imelda Daly, Walton & June Dickhoff, Sandra & William Dill, Carl Edwards, Joyce Flax, Adela Florez, Henry Fosson, Fred Gaedeke, Jesse Grube, Gladys Haff, Denise Hawald, Joanne Johnson, Koret Koelman, Muriel Krause, Abelardo Landin, Shirley Latham, Josephine Lavoie, Greg Lille, Marky, Daniel McHale, Rosemary McHale, Terry McLeod, Josefina Mercado, Sal Milizio, Thomas O’Brien, Jim Olmo, Louis Ricardo, Bill Reilly, Doris Ross, Pauline Speranza, Don Vickery, Jennifer Westbrook & Frank Wright.

Our sincere sympathy to the families of

Peter Tonegato,
Ray Winn &
Angelo Camilleri

who died recently.

YOUR EMERGENCY PRAYER NETWORK IS HERE

The "Emergency Prayer Network" will pray for your specific intentions whenever some crisis arises in your life. If you call, our group will pray fervently for three days for you and your special intention. Call Michele Pipinich. Let us know how things turn out so that we can praise God for His faithfulness.

RECYCLE YOUR CHRISTMAS CARDS

We receive so many beautiful Christmas Cards and don’t want to throw them away. St. Jude Ranch for Children is happy to receive cards, be they birthday, Christmas, or any other occasion. Please cut off the front of each card and bring them to the rectory. Your thoughfullness will help children in need. If you would rather send them direct to St. Jude Ranch’s, the address is: 100 St. Jude Street, Boulder City, Nevada 89005.

Thank you for your generous donation of $3908.25 to our St. Vincent de Paul Society.

NATIONAL COLLECTION FOR BLACK AND INDIAN MISSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

This weekend the Church is asking your support of the NATIONAL COLLECTION for BLACK and INDIAN MISSIONS in the UNITED STATES, now 119 years in existence. Join your sacrifice to that of your brothers and sisters in Christ. The need for Evangelization is so important to our Church in this modern world. PLEASE BE GENEROUS. Last year only a part of what was needed was received.

Thank you for whatever you can give.

WOMEN'S GUILD 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW

Monday, January 13th, at 6:30 p.m.

Come and celebrate our golden anniversary dinner and meet our mystery guest. Call Josette Reid for reservations.

CONFIRMATION PREPARATION

for Baptized Catholic Adults 18 years or Older
Who have received First Communion

Classes start in February

Contact Deacon Rusty Duffey at the Parish Office 589-2800.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

to June & Walton Dickhoff - celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary.

From the beginning,
the living Tradition of the Church—
as shown by the Didache,
the most ancient non-biblical Christian writing—
categorically repeated the commandment
"You shall not kill":

"There are two ways, a way of life and a way of death; there is a great difference between them...In accordance with the precept of the teaching; you shall not kill...you shall not put a child to death by abortion nor kill it once it is born...

The way of death is this:...
they show no compassion for the poor, they do not suffer with the suffering, they do not acknowledge their Creator, they kill their children and by abortion cause God’s creatures to perish; they drive away the needy, oppress the suffering, they are advocates of the rich and unjust judges of the poor; they are filled with every sin. May you be able to stay ever apart, O children, from all these sins!"

—quoted in Pope John Paul II
The Gospel of Life, no. 54

The Archdiocese announces

The Episcopal Ordination of Bishop-Elect Ignatius. C. Wang

on Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in St. Mary’s Cathedral.

The Archdiocese encourages car pooling or public transportation.

MERCY CENTER
2300 Adeline Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010-5599
(650) 340-7474

Centering Prayer Days - Feb. 8th & April 5th
Vicky Bolts

Meditation Intensive Weekend - Feb. 14-16
Thomas Hand, S.J.

EL RETIRO
300 Manresa Way
Los Altos 94022
(650) 948-4491

In Search of the Living God - Jan. 24-26
Silent Retreat
Joseph Fice, S.J.

Marriage the Journey - Feb. 7-9
Pete & Sue Fullerton
James Hanley, S.J.

"When Did We See You Hungry or Homeless or Oppressed - Feb. 14-16
Retreat for social justice
Bernard J. Bush, S.J.

HOW TO PRAY: Petition, Thanksgiving, Praise-Service - March 21-23
Retreat on Prayer
Jerry MCourt, S.J. and
William J. Rewak, S.J.

SAN DAMIANO
P.O. Box 767
Danville, Ca 94526
(925) 837-9141

Responding to the Spirit in our Lives - Feb. 7-9
Miriam Therese Winter, MMS

Married Couples Retreat - Feb. 14-16
Carol Kaplan, MFT
Barry Brunsman, OFM

Day of Dialogue - Feb. 16
Victoria S. MacDonald, MA

THE OFFICE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE
OF THE ARCHDIOCESE

cordially extends an invitation to all married couples of the Archdiocese of San Francisco who celebrate their 25th or 50th (or more) Wedding Anniversary during the years 2002-2003 to a Solemn Eucharistic Celebration in their honor on

Saturday, February 8, 2003,

at St. Mary’s Cathedral - 10:00 a.m.
Reception immediately following Eucharist.

Please RSVP by January 31 by contacting Father Tom, at the Rectory 589-2800 or calling the Office of Marriage and Family Life (415) 614-5680

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

This year, in a very special way, we invite couples who have been married 0-10 years to this beautiful celebration of commitment in order to reaffirm the commitment you made to each other and for the church to affirm the immense value of your marriage commitment in the year 2003!

SETON MEDICAL CENTER

Seton Medical Center’s Office of Natural Family Planning will conduct an Introductory Session on the Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning on Saturday, January 11th, at 10:00 a.m. Come learn how this natural method of family planning can enhance communication, help locate reproductive disorders, and work with the body’s own signs to determine your fertility. Learn how this totally natural method can help couples avoid or achieve a pregnancy. Spanish instructions are available by special appointment. To pre-register or to get more information please call 307-8896.

RESPECT LIFE

The Legion of Mary of the Archdiocese of San Francisco is inviting everyone to an evening of ROSARY, MASS AND EUCHARISTIC ADORATION on January 22nd at 7:00 p.m. at St. Veronica’s. Father Mark Taheny and other priests from the Archdiocese will concelebrate. For more information call Father Mark Taheny at 588-1455.

VELLA DANKWERTH CULTURAL SCHOLARSHIP

The Maltese Cross Foundation is proud to announce its eighth annual Vella-Dankwerth Cultural Scholarship for students of Maltese descent in the San Francisco Bay Area. High school seniors, college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are eligible to apply. Completed applications are due by March 17, 2003. For more information, please contact Janet Dankwerth-Plack (707) 591-8878 or Jennifer Dankwerth-Strunk (650) 273-1356.

Open House

St. Robert School will hold its annual Open House on Monday, February 3, 2003. The evening will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Church followed by classroom visitations. All are welcome.

Albertson Community Card. If you shop there and need a card please call Linda Cuddy.

EScrip...If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so. Our group number is 137045398. Check it out on line - www.escrip.com.

We welcome you into our Parish!

Melanie Dhillon & Family
Guy & Kathleen Lugliani & Family

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.

LOST AND FOUND

There are a some items that have been left behind in the chuch during the past few months. If you are missing an item please come by the rectory to see if it is here.

EVENING OF APPRECIATION FOR LAY LITURGICAL MINISTERS

All are invited to Mass and a special Commissioning ceremony for our lay liturgical ministers on Saturday, January 25th at 4:30pm. Dozens of our brothers and sisters give their time and talent each week to serve the hundreds who worship here through the week. They will all be recognized.