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ST. BRENDAN CHURCH Share these articles with your friends online at www.stbrendanparish.

org The Ascension of the Lord May 13, 2018 How To Delay Gratification Our Sunday message series, Bold Moves, is laying the groundwork for us to take the next step for God.

For many people, waiting is a lost art, which can keep them from moving forward in healthy ways because they grow impatient and opt for inferior choices and lifestyles, instead of waiting for the

It usually doesn t come naturally and often requires delayed gratification. Start small and build up slowly.

1 ST. BRENDAN CHURCH Share these articles with your friends online at 29 Rockaway Avenue San Francisco CA Tel. No. (415) The Ascension of the Lord May 13, 2018 How To Delay Gratification Our Sunday message series, Bold Moves, is laying the groundwork for us to take the next step for God. This week s message features the spiritual power of waiting and delaying gratification. Among his last words before ascending into heaven, Jesus told his disciples to wait. For many people, waiting is a lost art, which can keep them from moving forward in healthy ways because they grow impatient and opt for inferior choices and lifestyles, instead of waiting for the richness of God s gifts. Here are three easy ways to strengthen your ability to delay gratification. 1. Build Up To It. Connecting with God takes time, effort, and self-control. It usually doesn t come naturally and often requires delayed gratification. Start small and build up slowly. If you don t pray regularly, try a simple invocation at night before you go to bed or first thing when you wake up. My favorite is the Abandonment Prayer by Charles de Foucauld. Or listen to spiritual talks and the Sunday messages we post on our website as you drive to work or take a walk. Once you gradually begin to increase your focus on spiritual things, your desire for the cheap imitations of this world will naturally and organically fade away. 2. Realize It s Not Forever. I love my iphone, but it s definitely an antique. I sinfully covet the brand new iphone X but have been holding back until my current model has reached the four-year mark. It s difficult waiting, but at least I can see the end in sight. Jesus told his disciples that it was not for them to know the times or seasons that the Father has established (Acts 1:7), which can make waiting for God to act definitively in our lives even more challenging. Some of us may lose heart because nothing ever seems to change. But Jesus will come, seminary professor Brant Pitre argues, when the bride, his Church, is ready. Our task is to prepare our souls for him and to realize that the waiting one day will be over. 3. Remember the Wins. Staff members at a Catholic church in Maryland get together every Tuesday morning to celebrate what they call weekend wins. Church is simple but not easy. So they prop up their spirits by naming what they have witnessed on Sundays as the positive outcomes of their hard work. To help you delay gratification and wait patiently for God, deliberately remember the wins in your life that God already has given to you. Studies have found that gratitude is correlated with the ability to wait longer for better rewards. Indeed, gratefulness changes the pain of waiting into the joyfulness of expectation. When it comes to God, delayed gratification is never in vain. One day we will discover that, while we were waiting, God actually was lovingly preparing us for our next bold move. Fr. Roger Gustafson

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2 SMALL BYTES THEOLOGY TALK May 23, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Featured News & Events St. Brendan s year of prayer continues this month with a talk on Praying with the Saints. Our speaker is Paul Venables, founder and chairman of the San Francisco advertising firm, Venables Bell & Partners, which recently won the world s most prestigious advertising award and also has been included twice in the industry list of top ten advertising agencies. Paul is the creator of Random Acts of Catholics, an apostolate of St. Brendan s. Free of charge. Music and light refreshments included. ST. BRENDAN ANNUAL PARISH FESTIVAL Saturday, May 19 Enjoy dinner with your fellow parishioners. Master storyteller and Catholic comedian, Kelly Nieto, will inspire us with her powerful conversion story and humorous approach to faith and prayer. The evening begins with Mass at 5 p.m., followed by great conversation over dinner and drinks in our school gym. This event celebrates families with plenty of kidfriendly food and activities. Early Registration Now Open Fall Children s Faith Formation Classes As you prepare for summer break, consider registering your child for Faith Formation next fall. The first session of the new year begins on Sunday, August 26. Early registration now open. Visit our website at to register online. NARADA S GREAT GOSPEL SHOW Friday, June 29, 7:00 p.m. Let s get together for a concert at St. Brendan produced by Billboard Magazine s top ten record producer of all time, Narada Michael Walden, who has produced 57 #1 hit singles. Those of you who attended Narada s concert at St. Brendan last Fall know this is an event you won t want to miss! Please note that this concert is being filmed for national television.

The Good News Discipleship Step: Invest and Invite The people of Saint Brendan are moving into the Easter season with a new message series called Bold Moves.

As Father Roger and Father Pete said in their weekend messages, waiting on God and sometimes delaying gratification is a necessary step to getting ready for the bold move God wants us to make.

We have been redeemed in Christ, but the work of getting everything back to where God intended it in the first place is still a work in progress, and it is our job in Christ to restore the world.

3 The Good News Discipleship Step: Invest and Invite The people of Saint Brendan are moving into the Easter season with a new message series called Bold Moves. Each week, we ll highlight a different step you can take to prepare for the bold move God wants you to make. As Father Roger and Father Pete said in their weekend messages, waiting on God and sometimes delaying gratification is a necessary step to getting ready for the bold move God wants us to make. But while we are waiting, we are not to be standing still. We are called to be people of action. We have been redeemed in Christ, but the work of getting everything back to where God intended it in the first place is still a work in progress, and it is our job in Christ to restore the world. That work of restoration is called mission. The Church literally is on mission. It is most fundamentally who we are and what we do. Maybe we have come mistakenly to think of church as a building, a destination, or a holy huddle of like -minded believers. But the Church actually is a movement out into the world, which means that it has to move. Each one of us has the opportunity to influence and have a positive impact on the people around us. Even though we often just think about getting through the day and dealing with our stress, God wants you to know that he has a plan for your life and that he has positioned you exactly where you are, so that you can have an influence on others. Think about your family members, friends, coworkers, teammates and classmates, and the parents next to you on the sports field, said Father Roger. They are your mission field. God has placed them in your life on purpose. In fact, you never leave your mission field. Wherever you are, that is your mission field. Indeed, missions are so much more than signing up to serve once in a while. Mission is about viewing our every day lives as an opportunity to influence other people for good and for God. You don t need to go to the ends of the earth to be a better listener, to deal with others with an open heart and a smile, and to try to connect with them from the first encounter forward. You can do that with everyone you run across every day. Imagine how many people could begin a relationship with God because of that attitude and your good work in the mission field of your life. What the church asks you to do to help with God s mission is very simple. Invest in the people around you and, when you have the opportunity, invite them to church. This week, take a bold step in discipleship and ask yourself: Who is the one person this week in whom I can plant God s seed, invest in that relationship, and then invite them to church when the time is right.

The Good News Praying With The Psalms By Lisa Rosenlund, Saint Brendan Parish Manager Each week, we summarize a specific style, form, or approach to prayer, using the highly-acclaimed book by Robert

4 The Good News Praying With The Psalms By Lisa Rosenlund, Saint Brendan Parish Manager Each week, we summarize a specific style, form, or approach to prayer, using the highly-acclaimed book by Robert J. Wicks, Prayer in the Catholic Tradition: A Handbook of Practical Approaches (Franciscan Media 2006). In this article, you ll learn more about praying with the psalms. The Book of Praises, as it is translated in Hebrew, has been prayed by Christians for well over two millennia and by Jews for hundreds of years before that. Our spiritual ancestors were bold in their prayer and placed every aspect of their lives before God. Their prayers are songs, as well as poems, that express the emotions of the psalmist and elicit from us our own feelings of yearning, hope, trust, anger, etc. The 150 prayers that make up the Psalter can be divided into four primary types: praise, lament, thanksgiving and trust. The psalms praising God focus on God as creator of and sovereign over all the earth. Seemingly incongruous in a text entitled the book of praises, a third of the psalms are prayers of lament in which the psalmist pleads both individually and communally for God s compassion and mercy. Prayers of thanksgiving express gratitude for the saving power of God who has delivered the psalmist from tragedy to the other side of pain. Finally, a small and easily overlooked group of prayers express the peace and contentment that result from placing one s trust in God. Churchgoers will recognize psalms that have been set to music for use as the responsorial psalm at Mass. In addition, many of their favorite songs are actually adaptations of psalms. Anyone who has prayed the Psalmody contained in the Liturgy of the Hours has prayed with the psalms. When praying the psalms in private, bring more of yourself to prayer. Engage all your senses by lighting candles or using incense. Pray the psalms aloud or use a recording such as a Youtube video. The psalms are meant to be sung, so try chanting or singing them. No one other than God will hear you! Consider using gestures that help express the mood of the psalm, such as lifting up your hands or arms or bowing gently. The practice of lectio divina, which was discussed in detail in the bulletin article on prayer in the Benedictine tradition, can be used in prayer with the psalms. The traditional approach is to use a single psalm at a time and move through the Psalter systematically, beginning with Psalm 1. You can also choose a psalm based on the type of prayer. Praise: 8, 15, 19, 29, 33, 46, 47, 76, 84, 87, 93, 95, , , 119, 122, Lament: 3-5, 22, 27, 42-43, 51, 88, 130. Thanksgiving: 30, 34, 66-67, 92, 116, 138. Trust: 11, 16, 23, 62, 91, 121, 125, 131, 139. It is helpful to make notes in a journal identifying lines that spoke to you and the type of response they evoked. By collecting verses under different categories, eventually you will have a wonderful resource for prayer. You can also compose your own psalms. An ideal time to do this would be on retreat, or even a weekend away. Whether expressed in the words of the Psalter or your own words, be bold and let your psalm be the words of your heart.

Stewardship Stewardship is the grateful response of a Christian disciple who recognizes and receives God s gifts and shares them generously in love of God and neighbor.

A steward recognizes that God is the source of all life and every blessing and that all gifts of time, talent, and treasure come from God. A steward is grateful for those gifts.

The Stewardship of Time The spirituality of stewardship deals with time, talent, and treasure.

5 Stewardship Stewardship is the grateful response of a Christian disciple who recognizes and receives God s gifts and shares them generously in love of God and neighbor. Stewardship is not about money or fundraising. It is a spirituality. It is a way of life. A steward recognizes that God is the source of all life and every blessing and that all gifts of time, talent, and treasure come from God. A steward is grateful for those gifts. A steward takes care of and increases those gifts and freely gives back the first and best portion of those gifts to God. The Stewardship of Time The spirituality of stewardship deals with time, talent, and treasure. In each category of these resources, Christian stewards look for ways to give back the first and best portion of what God has given them. When it comes to time, everyone is short of it. Most of us scurry about from one seemingly important demand on our time to another, never really taking the time to focus on priorities and what is truly important. To put it bluntly, our time is often hijacked by others who may not have our best interests at heart. After Jesus ascended into heaven, two men dressed in white clothes asked the stunned disciples, why are you standing there looking at the sky? In other words, they were admonished to get busy with the charge tasked to them by Christ to proclaim the gospel (Mark 16:15). On Easter Sunday, God made the boldest move ever. He did something unthinkable, unforeseen, astonishing, and never before done. He raised Jesus Christ in his humanity from the dead. On Ascension Sunday, God made another bold move. He left his Church to the often knavish and unqualified leadership of human beings. Despite our unworthiness, the mission of the Church is ours to fulfill. And it demands our time time to pray and time to act. Indeed, the good steward acts rightly, loves goodness, and walks humbly with God (Micah 6:8). Take the time to make your next step in discipleship today. Father Roger Gustafson, Pastor 91% 2018 Archdiocesan Annual Appeal Goal $128,445 Amount Pledged or Paid $ 116,780 Whatever financial blessings God has given you, we invite you to make a planned, proportionate, and sacrificial financial commitment to this parish and to the poor that will continue throughout the year. The biblical standard is a tenth of our income, before taxes or anything else is taken out, half to the Church and half to the poor. It s a huge step and takes trust, but we can never out give God. NO SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEK SUNDAY COLLECTION May 6, 2018 GOAL $ 9,500 TOTAL $ 10,855 Over $ 1,355

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8 SAINT BRENDAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Church School Convent 29 Rockaway Avenue San Francisco CA Rectory Phone: (415) Mon - Thurs: 8:30 am - Noon, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Sun: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Laguna Honda Blvd. San Francisco CA Tel. (415) Canossian Sisters 234 Ulloa Street San Francisco CA Tel. (415) MASSES Sunday: 7:00, 8:00, 9:30,11:30 AM Mon-Fri: 6:30 & 8:15 AM Saturday: 8:15 AM 5:00 PM Holy Days: 6:30 AM, 8:15 AM and 6:00 PM CONFESSIONS Saturday: 4:15-4:45 PM Wednesday: 7:15-7:45 PM EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Wednesday: 7:00-8:00 PM Saturday: 4:00-4:45 PM BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS For information, please see our website at or call us at (415) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SAT 8:15 a.m. SAT 5 p.m. SUN 7 a.m. SUN 8 a.m. SUN 9:30 a.m. SUN 11:30 a.m. MASS INTENTIONS (May 14-20, 2018) Weekday 6:30 a.m. 8:15 a.m. Rogaciano Amora Sr. (D) (Death Anniversary) Weekend Loretta Smith (D) Pedro Pinto (D) Pedro Pinto (D) Neal Murphy (D) Angelo & Maria Ordano (D) Ron & Margaret McDonnell Donald Evan Huettner (D) People of St. Brendan Parish/ STAFF Pastor Fr. Roger Gustafson fatherrogergustafson@gmail.com Parochial Vicar Fr. Peterson Tieng frpete@stbrendanparish.org Ext.220 Ext.214 In Residence Fr. Paul Warren Ext. 208 Pastoral Associate Sr. Angela Furia, FdCC Ext. 201 srangela@stbrendanparish.org Director of Evangelization & Faith Formation Manolito Jaldon manolito@stbrendanparish.org Ext. 205 Music Director Mario Balestrieri (415) School Principal Dianne Lakatta (415) dlakatta@stbrendansf.com Parish Manager Lisa Rosenlund (415) lisa@stbrendanparish.org Finance Manager Venetia Hui Gatus Ext. 202 venetia@stbrendanparish.org Administrative Assistant Ext. 101 Maeve O Reilly maeve@stbrendanparish.org Parish Leadership Advisory Board : Mike Modesti Finance Committee : Eoin O Connor Children and Youth Under Five Ministry: Kendra Perlitz Devon Klinefelter Girl Scouts: Kirstin McFarlane Boy Scouts: Boy Scouts: Maureen Hurley Cub Scouts: Robert Rees (rdrees@gmail.com) Youth Ministry: Stacey Simpson Gus Del Puerto Religious Education & Sacramental Preparation Infant Baptism & RCIA for Children Sr. Angela Furia (415) , Ext. 201 Adult Faith Formation/Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA): Manolito S. Jaldon, Jr. (415) , Ext. 205 Sunday Children s Liturgy: Manolito S. Jaldon, Jr. (415) , Ext. 205 Preparation for Reconciliation & First Holy Communion Grade 2: Stephanie Stanko Faith Formation: Grade 1: Michele Neitz, Megan Rabbitt, Avelina Accad Grade 3: Tara Donohue Grades 4 & 5: Christina Bui Preparation for Confirmation: Grade 6: Manolito S. Jaldon, Jr. Grade 7: Liza Bonpin Grade 8: Mary Zell Spellman Liturgical Ministries Lectors: Richard Pinto Eucharistic Ministers: Charlotte Bautista Ushers: Mike Casazza Sacristan: Jack Mona Parish Life Welcome Committee Andrea Regjo Jeremy Straus (sbwelcomecommittee@gmail.com) Hospitality Committee Maria Evangelista Mothers Club Lori Doyle Men s Club Joshua Shaskan Respect Life Mary Ann Schwab Knitting Ministry Marie Jean Longa Experienced Navigators: Tony Fernandez Small Groups: Outreach Ministries Consolation Ministry Marlene Enderlein maenderlein@gmail.com Detention Ministry (San Dimas) Julio Escobar (415) Marian Servers Dr. Lou Scheerer St. Vincent de Paul Society Tad Tassone (415)

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