OUR LADY OF LORETTO CATHOLIC CHURCH

1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, CA 94947 415-897-2171 FAX 415-897-8251

Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm

First Sunday of Advent December 3, 2017

OUR LADY OF LORETTO PARISH “Empowered by the Spirit of God we celebrate Jesus’ presence in Prayer,

Liturgy, Sacrament and Service”

Please pray for our parishioners who are sick and suffering that they may know the embrace of Christ’s healing love.

Avinia Family, May Barnett, Don and Darlene Belluomini, Elaine Benson,

Louis Boscacci, Louise Caldwell, John Cullen, Karen Davis, Bonnie de Rutte, Anette Diaz, Delmida Edwards, Jesse Fuette, Claudia Gitson, Anne G. Graham, Pat Grant,

John Gross, Berth Guantes, Margaret Hamlett, Alice Horn, Benita Lopez, Jesse Men-doza, Marybeth Miller, Paola Tirado Moreda, Dalton O’Sullivan Family, Ray Ostertag, Lorraine Priolo, Phil Rappaport, Kerry Rodriguez, Arthur Ruiz, Tearah Parker, Allen

Schwoob, Kenric Silva, David Wilson

Our 2017 MASS BOOK IS FULL

VISIT THE RECTORY IF YOU WISH TO HAVE A MASS SAID IN 2018

May all our deceased

Parishioners rest in the loving arms

of Christ especially:

George “Breck” Skinner Steven John Barnes

Mass Intentions December 2 through December 10

Day Time Intentions

Priest

Saturday 12/2 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Archbishop George Niederauer + Al Olivier + Emilia Ruiz (L)

BC BC JML

Sunday 12/3 8:00am 10:00am 12:30pm

OLL Parishioners Margaret McNern + Fr. Martin Avila +

BC BC JML

Monday 12/4 9:00am Tracy Lear + BC

Tuesday 12/5 9:00am

Frank Baczynski + BC

Wednesday 12/6 9:00am

Bill and Jean Gross (L) JML

Thursday 12/7

9:00am Mike Doolittle + JML

Friday 12/8 9:00am 6pm 8pm

Marie Reedy + Joe Scotto + Arguello Family (L) and +

BC

Saturday 12/9 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Joseph Silveira + George Schilling +

BC BC JML

Sunday 12/10 8:00am 10:00am 12:30pm

OLL Parishioners Tim Troy (L)

BC BC JML

BC: Fr. Brian Costello JML: Fr. Juan Manuel Lopez MR: Fr. M. Raimondi

Rev. Brian Costello frbrian@ollnovato.org Ext.227

Pastor

Rev. Juan Manuel Lopez Parochial Vicar ext. 221

Church of the Assumption Parish 1-707-878-2208

Patrick Reeder EXT. 234 Parish Manager

Office Staff Erin Troy EXT. 222

Allen Shirley EXT. 236

Our Lady of Loretto School Mrs. Kathleen Kraft, Principal

415-892-8621

Parish Religious Education

Amy Bjorklund Reeder, Dir. Grades 1-6 and Co-Director of Adult Faith Formation

Kathleen Pitti

415-897-6714

Sandro Garcia Grades 1-3 en Espanol

415-897-2171 ext.225

Annie Troy, Dir. Youth Ministry and Confirmation

Co-Director of Adult Faith Formation 415-897-2171 ext.277

Mr. Richard Elliott, Choir Director

1-925-997-5041 willowsth@aol.com

PRIEST EMERGENCY NUMBER

415-301-0514 EMERGENCIES ONLY PLEASE

Mass Times

Monday—Friday 9:00 am

Saturday 9:00am 5:00 pm (Vigil Mass)

7pm Spanish Vigil Mass

Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:30pm Spanish Mass

Eucharistic Adoration

Every Friday 9:30am-5:00 pm and

4th Wednesday of the Month 6pm—8pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday3:00pm-4:00pm

Rosary

Monday—Thursday after 9am Mass and 5:30pm

Friday after 9am Mass and at 5pm Sunday at 3:00pm

Baptisms

Please contact the Rectory- Catechesis Required

Pre– Baptismal Classes in English are held the second Saturday of each month at 10am.

We share this ministry with St. Anthony’s Parish. Please call the rectory office to

schedule your class.

Pre– Baptismal classes in Spanish are held on the third Thursday of each month at 6pm in the School Library. Please contact Sandro

Garcia for more information.

Marriages Please contact the Rectory at least

6 months in advance

Our Lady of Loretto St. Vincent de Paul Society

415-497-5090

Visit us on the Web www.ollnovato.org E-mail us:

church@ollnovato.org

FROM OLL CONFIRMATION AND YOUTH MINISTRY

Monday 12/4: Middle school clas-ses, 7pm in the convent.

Thursday 12/7: High school clas-ses, 7pm in the convent. (sponsor names due!)

SIMBANG GABI

Simbang Gabi in North Bay, a Filipino religious tradition of Advent Masses, rosary prayers, in prep-aration for Christmas December 16 - 20, 2017 6:30 PM - Reconciliation 6:30 PM - Holy Rosary 7:00 PM - Mass Refreshments will follow after each Mass at the vestibule.

St. Isabella’s Church 1 Trinity Way San Rafael, CA Christmas Fiesta Celebration and Potluck will be on Dec. 20th at St. Isabella’s Parish Hall.

December Calendar December 3rd: Second Collection for Earthquake in Mexico December 3rd – December 11th Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe 7pm in Church. (location will vary) December 4th: Doug and Dana Advent Concert—7pm in the Church December 8th: Immaculate Conception a Holy Day—Masses at 9am, 6pm and 8pm in Spanish December 10th: Second Collection for Retired Religious Feast of Our Lady of Loretto—125th Anniversary of our Parish December 11th: Rosary to Our Lady of Guadalupe 7:00pm – 9:30pm (Ends Novena) Spanish Mass – 10pm Mañanitas – 11pm to 12:00am December 12th: Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Procession on Grant Avenue – Gather at Novato Police Station - 5pm Procession Begins 5:30pm up Grant Avenue to the Church JPC Our Lady of Guadalupe Reenactment – 6pm Church Spanish Mass – 7pm Reception to follow in the Parish Hall December 13th: OLL & St. Anthony combined Reconciliation Service at St. Anthony’s Church 10:30am & 7pm December 17th: RCIA Rite of Acceptance 10am Knights of Columbus “Breakfast With St. Nicholas” after the 8am and 10am Masses OLL Christmas Choir Christmas Concert 4pm & 7:30pm in the Church December 20th: OLL School Christmas Concert at 6:30pm OLL Church December 22nd —January 1st Rectory Offices Closed December 24th: Fourth Sunday of Advent Masses 8am, 10am, 12:30pm December 24th: Christmas Eve Vigil Masses 5pm (Children’s Mass) and 7pm in English and 9pm Spanish December 25th: Christmas Day Masses: 8am & 10am in English and 12:30pm Spanish January 1st: Mary, Mother of God Mass at 10am in English Since this Solemnity falls on a Monday the precept to attend Mass is dispensed. January 2nd: Father Brian leaves on Sabbatical. Rome January—March Holy Week in Jerusalem and continuing studies from April—June Return to OLL in early July.

2017 Collections Schedule December 3rd—Mexican Earthquake Victims December 10 – Retirement for Religious

From OLL Adult Faith Formation The OLL Book Club meets next on December 7 at 10am in the Con-vent Chapel(1819 Virginia Ave.) for dis-cussion of Jim Stovall's book "The Ulti-mate Gift". Please join us for coffee and fellowship - and please invite a friend. (Next up will be "Orthodoxy" by G. K. Chesterton for discussion on Wednesday January 10.)

14th Annual Walk for Life West Coast

Saturday

January 27, 2018 We have secured a bus and are accepting reser-vations. Please contact Erin at the rectory for more information and to reserve your space

FROM THE SCHOOL

OLL School is in need of a long term substitute teacher to complete the school year

when our 7th grade homeroom teacher goes out on maternity leave. This position is scheduled to go from mid-February to June 8th. This position is responsible for teach-ing 7th grade Religion and 6th, 7th, & 8th grade English classes. Previous teaching ex-perience is required. Please contact Mrs. Kraft to learn more about the position and to set up an interview.

TOURS Our Lady of Loretto School is now schedul-ing tours for the 2018-2019 school year. On your tour you will be able to see what the day in the life of an OLL student is all about. You will also be able to experience how your child can truly benefit from a Catholic education. Please call the school of-fice to set up your tour today at (415)892-8621.

Reminder for all those registered for our Adult Faith Formation Advent Series "Catholicism the Pivotal Players" - we will meet on Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm in the Convent Chapel 1819 Virginia Ave. Our last two dates are 12/6, & 12/13.

Marin Handicapables Mass and Luncheon Persons with special needs (shut-ins, develop-mentally disabled, etc.) who would enjoy fellow-ship are cordially invited to the Marin Handi-capables Mass and Luncheon on December 9, 2017. This event will be held at Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kent-field, with Mass at noon in the Chapel, followed by lunch in the Student Center. Sponsors are The Order of Malta Western Association. There is no fee to attend, but reservations are request-ed. RSVP: Cheryl Giur-lani, 415.308.4608 or ferrari1954@yahoo.com

Don’t get to the end of your life

and find that you only lived the length of it.

Join us after Mass to find out how

to live the width as well.

www.marincursillo.com

Make a friend. Be a friend. Bring a friend to Christ.

This Week at OLL December 3 - December 10 Sun. First Sunday of Advent Mon. SVDP—Library—7pm Tue. ICF—Hall—5:30pm * Perpetual Help Prayer Group—6pm—Chapel Al-Anon/Alateen—Convent –7:15pm Wed. Our Lady’s Prayer Group—Church—7:30pm Thurs. Choir Practice—Church— 7pm Fri. Immaculate Conception (see below) Adoration—Chapel—9:30am to 5:00pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel –9:30am Sun. Second Sunday of advent * Change of date due to Our Lady of Guadalupe

Esta semana en OLL 3 Diciembre — 10 Diciembre

Domingo: Primer Domingo de Adviento Martes: Helping Hands Grupo de Oración por la Iglesia-1pm JPC Discipulados—Capilla del Convento –7pm Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro-Chapel-6pm Al-Anon-Convento - 7:15 pm Miércoles: Nuestra Señora Grupo de Oración- Capilla– 7:30pm Ensavo del Coro-Espanol—Iglesia—7pm Jueves: Viernes: Adoration—Chapel—9:30am to 5pm Sab: Cenacle—Chapel—9:30am Domingo: Segundo Domingo de Adviento

RCIA/Adult Education Our Lady of Loretto RCIA Program meets at 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday, upstairs in the Convent. The topic on December 6 is: Sacraments of Initiation: The Eucharist. All adults are invited to participate.

THE OUR LADY OF LORETTO HELPING HANDS

CHRISTMAS OUTREACH 2017

The Our Lady of Loretto, Helping Hands Christ-mas Outreach 2017 is underway! Again this year we have committed to help families in need celebrate the birth of Christ. It’s easy to be part of this compassionate outreach. Our Giving Trees are up in all the entrances to the Church. Please take an envelope and return it to the secure mail slot at the Rectory, along with your gift of store gift cards, cash or check payable to Our Lady of Loretto Helping Hands Christmas Outreach. Please indicate the amount of your donation clearly on the outside of the gift card. Gift cards from gro-cery stores and stores such as Target, Kohl’s and Old Navy are much appreciated.

Our deadline for donations is Monday December 11, 2017.

For your convenience, Helping Hands volunteers will be at the church entrances after each Mass this weekend to accept your donations. Thank you for helping us to share the true spirit of Christmas with those in need. We wish you a blessed Advent and Christmas.

NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LORETTO MANOS AYUDANDO ¡LA VENIDA DE LA NAVIDAD

DEL 2017 ESTÁ EN CAMINO!

Otra vez este año nos hemos comprometido a ayudar a las familias necesitadas a celebrar el nacimiento de Cristo. Es fácil ser parte de este acercamiento compa-sivo. Nuestros Árboles Donantes están en todas las entra-das a la Iglesia. Por favor, tome un sobre y devuélvalo a la ranura de correo seguro en la Rectoría, junto con su regalo de las tarjetas de regalo de las tienda, en efectivo o cheque a nombre de Nuestra Señora de Loretto Helping Hands Christmas Outreach. Por favor indique la cantidad de su donación claramente en el exterior de la tarjeta de regalo. Las tarjetas de regalo de tiendas de comestibles y tiendas como Target, Kohl's y Old Navy son muy aprecia-das.

Nuestro plazo para las donaciones es el Lunes, 11 de diciembre de 2017.

Para su conveniencia, los voluntarios de Helping Hands estarán en las entradas de la iglesia después de cada Misa este fin de semana para aceptar sus donaciones. Gracias por ayudarnos a compartir el verdadero espíritu de Navi-dad con los necesitados. Les deseamos un bendito Ad-viento y Navida

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: Primer Domingo de Adviento Lunes: San Juan Damasceno Miércoles: San Nicolás Jueves: San Ambrosio; Día para Recordar Pearl Harbor Viernes: La Inmaculada Concepción de la Virgen María Sábado: San Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin

Solemnidad de la Inmaculada Concepción de la Santísima Virgen María

8 de diciembre

Día santo de la obligación

Horario de 9:00 a.m. y 6:00 p.m. inglés y 8 p.m. en

español

DIOS TIENE OTRO PLAN

Comenzamos el tiempo de Adviento con un llamado sincero al ar-repentimiento. Recordamos el

amor fiel que Dios siente por nosotros y le pedimos que nos ayude a emprender el camino de regreso: "estabas airado porque nosotros pecábamos" (Isaías 64:4). En la primera lectura y en el salmo, recordamos las promesas de Dios y lamentamos nues-tra rebeldía y nuestra culpa. Invocamos el poder de Dios para salvarnos. Con Isaías, le decimos a Dios: "Ojalá rasgaras los cie-los y bajaras, estremeciendo las montañas con tu presencia" (Isaías 63:19). Sí, Dios nos es fiel, porque somos hechura de las manos de Dios. Dios es el alfarero, nosotros el barro. Y sin embargo, nuestro concepto de cómo Dios vendrá a salvarnos se origina en nuestra expectativa de un Di-os guerrero que estremece las montañas y llega a nuestra vida con ruido y gloria. Pero Dios tiene otro plan: la Encarnación.

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura -- Isaías ruega por el retorno del Señor (Isaías 63:16-17, 19; 64:2-7). Salmo -- Señor, Dios nuestro, restáuranos que brille tu rostro y nos salve (Salmo 80 [79]). Segunda lectura -- Pablo está agradecido por las ben-diciones que los corintios han recibido debido a su fe en Jesús (1 Corintios 1:3-9). Evangelio -- Jesús dice a los discípulos que estén siem-pre alertas a la llegada del tiem-po designado

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE El significado de la palabra "¡Adviento!" es muy interesante. Viene del latín y quiere decir "Allí viene" o "Ya está llegando". Pero, ¿de

quién hablamos cuando proclamamos "adviento"? ¿Del Rey de la Gloria?, ¿del Príncipe de la Paz?, ¿del Hijo del Dios Altísimo?, ¿del Salvador de Israel? Sí, sí, sí y otra vez, sí, pero más todavía del Hijo del Hombre, del niñito de María. Allí viene y ya está llegando. Tenemos que estar prepar-ados. Pero ¿cómo prepararnos para la llegada de un rey que es pobre?, ¿de un príncipe que nació entre una mula y un buey? ¿de un niñito que ya es todo un hom-bre y además es Dios? He allí el dilema del Adviento cristiano. Es un llamado a vivir la paradoja de un tiempo que está a medias, donde el Reino de los Cielos ya existe pero no en su plenitud. Es un llamado a buscar en el templo, en el mall, en el barrio, en el hogar y en el propio corazón, para ver si "allí viene" el dueño de la casa. Es un llamado a estar atentos y vigilantes.

COMO UN NIÑO Alguien que aspira a recibir la gracia de Dios tiene que ser puro, con un corazón tan inocente como el de un niño. --San Nicolás