January 20, 2019

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time “Empowered by the Spirit of God we celebrate Jesus’ presence in Prayer,

Liturgy, Sacrament and Service”

OUR LADY OF LORETTO CHURCH AND SCHOOL 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, CA 94947

415-897-2171 FAX 415-897-8251 Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm

May all our deceased Parishioners rest in

the loving arms of Christ, especially:

Dorothy Miller Cindi Paladini

Mass Intentions January 19th through January 27th

BC : Fr. Brian Costello EA: Fr. Erick Arauz VP: Visiting Priest

Saturday 1/19 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Don Miller + Craig Pitti +

BC BC BC

Sunday 1/20 8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm

Kevin Rugani + Altar Society Members (L) and +

BC BC VP

Monday 1/21 9:00am

Frank Buhagiar + BC

Tuesday 1/22 9:00am Sharon Gross Spry +

BC

Wednesday 1/23 9:00am Texiera and Medeiros Family (L) and + BC

Thursday 1/24 9:00am

BC

Friday 1/25 9:00am Vassar and Reich Families (L) and + BC

Saturday 1/26 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Carol and Phil Tomasello +

BC BC VP

Sunday 1/27 8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm

Pat McAuliffe +

BC BC VP

Day Time Intentions Priest

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

Chuck Becker, Tom Berg, Richard Thomas

We are updating our prayer list and have removed names which have been included for some time. Please call the Rectory to place someone

on the Prayer List.

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

Rev. Erick E. Arauz

Parochial Vicar Ext. 233

RECTORY OFFICE 415-897-2171

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

415-897-6714

Annie Troy, Dir. Youth Ministry and Confirmation

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

Kathleen Pitti—Religious Ed. Secretary

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, 12:00 pm Spanish Mass

Eucharistic Adoration

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

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.

Pre–Baptismal classes in Spanish are held

on the third Thursday of each month at 6pm. Please call the rectory office to schedule

your class.

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

SPLENDORS OF EASTERN EUROPE PILGRIMAGE Including the Passion Play at Oberammergau

Hosted by Fr. Brian and Father McCain Prague—Budapest—Vienna—Oberammergau—

Munich 11 Days—September 7—17, 2020

$4,149 from San Francisco See the flyers available in the vestibules

for more details.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP TO BEGIN: A grief support group for anyone impacted by loss, through death of a loved one will be offered at Our Lady of Loretto Parish. This support group affords a “safe” en-vironment to explore and articulate feelings, expand support network, and facilitate the process of healing and growth.

A series of eight consecutive meetings on Wednesday’s from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm will begin February 6, 2019, for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. For more information, those interested may leave a message for Sr. Jeanette at 897-2171, ext. 226 or 415-897-5700, for an interview prior to attendance.

Monthly Giving Annual Update and Renewal DONATIONS BY MONTHLY CHECK Thank you for your continued support of Our Lady of Loretto over this past year. For those paying by check, please contact Erin Troy, at the Rectory, if you would like to receive 12 blue envelopes for your monthly of-fering. DONATIONS BY CREDIT CARD For those who make their monthly offering via credit card, you will be receiving a mailing. In this mailing you will see a new credit card authorization form which we would ask you to send back to us by January 31, 2019. ONLINE (SELF MANAGED) GIVING For those utilizing our parish website to manage their donations, we would ask that you take some time to ensure all your information is up to date. We appreciate everyone's prayerful consideration to increasing your donation in the coming year. All dona-tions, regardless of amount, are appreciated.

Thank you to everyone who helps support Our Lady of Loretto through their ongoing stewardship. We wish you all a very Happy New Year.

14th Annual Walk for Life

West Coast Saturday

January 26, 2019 We have secured a

bus and are accepting reservations. Please contact Erin at the rectory for more

information and to reserve your space.

SPACE IS LIMITED

A Stewardship Prayer We thank you most loving and generous Creator, for the abundance you have bestowed on us, your servant people. May we use your gifts to build your kingdom; to help the poor, as you commanded; to bring light to a world in darkness. May we be faithful to your commandments. Bless the people in our lives that we may help each other grow in your love. We pray in union with Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Memorial Mass

A Memorial Mass for Jim Prather will be held Thursday, January 24th, at 11am in the

Church. All are invited.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The cause of church unity is commended to Christians for prayer and action every year around this time. This week is not so much to focus on the many divisions within the Christian family, but on bonds of faith and mission. Even though Christians have always shown an inclination to fracture, spin off, and mutate into new expressions, recent history shows some new points of convergence and agreement. Catholics are more firmly rooted in the word of God, for ex-ample, and many Protestants are more likely to celebrate Communion than in years past. Some denominations are merging and pooling resources, and people from various traditions are col-laborating on projects. The call of this week is to be mindful of the diversity of our traditions and customs while treasuring what we hold in common. The old advice to lighten up is good medicine, because sometimes our differences are delightful and amusing. If someone says, Let us pray, a Catholic might close the eyes, bow the head and fold hands; a Protestant reach out and clasp hands with the person in the next chair; and someone belonging to an Orthodox tradition might stand up with eyes wide open. Each has taken a different path, but the goal is always the same. This is a week not for focusing on the well-worn paths of divergence, but for mutual delight in a com-mon goal.

Paul J. Kim and Sisters of Life January 25 OLL CHURCH

7-9pm

A Pre-Walk For Life Event sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco

Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church 1806 Novato Blvd - Novato, CA 94947

FATHER’S LETTER WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK.

This Week at OLL January 20 — January 27

Sun. Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Mon. SVDP—Teacher’s Room—7pm Tue. 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— 6:30pm Charismatic Prayer Group—Chapel—7pm Fri. Adoration—Chapel—9:30am to 5:00pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel –9:30am Sun. Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Esta semana en OLL 20 Enero — 27 Enero

Domingo: Segundo Domingo Tiempo Ordinario Lunes: Martes: 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: Tercer Domingo Tiempo Ordinario

THIS WEEK IN OLL CONFIRMATION & YOUTH MINISTRY

MONDAY 1/21 - No middle school classes due to NUSD holiday. THURSDAY 1/24 - No high school classes. Convent closed. FRIDAY 1/25 - PAUL J. KIM CONCERT. 7PM IN THE CHURCH. MANDATORY for all Con-firmation Students.

FROM ADULT FAITH FORMATION OLL BOOK CLUB The OLL Book Club will meet next on February 6th at 10am in the Convent Chapel for coffee & discussion of Story of a Soul by Saint Thé-rèse of Lisieux Don't have time to read the book? Come and join us anyway, all are wel-come! If you would like discussion questions emailed to you ahead of time, please contact Amy Reeder—amy@ollnovato.org.

RCIA/Adult Education Our Lady of Loretto RCIA Program meets at 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday, upstairs in the Con-vent. The topic on January 23 is: Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. All adults are invited to participate.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE En 1502 el Fraile Nicolás de Ovando y doce franciscanos dieron inicio a la evange-lización de América en la República Domini-cana. Ellos fueron enviados por los reyes es-pañoles con el mandato de convertir a los na-tivos sin les hacer fuerza alguna . Con los misioneros llegaron Alfonso y Anto-nio Trejo quienes traían con ellos un cuadro de la Virgen María bajo la advocación de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia. Ellos la llevaron a Higuey, donde en 1572 se le con-struyó su primer santuario. Poco a poco esta pequeña imagen se convirtió en la Reina del corazón de los dominicanos. María observa dulcemente a su recién nacido quien yace sobres las pajas. Está coronada y lleva puesto un manto azul rociado de estrel-las y un escapulario blanco. Lleva una aureo-la hecha de doce estrellas. En una esquina de la imagen san José también observa al niño por encima del hombro derecho de María. El 25 de enero del 1979 Juan Pablo II la coronó por ser la primera evangelizadora del continente Americano. Con ella los doce misioneros trajeron la Alta Gracia de Jesu-cristo a nuestras tierras. --Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copy-right (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

TODAY S READINGS First Reading -- As a bridegroom rejoices in his bride, so God rejoices in the chosen ones (Isaiah 62:1-5). Psalm -- Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations (Psalm 96). Second Reading -- All the varied gifts in the Christian commu-nity are from one Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:4-11). Gospel -- Rejoicing at a wedding celebration in Cana, Jesus replenishes the wine supply (John 2:1-11). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lection-ary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

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