OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR CATHOLIC CHURCH Iglesia Católica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar

400 Church Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 (650) 726-4674

Office Hours: Open Monday—Friday 9:00am– 4:30pm

Email: office@ourladyofthepillar.org

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 11th, 2016

Rev. Joseph Previtali Administrator

jprevitali@gmail.com

Rev. Gabriel Wankar Parochial Vicar

Rev. Charles Onubogu

In Residence

Religious Education (650) 726-5587 K-6th Grade

Claudia Miramontes Ext. 210 Youth Confirmation

Elizabeth Neapolitan Ext. 209

Encargada de Ensayo para Bodas: Juana Ruano

RCIA/ Adult Faith Formation: Rev. Joseph Previtali (English)

Educación/ Sacramentos para Adultos Carlos y Celina Rivera (Español)

Parish Secretary: Paula Martinez Fax: (650) 726-0980

Mass Schedule Monday through Friday: 8:00 am

Saturday:

8:00 am - 5:00 pm - 8:00pm (Español) Sunday:

8:00 am - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Español) 6:00 pm

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:

Every Friday after 8:00 am Mass- Benediction 12:00 pm First Friday of the Month

after 8:00 am Mass - Benediction 6:30pm

St. Anthony's — Pescadero 696 North Street, Pescadero, CA 94060

Saturday: 6:00 pm (Español) Sunday: 9:00 am

Our Lady of Refuge — La Honda 146 Sears Ranch Road, La Honda, CA 94020

Sunday: 10:30 am

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today is “Gaudete Sunday,” so named from the first word of the Introit for the Mass for the Third Sunday of Advent, which is taken from St. Paul’s command to the Philippians and to us: “Rejoice in the Lord always! I say it again: Rejoice! ...The Lord is near!” This is the most honored Sunday of Advent, as its station Mass is assigned to St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Today our pace quickens as we run towards the Lord, Who is running even faster to us. We sense that He is near, that soon He will be born for us in the stable of Bethlehem, that soon He will come to judge the living and the dead. We rejoice at this sense of His nearness and beg Him to pre-pare in our hearts the way for His Coming. Our joy at Jesus’s nearness is signified by the use of rose vestments. Today is one of only two days in the whole Church year in which we use this liturgical color. (The other day is “Laetare Sunday,” the Fourth Sunday of Lent, which reminds us that Easter is near.) The focus of our Advent preparation shifts today from the remote task of repentance and rejection of sin to the proximate task of looking forward to the Lord’s Birth. Our attention gradually shifts from the figure of John the Baptist to the beautiful countenance of Our Blessed Mother, heavy with child, expectant of His miraculous Virgin Birth. On Saturday, this new focus of Advent is made even more present in the liturgical life of the Church with the celebration of the “Greater Feriae” of Advent. These Greater Days – from December 17 to December 23 – are marked especially by the use at Vespers (and in the Alleluia verses in the Ordinary Form) of the “O Antiphons.” The “O Antiphons” begin with invocations of Jesus Christ under His various prophetic names from the Old Testament: Emmanuel (December 23), Rex(22), Oriens (21), Clavis (20), Radix (19), Adonai (18), Sapientia (17). Having invoked the Lord under each of these titles, the Church then makes a specific petition to her Divine Spouse, asking for the graces connected with each of His glorious titles. These beautiful antiphons, and the profound chanted melodies which accompany them, are deeply evocative of the whole richness of Israel’s ex-pectation of her Messiah. They are easily accessible on YouTube, with the text and musical notation on the screen as you listen to the chant. Read as an acrostic from the last to the first, their first letters spell “ERO CRAS,” Latin for “Tomorrow, I will be (here).” In this last part of Advent, we enter into the joy of the expectant Blessed Virgin Mary, who stands in the person of all Israel, the true Daughter Zion, rejoicing in the King Who is to Come. The experience of the joy of Advent teaches us about the joy in which we can live always. If we reject sin – all that is contrary to God’s beautiful Reality – and live in expectation of our Heavenly Union with Him, which is begun already by grace in our souls right now, then we can receive the joy that comes from hope. In other words, as we wait for the Coming of the Lord, we receive a kind of foretaste of the joy that He brings. We pray today through the intercession of Our Lady for a great increase in our souls of the theological virtue of hope. Pray for me, Father Joseph Previtali

Confessions Schedule Monday (Lunes) 6:00- 7:00 pm 8:45- 9:30 pm Tuesday (Martes) 7:00- 7:45 am

Wednesday (Miércoles) 7:00– 7:50am Thursday (Jueves) 7:00– 7:50 am 5:30- 6:30 pm Friday (Viernes) 6:00- 7:00 pm

9:00- 10:00 pm

Parish Announcements

Sick Relatives & Friends/ Parientes y Amigos Enfermos

Pray that God’s, healing power will fill them with strength and hope. Glenn Gonzales, Joe Ashe, Virginia Shea, Raul Batista, Manuel Arca, Terry R. Fenwick, Geral-dine Medigan, Javier Ramos, Marina Williamson, Mickey Williamson, Alteamor Espejo, Abby Franco, Rachel Thein, John Romero, Pedro Bautista, Donald Thierry, Shiela Santos, Shannon Perez, Don Wright, Harvey Koepf, Jena Losch, Sam Reynal, Duncan Harter, Loretta Duran, Tammy Endsley, Kathy Repetto, Raquel Corona, Rich Perez, Marie Caloca, Claire Simonich.

Pray for Our Parishioners Who are Sick

Our Lady of the Pillar Monday Nights Adult Catechism with Father Joe 7:30pm—8:30pm @ New Hall Third Tuesday of the Month Knights of Columbus Meeting Old Hall—7:00pm Tuesday Nights Bible Study 5:30pm– 7:00pm @ Conference Room Miércoles por la Noche Estudio de la Biblia 7:00pm en el Salón Viejo (Old Hall) Saturday Morning Legion of Mary Meeting Conference Room 9:00am– 11:00am Second Sunday of the Month Hospitality for after 8:00am Mass Old Hall Office will be closed Monday, December 26th.

CHRISTMAS MASSES 2016 Christmas Eve Masses Saturday December 24th Our Lady Of the Pillar 8:00am Mass in English 5:00 pm Vigil Mass in English 7:00 pm Misa de Vigilia con Adoración del Santo Niño

St. Anthony’s Pescadero 6:00 pm Misa en Español Sunday December 25th Our Lady Of the Pillar 12:00 am Midnight Mass (Sung Latin Mass) 8:00am Mass in English 10:00am Mass in English 12:00pm Misa en Español St. Anthony’s Pescadero 9:00 am Mass in English Our Lady of Refuge 10:30 am Mass in English Saturday December 31th Our Lady Of the Pillar 8:00 am Mass in English 5:00 pm Mass in English 8:00 pm Misa en Español St. Anthony’s Pescadero 6:00 pm Misa en Español

"Position Open: Parish Bookkeeper" Our Lady of the Pillar Parish is in need of a new part-time bookkeeper. Four to six years of experience with QuickBooks is preferred. Duties include, but are not limited to: processing payroll, performing bank reconciliations, paying vendors, recording cash receipts, and maintaining the general ledg-er. All interested applicants should submit a résumé to Father Previtali at jprevitali@gmail.com by December 16, 2016.

New members for Art and Environment The OLP Art and Environment committee is looking for volunteers. We are committed to working throughout the year to keep our altar, church interior and exterior appropriately decorated for the celebration of the Mass. The flowers, plants and other decorations are coordinated to the specific liturgical occasions of the church calendar. If you are interested in becoming a member of our group, please call the rectory office or Kristin Sutro, 726-6456

ART AND ENVIROMENT As a reminder, your Christmas Offering Envelopes may be turned in throughout the Advent Season. You may place them in the Collection Basket, drop them off at the Parish Office. Thank you to those who have already made a donation.

Comité de Arte y Medio Ambiente

Este es un recordatorio, del ofreci-miento para las flores de Navidad, los sobres puede ser entregados durante el todo el tiempo de Ad-viento. Puede colocarlos en la ca-nasta de la colecta o puede llevar-los a la oficina de la parroquia. Gra-cias a todos aquellos que ya han hecho una donación.

Your Offerings | Supporting Our Parish Mass Schedule and Intentions

www.OurLadyofthePillar.org

Saturday EVENING December 10, 2016 5:00pm Joe, Artur & Emilia Goulart 8:00pm John Costa & Maria Mendes + Sunday December 11, 2016 8:00 am Palmira & Jose Cota + and Family Joe Lopes & Manuel Jose + 10:00 am Idalina & Francisco Costa + Luis & Bernadette Belo + 12:00 pm Por la parroquia 6:00 pm John Costa + Anne Minoletti & Family (Int.) Monday December 12, 2016 8:00 am Eduardo & Maria Silveira+ Elias Pacheco + and Family Tuesday December 13, 2016 8:00am Frank Vaz Jr. + and Family+ Wednesday December 14, 2016 8:00 am John & Georgina Costa + and Family Thursday December 15, 2016 8:00 am Lus Maria Mora + Friday December 16, 2016 8:00 am Antonio Sr. & Virginia Coelho + Saturday December 17, 2016 8:00 am Manuel & Maria Ferreira + & Parents 5:00pm Antonio & Maria Simas + & Family 8:00pm Daniel Corona Sr. & Daniel Corona Jr. + Sunday December 18, 2016 8:00 am Diana Boderick + 10:00 am Ines & Pablo Labaj + Joe Daniel Rocha + 12:00 pm Por la parroquia 6:00 pm John & Belmira Vaz + and Family Antonio & Maria Avila + St. Anthony’s 6:00pm December 10 Bob Monsen + 9:00am December 11 The Burns Family + 6:00pm December 17 Bladimir Martinez (Int.) 9:00am December 18 The Gutierrez Family (Int.) Our Lady of Refuge 10:30am December 11 Dorothy Wylie + 10:30am December 18 Dorothy Wylie +

1st Collection 2nd Collection Our Lady of the Pillar $ 4,990 $ 1,715 Our Lady of Refuge $ 239 $ 151 St Anthony’s $ 280 $ 228 Second Collection this week: Retirement for Religious December 18: Annual Appeal December 25: Religious Education January 1: Building Fund January 8: Annual Appeal January 15: Religious Education

ST. VINCENT de PAUL GIVING TREE

The me has come for our annual St. Vincent de Paul Society Christ-mas giving tree. You will find the tree in the ves bule adorned with tags represen ng a needy child in our community. If you would like to par cipate, simply take a tag from the tree, pur-chase a gi , wrap it with the tag a ached, and return to the office by December 18.

CELEBRACION A LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE

Diciembre 12, 2016 4:00 am Presentación de la Obra de las Apari-ciones 4:30 am Mañanitas a la Virgen de Guadalupe 5:00 am Misa (Español)

7:00 pm Presentación de las apariciones de la Virgen 8:00 pm Misa (Español)

CELEBRATION FOR OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE December 12, 2016

4:00 am Pageant: The Apparitions 4:30 am Song to Our Lady of Guadalupe 5:00 am Mass (Spanish) 7:00 pm Songs and Pageant: The Apparitions 8:00 pm Mass (Spanish)

ECHOES OF WORTH RETREAT All high school students are invited to attend the Echoes of Worth Retreat that is coming up on January 15th - 17th. The Echoes of Worth Retreat is based on the teach-ings of Saint John Paul II's “Theology of the Body”. Stu-dents will learn about what it means to be made in the image and likeness of God. During this faith and fun-filled weekend students will have an opportunity to encounter Christ through Mass, guest speakers, praise and worship, fun activities and much more! For more information, please go to: www.echoesofworth.com. To register with the parish, please contact Cosette Kulda at 650-440-0200 or email at cosette@kuldacrew.com. Registra on closes on December 15th.

RETIRO DE JOVENES ECOS DE VALOR Todos los estudiantes de secundaria están invitados a asistir el Retiro Ecos de Valor que será del 15- 17 de Enero. El Retiro de Ecos de Valor está basado en las en-señanzas de San Juan Pablo II “La Teología del Cuerpo” donde los estudiantes aprenderán acerca de lo que sig-nifica ser hecho a imagen y semejanza de Dios. ¡Durante este divertido fin de semana, los estudiantes tendrán la oportunidad de encontrar a Cristo a través de la Misa, oradores invitados, alabanza y adoración, actividades divertidas y mucho más! Para mas información por favor visite: www.echoesofworth.com. Pata registrarse con la parroquia por favor contacte a Cosette Kulda a 650-440-0200 o a su correo electrónico: cosette@kuldacrew.com. La inscripción se cierra el 15 de Diciembre.

Opportunity to learn more about our Catholic tradition!

GREGORIAN CHANT CLASS With Fr. Joe Previtali

Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 8:00 pm at St. Anthony’s in Pescadero

All are welcome! Community Holy Hour before Gregorian

Chant class on December 22, Holy Hour at 7:00pm, Class at 8:00pm

Oportunidad para profundizar su conocimiento de nuestra tradición Católica!

CLASE BILINGUE DEL CANTO GREGORIANO (MUSICA CATOLICA)

Con Padre Joe Previtali Jueves, 22 de Diciembre , a las 8:00 pm en la

Iglesia de San Antonio en Pescadero Todos son bienvenidos!

Tendremos Hora Santa antes de la Clases de Canto Gregoriano, Hora Santa - 7:00pm– Clase a las 8:00pm

As we prepare for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12, I would like to draw your attention to our recently re-finished shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the southeast end of the parish property. I want to thank our many generous donors for their love for Our Lady and I especially want to thank Alfonso Sención for his gen-erous leadership and hard work in the work of beautification. I hope that you find our shrine a peaceful place to encounter the motherly love of the Blessed Virgin Mary. -Father Previtali

Mientras nos preparamos para la fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Gua-dalupe el 12 de diciembre, me gustaría llamar su atención a nuestro recién terminado Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe en el extremo sureste de la Iglesia. Quiero agradecer a todos nuestros generosos donadores por su amor a Nuestra Señora y quiero agra-decer especialmente a el Sr. Alfonso Sención por su generoso lide-razgo y arduo trabajo para el embellecimiento de nuestra fuente. Espero que encuentren nuestro santuario un lugar tranquilo para encontrar el amor maternal de la Santísima Virgen María. -Padre Previtali

PRAYING AND SINGING IN THE HEART OF OUR MOTHER, THE CHURCH: GREGORIAN CHANT EXPERIENCE:

Professor William Mahrt from Stanford University will be conducting three free workshops at Our Lady of the Pillar on the spirituality of the music of the Catholic Church. The third and last workshop is

December 16 from 7:00-9:00 pm in the church.

Rezando y cantando en el corazón de

nuestra madre, La Iglesia. EXPERIENCIA DEL CANTO GREGORIANO Por el Profesor William Mahrt de la Universi-dad de Stanford. Se llevará a cabo une serie de tres talleres gratuitos sobre la espirituali-dad de la música de la Iglesia Católica. El

tercer y ultimo taller será el 16 de Diciembre de 7: 00pm -9: 00 pm en la iglesia.

Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, Hoy es el "Domingo de Gaudete", llamado así por la primera palabra del Introito para la Misa del Tercer Domingo de Adviento, que es tomada del comando de San Pablo a los Filipenses y a nosotros: "¡Regocijaos siempre en el Señor! Lo digo de nuevo: ¡Regocijaos! ... ¡El Señor está cerca! "Este es el Domingo mas honrado de Adviento, ya que su estación misa está asignada a la Basílica de San Pedro en el Vaticano. Hoy nuestro paso se acelera cuando corremos hacia el Señor, que está co-rriendo aún más rápido para nosotros. Sentimos que Él está cerca, que pron-to nacerá para nosotros en el establo de Belén, que pronto vendrá a juzgar a los vivos ya los muertos. Nos regocijamos en este sentido de su cercanía y le rogamos que prepare en nuestros corazones el camino para su venida. Nuestra alegría por la cercanía de Jesús esta representada por el uso de los vestidos de color rosa. Hoy es uno de solo dos días en todo el año de la Igle-sia en el que usamos este color litúrgico. (El otro día es "Domingo de Laeta-re", el Cuarto Domingo de Cuaresma, que nos recuerda que la Pascua está cerca). El enfoque de nuestra preparación para el cambia hoy de la tarea remota del arrepentimiento y el rechazo del pecado a inmediata tarea de espera Al nacimiento del Señor. Nuestra atención cambia gradualmente de la figura de Juan el Bautista hacia el bello rostro de Nuestra Santísima Madre, cargada con un niño, esperando Su milagroso Nacimiento Virginal. El sábado, este nuevo enfoque del Adviento se hace aún más presente en la vida litúrgica de la Iglesia con la celebración de la "Gran Feria" del Adviento. Estos Días Mayores - del 17 de diciembre al 23 de diciembre - están marca-dos especialmente por el uso en las Vísperas (y en los versos del Aleluya en la Forma Ordinaria) de las "O Antífonas". Las "Antífonas comienzan con invo-caciones de Jesucristo bajo Su Varios nombres proféticos del Antiguo Testa-mento: Emmanuel (23 de diciembre), Rex (22), Oriens (21), Clavis (20), Radix (19), Adonai (18), Sapientia (17). Habiendo invocado al Señor en cada uno de estos títulos, la Iglesia entonces hace una petición específica a su Divino Es-poso, pidiendo las gracias relacionadas con cada uno de Sus títulos gloriosos. Estas hermosas antífonas y las profundas melodías cantadas que las acompa-ñan son profundamente evocadoras la riqueza entera de la expectativa de Israel de su Mesías. Son fácilmente accesibles en YouTube, que el texto y la notación musical esta en la pantalla a medida que se escucha el canto. Se lee como un acróstico desde última hasta la primera, sus primeras letras dele-trean "ERO CRAS", el latín para "Mañana, estaré (aquí)." En esta última parte de Adviento, entramos el gozo de la expectante Bendita Virgen María, que encuentra en la persona de todo Israel, la verdadera Hija de Sión, regociján-dose en el Rey que está por venir. La experiencia de la alegría del Adviento nos enseña acerca de la alegría en la que podemos vivir siempre. Si rechazamos el pecado -todo lo que es con-trario a la hermosa Realidad de Dios- y vivimos en la expectativa de nuestra Unión Celestial con Él, que ha comenzado ya por la gracia en nuestras almas, entonces podemos recibir el gozo que viene de la esperanza. En otras pala-bras, mientras esperamos la venida del Señor, recibimos una especie de anti-cipo de la alegría que El nos trae. Recemos hoy, por intercesión de Nuestra Señora, por un gran aumento en nuestras almas de la virtud teológica de la esperanza. Oren por mi, Padre José Previtali