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

Second Sunday of Advent December 10, 2017

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

Liturgy, Sacrament and Service”

Our Lady of Loretto December 10th

125th Anniversary of our Parish

Our Lady of Guadalupe December 12th

Patroness of the Americas

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, Eleanora LaCarrubba,

Benita Lopez, Jesse Mendoza, Marybeth Miller, Paola Tirado Moreda, Dalton O’Sulli-van 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:

Bernie Becker Dennis DeCota

Mass Intentions December 9 through December 17

Day Time Intentions

Priest

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

Joseph Silveira + George Schilling + The Priests of Our Lady of Loretto Parish (L) and +

BC BC JML

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

Msgr. James P. Keane + Tim Troy (L) OLL Parishioners

BC BC JML

Monday 12/11 9:00am 10:00pm

Jenn Hickey Wyrsch + Dianne Schultz (L)

BC JML

Tuesday 12/12 9:00am 7:00pm

Family Arguello (L) and + Fr. Juan Manuel Lopez and Family (L) and +

BC JML

Wednesday 12/13 9:00am

Mary Kay Bartolini + and Gena Bartolini + JML

Thursday 12/14

9:00am Abilio Dias + JML

Friday 12/15 9:00am

Bill and Jean Gross (L) BC

Saturday 12/16 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Alice and Bill Maider + Augie Hoth + Jessica Limeta (L) 21st Birthday

BC BC JML

Sunday 12/17 8:00am 10:00am 12:30pm

OLL Parishioners John Coffman + Carlos and Elizabeth Sanchez (L) Anniversary

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, 12/11: Middle School clas-ses meet in the convent, 7-8:30. Thursday, 12/14: NO HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES. Leadership Christmas party, 7pm- Mary's Pizza.

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 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: Sacrament of the Sick after all Sunday Masses RCIA Rite of Acceptance 10am Knights of Columbus “Breakfast With St. Nicholas” from 8AM to 10:30AM 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, Continuing studies from April—June in Jerusalem. Return to OLL in early July.

From OLL Adult Faith Formation 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 reservations. Please

contact Erin at the rectory for more infor-mation and to reserve your space.

Last year I shared with you part of the importance of the visit of the Mother of God to the peoples of the Americas. This year I like to contin-ue to share with you this important event in the life of the church in Mexico, the USA and in the world. The apparitions of the Virgen of Guadalupe to Juan Diego in Mexico City took place in the month of De-cember in the year 1431. It was the first apparition worldwide of the blessed Virgin Mary after her assumption into heaven. This approved apparition by the church has a tremendous importance to the life of the church worldwide. First, God in his kindness and wisdom

sent the virgin Mary to the new world to open up the way for the reign of his only begotten Son. The virgin Mary identifies herself as caring mother to all the people of the northern, cen-tral and southern continents of the Americas. Since the first ancient settlers arrive in the American continent, God cared for all of them and he was begging an extension of his church in this part of the world. God sent his very mother as an apostle to all the people of these wide lands of the Americas. Since her apparitions in Mexico, God had stablished for himself a household in the Americas because it was run by his most eminent apostle, none other than the mother of Jesus Christ himself. In Mexico itself many indigenous people accepted the Christian faith by the hundreds of thou-sands because it was handed down by such a loving mother. In honor to our blessed mother the Mexican and Latin American people value mothers greatly. God knew that many would accept his Son if they were guided by his tender and caring mother. Today as Catholics in the USA or any part of the American continent in fact worldwide we have the opportunity to ask our be-loved mother Virgin of Guadalupe to intercede for us so that we may be faithful to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We are all important for God and that is why he has given all as mother the blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe. With joy I would like to invite all to join us in the celebration of the feat of Virgen of Guadalupe here at our parish. The solemn mass will be at 7pm. The presentation of the apparitions will be at 6pm and the procession will be at 5:30pm starting opposite the po-lice station. At the end to the Mass we will have a dinner in the hall. I hope to see you all and share with one another the love of God expressed to us in our Beloved Virgen of Guadalupe.

Father Juan Manuel Lopez

DON’T FORGET!!! BREAKFAST WITH ST. NICHOLAS

IS SUNDAY 12/17 BETWEEN 8:00 AM and 10:30AM

IN THE HALL

This Week at OLL December 10 - December 17 Sun. Second Sunday of Advent Mon. Tue. Perpetual Help Prayer Group—6pm—Chapel Al-Anon/Alateen—Convent –7:15pm Wed. Our Lady’s Prayer Group—Church—7:30pm CDA—6:30pm—Hall Thurs. Choir Practice—Church— 7pm Fri. Adoration—Chapel—9:30am to 5:00pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel –9:30am Sun. Third Sunday of advent See calendar article for more details on

upcoming events

Esta semana en OLL 10 Diciembre — 17 Diciembre

Domingo: Segundo 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: Tercer Domingo de Adviento

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 December 13 is: Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism and Confirmation. All adults are invited to participate.

OUR LADY OF LORETTO, HELPING HANDS CHRISTMAS OUTREACH 2017

The Our Lady of Loretto, Helping Hands Christ-mas Outreach 2017 FINAL WEEKEND

We have committed to help families in need in our parish celebrate the birth of Christ. This is our final weekend to solicit donations. Our need is great and we still need many more of you to donate. 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 La-dy 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. This is our final appeal for your help, as our dead-line for donations is THIS 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 welcoming Jesus into your hearts by generously do-nating to our Parish families in need. We wish you a blessed Advent and a Merry Christ-mas!

Nuestra Senora de Loretto, manos ayudando llegada de la navidad 2017

Ultimo Fin De Semana Nos hemos comprometido a ayudar a las familias necesitadas en nuestra parroquia a celebrar el naci-miento de Cristo. Este es nuestro último fin de sema-na para solicitar donaciones. Nuestra necesidad es grande y todavía necesitamos que muchos más de ustedes donen. Es fácil ser parte de este acercamiento compasivo. Nuestros Árboles Donantes están en todas las entra-das a la Iglesia. Por favor, tome un sobre y devuélva-lo a la ranura de correo seguro en la Rectoría, junto con su regalo en tarjetas de regalo de las tiendas, en efectivo o cheque a nombre de Nuestra Señora de Loretto Helping Hands Christmas Outreach. Por fa-vor indique la cantidad de su donación claramente en el exterior de la tarjeta de regalo. Las tarjetas de rega-lo de tiendas de comestibles y tiendas como Target, Kohl's y Old Navy son muy apreciadas. Este es nuestro último llamado para su ayuda, ya que nuestro plazo para las donaciones es este Lunes, 11 de diciembre de 2017. Para su comodidad, 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 darle la bienvenida a Jesús en sus cora-zones donando generosamente a nuestras familias parroquiales necesitadas. ¡Le deseamos un bendito Adviento y una Feliz Navidad!

El año pasado compartí con ustedes parte de la importancia de la visita de la Madre de Dios a los pueblos de las Américas. Este año me gustaría continuar compartiendo con ustedes este importante evento en la vida de la iglesia en México, Estados Unidos y en el mundo. Las apariciones de la Virgen de Guadalupe a Juan Diego en la Ciudad de México tuvieron lugar en el mes de diciembre del año 1431. Fue la primera aparición mundial de la Santísima Virgen María después de su asunción al cielo. Esta aparición aprobada por la iglesia tiene una gran importancia para la vida de la iglesia en todo el mundo. Primero, Dios en su bondad y sabi-

duría envió a la virgen María al nuevo mundo para abrir el camino para el reinado de su Hijo unigénito. La virgen María se identifica como una madre solícita con todas las personas de los continentes del norte, centro y sur de las Américas.

Desde que los primeros colonos llegaron al continente americano, Dios se preocupó por todos y estaba pidiendo una extensión de su iglesia en esta parte del mundo. Dios envió a su propia madre como apóstol a todas las personas de estas amplias tierras de América. Desde sus apari-ciones en México, Dios había establecido para sí mismo un hogar en las Américas porque esta-ba dirigido por su apóstol más eminente, nada menos que la madre del mismo Jesucristo.

En México, cientos de miles de indígenas aceptaron la fe cristiana porque fue transmitida por una madre amorosa. En honor a nuestra bendita madre, los Mexicanos y latinoamericanos va-loramos enormemente a las madres. Dios sabía que muchos aceptarían a su Hijo si fueran guia-dos por su tierna y cuidadosa madre. Hoy, como católicos en los Estados Unidos o en cualquier parte del continente americano, de hecho en todo el mundo, tenemos la oportunidad de pedir a nuestra querida madre, la Virgen de Guadalupe, que interceda por nosotros para que podamos ser fieles a nuestro Señor y Salvador Jesucristo.

Todos somos importantes para Dios y es por eso que ha dado como madre a todos a la bendita Virgen María de Guadalupe. Con alegría, me gustaría invitar a todos a unirse a nosotros en la celebración de la fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe aquí en nuestra parroquia. La misa solemne será a las 7 p.m. La presentación de las apariciones será a las 6:00 p.m. y la procesión será a las 5:30 p.m. comenzando frente a la estación de policía. Al final de la misa tendremos una cena en el salón. Espero verlos a todos y compartir con ustedes el amor de Dios que se nos expresó en nuestra Amada Virgen de Guadalupe.

Rev. Juan Manuel Lopez