OUR LADY OF LORETTO CATHOLIC CHURCH 1806 Novato Blvd ... · Leah Martino Brianna Mora-Ortiz Eva Mejia-Cusigch Enrico Pereira Noemy Pineda Samantha Sarlatte Annalise Troia Ashley Tyson

May 17, 2017 Sixth Sunday of Easter

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 CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. JN 14: 18

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

Darlene Belluomini, Laura Bernardini, Al Budzeleski, Betty Burke, Steve Cantor, Adita Claire, Janeen Corda-Brady, Maureen Crist, Paula DiStefano, Bunny Dodson,

Jeff Drucker, Ann English, Gennaro Fiorentino, Peter Fulchiron, Henry Haase, Mar-garet Hamlett, Daniel Harding, Florence Haron, Mary Ann Holtom, Kiera Hynes,

Johnny Johnston, Bridie Keenan, Sharon Kielty, Tom Knego, Marjorie Lane, Bill Leh-mann, Benita Lopez, Julia Matos, Dorothy Miller, Wanda Mower, Catherine O’Brien, Erika Oleson, Ray Ostertag, Dalton O’Sullivan, Roy Ottolini, Cindy Paladini, Tearah Parker, Gabriella Passa, Alyce Quiss, Sr. Herbert Raphael, Jeanne Roche, Alice Ro-saire, Alex Ruiz, Margarita Ruiz, Arlene Schober, Lauren and Janice Seale, Louise

Shipman, Anita Skinner, Matt Sowick, Sue Steinbach, Paula and Dan Stilling, Sarah Stryker, Mary Stryker, John Stuber, Niloo Vahid, Loretta Van Vleck, Rita Wardner,

Kathy Weddle, Teresa Welsch, Claire Wiley, Dory Wivens

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

May all our deceased

Parishioners rest in the loving arms

of Christ.

Mass Intentions May 20 through May 28

Day Time Intentions

Priest

Saturday 5/20

9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Ed Lockwood Family (L) Joe Scotto +

BC BC JML

Sunday 5/21 8:00am 10:00am 12 Noon

Patti Somoff + Adrienne Moeller + OLL Parishioners

BC BC JML

Monday 5/22 9:00am Steve and Lucy (L) 50th Anniversary BC

Tuesday 5/23 9:00am

Kathy Saldin + BC

Wednesday 5/24 9:00am

Sr. Rachel Crotti, FMA (L) JML

Thursday 5/25

9:00am Patricia Shaw + JML

Friday 5/26 9:00am Thomas Carlin + BC

Saturday 5/27

9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Joe Smith + Bea Horan Family (L) and +

BC BC JML

Sunday 5/28 8:00am 10:00am 12 Noon

OLL Parishioners Richard & Mary Benning Family (L) and + Alberto Astete +

BC BC JML

BC: Fr. Brian Costello JML: Fr. Juan Manuel Lopez Fr. John Piderit, ; RR: Fr. Ray Reyes

JA: Fr. Jorge Aria, MR Fr. Mark Reburiano

Rev. Brian Costello [email protected] 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 Kathleen Pitti

415-897-6714

Sandro Garcia Grades 1-3 en Espanol

415-897-2171 ext.225

Annie Troy, Dir. Youth Ministry and Confirmation

415-897-2171 ext.277

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 Noon Spanish Mass

Eucharistic Adoration

Every Friday 9:30am-5:00 pm

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

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: [email protected]

2017 Special Collections Schedule May 28—Catholic Communication Campaign June 25—Peter’s Pence (Holy Father) September 17—Priest’s Retirement Fund October 22—World Mission Sunday November 5—St. Patrick’s Seminary November 19—Campaign for Human Development December 10—Retirement for Religious

Golf News: Have you seen the Youth Ministry Golf Tour-nament Sponsor board in the front ves bule of the

church? Do check it out! Be a spon-sor and help us fill the rest of the board with a golf ball bearing your name or business. Chip in to make the 13th Annual Youth Ministry Golf Tournament the most successful yet! Thank you!!

Dear Friends, You might have noticed the new blinds in the Hall. They were much needed, especially during this time of the year. The blinds cost $8,000. Your church dollars being put to good use. Last Saturday, May 13th, was the 100th Anniversary of

Mary’s appearance at Fatima. our parishioners had a Rosary Rally at Miwok Park that day. I was told that over 70 people attended. Thank you Barbara, Kathy and Sheila for putting this together on such short notice. Last Sunday’s Mother’s Day was great. A lot of our mothers had big smiles on their faces. Thank you, Patsy, for getting the carnations and thank you, Knights, for the great breakfast. Moms, you deserve this and a whole lot more. Last Friday, Bishop Justice was here to confirm our high school students. Last Saturday, 17 of our school’s second graders received their First Holy Com-munion. Congratulations to everyone! I am so proud and happy to be your pastor. Thank you Annie and Katie, on a job well done. This coming Tuesday, May 23rd, at 11am is Al Olivier’s Memorial mass. Please join your fellow parishioners as we honor this long time parishioner. Have a Great Easter Week, Father Brian

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The people of Samaria ac-cepted the word of God preached by Philip; they received the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:5-8, 14-17). Psalm — Let all the earth cry out to God with joy (Psalm 66). Second Reading — Act with gentleness and reverence toward all, so that when you are maligned those who defame you will be the ones put to shame (1 Peter 3:15-18) or 1 Pe-ter 4:13-16. Gospel — I will not leave you orphans, but will come to you (John 14:15-21) or John 17:1-11a.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Sixth Sunday of Easter Monday: St. Rita of Cascia Thursday: The Ascension of the Lord (unless transferred to Sunday) Julian Calendar Ascension Friday: St. Philip Neri Saturday: St. Augustine of Canterbury

EXTREMES If you wish to go to extremes, let it be in sweetness, patience, humility, and charity. —St. Philip Neri

OLL BOOK CLUB NEWS

The OLL Book Club is meeting May 31 at 10am in the Convent Chapel at 1819 Virgin-ia Avenue for discussion of "Champions of the Rosary" by Donald H Calloway, MIC. For more information you may visit https://churchpop.com/2016/12/11/is-this-little-known-new-book-the-greatest-ever-written-on-the-rosary/. Please join us as we continue to celebrate May as the month of Mary and delve deeper into the origins of the rosary, its greatest champions, and how to pray it. Af-ter that, we will break for summer. A new reading list for next year will be distributed in the early Fall. Please join us for great reading and fellowship. If you would like more information, please contact Amy at 415-897-6714 or [email protected].

COMING UP IN CONFIRMATION

YOUTH MINISTRY

OLL YOUTH MINISTRY congratulates our 46 teens and adults who received their Con-firmation on Friday evening! May each of your hearts be moved to live the Gospel by the power and zeal of the Holy Spirit. All middle and high school Confirmation classes are now on recess until September. Registration materials will be available mid-June. Join us in prayer for our students as they devote their energy now to a successful end to their school year!

St. Vincent de Paul High School in Petalu-ma is excited to be hosting a variety of pro-grams this summer such as a week long Sci-ence Discovery Camp, Debate Camp, Volley-ball Camps, Vacation Bible School and more. See all of our programs at svhs-pet.org/summerprograms/ or email [email protected] for more information.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The cus-tom of genuflec-

tion is not found everywhere in the Catholic Church. In fact, it is a bit of breach of eti-quette to genuflect in most Eastern Catholic Churches. If you’re visiting an Eastern Cath-olic or an Orthodox church, the “when in Rome” rule should be adopted. Watch what the home team is doing! Usually, Eastern Catholics and Orthodox reserve a small por-tion of the eucharistic bread for the dying in a cupboard or eucharistic dove, but it is not a center of attention or devotion. The rule is to make a profound bow, called a “metasis,” to-ward the altar—bowing deeply while making the sign of the cross. East and West split years before we West-erners began to reserve the Blessed Sacra-ment prominently in our churches. Thus, the East never changed the original custom of bowing toward the altar. Increasingly, as tab-ernacles became more widespread in the West and moved into prominent placement within churches, we replaced the bow toward the altar with a genuflection toward the Blessed Sacrament when its place of reserva-tion is visible. In a church where the Blessed Sacrament is reserved in a special chapel or off the main axis of the building, normally you should bow toward the altar when you enter your pew, be-cause the eucharistic table is the principal sign of Christ’s presence in the church build-ing. If you have ever participated in the litur-gy of Dedication of a Church and Altar, there is no mistaking the altar’s significance: it is first slathered with chrism and then adorned with a brazier billowing clouds of incense that fill the whole church as a sign of prayer and presence!

This Week at OLL May 21 - May 28 Sun. Sixth Sunday of Easter Mon. Tue. Helping Hands Prayer Group—1pm—Church 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—7:00pm Fri. Adoration—Chapel—9:30pm to 5:00pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel –9:30am Sun. The Ascension of the Lord

Esta semana en OLL 21 Mayo— 28 Mayo

Domingo: Sexto Domingo de Pasqua 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—9:30pm to 5pm Sab: Cenacle—Chapel—9:30am Domingo: Solemnidad de la Ascensión del Señor

Congratulations to our Our Lady of Loretto School

First Communicants

We pray that you will forever be blessed as you continue to trust God and grow in His grace. Congratulations!

Morgan Carlson Dylan Chelew

Elle Fox Luciana Fuentes

Matthew Gamo Amy Huerta-Cavanaugh

Benjamin Lotosh Dante Martino

Leah Martino Brianna Mora-Ortiz

Eva Mejia-Cusigch Enrico Pereira

Noemy Pineda Samantha Sarlatte

Annalise Troia Ashley Tyson

Joseph Whelan

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT Our Second Collection for Catholic Charities last weekend, was $3,700.

PUEBLO DE ESPERANZA Durante este tiempo de Pascua las lecturas nos han llevado por la experiencia de la Iglesia en sus pri-meros días. Hemos saboreado el entusiasmo y el

celo de los primeros cristianos. Ahora, con ellos, escuchamos las palabras de san Pedro, que nos recuerda que cuando la gente note que somos pueblo de esperanza, debemos estar preparados para explicar por qué, lo cual nos presenta un reto. ¿Será que otros sí notan que somos pueblo de esperanza? En un mundo marcado por el cinismo y la desesperanza, ¿nos destacamos por ser per-sonas que ofrecen esperanza y confianza a los otros? En el Evangelio de hoy Jesús promete que cuando deje esta tierra no nos dejará huérfanos. Hoy promete enviar al Consolador, el Espíritu de la verdad que siempre permanecerá con nosotros. Reconozcamos la presencia del Espíritu San-to y pidamos al Espíritu que nos haga pueblo de esperanza.

EXTREMOS Si quieres ir a los extremos, que sea en dulzura, paciencia, hu-mildad y caridad. -San Felipe Neri

Queridos amigos, Usted podría haber notado las nuevas persianas en el Hall. Fueron muy necesarios, especialmente durante esta época del año. Las ciegas cuestan $ 8,000. Sus dólares de la iglesia se ponen a buen uso. El sábado pasado, 13 de mayo, se celebró el centenario de la apari-

ción de María en Fátima. Nuestros feligreses tuvieron un Rally del Rosario en el Parque Miwok ese día. Me dijeron que más de 70 personas asistieron. Gracias Bar-bara, Kathy y Sheila por poner esto juntos en tan corto plazo. El Día de la Madre del domingo pasado fue genial. Muchas de nuestras madres tenían grandes sonrisas en sus rostros. Gracias, Patsy, por conseguir los claveles y gracias, caballeros, por el gran desayuno. Mamás, te mereces esto y mucho más. El viernes pasado, Bishop Justice estuvo aquí para confirmar a nuestros estudiantes de secundaria. El sábado pasado, 17 de los estudiantes de segundo grado de la es-cuela recibieron su Primera Comunión. ¡Felicitaciones a todos! Estoy muy orgullo-so y feliz de ser su pastor. Gracias Annie y Katie, en un trabajo bien hecho. El próximo martes, 23 de mayo, a las 11 de la mañana, se celebrará la misa en me-moria de Al Olivier. Únase a sus compañeros feligreses mientras honramos a este parroquiano de largo tiempo. Tenga una gran semana de Pascua, Padre Brian

LA ESPERANZA QUE ESTÁ EN NOSOTROS

Dios, Padre nuestro, deseas que siempre estemos dispuestos a responder a los que nos preguntan la razón de la esperanza que está en nosotros. Te rogamos: Que pongas en nosotros tu Espíritu Santo, el Espíritu de la verdad y el amor.

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura -- Pedro y Juan les im-pusieron las manos, y recibieron el Espíritu Santo (Hechos 8:5-8, 14-17). Salmo -- Que aclame a Dios con alegría toda la tierra (Salmo 66 [65]). Segunda lectura --Cristo murió en la carne, y luego resucitó por el Espíritu (1 Pedro 3:15-18) o 1 Pedro 4:13-16. Evangelio -- Yo rogaré al Padre y les dará otro Protector. No los dejaré huérfanos (Juan 14:15-21) o Jn 17:1-11a.