Feast of the Holy Family December 31, 2017

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1 OUR LADY OF LORETTO CATHOLIC CHURCH 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, CA FAX Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm Feast of the Holy Family December 31, 2017 OUR LADY OF LORETTO PARISH Empowered by the Spirit of God we celebrate Jesus presence in Prayer, Liturgy, Sacrament and Service

2 Mass Intentions December 30 through January 7 : Fr. Brian Costello AS: Fr. Andrew Spyrow JML: Fr. Juan Manuel Lopez MR: Fr. M. Raimondi Day Time Intentions Priest Saturday 12/30 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm Jeff and Sheila Towns (L) Charlie Freeman + Flores Family (L) JML Sunday 12/31 8:00am 10:00am 12:30pm OLL Parishioners Leo Olson + Gloria DeLeon (L) JML Monday 1/1 10:00am Dick Fuselier + TBD Tuesday 1/2 9:00am Alice and Bill Maider + TBD Wednesday 1/3 9:00am Fr. Ray Kenny + TBD Thursday 1/4 9:00am Mr. and Mrs. Fran Pendergast + TBD Friday 1/5 9:00am HH Members (L) and + TBD Saturday 1/6 Sunday 1/7 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm 8:00am 10:00am 12:30pm Bev Tanem + Eileen Donaldson + Satsiowski Family (L) and + Rose Gauci + OLL Parishioners TBD TBD May all our deceased Parishioners rest in the loving arms of Christ 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, Violet Bohme, Louis Boscacci, Louise Caldwell, John Cullen, Karen Davis, Bonnie de Rutte, Anette Diaz, Delmida Edwards, Jesse Fuette, Claudia Gitson, Pat Grant, John Gross, Berth Guantes, Margaret Hamlett, Alice Horn, Eleanora LaCarrubba, Benita Lopez, Jesse Mendoza, Marybeth Miller, Paola Tirado Moreda, Dalton O Sullivan Family, Ray Ostertag, Tearah Parker, Lorraine Priolo, Phil Rappaport, Kerry Rodriguez, Arthur Ruiz, Margarita Ruiz, Allen Schwoob, Kenric Silva, Pat U Ren, David Wilson

3 Rev. Brian Costello Ext.227 Pastor Rev. Juan Manuel Lopez Parochial Vicar ext. 221 Church of the Assumption Parish 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 Parish Religious Education Amy Bjorklund Reeder, Dir. Grades 1-6 and Co-Director of Adult Faith Formation Kathleen Pitti Sandro Garcia Grades 1-3 en Espanol ext.225 Annie Troy, Dir. Youth Ministry and Confirmation Co-Director of Adult Faith Formation ext.277 Mr. Richard Elliott, Choir Director PRIEST EMERGENCY NUMBER EMERGENCIES ONLY PLEASE MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM OLL YOUTH MINIS- TRY! The Convent is CLOSED for all middle and high school events until classes resume the week of January 8. Have a blessed and joyful Christmas! RCIA/Adult Education Our Lady of Loretto RCIA Program meets at 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday, upstairs in the Convent. The topic on January 10 is: Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. All adults are invited to participate. 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 Visit us on the Web us: church@ollnovato.org TODAY'S READINGS First Reading -- Those who honor their parents will be greatly blessed and will atone for sins (Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14) or Genesis 15:1-6; 21:1-3. Psalm -- Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways (Psalm 128) or Psalm 105. Second Reading -- Be thankful; do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus (Colossians 3:12-21 [12-17]) or Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, Gospel -- The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom (Luke 2:22-40 [22, 39-40]).

4 December Calendar December 22nd January 1st Rectory Offices Closed December 31st: January 1st: January 2nd: Eucharistic Adoration 9:00pm to 12 Midnight Mary, Mother of God Mass at 10am in English Since this Solemnity falls on a Monday the precept to attend Mass is dispensed. 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. Rectory offices open at 9am. WELCOME IN THE NEW YEAR WITH JESUS Our Lady of Loretto will have Eucharistic Adoration on Sunday evening, December 31 beginning at 9:00pm and ending at 12:01am. Jesus showed His great love for us by His crucifixion on the cross to pay for our sins and give us eternal life. Can we not give Jesus a few minutes of love and adoration in return? Through adoration we strengthen our personal relationship with God and give witness to our belief that god is truly dwelling within all of us. Every hour you spend time with Jesus on earth will leave your soul everlastingly more beautiful and glorious in heaven. What a great way to start the New Year!! Please join us. FATHER BRIAN GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS YOU WHILE YOU ARE ON SABBATICAL BE ASSURED OF OUR PRAYERS NEW YEAR S BLESSING PRAYER FOR CLOCKS AND CALENDARS Lord, You who live outside of time, and reside in the imperishable moment, we ask Your blessing this New Year s Day upon Your gift to us of time. Bless our clocks and watches, You who kindly direct us to observe the passing of minutes and hours. May they make us aware of the miracles of each second of life we experience. May these our ticking servants help us not to miss that which is important, while You keep us from machine-like routine. May we ever be free from being clock watchers and instead become time lovers. Bless our calendars, these ordered lists of days, weeks and months, of holidays, holydays, fasts and feasts all our special days of remembering. May these, our calendars, once reserved for the royal few, for magi and pyramid priests, now grace our homes and lives. May they remind us of birthdays and other gift-days, as they teach us the secret that all life is meant for celebration and contemplation Bless, Lord, this new year, 2018, each of its 365 days and nights. Bless us with new moons and full moons. Bless us with happy seasons and a long life. Grant to us, Lord, the new year s gift of a year of love. Amen +

5 MERRY CHRISTMAS On December 25th we proclaim: Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord. And so begins the celebration of our Lord s birth, of God becoming man. God loved us so much that he gave us his only Son to be one with us, to dwell among us, and to show us how to live in that love. He came to bring peace, to heal division, to end all pain, and to bring us into his eternal light. And so we celebrate the gift of his love. We fill the long darkness with beautiful lights. We sing carols and eat delicious food. Around our Christmas Trees - trees right inside our houses!- we give one another gifts because God has given such good gifts to us, and we open our homes to guests because God has opened heaven to us. May these challenging times, in which we live, bring us closer together as a parish community. Merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years. The Rectory Staff 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 information and to reserve your space. From OLL Adult Faith Formation Next up will be "Orthodoxy" by G. K. Chesterton for discussion on Wednesday, January 10. Donations by Monthly Check Monthly Giving Annual Update and Renewal 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 offering. We appreciate your prayerful consideration on increasing your donation in the coming year. All donations, regardless of amount, are appreciated. Credit Card Donations 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 30, Online 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. Second Collection will be updated by January 10th. Thank you to everyone who helps support Our Lady of Loretto through their ongoing stewardship. We wish you all a very Happy New Year.

6 This Week at OLL December 31 - January 7 Sun. FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY Mon. 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 7pm Fri. Adoration Chapel 9:30am to 5:00pm Sat. Cenacle Chapel 9:30am Sun. The Epiphany of the Lord See calendar article for more details on upcoming events Domingo: Sagrada Familia Martes: Esta semana en OLL 31 Diciembre 7 Enero 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: La Epifanía del Señor Our AAA 2018 Goal is $136,595. It is a little down from last year s AAA Goal. Thank you for your continued support Assessment Calculation The Assessment goal is a percentage of the ordinary income from the previous year, as reported by each parish. As in the past, any amounts raised above the goal will be returned to the parish. The assessment goal for all parishes is set at 20%. OLL Goal : $136,595 Fiscal Year Ended 6/30/17 Offertory $573,799 Christmas Collection $45,384 Easter Collection $41,069 Holy Days $7,959 Baptisms $2,910 Marriages $1,750 Funerals $8,985 Candles $7,314 Less Cost of Candles $-6,193 Total $682,977 Nuestro objetivo AAA 2018 es de $ 136,595. Está un poco por debajo de la meta AAA del año pasado. Gracias por su continuo apoyo. Evaluación 2018 Cálculo El objetivo de la Evaluación es un porcentaje del ingreso ordinario del año anterior, según lo informado por cada parroquia. Como en el pasado, cualquier cantidad recaudada por encima de la meta será devuelta a la parroquia. El objetivo de evaluación para todas las parroquias se establece en 20%. OLL Goal : $136,595 Fiscal Year Ended 6/30/17 Offertory $573,799 Christmas Collection $45,384 Easter Collection $41,069 Holy Days $7,959 Baptisms $2,910 Marriages $1,750 Funerals $8,985 Candles $7,314 Less Cost of Candles $-6,193 Total $682,977

7 PORTADORES DE LA PALABRA La Iglesia ha puesto unos cuantos días de fiesta notables enseguida después de la Navidad. Las fiestas de Esteban, Juan el Bautista y los Santos Inocentes forman un sumario de la vida vivida en Cristo, la Palabra hecha carne. Qué relación tienen estas fiestas con la fiesta de la Sagrada Familia, que corona la Octava de la Navidad? Estas fiestas nos recuerdan que habrá sufrimiento al tratar de cumplir la misión de Cristo, y que estamos todos llamados a ser portadores de esta Palabra cuyo nacimiento celebramos. También vemos la manifestación de esta verdad en las vidas de José y María, quienes se exponen a riesgos sociales y religiosos para obedecer la voluntad de Dios, y estaban abiertos a la Palabra que Dios les enviaba del cielo. Así ambos fueron prefiguras de Jesús. Es muy probable que muy pocos de nosotros fuimos a la misa del jueves, el viernes o el sábado pasado, pero la esencia de estas fiestas y la esencia de la santidad de José, María y Jesús es central, santidad que celebramos hoy. TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Año nuevo, vida nueva! El día primero de enero, mientras muchos celebran las cábalas y cabañuelas de un año nuevo, los cristianos conmemoramos a quien dio a luz al autor de la vida. María, bajo el título de Madre de Dios, es como nosotros deseamos celebrar la esperanza de un año nuevo, vida nueva! El Concilio de Éfeso en el año 431 declaró a María como la Theotokos; la que "carga a Dios". Este dogma tiene que ver más con el Hijo que con la madre y fue proclamado para afirmar que Jesucristo "desde toda la eternidad fue Dios". Continúa la doctrina y afirma "Así como toda madre humana, no es solamente madre del cuerpo humano sino de la persona, así María dio a luz a una persona, Jesucristo, quien es Dios y hombre, entonces Ella es la Madre de Dios". Ésta sí que es vida nueva! Dios nace como ser humano y el ser humano carga a Dios. Gracias a Dios, todo ser humano puede ser como María Theotokos y cargar a Dios en su corazón. Feliz Año Nuevo! --Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura -- Los que honran a sus padres recibirán bendiciones y pagarán sus pecados (Sirácide 3: 3-7, 14-17) o Génesis 15:1-6; 21:1-3. Salmo -- Dichoso el que teme al Señor, y sigue sus caminos! (Salmo 128 [127]) o Salmo 105 (104). Segunda lectura -- Vivan una vida de amor sincero, sean agradecidos, hagan todo en el nombre del Señor Jesús (Colosenses 3:12-21) o Hebreos 11:8, 11-12, Evangelio -- María y José llevan a Jesús al templo para consagrarlo al Señor (Lucas 2:22-40 [22, 39-40]).