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

June 24, 2018

Nativity of John the Baptist

“Empowered by the Spirit of God we celebrate Jesus’ presence in Prayer, Liturgy, Sacrament and Service”

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

Avinia Family, Ignacia Azpeitia, May Barnett, Don Belluomini, Elaine Benson, Brian Biasca, Richard Blacker, Louis Boscacci, Louise Brannigan, Bob Burke, Louise Cald-well, Kay Costanzo, Andrea Costello, John Cullen, Bonnie de Rutte, Anette Diaz, Joe

DiMare, Delmida Edwards, Michael Fielding, Claudia Gitson, John Gross, Berth Guantes, Margaret Hamlett, Joseph Harris, Julia Hernandez, Max Hodel, Alice Horn,

Ingrid Iacovetto, Eleanora LaCarrubba, Gary Lai, Rose Lemoni, Fr. Juan Manuel Lopez, Alex Madias, Kate McAdams, Jesse Mendoza, Marybeth Miller, Paola Tirado

Moreda, Peggy Murphy, Dalton O’Sullivan Family, Ray Ostertag, John Pardini, Pardini Family, Tearah Parker, Ali Parviz, Paul Patocchi, Bob Perkins, Madeline Phelan, Lor-

raine Priolo, Phil Rappaport, Kerry Rodriguez, Arthur Ruiz, Margarita Ruiz, Allen Schwoob, Kenric Silva, Anita Skinner, Andy Spyrow, Colby Thompson, Monica S.,

Sue Steinbach, Betty Van Stratton, Cathy Westover, David Wilson

May all our deceased Parishioners rest in

the loving arms of Christ especially:

Esther Mears Benita Villanueva de

Lopez

Mass Intentions June 23 through July 1

AS: Fr. Andrew Spyrow EA: Fr. Erick Arauz

MR: Fr. Michele Raimondi

Saturday 6/23 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Eleanor Lafranchi + John Lufrano + Aurora Alfaro Mendoza +

AS AS EA

Sunday 6/24 8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm

OLL Parishioners Pat Lewis + Antonio and Natalia Garcia (L) Anniversary

AS AS EA

Monday 6/25 9:00am

Bonnie Derutte + AS

Tuesday 6/26 9:00am

Ottolini Fsmily (L) and + AS

Wednesday 6/27 9:00am

Fred and Marjorie & Fred and Pat Rogers

EA

Thursday 6/28 9:00am Jerry Troy + EA

Friday 6/29 9:00am

Anne and John Mahoney 50th Anniversary

EA

Saturday 6/30 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Sue Lockwood (L) Angulo Family (L) and + Santiago Ordonez +

EA AS EA

Sunday 7/1 8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm

Josephine Gelpf + OLL Parishioners Honorato Navaro Zavalta +

TBD

Day Time Intentions Priest

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

Pastor (Sabbatical January through June)

RECTORY OFFICE

415-897-2171

Rev. Andrew Spyrow Administrator ext. 227

frspyrow@ollnovato.org (January 1 —June 30)

Rev. Erick E. Arauz

Parochial Vicar ext. 233

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

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. 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

CURSILLO NEWS CURSILLO: A short course in Christianity

that you may find yourself asking why you hadn’t taken it sooner.

Women’s Weekend: Thurs. Nov. 8 - Sun. Nov. 11, 2018

Men’s Weekend: Thurs. Nov.15 - Sun. Nov 18, 2018 Contact: Jean & Tom Nelson (415) 892-2348

www.marincursillo.com

TODAY'S READINGS First Reading -- I will make you a light to the nations (Isaiah 49:1-6). Psalm -- I praise you for I am wonderfully made (Psalm 139). Second Reading -- John heralded his coming by proclaiming a baptism of repentance (Acts 13:22-26). Gospel -- John is his name (Luke 1:57-66, 80).

Archdiocesan Annual Appeal Campaign Goal

$136,595 Received $106,065

(including pledges) Percent of Goal

78 Don’t forget to make your contribution. All donations, in

any amount, are appreciated.

NOVENA TO OUR LADY

OF MT. CARMEL

The Discalced Car-melite Nuns cordial-ly invite you to at-tend their annual No-vena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel from July 8th to the 16th, at 7:30pm each

evening, in the Monastery Chapel. This year’s Novena will be conducted by Rev. Jose Luis Ferroni, OCD,and Rev. David Costello, OCD both Parochial Vicars of the Carmelite Parish of Santa Cruz in Tuscon, Arizona. We are so happy to have Fathers Jose Luis and David with us for this Novena, as they are excellent homi-lists, with a wonderful knowledge of our Carmelite Spirituality and Sacred Scrip-ture and a very special love of Lady of Mount Carmel. We hope you will join us for these nine days of prayer and reflec-tion.

Carmelite Monastery of the Mother of God

530 Blackstone Drive San Rafael, CA 94903

Thank you very much and God bless you! Sister Anna Marie Vanni, OCD, and all the Sisters

The St. Vincent de Paul pantry is in need of toilet paper, paper towels, breakfast cereal, canned tuna and canned chili. PLEASE PLACE YOUR DONATIONS IN THE CHURCH VESTI-BULES. PLEASE DO NOT BRING YOUR DONATIONS TO THE RECTORY OFFICE.

THANK YOU FATHER ANDREW The staff and parish-ioners of Our Lady of Loretto were blessed to have you as our Administrator these past six months. We send our prayers and best wishes with you as you begin your Pas-torate at St. Raphael. God Bless You!! Prayer for Priests

Gracious and loving God, we thank you for the gift of our priests. Through them, we experience your presence in the sacraments.

Help our priests to be strong in their vocation. Set their souls on fire with love for your people.

Grant them the wisdom, understanding, and strength they need to follow in the footsteps of Je-sus.

Inspire them with the vision of your Kingdom.

Give them the words they need to spread the Gos-pel.

Allow them to experience joy in their ministry.

Help them to become instruments of your divine grace.

We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns as our Eternal Priest.

Amen.

UPCOMING SECOND COLLECTIONS July 1—Peter’s Pence (Holy Father) July 15-16 Mission Appeal September 23—Priests’ Retirement Fund

PRAY THE ROSARY EVERYDAY Quotes from: CHAMPIONS of the ROSARY by Donald H. Calloway “All graces are conceded to us by God through the hands of Mary.”(p.265) Pope Pius XI “The rosary enlivens the hope for things that endure forever.” (p.264) Pope Pius XI “There is no problem that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the rosary.” (p.247) Seer, Lucia Dos Santo “The rosary is a sort of machine gun and atomic bomb, namely a weapon that is far superior to all the weapons of modern warfare in overcoming the enemy of God”.(p.242) Joseph Kentenich “The origin of this form of prayer [the rosary] is divine rather than human.”(p.231) Pope Leo XIII “In places, families, and nations in which the ro-sary of Mary retains its honor, the loss of faith through ignorance and vicious error need not be feared." (p.231) Pope Leo XIII

Care-giver Support Group is meeting Tuesday, June 19th at 10:30 am in the chapel of the old convent. Any-one interested In attending is welcome. Please just give Sr. Jeanette a call (415-897- 5700) so we can be prepared with space and handouts. Thank you. NB: Meeting dates are generally the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. July 3rd, July 17th, August 7th, August 21st, September 4th, September 18th.

MISSION APPEAL JULY 15-16

At the invitation of the Arch-bishop, Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone, and the Archdi-ocese of San Francisco Mis-sion Director, Genevieve Eli-zondo, the Basilian Fathers Missions are grateful to Fa-ther Costello and the parish-ioners of Our Lady of Loretto

Church for hosting Rev. Bernard "Jess" Owens, CSB on Saturday, July 15th and Sunday July 15th, 2018. Father Jess is appointed to the Parish of San Lorenzo in Tehuacán in Mexico and has over 40 years experience in Hispanic ministry. Please visit to hear his appeal for the support of the Basilian Fa-thers' work in Mexico and Colombia. Funds support over 1000 student tuitions at INSA in Cali, Colombia - a Basilian institution ranked among the top 40 schools in the country. Along with your help, the Basilian Fathers Missions also work to feed, cloth, teach, and evangelize in Mexico, improving the lives of thousands living in San Lorenzo and Mexico City.

THE GREATEST NEED The world's greatest need is not more Christians but more Christians who practice their Christianity. --Anonymous

This Week at OLL June 24 — July 1

Sun. Nativity of John the Baptist 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— 6:30pm Fri. Adoration—Chapel—9:30am to 5:00pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel –9:30am Sun. 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Esta semana en OLL 24 Junio — 1 Julio

Domingo: Natividad de San Juan Bautista Lunes: Martes: 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: XIII Domingo Tiempo Ordinario

Dear brothers and sisters, Our Lady of Loretto parish truly grasps the meaning of what it means to be Church; this local caring community where people know and care for one another and the community that acknowledges the brokenness of the larger world and reaches out in compassion and service. The children and youth of this parish fill me with great hope and encouragement for the future as I see them respond in faith and generosity in so many ways. In spite of the struggle of leaving, I am so very thankful for the relationships I have formed in here and the many ways you have helped me to grow in my relationship with God. My heart is truly filled with joy. I am truly thankful for: * The dedication, support and laughter of Fr. Erick and the Pastoral Staff * The uplifting and prayerful music of all involved in the Mu-sic Ministry * The commitment and enthusiasm of the many involved in the various ministries of our parish * The hope and energy of the young people of the parish * The gift of so many children and their smiling faces and openness * The wisdom and example of our Seniors I would like to close with one of my favorite Scripture passages from St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians: 1:3-6, 9-11 I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partner-ship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. Yours in Christ the Teacher, Fr. Andrew Spyrow

Queridos hermanos y hermanas: La parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Loreto realmente capta el significado de lo que significa ser Iglesia; esta comunidad local de cuidado donde las personas se conocen y se preocupan por los demás y la comunidad que reconoce el quebrantamiento de un mundo más grande y se extiende en compasión y servicio. Los niños y jóvenes de esta parroquia me llenan de gran es-peranza y aliento para el futuro cuando los veo responder con fe y generosidad de muchas maneras. A pesar de la lucha por irme, estoy muy agradecida por las relaciones que he formado aquí y por las muchas maneras en que me has ayudado a crecer en mi relación con Dios. Mi cora-zón está verdaderamente lleno de alegría. Estoy realmente agradecido por: * La dedicación, el apoyo y la risa del padre. Erick y el person-al pastoral * La música inspiradora y devota de todos los involucrados en el Ministerio de Música * El compromiso y el entusiasmo de los muchos involucrados en los diversos ministerios de nuestra parroquia * La esperanza y la energía de los jóvenes de la parroquia * El regalo de tantos niños y sus caras sonrientes y franqueza * La sabiduría y el ejemplo de nuestros adultos mayores Me gustaría cerrar con uno de mis pasajes de las Escrituras favoritas de la carta de San Pablo a los Filipenses: 1: 3-6, 9-11 Doy gracias a Dios cada vez que te recuerdo. En todas mis ora-ciones por todos ustedes, siempre oro con alegría por su aso-ciación en el evangelio desde el primer día hasta ahora, confi-ando en esto, que aquel que comenzó un buen trabajo en usted lo llevará a término hasta el día de Cristo Jesús. Y esta es mi oración: que tu amor abunde más y más en conocimiento y profundidad de entendimiento, para que puedas discernir lo que es mejor y pueda ser puro e irreprochable para el día de Cristo, lleno del fruto de la justicia. que viene por medio de Jesucristo, para la gloria y la alabanza de Dios. Tuyo en Cristo el Maestro, P. Andrew Spyrow

ORA EL ROSARIO TO-DOS LOS DÍAS Citas de: CAMPEONES del ROSARIO por Donald H. Calloway "Todas las gracias nos son concedidas por Dios a través de las manos de María". (P.265) Papa Pío XI

"El rosario aviva la esperanza de cosas que per-duren para siempre". (P.264) Papa Pío XI "No hay problema que no podamos resolver con la oración del rosario". (P.247) Vidente, Lucía Dos Santo "El rosario es una especie de ametralladora y bomba atómica, es decir, un arma muy superior a todas las armas de la guerra moderna para vencer al enemigo de Dios". (P.242) Joseph Kentenich "El origen de esta forma de oración [el rosario] es divina en vez de humana". (P.231) Papa León XIII "En lugares, familias y naciones en las que el rosario de María conserva su honor, no es nece-sario temer la pérdida de la fe por ignorancia y error perverso". (P.231) Papa León XIII

JUAN EL BAUTISTA Ya que el 24 de junio de este año cae en domingo, la Iglesia tiene la oportunidad para una celebración más vibrante del naci-miento de Juan el Bau-tista, a quien se le de-

scribe como el último de los profetas del An-tiguo Testamento y también como el puente entre el judaísmo y el cristianismo. Común-mente a Juan se le conoce como el "precursor" de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo. To-dos los evangelios narran el mensaje básico de Juan: Arrepiéntanse, el Reino de Dios está cerca. Uno más grande que yo está cerca. Aunque él era un predicador itinerante, vesti-do con piel de camello, que comía saltamontes; el legado de Juan es uno de verdadera realeza. Sus orígenes son pareci-dos a aquellos anunciados por Dios por me-dio del profeta Isaías "Tú eres mi siervo, Is-rael; en ti manifestaré mi gloria". La hu-mildad de Juan, "Yo no soy él", fue superada por la de su Señor Jesús, el siervo humilde a quien siguió.

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura --Te convertiré en luz para las naciones (Isaías 49:1-6). Salmo -- Te doy gracias porque me has es-cogido portentosamente (Salmo 139 [138]). Segunda lectura -- De los descendiente de David Dios sacó al salvador Jesús (Hechos 13:22-25). Evangelio -- Isabel dio a luz a un hijo a quien puso por nombre Juan (Lucas 1:57-66, 80).

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Hoy recordamos a san Juan Bautista, primo de Jesu-cristo y precursor del Mesías. Juan se hizo famoso predicando la penitencia y bautizando con agua, in-sistiendo que vendría uno que bautizaría al mundo con fuego y el Espíritu Santo. Hoy es uno de los san-tos mas festejados en el mundo, especialmente en zonas donde su fiesta coincidía con la llegada del verano. Para celebrar a este santo pariente de Jesús la gente en Alicante, España, hace fogatas durante la noche de su vigilia y baila en torno a ellas. En América el pueblo Boliviano también recibe al santo con hogueras, para quemar la tierra en busca de fertilidad y purificación. Los Bolivianos también festejan echándose agua los unos a los otros. San Juan ha sido honrado en el hemisferio America-no desde 1509 cuando Juan Ponce de León nombró la Isla de Puerto Rico en su honor. También allí hacen el juego del agua en la fiesta de san Juan ya que los fieles se echan de espaldas al océano tres veces en busca de purificación y celebración. --Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM

LO QUE HACE MÁS FALTA Este mundo no necesita más cristianos, lo que hace falta es más cristianos que vivan su fe cristiana. --Anónimo