November 11, 2018

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

OUR LADY OF LORETTO CHURCH AND SCHOOL 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, CA 94947

415-897-2171 FAX 415-897-8251 Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm

100th Anniversary of the end of WWI

Dear Lord, Today We Honor Our Veterans, Worthy Men And Women Who Gave Their Best When They Were Called Upon To Serve And Protect Their Country. We Pray That You Will Bless Them, Lord, For Their Unselfish Service Us.

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

Kay Antongiovanni, Avinia Family, Ignacia Azpeitia, May Barnett, Elaine Benson, Brian Biasca, Richard Blacker, Louis Boscacci, Louise Brannigan, Louise Caldwell,

Steve Cantor, Patricia Cerini, Bea Cooper, Andrea Costello, John Cullen, Anette Di-az, Joe DiMare, Peter Dardis, Tom Doyle, Delmida Edwards, Carolyn Elliott, Rich Elliott, Michael Fielding, Peter and Cindy Fulchiron, Claudia Gitson, John Gross,

Berth Guantes, Margaret Hamlett, Joseph Harris, Julia Hernandez, Max Hodel, Alice Horn, Ingrid Iacovetto, Eleanora LaCarrubba, Gary Lai, Rose Lemoni, Alex Madias, Kate McAdams, Pat McAuliffe, John McMahon, Jesse Mendoza, Mary Miranda, Paola Tirado Moreda, John Marotto, Peggy Murphy, Fran O’Brien, Julio Ordonez, Dalton O’Sullivan Family, John Pardini, Tearah Parker, Ali Parviz, Paul Patocchi, Bob Per-kins, Madeline Phelan, Mayra Ruth Pineda, Jim Prather, Lorraine Priolo, Phil Rap-paport, Irene Reich, Kerry Rodriguez, Arthur Ruiz, Allen Schwoob, Kenric Silva,

Mary Jo Simon, Rene Snodgrass, Snodgrass and Trechter Families, Sharon Spry, Colby Thompson, Monica S., Sue Steinbach, Gualberto Pech Tah, Guadalupe Torres,

Carlota Tovar, Betty Van Stratton, Steve Warner, Cathy Westover, David Wilson

May all our deceased Parishioners rest in

the loving arms of Christ especially:

Adan Flores

Patrick Falvey Joseph Kusick

Mass Intentions November 10th through November 18th

BC : Fr. Brian Costello EA: Fr. Erick Arauz

Saturday 11/10 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Larry and Marilou Mazzotta (L) Verna Schranz + Usbaldo Gallegos +

EA EA EA

Sunday 11/11 8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm

OLL Parishioners Margaret McNern + Teodora Mejia Garcia +

BC BC EA

Monday 11/12 9:00am

Carlos and Violette Mack + EA

Tuesday 11/13 9:00am

Eleanor Angulo + EA

Wednesday 11/14 9:00am

Josephine Gaedeke + BC

Thursday 11/15 9:00am

Ginny Baxter + BC

Friday 11/16 9:00am

Wayne Beckmann + BC

Saturday 11/17 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Hugh Harris + Leo and Connie Alvarez + Consepcion Herrera +

BC BC EA

Sunday 11/18 8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm

Kathleen Seaman + OLL Parishioners Sandra and Jaqueline Ordoñez (L)

EA BC EA

Day Time Intentions Priest

Rev. Brian Costello, Pastor Ext. 227

frbrian@ollnovato.org

Rev. Erick E. Arauz Parochial Vicar Ext. 233

RECTORY OFFICE

415-897-2171

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

415-897-6714

Annie Troy, Dir. Youth Ministry and Confirmation

Co-Director of Adult Faith Formation 415-897-2171 ext.277

Kathleen Pitti—Religious Ed. Secretary

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.

Pre– Baptismal classes in Spanish are held on the third Thursday of each month at 6pm.

Please call the rectory office to schedule your class.

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

SPLEDORS OF EASTERN EUROPE PILGRIMAGE Including the Passion Play at Oberammergau

Hosted by Fr. Brian and Father McCain Prague—Budapest—Vienna—Oberammergau—

Munich 11 Days—September 7—17, 2020

$4,149 from San Francisco See the flyers available in the vestibules

for more details.

Tuesday November 27, 2018 10:00 am Thursday December 13, 2018 10:00 am

THIS WEEK IN OLL CONFIRMATION & YOUTH MINISTRY

Monday, November 12: Convent closed due Veteran's Day holiday. Middle school classes resume on November 26. Thursday, November 15: Mystery Night @ OLL Youth Ministry! 7-8:30pm. All high school aged teens are welcome! Interested in being a part of our youth ministry team? The ways that you can help are many and varied! Perhaps you would like to help pro-vide food for our ministry nights, assist with our youth choir, chaperone the convent on a game night...there are so many opportunities to sup-port our youth! - call the youth ministry office or email annie@ollnovato.org. INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC? We would love to talk to you about the Truth, Beauty and Goodness to be found in Jesus’ Church! Contact Annie Troy for information: annie@ollnovato.org / 415-897-2171.

FROM ADULT FAITH FORMATION OLL BOOK CLUB The OLL Book Club will meet next on Decem-ber 6th at 10am in the Convent Chapel for cof-fee & discussion of Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean Pierre de Caussade Don't have time to read the book? Come and join us anyway, all are welcome! If you would like discussion questions emailed to you ahead of time, please contact amy@ollnovato.org

Please join us for our Advent 2018 study pro-gram Conversion: Following the Call of Christ. Conversion is a Word on Fire Catholic study program created by Bishop Robert Bar-ron. We will meet Wednesday mornings at 10am in the Convent Chapel. Our schedule will be as follows: 11/7 Conversion Introduction / Bartimaeus 11/14 The Rich Young Man no class 11/21 11/28. Matthew 12/5 Jonah 12/12 The Woman at the Well 12/19 The Journey of the Magi If you have already registered with us, that's great! If not, e-mail Amy Reeder at amy@ollnovato.org (or call 415-897-6714) and I will place you on the list. There is no cost to participate. All are welcome so please invite anyone you think might be interested in joining us. We are very much looking forward to spending a prayerful and reflective Advent with all of you.

Care-giver Support Group If you are interested in participating in a care-giver support group, please contact Sr. Jean-ette. We are currently meeting twice a month and are open to have participants come when they can. Please contact me for details. (415-897-5700 or 415-897-2171 ext. 226).

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GRADES 1-6 NO CLASSES

THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK CLASSES RESUME ON

MONDAY NOVEMBER 26th

THE CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP The core vocation in the Gospel of Mark is the vocation, or call, to disci-pleship. Today’s Gospel passage provides us with one last example of what the vocation to discipleship means, and one example of what it doesn’t mean. A desti-tute widow shows us that discipleship means following Jesus’ way of service, even if it requires giving one’s livelihood (or life). The scribes show us by their bad example that discipleship should entail a vocation to extend God’s care to those who are most in need.

In our reading from the book of Kings another widow and her son are close to death. They too give what little they have, but they are rewarded by Elijah with food enough for a year. And the reading from the Letter to the Hebrews reminds us that Jesus sacrificed his life “to bring salvation to those who eagerly await him” (Hebrews 9:28).

Dear Friends, What an honor to have Steve Angrisano with us last week.. Over 200 people came out for the Parish Mission and people are still buzzing about Steve’s music and storytelling. For those of you who showed up for the Parish mission, you heard an excellent speaker and musician

share his Faith in Jesus Christ, I was also very happy with our young people who attended. What a great experience this was for you as you prepare for Confirma-tion. Thank you, Steve, for a job well done. I hope our paths cross again. Have a great week! Father Brian

This Week at OLL November 11 — November 18

Sun. 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mon. RECTORY OFFICES CLOSED Tue. ICF—5:30pm—Hall 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 Charismatic Prayer Group—Chapel—7pm Fri. Adoration—Chapel—9:30am to 5:00pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel –9:30am Sun. 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Esta semana en OLL 11 Noviembre — 18 Noviembre

Domingo: XXXII Domingo Tiempo Ordinario 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: XXXIII Domingo Tiempo Ordinario

Cursillo News!

THE DATES FOR THE UPCOMING MEN’S CURSILLO WEEKEND HAD PREVIOIUSLY BEEN INCORRECT IN THE BULLETIN.

CORRECT DATES: THURS.EVENING, NOV. 15th to SUN. AFTERNOON, NOV. 18th

MEN: THERE’S STILL TIME FOR YOU TO

MAKE ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENTS OF YOUR LIVES!

42ND ANNUAL OLL CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

FRIDAY DECEMBER 7

10AM TO 3PM PARISH HALL

CATERED LUNCH—CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE—BOOK FAIR—RAFFLE—BINGO—CHILDREN’S

CHOIR

PURCHASE TICKETS IN THE SCHOOL OFFICE FROM 10/26 TO 11/19

FLYERS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE VESTIBULES

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 November 14 is: Sacred Tradi-tion and the Deposit of Faith. All adults are invit-ed to participate.

LLAMADOS A SER DISCÍPULOS La vocación central en el Evangelio según san Marcos es la vocación, o el llamado de ser

discípulos. El pasaje del Evangelio de hoy nos brinda por lo menos un ejemplo de qué significa la vocación de ser discípulo y un ejemplo de lo que no significa. Una viuda pobre nos muestra que ser un buen discípulo significa seguir el camino de servicio de Jesús, incluso si implica entregar todo lo que tenemos para vivir (o in-cluso nuestra vida). Los letrados nos muestran con su mal ejemplo que ser un buen discípulo implica la vocación de hacer llegar el cuidado de Dios a los más necesitados. En nuestra lectura del libro de los Reyes otra viuda y su hijo corren peligro de morir. Ellos también entregan lo poco que tienen, pero son recompensados por Elías con comida suficiente para un año. Y la lectura de la carta a los hebreos nos recuerda que Jesús sacrificó su vida "para salvación de aquellos que lo aguardan" (Hebreos 9:28).

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura -- El profeta Elías pide a una viuda pobre que le dé algo de beber y un poco de pan. (1 Reyes 17:10-16). Salmo -- Alaba, alma mía, al Señor (Psalm 146 [145]). Segunda lectura -- Cristo se sacrificó una sola vez para borrar todos los pecados de los humanos. (Hebreos 9:24-28). Evangelio -- El óbolo de la viuda de unos cuántos centavos es mucho más grande que todas las otras donaciones porque en su pobreza (Marcos 12:38-44 [41-44]).

Queridos amigos, Qué honor tener a Steve Angrisano con nosotros la semana pasada. Más de 200 personas asistieron a la Misión Parroquial y la gente todavía está hablan-do sobre la música y la narración de Steve. Para aquellos de ustedes que se presentaron a la misión parroquial, escucharon a un excelente orador y músico

compartir su Fe en Jesucristo, también me sentí muy feliz con los jóvenes que asistieron. Qué gran experiencia fue para ti mientras te preparas para la Confirmación. Gracias, Steve, por un trabajo bien hecho. Espero que nuestros caminos se crucen de nuevo. ¡Que tengas una buena semana! Padre Brian