OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR CATHOLIC CHURCH Iglesia Católica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar

400 Church Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 (650) 726-4674

Office Hours: Open Monday—Friday 9:00am– 4:30pm

Email: office@ourladyofthepillar.org Website: www.OurLadyofthePillar.org

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 7th, 2017

Rev. Joseph Previtali Administrator

jprevitali@gmail.com

Rev. Gabriel Wankar Parochial Vicar

Rev. Charles Onubogu

In Residence

Religious Education (650) 726-5587 K-6th Grade

Claudia Miramontes Ext. 210 Youth Confirmation

Elizabeth Neapolitan Ext. 209

Encargada de Ensayo para Bodas: Juana Ruano

RCIA/ Adult Faith Formation: Rev. Joseph Previtali (English)

Educación/ Sacramentos para Adultos Carlos y Celina Rivera (Español)

Parish Secretary: Paula Martinez Fax: (650) 726-0980

Mass Schedule Monday through Friday: 8:00 am

Saturday:

8:00 am - 5:00 pm - 8:00pm (Español) Sunday:

8:00 am - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Español) 6:00 pm

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:

Every Friday after 8:00 am Mass Benediction 12:00 pm First Friday of the Month

after 8:00 am Mass - Benediction 6:30pm

St. Anthony's — Pescadero 696 North Street, Pescadero, CA 94060

Saturday: 6:00 pm (Español) Sunday: 9:00 am

Our Lady of Refuge — La Honda

146 Sears Ranch Road, La Honda, CA 94020

Sunday: 10:30 am

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today's Gospel in the traditional Roman Liturgy begins to turn our minds and hearts to the culminating events of the Easter season, especially the Lord's Ascension into the glory of Heaven. His risen body is due a glorious worship far beyond what we could provide for Him on Earth. He will soon receive that external glory - fitting for the internal glory of the Risen Lord - on Ascension Thursday. Our Lord promises that after we no longer see Him on Earth, we will then see Him again in Heaven. In this move-ment of the Easter season then, our hearts are drawn ever upwards, as we are exhorted by St. Peter in the Epistle to put away the desires of the flesh and to set our hearts on spiritual and heavenly pleasures. Today is also traditionally the celebration of the Easter solemnity of St. Joseph, transferred from Wednesday. St. Joseph teaches us how to live well in this life with our hearts set on the life of future glory in Heaven. This is the secret of happiness that he teaches us, especially in our work. As he worked long hours in his carpentry, St. Joseph never lost his contemplative gaze upon Almighty God and upon His marvelous works in Jesus and Mary. He never left the pres-ence of God in order to give his heart to creatures. We have a tendency in our fallen nature to become very absorbed in our work in view of the goods of this life. In this absorption, bitter experience teaches us, we lose our peace of soul and become as scattered as the many different created goods we are pursuing. St. Joseph teaches us that we are to bring the wisdom of God even into our professional lives, that we are to work in light of the truth and that there is need of only One Thing. This means maintaining our con-stant prayer, even at work, and it means putting work and its demands in their proper place in our lives. God always comes first. When our hearts are set on the things of this world, we are miserable. When our hearts are set on the things of Heav-en, we are magnanimous and joyful and free. This is a liberating Easter lesson taught to us by St. Joseph the Worker. Pray for me, Father Joseph Previtali

Confessions Schedule Monday (Lunes) 6:00- 7:00 pm 8:45- 9:30 pm Tuesday (Martes) 7:00- 7:45 am

Wednesday (Miércoles) 7:00– 7:50am Thursday (Jueves) 7:00– 7:50 am 5:30- 6:30 pm Friday (Viernes) 6:00- 7:00 pm

9:00- 10:00 pm Saturday (Sábado)4:00– 5:00pm

Parish Announcements

Our Lady of the Pillar Monday Nights Adult Catechism with Father Joe 7:30pm—8:30pm @ New Hall Third Tuesday of the Month Knights of Columbus Meeting Old Hall—7:00pm Tuesday Nights Bible Study 5:30pm– 7:00pm @ Conference Room Miércoles por la Noche Estudio de la Biblia 7:00pm en el Salón Viejo (Old Hall) Saturday Morning Legion of Mary Meeting Conference Room 9:00am– 11:00am Second Sunday of the Month Hospitality after 8:00am Mass (Old Hall) Clases de Bautizo Para Padres y Padrinos El cuarto Viernes del Mes 7:00pm en el Old Hall ( Salon Viejo)

SPECIAL MASS FOR OUR LADY OF FATIMA

When: Friday, May 12 2017 Time: 7:00pm Where: Our Lady of the Pillar We are going to have a special Mass for Our Lady of Fatima on Friday May 12, 2017 at 7:00pm. After the Mass we will have a candlelight procession around our church. Please come and celebrate with us! MISA ESPECIAL PARA NUESTRA SEÑORA DE FATIMA Cuando: Viernes 12 de Mayo 2017 Hora: 7:00pm Donde: Nuestra Señora del Pilar Tendremos una Misa Especial para Nuestra Seño-ra de Fátima el Viernes 12 de Mayo a las 7:00pm. Después de la Misa tendremos una procesión con velas alrededor de la Iglesia. Por favor acompáñe-nos a celebrar!

Catholic Charities Collection May 13-14 catholiccharitiessf.org/ccsunday “Believe”: Catholic Charities believes in strengthening families and reducing poverty. Catholic Charities helps families struggling with homelessness, cares for aging adults and adults with disabilities, welcomes immi-grants and refugees with love and compassion and offers youth a safe place to learn and grow. They can’t do this work without you. Please donate during the second collection on May 13-14. You can also make a gift for Catholic Charities Sunday using the envelope inside the May 11 issue of Catholic San Francisco; or donate online at the website, above.

Natural Family Planning Course Saturdays May 20, 27, and June 3 St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., San Francisco Deacon Bill and Pat Turrentine 415-246-3160 E-mail Nicole Hull at nicolehull87@gmail.com live-the-love.org A new three-class course in the Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Family Planning (NFP) starts Saturday, May 20, at St. Dominic Church in San Francisco. The cost is $130. Com-plete information and registration are at the website, above. Also available are an online self-paced course and Live Online options. Many couples report a deeper respect for their spouse and a strengthening of their marriage by practicing NFP. Questions? E-mail or phone, see above.

Preparación para Bautismo

Las clases de Bautismo en Español son todos los cuartos Viernes de cada mes a las 7:00 pm en el Church Hall. Para mas información visite nuestra pagina de Web: http://www.ourladyofthepillar.org/sacraments o llame a la oficina de Iglesia (650)726-4674.

Obituary Announcements

Our Lady of the Pillar Parish would like to express its deepest condolences to the families of Laura Silveira Paulino and Eileen Giannini. Mrs. Giannini’s services will be: Rosary on Thursday, May 11th, at 7:00pm at the Miller– Dutra Funeral Home. Mass on Friday, May 12th at 11:00am at Our Lady of the Pillar. Please, re-member them in your prayers.

SAVE THIS DATE Wednesday, May 17th, 2017

7:00 pm — 9:00 pm

For the quarterly meeting of THE PATRICIANS. We will be presenting another interesting topic. "Does Prayer Really Work?" More information to follow in next week's bulletin.

********************************* GUARDE ESTE DIA!

Miércoles 17 de Mayo 2017 7:00pm a 9:00pm

Para la reunión trimestral de LOS PATRICIOS. Vamos a presentar otro tema interesante. "¿La oración realmente funciona?" Más información a seguir en el boletín de la próxima semana.

Parish Announcements

Your Offerings | Supporting Our Parish

Collection for April 29th– April 30th, 2017 1st Collection 2nd Collection Our Lady of the Pillar $ 3,566 $ 1,586 Our Lady of Refuge $ 183 $ 116 St Anthony’s $ 447 $ 234 Second Collection this week: Catholic Charities May 21: Catholic Communication Campaign May 28: Missionary Appeal June 4: Building Fund June 11: Annual Appeal June 18: Religious Education June 25: Peter’s Pence (Holy Father)

St. Vincent de Paul Society Our Lady of the Pillar Conference

FOOD PANTRY HOURS Monday/ Lunes 5:00pm– 7:00pm

Thursday/ Jueves 5:00pm - 7:00pm Saturday/ Sábado 10:00am– 12:00pm

The following text is part of a letter from Father Previtali that was inserted in the bulletins on Easter Sunday. It is reprinted here to invite you especially to attend the Solemn Rosary and Conse-cration of Our Lady of the Pillar Parish to the Immac-ulate Heart of Mary on Saturday, May 13, at 12:00 noon, on the front steps of the church. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This year we celebrate a very important anniversary for the history of the Church and Western Civilization: the centenary of the apparitions of our Blessed Mother in Fat-ima, Portugal. I’m writing you this letter to inform you of my intention, as Administrator of Our Lady of the Pillar Parish, solemnly to consecrate our entire parish to the Im-maculate Heart of Mary on the feast of Our Lady of Fati-ma, May 13. The act of consecration will take place at the conclusion of a Solemn Rosary, which we will pray together at 12:00 noon in front of the church on Kelly Avenue. In prepara-tion for the consecration of our parish, I want to invite you to join with me in making the Novena to Our Lady of Fatima. The novena prayer is best recited at the conclusion of the Holy Rosary. I will be providing you with the text of the prayer in the following weeks. I ask that you join me in making this novena prayer a part of your daily devo-tions from May 4-12. Finally, I ask you to respond to the directive of Our Lady in her revelations to Sr. Lucia of Fatima to observe the devotion of the Five First Saturdays. Holy cards to help with this devotion were distributed to the whole parish in late February and can still be found in the church. We keep in mind that our First Saturday devotions are ordered towards making reparations for the blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary and for our own sins, which are like so many thorns wounding her Heart. Let us pray with Our Lady of Fatima for our newly ap-pointed future pastor, for our priests and for the conver-sion of every person living within our parish boundaries.

El siguiente texto es parte de una carta del Padre Pre-vitali que fue insertada en los boletines el Domingo de Pascua. Se reimprime aquí para invitarles especial-mente a asistir al Solemne Rosario y a la Consagra-ción en la Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Pilar al Co-razón Inmaculado de María el sábado 13 de mayo, a las 12:00 horas, en los escalones de la iglesia. Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, Este año celebramos un aniversario muy importante para la historia de la Iglesia y de la civilización occidental: el centenario de las apariciones de nuestra Santísima Madre en Fátima, Portugal. Les escribo esta carta para informar-les de mis intenciones como Administrador de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, solemnemente a consagrar a toda nues-tra parroquia al Corazón Inmaculado de María en la fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Fátima, el 13 de Mayo. El acto de consagración tendrá lugar en la conclusión de un Rosario Solemne, que rezaremos juntos a las 12:00 del mediodía delante de la iglesia en Kelly Ave. En prepara-ción para la consagración de nuestra parroquia, quiero invitarles a unirse a mí para hacer la Novena a Nuestra Señora de Fátima. La oración de la novena se recita mejor a la conclusión del Santo Rosario. Les proporcionare el texto de la oración en las siguientes semanas. Les pido que se unan a mí para hacer de esta oración de la novena parte de sus devociones diarias del 4 al 12 de Mayo. Por último, les pido que respondan a las direcciones de Nuestra Señora en sus revelaciones a Sor Lucía de Fátima para observar la devoción de los Cinco Primeros Sába-dos. Las tarjetas sagradas para ayudar con esta devoción fueron distribuidas a toda la parroquia a finales de Febre-ro y se pueden encontrar todavía en la iglesia. Tómenos en cuenta que nuestras devociones del Primer Sábado están ordenadas para hacer reparaciones por las blasfe-mias contra el Corazón Inmaculado de María y por nues-tros propios pecados, que son como tantas espinas que hieren Su Corazón. Oremos con Nuestra Señora de Fátima por nuestro re-cién nombrado futuro pastor, por nuestros sacerdotes y por la conversión de todas las personas que viven dentro de nuestras fronteras parroquiales.

Mass Schedule and Intentions

Sick Relatives & Friends/ Parientes y Amigos Enfermos

Pray that God’s, healing power will fill them with strength and hope. Glenn Gonzales, Joe Ashe, Virginia Shea, Raul Batista, Manuel Arca, Terry R. Fenwick, Geraldine Medigan, Javier Ramos, Marina Williamson, Mickey Williamson, Alteamor Espejo, Abby Franco, Rachel Thein, Pedro Bautista, Donald Thierry, Shiela Santos, Shannon Perez, Harvey Koepf, Jena Losch, Sam Reynal, Duncan Harter, Loretta Du-ran, Tammy Endsley, Raquel Corona, Rich Perez, Ma-rie Caloca, Claire Simonich, Diva Marcheschi, Mary Elliot, Beverly Reyes.

Saturday EVENING May 6, 2017 5:00 pm Joe Lopes, Maria & Manuel + 8:00 pm Genaro Delgado + Sunday May 7, 2017 8:00 am Manuel & Maria Ferreria + & Parents 10:00 am Margarita & John F. Walsh + 12:00 pm Por la Parroquia 6:00pm Domingos & Maria Rocha + Monday May 8, 2017 8:00 am Francisco & Florinda Ferreira + Tuesday May 9, 2017 8:00am Francisco & Idalina Costa + & Family Wednesday May 10, 2017 8:00 am Dolores Giannini + Thursday May 11, 2017 8:00 am Manuel Machado + & Family + Antonio & Genuina Costa + & Sons Friday May 12, 2017 8:00 am Ida Andreotti + Saturday May 13, 2017 8:00 am Elias Pacheco + & Family + Manuel & Maria Ferreira + & Parents 5:00 pm Joe, Artur & Emilia Goulart + 8:00 pm Maria & Miguel Rodriguez + Sunday May 14, 2017 8:00 am Francisco & Idalina Costa + & Family Jim Cozzolino + 10:00 am John & Georgina Costa + & Parents 12:00 pm Por la Parroquia 6:00pm Antonio & Genuina Costa + & Sons St. Anthony’s 6:00pm May 6 Helen Batt + 9:00am May 7 Claudina Barcelos + 6:00pm May 13 Peggy Gust + 9:00am May 14 The Burns Family + Our Lady of Refuge 10:30am May 7 Dorothy Wylie + 10:30am May 14 Claudina Barcelos +

Pray for Our Parishioners Who are Sick

Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, El Evangelio de hoy en la tradicional Liturgia Romana comien-za a convertir nuestras mentes y nuestros corazones en los even-tos culminantes de la Pascua, especialmente la Ascensión del Se-ñor en la gloria del Cielo. Su cuerpo resucitado se debe a una ado-ración gloriosa mucho más allá de lo que podríamos proveer para Él en la Tierra. Él pronto recibirá esa gloria externa - apropiada para la gloria interna del Señor Resucitado - en el Jueves de la As-censión. Nuestro Señor promete que, después de que ya no lo veamos a El en la Tierra, lo veremos de nuevo en el Cielo. En este movimiento de la Pascua, entonces, nuestros corazones son dibujados hacia arriba, tal como nos lo exhorta San Pedro en la Epístola para eli-minar los deseos de la carne y poner nuestros corazones en los placeres celestiales y espirituales. Hoy también es tradicionalmente se celebra la solemnidad pas-cual de San José, que se traslada de el miércoles. San José nos enseña cómo vivir bien en esta vida con nuestros corazones en-cendidos en la vida futura de la gloria en el Cielo. Este es el secre-to de la felicidad que nos enseña, especialmente en nuestro traba-jo. Mientras trabajaba largas horas en su carpintería, San José nun-ca perdió su mirada contemplativa hacia Dios Todopoderoso y hacia Sus maravillosas obras en Jesús y María. Él nunca dejó la presencia de Dios para dar su corazón a las criaturas. Tenemos una tendencia en nuestra naturaleza caída a ser absorbi-dos en nuestro trabajo en vista de los bienes de esta vida. En esta absorción, la experiencia amarga nos enseña, que perdemos nues-tra paz del alma y nos volvemos tan dispersos como los muchos diferentes bienes creados que estamos persiguiendo. San José nos enseña que debemos traer la sabiduría de Dios incluso a nuestras vidas profesionales, que debemos trabajar a la luz de la verdad y que solo tenemos necesidad de una sola cosa. Esto significa man-tenernos en nuestra oración constante, incluso en el trabajo, y significa poner el trabajo y sus demandas en su lugar apropiado en nuestras vidas. Dios siempre viene primero. Cuando nuestros corazones están puestos en las cosas de este mundo, somos miserables. Cuando nuestros corazones están puestos en las cosas del Cielo, somos magnánimos y gozosos y libres. Esta es una lección liberadora de Pascua que nos enseñó San José el Trabajador. Oren por mi, Padre José Previtali