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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
March 15, 2015 Fourth Sunday of Lent OUR LADY OF LORETTO
PARISH
“Empowered by the Spirit of God we celebrate Jesus’ presence in
Prayer, Liturgy, Sacrament and Service”
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Please pray for our parishioners who are sick and suffering that
they may know the embrace of Christ’s healing love.
Paulette Borg, Sue Castillo, Drago Dolar, Niloo Fatema, Mary Lou
Fuette, Thelma Graves, Fr. Tom Hamilton, Martin Keaney, Bridie
Keenan, Jim Lang, Betty McDon-ald, Mary Ellen McIntyre, Samuel
Morris, Judy Nygard, Bob Rowden, Anita Skinner,
Mary Lisette Vazquez
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 included on the Prayer List.
May all our deceased
Parishioners rest in the loving arms of God especially:
Elena Turroni
Bernadette Murphy
Mass Intentions March 14 to March 22
Day Time Intentions March 14—March 22
Priest *
Saturday 3/14
9:00am 5:00pm Vigil
Amantica Bandoni + Luisella Giovannacci +
ME ME
Sunday 3/15 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am 12 Noon
Macario Soto + Gloria Valls + Colleen Hautau + OLL
Paarishioners
ME ME NH ME
Monday 3/16
7:00am 9:00am
Mary Ellen McIntyre (L) Joe Ferraro Family (L) and +
ME NH
Tuesday 3/17 7:00am 9:00am
Tony Cassamasimo + Dennis Sullivan +
ME NH
Wednesday 3/18
7:00am 9:00am
Donald Morrison + Medeiros and Teixeira Family (L) and +
ME NH
Thursday 3/19
7:00am 9:00am
Bernadette Murphy + Jospeh Ottolini +
ME NH
Friday 3/20
7:00am 9:00am
Dominic and Antonette Millevoi Family (l ) and +
BC NH
Saturday 3/21
9:00am 5:00pm Vigil
Adrian and Pierina Giannini + Thomas Ryan +
BC BC
Sunday 3/21 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am 12 Noon
Rosa Staben and Marion Montes + Sixto and Gloria Yuml + OLL
Paarishioners
BC NH BC BC
BC: Fr.Brian Costello ME: Fr. Manuel Estrada NH: Fr. Neil
Healy
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Rev. Brian Costello [email protected] Ext.227
Pastor
Rev. J. Manuel Estrada [email protected] EXT 230
Parochial Vicar
Rev. Neil Healy In Residence (Happily Retired) EXT 233
Sr. Jeanette Lombardi osu EXT.226
Pastoral Associate
Rev. Mr. Alejandro Madero EXT. 225 Deacon
Patrick Reeder EXT. 234 Parish Manager
Office Staff
Mary Ann Varner EXT. 221 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
Diacono Alejandro Grades 1-3 en Espanol
415-897-2171 ext 225
Annie Troy, Dir. Youth Ministry and Confirmation
415-897-2171 ext.277
Mass Times See separate article regarding
Lenten observances Monday—Friday
7:00am During Lent, 9:00 am Saturday 9:00am
5:00 pm (Vigil Mass) Sunday 7:30am, 9am, 10:30am,
12pm Spanish Mass
Eucharistic Adoration Every Friday
9:30am-5:00 pm
Stations of the Cross 7pm Friday During Lent
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 3:30pm
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]
THIS WEEK IN CONFIRMATION AND YOUTH MINISTRY: Monday, 3/16:
Middle School Classes meet in the convent from 7-8:30 Thursday,
3/19: OLL YM Game Night! All high school aged teens are welcome!
7-8:30pm in the convent. **Students preparing for First Communion,
please remember to meet in the YM office at 6:30pm on your
respective class nights.** OLL YOUTH MINISTRY will be sending 25
young people to this year’s Steubenville San Diego conference this
Summer from July 23-26. We need your help getting there and we’re
willing to work for it! While we will be fundraising in the months
to come, each family is responsible for contributing $500 – this
works out to be about 2/3 of their total trip cost. We have already
had requests from parishioners looking to hire out yard help,
set-up/clean-up for events, etc. If you have any opportunities for
our teens, please contact the youth ministry office.
([email protected]; 897-2171 x277) Thanks! If you are interested
in learning more about what our teens will experience during this
powerful weekend, please visit www.allforgodcatholic.org and click
on the “Steubenville San Diego” tab.
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MARIN CATHOLIC FASHION SHOW
The Marin Catholic Parents Association invites you to join us
for “The Great Gats-by”, the school’s annual fundraising and
auction on Saturday March 14, 2015 at the Marin Civic Center
Exhibit Hall in San Rafael. The luncheon and dinner shows will
feature more than 250 Marin Catholic students on the catwalk,
modeling clothes from local boutiques and stores throughout Marin.
The luncheon event begins at 10:00 a.m. , with the Marin
mar-ketplace filled with unique gift items followed by a luncheon
catered by Il Fornaio and fashion show. The dinner show starts at
5:00 p.m. and features both silent and live auctions, a sit-down
dinner by Il Fornaio, fashion show, live music and danc-ing.
Luncheon tickets are $75.00, dinner show tickets are $165.00. The
MC Marketplace is open to the public and free from 10:00-3:00 p.m.
and is comprised of local vendors includ-ing Kathy Kamei designs,
Kiki Bean and Beadhead and Lynn Tallerico designs. Event sponsors
include Hartman Studios, Il Fornaio, Bradley Real Estate, Bob and
Shannon Altman, Mark Michna, DDS, and Kevin and Christine Sharps.
Online bidding for an array of auction items opens to the pub-lic
on February 23, 2015 at www.biddingforgood.com/
MarkyourcalendarsforOur Lady of Loret-to’s 11th Annual
YouthMinistry Golf TournamenttobeheldThursday, June 25th,at Indian
Valley
Golf
Club.Wehopeeachandeveryparish-ionerwillsupportthisveryspecialfundraiserbybeingasponsor,playingaroundofgolf,purchasingaraf
leticket,and/orat-tendingthedinnerinthechurchhallfollow-ingthetournament.Withyourcontinuedgeneroussupport,wecanprovidemuch-neededfundsforYouthMinistry,amostim-portantprogramfortheteensandyoungadultsofourparish.Thankyou!11thAnnualGolfCommittee
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PARISH BLOOD DRIVE
MARCH 22 IN THE PARISH HALL 8am to 1 pm
BRING YOUR ID AND TRY TO EAT BEFORE DONATING
ALL DONORS WILL BE ENTERNED TO WIN TWO BOTTLES OF WINE FROM
BEVMO
CALL BOB ABELING FOR AN APPOINTMENT 415-328-5789
The North Marin Auxiliary of St. Vincent de Paul at St.
Anthony’s presents its An-nual Spring Luncheon on Wednesday, April
22nd at the Marin Country Club. You can make your reser-vations by
calling Gwen
Johnson at 415-883-3055. Please bring your friends and join us
for an elegant and fun afternoon.
THE NEW COVENANT When the prophet Jeremiah coined the term “new
covenant” he was actually doing something quite radical. For the
Jewish people, there was only one covenant, the one made between
the Lord God and Israel through Moses at Mount Sinai. For Jeremiah
to suggest that God would somehow supersede the covenant with a new
one would have sounded audacious to Jewish ears. But in this way he
is a predecessor of Jesus who, in the Gospel of John, is
continually por-
trayed as superseding the past, establishing the reign of God in
a new way. And in today’s Gospel pas-sage, Jesus the “new covenant”
speaks the language of his “new commandment” of love when he tells
of the dying grain of wheat, and of our own need to die to self in
order to be raised with Christ. As Lent ends and we prepare to
enter into Holy Week, the dying grain of wheat serves as an
excellent symbol of the kind of dying and self�sacrifice to which
disciples are called, a symbol of that new covenant written deep
within our hearts. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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Monday through Friday of Lent:
Masses are at 7am and 9am
Fridays of Lent (except Good Friday): Soup and Salad Supper in
the
Hall at 6pm Bilingual Stations of the Cross in the
Church at 7pm
During the Fridays of Lent, we abstain from meat
FATHER’S LETTER WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK
ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER?
IF NOT, CALL THE RECTORY TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR PARISH MAILINGS
AND TO RECEIVE THE WEEKLY CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO NEWSPAPER FROM THE
ARCHDIOCESE.
Helping Hands March Meeting Change of Date
Because St. Patrick’s Day falls on the 3rd Tuesday this year,
the next meeting of Help-ing Hands has been moved from March 17 to
WEDNESDAY MARCH 18. Same time and place…7:00 p.m. in the school
library. Are you interested in joining Helping Hands? Pick up a
brochure in the vestibule and see what they are all about! All are
welcome.
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — I will make a new covenant; I
will write my law upon their hearts (Jeremiah 31:31-34) or Ezekiel
37:12-14. Psalm — Create a clean heart in me, O God (Psalm 51) or
Psalm 130. Second Reading — Christ learned obedience and be-came
the source of eternal salvation (Hebrews 5:7-9) or Romans 8:8-11.
Gospel — If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it
produces much fruit (John 12:20-33) or John 11:1-45 [3-7, 17,
20-27, 33b-45]. The English translation of the Psalm Responses from
the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International
Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights
reserved.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62
[41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3,
16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb
10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59
Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28;
Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16
(procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mk
14:1 — 15:47 [15:1-39]
LOVE AND DEATH Unhappy is death without the love of the Savior;
unhappy is love without the death of the Savior. —St. Francis de
Sales
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This Week at OLL March 15— March 22
Sun. The Fourth Sunday of Lent Mon. SVDP—Library– 7pm Tue. Our
Mother of Perpetual Help—Chapel—6pm Al-Anon—Convent – 7:15pm Wed.
Our Lady’s Prayer Group—Church—7:30pm Helping Hands—Library– 7pm
Thurs. Choir Practice– Choir Room—6:30pm Fri. Eucharistic
Adoration—Chapel—9:30am—5pm Soup, Salad and Stations 6pm—Parish
Hall and Church Sat. Cenacle—Chapel—9:30am Sun. The Fifth Sunday of
Lent
Esta semana en OLL 15 Marzo —22 Marzo
Domingo: Cuarto Domingo de Cuaresma Lunes: Coro de JPC—Cuarto de
Coro—7pm 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: Ensayo del Coro-Iglesia-6:30pm
Viernes: Adoración Eucarística-Capilla 9:30am a 5pm
JPC—Bibliotecca—7pm
Sabado: Cenáculo-Chapel-9: 30am
Domingo: Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE
Lenten Reconciliation Service
At Our Lady of Loretto Church Monday, March 23rd
10:30 am 7:00 pm
March 29th
Palm Sunday Saturday, March 28th, 5pm (Vigil)
8:00 am and 10:00 am Masses in English 12 Noon in Spanish
Blessing of Palms & Distribution after all the Masses
April 2nd Holy Thursday
7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Bi-lingual) Altar of Repose /
Adoration In Parish Hall until 10 pm
April 3rd
Good Friday 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm—School Passion Play
1:00pm—Choir: “Whispers of the Passion”
2:00pm - Veneration of the Cross/Communion Service 5:00 pm—Live
Stations in Spanish
7:00 pm Good Friday Service in Spanish
April 4th Holy Saturday
No Confessions on Holy Saturday 8:00pm - Easter Vigil
(Bi-lingual)
April 5th
Easter Sunday Masses in English - 8:00 am, 10:00 am, and 10:15
am in
Hall Spanish Mass 12 Noon
El Norte Marin Auxiliar de San Vicente de Paul en San Antonio de
presenta su primavera Almuerzo Anual miércoles 22 de abril en el
Club de Campo Marin. Usted puede hacer sus reservaciones llaman-do
Gwen Johnson al 415-883-3055. Por favor, trai-ga a sus amigos y
únete a nosotros para una tarde elegante y divertido.
CABALLEROS DE COLÓN DONACION DE SANGRE DE LA PARROQUIA
22 de marzo en el Salón Parroquial 08 a.m.-1 p.m.
Traer su identificación y tratar de COMER DE ANTEMANO
TODOS LOS DONANTES SE ENTERNED PARA GANAR DOS BOTELLAS DE VINO
DE BevMo
LLAME A BOB Abeling PARA UNA CITA 415-328-5789
Ayudar Reunión Manos de marzo Cambio de fecha Porque el día de
San Patricio cae en el 3er martes de este año, la próxima reunión
de Helping Hands ha sido trasladado desde el 17 de marzo al
Miércoles 18 de marzo a la misma hora y lu-gar ... 7: 00 pm en la
biblioteca de la escuela. ¿Estás interesado en formar parte de
Helping Hands? Recoge un folleto en el vestíbulo y ver lo que son
todo! Todos son bien-venidos.
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PADRES CARTA VOLVERÁ LA PRÓXIMA SEMANA ¿ES USTED UN PARROQUIANO
REGISTRADO? SI NO, llame a la rectoría A INCLUIR EN NUES-TROS
CORREOS PARROQUIA Y RECIBIR EL PERIÓDICO SEMANAL CATÓLICA SAN
FRANCISCO DE LA ARQUIDIÓCESIS.
Sopa, Ensalada y Estaciones de la Cruz
El viernes de la Cuaresma que estamos teniendo una sopa y
ensalada "simple" de la cena en el Salón a las 6 pm seguida de las
estaciones bilingües de la Cruz en la Iglesia a las 7pm. Esto le
brindará la oportunidad para que nos unamos como parroquia en el
ayuno, la oración y la limosna durante la Cuaresma
LA NUEVA ALIANZA Cuando el profeta Jeremías creó el término
“nueva alianza” hacía algo muy radical. Para el pueblo judío, sólo
había una alianza, la que el Señor Dios había hecho con Israel por
medio de Moisés en el Monte Sinaí. Cuando Jeremías dice que de
alguna manera Dios va a reemplazar la antigua alianza con una
nueva, seguro que sus oyentes pensaban que era algo muy atrevido.
De ese modo Jeremías es un predecesor de Jesús, quien, en el
Evangelio de Juan se presenta siempre como alguien que reemplaza el
pasado, estableciendo el Reino de Dios de una manera nueva. Y en el
pasaje del Evangelio de hoy, Jesús, “la nueva alianza” habla con el
lenguaje del “nuevo mandamiento” de amor cuando menciona el grano
de trigo que muere y nuestra propia muerte al egoísmo para poder
resucitar con Cristo. Al finalizar la Cuaresma y al prepararnos a
entrar en la Semana Santa, el grano de trigo que muere es un
símbolo excelente del tipo de muerte y autosacrificio al que los
discípulos están llamados, un símbolo de esa nueva alianza escrita
en lo más profundo de nuestro corazón. Copyright © J. S. Paluch
Co.
LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — El Señor hará una nueva
alianza con la casa de Israel. (Jeremías 31:31-34) o Ezequiel
37:12-14. Salmo — Oh Dios, crea en mí un corazón puro (Salmo 51
(50)) o Salmo 130 (129). Segunda lectura — Cristo aprendió
obediencia, y los que ahora le obedecen encuentran en él la
salvación eterna (Hebreos 5:7-9) o Romanos 8:8-11. Evangelio — Si
el grano de trigo cae en tierra y muere, da mucho fruto (Juan
12:20-33) o Juan 11:1-45
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