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

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 4TH, 2016

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, We live in a fallen world. We have to tell our children not to talk to strangers. We have to take out insurance policies and have our contracts notarized. We live in an ugly, broken world in which we find it difficult to trust each other even in matters that are mutual-ly beneficial. On December 8, we celebrate the feast day of a World that is not fallen. We celebrate the truth that, right in the middle of this fallen world of ours, there is a World so beautiful and so pure and so free from sin that God chose her for His own dwelling. As St. Louis de Montfort famously preached, God made the earth for men and the heavens for the angels, and finding neither of these places suit-able for Himself, he made for His own Dwelling the Blessed Virgin Mary. On the feast of the Immaculate Conception, we celebrate the truth of our faith that Mary, the Mother of Jesus, the Son of God, is all-holy from the first moment of her conception in the womb of her mother, St. Anne. We celebrate Mary's Immaculate Conception, which her Son, Jesus, merited for her by His Death on the Cross in the most pure humanity which He took from her. We feel our hearts rejoice to discover this World that is not fallen and is ours, because she is our Mother too. We are filled with humble gratitude that God has given His own Dwelling Place to us as the dwelling place of our own hearts. We sing praise to Our Father in Heaven for having given to us our Immaculate Mother. Immaculate Mary wants us to live in her Immaculate Heart. She wants us to go there daily in the devout recitation of the Holy Ro-sary, in which we meditate on the Divine Mysteries that she keeps in her Heart. Live in her. In the midst of this fallen world, so full of sin and strife, find peace in the Immaculate World of Mary. She is Real Life. She is the Dwelling of God. She is our Life, our Sweetness, and our Hope! 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

Parish Announcements

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, Geral-dine Medigan, Javier Ramos, Marina Williamson, Mickey Williamson, Alteamor Espejo, Abby Franco, Rachel Thein, John Romero, Pedro Bautista, Donald Thierry, Shiela Santos, Shannon Perez, Don Wright, Harvey Koepf, Jena Losch, Sam Reynal, Duncan Harter, Loretta Duran, Tammy Endsley, Kathy Repetto, Raquel Corona, Rich Perez, Marie Caloca, Claire Simonich.

Pray for Our Parishioners Who are Sick

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 for 8:00am Mass Old Hall Office will be closed Thursday, December 8th.

CHRISTMAS MASSES 2016 Christmas Eve Masses Saturday December 24th Our Lady Of the Pillar 8:00am Mass in English 5:00 pm Vigil Mass in English 8:00 pm Misa de Vigilia

St. Anthony’s Pescadero 6:00 pm Misa en Español Sunday December 25th Our Lady Of the Pillar 12:00 am Midnight Mass-Sung Latin Mass 8:00am Mass in English 10:00am Mass in English 12:00pm Misa en Español St. Anthony’s Pescadero 9:00 am Mass in English Our Lady of Refuge 10:30 am Mass in English Saturday December 31th Our Lady Of the Pillar 8:00 am Mass in English 5:00 pm Mass in English 8:00 pm Misa en Español St. Anthony’s Pescadero 6:00 pm Misa en Español

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION MASS SCHEDULE Thursday December 8, is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of our Blessed Mother. It is a holy day of obliga-tion, which means a day on which we attend Mass and rest from our work. Our parish Mass schedule is as follows: Wednesday, December 7 7:00pm Bilingual Mass at Our Lady of the Pillar 7:00pm Bilingual Mass at St. Anthony’s (Pescadero) Thursday, December 8 8:00am English Mass at OLP 3:30pm English Mass at OLP After School Family Mass 7:00pm English Mass at Our Lady of Refuge (La Honda) 7:00pm Misa en Español Nuestra Señora del Pilar

Thank you! After almost two and a half years as our parish bookkeeper, Velma Atkinson will be moving on, effec-tive December 15. We thank Velma for her diligent and competent service to our parish and we wish her well in her professional endeavors.

"Position Open: Parish Bookkeeper" Our Lady of the Pillar Parish is in need of a new part-time bookkeeper. Four to six years of experience with Quick-Books is preferred. Duties include, but are not limited to: processing payroll, performing bank reconciliations, pay-ing vendors, recording cash receipts, and maintaining the general ledger. All interested applicants should submit a résumé to Father Previtali at jprevitali@gmail.com by December 9.

New members for Art and Environment The OLP Art and Environment committee is looking for vol-unteers. We are committed to working throughout the year to keep our altar, church interior and exterior appropriately dec-orated for the celebration of the Mass. The flowers, plants and other decorations are coordinated to the specific liturgical occasions of the Church calendar. If you are interested in becoming a member of our group, please call the rectory of-fice or Kristin Sutro, 726-6456

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Saturday EVENING December 3rd, 2016 5:00pm Juvenal Melo + and Family Anne Minoletti (Int.) & Family 8:00pm Hermanos Hernandez (Int.) Sunday December 4, 2016 8:00 am Michael Rodriguez + & Family 10:00 am Manuel Machado + & Family Joe Daniel Rocha + 12:00 pm Por la parroquia 6:00 pm Frank Vaz Jr. + and Family Monday December 5, 2016 8:00 am Eduardo & Maria Silveira+ Elias Pacheco + and Family Tuesday December 6, 2016 8:00am Francisco & Florinda Ferreira + Wednesday December 7, 2016 8:00 am Manuel & Maria Ferreira + and Parents Benny Velarde + Thursday December 8, 2016 8:00 am Siste Crudeli + Manuel & Albertina Veredas + Friday December 9, 2016 8:00 am Idalina & Francisco Costa + Diana Lopes & Jose Valdemar + Saturday December 10, 2016 8:00 am Eduarda Furtado + 5:00pm Joe, Artur & Emilia Goulart 8:00pm John Costa & Maria Mendes + Sunday December 11, 2016 8:00 am Palmira & Jose Cota + and Family Joe Lopes & Manuel Jose + 10:00 am Idalina & Francisco Costa + Luis & Bernadette Belo + 12:00 pm Por la parroquia 6:00 pm John Costa + Anne Minoletti & Family (Int.) St. Anthony’s 6:00pm December 3 Por las Almas del Purgatorio 9:00am December 4 Bob Monsen + 6:00pm December 10 Bob Monsen + 9:00am December 11 The Burns Family + Our Lady of Refuge 10:30am December 4 Dorothy Wylie + 10:30am December 11 Dorothy Wylie +

November 20th. Collection 1st Collection 2nd Collection Our Lady of the Pillar $ 4,373 $ 1,512 Our Lady of Refuge $ 190 $ 97 St Anthony’s $ 386 $ 140 November 27th. Collection 1st Collection 2nd Collection Our Lady of the Pillar $ 5,541 $ 2,930 Our Lady of Refuge $ 250 $ 166 St Anthony’s $ 355 $ 182 Thanksgiving Collection $ 1,457 Second Collection this week: Building Fund December 11: Retirement for Religious December 18: Annual Appeal December 25: Religious Education January 1: Building Fund January 8: Annual Appeal January 15: Religious Education

ST. VINCENT de PAUL GIVING TREE

The me has come for our annual St. Vincent de Paul Society Christ-mas giving tree. You will find the tree in the ves bule adorned with tags represen ng a needy child in our community. If you would like to par cipate, simply take a tag from the tree, pur-chase a gi , wrap it with the tag a ached and return to the office by December 18.

CELEBRACION A LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE Diciembre 12, 2016

4:00 am Presentación de la Obra de las Apariciones 4:30 am Mañanitas a la Virgen de Guadalupe 5:00 am Misa (Español) 7:00 pm Presentación de las apariciones de la Virgen 8:00 pm Misa (Español)

CELEBRATION FOR OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE December 12, 2016

4:00 am Pageant: The Apparitions 4:30 am Song to Our Lady of Guadalupe 5:00 am Mass (Spanish) 7:00 pm Songs and Pageant: The Apparitions 8:00 pm Mass (Spanish)

MISAS PARA LA INMACULADA CONCEPCION El jueves 8 de Diciembre es el Día Solemne de la Inmaculada Concepción de Nuestra Madre Bendita. Es un día santo de obligación, que significa que tenemos que asistir a Misa y descansar de nuestro trabajo. El Horario de Misas de nuestra Parroquia es el siguiente: Miércoles 7 de Diciembre: 7:00pm Misa Bilingüe en Nuestra Señora del Pilar 7:00pm Misa Bilingüe en San Antonio (Pescadero) Jueves 8 de Diciembre: 8:00am Misa en Ingles Nuestra Señora del Pilar 3:30pm Misa en Ingles Nuestra Señora del Pilar Misa Familiar después de Escuela. 7:00pm Misa en Ingles Nuestra Señora del Refugio (La Honda) 7:00pm Misa en Español Nuestra Señora del Pilar

PARISH ADVENT RETREAT “Turning Towards the Lord” On Thursday, December 15, from 6:30pm-9:00pm At Our Lady of the Pillar Church we will have our Advent Parish Re-treat. We will begin together in the church at 6:30 with our welcome and opening prayer. Then, Fr. James Moore, from St. Dominic's in San

Francisco, will be giving the talk in English and Mon-signor James Kelly, from Menlo Center in Menlo Park, will be giving the talk in Spanish. Following the talks, we will gather again in the church for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. There will be five priests available for confession and we will conclude with Benediction. All are welcome!

RETIRO DE ADVIENTO PARROQUIAL "Volviéndose hacia el Señor"

El jueves 15 de diciembre, de 6:30 pm a 9:00 pm, en la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, tendremos nuestro Retiro Parroquial de Adviento. No reuniremos en la Igle-sia a las 6:30pm con nuestra oración de bienvenida y apertura. Después el Padre James Moore, de St. Domi-nic's en San Francisco, estará dando la plática en Inglés y Monseñor James Kelly, del Menlo Center en Menlo Park, estará dando la plática en Español. Después de las pláticas, nos reunire-mos de nuevo en la iglesia para la adoración del Santísimo Sacramento. Habrá cinco sacerdotes disponibles para la confesión y concluiremos con la Bendición. ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

As we prepare for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12, I would like to draw your attention to our recently re-finished shrine of Our Lady of Guada-lupe on the southeast end of the parish property. I want to thank our many gener-ous donors for their love for Our Lady and I especially want to thank Alfonso Sención for his generous leadership and hard work in the work of beautification. I hope that you find our shrine a peaceful place to encounter the motherly love of the Blessed Virgin Mary. -Father Previtali

Mientras nos preparamos para la fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Gua-dalupe el 12 de diciembre, me gustaría llamar su atención a nuestro recién terminado Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe en el extremo sureste de la Iglesia. Quiero agradecer a todos nuestros generosos donadores por su amor a Nuestra Señora y quiero agra-decer especialmente a el Sr. Alfonso Sención por su generoso lide-razgo y arduo trabajo para el embellecimiento de nuestra fuente. Espero que encuentren nuestro santuario un lugar tranquilo para encontrar el amor maternal de la Santísima Virgen María. -Padre Previtali

Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, Vivimos en un mundo que se esta cayendo. Tenemos que de-cirles a nuestros hijos que no hablen con extraños. Tenemos que contratar pólizas de seguros y tener nuestros contratos notariados. Vivimos en un mundo roto, feo, en la que nos re-sulta difícil confiar el unos en otros, incluso en asuntos que son mutuamente beneficiosos. El 8 de diciembre, celebramos la fiesta de un Mundo que no ha caído. Celebramos la verdad de que, en medio de este nues-tro mundo caído, hay un mundo tan hermoso y tan puro y tan libre de pecado que Dios lo escogió para su propia morada. Como San Louis de Montfort predico, Dios hizo la tierra para hombres y los cielos para los ángeles, y al no hallar ninguno de estos lugares adecuados para si mismo, El hizo de su pro-pia morada de la bienaventurada Virgen María. En la fiesta de la Inmaculada Concepción, celebramos la ver-dad de nuestra fe, que María, la Madre de Jesús, el Hijo de Dios, es santa desde el primer momento de su concepción en el vientre de su madre, Santa Ana. Celebramos la Inmaculada Concepción de María, que su Hijo Jesús, le mereció por Su muerte en la cruz en la humanidad mas pura que el le quito. Sentimos que nuestros corazones se alegran de descubrir este Mundo que no está caído y es nuestro, porque ella es también nuestra Madre. Estamos llenos de humilde gratitud que Dios nos ha dado Su propio lugar de vivienda como lugar de mora-da de nuestros propios corazones. Cantamos alabanzas a Nuestro Padre celestial por habernos dado a nuestra Madre inmaculada. María Inmaculada quiere que vivamos en Su Corazón Inmacu-lado. Quiere que vayamos todos los días en la devota recita-ción del Santo Rosario, en el que meditamos sobre los Miste-rios Divinos que ella guarda en su Corazón. Vivir en ella. En medio de este mundo caído, tan lleno de pecados y de luchas, encontrar la paz en el Inmaculado Mundo de María. Ella es la vida real. Ella es la morada de Dios. !Ella es nuestra vida, nues-tra dulzura y nuestra esperanza! Oren por mi, Padre José Previtali