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

January 7, 2018 OUR LADY OF LORETTO PARISH

“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, May Barnett, Don and Darlene Belluomini, Elaine Benson,

Violet Bohme, Louis Boscacci, Louise Caldwell, John Cullen, Karen Davis, Bonnie de Rutte, Anette Diaz, Delmida Edwards, Jesse Fuette, Claudia Gitson, Pat Grant, John Gross, Berth Guantes, Margaret Hamlett, Alice Horn, Eleanora LaCarrubba, Benita

Lopez, Jesse Mendoza, Marybeth Miller, Paola Tirado Moreda, Peggy Murphy, Dalton O’Sullivan Family, Ray Ostertag, Tearah Parker, Lorraine Priolo, Phil Rappaport, Ker-

ry Rodriguez, Arthur Ruiz, Margarita Ruiz, Allen Schwoob, Kenric Silva, Pat U’Ren, David Wilson

May all our deceased Parishioners rest in the

loving arms of Christ especially:

Jack Bonanno

Mass Intentions January 6 through January 14

Day Time Intentions

Priest

Saturday 1/6 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Bev Tanem + Eileen Donaldson +

AS AS JML

Sunday 1/7 8:00am 10:00am 12:30pm

Satsiowski Family (L) and + Rose Gauci + OLL Parishioners

AS AS JML

Monday 1/8 9:00am

Thomas Cullen + AS

Tuesday 1/9 9:00am

Caroline Tobin + AS

Wednesday 1/10 9:00am

Leo Olson + AS

Thursday 1/11 9:00am Claudia Gitson + AS

Friday 1/12 9:00am

Cathy Lindbloom Family (L) and + AS

Saturday 1/13 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Al Olivier + Rose Gauci +

AS

Sunday 1/14 8:00am 10:00am 12:30pm

Kenric Silva (L) OLL Parishioners

AS AS JML

AS: Fr. Andrew Spyrow JML: Fr. Juan Manuel Lopez

MR: Fr. M. Raimondi

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

Pastor (Sabbatical January through June)

Rev. Andrew Spyrow

Administrator frspyrow@ollnovato,org

(January 1 —June 30)

Rev. Juan Manuel Lopez Parochial Vicar ext. 221

Church of the Assumption Parish 1-707-878-2208

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

Mr. 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, 12:30pm Spanish Mass

Eucharistic Adoration

Every Friday 9:30am-5:00 pm and

4th Wednesday of the Month 6pm—8pm

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

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM OLL YOUTH MINISTRY! The Convent is CLOSED for all middle and high school events until classes resume the week of January 8. Have a blessed and joyful Christmas!

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 January 10 is: Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. All adults are invited to participate.

TODAY'S READINGS First Reading -- You shall be radiant at what you see, your heart shall throb and overflow (Isaiah 60:1-6). Psalm -- Lord, every nation on earth will adore you (Psalm 72). Second Reading -- The Gentiles are copart-ners in the promise in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6). Gospel -- The magi were overjoyed at seeing the star (Matthew 2:1-12).

From OLL Adult Faith Formation Next up will be "Orthodoxy" by G. K. Chesterton for discussion on Wednesday, January 10.

14th Annual Walk for Life

West Coast Saturday

January 27, 2018 We have secured a bus and are accepting reservations. Please contact Erin at the rectory for more in-

formation and to reserve your space.

Dear Friends By the time you read this letter, I will be in Rome. I am looking forward to my six month Sabbatical in Rome and Jerusalem. I am also looking forward to my return to Our Lady of Loretto in the early part of July. I am so happy that Farther Andrew is taking my place. He is one of the good ones.

I am overwhelmed by the Christmas cards and gifts that were given to me this year. I feel like Sally Fields when she won an Oscar at the Academy Awards, a number of years ago, when she kept saying, “You love me. You really love me.” I don’t deserve your generosity. You are much too kind. I appreciate your love and support. When I get back from Jerusalem in July, I will thank each of you personally. A big shout out to all of you who helped, in any way, with Christmas: in no particular order EM’s, lectors, altar servers, choir, greeters, Altar Society and ushers (I hope I didn’t leave any-one out) … thank you, thank you, thank you for all your hard work. The Church looked beau-tiful and the music never sounded better. A big thank you to all parishioners who gave to the Christmas collection. We raised almost $40,000 because of you. Again, thank you! One last item: On the 4th Tuesday of every month during the winter months, about 20 of your fellow parishioners go to Quest Church and feed the homeless. Last month we fed about 35 men. Thank you to all those involved with this ministry. You truly are feeding Christ in the least of our brothers. I still cannot believe that in a very short time I will be walking in the footsteps of Christ and His Apostles. I will remember you in every step of my journey, especially when I celebrate Mass. I hope to send back short letters and pictures to you from Rome and Jerusalem via the Sunday Bulletin. Until we meet again in July, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Father Brian

EASTERN STAR Fair eastern star, that art ordain'd to run Before the sages, to the rising Sun, Here cease thy course, and wonder that the cloud Of this poor stable can thy Maker shroud. --Sir John Beaumont

Monthly Giving Annual Update and Renewal Donations by Monthly Check Thank you for your continued support of Our Lady of Loretto over this past year. For those paying by check, please contact Erin Troy, at the Rectory, if you would like to receive 12 blue envelopes for your monthly offering. We appreciate your prayerful consideration on increas-ing your donation in the coming year. All donations, regardless of amount, are appreciated.

Credit Card Donations For those who make their monthly offering via credit card, you will be receiving a mailing. In this mailing you will see a new credit card authorization form which we would ask you to send back to us by January 30, 2018. Online Giving For those utilizing our parish website to manage their donations, we would ask that you take some time to ensure all your information is up to date. Second Collections will be updated by January 10th.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Where on earth would you go to honor the magi? Iran or Saudi Arabia, Tarshish or the Isles come to mind, but Cologne, Germa-ny would be a good choice. There the Shrine of the Three Kings has been the centerpiece of the city's cathedral since the fourth century. Today it is the largest reliquary in the world: a gilded and ornamented triple casket gleaming high above the altar. In the fourth century, the supposed relics of the wise men were taken from Constantinople to Milan, where they remained until the Ger-man Emperor with the unlikely name Frederick Barbarossa (Red Beard) gave them to the Archbishop of Cologne. Ever since, pil-grims have streamed into the city to honor the magi, the first of all pilgrims, and thus the heavenly patrons of all who have some holy wanderlust. This largest Gothic cathedral in Europe today was begun in the mid-1200s to house the relics. In medieval times, the relics in a

city's possession were often the key to a sound international economy. The reliquary was last opened in 1864, and the remains of three men were indeed discovered. The cathedral is well worth a visit, with enormous twin spires forming the largest façade of any church in the world (it is the model for St. Patrick's in New York). Construction began in 1248 and ended in 1880, a six-hundred-year project. Today, it is a World Heritage Site, described by the U.N. as "an ex-ceptional work of human creative genius." This great treasure of our tradition suffered fourteen direct bomb hits in World War II but did not collapse. It survived while the city burned around it, preserved, the townspeople say, by three heavenly patrons. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

This Week at OLL January 7 - January 14 Sun. The Epiphany of the Lord Mon. SVDP—Library– 7pm (change of date) Tue. ICF—Hall—5:30pm 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— 7pm Fri. Adoration—Chapel—9:30am to 5:00pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel –9:30am Sun. Second Sunday of Ordinary Time

Esta semana en OLL 7 Enero — 14 Enero

Domingo: La Epifanía del Señor 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: Viernes: Adoration—Chapel—9:30am to 5pm Sab: Cenacle—Chapel—9:30am Domingo: Domingo Segundo del Tiempo Ordinario

Our AAA 2018 Goal is $136,595. It is a little down from last year’s AAA Goal. Thank you

for your continued support.

2018 Assessment Calculation

The Assessment goal is a percentage of the ordinary income from the previous year, as reported by each parish. As in the past, any amounts raised above the goal will be re-turned to the parish. The assessment goal for all parishes is set at 20%. OLL Goal : $136,595 Fiscal Year Ended 6/30/17 Offertory $573,799 Christmas Collection $45,384 Easter Collection $41,069 Holy Days $7,959 Baptisms $2,910 Marriages $1,750 Funerals $8,985 Candles $7,314 Less Cost of Candles $-6,193 Total $682,977

Nuestro objetivo AAA 2018 es de $ 136,595. Está un poco por debajo de la meta AAA del año pasado. Gracias

por su continuo apoyo.

Evaluación 2018 Cálculo El objetivo de la Evaluación es un porcentaje del ingreso ordinario del año anterior, según lo informado por cada parroquia. Como en el pasado, cualquier cantidad recaudada por en-cima de la meta será devuelta a la parroquia. El objetivo de evaluación para todas las par-roquias se establece en 20%. OLL Goal : $136,595 Fiscal Year Ended 6/30/17 Offertory $573,799 Christmas Collection $45,384 Easter Collection $41,069 Holy Days $7,959 Baptisms $2,910 Marriages $1,750 Funerals $8,985 Candles $7,314 Less Cost of Candles $-6,193 Total $682,977

Queridos amigos Cuando leas esta carta, estaré en Roma. Espero ansiosamente mi Sabbat de seis meses en Roma y Jerusalén. También estoy deseando volver a Nuestra Señora de Loretto a principios de julio. Estoy tan feliz de que Andrew Más esté toman-do mi lugar. Él es uno de los buenos.

Estoy abrumado por las tarjetas de Navidad y los regalos que me dieron este año. Me siento como Sally Fields cuando ganó un Oscar en los Premios de la Academia, hace varios años, cu-ando ella decía: "Me amas. Realmente me amas ". No merezco tu generosidad. Eres demasi-ado amable. Aprecio tu amor y apoyo. Cuando regrese de Jerusalén en julio, agradeceré a cada uno de ustedes personalmente. Un gran saludo para todos los que ayudaron, de alguna manera, con la Navidad: en ningún or-den EM, lectores, monaguillos, coro, saludadores, Altar Society y acomodadores (espero no dejar a nadie afuera) ... gracias usted, gracias, gracias por todo su arduo trabajo. La Iglesia se veía hermosa y la música nunca sonó mejor. Un gran agradecimiento a todos los feligreses que dieron a la colección de Navidad. Recaudamos casi $ 40,000 por su culpa. ¡Una vez más, gra-cias! Un último artículo: el cuarto martes de cada mes durante los meses de invierno, aproximad-amente 20 de sus feligreses van a Quest Church y dan de comer a las personas sin hogar. El mes pasado alimentamos a unos 35 hombres. Gracias a todos los involucrados con este minis-terio. De verdad estás alimentando a Cristo en el más pequeño de nuestros hermanos. Todavía no puedo creer que en muy poco tiempo estaré siguiendo los pasos de Cristo y Sus Apóstoles. Te recordaré en cada paso de mi viaje, especialmente cuando celebro la Misa. Espero enviarte cartas cortas y fotos desde Roma y Jerusalén a través del Sunday Bulletin. Hasta que nos volvamos a ver en julio, que Dios te sostenga en la palma de su mano. ¡FELIZ AÑO NUEVO! Padre Brian

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — ¡Levántate y brilla, Jerusalén! La gloria del Señor amaneció sobre ti (Isaías 60:1-6). Salmo — Se postrarán ante ti, Señor, todos los pue-blos de la tierra (Salmo 72 [71]). Segunda lectura — El misterio de que los gentiles son coherederos, socios en la promesa en Jesucristo, se ha dado a conocer a los hombres (Efesios 3:2-3a, 5-6). Evangelio — Magos del oriente llegaron, diciendo: “¿Dónde está el rey de los judíos que ha nacido?” (Mateo 2:1-12).

LA PROMESA DE DIOS A TODOS Hoy Isaías le recuerda al pueblo de Dios que recupe-rará su tierra, que se alegrará al ver que las personas re-gresan del cautiverio del exilio y que será una luz para todos los pueblos. En otras palabras, por medio del pueblo de Israel, el Salvador llegará a todos los pueblos que bus-can a Dios con un corazón sincero. Esto traerá la alegría y el resplandor de la gloria de Dios a todo el mundo y a to-dos los pueblos. Gracias a la fide-lidad del pueblo de Dios y, gra-cias a la fidelidad de Dios con ellos, todos serán sus hijos y se alegrarán con el cumplimiento de su promesa a Israel.