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

October 7, 2018

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

Fr. Erick with members of the traditional dance group, Zazil Ha’, who performed at the Kermes on September 30th.

Thank you to everyone who supported this wonderful annual event.

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, Norma Costello, John

Cullen, Anette Diaz, Joe DiMare, Peter Dardis, Delmida Edwards, Gene and Carolyn 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, John Mcmahon, Jesse Mendoza, Mary Miranda, Paola Tirado More-

da, Peggy Murphy, Julio Ordonez, Dalton O’Sullivan Family, Ray Ostertag, John Par-dini, Tearah Parker, Ali Parviz, Paul Patocchi, Bob Perkins, Madeline Phelan, Mayra Ruth Pineda, Lorraine Priolo, Phil Rappaport, 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, Gual-

berto Pech Tah, Guadalupe Torres, Carlota Tovar, Betty Van Stratton, Cathy Westover, David Wilson

May all our deceased Parishioners rest in

the loving arms of Christ especially:

Thomas Echo Alice Theisen

Mass Intentions October 6th through October 14th

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

Saturday 10/6 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Matt Goodin + Gayle Cooke +

BC BC EA

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

Jim Purcell + Gene Erigero + OLL Parishioners

BC BC EA

Monday 10/8 9:00am

Sue Austin + EA

Tuesday 10/9 9:00am

Julie Luchan + EA

Wednesday 10/10 9:00am

Mike Hurd + BC

Thursday 10/11 9:00am Theresa Mohawk (L) BC

Friday 10/12 9:00am

Charlie Freeman Family (L) and + BC

Saturday 10/13 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Bishop Richard Garcia + Craig Pitti + Neydi Calderon and Young Dugan +

EA BC EA

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

Sheila St. Sure + Fr. Leonard Calegari + OLL Parishioners

BC 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

Kathleen Pitti

415-897-6714

Annie Troy, Dir. Youth Ministry

and Confirmation Co-Director of Adult Faith Formation

415-897-2171 ext.277

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.

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

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.

HE EMBRACED THEM AND BLESSED THEM

Today Jesus stresses how children embody the reign of God. They are trusting and loving and have hearts that are open to love. They are joyful when they are made aware of God's love for them, and are eager to return that love. This is the model Jesus holds out to us if we want to welcome the reign of God. We need to have open, lov-ing hearts. We must drop our defenses, however we came by them, and welcome Christ's love for us with joy. This is impossible for us on our own. Only the grace of God will enable us to do this, but that grace is freely and generously given. We have only to accept it.

TODAY'S READINGS First Reading -- The man said, "This one is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called 'woman' " (Genesis 2:18-24). Psalm -- May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives (Psalm 128). Second Reading -- He who consecrates and those who are being consecrated all have one origin (Hebrews 2:9-11). Gospel -- Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it (Mark 10:2-16 [2-12]).

Our Lady of Loretto Knights of Columbus FRESH DUNGENESS CRAB FEED

October 13th 6PM to 9:30PM Reservation forms are in the church ves-

tibules & at ollnovato.org/crabfeed This event will sell out fast; don’t delay

getting your reservations. Reservations close October 9th @ 6PM

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 October 10 is: Command-ments: The Ten and The Great. All adults are in-vited to participate.

THIS WEEK IN OLL CONFIRMATION & YOUTH MINISTRY

MONDAY, 10/8 - NO MIDDLE SCHOOL CLAS-SES! (Classes resume 10/15) THURSDAY, 10/11- OLL Youth Ministry Game Night! 7-8:30pm. All high school aged teens are welcome (all HS-aged Confirmation students are expected :-) Interested in being a part of our youth ministry team? The ways that you can help are many and varied - call the youth ministry office or email annie@ollnovato.org

OUR LADY OF LORETTO is looking for NEW VOICES Come join our Volunteer Choir Minis-try. Young and mature voices are all welcome. Weekly practice: Thursday 6:30—7:30 PM— Christmas Practice 7:30—8:30 PM

Current choir members agree, we experience wonderful enjoyment as we pray twice with our songs of praise for our awesome God. We have come to love each other in a special way as we practice and encourage others. Talk to a Choir member or call Rich Elliott at (925)997-5041 or email Rich at willowsth@aol.com or Lou Elsa Nathe at louelsa99@gmail.com Please take an informational flyer located in the vestibule for more details.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Looking for volunteers to bartend at the OLL Oktoberfest on October 20th, 6-11pm. This is the school’s biggest fundraiser and we need your help! Even if it’s only for an hour or

two it would be greatly appreciated. If inter-ested, please contact Marie Tyler (415) 898-

8277 or mtyler21@comcast.net.

FROM ADULT FAITH FORMATION: Join us for our Marin Parish Mission here at OLL on November 4, 5 & 6 at 7pm in the Church. We are so happy to welcome story teller and musician Steve Angrisano back to Our Lady of Loretto for a three-night event that is sure to build your faith and encourage your hearts. Steve Angrisano is undoubtedly one of the most effective and versatile ministry leaders in the Church today. Young and old alike embrace the passionate message of faith, hope and love wo-ven throughout his music and storytelling. Always rooted in a spirit of humility and faithfulness, Ste-ve’s easy, honest style of ministry is born from who he is: a committed witness to the life and love of Jesus Christ. All are welcome to this free event, suitable for all ages. Please spread the word and invite your friends.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 1-6 There are no religious ed classes for Grades 1-6 on Monday Oct. 8 or Tuesday Oct. 9 - we are closed for the Columbus Day Holiday. Classes resume next week. Parents, please RSVP to annie@ollnovato.org for childcare for the First Communion/Confirmation parent retreat coming up on Saturday Nov. 3. (We want to make sure we have enough volunteer babysit-ters to help you on that day.). The OLL Book Club will meet next on Novem-ber 8 at 10am in the Convent Chapel for coffee & discussion of Bryan Mercier 's "Why Do You Believe in God". All are welcome! If you would like discussion questions emailed to you ahead of time, please con-

Dear Friends, I wrote this letter last Tuesday as the first rain of the new season is falling. It’s good to see the rain again. We certainly need it! I will be giving a short pitch for the AAA this Sunday. We have almost reached our goal of $135,000. For those of you who haven’t already given, now is the time to step up to the plate and give something, anything, so that we can meet our goal. It is not too late! For those who have already given,

thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are the best! On October 16th through the 19th, Father Erick and myself will be in San Francisco for the annual Priests Study Week. This is a mandatory meeting for all the priests in the archdiocese. I have tried to get a priest to come in to cele-brate daily Mass, but there are no priests! Accordingly, I have asked George Jurkowich to hold a Communion Service during those days that we are away. For those of you who want Mass, Mass will be celebrated at st. Anthony’s at 9am on those days. Sorry about the inconvenience. Thank you for your very ositive response to my homily last Sunday. It was a difficult subject to talk about, but the Gospel compels all of us to speak the truth. One parishioner complained that I had taken sides between Judge Ka-vanaugh and Professor Ford. Nothing could be further from the truth! This tragedy, now playing out back in Washing-ton, hs destroyed both peoples and their families lives. Sad! As I mentioned to you last week in my letter to you, October is a very busy month. Here again are some of the highlights in addition to all the great offerings we have in our Adult Faith Formation series (see the flyers in the vesti-bules): : 24 Hour Adoration will take place beginning at 9am Mass on Friday, October 12th, to 9am Mass on Saturday, October 13th, the 101st anniversary of Our Lady’s apparition at Fatima. Adoration will take place in the Church Chapel. Please plan to spend an hour or more with Our Lord, in quiet prayer, during this time. Saturday, October 13th at 6pm: Crab Feed put on by the Knights of Columbus. Saturday, October 20th at 6pm: OKTOBERFEST put on by our School PTG. Wednesday, October 24th at 7pm will be our first Parish Council meeting. Our Council will be composed of 12 members representing the heads of the various Parish Organizations. Sunday, October 28th at the 10am Mass: Children’s Halloween Mass with boxes of See’s Candy going to the best boy and best girl costumes. Thursday, November 1st: all Saint’s Day, a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses at 9am (School attending), 6pm and 7:30pm in Spanish. Friday, November 2nd: All Souls Day. Masses at 9am and 7:30pm in Spanish. Be sure to get your All Souls Envelopes in so that the names of your loved ones can be put on our altar during the month of November. Sunday, November 4th at the 10am Mass: Annual Parish Memorial Mass Thursday, November 8th, at 7pm in the Church: EM’s and Lector’s Meeting. Please plan on attending. Happy Respect Life Sunday ! Father Brian

This Week at OLL October 7 — October 14

Sun. 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mon. Tue. ICF—Hall—5:30pm Perpetual Help Prayer Group—6pm—Chapel Al-Anon/Alateen—Convent –7:15pm Wed. Catholic Daughters—Hall—6:30pm 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. 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Esta semana en OLL 7 Octubre — 14 Octubre

Domingo: XXVII 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: XXVIII Domingo Tiempo Ordinario

ALL ARE INVITED! OCTOBER 12 - 13 Our Lady of Loretto Honors the con-clusion of Our Lady of Fatima's Six Months of Fatima Messages FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 - 9:00 a.m. Mass

- 9:30 a.m. 24 Hour Adoration of the Blessed Sac-rament & Rosary (Meditation Chapel; see Sign-Up sheet) • 5:30 p.m. Rosary • During our 24 Hour Adoration the Rosary will

be recited at the following times: 9 p.m., 12 mid-night; 4 a.m. & 8 a.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 - 8:45 a.m. Conclusion of 24 Hour Adoration - 9:00 a.m. Mass - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Rosary & Devine Mercy Chap-let & Cenacle (Meditation Chapel) • 12-2 p.m. Public FATIMA ROSARY RALLY

hosted by the Knights of Columbus at Miwok Park (Novato Blvd. entrance.)

Join the OLL School for dinner, dancing and an auction.

October 20th 6pm - 11pm.

Tickets are $65 per person and can be pur-chased on the church website. See the flyers in the Vestibules for more details.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Un viejo chiste relata que una ancianita por más que se apresuraba a llegar al templo, siempre llegaba tarde al rosario. Un día decidió adelantarse para ver por qué duraba tan poco tiempo el rezo del rosario. A la hora establecida salió un ministro de la sacristía y velozmente recitó "Cruz, Bola, bolita, bolita, boli-ta, Bola . . .". Esta es una exageración del hecho que muchos re-zan el rosario como si fuera una serie de fórmulas que se repiten sin pensar. Esta devoción mariana debe meditarse con tranquilidad y en silencio. El enfoque del rezo del rosario son los misterios de la vida de Jesús. Los "Padrenuestros" y las "Ave Ma-rías" nos ayudan a entrar en esa meditación en una forma mas profunda. Esas oraciones deben ayudar-nos a penetrar el misterio de un acontecimiento gozoso, luminoso, doloroso, o glorioso de la vida de Jesucristo. Pero, una vez que estamos en presencia del misterio, debemos enfocarnos y contemplar a Dios. Esto no significa que el rosario no deba nunca rezarse en voz alta y en grupo. El rosario también tiene su dimensión comunitaria, pero ésta necesita fundarse en una verdadera meditación. En varias culturas latinoamericanas aún se canta el rosario. Ya sea a solas o en comunidad, rezado o cantado, el ro-sario es un tesoro de nuestra fe que nos puede facili-tar la contemplación del salvador. --Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura -- Dios crea una compañera apropiada para Adán: Eva (Génesis 2:18-24). Salmo -- Que Dios nos bendiga todos los días de nuestra vida (Salmo 128 [127]). Segunda lectura -- Cristo, el que consagra, y aquellos a quienes consagra tienen un mismo origen. (Hebreos 2:9-11). Evangelio -- Lo que Dios ha unido, que ningún ser humano lo separe. Dejen que los niños vengan a mí. El reino de Dios pertenece a los que son como ellos (Marcos 10:2-16).

Queridos amigos, Escribí esta carta el martes pasado cuando caía la primera lluvia de la nueva temporada. Es bueno volver a ver la lluvia. ¡Ciertamente lo necesitamos! Daré un lanzamiento corto para la AAA este domingo. Casi hemos alcanzado nuestra meta de $ 135,000. Para aquellos de ustedes que no han dado ya, ahora es el momento de pasar al plato y dar algo, cualquier cosa, para que podamos cumplir con nuestra meta. ¡No es demasi-ado tarde! Para aquellos que ya han dado, gracias desde el fondo de mi corazón. ¡Eress el

mejor! Del 16 al 19 de octubre, el Padre Erick y yo estaremos en San Francisco para la Semana anual de estudio de los sacerdotes. Esta es una reunión obligatoria para todos los sacerdotes en la arquidiócesis. He tratado de hacer que un sacerdote venga a celebrar la misa diaria, ¡pero no hay sacerdotes! En consecuencia, le he pedido a George Jurkowich que celebre un Servicio de Comunión durante los días que estamos fuera. Para aquellos de ustedes que quieren misa, la misa se celebrará en st. Anthony está a las 9 am en esos días. Perdon por el inconveniente. Gracias por su respuesta muy ositiva a mi homilía el domingo pasado. Era un tema difícil de hablar, pero el Evangelio nos obliga a todos a decir la verdad. Un feligrés se quejó de que yo había tomado partido entre el juez Kavanaugh y el profesor Ford. ¡Nada mas lejos de la verdad! Esta tragedia, que ahora se desarrolla en Washington, destruyó la vida de ambos pueblos y sus familias. ¡Triste! Como les mencioné la semana pasada en mi carta, octubre es un mes muy ocupado. Aquí nuevamente están algunos de los aspectos más destacados, además de todas las grandes ofertas que tenemos en nuestra serie de Formación de Fe para Adultos (vea los volantes en los portales): La Adoración de 24 horas se llevará a cabo a partir de las 9 a.m. de la misa del viernes 12 de octubre a las 9 de la misa del sábado 13 de octubre, el 101 aniversario de la aparición de la Virgen en Fátima. La adoración tendrá lugar en la capilla de la iglesia. Por favor planee pasar una hora o más con Nuestro Señor, en oración silenciosa, durante este tiempo. Sábado, 13 de octubre a las 6 p.m.: Cangrejo alimentado por los Caballeros de Colón. Sábado, 20 de octubre a las 6 p.m.: OKTOBERFEST organizado por nuestra Escuela PTG. El miércoles 24 de octubre a las 7 pm será nuestra primera reunión del Consejo Parroquial. Nuestro Consejo estará compuesto por 12 miembros que representan a los jefes de las diversas organizaciones parroquiales. Domingo, 28 de octubre en la Misa de las 10am: Misa de Halloween para niños con cajas de See's Candy con los mejores disfraces para niños y niñas. Jueves, 1 de noviembre: todo el Día de los Santos, un Día de las Obligaciones. Misas a las 9am (Asistencia escolar), 6pm y 7:30 pm en español. Viernes, 2 de noviembre: Día de las almas. Misas a las 9 a.m. y a las 7:30 p.m. en español. Asegúrese de ob-tener sus sobres de All Souls para que los nombres de sus seres queridos se puedan colocar en nuestro altar durante el mes de noviembre. Domingo, 4 de noviembre en la Misa de las 10am: Misa Anual de la Parroquia Memorial Feliz respeto a la vida el domingo! Padre Brian