December

17

2017

Embracing God’s People • Equipping Disciples • Accompanying Believers

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Morning: 8:00AM

Vigil: 5:30PM

Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:00AM,

10:30AM, 12:00PM, 5:30PM

Monday-Friday:

6:30AM, 9:00AM

Holy Days of Obligation

Vigil: 7:30PM

6:30AM, 9:00AM, 7:30PM

OFFICE HOURS

Monday-Thursday:

8:30AM – 7:30PM

Friday:

8:30AM - 5:30PM

Saturday:

9:00AM - 12:00PM

Sunday:

9:00AM - 1:30PM

Parish Center : 818-349-1500

18405 Superior Street

Northridge, CA 91325

PERPETUAL ADORATION 6:00AM-Midnight

RECONCILIATION Saturday, 4:00PM and 7:30PM

SCHOOL 18437 Superior Street

Northridge, CA 91325

Phone: 818-349-0245

www.our-lady-of-lourdes-school.org

Mr. Kris Brough, Principal

Transitional Kindergarten

to

Grade 8

Rev. Fr. David Loftus, Pastor

Rev. Msgr. Peter C. Moran, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Fr. Daniel White, Associate

Rev. Fr. Jerry O’Keeffe, Retired

Rev. Fr. John Coleman, O.Carm. (Sunday only)

Deacon Juan Galido

18400 KINZIE STREET, NORTHRIDGE, CA 91325 • 818-349-1500 • PARISHCENTER@OLLNR.ORG • WWW.OLLNR.ORG

A Ministry providing quality, confidential, Christ-centered care

to people who are hurting.

Archbishop José H. Gomez asks all people of faith and good-will to join him in offering prayers and support for all our brothers and sisters affected by the wildfires in Ventura, Santa

Barbara and LA Counties. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is providing support to the communities affected by the fires through Catholic Charities of Los Angeles and our local parishes and schools. A special fund has been established to help those impacted by the fires. Donations can be made at www.archla.org/fires.

From Our Pastor 2

Some people have been asking me these past

two weeks about whether or not their going to

mass on Christmas Eve would also satisfy their

obligation to attend mass on Sunday? With this

year Christmas falling on a Monday, our

Christmas Eve masses will be on Sunday

evening, so is it possible to get a “two-for”? Oh

the creativity of the Catholic mind! I’m never

unimpressed with how we can approach

certain difficult questions. I was even presented

with a story about a priest in Pittsburgh who

offered a “dispensation” from the obligation to

attend mass on Sunday, if parishioners met

certain criteria. However, since then, the

dispensation has been revoked.

One of our younger parishioners asked me this

question about having to go to mass two days

in a row, and I offered a math problem in

response. Given our mass schedule, how many

different possible combinations of masses

would allow a person to satisfy both their

participation in Sunday mass and mass for

Christmas? The fifth-grade mind immediately

wondered how a question designed to get

them out of having to go to mass twice in two

days became a math challenge. That’s the

problem with having a troublesome Irish

pastor… ;-)

Let’s just agree that there are bigger

challenges confronting us in our lives than

figuring out how we can avoid celebrating

Eucharist together two days in a row on the

very rare occasion when calendars bring

together a Sunday and a major Holy Day such

as Christmas. Check out our parish schedule of

masses for next weekend, and enjoy the

possibilities. Make plans with family for the best

celebration.

On this third Sunday of Advent, the scriptures

invite us into awareness of how God is present

and at work in our lives… “The Spirit of the Lord

is upon me…” The echo of Isaiah is familiar on

our ears for two reasons, this Advent. Firstly, this

is the passage that Jesus read at the beginning

of his public ministry (cf Lk 4:14-21), and

secondly, it is echoed in Mt 25:31-46 which was

heard in our church a few short weeks ago. The

idea that the quality of our relationship with

God is made manifest in our relationships with

“others”, with those on the “peripheries” of life

of whom we are reminded by Pope Francis so

often, is evident in the verses from the prophet:

“he has sent me to bring glad tidings to the

poor,

to heal the brokenhearted,

to proclaim liberty to the captives

and release to the prisoners”

As we move headlong into the festivities of the

season, it is

good for us to

remember

that Christmas

is not so much

about being

great, as

much as it

reminds us of

how God comes among us in the most

vulnerable of ways, not with power and

triumph, but as an infant, totally reliant on the

care and love of others. Christmas is less about

noise and parties as much as it is about stillness

and calm in our lives, prompted by focusing on

those things and those relationships that are

most important to us and most dear to us in life.

Christmas is less about how great everything is

in our lives and more about how we can

embrace the God who comes towards us,

emptying himself of everything so as to

become utterly like us, to become utterly

human. What humility God reveals as an

integral part of what it means to be fully

human.

Advent prompts us to pause, to reflect, to

consider. All the many ways in which we

engage in this season offer us wonderful

opportunities to dig deeper within ourselves

and to allow ourselves to explore meaning and

significance in our lives. Enjoy the parties and

the holiday chaos, certainly. But remember

why we have them, and that for which we

strive in raising up the best of our humanity

amidst all the sometimes frenetic moments of

these days.

News & Updates 3

Upcoming News!

CHRISTMAS DANCE PHOTOS!

Your photos taken at the

Christmas dance are

available for pick up in the

Parish Center Office. Call for

business hours, 818-349-1500.

Alpha is coming to OLL! If you missed the orientation meeting last Saturday night but still want to learn more about Alpha, visit the parish website or www.AlphaUSA.org The excitement is building! Find out what Alpha is all about! The

Alpha experience is a series of fifteen interactive session

that explore the big questions of life and the basics of

Christian faith in a relaxed, non-judgmental environment.

SIMBANG GABI - WEST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY St. John Baptist de la Salle 12/17/2017 Sunday, 2:00PM Our Lady of Lourdes-Northridge 12/18/2017 Monday, 7:00PM Our Lady of Grace 12/19/2017 Tuesday, 7:00PM St. Mel 12/20/2017 Wednesday, 7:00 M St. Euphrasia 12/21/2017 Thursday, 7:00PM St. Joseph the Worker 12/22/2017 Friday 7:00PM St. John Eudes - Host 12/23/2017 Saturday, 7:00PM

“Living With Christ” Parish Retreat-January 18th,19th, 20th Live with and in Christ more fully on a daily basis. Bring the teachings of Jesus into every aspect of your own life. Experience how the divine force can well up inside you and fill you with love and power, to help satisfy your inner hunger for God. Learn to be companions to each other, to share faith in Christ, to grow in God’s love and to allow the Spirit room to dance within you. Come and live in Christ’s presence.

Thursday, January 18th and Friday, January 19th will begin at 6:00PM in the Moran Center with a supper.

Saturday, January 20th will begin at 1:00PM in the Moran Center with a lunch. The retreat will conclude at the 5:30PM Mass. A completed registration form and $20.00 will reserve your seat. Seating is limited.

TO REGISTER

Call the Parish Center, 818 349-1500 ext. 114 or Pay online: https;//membership.faithdirect.net/events/details/1327

Dinner at Shakey’s! Take a break from holiday cooking and support the parish Boy Scout Troop 550 at the same time! Have dinner at Shakey’s in Northridge (10340 Reseda Blvd.) on Wednesday, December 20

between 5:00 and 8:00PM. Twenty percent of the proceeds will go to our troop if you tell them that you are there for the Boy Scouts. You can even order over the phone and do it take out style!

Are you an Adult seeking to

complete the sacrament of

Confirmation?

You are invited on TUESDAY evenings beginning

January 23, 2018 - May 8, 2018

from 7:00 - 9:00PM in

our Parish Center.

You are encouraged to invite family members or friends who may want to complete their sacrament. Please provide us with a copy of your Baptism and First Communion Certificates. To register, call our Faith Formation office, Sister Sharon, 818-349-2836.

CHRISTMAS SEASON SCHEDULE

Saturdays Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)

4:00PM & 7:30PM (Except December 23) Saturday December 23 4:00PM

Christmas Eve Masses

Sunday, December 24 4:00PM - Church and Stroup Hall 6:30PM and 10:30PM - Church

(Music begins one half hour before mass)

Christmas Day Masses

Monday, December 25 7:30, 9:00, 10:30AM and 12:00PM Tuesday, December 26 9:00AM

(Mass will not be celebrated at 6:30AM)

Solemnity of Mary

Monday, January 1, 2018 12:00PM (Mass will not be celebrated at 6:30AM or 9:00AM)

Parish Family 4

DID YOU KNOW?

Pay attention to signs of neglect Neglect is a form of child abuse characterized by a failure to meet a child’s basic needs for nourishment, shelter, clothing, healthcare, education and so forth. Be on the lookout for signs of neglect in the children you see on a daily basis because if these needs are not met, a child may be suffering physically and emotionally. Some signs of neglect include malnourishment, poor hygiene, and insufficient medical care. For more information, and a copy of the VIRTUS® article “The Oft-Forgotten Type of Abuse: Neglect,” visit http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protecting/Pages/VIRTUS-Current-Online-Articles.aspx, or call (213) 637-7508.

Contact: Monica Alvarez at Safeguard@ollnr.org “Working Together to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse 2017” is available in the church and at the Parish Center Office, 818-349-1500.

Parish activities

this week… (C) Church; (SH) Stroup Hall; (PC)

Parish Center; (MC) Moran Center;

(YR) Youth Room, (AC) Adoration

Chapel

Monday, December 18

6:30AM Mass (C) 9:00AM Mass (C) 6:30PM OLL Prayer Group(MC)

7:00PM Simbang Gabi (C) Tuesday, December 19

6:00AM Mass (C) 9:00AM Mass (C) 1:00PM Christmas Concert (C) 6:00PM Christmas Concert (C) 6:45PM RCIA (youth) (PC) Wednesday, December 20

6:30AM Mass (C) 9:00AM Mass (C) 4:00PM Religious Education 7:00PM RCIA (PC) 7:30PM OLPH Novena (C) Thursday, December 21

6:30AM Mass (C) 9:00AM Mass (C) 7:30PM Choir Rehearsal (C) Friday, December 22

6:30AM Mass (C) 9:00AM Mass (C) 7:30PM Families Anon (MC)

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A Spiritual & Cultural Journey to Lourdes, Paris & Beyond Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Community in Northridge has planned a pilgrimage under the spiritual direction of Fr. David Loftus.

10-Days: June 18 to 27, 2018 Full package: Air & Land $3,399 Discount Price (payment by check) OR

$3,598 Standard Price (pay by credit card)

From Los Angeles (LAX) plus $450 in airport taxes, security fees and current fuel surcharges

and $150 in tips.

Land only packages available. Brochures and reservation forms are

now available in the church and at the Parish Office. Download a brochure at www.GoCatholicTravel.com/Loftus

In this season of Advent, we are continuously preparing ourselves for the celebration of Christ's birth. Why not help our own parish prepare for the coming new year by signing up with Faith Direct? By supporting Our Lady of Lourdes, both you and our parish can save some time and peace of mind this holiday season. Already using Faith Direct? Don't forget to add your Christmas or End-of-Year contributions to your account. Visit www.faithdirect.net and use our church code: CA756. Thank you for your continued support of our parish family! God Bless You, Fr. David Loftus, Pastor

Sacred Heart Leadership

Retreat The Sacred Heart Sisters personally invite young women ages 17-25 to enter into the Heart of God, to discover His personal

love for you through quiet and communal prayer, spiritual presentations, group activities, faith-oriented discussions, Sacrament of Reconciliation, Mass, and Eucharistic Adoration.

Arrival: December 28, 11:00AM Departure: December 30, 7:00PM Heart of Jesus Retreat Center, Santa Ana 714-557-4538 www.sacredheartsisters.com

Pray For Our Sick

Myrna Ann Dreibus, Kevin Janus, Diane Coane, Danny Kahn, Lily Sheridan, Kenneth Rahn, Marion Bricker, Alicia Burns, Frank Richardson, Jean Mansour, Ted Cagulada, Lucy Patrissi, James Garrison, Eileen Potzmann, Fr. John Coleman O.Carm, Linawati Gunawan, Dede Moss, William McAndrew, Irene McAndrew, Daisy Fajardo, Charles Luzusky, Marian Crossan, William Doyle, Cynthia Quilaneta-Sanchez, Mimi Borkowski, Judith Dionisio, Guadalupe Chauteco, Joseph Kontra, Mariellen Ambrose, Tina Montanez, Martine Hernandez, Neil Barbati, Lee Herbert, Kevin Krzewinski, Carmen Schiavoni, Michelle Franck, Paul Franck Jr., Charlie Franck, Suzette Franck, Jim Cordi, Terri Gerardo, Larry Maloney, Helen Moriarity, Beatrice Boersma, Tom Irwin, Herb Mitchell, Stephanie Tiglao, Mario Lee, Westley Aprico, Antoinette Gasbarro, Aranka Egeghy, Martha Kelly, Peter Donnelly, Craig Gardner, Vivian Doolan, Bobby Gerardo, Millie Sciuto, Viviane Hamamdjian, Alan Dadourian, Marilyn Barton, Esperanza Vicuna, Tom Ancel.

December 16 8:00AM Michael Willis, Irene Baes 5:30PM Arturo Barbagiovani (D), Stephen Potzmann (D) December 17 7:30AM Mary Massaria (D), Evelyn Ward Cassidy (D) 9:00AM Peter Onelum (D), Kerri Pearson (D) 10:30AM John Nettles (D), Frank Tepley (D) 5:30PM Shirley Shelulski(D), Matthew Koziol (D) December 18 6:30AM Miguel Estrada (D), Dolores Mendoza (D) 9:00AM Bernadette Franck(D), Conrando Mendoza (D) December 19 6:30AM Sharon Wright (D), Geronimo Solas Gonzales (D) 9:00AM Gloria Ignacio (D), Mrs. Gertrude Emmanuel (D) December 20 6:30AM Jesus Reyes (D), Rosa M. Lobos (D) 9:00AM De La Cruz Family December 21 6:30AM Henry & Donatila D’Sa (D) 9:00AM Jerry Sr. & Norma Jaravatta December 22 6:30AM John Saddi 9:00AM Robert Maurice Hickey December 23 8:00AM Edward Myatt (D), Jose Flores Sanchez (D) 5:30PM Lucia Macro (D), George Morga (D) December 24 7:30AM People of the parish 9:00AM People of the parish 10:30AM People of the parish 5:30PM People of the parish

Readings for the Week of December 17, 2017

Monday: Jer 23:5-8/Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19 [cf. 7]/Mt 1:18-25 Tuesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17 [cf. 8]

Lk 1:5-25 Wednesday: Is 7:10-14/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 7c and 10b]/Lk 1:26-38 Thursday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21 [1a; 3a] Lk 1:39-45 Friday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1a]/Lk 1:46-56 Saturday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14 [cf. Lk 21:28]

Lk 1:57-66 Sunday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 [2a] Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38

Liturgy 5

We invite you on

First Friday for

Rosary and

Benediction at

7:00PM to pray for vocations. For information regarding Vocations, call Larry or Sylvia at 818-489-3242. Archdiocesan Vocation Office:

213-637-7248 www.lavocations.org. Regional Vocations Director:

Fr. Steve Davoren 213-637-7515

Celebrate your marriage anniversary with our parish community. Currently, we bless our married couples at the 9:00AM Sunday Mass on the 2nd Sunday of

your Anniversary month.

Call Betty Peltier at 818-363-0174,

Let us share in the witnessing of

your love, together.

Discernment Group

San Fernando Region

Every 2nd Friday of the Month

7:00PM

St. Charles Borromeo 10834 Moorpark Street

North Hollywood, CA 91602

DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

Gerald & Melissa Roja 3 Artin & Rocio Kehyeyan 24 Peter & Juanita Guerrero 30 Luis & Ilse Rivera 31 Charles & Herminia McMurray 40 Filemon Kho & Teresa Zormoso 50 Mario & Herminia Guihama 54 Claro & Aurora Capinpuyan 58

Jennie Barrera

Frank Esposito Patricia Monson

Parish Information 8

Outreach Eucharistic Ministry to the Sick Receive the Eucharist at home on Friday mornings. Call Catherine Wallace, 818-886-6656. Families Anonymous - A 12 step program for those dealing with people with a substance abuse issue. Meet in Rm. 4 of

Moran Center, Fridays 7:30-9:00PM. Call 818-892-5319.

O.A.S.I.S - Older Adult Services provides friendly visits, transportation to doctors and Sunday Mass. Contact Mary Borowy at the Guadalupe Center, 213-251-3572 or Lilia Hughes, 818-341-3314.

Parish Crisis/Counseling - Referral Service, call the Parish Office, 818-349-1500. Prayer Network - Call Marie Nolan, 818-349-4093 or Cici Marquez, 818-903-4794. Stephen Ministry - Call Patti or Mel, 818-349-1500 ext. 150 (private voicemail)

St. Vincent de Paul Society-Helping those in need.

818-349-1500 ext.149 (Private voicemail)

Prayer Groups �

Legion of Mary Meets Saturday mornings at 9:30AM in Room 2 of

the School. Call 818-396-9134 or 818-363-1169. OLL Charismatic Prayer Group

Meets every Monday, 7:00PM in Moran Center. Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help is held on Wednesday evenings, 7:30PM in the Church. SFVA - San Fernando Vigil Adorers meet Friday evenings, 7:30PM in Moran Center.

SACRAMENTS Reconciliation

Saturday: 4:00PM and 7:30PM

Infant Baptism

First & Third Sunday of the month at 1:00PM Baptism preparation class, 1st Tuesday of the month, 7:00PM. Call Sr. Sharon Richards, SDSH, for an appointment, 818-349-2836.

Marriage

Contact the Parish Center at least six months prior, for an appointment.

Anointing of The Sick

Contact the Parish Center 818-349-1500 Email: parishcenter@ollnr.org

FORMATION

Religious Education Sr. Frances Kennedy, SDSH 818-349-1285, RE@ollnr.org See website for more details www.ollnr.org Confirmation/Youth Ministry

818-349-1500 ext. 109 YouthMinistry@ollnr.org Adult Faith Formation

Sr. Sharon Richards, SDSH 818-349-2836 AFF@ollnr.org

Saturday 5:00 - 6:45PM

Sunday 9:30AM - 1:15PM

Help our parish community

find books and stories that

inspire!

Looking to revitalize the Library

collection and improve

access for our parish.

Interested in sharing your time,

call Kareena de Vera Kiefer,

818-469-1190.

RCIA - Are you seeking answers to your questions? Baptized Catholic and wish to complete your sacraments? Join us on Wednesday evenings, 7:00PM in the Parish Center Office.

RCIA Adapted for Children is a process for any un-baptized child age 7 to 14 interested in becoming fully initiated in the Catholic Faith (receiving Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist). We meet every Tuesday, 6:45-8:00PM

in the Parish Center Office. Please contact Sister Sharon 818-349-2836.

Are you a Catholic

student attending

CSUN? The Catholic Newman Club of California State University, Northridge is composed of college students from the San Fernando Valley. This group of Catholic college students gather every other week to share their faith, learn and deepen their love for God and others. Visit us on Facebook: CSUN Catholic Newman Club Instagram: catholicnewman Email: newman@gmail.com

Youth Ministry youthministry@ollnr.org 818-349-1500 ext. 109

Sage Hubacek

Parish office will be observing

Christmas Holiday

Monday, December 25

Tuesday, December 26