August 4, 2019 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

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

www.ollnovato.org

STEUBENVILLE SAN DIEGO 2019

Thank you to everyone who made this trip possible. God Bless You

May all our deceased Parishioners rest in

the loving arms of Christ, especially:

Marty Troy Jamene Thompson

Mass Intentions August 3 through August 11

BC : Fr. Brian Costello TV: Fr. Tony Vallecillo

Saturday 8/3

9:00am 5:00pm

Violeta Cavero + Francisco Badiang +

BC BC

Sunday 8/4 8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm

Irene Reich (L) Altar Society Members (L) and + OLL Parishioners

BC BC TV

Monday 8/5 9:00am

Lisa Pimentel and Family (L) and + TV

Tuesday 8/6 9:00am Jan Schneider + BC

Wednesday 8/7 9:00am

Bishop Robert Christian, OP + BC

Thursday 8/8 9:00am

Brian Senior + TV

Friday 8/9 9:00am Lou Liberati + BC

Saturday 8/10 9:00am 5:00pm

Dennis Pimentel and Family (L) and + OLL Parishioners

BC TV

Sunday 8/11 8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm

Fr. Richard Deitch + Jeanne Berg +

BC BC TV

Day Time Intentions Priest

Please pray for our parishioners who are sick and suffering that they may know the embrace of Christ’s healing love.

Chuck Becker, Donna Balestrieri, Christopher Coale, Karin Craig, Mandy Gallegos, Jerrad Giomi, Mary Louise Henderson, Rachel Hernandez, Andy Herr, Danny

Kirsten, Dennis Lambert, Dominga Lee, David Lovett, Rob Lowe, Eireann McCarthy, Tony Medeiros, Jesse Mendoza, Scott Mitchell, Allison Morris, Gregory Nelson, Bob Riley, Henrique Santos, Marcia Smith, Paulina and Jacob Telderer, Richard Thomas,

Carlota Tovar, Renee Trechter, Mike Vanni, Steve Warner, Jay Wayne

Please call the Rectory to place someone on the Prayer List.

Rev. Brian Costello, Pastor Ext. 227

frbrian@ollnovato.org

Rev. Tony Vallecillo frtony@ollnovato.org Parochial Vicar Ext. 279

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

415-897-6714

Annie Troy, Dir. Youth Ministry and Confirmation

Co-Director of Adult Faith Formation 415-897-2171 ext.277

Kathleen Pitti—Religious Ed. Secretary

Richard Elliott, Choir Director

1-925-997-5041 willowsth@aol.com

PRIEST EMERGENCY NUMBER

415-301-0514

Mass Times

Monday—Friday 9:00 am

Saturday 9:00am 5:00 pm (Vigil Mass)

Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am,

12:00 pm Spanish Mass

Eucharistic Adoration Monday—Friday 9:30am-5:00 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Monday 6:00pm—8:00pm Saturday 3:00pm-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.

Pre–Baptismal classes in Spanish are held

on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm. Please call the rectory office to schedule

your class.

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

SPLENDORS 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.

The Saturday 7pm Vigil Mass in Spanish has been canceled, effective August 1st. Thank you to all those who worked diligently to put this Mass on.

ADDITIONAL HOURS FOR THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

WE WILL NOW HAVE

RECONCILIATION ON MONDAYS FROM 6-8 PM

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Vanity of vanities! All things are vanity! (Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23). Psalm — If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts (Psalm 90). Second Reading — You too will appear with Christ your life in glory (Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11). Gospel — For though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions (Luke 12:13-21).

NO ONE’S ENEMY May I be no one’s enemy, and may I be the friend of that which is eternal and abides. —St. Eusebius of Vercelli

Dear Friends, Two farewells I would like to mention: Marty Troy died last Saturday. His funeral was Friday. Marty was a long-time parishioner here at OLL. Together, both Marty and Claire raised four beautiful children. In fact, you might know one of those children, Erin, the secretary at OLL for the past 17 years. Marty was very involved here: he was a Knight of Columbus, he was on the Parish Council and did whatever needed to be done

around here. Marty, you will be missed! Claire and the rest of your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. The Dy family moved to San Diego last week because of work. Both Ricky and Emmy Lou were outstanding parishioners. They have three boys and the oldest, John, graduated from our school in June John was also a faithful Altar Server and Lector. I wish we had more families like the Dy family. I will miss you guys! Last month Bob and Mary Jo Cretti, another long time parishioners, moved to Fairfield. The thinking went if parishioners died or moved a new group of people would take their place. That is not happening today! Our Church is getting older and grayer and it is up to all of us to evangelize our neighbors and friends and invite them to Church. Let’s face it: Novato is mis-sionary territory. Father Tom is speaking at all the English Masses this weekend. He would speak at the 12 Noon Spanish Mass, but he does not speak Spanish. Father Tom was in Zambia for 24 years as a Missionary of Africa, formerly known as the White Fathers. I have asked him to speak about his experiences of bringing the Gospel to a non-Christian country. Thank you, Father Tom! That’s about it. I cannot believe that this is the first Sunday in August. Where has the summer gone?

Have a Great Week!

Father Brian

Prayer for Our Parish Heavenly Father, You have chosen the parish as the place by which You encounter us in our daily lives. Here Your Word is proclaimed, the Eucharist is celebrated and Your people are united in a family of believers. We thank You for the abundant blessings You have given to our parish, and pray that we may continue to serve You in faithfulness and love. Keep us open to our need of Your love and fellowship. Help us to work together to serve You and each other for the good of the Church, for the people of our Parish and for Your greater glory. Amen

ARCHDIOCESEAN ANNUAL APPEAL

RECEIVED TO DATE : $150,748 IF YOU HAVE NOT YET DONATED, PLEASE CON-

SIDER A CONTRIBUTION TO HELP US TO CONTIN-UE TO EXCEED OUR PARISH GOAL OF $130,000.

ALL MONIES RAISED OVER OUR GOAL ARE RE-TURNED DIRECTLY TO THE PARISH

YOU MAY DONATE ONLINE AT

WWW.OLLNOVATO.ORG OR VIA THE BROCHURES AVAILABLE IN CHURCH

ALL DONATIONS ARE APPRECIATED!

THE FATIMA CONNECTION Invitation to Make the Five First Saturdays On Dec. 10, 1925, Our Lady appeared to Lucia, the Fatima vision-ary, and spoke these words: “Announce in My Name that I promise to assist at the moment of

death, all those who, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, shall: 1.Go to Confession & receive Holy Communion 2. Recite the Rosary 3. Keep me company for 15 minutes on the 15 mysteries of the Rosary 4. With the intention of making reparation to Me.

Upcoming dates for the 5 First Saturdays: Aug. 3; Sept. 7; Oct. 5; Nov 2; Dec 7. See THE FATIMA CONNECTION BULLE-TIN BOARD located in the handicap en-trance for helpful materials on the following topics:

CONFESSION- Hours: Mon. 6-8 PM & Sat. 3-4 PM

Ten Commandments holy cards ROSARY-

How to Pray the Rosary booklets MEDITATION-

Prayer to Mary, Untier of Knots holy cards

INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC?

Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic Church? Would you like to be baptized as a Catholic? Per-haps you are an adult Catholic who has never received your First Holy Commun-ion or Confirmation? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then we'd like to invite you to learn more about our RCIA process. RCIA (Rite of Chris-tian Initiation of Adults) is the process by which adults come into the Church and receive their Sacraments. We are cur-rently gauging interest for this year's adult classes. Please contact Annie Troy with any questions about what we offer. (415-897-2171 x277 ~ annie@ollnovato.org) There will be a casual meet & greet on Sunday, Septem-ber 9 after the 10am Mass. All are wel-come - bring a friend!

Check out this message…… Sign up for the April 2020 Cursillo

weekend before it’s too late.

You will be glad you did! For more information: www.marincursillo.com

or call Jean & Tom Nelson, (415) 892-2348

This Week at OLL August 4 — August 11

Adoration—Monday through Friday 9:30am to 5pm in Church

Sun. 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mon. SVDP, 7pm, Teacher’s Lounge Tue. Perpetual Help Prayer Group, 6 pm, Chapel Al-Anon/Alateen, 7:15 pm, Convent Wed. Our Lady’s Prayer Grp, 7:30 pm, Church Thurs. Choir Practice, 6:30 pm, Church Fri. Sat. Cenacle, 9:30 am, Chapel Sun. 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Esta semana en OLL 4 Agosto — 11 Agosto

Adoration—Monday through Friday 9:30am to 5pm in Church

Domingo: XVIII Domingo Tiempo Ordinario Lunes: Martes: Miércoles: Nuestra Señora Grupo de Oración- Capilla– 7:30pm Ensavo del Coro-Espanol—Iglesia—7pm Jueves: Viernes: Sab: Cenacle—Church—9:30am Domingo: XIX Domingo Tiempo Ordinario

Educación Religiosa OLL

REGISTRO ABIERTO

Es hora de inscribir a su hijo para el año escolar 2019-2020 tanto en inglés como en español. Los formularios de registro están disponibles en las entradas a la iglesia o puede imprimirlos en su casa desde nuestro sitio web www.ollnovato.org y los formularios pue-den devolverse a la rectoría o en la casi-lla de correo en el convento (1819 Virgi-nia Ave). Regístrese en agosto. 15. ¿Preguntas? Comuníquese con Amy Reeder (Gr. 1-6) o Annie Troy (gr. 7 y más) al (415) 897-6714

Our Lady of Loretto Religious Education REGISTRATION OPEN

Registration is open for the 2019-2020 school year in both English and Spanish. Registration forms are available in the entrances to the church or you can print at home from our web-site www.ollnovato.org and forms can be re-turned to the rectory or at the mail slot at the convent (1819 Virginia Ave) - Please register by August 15. Questions? Please contact Amy Reeder (Gr. 1-6) or Annie Troy (gr. 7 & up) at (415) 897-6714

FROM OLL YOUTH MINISTRY Our teens who traveled to Steubenville San Die-go had a wonderful weekend! This year our chaperones were asked to serve the kids in a special way when I needed to come home early to be with my family. Bill Tyler, Shannon & Robin Cantarutti, and Jennifer Troia very self-lessly jumped into their new role as group lead-ers and youth ministers without hesitation and with great love. It is impossible to express my gratitude to each of them for so willingly and lovingly taking over in my absence. THANK YOU, CHAPERONES. YOU ARE THE VERY BEST.

It's time to register your 7th/8th graders and high school students for the 2019/2020 Confirmation program! Registration forms are available on the parish website, in the church entrances and also at the front door of the convent. Please complete your registration as soon as possible so that we can adequately prepare for this year's program. Any questions can be directed to Annie Troy (annie@ollnovato.org).

La misa de vigilia del sábado a las 7:00 pm se canceló a partir del 1 de agosto. Gracias a todos los que trabajaron diligentemente para poner esta Misa.

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — No pases la vida luchan-do por las ventajas materiales (Eclesiastés 1:2; 2:21-23). Salmo — Señor, ten compasión de nosotros (Salmo 90 [89]). Segunda lectura — Cristo te ha resucitado a una nueva vida (Colosenses 3:1-5, 9-11). Evangelio — Tu vida no consiste en las po-sesiones, sino en las riquezas del Reino de Dios (Lucas 12:13-21).

Queridos amigos, Dos despedidas que me gustaría mencionar: Marty Troy murió el sábado pasado. Su funeral fue el viernes. Marty fue feli-grés por mucho tiempo aquí en OLL. Juntos, tanto Marty como Claire criaron a cuatro hermosos hijos. De hecho, es posible que conozca a uno de esos ni-ños, Erin, la secretaria de OLL durante los últimos 17 años. Marty estuvo muy

involucrado aquí: era un Caballero de Colón, estaba en el Consejo Parroquial e hizo lo que fu-era necesario por aquí. Marty, te echaremos de menos! Claire y el resto de su familia estarán en mis pensamientos y oraciones. La familia Dy se mudó a San Diego la semana pasada debido al trabajo. Tanto Ricky como Emmy Lou fueron feligreses sobresalientes. Tienen tres hijos y el mayor, John, se graduó de nuestra escuela en junio. John también era un fiel servidor de altar y lector. Ojalá tuviéramos más familias como la familia Dy. ¡Los voy a extrañar! El mes pasado, Bob y Mary Jo Cretti, otros feligreses de mucho tiempo, se mudaron a Fair-field. Se pensó si los feligreses morían o se mudaban, un nuevo grupo de personas tomaría su lugar. ¡Eso no está sucediendo hoy! Nuestra Iglesia se está haciendo más vieja y más gris y depende de todos nosotros evangelizar a nuestros vecinos y amigos e invitarlos a la Iglesia. Seamos realistas: Novato es territorio misionero. El padre Tom está hablando en todas las misas en inglés este fin de semana. Hablaría en la misa en español a las 12 del mediodía, pero no habla español. El padre Tom estuvo en Zambia durante 24 años como misionero de África, anteriormente conocido como los Padres Blancos. Le he pedido que hable sobre sus experiencias de llevar el Evangelio a un país no cristiano. ¡Gracias padre Tom! Eso es todo. No puedo creer que este sea el primer domingo de agosto. ¿A dónde se fue el verano? ¡Que tengas una buena semana! Padre Brian

USANDO NUESTRO TIEMPO SABIAMENTE Un frasco con miel prácticamente dura por siempre. El frasco de miel más antiguo descubierto tenía casi más de cinco mil años de antigüedad. La miel es muy diferente de cualquier otro alimento producido; entonces porque muchas frutas y vegetales solo duran unos pocos días si las cuidamos. En este tiempo del verano, nos apresuramos a encontrar recetas para cerezas y pepinos para no desperdiciar ni uno solo. Pero no tendríamos la misma prisa para la miel. En nuestra propia manera, somos como una de esas frutas y vegetales frágiles y maduros. Las lecturas de hoy nos sugieren a no echarnos a perder, sino a hacer un buen uso de nuestros limitado tiempo en la tierra. El libro del Eclesiastés nos recuerda que ya que Dios provee para nosotros ahora y siempre, podemos administrar nuestros asuntos diarios sin ninguna ansiedad. San Pablo anima a los colosenses a mantener pensamientos del cielo en todo lo que hacen y Jesús mismo nos pide que no atesoremos riqueza terrenal sino solo a Dios.