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 Marybethe Escobar 1955-2015 Our Lady of Loretto School Secretary 1998-2015 “He put his arms around you, and lifted you to rest. God’s garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best. He saw the road was getting rough, and the hills were hard to climb. So He closed your weary eyelids, and whispered “Peace be thine”. It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn’t go alone. For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.” An Irish Prayer
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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
Marybethe Escobar 1955-2015
Our Lady of Loretto School Secretary 1998-2015
“He put his arms around you, and lifted you to rest. God’s garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best. He saw the road was getting rough, and the hills were hard to climb. So He closed your weary eyelids, and whispered “Peace be thine”. It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn’t go alone. For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.”
An Irish Prayer
Please pray for our parishioners who are sick and suffering that they may know the embrace of Christ’s healing love.
Paquita de Arboco, Paulette Borg, Sue Castillo, Everett Elmquist, Trini Esparza, Niloo Fatema, Violet Ferrigno, Mary Lou Fuette, Dustin Gorell, Thelma Graves, Andy Herr, Martin Keaney, Bridie Keenan, Manuel Lamboy, Jim Lang, Pat Lewis, Juanita Mans-
field, Betty McDonald, Mary Ellen McIntyre, Samuel Morris, Judy Nygard, Bob Rowden, Anita Skinner, John Stuber, Mary Lisette Vazquez, Tim Wright
We are updating our prayer list and have removed names which have been on the list for some time. Please call the Rectory to have someone included on the Prayer List.
May all our deceased
Parishioners rest in the loving arms of God especially
JoAnn Stewart
Pauline Stuber
Mass Intentions April 25 to May 3
Day Time Intentions April 25—May 3
Priest *
Saturday 4/25
9:00am 5pm Vigil
Paul Conradi + George Schilling +
BC BC
Sunday 4/26 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am 12 Noon
Carlie DeMartini (L) Albert Schranz + Cecelia Jimenez + OLL Parishioners Felix Garcia + Maria Lupe Garcia +
FIRST COMMUNION PRACTICE FOR PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
First Communion practices for all those children participating in the May 2 First Communion will take place on Tuesday 4/28 from 3:30-5:00. Parents please drop off your children at the school library and pick up from the church. Please note these practices are for those children receiving the Sacrament on May 2nd only. Those receiving on a different date will have a separate practice.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Easter; World Day of Prayer for Vocations Tuesday: St. Peter Chanel; St. Louis Grignion de Montfort Wednesday: St. Catherine of Siena Thursday: St. Pius V Friday: St. Joseph the Worker; First Friday Saturday: St. Athanasius; First Saturday
Monday 4/27; Middles School classes meet in the convent, 7-8:30 Thursday 4/30: OLL YM meets in convent, 7-8:30. COMMUNITY SERVICE PAPERS ARE DUE. Spring Clean Up Time is upon us! Do you have some work around your property that needs some extra hands? OLL YOUTH MINISTRY will be sending 25 young people to this year’s Steubenville San Diego conference this Sum-mer from July 23-26. We need your help getting there and we’re willing to work for it! While we will be fundraising in the months to come, each family is responsible for contributing $500 – this works out to be about 2/3 of their total trip cost. We have already had requests from parishioners looking to hire out yard help, set-up/clean-up for events, etc. If you have any opportunities for our teens, please contact the youth ministry office. ([email protected]; 897-2171 x277) Thanks! If you are interested in learning more about what our teens will experience during this powerful weekend, please visit www.allforgodcatholic.org and click on the “Steubenville San Diego” tab.
Catholic Chari es Sun-day, May 9-10 How will you love your neighbor? We are called to love one another. Sup-
por ng Catholic Chari es is a concrete way to put your faith into ac on as we reach out to our neighbors in need with compassion and respect for human life and dignity. Cath-olic Chari es serves more than 35,000 chil-dren, families, and individuals who need your help to move toward self-sufficiency. We are on the frontlines of service to our poor and vulnerable neighbors who are homeless, aged, troubled, or seeking refuge. We also provide a posi ve outlet for more than 23,000 children and youth and believe in welcoming all, without judgment. We can’t do this work without you. You can help by looking for our envelopes during the sec-ond collec on, or simply place your dona-
on directly in the second collec on basket at your parish on Mother’s Day weekend, May 9 – 10. Don’t forget to join the social media conversa on and tell us how you love your neighbor! #CatholicChari esSunday Thank you for your support!
School Year) Monday May 4th & Tues May 5th at the OLL hall
4th & 5th -3.30-4.30 7th 4.45-5.45
6th -6.00- 7.00..
8th -7.15-8.15
Cost $200.00
Season starts Aug 24th two practices a week through Nov 1st . 8-10 game seasons
Games played on Sunday afternoons in Marin (occasional Saturday games)
Registration is open online April 13 through May 1st
Any registrations received after May 1st will be put on a waiting list. Go to www.ollnovato.org to
register and for more information.
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Our Lady of the Miracle, # 1707
Cordially invites you to the 47th Annual
SALAD LUNCHEON PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE CDA HIGH
SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 11:30 a.m. $15.00 per person
Our Lady of Loretto Hall
1801 Virginia Avenue Novato, California
FEATURING OUR FAMOUS SALAD BUFFET,
DESSERTS & BEVERAGES Themed Basket Raffle
Winners of the Education Contest will be an-nounced.
RESERVATION FLYERS ARE LOCATED IN
THE VESTIBULES Any Questions, please call Cecelia Quinn @
415-892-7321
BENEFIT DINNER St. Anthony’s Knights of Columbus will be holding a dinner to raise funds for a new roof for The San Rafael Carmelite Monastery of the Mother of God. Please join us at St An-thony’s Saturday May 16th after the 5pm Mass for a fabulous prime sirloin roast or salmon steak dinner. There will be a flyer available next weekend to take reservations. Knights will be available outside of St Anthony’s after each Mass the weekend of May2nd/3rd and May 9th/10th to assist you.
Dear Friends, Marybethe Escobar died on April 13th. Her funeral was here last Friday. Marybethe worked in our school for the past 17 years. To say she will be missed would be an understatement. She died after a long, coura-geous battle with cancer. She was 60 years old. I have known Marybethe since July. In that short time, I saw a woman of great faith who had a tremendous sense of humor. I will miss
going into the school office and giving her a hug. She, in turn, would give me some peanut M & M’s. It has been said that everyone is replaceable. In Marybethe’s case, she was an origi-nal. Marybethe, please remember to pray for us from your box seat in heaven. I, in turn, will remember to pray for you as well. I treasure the time we had together. Have a great Easter Week ! Father Brian
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — There is no salvation through any-one else (Acts 4:8-12). Psalm — The stone rejected by the builders has be-come the cornerstone (Psalm 118). Second Reading — See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God (1 John 3:1-2). Gospel — The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep (John 10:11-18).
“The future starts today, not tomorrow.” St. John Paul II
This Week at OLL April 26— May 3
Sun. Fourth Sunday of Easter Mon. Tue. Our Mother of Perpetual Help—Chapel—6pm Al-Anon—Convent – 7:15pm K of C Officers Meeting—Hall—7pm Wed. Our Lady’s Prayer Group—Church—7:30pm Thurs. Choir Practice—Choir Room—6:30pm Fri. Eucharistic Adoration—Chapel 9:30am—5pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel—9:30am Sun. Fifth Sunday of Easter
Esta semana en OLL 26 Abril—3 Mayo
Domingo: CUARTO DOMINGO DE PASQUA Lunes: Coro de JPC—Cuarto de Coro—7pm 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: JPC—Bibliotecca—7pm
Sabado: Cenaculo—Chapel—9:30am Domingo: Quinto Domingo de Pasqua
SAVE THE DATE The St. Raphael and St. Isabella Conferences of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will once again hold their annual “BOCCE BALL TOURNAMENT AND PICNIC” benefiting their conferences and serv-ing the needy in our parishes. The date is Saturday, May 2nd and the location is the San Rafael Bocce Federation on B St. in San Rafael. Questions call: Dean DiGiovanni @ 415 485 3855 or Joe Mar-tino @ 415 479 8477 A fun day for the whole family!!
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS God, our Father, In Your love and providence, You call each of us to a more holy and abundant life. We pray for our young people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Open their hearts and minds to know the vocation You have planned for them for all eternity. If they are being invited to follow You as a priest, Brother, or Sis-ter, give them a generous heart to respond to Your challenging call and the strength to follow wherever You lead them. May families desire to please You by encouraging and supporting vocations within their homes. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Good Shepherd. Amen. If you think God is calling you to the priesthood or religious life and would to learn how to re-spond, you may contact Fr. David Schunk in the Office of Vocations: 415-614-5684, [email protected] Dios Padre nuestro, que en tu amorosa providencia nos llamas a cada uno a vivir en plenitud y santidad. Te rogamos por nuestros jóvenes de la Arquidiócesis de San Francisco. Abre sus mentes y sus corazones para que descubran el estilo de vida que desde toda la eternidad Tú los has llamado a vivir. Si Tú los estas llaman-do a que te sigan y vivan como sacerdotes, hermanos o hermanas, religiosos o religiosas, dales un corazón generoso para que respondan a tu llamada desafiante y así te puedan seguir a donde Tú los lleves. Te pedi-mos que las familias deseen complacerte animando y apoyando las vocaciones en sus hogares. Te lo pedimos [Padre] por tu Hijo Jesucristo, nuestro Buen Pastor. Amén.
LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: Cuarto Domingo de Pascua; Jornada Mundial de Oración por las Vocaciones Martes: San Luis María Grignon de Montfort; San Pedro Chanel Miércoles: Santa Catalina de Siena Jueves: San Pio V Viernes: San José, obrero; Primer viernes Sábado: San Atanasio; Primer sábado
THE GLORY OF GOD The glory of God is humanity fully alive. —St. Irenaeus
Caridades Católicas Domingo, 05 09 al 10 ¿Cómo va a amar a tu prójimo? Estamos llamados a amarnos unos a otros. Apoyo a Caridades Católicas es una manera concreta de poner su fe en acción como nos acercamos a nuestros vecinos necesitados con compasión y respeto por la vida humana y la dignidad. Cari-dades Católicas sirve a más de 35.000 niños y ni-ñas, las familias y las personas que necesitan de su ayuda para avanzar hacia la autosuficiencia. Estamos en la primera línea de servicio a nuestros vecinos pobres y vulnerables que no tienen ho-gar, edad, con problemas, o en busca de refugio. También proporcionamos una salida positiva pa-ra los más de 23.000 niños y jóvenes y creemos en dar la bienvenida a todos, sin juicio. No po-demos hacer este trabajo sin ti. Usted puede ayudar mediante la búsqueda de nuestros sobres durante la segunda colección, o simplemente col-oque su donación directamente en la segunda canasta de la colecta en su parroquia de la Madre Día de fin de semana, 09 de mayo - 10. No se olvide de unirse a la conversación social media y nos dicen cómo amas a tu prójimo! #CatholicCharitiesSunday Gracias por su apoyo!
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Imágenes antiguas de Cristo lo mostraban co-mo un pastor joven cargan-do una ovejita en sus hom-bros. Él mismo se presenta como el buen Pastor (Juan 10:11). Esta imagen que nos conforta con el amor
de Cristo, es en realidad una imagen radical. Hay que saber dos cosas sobre el pastor palestino de aquella época: 1) los pastores eran considerados sucios, peli-grosos y ladrones, y 2) cuando cargaban una ovejita era porque ellos mismos le habían quebrado la pierna. ¿Porque Jesús se describe como uno de ellos? Je-sús ve más allá de las apariencias y los estereotipos, y se asocia con aquellas personas que la sociedad de su tiempo odiaba y marginaba. Por voluntad propia deci-de estar entre los pobres y despreciados. Si Jesús vinie-ra a la tierra en nuestro tiempo, se describiría a sí mis-mo como el buen inmigrante. En cuanto a la ovejita sobre el hombre: en casos extremos, de ovejas rebeldes que se alejaban del reba-ño, los pastores tenían que quebrarles la pierna para cargarlas sobre los hombros. De esta manera las aman-saban para que no se alejaran de él. Dios no hace esto en nosotros, pero tampoco nos evita el sufrimiento. Antes bien, nos ayuda a llevarlo de manera heroica, como lo hizo con el santo Job.
Queridos amigos, Marybethe Escobar murió el 13 de abril. Su funeral wa Shere viernes pasado. Marybeth trabajó en nuestra escuela durante los últimos 17 años. Decir que vamos a extrañar sería un eufemismo. Ella murió después de una larga y valiente batalla contra el cáncer. Ella tenía 60 años. He conocido Marybethe desde julio. En ese corto tiempo, vi a una mujer de gran fe que tenía un gran sentido del humor. Echaré de menos de
entrar en la oficina de la escuela y dándole un abrazo. Ella, a su vez, me daría un poco de maní M & M. Se ha dicho que todo el mundo es reemplazable. En el caso de Marybeth, ella era un original. Marybethe, por favor recuerde que oren por nosotros desde su palco en el cielo. Yo, a su vez, a recordar a orar por usted también. Valoro el tiempo que tuvimos juntos. Tienen una gran semana de Pascua! Padre Brian
