1000 Cambridge St. Novato, CA 94947 883-2177-office ADMINISTRATOR – Rev. Robert Kevin White PAROCHIAL VICAR - Rev. Bonifacio G. Espeleta DEACON - Rev. Mr. Joseph Brumbaugh Rectory Office, Monday-Friday, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Business Manager – Christie Vattuone e-mail: [email protected] Parish Secretary - Marianne Kambur e-mail: [email protected] Rectory Office Support - Jeanne Roche Faith Formation Office Faith Formation Director, Liz Colwell, Grades 1-6 883-9000 or e-mail to: [email protected] Confirmation & Youth Ministry Director, Kendric Vattuone 883-9000 or e-mail: [email protected] RCIA/RCIC—Adult Faith Formation Director Deacon Joe Brumbaugh 883-2177 883-4049-fax www.saint-anthonys.com MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM Monday through Saturday 9:00 AM Holy Day of Obligation 9:00 AM, 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM CONFESSIONS Saturday: 4:00 to 4:45 PM Or by appointment - contact the rectory. BAPTISM—12:15 pm on Sunday. Please call the Rectory. MARRIAGES - Engaged couples must attend Marriage Preparation classes beginning at least six months before marriage. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION All Day Adoration on First Friday, following 9:00 am Mass -concluding with Benediction at 5:00 pm. Page Two St. Anthony’s January 18, 2015 Faith Formation News January: 17 5:00 pm † Leoncia de Guzman and Janice Medrano 18 7:00 am 18 9:00 am † Donald Pickrel The Intentions of Medel Guzman 18 11:00 am The Parishioners of St. Anthony’s 19 9:00 am 20 9:00 am † Frank Tallarida The Intentions of Desiree Ibarra 21 9:00 am 22 9:00 am † Beatrice and David Lopes The Intentions of Marko Mani 23 9:00 am † Marge Koehl 24 9:00 am † David Vattuone 24 5:00 pm † Gregoria B. Carlos 25 7:00 am The Parishioners of St. Anthony’s 25 9:00 am † Diane Cordone 25 11:00 am † Rich Foge January 18, 2015 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time All the earth shall bow down before you, O God, and shall sing to you, shall sing to your name, O Most High! The Faith Formation Program wants to remind our Parishioners that the 4th grade will be leading the Children’s 9:00 am Mass next Sunday, January 25th. Please support our terrific students with your attendance. Each 4th grader is participating and we are very proud of all the children. The class charity is the Marin Pregnancy Clinic. The Clinic is in need of newborn baby items. Your donations will be greatly appreciated. Just around the corner on February 7th will be the Sacrament of First Reconciliation. Every Candidate is diligently preparing for the day by practicing their prayers, understanding the concept of “examination of conscience” and preparing for the ceremony. It has been a joy working with our students. Parents, thank you for sharing your precious children with our staff. We couldn’t be any more blessed. To thank our children for their hard work, we are throwing a pizza party in their honor right after the ceremony for the students, their families, their Catechists, and our priests. Each gathering we have for our children fosters community and relationships. The gathering help to bond the children as a faith based team through their time at St. Anthony’s. This bond stays with them all the way through to the Confirmation Program. Let us pray for our Candidates throughout this year. The Prayer Poster with all the Candidates darling pictures will be up in the church soon. Please say a prayer in support and love for our Communion Candidates. Second Collection –There will be a second collection next weekend for St. Patrick’s Seminary and the seminarians who attend there. St. Anthony’s has been very blessed to have parishioners who have attended St. Patrick’s in recent years and have been ordained to the priesthood. Next weekend, our parish seminarian, Andrew Ginter will be speaking at all the Masses to give us an update on his faith journey and about the Seminary. This weekend St. Patrick’s Seminary & University is hosting the annual Discernment Retreat. Please pray for the men attending the retreat as they discern to see if God is calling them to the vocation of priest. Psalm 66:4 Collection Totals: Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will. Psalm 40:2 Sunday, January 11th: $8,214.32 Thank you for your generosity to St. Anthony Parish. Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Fellow Members of Jesus, Eli and John the Baptist both introduce others to the Lord God, and Samuel and Andrew in turn reach out to others. Today we can reach out as they did and communicate Christ’s message. St. Paul tells us of his and Jesus’ theology of the body. Our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Too many of us seem to think of our bodies as our own. Yet whatever we do, whether we eat or sleep, whether we work or play, we are to do it in the Lord. As St. Paul says, “Therefore glorify God in your body.” ~ Fr. White Page Three Mary Ann Baldetta, Austin Van Cleave, Andrew Michael Petris, George and Steve Cagle, Dorothy Ferrari, June Gerish, Amy Silva, Sandi Humpherys, Erin, Alyssa and Don Richards, Robert Valverde, Christopher Van Winkle, Gus Kriletich, Jane Cahill, Barbara Swanson, Geannie Barry, Susan Castle, Margaret Bohan, Gaik Chan, Pat Lewis, Marko Mani, Marian Patocchi, Marie Foge, Joan Clark, Dave Hansell and Leonard Sikora. Pray for our beloved departed in our families and in our parish. Meeting Alert The Knights of Columbus will meet on Monday, January 19th at 7:30 pm in the Hall. Land of Peace—The representative from Land of Peace that was to visit this weekend has had to The YLI will meet on Monday, January 26th at 7:00 pm postpone until next weekend, January 24/25. This is an organization from Bethlehem doing their mission work to in the Hall. build a hospital in the Bethlehem area and to support the Are you interested in becoming a Catholic? Are Christians and protect them from immigrating. Land of you a baptized Catholic in need of First CommunPeace sells beautiful olive wood carvings from trees from ion and/or the Sacrament of Confirmation? Are the Holy Land. you interested, but unsure, are not ready for commitment You will notice the “Prayer Bag” on the altar as of and have questions? You are welcome to join The Rite of January 1st. The Prayer Bag contains the names Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) at our parish. Sessions of those of you who took ornaments from the swag exploring these and other issues in relation to our Catholic in the back of the church and brought in food and faith are held on Monday evenings at 7:00 pm. Please ask gift cards for those in need. We distributed full Christmas about inquiry meetings by contacting any of our parish dinners and gift cards to over 60 families this year. You will priests or call Deacon Joe Brumbaugh at 883-2177. be remembered in our prayers throughout the Christmas season with deepest gratitude for your generosity. In celebration of Catholic Schools Week, Our Lady of Loretto School is hosting an Open House ~ The St. Vincent de Paul Society on Sunday, January 25th from 10 am to 12 noon. Walk for Life West Coast—Next Saturday, Student Council Members will be touring prospective January 24, 2015 is the 11th Annual Walk for parents and student in having an “inside” look at Our Lady of Loretto. This is a wonderful opportunity to visit the classLife West Coast in San Francisco. For more rooms and talk with the principal, Kathleen Kraft, teachers information visit www.walkforlifewc.com. and staff as well as visit Keane Care, our Extended Care Save the Date of February 13-15, 2015. Join other women facility. for a directed retreat at Christ the King Passionist Retreat Center in Citrus Heights. The year’s theme is “The Joy of the Gospel” inspired by Pope Francis. For details or more information, call Judy Ross at 892-1465 or visit the website at www.ChristTheKingRetreatCenter.org. If you have any questions, or would like to schedule one of our weekly tours, please contact the school office at 8928621 or visit the website www.ollnovato.org to download an application. Our Lady of Loretto School—Excellence in Education, Grounded in the Catholic Faith! Thursday, January 22nd from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm all are Next weekend our Candidates will be invited to Gather@Grand with the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael. They are hosting an evening with Auxiliary Bishop away on their Confirmation Retreat. Robert McElroy, who will talk about the Pastoral Theology of Pope Francis and respond to your questions. 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