OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR CATHOLIC CHURCH Iglesia Católica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar

400 Church Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 (650) 726-4674

Office Hours: Monday—Friday 9:00am– 4:30pm

Email: office@ourladyofthepillar.org Website: www.OurLadyofthePillar.org

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 18th, 2018 “I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God,

and they shall be my people. “ —Jeremiah 31:33

Rev. Jose Corral Pastor

Fr. Corral’s phone number: (650) 713-5301 Rev. Gabriel Wankar

Parochial Vicar Rev. Charles Onubogu

In Residence Religious Education

(650) 726-5587 K-6th Grade

Claudia Miramontes Ext. 210 Youth Confirmation

Ext. 209 Encargada de Ensayo para Bodas: Juana Ruano

Wedding Rehearsal: Cruz McDonald RCIA/ Adult Faith Formation: Terry Ruppel

Educación/ Sacramentos para Adultos: Carlos y Celina Rivera (Español)

Parish Secretary: Paula Martinez Fax: (650) 726-0980

Mass Schedule- OLP Monday through Friday: 8:00 am Saturday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm(Español) Sunday: 8:00 am - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(Español) - 6:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:00 pm—5:00 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Every Friday after 8:00 am Mass - Benediction 12:00 pm First Friday of the Month after 8:00 am Mass - Benediction 6:30 pm St. Anthony's — Pescadero Our Lady of Refuge — La Honda 696 North Street, Pescadero, CA 94060 146 Sears Ranch Road, La Honda Ca 94020 Saturday: 6:00 pm (Español) Sunday: 9:00 am Sunday: 10:30 am

SAVED BY GOD’S LOVE Because the people broke the old covenant, God promised a new covenant, not in the blood of oxen and other animals, but in the blood of the Son, Jesus Christ. This new covenant, foreseen from afar by Jeremiah and the prophets, was not to be engraved on stone, or written on paper, but carved on our hearts, so that we might know God intimately. Not by keeping many laws are we to be saved, but by the love of God, living and real in our hearts through the sacrifice of Christ. Our Eucharist is the pledge of that indwelling of Christ, and of our response of praise and thanksgiv-ing to God for the mercy, love and kindness shown to us in forgiving our sins and cleansing our hearts of everything evil. God issues this invitation to intimacy by offering us the chance to have our sufferings transformed into the perfect love of the Savior, who first loved us. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Parish Announcements

Sick Relatives & Friends/ Parientes y Amigos Enfermos

Pray that God’s, healing power will fill them with strength and hope. Meredith Reynolds Joe Ashe, Virginia Shea, Raul Bautista, Manuel Arca, Javier Ramos, Marina Williamson, Mickey Williamson, Abby Franco, Rachel Thein, Shiela Santos, Shannon Perez, Harvey Koepf, Jena Losch, Sam Reynal, Duncan Harter, Loretta Duran, Tammy Endsley, Raquel Corona, Rich Perez, Marie Caloca, Claire Simonich, Mary Elliot, Helen Victa Castillo, Maria P. Nuñez Merlo, Claire Hayes, Carol Duvall, Adriana Rivas, Angela Niemann, Max Gaveman, Michael White, Maria Cano, Cindy Carroll., Shana Reallypond, Sylvia Ellen, Glenn Gonzales.

Pray for Our Parishioners Who are Sick

Our Lady of the Pillar Third Tuesday of the Month Knights of Columbus Meeting Old Hall—7:00pm Tuesday Nights Bible Study 5:30pm– 7:00pm @ Conference Room Miércoles por la Noche Estudio de la Biblia 7:00pm en el Salón Viejo (Old Hall) Saturday Morning Legion of Mary Meeting Conference Room 9:00am– 11:00am Second Sunday of the Month Hospitality after 8:00am Mass (Old Hall) Clases de Bautizo Para Padres y Padrinos El tercer Jueves del Mes 7:00pm en el Salon Viejo (Old Hall)

Lent starts on February 14 with the celebration of Ash Wednesday. It is a custom at Our Lady of the Pillar to follow Friday Stations of the Cross in Lent with a Soup Supper which is provided by a different Parish group each week. Please come and join us with your family for Stations and this tradition of our Parish. Sixth Friday of Lent, March 23rd. 7:00pm Stations of the Cross 7:30pm Soup Supper donated by “Grupo Alas” La Cuaresma comienza el 14 de Febrero con la cele-bración de el Miércoles de ceniza, como es costumbre en Nuestra Señora del Pilar tendremos cada Viernes el Vía Crucis y luego tendremos una cena con Sopa do-nada por un Grupo de Nuestra Parroquia cada Vier-nes, acompáñanos con tu familia a esta tradición de nuestra Iglesia Católica. Sexto Viernes de Cuaresma, 23 de Marzo. 7:00pm Viacrucis 7:30pm Cena de Sopa donada por el “Grupo de danza Alas”

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER The Marriage Encounter Weekend is for married couples wanting to deepen their communication and their faith. Three Catholic couples and a priest give talks designed to help cou-ples communicate more effective-ly. This Catholic experience includes

daily mass, prayer and topics addressing God’s plan for marriage and the sanctity of marriage as a sacra-ment. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend will help you enjoy life with a new closeness to each other and God. The next Marriage Encounter Weekend is May 18-20, 2018 in San Jose. For more information visit our web-site at: sanjosewwme.org or contact Ken & Claranne at applications@sanjosewwme.org or 408-782-1413.

Mercy Night to Prepare for Easter Tuesday, March 20, 7:00 – 9:00 pm St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., San Francisco Ed Hopfner 415-614-5547 hopfnerE@sfarch.org Bit.ly/stdmercy Prepare for Easter – spend time with Our Lord. The archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life and St. Dominic parish are sponsoring an evening of Adoration, quiet prayer, and reflection, in a beautiful worship space, with contemplative music and candlelit illumina-tion. Anyone seeking God's presence is welcome. Con-fession is available, as well as prayer teams to pray with or for you. Come for five minutes, or the whole two hours—and bring a friend.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9; Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16; (procession) Is 50:4-7; Ps 22: 8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1 — 15:47 [15:1-39]

Your Offerings | Supporting Our Parish

Collection for March 10th– March 11th 1st Collection 2nd Collection Our Lady of the Pillar $ 4,537 $ 4,802 St Anthony’s $ 303 $ 163 La Honda $ 251 $ 153 Second Collection this weekend: Catholic Relief Services March 25: Annual Appeal March 30: Holy Land April 1st: Building Fund

HOLY ROSARY The Legion of Mary invites all parish-ioners to join them the first Saturday of every month at 11:00am in praying the Holy Rosary out in front of Our Lady of the Pillar Church. If the weather is not favorable, we will gather indoors. Please join us, and bring a friend. All are invited!

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE 2018 Our Lady of the Pillar Saturday March 24 4:00pm- 4:45pm Confessions/Confesiones 5:00pm Palm Sunday Mass (vigil) 8:00pm Misa de Domingo de Ramos Sunday March 25 Mass at 8:00am,10:00am 12:00noon (Misa de Domingo de Ramos), 6:00pm Holy Thursday/ Jueves Santo March 29 5:30pm – 6:45pm Confessions/ Confesiones 7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper/ Misa De la Cena del Señor (Bilingual-Bilingüe) Adoration at the Altar of Repose until Midnight Adoración de Santísimo Sacramento hasta la medianoche Good Friday/ Viernes Santo March 30 12:00pm-2:00pm Confessions/ Confesiones 3:00pm Stations of the Cross (English) 4:00pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord (English) 7:00pm Passion Play/Drama de “La Pasión” 7:30pm Celebración de la Pasión del Señor (Español) Holy Saturday/ Sábado de Gloria March 31 12:00 noon Holy Rosary/ Santo Rosario (Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine/ Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) 4:00pm – 5:00pm Confessions/ Confesiones 8:00pm Easter Vigil/ Vigilia Pascual (Bilingual– Bilingüe) Easter Sunday/Domingo de Pascua April 1st Mass at 8:00am, 10:00am. Misa a las 12:00pm No Mass at 6:00pm/ No habrá Misa a las 6:00pm

St. Anthony’s Pescadero Saturday March 24 6:00pm Misa de Domingo de Ramos Palm Sunday/Domingo de Ramos March 25 9:00am Mass Holy Thursday/ Jueves Santo March 29 7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper/ Misa de la Cena de el Señor (Bilingual– Bilingüe) Adoration at the Altar of Repose until Midnight/ Adoración del Santísimo Sacramento hasta de Media noche Good Friday/Viernes Santo March 30 7:00pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord/ Celebración de la Pasión del Señor (Bilingual/Bilingüe) Holy Saturday/Sábado de Gloria March 31 8:00pm Easter Vigil/ Vigilia Pascual (Bilingual/ Bilingüe) Easter Sunday/Domingo de Pascua April 1st. 9:00am Mass Our Lady of Refuge, La Honda Palm Sunday, March 25 10:30am Mass, Confessions following Mass Holy Thursday, March 29 8:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper Good Friday, March 30 6:00pm Stations of the Cross 7:00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, Confessions following Mass Easter Sunday, April 1st. 10:30am Mass

Retreat for Young Women with Dominicans at Menlo Park Saturday, April 21 Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park Sr. Joseph Marie, O.P. 650-322-1801 ext. 19 opnunsmenlo.org Want to learn more about living your Catholic faith as a young, single woman in today’s culture? Janua Caeli is for you! The theme for this Retreat Day is “Fullness of Grace: How to Receive an Overabundance of God’s Gifts.” The retreat master is Fr. Quan Tran, priest for the Diocese of Orange, and founder of Fullness of Grace, a ministry aimed at helping Catholics and other Christians grow in their spiritual life. The day of retreat will include talks, the opportunity for Confession and for one-on-one spiritual guidance, Eucharistic Adoration, Mass, and the Divine Office prayed with the Dominican nuns. For more information and to register, visit our website.

St. Vincent de Paul Society “Ozanam Orientation 2018” Saturday, March 24, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon lunch St. Mark's Church, 325 Marine View Ave, Belmont 650-373-0622 jbetancourt@svdpsm.org The purpose of the St. Vincent de Paul Ozanam Orientation is to introduce new members to the message “who we are and what we are all about” and to re-acquaint existing members with our “spirituality and heritage.” The target audience for the pro-gram is existing members, new members, prospective members, and interested parties. Please join us for an overview of the his-tory, spirituality, organization, and current endeavors of the So-ciety, as well as in-depth home visit segment. Even the most experienced Vincentians have gained new insights by attending the Ozanam Orientation. RSVP to the e-mail above, and please say if you will be staying for lunch.

Mass Schedule and Intentions

Saturday EVENING March 17, 2018 5:00 pm Jose Goulart + & Family Antonio & Maria Avila + 8:00 pm Rodrigo Caballero + Jose Ramos + Sunday March 18, 2018 8:00 am Rodrigo Ferreira de Cuhna + Mary Enos + 10:00 am Francisco & Idalina Costa + & Family Paul & Susan Miliken (Int.) 12:00 pm John Sidener + 6:00pm Helio Montero + Monday March 19, 2018 8:00 am Elias Pacheco + Sarafino & Lucinda Cardoza + Tuesday March 20, 2018 8:00am Manuel Machado + & Family Eugene Pardini + Wednesday March 21, 2018 8:00 am Antonio & Genuina Costa + & Sons Genaro Delgado + Thursday March 22, 2018 8:00 am Gerald A. McDonald + Friday March 23, 2018 8:00 am Frank Vaz Jr. + & Family Saturday March 24, 2018 8:00 am Manuel & Maria Ferreira +& Parents 5:00 pm Elizabeth Chaipusio + Duart Teixeira + & Family 8:00 pm Por la Parroquia Sunday March 25, 2018 8:00 am Joe Lopes, Maria & Manuel Sousa + 10:00 am Michael Rodrigues & Grandparents + Richard & Mary Ellen Kulda + 12:00 pm Genaro Delgado + 6:00pm Mary Wall + Michael Donogan + St. Anthony’s 6:00pm March 17 John Sidener + 9:00am March 18 The Burns Family 6:00pm March 24 Joan Rutherdale + 9:00am March 25 Joan Rutherdale + Our Lady of Refuge 10:30am March 18 Antoinette Gutierrez + 10:30am March 25 For the Parish

St. Vincent de Paul Society Our Lady of the Pillar Conference

FOOD PANTRY HOURS Monday/ Lunes 5:00pm–7:00pm

Thursday/ Jueves 5:00pm—7:00pm Saturday/ Sábado 10:00am– 12:00pm

SALVADOS POR EL AMOR DE DIOS Después de que los israelitas quebrantaron la anti-gua alianza, Dios prometió una nueva alianza, no con la san-gre de bueyes y otros animales sino con la sangre del Hijo, Jesucristo. Esta nueva alianza, que Jeremías y los profetas habían anticipado, no sería grabada en piedra ni escrita en papel, sino que se escribiría en el corazón, para que pudiéra-mos conocer a Dios íntimamente. La salvación no está en obedecer muchos preceptos, sino en el amor de Dios, que está vivo y es real en nuestro corazón gracias al sacrificio de Cristo. Nuestra Eucaristía es la promesa del Cristo que vive dentro nuestro y de nuestra respuesta de alabanza y agrade-cimiento a Dios por su misericordia, amor y bondad al per-donar nuestros pecados y limpiarnos el corazón de todo mal. Dios extiende esta invitación a la intimidad al ofrecernos la oportunidad de que nuestro sufrimiento se transforme en el amor perfecto del Salvador, que siempre nos amó. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE En Latinoamérica, como en muchas partes del mundo, hay una horrible e impresionante pobreza. Enfrentado con la miseria humana, el cristiano puede responder con resignación “Yo no soy nadie, ¿qué puedo hacer yo? Nada.” o puede responder con obras de caridad ayu-dando uno por uno a los pobres y necesitados. Esta virtud, es el pilar más importante de la conversión. Porque en ella imitamos a Jesucris-to que vino no a condenar al mundo sino a salvarlo. Sin la caridad nuestros ayunos son dietas y nuestras oraciones son palabras necias. La caridad es una virtud cristiana, porque Dios es el mejor ejem-plo de lo que es la caridad. La caridad no es limosna, es amor y justi-cia, es salud y salvación; es cumplir con el mandamiento de amarnos los unos a los otros en un mundo donde la mayoría son pobres y desamparados. La caridad es dar al necesitado algo que uno aun nece-site, es obrar por cambios sociales que promuevan la dignidad humana y el bienes-tar económico de todos. La caridad es amor y Dios es amor; vivamos en ese amor. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.