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Fr. Rufino's class on prayerFr. Rufino Gepiga is offering an online course on Prayer from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This course will be via Zoom on Thursdays from 7pm - 8:30 pm, beginning September 17th. Please contact Terri Craib at the Parish Office to sign up (office@ihmbelmont.org or 650-593-6157). Zoom links will be sent to all registered.
Fr. Rufino will be using Catechism of the Catholic Church. If you need a copy, the book is available for purchase ($10) in the Rectory. -
Mass update as of Aug. 5, 2020
Masses at Immaculate Heart of Mary will be moving outside!
Outdoor Mass will take place in front of the Parish Center.Join us in person (reservations required) or via livestream.
There are two options to participate:
1) Bring your own chair - if you cannot bring your own chair please indicate this on the reservation form (we will have a very limited number of chairs available, so it is recommended that you bring your own if possible)
2) Watch and listen from your car - a sound system will be set up
Ushers will be on hand to help direct parking and seating.Reminders * See above for seating info.
Both Saturday, 5:00 pm and Sunday 9:30 am Mass will be livestreamed. You can view the Masses below or through our Facebook page:
* Please use the hand sanitizer provided at points of entry or bring
your own.
* Please bring your own mask.
Saturday, 5:00 pm Mass Reservation
https://www.facebook.com/ihmbelmont.
We continue to pray for the health and safety of our community. -
EMAIL scam ALERT
. Please do not respond to any emails from Father Mazza or any Parish/School personnel asking for gift cards or financial assistance. These emails are a scam.
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 PRV 30:5-9Responsorial Psalm PS 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163Gospel LK 9:1-6
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Special Universal Prayers
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Archbishop Annual Appeal"Use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace." 1 Peter 4:10
Your generosity and commitment to the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal enables the Archdiocese to provide vital services to our local community and our greater Church. -
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Daily Reflections
Father Mazza, Pastor, and Fr. Gepiga, Parochial Vicar, have recorded these daily reflection videos for you.
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I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
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Pastor's Corner
Dear Parishioners and Friends,
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
No one remembers a school year opening like this year. Things are not the way we expected them to be. We like to live in a safe space, knowing what to expect. Therefore, even the most daring people wish that in many ways we could get back to the lives we lived before the pandemic. On the other hand, the current challenges in some way remind us of what matters most: the value of holding fast to the tried and true. Above all, we must grow in Faith, Hope, and Love.
One very important task that goes on regardless is the important duty to hand on the Faith to the young. Frank J. Sheed, probably the greatest apologist of the twentieth century, once wrote: “unless there is cooperation between (teachers and parents) religious instruction will go limpingly.” That is for sure.
In living and promoting the Faith, all must stand on common ground. How is that done? The faith must be caught and taught. The faith is passed on by parents and teachers, who love the Lord and His Church; and includes knowing, studying, and explaining the dogmas handed down to us. There is a tried and true way to do this. What we do now for our children is the foundation of the edifice that will house them throughout life. This is a serious and important task. Now is the time to do it! Carpe diem! Seize the day!
We still have available in the parish office copies of The Catechism of the Catholic Church for only $10.00. Frank Sheed published two books that our helpful: A Map of Life (a shorter work), and Theology and Sanity (a more detailed book). Both books are available from Ignatius Press directly or Amazon. A book for children over ten to read, or for parents to read to those younger, is the classic St. Patrick’s Summer by Marigold Hunt, available from Sophia Institute Press and Amazon. Here is a good place to start.
Do not forget to sign up and attend Fr. Rufino’s Zoom class on Prayer, which begins this week, which comes from the teachings of the Catechism.
Yours in the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Fr. Mark G. Mazza, Pastor
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