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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 IS 55:6-9Responsorial Psalm PS 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18Reading 2 PHIL1:20C-24, 27AGospel MT 20:1-16A
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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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Pastor's Corner
Dear Parishioners and Friends,
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Those who were alive on September 11, 2001, now almost twenty years ago, can never forget where they were and what they were doing when they first heard the tragic news on that shameful day. Back in Indiana, where I was a pastor of a small country parish, I had just celebrated an early morning Mass, had breakfast, and I was just beginning to give a few instructions to my small group of helpers for the day. The news was instantaneous. What was happening? Was this the beginning or the end of a terrorist attack or something else? Glued to the television the details became clearer. It all seemed impossible. Then gradually I began to sense fear, even anger, and then great sadness. My first thoughts were of my brother and his wife who lived and worked in Washington, D.C. My brother worked for the Justice Department. Were they safe? No phone calls would go through. I would not know for sure for some time. The only response that made any sense finally kicked in: prayer.
My rectory was one of those old-fashioned ones with a hallway that leads into the Church. Those who were able came with me before the Eucharistic Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament and prayed the Rosary on their knees. No matter what would happen the Lord began to offer his many graces. Little by little, we began to pull ourselves together and then organize Holy Mass and prayers for the entire congregation and our little community. That very night we had in the Church, a beautiful sung Mass albeit with tears in our eyes. We prayerfully placed everything we had just experienced in the hands of God.
After almost twenty years, we look at what we now call 9/11 with some perspective. Diabolical evil has shown its cruel and ugly face. The perpetrators of terrorism must be opposed, resisted, and brought to justice at all costs. However, we must re-commit ourselves to bringing our diverse world together in love, breaking down the barriers of prejudice and hatred. Good and evil exist. With the Lord Jesus, we align ourselves on the side of Good. Holiness of life does indeed matter. Hatred reveals the opposite of the God of love, whose love conquers all.
Let us always rest in His Most Sacred Heart. He is only a prayer away.
Yours in the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Fr. Mark G. Mazza, Pastor
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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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