`PARISH ADMINISTRATION Parish Bookkeeper, *Tara Dahill Program Manager, *Colleen Glazer Parish Secretary, *Catherine Jestice Parish Plant Manager, *Victor Zambrano PARISH ADVISORY COUNCILS Pastoral: Alicia Javier (Singles) Don and Maureen Drew (Marrieds) Odelia Ramirez (Spanish speakers) William Quinn (Seniors) Victoria Vulaj (Teenagers) Financial: Michael Donofrio, Vincent Pascal Norma Ytuarte, Sheila Mullan (Trustees) WORSHIP Acolytes, Kevin McKenna Devotions, Private, Adoration / Daily Evening Rosary, Ellen Valko Legion of Mary, Blanca Bulit Sagrado Corazon, Yolanda Pardo Lectors Floral Decorations Sacred Music, *Andrew Yeargin, Director Cantors,*Andrew Yeargin Contemporary Ensemble, Phelder St. Germain Misa in Espanol, *José (Cheito) Guevara Schola Cantorum, *Andrew Yeargin Sacristans, *Victor Zambrano III, James Hulak, Hans Ramirez, Patrick Machado COMMUNITY BUILDING Bulletin, Parish Weekly, *Catherine Jestice Calendar, Master Parish, *Catherine Jestice Concert Series GUEST, *Andrew Yeargin PARISH, *Andrew Yeargin CRC (Contemporary Roman Catholics), James Hulak Scouting Programs, Bob Deaver Trinity Counters, JoAnne Pollio FORMATION / EDUCATION Adult Faith Formation, *Colleen Glazer Lectio Divina-Young Adults, *Fr. Gary Mead Christian Meditation, Donald Main RCIA (Christian Initiation), *Msgr. Sandi Religious Education, *Colleen Glazer OUTREACH Blood Drive, *Catherine Jestice Breakfast Line, *Colleen Glazer Food Pantry, *Colleen Glazer Guest Clergy Hospitality, *Msgr. Sandi Holy Trinity/Ascension Homeless Shelter, Mike Griffin Making All Things New (MATN), Kenneth Craig Twelve-Step Programs, *Catherine Jestice * indicates parish employee * * * * * * * *

Please keep our sick in your prayers: Kate Concannon, John Muratori, Steve Manfredo, Dianne Mastrorocco, Kelsey Kruse, , Anne Lia, Edward Haggerty, Ralph Esposito, Devinee Worrell, Gloria Frucht, Augustine Waters, Regina & Joe Rywelski, Sr., Mary Haggerty, Elizabeth Minicozzi, Jacob Tigar, Harry Wagner, Blanca Bulit, Milady Perez, Sandra McConnell, Valerie Greco, George Poulain, Jr., Brett Kornacki, Helen Leonard, Maria Dolores Jimenez, Anne Marie Barber, Patricia Cronin, Marita Whelihan, Joseph Min, Jennifer Goldman, Fr. Mariano Perron, Diane Hazelton, Laura Morales, Todd Waldron, Sean Sylvester Names will remain on our prayer list for one month. If you would like us to carry a name longer, please contact the Rectory.

JANUARY 20, 2019 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.’ His mother said to the servers, ‘Do whatever he tells you’ … and his disciples began to believe in him.”

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY

SUNDAY Holy Trinity School Assessment Collection NO Religious Ed. Classes MONDAY NO DA Meeting NO Rosary NO Religious Ed. Classes NO NA Meeting NO Legion of Mary TUESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM Lectio Divina (Spanish) – Center – 7:00 PM Christian Meditation – Rectory – 7:00 PM Fr. Gary YA Lectio Divina – Rectory – 7:30 PM WEDNESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NA Meeting – Rectory – 5:30 PM R.C.I.A. – Rectory – 7:00 PM THURSDAY Al Anon Meeting – Rectory – 12:15 PM Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM Boy Scouts – Center – 7:00 PM AA Men’s Meeting – Rectory – 7:00 PM FRIDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM AA Women’s Meeting – Rectory – 6:15 PM * * * * * * * *

YOUR DONATIONS

Last week’s collection: $4,684.00 THANK YOU!

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK / 1/19 SATURDAY 1/19 5:30 PAUL RUMELY SUNDAY 1/20 7:30 Renée Elizabeth Kaplan & Marina & Angel Suárez Fernández 9:30 MARIE LUCAS 11:15 Parishioners of Holy Trinity 12:30 Maria Del Pilar Espaillet 5:30 AGNES BRENNAN, PATRICK BRENNAN, PEGGY O’NEILL MONDAY 1/21 Agnes, virgin 9:00 VINCENT PASCAL (living) 5:30 NO Mass

TUESDAY 1/22 Day of Prayer for Unborn Children 9:00 Our parents 5:30 RAMONA ROSADO & ELBA LUZ OSORIO CHAPMAN

WEDNESDAY 1/23 Vincent, deacon / Marianne Cope, virgin 9:00 Our godparents

5:30 MARIA ROSARIA DERENZO THURSDAY 1/24 Francis de Sales, Doctor of the Church 9:00 Volunteers of the parish 5:30 Infirm of the parish 7:00 Elderly of the parish

FRIDAY 1/25 Conversion of Paul 9:00 Pastoral staff of Holy Trinity 5:30 Our neighbors SATURDAY 1/30 Timothy & Titus, bishops

9:00 Single adults of the parish

* * * * * * * * Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Following our usual holiday schedule, on Monday, January 21st, there will be the single Mass celebrated at 9:00; NO 5:30 Mass. The Rectory will be closed so that priests and staff may spend the day with family. * * * * * * * *

A Reflection on Today’s Readings “… And So Revealed His Glory …”

Today’s readings speak eloquently about the theological mysteries of God’s mercy. The first reading … announces the end of Israel’s exile. The exile happened because the people broke their covenant with God. But the Lord’s mercy and love for the people is so great that it restores the bond between them. The Gospel reading focuses on the mercy of the Incarnation. In Ephesus, John’s community knew many synagogues that said Jesus was a great prophet but not divine. They also knew of the Docetists, who said Christ was only divine and not at all human. John attempts to show that Christ is both fully human and fully divine throughout his gospel account. In this particular example, Jesus performs an incredible miracle to show his divine authority. But he acts on the behest of his mother. John shows us Jesus, prompted by his mother, responding to a human need with divine mercy as he performs his first sign – an apt portrait of the Incarnation. – At Home with the Word

Our Parish Temperature Stabilization Project is underway!

January through June 2019 ALL GROUPS Meeting in the

MURPHY CENTER will be affected! The Holy Trinity Parish Temperature Stabilization Project has begun! Naturally, we will always try to ensure safety for scheduled meetings with minimal disruption for the next SIX MONTHS, so, please cooperate with us and be aware of the following: ++++ Available space in the Murphy Center will sometimes be LIMITED, as various areas will be “off-limits” at different time. ++++ Unforeseen situations may occasionally force CANCELLATIONS.

Groups will be notified, week by week, as soon as we know details.

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2019 Cardinal’s Stewardship Appeal Please watch this space for details about the January kickoff. Because of your support, this year we enable our Archdiocese to continue to:

(1) Sustain numerous charitable offices, agencies, and programs to provide compassionate and effective assistance to those most in need.

(2) offer financial support to needy parishes and regional schools.

(3) Ensure excellent academic and spiritual formation in our schools in catechetical (Rel. Ed.) program training in our parishes.

(4) And care for our retired clergy and Religious men and women who have given their lives in service of the Church and excellent preparation for future clergy who will give theirs in years to come.

Sophia, ChurchMouse Reporting unseen works of faith, hope and charity to uplift you.

Thought you might appreciate this verse attributed to William Shakespeare. Time is very slow for those who wit; very fast for those who are scared; very long for those who lament; and very short for those who celebrate. But for those who love, time is eternal.

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Second Collection: TODAY! Annual Holy Trinity Parish “In House” Collections:

(1) Fuel, (2) Literature, (3) Music, (4) Catholic Schools Today we are taking up our annual, “in-house” second collection to help us pay the annual parish assess-ment for the Archdiocesan Regional Schools. We ask your usual generosity. Thank you. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – 2019

“This week of prayer comes around again punctually, to arouse the consciences of Christians to examine themselves under God’s eyes on the question of regaining full unity.

Christians are rediscovering with increasing lucidity how partial but true communion already exists, and, before God and with His help, they are moving toward unity. They are moving toward that goal by beginning with prayer to the Lord, to Him who purifies and liberates, who redeems and unites … We must be very attentive and make sure that prayer does not lose that power of turning things upside down which ought to shake consciences of all about the division of Christians, ‘which openly contradicts the will of Christ, provides a stumbling block to the world, and inflicts damage on the most holy cause of proclaiming the good news to every creature.’” – Pope John Paul II, Prayers and Devotions * * * * * * * *

Special Thanks to a Special Young Lady

A young lady named Ella stopped by our Rectory this week. Her grandfather had given her $25 at Christmas with the instructions that she was to find a cause she deemed worthy and donate it there. She had seen the people lining up daily for our Breakfast Line – and decided this is where she wanted her money to go. May her graciousness and generosity be an example to us all!

“Hagan lo que El les diga”

La escena de la Palabra de hoy es como un breve manual de milagros donde se nos indica el papel que Dios hace y el del ser humano que recibe y se deja hacer. María es la primera que se da cuenta de la falta de vino y es la primera que intercede ante Jesús. En el camino del cristiano la Virgen está siempre atenta a nuestras carencias y necesidades, fijándose en nuestras cosas para presentarlas ante el Señor. Sólo ella sabía cuál era el problema y quién lo podía resolver. En nuestra vida hay muchas personas que son como María, que interceden ante Dios por nosotros y por nuestras indigencias. Seguro que en nuestro camino de fe hemos tenido y tenemos a personas que le hablan a Dios de nosotros y de nuestros problemas y dificultades. Tenemos que preocuparnos de las necesidades y problemas de los demás, de nuestros amigos y de los que no lo son tanto. Nuestra jornada diaria tiene que tener siempre un buen rato de charla íntima con el Señor para susurrarle al oído las carencias de los que nos rodean.

La respuesta de Jesús es un tanto desconcertante; es como si el Señor dijese "qué tengo que ver con esto. Esto no es de mi incumbencia..." y le da la razón de su respuesta: "Mi hora aún no ha llegado". María le invita a que haga algo, pero Jesús esperó al final para hacerlo, cuando ya se había acabado el vino. En la vida nos pasa otro tanto. Muchas veces sólo al final de nuestro recorrido y dificultades es cuando vemos la mano de Dios. Un aspecto importante es la respuesta que da María: "Hagan lo que Él les diga". Quienes esperan un favor o un milagro de Cristo han de estar dispuestos a cumplir sus órdenes. Muchos milagros no se realizan en la vida de las personas porque viven más que sordos a las indicaciones de Dios. El hacer lo que Él dice es mostrarnos el camino para llegar al buen resultado de nuestra vida. La fidelidad de Dios es la garantía de que no nos dejará nunca solos. Quienes cumplieron fielmente sus indicaciones fueron los que colaboraron en el milagro.

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