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2926 Beaver Avenue  Des Moines, IA  50310  515.255.3162www.holytrinitydm.org      www.htschool.org 

Parish email:  parishoffice@holytrinitydm.org   School email:  holytrinity@htschool.org 

“You will be hated by all because of my name, but not a hair on your head will be destroyed. By your perseverance you will secure your lives.” ~ Luke 21:17-19

W E E K L Y T H O U G H T S NOVEMBER 13 , 2016

Call Early for Christmas Baskets Our Holy Trinity St. Vincent de Paul Society wants to provide Christmas Baskets for those families in need, especially within Holy Trinity parish. Please call the Church office at 255-3162 and leave a message for Gayle. She will call you to make arrangements to provide a food basket and toys for families. In order to qualify, Gayle must submit the toy order to the downtown office by Tuesday, November 22nd. Please call early to be eligible. To request a food basket, your calls should be made by that same Tuesday. Thank you!

There’s No Place Like Holy Trinity! Holy Trinity will be traveling to the Land of Oz with our Emerald City Gala Auction on Saturday, April 22, 2017, and we want you to be a part of this great adventure! Plan to join us on Thursday, Nov 17, at 7:00 p.m. in the Social Room for an informational meeting on this great event benefiting Holy Trinity. Drinks and snacks will be served. Do you like to meet new people? Do you like to have fun? Do you love Holy Trinity? If you answered yes, then come and join us! There are many volunteer opportunities available with all different levels of commitment. This event benefits all of Holy Trinity, and both parishioners and school parents are encouraged to join the team! If you are unable to attend and would like more information about the meeting on the 17th, please contact Jenith Burry, Gala Auction Coordinator, at auction@htschool.org. The Gala is the huge success that it is because of the generous gifts of time and talent shared by so many of our Holy Trinity families and friends!

Dear Friends:

A couple of weeks ago, a letter was sent to all parishioners inviting them to state their tithing pledge for the upcoming fiscal year. Our finance committee will be developing a budget in the next couple of months. Knowing of your 2017 tithing pledge will assist our council in creating a balanced and realistic budget.

We are very blessed to have so many generous and active parishioners. I am thankful for the dedication of many households who develop their faith by providing for the spiritual, pastoral, and financial needs of our Parish.

If you have not done so already, I ask you to prayerfully consider your tithe to our Parish. Tithing is one way in which we show God our gratitude for his bountiful gifts. When we tithe, God takes our gifts and returns them to us in various wonderful ways with none more special than the way our faith is fostered. After praying and considering your gift, please complete the tithing pledge card that was included in your letter. If needed, extra cards are located at the entrances of the Church.

Thank you in advance for your financial support of the ministries at Holy Trinity. It is through the generosity of each parishioner that the work of our Lord continues to build up our HT community.

The Thanksgiving holiday is only a week and a half away. Your household is invited to attend our Thanksgiving Mass on Wednesday, November 23rd at 6:30pm. We gather that night to give God thanks and praise for the many blessing in our lives; the greatest of these blessings is the gift of Christ’s love offered to each of us. As the busyness of the holiday season comes upon us, I encourage you to sustain yourself with God’s Word and the Eucharist. Pope Francis encourages us to always be thankful when he exclaimed, “Gratitude is a flower that blooms in noble souls.” Let us express our gratitude by celebrating the Eucharist on the evening prior to Thanksgiving Day.

In the changing of the seasons, may God bless us with the graces of . . .

Peace, strength, and courage.

Reading I: Malachi 3:19-20a Responsorial Psalm: 98:5-6, 7-8, 9 Reading II: 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 Gospel: Luke 21:5-19

Image: Eugene Delacroix, pastel, c. 1839, “Sketch after Rubens’s painting, ‘Coup de Lance’ (Christ on the Cross).

F A I T H Q U E S T I O N S ?

Question for Children: Jesus teaches us that work is good for us. What kind of work do you do during the week? How does it help you? Question for Youth: Jesus tells us that even though bad things will happen, we are safe in God. When have you felt the safety of God’s life in your own life? Question for Adults: Paul's words to the Thessalonians are tough: if you want to eat, you must work! How does this translate into our society today? How do you reconcile this with Jesus' command to love and feed the poor?

S P I R I T U A L I T Y O F T H E R E A D I N G S

A Copernican Revolution Listen to this consoling sentence from Sunday’s First Reading.

You who fear my name, for you there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays.

Justice. Healing rays! We have wanted this for a long time now!

But what about the fear part? A lot of people have fear. Scripture is not talking about the kind of scare we get in horror films. Not that strange noise when you are alone in the house. Fear of God is instead a reasonable, settled matter, an awe before what is very much bigger than us. It uses the older meaning, a reverential wonder toward the creator.

This kind of “fear” is crucial for us. Only when we have it can we be ready to begin relating to God, to start maturing in our relation with the Most High. Only then do we begin to suspect what it really means to say that God is Love.

That suspicion is a sane one, but it requires a continuing revolution in our lives, like the one Copernicus caused. Remember? He showed us that the sun does not revolve around the earth but that the earth revolves around the sun.

Spiritually, most of us are pre-Copernican. We think God’s job is to circle around us, as if we small asteroids were the center of the universe. We declare that God is just someone to assist us, to answer our prayers, to make us peaceful, to make our side win the ball game, and so on.

Nothing is really wrong with any of these.

The “sun of justice with its healing rays” would shine upon us.

Yet we stand in terrible need of a Copernican revolution. God does not exist to serve me. Just the opposite. God is center of the universe! God quietly maintains all that is:

stars, galaxies, lands, oceans, cities, humans hearts, butterfly wings, and so on. We owe reverence to God.

It takes a spiritual transformation to think in this way. What would happen if you or I tried it?

First, we would be living in truth instead of pretense. What truth? That human beings are created to welcome this true God within them, the source and goal of who they are. This instead of the latest fad. If God is greatest, why would we make something else the center of our life?

Second, the “sun of justice with its healing rays” would shine upon us. God’s love would appear to us in truth instead of as just a bauble to play with, or as way to find a parking place. We would begin to see God as the gentle source of life and the affectionate mother of the entire universe.

Third, Advent is coming very soon. We will be preparing to receive a tender invitation, shown forth in a child. In pre-Advent (now) we are receiving God’s grandeur in a awe filled and fear-invoking stage …

… in order that we will be humble enough to prepare for the baby.

Humble enough. Humility is why the First Reading and the Gospel thunder on about the day of reckoning when “nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,” etc. Such readings should indeed bring forth awe and fear, showing us who is at the center of the universe …

… waiting for us to climb down from our thrones.

Fr. John Foley, S. J. of the Center for Liturgy

Knights of Columbus Breakfast There will be a Knights of Columbus Breakfast on Sunday, November 20th after the 8:30 and 10:30 Masses. Join us for a delicious breakfast burrito, potatoes, cinnamon roll, fruit, milk, juice, & coffee. There will be a free will offering with proceeds to benefit the Knights of Columbus causes. See you there!

NEW MEMBER COFFEE Welcome! If you are new to our Parish in the last 6 months, please come join us for Coffee & Donuts after 10:30 a.m. Mass in the Media Center of our School on Sunday, November 20th. Father Michael, our Welcome Committee, & Staff will be here to share a cup of coffee and visit as well as answer your questions about our Parish & the Beaverdale Community. We are blessed to have you worship with us....see you on the 20th!

BAPTISM CLASS If you are interested in getting your child baptized at Holy Trinity, a Baptism Class is required. Our next Baptism Class is Monday, November 21st. If you would like to sign up please respond to this email or call the Parish Office at 255-3162 ext. 1128.

Thanksgiving Dinner Desserts Needed The Knights of Columbus request donations of desserts for St. Joseph's Parish who serve the shut-ins & needy every year on Thanksgiving day. Desserts of pie, bars, cakes, & cookies help make this Thanksgiving meal a winner. Please bring your donations to the Parish Office by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23rd. The Knights will then deliver the desserts. Questions, contact Bob Sheetz at 991-3823. Thank you for your generous donations!

JOY TO THE WORLD - December 10th Tickets for JOY TO THE WORLD are now on sale at: www.HolyTrinityRespectLife.com. This is our Respect Life Committee’s 4th annual dinner and Broadway music review. Last year’s show sold out 3 weeks early. Buy a table for preferred seating. Questions? Call Karen Quiner at 689-9266.

DCHS Performing Arts Department Presents The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, December 2nd & 3rd at 7:30pm in the Dowling Catholic Auditorium(enter thru the new chapel). Tickets: $5 (adult) -- $3(child/SAT pass)

P A R I S H & D I O C E S A N N O T E S

Mass at the Cathedral Bishop Pates will preside and preach at the 10:30 am Thanksgiving Day Mass at St. Ambrose Cathedral, 6th & High Street, Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, November 24th. This later Mass time may allow opportunity for many in the area to pray with us in gratitude for all God’s bounty.

ST. THERESA CHURCH LADIES 2016 STARS BAZAAR The Annual Altar & Rosary Society(STARS) Church Ladies Bazaar will be Saturday, December 3rd from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm. There will be over 25 vendors, Cookie Walk, raffle and lunch available. Back by popular demand will be “Breakfast with Santa.” We will have two seatings at 9:00 am and 10:00 am. Children will have a small breakfast, participate in an activity, and some time with Santa. Photos will be taken. Seating is limited, so make reservations by calling Mary Stearns at 515-255-2876. We will be selling Cookies by the Bucket for $15 and $10 and prepackaged plates for $5. Please, come shop and bring all your friends.

Want to strengthen your marriage? Then join our new marriage enrichment ministry, The Third Option, which meets the first and third Monday of each month from 7-9 PM in the Mercy Hospital Conference Rooms, 1111 6th Ave East Tower, Des Moines, IA 50314. The Third Option is an on-going support group for marriages, which is built upon 14 skill based workshops that cover a comprehensive set of tools to help couples develop better understanding, sensitivity and trust. Come join a community focused on the skills that help marriages thrive! (Parking for the Third Option can be done in the visitor’s parking lot directly east of the east tower, or in the parking garage directly south of the east tower). For more information, visit our website at http://www.dmdiocese.org/the-third-option.cfm

Catholic Youth Camp Catholic Youth Camp registration is opening soon! This year, CYC wants to make sure families can better plan their summers by launching registration earlier. In fact, registration is just around the corner on November 15, 2016 at noon! CYC 2017 dates are available online: http://stmcenter.com/session-chart. CYC is for students entering 3rd grade through high school graduation and is located in Panora, IA. Sponsorships are available!

S A I N T O F T H E W E E K & D I O C E S A N N O T E S

Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor, 1206-1280

Albert was the eldest son of the count of Bollstädt and heir to that title. Despite the strong opposition of his family, he became a Dominican in 1222.

Teaching and studying at various universities, Albert s o o n d e v e l o p e d a widespread reputation for his learning and intellect. He received his doctorate from the university at Paris in 1245 and became the regent of a new school

established in Cologne in 1248. Among his students was Thomas Aquinas, whose genius Albert early recognized and proclaimed. The two became close friends.

Albert was named provincial of his order in 1254. On a journey to Rome to defend the Dominicans against attacks, he served as personal theologian to the pope. In 1257, he resigned this position to continue his teaching and studies. Together with Thomas Aquinas and others, Albert drew up a new study curriculum for Dominicans.

Against his wishes, Albert was named bishop of Regensburg in 1260, but resigned two years later to return to teaching and writing at Cologne. He was very active in the Council of Lyons in 1274, working toward uniting the Greek Church with Rome. In 1277, he fiercely and brilliantly defended Thomas Aquinas against the bishop of Paris and a group of theologians there who were attacking Aquinas’ philosophical stand.

One of the great intellects of the medieval Church, Albert was one of the first and among the greatest of the natural scientists. His knowledge of biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and geography (one of his treatises proved that the earth was round) was so encyclopedic that he was often accused of magic. He wrote on these subjects as well as on logic, metaphysics, mathematics, the Bible and theology. The writings of Albert the Great on all of these subjects fill thirty-eight volumes. His brilliance and

intellect brought him the title “Universal Doctor,” conferred on him by his contemporaries. It was also his peers who dubbed him Albert the Great.

St. Albert the Great was canonized and named a Doctor of the Church in 1931 by Pope Pius XI. He is the patron of scientists and philosophers. An optional Memorial honors this saint on November 15.

Albert's message today: Since Albert's time, scientific breakthroughs have wiped out many diseases, improved living conditions for most of the world's peoples, and harnessed power unthinkable in his time. Expanding our knowledge in any field contributes to the betterment of the whole human race. Think of one or two ways that your knowledge can help

better the lives of those in your community.

Respect Life Corner

“The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and the dignity

of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. The belief is the foundation for all the principals of our social teaching.”

- US Conference of Catholic Bishops

www.holytrinityrespectlife.com

Please remember the faithful departed…

Max Beavers Father of parishioner

Randy (Karly) Beavers

… God grant him eternal rest.

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P A R I S H A N D S C H O O L C A L E N D A R

SUNDAY 11/13

MONDAY 11/14

TUESDAY 11/15

WEDNESDAY11/16

THURSDAY 11/17

FRIDAY 11/18

SATURDAY 11/19

HT School PTO Meeting 7:00 pm MC

3rd-5th grade Music

Concert 7:00 pm CH

All School Mass hosted by

8th grade 8:30 am

Hyperstream 3:15-4:15 pm

Thanksgiving Feast!

SCRIP Jeans Day

Lego Club

7:15 am MC

Faith Formation

RE

Faith Formation/

Edge

Adult Faith Formation

RCIA 6:30 pm DC

Sunday Readings Groups 7:30 am

Misc. Adoration 2:00-10:00 pm

CH - Church

6N, 6H, 7R, 7P, 8W, 8G Classrooms DC - Day

Chapel Gym -

Gymnasium K - Kitchen MC - Media

Center PO - Parish

Office Conference

Room SR - Social

Room SL - Staff Lounge

Mass and Liturgy Schedule and Intentions

Sunday, November 13th 8:30 am Mass Esther Frasier

10:30 am Mass Mary McDonald Monday, November 14th 8:00 am Mass Communion Service Tuesday, November 15th 8:00 am Mass Max Beavers Wednesday, November 16th 8:30 am Mass For the Parish Thursday, November 17th 8:00 am Mass Mary Green Friday, November 18th 8:00 am Mass Dwain Donnelly Saturday, November 19th 4:30 pm Mass Robert Riordan

†Give the spiritual gift of a Mass. Offer it for the soul of a loved one or someone special in your life.

Contact the Parish Office at 255-3162 to schedule a mass intention

Liturgical Ministers and Altar Servers

Saturday, November 19th at 4:30 pm

Altar Server St. Matthew Team Lectors Chris Nigg Shirley Hurley EMHC Team 3 Cantors Jacob Fross Organist/Pianist Janice Weast Sunday, November 20th at 8:30 am

Altar Server St. James Team

Lectors Scott Flood Linda Brice EMHC Team 1 Children’s Liturgy Team A Cantor Stephanie Chamberlin Organist/Pianist Janice Weast

Sunday, November 20th at 10:30 am

Altar Server St. Anthony Team Lectors Tim Stacy Barb Frueh EMHC Team 2 Children’s Liturgy Team 1 Musical Coordinator Jim Shutt

Financial Blessings Ending Week of October 23, 2016

Yearly goal (July 16-June 17) $1,019,700 Weekly offertory collected $30,296 Year to date offering $298,655

HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH 

Rev. Michael A. Amadeo, Pastor 

2926 Beaver Ave  

Des Moines, Iowa 50310  

PARISH OFFICE      

Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm  

(515) 255‐3162 ext. 1128  

SCHOOL OFFICE 

Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm  

(515) 255‐3162 ext. 1116 

Fax: (515) 255‐1381  

RELIGIOUS FAITH FORMATION OFFICE 

(515) 255‐3162 ext. 1124  

For a Staff Directory, Calendar, or a List of Ministries 

and Groups, please go to www.holytrinitydm.org  

PARISH REGISTRATION 

Registration  forms  are  available  in  the  pews,  at  the 

Parish Office or call 255‐3162 ext. 1128.   

SCHOOL REGISTRATION 

Contact Melissa Heller  at  255‐3162    ext.  1115  or  email 

mheller@htschool.org  

MASS TIMES 

Weekend 

Saturday: 4:30 pm 

Sunday: 8:30 am & 10:30 am 

Weekdays 

Monday: 8:00 am‐ Communion Service 

Tuesday/Thursday/Friday: 8:00 am  

Wednesday: 8:30 am‐All School Mass 

Adoration 

Thursday: 2:00 pm‐10:00 pm 

Reconciliation 

Saturday: 3:00 pm  

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION  

Baptism:  Class is held once a month on a Monday at 

7:00 pm.  Contact the Parish Office to register.  

Matrimony:   Contact the Parish Office at least 6 months 

prior to the wedding date.  

RCIA: The Rite of Christian  Initiation of Adults  (RCIA) 

is  the  process  adults  go  through  to  come  into  full 

communion  with  the  Catholic  Church.,  contact  Jim 

Wilwerding at 771‐1847 or jimw@holytrinitydm.org  

FACILITIES SCHEDULING & RENTAL 

Parishioners  may  call  Andy  Negrete  at  255‐3162  ext. 

1129 for more information.  

PASTORAL CARE 

Anointing of the Sick:  Contact the Parish Office at  

255‐3162.  

Communion  to  the Sick:  If you are aware of  someone 

who is homebound or in the hospital or nursing home 

and would like to receive communion, contact Sandy at 

255‐3162 ext. 2202.  

Prayer Chain:  In  the event of a crisis or serious  illness 

of  a  family  member  or  friend,  your  party  will  be 

included  (with  their permission)  through a phone  tree 

of parishioners who offer prayers daily.   

BULLETIN ARTICLES 

Submit no later than noon, Friday (10 days before date of 

Sunday bulletin).  Email: parishoffice@holytrinitydm.org 

Articles will be subject to edit and available space. 

Advertisers of the Week:

To advertise your business, please contact Andy Negrete in the Parish

Office 255-3162 ext. 1129 or andyn@holytrinitydm.org

P A R I S H C O N T A C T S