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Kieran (Love), Samantha (Joy), Josie (Peace), and Finley (Hope)
are in the second grade at Holy Trinity Catholic School.
KNOW ~ GROW ~ G O
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH
13715 SW W ALKER R OAD | B EAVERTON , OR 97005 -1017
503 .643 .9528 | WWW . H-T . ORG | PARISH@ H-T .ORG
13715 SW W ALKER R OAD | B EAVERTON , OR 97005 -1017
503 .643 .9528 | WWW . H-T . ORG | PARISH@ H-T .ORG
December 10 , 2017
The Second Sunday of Advent
MASS SCHEDULE
Mon—Fri 8:15am Wednesday 2:15pm (school Mass)
Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:15am Holy Days 8:15am, 7:00pm
RECONCILIATION
Saturday 4:00-5:00pm
PARISH OFFICE
503.643.9528 www.h-t.org
Mon—Thur 8:00-4:30pm Friday 8:00-2:00pm
SCHOOL OFFICE
503.644.5748 www.htsch.org
Monday—Friday 8:00-3:30pm
COMMUNITY OUTREACH OFFICE
503.641.1842 www.h-t.org/outreach
Tues, Wed, Fri 10:00-12:30pm
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GREETINGS FROM FR . DAVE
Last weekend in my homily I spoke about Holding On. This week my theme is Letting Go.
I have had the opportunity to pray with many people over the years about issues of forgiveness. Lack of forgiveness leads to resentment and bitterness, both of which prevent us living life
fully and experiencing deeply the presence of Jesus in our own hearts. And, the misconceptions about forgiveness abound, making it even harder to enter into the process of forgiveness.
Jesus teaches us to forgive 7 X 70 times. That’s a whopping 490 times which clearly means this is a decision we make and then reaffirm repeatedly. The adage “forgive and forget” is not very realistic but needs to be revised to state “forgive and keep forgiving over and over”.
The other biggie that hinders us from forgiving is thinking that we need to somehow excuse the bad behavior of someone who has hurt us. In no way does forgiveness mean approval of the behavior of the offender. For serious offenses we need to pray for the
desire to forgive. The following words describe that well.
I am not yet ready for the journey I am not yet interested in the path I am at the prayer before the prayer of forgiveness Grant me the will to want to forgive Grant it to me not yet but soon. —Desmond Tutu
May this Advent season motivate us to begin and continue the process of forgiving those who have hurt us along the way. “Life is hard”, and God is eager to assist us in healing the obstacles to living fully.
Congratulations and blessings to Malia Dang, Leon-Dio Dietzel, Ira Doby-Senz, Alice Naffziger, and Kai Steffen, who were baptized on December 2nd!
Last week, funeral services were held for Brian McCarry, Eleanor Kraker, and Stephanie Spalding. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, rest in peace.
Saturday 9th 5:30pm +Laurie Kuzel
Sunday 10th 8:00am Gwynne Laurente – Happy Birthday!
9:30am Holy Trinity Parish
11:15am +Catarina Lan Cao
Monday 11th
8:15am +Rev. Jack Miller
Tuesday 12th 8:15am +Marcellino Sicat, Sr.
Wednesday 13th 8:15am World Concerns
2:15pm +Nguyen relatives
Thursday 14th 8:15am +Anna Pasichny
Friday 15th 8:15am Raul Varela – Happy Birthday!
The flowers for this weekend were donated in memory of Philomeno Bonifacio.
M ASS I NTENTIONS
The Elderly That the elderly, sustained by families and Christian
communities, may apply their wisdom and experience to spreading the faith and forming the new generations.
H OLY FATHER ’S INTENTION FOR D ECEMBER
Monday 11th Is 35: 1-10 | Lk 5: 17-26
Tuesday 12th Zec 2: 14-17| Lk 1: 26-38
Wednesday 13th Is 40: 25-31 | Mt 11: 28-30
Thursday 14th Is 41: 13-20 | Mt 11: 11-15
Friday 15th Is 48: 17-19 | Mt 11: 16-19 Saturday 16th Sir 48: 1-4, 9-11 | Mt 17: 9a, 10-13 Sunday 17th Is 61: 1-2a, 10-11 1 Thes 5: 16-24 | Jn 1: 6-8, 19-28
S CRIPTURE R EADINGS
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BRETT ’S TWO CENTS
Hello, everyone! I know many of you find lots of consolation in the monthly reflections from the Direction for Our Times ministry. Here is the December message, just in time for Advent. Enjoy! Jesus speaks: My dear apostle, you must remember that we are not separated. Sometimes, in your weariness, you pray and seek understanding of the situations in your life. When you do this, please remember that I am with you. You are not separated from Me when your thoughts seek to provide you with answers. If you remind your self that I am not separate from you, you will search for truth more calmly and with more confidence that there is an answer to your many dilemmas.
Please do not concern yourself if you are distracted in prayer. Use these times of distraction to talk to Me. Tell me what is distracting you and we will talk about it together. We are together, after all, so I am there. If a certain pattern of sin is troubling you, ask Me how I feel about it. Ask for My observations. You, my beloved apostle, are a studier of Me and how I treated others. Because of your desire to know me, you possess familiarity with My heart that others lack. I will give you the answers you seek, both in terms of your spiritual condition and in terms of the holiest way to conduct yourself in each situation you encounter. We are not separated. We are together.
Worries of major proportion would only be problematic for you if you were being asked to assure a holy outcome alone, or if you were being asked to travel through the period without Me. I promise you that I will be with you and that the outcomes occurring around you will be consistent with My will. I cannot promise you that in your humanity you will always rejoice in My will, especially when there is pain. But I can promise you that the greatest amount of mercy will be obtained through your commitment to remaining with Me, united in the life that is yours.
All is well. I am with you. I will be generous to My beloved apostles in this holy time of Advent. Be acutely aware of My presence. When you look at everything around you, look with My eyes. This will give you the understanding that will insure peace for you. All is well. The infant returns through your heart, as the King.
Sunday, December 10th 10:45-12:00pm, Art Room — Bible Study 10:45-12:00pm, Fireside — Religious Ed. 12:30-2:00pm, Teacher’s Lounge — Respect Life 4:00-5:00pm, Cafeteria — Cub Scouts Pack 598 6:30-8:00pm, Fireside — Youth Ministry
Monday, December 11th 6:00-8:00pm — Social Justice Meeting; call Eileen at
503.713.7939 for details & address. All are welcome!
Tuesday, December 12th 10:00-12:00pm, Parking Lot — St. Vincent’s Mobile
Kitchen; all are welcome! 6:00-8:00pm, Church — School Christmas concert 6:30-8:00pm, Fireside — RCIA
Wednesday, December 13th 2:15pm, Church — School Mass led by 6th grade 6:00-7:00pm, Chapel — Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Novena with the Filipino Community 6:00-7:00pm, Church — Youth Choir practice 7:00-9:00pm, Church — Adult Choir practice
Thursday, December 14th 6:30-8:30pm, Church — Filipino Choir rehearsal 6:30-9:00pm, Fireside — Knights of Columbus officers
meeting
Friday, December 15th 6:30-8:00pm, Church — Simbang Gabi
T HIS W EEK AT H OLY T RINITY
Have you thought about how you can make a tax-deductible year-end donation of stock to the parish, school, or food closet? Feel free to give Ingrid a call at the parish office (503.643.9528) before Thursday, December 28th and she’ll be happy to help you. Thank you for your continued generosity!
D E ADL INE FOR YEAR- E ND C ONTR IB UT IONS PARISH FINANCES F OR THE W EEKEND OF D ECEMBER 2 -3 , 2 017
Offertory $32,951
Food Closet $4,460
Backpack Program $35
Faith Formation $20
Community Outreach: Christmas $2,365
Additional Gifts $6,000
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We’ve just begun looking at the Mass and its importance for us. This is a leisurely walk through Mass, with lots of time for questions and sharing. Come join us if you like! We’re off this week, due to the school’s Christmas program, but back on again next Tuesday (Dec. 19th), at 6:30 pm in the church. See you there!
Coming up in Grow Group:
Dec. 12th: No class due to School Christmas Concert
Dec. 19th: The Mass – Liturgy of the Word
Dec. 26th: No class – Merry Christmas!
Jan. 2nd: No class – Happy New Year!
Jan. 9th: The Mass – Liturgy of the Eucharist
G ROW G ROUP Brett Edmonson — [email protected]
Fo r k ids, t eens , A ND adults , be caus e e ven g r own -ups
ha ve s tuf f t o lea rn!
K ID Z ONE Cathie Scott — [email protected]
Kid Zone is available during both the 9:30am and 11:15am Masses. Children are split into two age
groups: 18-35 months and 3-4 years. There is no cost or registration required.
Join us this Sunday!
Important Note: Parents, Kid Zone will NOT be available on Dec. 24th or Dec. 31st!
Y OUTH M INISTRY | 6 TH - 12 TH GRADE Susan Finch — [email protected]
Class begins promptly at 10:45am in the Fireside Room!
Happy Advent! Parents, remember that there will be no class on December 24th or December 31st!
R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION | K-5 TH GRADE Chris Storm— [email protected]
C ONFIRMATION Chris Storm— [email protected]
We have class TODAY, Dec. 10th! Don’t forget: your Sponsor paper & Patron Saint paper are due!
Our 2018 Confirmation Mass has been set for February
10th at 11:00am with Archbishop Vlazny. All are invited!
F OR W HAT I T ’ S WORTH : T HOUGHTS ON F AITH Erin Nieves — [email protected]
How to celebrate Advent like a Catholic? This is a reminder that Advent is a season of waiting, of preparing our hearts to welcome Jesus at Christmas. This beautiful season is blurred by the secular world of celebrating Christmas before its time. I want to remind you of Dynamic Catholic are offering the Best Advent Ever. These daily reflections help us to reposition our thinking to a more prayerful and hope filled preparation to truly celebrate Christmas. It’s easy to find: simply enter Best Advent Ever into your browser and sign up.
I also invite you to consider joining our group after the 9:30am Mass as we explore the Sunday Advent readings. The church chooses the readings to help us to prepare for Christmas. Join us and explore why the readings have been chosen and what they are inviting us to understand.
Our Sunday Bible Study has begun a series by Dr. Brant Pitre, one of the best young Catholic Bible Scholars of our day, that explains the weekly Sunday readings. We meet from 10:45-12:00pm in the Art Room. Note: We will not meet on December 24th or December 31st due to the holidays.
Our next Wednesday Bible Study is by Jeff Cavins from Ascension Press: Wisdom — Our Vision for Life. We’ll resume our regular 9:00-10:30am meetings in the Fireside room on January 10th, 2018.
Interested in joining one or both bible study groups? Mark your calendars and email Erin!
B IBLE S TUDIES Erin Nieves — [email protected]
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M INISTRY NEWS
PRAY: Prince of Peace, help us to be messengers of reconciliation to prepare the way for Jesus as John the Baptist did. Show us small ways to build peace in our family, community, and world. Amen.
REFLECT: Is there anyone in your community who has been excluded? How can you reach out to them and make them feel included?
ACT: Attend a parish reconciliation service with your family and reflect on the Lord’s mercy and forgiveness in your life.
O UT OF L OVE : SOCIAL J USTICE M INISTRY
Eileen Sleva — [email protected]
Giving Tree gifts must be returned by this Sunday, December 10th!
Thanks for your help in getting gifts under many trees this year and for your support of utility and gas card assistance. Your help will bring lots of smiles!
This time of year, the weather really starts to change in our area. It’s wet and the temperature starts to drop, sometimes below freezing. Imagine trying to sleep out-side; being wet, hungry and cold. Frankly, there are very few resources in Washington County to address this issue. Last January, the City of Beaverton opened a Severe Weather Shelter making it only the eighth one in the entire County. All eight coordinate their schedules so that at least one of them is open every night, usually starting in November. Most, including the one in Beaverton, are for adults only, no children. But that’s a topic for another column.
Located in Forest Grove (2), Hillsboro (1), Sherwood (1), Tigard (2) and Tualatin (1), these Shelters provide a warm, safe place to sleep and get something to eat. The Beaverton Shelter is operated by Just Compassion of East Washington County and is open on Thursday nights and whenever the nightly temperature drops below freezing. The doors open at 5:30pm.
As with all work of this type, volunteers are critical. There are three areas where help is needed: Greeters/Servers are there from 4:45pm until 7:00pm helping set up bedding and serving meals; Overnight Hosts are there from 6:00pm until 7:00am directing social time, staying overnight, and helping serve a light breakfast in the morning; Morning Help arrives at 4:45am and stays until 7:00am helping serve breakfast, checking out guests, and cleaning up. If you are 18 or over and have compassion for serving the homeless, this might be the ministry for you. For more information or to volunteer you can go to their website beavertonoregon.gov/shelter or contact me. My information is listed above.
If this ministry is not your cup of tea (eggnog?), we can use some help in the Food Closet on either Tuesdays or Fridays between 9:30am and 1:00pm. As long as you wake up with a smile and can be on your feet for a few hours at a time, I would love to talk with you. As always, together we can MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
C OMMUNITY O UTR EACH
Al Schmitt — 503.641.1842 — [email protected]
HOLY TRINITY FOOD CLOSET IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER.
Food Closet
Last Week 572
Since January 1st 20,227
Backpacks
Last Week 540
School Year 3,354
NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED
The Winter 2018 CRHP retreats are coming soon: January 6-7 for women and January 27-28 for men!
We can accept only 30 women and 30 men, so we recommend you sign up as soon as possible. The cost is $157, but we do have openings for those who cannot afford the entire cost. If you have any questions or would like to sign up, feel free to contact Merle Sala (503.746.5969, [email protected]) or Paul Alappat (503-544-7012, [email protected]).
Register online at h-t.org/christ-renews-his-parish, or stop by the Information Desk in the narthex or the parish office to complete a form in person!
C HR IST RE NE WS H IS P AR ISH (CRHP)
Join our Filipino Community in celebrating Simbang Gabi, the Christmas novena Masses, from December 15-23. These nine evening liturgies are one of the most important and popular Filipino traditions! A Rosary will be
said at 6:30pm and Mass starts at 7:00pm each evening except for the two Saturdays, Dec. 16th and Dec. 23rd, when Mass starts at 5:30pm (Rosary at 5:00pm). A reception will follow the Mass on Dec. 22nd in the cafeteria.
S IMBANG GABI C HRISTMAS N OVENA Monette Mallari — 503.307.3438
R ESPECT L IFE M INISTRY Gloria Bernard — [email protected]
Assisted suicide is now legal in five states (OR, WA, VT, CA, CO) and the District of Columbia. Some polls indicate public support but also show that, when people learn about the dangers of assisted suicide, their
views shift against it. To read the top reasons to oppose assisted suicide, go to usccb.org/toliveeachday.
The Mother & Child Education Center needs volunteers with their holiday event on December 15-16! For more information on how you can help, call 503.249.5901.
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HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL 503.644.5748 | www.htsch.org
December 12: Christmas Concert at 6:00pm in the church
December 15: Full day of school; no afternoon EC
December 18-January 1: Christmas Break!
January 2: School resumes
U PCOMING S CHOOL E VENTS
PRINCIPAL Ashley Sheridan
DIRECTOR, HOLY TRINITY’S CYO ATHLETIC CLUB RitaMarie Trueworthy
[email protected] | 503.516.4874
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Cindy Hittner
We are accepting applications for the 2018-2019 school year! Holy Trinity Catholic School serves pre-K—8th grade students. Call us or come in to see how great our school community is!
For current families reregistering students for next year, please do so through SchoolSpeak by February 1st.
For current families looking to apply for a sibling to start next year, please be sure to apply by February 1st.
All of our application materials are available online. Please encourage your family and friends to check out Holy Trinity!
A PPLY N OW TO A TTEND H OLY T RINITY N EXT Y EAR !
With the start of Advent, everyone is getting in the Christmas spirit! The bulletin boards outside the classrooms, like the one outside Kindergarten that’s pictured here, reflect not only the fun and excitement of the Christmas holiday but the joy and anticipation for the birth of Jesus. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, our second graders take turns forming a human Advent Wreath to greet everyone as they come in (as seen on this week’s bulletin cover!).
Last Wednesday, December 6th, we celebrated the feast day of St. Nicholas! Second graders sang “The Song of St. Nicholas” for the whole school over the intercom to start the day; then, our pre-K through 5th grade students each left a shoe outside their classroom door to await St. Nicholas’ visit and his gift of candy. It may be cold and windy outside, but inside our school is full of warmth and Advent cheer!
L IVING O UR F AITH : A DVENT IN ACTION !
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School Christmas Concert Tuesday, December 12th at
6:00pm in the church
4th Sunday of Advent: Dec. 23/ 24
5:30pm, 8:00am, and 9:30am (11:15am cancelled)
Christmas Eve
Sunday, Dec. 24th — Masses at 3:00pm, 5:00pm, and 9:00pm
Christmas Day Mass Monday, Dec. 25th at 9:00am
New Year’s Day Mass
Monday, January 1st at 9:00am
Epiphany Party Sunday, January 7th at 12:30pm in cafeteria
H OLIDAY E VENTS & M ASS S CHEDULE
Annulment Advocacy Erin Nieves | [email protected] Funeral Planning Ann Hammond | 503.701.9566 Funeral Receptions Steve Davis | 503.629.8378 Homebound Ministry Erin Nieves | [email protected] Prayer Shawl Ministry Linda Dum | 503.642.1168 Prayer Requests [email protected]
M INIST RIES OF PASTORAL SUPP OR T
Altar Server Scheduling Pat Linton | [email protected] Altar Server Training Lai M. & Raquel N.| [email protected] Eucharistic Ministers Pat Linton | [email protected] Greeters Ed Blancato | [email protected] Lectors Pat Linton | [email protected] Music Director Mark Nieves | [email protected]
L ITURGIC AL M INIS TR IES
Baptism Pat Linton | [email protected] Confirmation (Teens) Chris Storm | [email protected] Confirmation (Adults) Erin Nieves | [email protected] First Communion Chris Storm | [email protected] Wedding Inquiries Erica Wills | [email protected]
S AC RAME NTAL PREPARAT IO N
Administrative Doug Whitney | [email protected] Pastoral Hal Brey | [email protected] School Alan Koelling | [email protected]
A DVISORY C OUNC IL S
Filipino Community Monette Mallari | 503.307.3438 Health Ministry Debbie Gray | [email protected] Knights of Columbus Dave “DJ” Judy | 503.828.8298 Panache Patty Huntzicker | [email protected] Respect Life Gloria Bernard | [email protected] Senior Luncheon Kathy Delach | [email protected] Social Justice Eileen Sleva | [email protected]
C OMMUNITY G R OUPS & M INISTR IE S
Eucharistic Adoration Mike Prusynski | 503.619.7888 Information Desk Cathie Scott | [email protected] Newcomer’s Welcome Betty Drilling | 503.644.8550 Social Events Tim Clark | 503.642.5240 Sunday Hospitality Fred Schulz | [email protected]
P AR ISH L IFE
Bible Studies Erin Nieves | [email protected] Grow Group Brett Edmonson | [email protected] Kid Zone Cathie Scott | [email protected] RCIA / RCIC Erin Nieves | [email protected] Religious Education Chris Storm | [email protected] Youth Ministry (HTYM) Susan Finch | [email protected]
F AIT H FORMAT ION & EDUC AT ION
P AR ISH ST AFF Pastor Dave Gutmann | [email protected] Deacon & Pastoral Associate Brett Edmonson | [email protected] Business Manager Ingrid Lowery | [email protected] Administrative Assistant Erica Wills | [email protected] Bookkeeper Lai McClure | [email protected] Pastoral Assistant Erin Nieves | [email protected] Director of Religious Ed. Chris Storm | [email protected] Sacramental Admin. Asst. Pat Linton | [email protected] Community Outreach Dir. Al Schmitt | [email protected]