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13715 SW Walker Road | Beaverton, OR 97005-1017 www.h-t.org | 503.643.9528 | [email protected]
Parish Office Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:00-4:30pm | Friday, 8:00-2:00pm
Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 8:00, 9:30 & 11:15am
Daily Mass: Monday-Friday 8:15am
Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00-5:00pm
November 19, 2017
Holy Trini ty
Cathol ic Church
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GREETINGS FROM FR . DAVE
Last weekend, I invited you to take a moment and bless your homes — renewing the dedication of your homes to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and praying for protection from any evil. I am including the house blessing in this bulletin once again for those of you who would like to make use of it. You are welcome to obtain blessed water from our baptismal font at any time. Simply bring a container from home and label it. May each and every one of us submit ever more fully to the authority of Jesus. He alone can be the center of our lives and our reference point for living our lives meaningfully — in a way that prepares us for eternal life in heaven!
At the home’s entrance: O God, protect our going and coming. Let us share the hospitality of this home with all who visit us.
In living room: O God, give your blessings to all who share this room that we may be knit together in companionship.
In kitchen: O God, you fill the hungry with good things. Send your blessing on us as we work in this kitchen, and make us ever thankful for our daily bread.
In dining room: Blessed are you, Lord of heaven and earth, for you give us food and drink to sustain our lives and make our hearts glad. Help us to be grateful for all your mercies and mindful of the needs of others.
In bedrooms: Protect us Lord as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep, that awake we may keep watch with Christ and asleep, we may rest in his peace.
Conclude with: Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, this dwelling, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy; let Thy holy Angels dwell herein, to preserve us in peace; and let Thy blessing be upon us forever. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
THANKSGIVING! I invite you to join with the parish community for our annual Thanksgiving Day Mass, at 9:00am on the 23rd. This is always a highly energetic and fun Mass with a full crowd. One of our traditions is to have a procession at the offertory with food donations for our Food Closet. If you wish to participate, please come — with or without food offerings! Many of you have already generously assisted with our Thanksgiving food baskets — huge thanks to you and to the Food Closet crew who got it all organized and distributed!
Congratulations and blessings to Liliana Case, Eleanor DeCicco, Cecilia Dumlao, Carter Johenkins, and Lauren Tang, who were baptized on Saturday!
Last week, funeral services were held for Joleen Hackl and William Smith. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, rest in peace.
Christians in Asia That Christians in Asia, bearing witness to the Gospel in word & deed, may promote
dialogue, peace, & mutual understanding, especially with those of other religions.
H OLY FATHER ’S INTENTION FOR N OVEMBER
Saturday 18th 5:30pm +Claudia Ditter
Sunday 19th 8:00am Holy Trinity Parish
9:30am +Else Lowery
11:15am +Carlos and +Katherina Liao
Monday 20th
8:15am +Marcellino Sicat Sr.
Tuesday 21st 8:15am In Thanksgiving for the Varela family
Wednesday 22nd 8:15am +June Palka
11:00am +Mary Schnettler Thursday 23rd 9:00am +Frank Kuzel Friday 24th 8:15am +Quat Nguyen and all souls in purgatory The flowers for this weekend were donated in memory of Carlos and Katherina Liao.
M ASS I NTENTIONS
S CRIPTURE R EADINGS
Monday 20th 1 Mc 1: 10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63 Lk 18: 35-43 Tuesday 21st 2 Mc 6: 18-31 | Lk 19: 1-10 Wednesday 22nd 2 Mc 7: 1, 20-31 | Lk 19: 11-28 Thursday 23rd — Thanksgiving Sir 50: 22-24 | 1 Cor 1: 3-9 Lk 17: 11-19
Friday 24th 1 Mc 4: 36-37, 52-59 Lk 19: 45-48 Saturday 25th 1 Mc 6: 1-13 Lk 20: 27-40 Sunday 26th Ez 34: 11-12, 15-17 1 Cor 15: 20-26, 28 Mt 25: 31-46
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BRETT ’S TWO CENTS
Happy Thanksgiving week! I usually avoid doing “repeats” in my column, but recently have had a number of folks comment on the version of morning and evening prayer that Fr. Dave and I gave out a few years ago. Thinking it might be helpful for some of our newer parishioners, and maybe even some of our “veterans” who’ve forgotten, this week I decided to re-present the morning prayer (and next week, the evening prayer). Use them well!
Morning Prayer
Begin with the sign of the cross. Loving Father, thank you for the gift of this new day. Thank you for the world you have created, the wonders of nature, and the unique person you have made me. Thank you for loving me, just as I am; for calling me by name and knowing me through and through – and for liking me! I thank you for sending Jesus to be our Savior and as I begin this day I once again acknowledge my need for him. I can’t save myself. Apart from Jesus, my life has no purpose and no hope of eternal life. Therefore, I surrender myself to you totally: my thoughts, feelings, dreams, willpower, concerns, joys, abilities and weaknesses. And I offer you everything this day will hold. Pause and confide your plans and activities of this day to the Lord.
I commit myself to following your ways, to seeking your will and to being a witness of you. Pour forth your Holy Spirit to transform me and deepen your image in me. I especially pray for the grace to overcome the following weaknesses: confide the special areas you’re working on to the Lord – bad habits, character defects, recurrent sins.
Father, I thank you for the people you’ve placed in my life to help me, love me and nurture me. As I begin this day I pray for each of them, asking your blessing and protection for them. Include by name family members, friends, those you’re committed to praying for.
I ask for help in dealing well with any trials and temptations that arise today. Give me the grace to be loving, sensitive and tolerant and to readily forgive those who anger or hurt me. May I be a source of encouragement and inspiration to all you bring to me today. Pray especially about any specific challenges you know you’ll face today.
My God, most importantly, help me to remain close to you today – to think of you often, to talk with you frequently and to always trust that you are with me, protecting me, loving me and bringing good out of everything that happens. All of this I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen. Close with an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.
Sunday, November 19th 10:45-12:00pm, Art Room — Bible Study 10:45-12:00pm, Fireside — Religious Ed. 6:30-8:00pm, Fireside — Youth Ministry
Monday, November 20th 6:30-8:30pm, Fireside — Health Ministry meeting
Tuesday, November 21st
No RCIA this week due to Thanksgiving.
6:30-8:00pm, Fireside — Grow Group 6:00-7:00pm, Church — Youth Choir practice 7:00-9:00pm, Church — Adult Choir practice
Wednesday, November 22nd 9:00-10:30am, Fireside — Bible Study 11:00am, Church – School Mass led by Kindergarten 6:00-7:00pm, Chapel — Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Novena with the Filipino Community
Wednesday, November 22nd 6:30-8:00pm, Teacher’s Lounge — Knights of Columbus,
Fourth Degree meeting
Thursday, November 23rd — Happy Thanksgiving! 9:00am, Church — Thanksgiving Day Mass
The Parish Office & School are closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Friday, November 24th
The Parish Office & School are closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Saturday, November 25th 11:00am, Church — Memorial Mass for Mary Lee
Palmer; reception to follow in Fireside
T HIS W EEK AT H OLY T RINITY
PARISH FINANCES F OR THE W EEKEND OF N OVEMBER 1 1-12 , 2 017
Offertory $22,094 Thanksgiving: Turkeys/meals $5,671 Veteran’s Center $1,700
Food Closet $1,978 Backpack Program $1,010 Teen Duffel Bag Program $1,250 Faith Formation $20 Additional Gifts $1,000
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What’s happening in Grow Group? Glad you asked! We just finished looking at our Catholic understanding of judgment and Purgatory; next week we’re on to Heaven and Hell.
PLEASE NOTE – we’ll be meeting in the Fireside room next week (November 21st), not the church!
Coming up in Grow Group:
Nov. 21st: Heaven & Hell
Nov. 28th: No class
Dec. 5th: The Mass, part one
Dec. 12th: The Mass, part two
Dec. 19th: An evening of Adoration
Even if you’ve never come before, you are most welcome! We meet on Tuesday evenings from 6:30–8:00pm in the church (except for next week, when we’re in Fireside!).
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!
Y OUTH M INISTRY | 6 TH - 12 TH GRADE Susan Finch — [email protected]
Class today! We begin promptly at 10:45am in Fireside!
We're THANKFUL for our volunteer team — adults and teens! — so we're giving them next week off. Happy Thanksgiving — we’ll see you on December 3rd!
R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION | K-5 TH GRADE Chris Storm— [email protected]
C ONFIRMATION Chris Storm— [email protected]
Don't forget - class today, 11/19!
Our 2018 Confirmation Mass has been set for February
10th at 11:00am. All are invited to celebrate the movement of the Holy Spirit in the lives of our 80 candidates!
F OR W HAT I T ’ S WORTH : T HOUGHTS ON F AITH Erin Nieves — [email protected]
What if we could do 5 Simple Things to fight the darkness in our world? Would we do it? Think of this as redemptive sacrifice. The first benefitted are you and me. The second is the world by our witness. When you see the 5 things you will understand why. The first is Prayer, which connects us with Jesus and fills us with His holy Spirit. It changes us and we share it with others. Next is Fasting. This empties us from attachments, making room for grace which comes from prayer. Third is Almsgiving, works of mercy towards our neighbor which deepens our relationship with Jesus and strengthens our faith. Fourth are frequent Sacraments (Confession and Eucharist) which heals, nourishes, and restores our souls. This school of love allows us to meet Jesus in the Eucharist and God in confession. Fifth is the Word meaning both the Word of God and our witness to what we believe. These five things conform our hearts to Christ. Try them out and see the difference for you and others!
Our Sunday Bible Study will become sessions explaining our Sunday readings, led by the scholarship of Dr. Brant Pitre. We’ll start on December 3rd, the First Sunday of Advent, from 10:45-12:00pm in the Art Room.
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 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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R ESPECT L IFE M INISTRY Gloria Bernard — [email protected]
Thank you to all who supported our Diaper Drive: 1,659 diapers to our Food Closet, 1,216 to
the Pregnancy Resource Center, and 900 wipes each!
“Human trafficking is a scourge, a crime against the whole of humanity. It is time . . . to eradicate this crime that affects all of us, from individual families to the worldwide community ” —Pope Francis
Global Health Promise is a Portland-based nonprofit organization that focuses on helping mothers who have been trafficked or are in prostitution and their children. The co-founder and Director, Brian Willis, is a parishioner at St. Mary’s Cathedral. To learn about his vital work and how you can help, visit globalhealthpromise.org.
Photo credit © Jim Carpenter
M INISTRY NEWS
“If we truly wish to encounter Christ, we have to touch his body in the suffering bodies of the poor. . . The Body of Christ . . . can be seen, through charity and sharing, in the faces and persons of the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters.” —Pope Francis
Today is the first World Day of the Poor, a day established by Pope Francis on which he asks all of us to reflect on Jesus' great love for those who experience poverty and to encounter our brothers and sisters in need, working alongside them to put faith in action. Put your faith in action by contributing to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. 25% of your contributions remain in the Archdiocese to support programs that benefit our local brothers and sisters in need!
O UT OF L OVE : SOCIAL J USTICE M INISTRY
Eileen Sleva — [email protected]
The Giving Tree will be up next weekend!
In addition to the 250 names in need of gifts, there will also be tags for gift cards to Subway, McDonalds, and Starbucks. These will be used
with the homeless teens duffel bags that we build. Some will also be provided to the Beaverton School District HELP Center. These are always appreciated by the teens and families. Tags will also be available for utility assistance and auto gas cards. The need for both is on-going throughout the year.
The Tree will be up for two weeks and all gifts will need to be returned Sunday, December 10th.
I want to send a big thank you to the Knights of Columbus. A Holy Trinity member recently contacted me to let me know that the members at St. Pius had purchased new winter coats for kids and they knew that through our outreach with refugees, the Women’s Center, and the School District, we had awareness of kids in need. They kindly offered them to us for distribution to all we work with. We were able to provide coats to 18 kids in need. Thank you Knights!
I also recently received a call from the Beaverton School District. They had been given a very large donation of backpacks that will eventually get sent to the various schools who have students in need. They generously asked how many we might need for the back pack program and did not hesitate to replenish us with 100 new back packs! Talk about a village working together!
I hope you all enjoy Thanksgiving. Because of you, 250 families, well over 1,200 people, will.
And now a little timely humor:
Q: Why can't you take a turkey to church? A: They use FOWL language. Q: What was the turkey suspected of? A: Fowl play.
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 450
Since January 1st 19,031
Backpacks
Last Week 383
School Year 2,455
NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED
Our next Get Together will be after the 11:15am Mass on November 26th in the
Fireside room. It’s a great way to learn more about Holy Trinity and meet other new parishioners over coffee, tea, and donuts! Reservations are not necessary and children are always welcome. We look forward to meeting you!
N EWCOMER ’ S W ELCOME
Betty Drilling — 503.644.8550
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
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Clockwise from right: Jina, Henry, Lila, Gerrick, Phineas, Kieuvi, Dominic, and Olive
discover the joys of science in their Gummy Bear Lab!
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL 503.644.5748 | www.htsch.org
November 22: 11:00am school Mass and Noon Dismissal
November 23 & 24: No School — Happy Thanksgiving!
November 28: Choir Concert at the Grotto at 5:15pm (8840 NE Skidmore St.)
December 4-8: Scholastic Book Fair; open before and after school in the cafeteria
December 12: Christmas Concert at 6:00pm in the church
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
The Winter Book Fair is coming! There will be high-interest and current book titles from Scholastic available to our students and families to purchase, along with other fun items. Plus, participating in the Book Fair helps to raise money for our teachers' classroom libraries! You can visit the Book Fair from December 4-8, before and after school in the cafeteria. This a great way to find Christmas presents and support our school!
S CHOLASTIC B OOK F AIR
Our 3rd graders work hard each day and enjoy learning. Lila reports that, “Third grade makes you feel good about yourself.” Ella shares that third graders have homework, and she loves homework! Students work on using their school skills independently, being a good friend, and learning school routines. Mrs. McKenna loves that third grade teaches the whole child. We are thankful for our 3rd graders!
C LASSROOM S POTLIGHT T HIRD G RADE WITH M RS . M CK ENNA
The ladies on the volleyball
team were thrilled when
Mrs. McKenna came to watch
them play!
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PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS
Start the Advent season with a retreat led by Fr. Gabriel Mosher at Our Lady of Peace Retreat (3600 SW 170th Ave.). The day includes conferences, Eucharistic Adoration, Mass, and an opportunity for confession. To register, call the retreat house at 503.649.7127 or visit olpretreat.org. Date — Wednesday, November 29th
Time — 9:00-2:30pm (doors open at 8:15am)
Theme— “Preparing for Glory: Apply the Messages of
Fatima to Everyday Life”
Suggested Donation— $40 per person (includes lunch)
A DVENT R ETREAT D AY AT OLP
“The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes.” — Pope Francis
On this World Day of the Poor, envelopes are available in the narthex for the CCHD collection. The CCHD provides funding to programs and empowered individuals to ad-dress the root causes of poverty in their communities and provide a sustainable future for all who are struggling across the country. To learn more about this anti-poverty, social justice program, check out the bulletin board in the narthex and visit pdxlifejusticepeace.org/what-is-cchd.
C ATHOL IC C AMPAIGN F OR H UMAN DE VELOPMENT (CCHD) C OLLE CT ION
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 McClure | [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 ION
Administrative Doug Whitney | [email protected] Pastoral Hal Brey | [email protected] School Alan Koelling | [email protected]
S TE WARDS HIP & A DVISORY C OUNC ILS
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] 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]
We are pleased to announce that the next Holy Trinity Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) retreats are coming soon!
Our Lady of Peace Retreat Center Women’s retreat: January 6-7, 2018 Men’s retreat: January 27-28, 2018
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 the following parishioners:
Merle Sala: 503.746.5969, [email protected]
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 RE TRE ATS