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Church of the Holy Trinity 775 Main Street, Town of Poughkeepsie, New York 12603 ` Church of the Holy Trinity 775 Main Street, Town of Poughkeepsie, New York 12603 www.holytrinitypoughkeepsie.com Serving the Catholic Community of Arlington & Vassar College since 1921 Served by: Eighth Sunday Rev. Anthony Mizzi-Gili, Pastor in Ordinary Time Rev. Ignatius Mudiyappan, Visiting Clergy Rev. Gamini E. Fernando, In Residence March 3, 2019 Rev. Armand Padula, OFM, Weekend Assoc. Rev. Aris Dormido, Chaplain, Filipino Apostolate Schedule of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass The Lord’s Day at 5:30PM (Saturday Eve), 8:00AM, 10:00AM (American Sign Language & Principal Liturgy) and Noon. Weekdays at 9:00AM; Saturdays at 9:00AM. ~ 4:00PM Filipino Mass every third Sunday. Dutchess Young Adult Mass: Last Wednesday of every month at 7:00PM The Sacrament of Reconciliation Confessions are heard on Saturday afternoons from 4:00PM to 5:00PM or at the rectory by appointment. Devotions Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours each day at 8:45AM. The Rosary is recited daily at 9:30AM. Perpetual Novena in honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal each Monday morning after 9:00AM Mass. Stations of the Cross all Fridays of Lent at 7:00PM. First Fridays Solemn Mass 9:00AM. Solemn Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 10am-5pm. Solemn Holy Hour w/Vespers 5-6pm. The Sacrament of Baptism The second and fourth Sundays at 1:00PM. Expectant parents may contact the parish office to arrange for the Baptism Seminar at 7:00PM on the first Thursday of every month to help them understand the beauty and responsibilities of the sacrament. Adults are baptized and confirmed at the Easter Vigil after completing the stages of the Rite of Christian Initiation. The Sacrament of Matrimony Since Catholic marriage requires a time of preparation, arrangements should begin at least six months before the proposed date of the wedding to allow for the Marriage Preparation Program. Please contact the parish office to begin the process. Holy Trinity Parish Office Holy Trinity School Religious Education 8:30am - 4:30pm Mon-Fri Mrs. Kathleen Spina Mrs. Lisa Timm 775 Main Street 20 Springside Avenue 20 Springside Avenue 845-452-1863/fax845-485-7569 845-471-0520/fax845-471-0309 845-471-5838/fax845-471-0309 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Prayers for the Sick Please remember our parishioners who are homebound, hospitalized and in nursing homes. We pray that in their time of need they may be mindful of the Lord’s love and presence and of Holy Trinity’s love and remembrance of them. Please remember the intentions on the Prayer Chain. Your Gifts to God and the Parish Weekly Collection 2/24/19..........$5,857.00 Thank you for your generosity and good faith. Monday, March 4 Weekday 9:00am Joan Rittinger Tuesday, March 5 Prayer Chain Weekday If you or a loved one is in need 9:00am James & Elizabeth Cowan of prayers, please call Denise @ 452-0680. Your intentions will be prayed for by Wednesday, March 6 members of the Holy Trinity Prayer Ash Wednesday Chain. 9:00am Dawn Marie Parrella 7:00pm (LIVING) Elisa Toth Pastoral Care of the Sick Thursday, March 7 If you are planning to enter the hospital for surgery, experiencing a prolonged or serious illness, or are very weak due to advancement of age, please call the parish Thursday after Ash Wednesday office to arrange for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Communion, and Anointing of 9:00am James P. Cowan the Sick at home. Communal Anointing of the Sick is also celebrated at Mass during the year. Notify us or the Catholic Chaplain at Vassar or Mid Hudson Regional Friday, March 8 Hospital of Westchester Medical Center of any hospitalization so that we may be of assistance. Be sure to tell the admitting office that you are a Catholic patient and a Friday after Ash Wednesday member of Holy Trinity. 9:00am Mary Chen A Prayer for our Veterans Saturday, March 9 “God of peace, we pray for those who have served our nation and Saturday after Ash Wednesday have laid down their lives to protect and defend our freedom. We 9:00am Thomas Armstrong pray for those who have fought, whose spirits and bodies are 5:30pm (Sunday Vigil) Pro Populo scarred by war, whose nights are haunted by memories too painful for the light of day. We pray for those who serve us now, Sunday, March 10 especially for those in harm’s way. Shield them from danger and First Sunday of Lent bring them home. Turn the hearts and minds of our leaders and 8:00am (LIVING) Dale Adams our enemies to the work of justice and a harvest of peace. Lord 10:00am Carol Imperati Jesus, hear our prayer. Amen. 12:00pm Nick Franchese 2018 tax contribution statements are now available. This week the Bread & Wine Please make your request to: are presented in memory of [email protected]. Eva Mae Zammiello *Those who make their donations via We Share will receive a statement directly from We Share* GIRL SCOUT This week the Sanctuary SUNDAY Candle burns in memory of MARCH 10, 2019 COOKIES WILL BE Eva Mae Zammiello SOLD AFTER ALL THE MASSES! ASH WEDNESDAY - MARCH 6, 2019 MASSES: 9:00am (w/school) and 7:00pm PRAYER SERVICE: 12:00pm and 5:00pm Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. The norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members from age 14 onwards. SAINT PATRICK'S DAY ~ In 2019, the feast day of Saint Patrick (observed as a solemnity in the Archdiocese of NY) is transferred to Monday, March 18. Please join The Parish Weekly Calendar us after the 9am Mass in BMH for Tuesday, March 5 Irish soda bread, coffee/tea and 10:00am Senior Exercise, BMH 5:30pm Girl Scouts/Brownies, BMH fellowship!!! 5:00pm PANCAKE SUPPER, Gym 6:30pm Girl Scouts/Daisies, BMH 7:00pm Choir Practice, Church The children’s choir will be resuming Wednesday, March 6 practices March 17th at 11 am in the ASH WEDNESDAY choir loft in preparation for Easter 10:00am - 1:00pm Food Pantry, BMH Sunday. All in grades 2 to 8 are invited 4:30-6:00pm Religious Education Classes 7:00pm Bible Study, BMH to join. New members are ! Thursday, March 7 encouraged Please see James with 10:00am Senior Exercise, BMH any questions. 7:00pm Baptism Seminar, Rectory 7:00pm Knights of Columbus, BMH Friday, March 8 Church of St. Mary - St. Joseph and 9:30am Prayer Shawl, Rectory Our Lady of Mount Carmel 7:00pm Stations of the Cross, Church LENTEN FISH FRY Saturday, March 9 7:20 - 9:00am That Man Is You, BMH Dates: March 6 thru April 19 9:00am CYO Practice, Gym Time/Place: 4:00 - 7:00pm @ Our Sunday, March 10 Daylight Savings Time Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Hall 8:15 - 9:45am Religious Education Classes 10:00am RCIA Rite of Election 10:00am Girl Scout Sunday & Reception PANCAKE SUPPER 1:00pm CYO Practice, Gym TUESDAY, MARCH 5 6:00pm Live Stations Practice, BMH 5:00 - 6:30PM HTS SCHOOL GYM GOOD-WILL DONATION The 12th annual Mass, blessing with her relic and devotion to Saint Colette, patroness of couples seeking to conceive, expecting mothers and sick children, will be held on d d Thursday, March 7th at 7pm (snow date, Friday, March A Separate an Divorced Support Group is held on the 1st and 3rd 8th) at the Monastery of Saint Clare, 70 Nelson Avenue in Wednesday of each month from 7:00 to Wappingers Falls. The Poor Clares are accepting special 8:30 p.m. at Mt. Alvernia Retreat intentions for these favors. Visit www.poorclaresny.com, Center, Wappingers Falls. For further email: [email protected] or call Sister Regina OSC at information, contact Cathy at 845-546- 297-1685 for info. 0268. From the Desk of Father Mizzi-Gili th 8 Sunday in Ordinary Time March 3, 2019 Greetings to All! As I sat down last week to write my page for the bulletin, the passage about which I had written was from Mark’s Gospel and of the weekday and not last Sunday- apparently the 3 cups of coffee I had were not enough- lol (laughing out loud.) From last Sunday’s Gospel from Luke, we continue on in chapter in chapter 6 and in the sections on love of emeries and on judging others, we come up to the section of the tree and its fruits. As we journey on this path to holiness, we learn from last week and this week that, holiness is dependent upon unconditional love of our enemies. The central teaching of Christ’s ministry is commonly called the Golden Rule and is an extension of the Shema Prayer- Deuteronomy 6:4-9. HE calls for an unconditional love of enemies and persecutors and a selfless generosity to those who are in need. (Catechism 1789, 1970, 2510)” Where then is mercy if we show that love? Mercy is a path towards holiness. “Christ effectively defined mercy as the ultimate mark of holiness and commanded his faithful to reach out to others in that mercy according to the example of the Father, who is so merciful in forgiving us our own sins.
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