Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Holy Trinity Catholic Church A Stewardship Parish

January 17, 2021 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Pastor: Fr. Michel Dalton, OFM Capuchin Deacons: Steve Kula and Fernando Ona

Reconciliation/Confession Saturday 9:00 to 10 00 am.

Mass Schedule Saturdays: 4:30 pm Sundays: 8:00 am / 10:30 am Mondays: 5:00 pm Tuesdays: 9:00 am Wednesdays: 5:00 pm Fridays: 10:00 am

Our vision: To be a welcoming parish committed to serving others. Our mission: To make Christ known to the world through Word, Sacrament, Prayer and Service

Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B

1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19 Sleeping near the ark of God, Samuel learns to recognize the call of the Lord. Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 God does not ask for sacrificial offerings but only an obedient heart. 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 We belong to God body and soul and have been purchased at a dear price.

Attendance QR Code Online Giving 2-3 Jan

Adults Children

Sat 4:30 PM 83 7

Sun 8:00 AM 70 7

Sun 10:30 AM 81 6

TOTAL 234 20 Holy Trinity Church Contact Information 5919 Kalanianaole Highway, Honolulu, HI 96821 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: holytrinitychurchhi.org Telephone (808) 396-0551 Emergency Telephone: (808) 772-2422

Health and Healing Eternal Rest

Bob Sargis Jay Rego Ofelia Lazaro Emiliana Vite

Sandy Yim Chieko Furumoto Bill Hamilton Ken Johnson Paul Reyes

Jim Leahey

John Debrovin Sr. Anita Yolanda Kramer Kenneth Wong Maria Gambino D.J. Louis Robert Dennehy Naomi Short

Please advise the Parish Office when it is no longer necessary or appropriate to keep names on the list, so

HAWAII 48TH ANNUAL MARCH FOR LIFE 2021 FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 MASS AND ADORATION AT HOLY TRINITY

Our Friday Mass on January 22 will be dedicated to The Protection of Life. Mass will begin at 10 AM and will be immediately followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacra- ment until noon. As the week progresses, you will notice pink and blue pinwheels adorning the church grounds. The pinwheels are but a small reminder of the more than 63 million un- born babies who have suffered death due to abortion in the United States. Please pray for these little souls and for a renewed respect for life at all stages. For We are God’s Masterpiece, Ephesians 2:10 Because we are still under gathering restrictions, please go to our website https:// holytrinitychurchhi.org to register for a seat for the Mass and/or the Adoration.

Collections Weekend 2-3 Jan 2021

Offertory $22,106

Christmas 4,705 Major Maintenance 4,357

Religious Retirement 375

TOTAL $31,543

Thank you for your continued support.

Parish Generosity

Thank you for being so considerate in supporting these charities in 2020

Total Collected in the Year 2020

Augustine Educational Foundation $4,466 Indian & Black Mission 1,216 Catholic Camp. Hum.Dev.( CCHD) 1,406 Catholic Charities Hawaii 2,665 Catholic Communication Campaign 345 Catholic Relief Services 1,859 Catholic University of America 935 Church in Latin America ( CLA) 872 Holy Father (Peter's Pence) 706 Holy Land 620 Holy Thursday- Operation Rice Bowl 1,651 Retirement Fund for Religious 5,794 Diocesan Priest Retirement 4,755 Seminarian Education Fund ( DVO) 975 WMS-propagation of the Faith 832 Archdiocese for Military Services 200 Offerings for Mass Intentions 3,277 Capuchin Appeal 5,840

Total Fund Contributions $ 38,414

Martin Luther King Holiday Monday Jan 18

Our daily Mass for Monday, Jan. 18th will be at 9:00am. The parish Office will be closed in honor of the holiday.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Men’s Clothing Needed

Now that the men of the parish have received new Christmas clothing among your many gifts now might be right time to share some of the clothing that they will replace. If you have some extra clothes that you would like to donate/share with needy men:

1. wash them, 2. put them in a plastic bag, and 3. drop them off at the church office.

Fr. Mike will soon be making another visit to the River of Life Outreach program to drop off such clothing. Thank you for your generosity... it's a work of charity and it'll free up some needed space in your closet

Help Wanted: Parish Representative for our Cub Scout Troop

We are looking for someone to be the Parish Liaison with the Cub Scout Troop which our parish sponsors. The duties are to be the connection between the Troop and Fr. Mike and our parish community. Until this past week, parishioner Ed Paz served in this capacity. Ed is relocating to Maui and will no longer be able to serve us is this way.

If interested, please let Fr. Mike know and he will fill you in on the details of this position. Having such a person will be a great help for him. [Don't worry...you do not have to attend the Scout meetings.] We are an Equal-Opportunity Parish, therefore a woman could apply for this position!

Stewardship Corner Reflection 238

Stewardship at Holy Trinity Catholic Church

God Does Answer Our Prayers

“[Simeon will] not see death before he had seen the Messiah.” (Luke 2:26)

It can be said of patience: “...it will happen, but it will take time.” (John Bowlby 1907-1990 British psychologist and specialist in child development). And so it was for Simeon. He prayed often to see the Messiah and when the day came, he announced: “...This is the One” (Luke 2:28-32). Simeon was now an ‘older’ man and had waited most of his life to see the Face of Jesus...can we be this patient? Can we trust in God’s time for Him to work in our lives? It’s a new year, let’s make a resolution to be patient in our prayers...let’s give God His time to do His work within us. When it seems as if He is not paying attention to our needs, He might be just quietly working on and for us without our knowledge, so let’s give Him time...consider it a stewardship gift to God. Let’s practice stewardship of patience.

“You Can’t Out Do God’s Generosity!”

Good News to the Parishioners of Holy Trinity Church

January 17, 2021

1. Look for the free AlohaSafe App enabling anonymous notification of Covid exposure. 2. Remember Aena Townsend from Kahului, Maui? He’s the Foodland security guard that found a customer's wallet and rode his bike after work to return it. The community rewarded him with a new VW Jetta for his honesty and dedication to the community. 3. 5 year old Aryana Chopra of Vesta, NY spent her own money to prepare and distribute 200 cards to residents of a care home. 4. Think hard. Did something good happen this week? I’m sure it did. Then cherish that memory. Hold it in your heart/or in your mind; then when things are challenging...recall that memory. 5. Heard of the “Fauci Effect?” It’s the result of increased applications to Medical School. (up 18%). 6. Remember our gifts from God...continue to take care of one another. 7. “I know it’s difficult to eat and drink with a mask on, but to the extent possible...keep your mask on.” (Anthony Fauci, MD). 8. When it comes to Coronavirus...common sense is not so common...chose common sense anyway. 9. Wear your mask, maintain distance and wash your hands. 10. Keeping up to date with Holy Trinity...easy. Check our website for the latest news and do make your reservation for Mass at www.holytrinitychurchhi.org

Let’s remember the value of what we have when the good times return. Stay safe, wear a mask, wash your hands, looking forward to seeing you in our gym at Mass until then.

What Catholics should know about Ordinary Time

Wasted time is not a prized commodity in American society. We are a people ruled by the clock. Time is money because time is to be filled with purposeful controlled activity which is productive of things which can be sold. We are convinced that we must be in control of time. The last thing the productive American would want to do is waste time playing around with realities that do not produce a saleable commodity.

But the creator of heaven and earth is described by the scriptures as the original and the best of players. Creative activity is playful, and creative people do not feel that what they do is a job. Creative people also have a sense that their creativity and all that they fashion in the creative spirit are gifts they have received. The Christian can speak of this and contemplative vision which sees all reality as gift or grade. Our thankful response we call worship or eucharist.

We cannot speak of Ordinary Time without speaking of Sunday. The every seven-day celebration of the Lord’s Day is the basic structure upon which the Church Year is built. The great liturgical seasons of Advent- Christmas and Lent-Easter are more expensive celebrations of particular aspects of the one paschal mystery which we celebrate every Lord’s Day. These special seasons focus our attention upon critical dimensions of one mystery, a mystery so overwhelming that we are compelled to separate out its various elements for particular attention. These seasons in no way minimize the critical importance of the Sunday celebration throughout the rest of the year. Ordinary Time is not very ordinary at all. Ordinary Time, the celebration of Sunday, is the identifying mark of the Christian Community which comes together, remembering that on the first day of the week the Lord of Life was raised up and creation came at last to completion. Sunday as a day of play and worship as a sacrament of redeemed time. How we live Sunday proclaims to the world what we believe about redeemed time now and forever.

What happens in our churches every Sunday is the fruit of out week. What happens as the fruit of the week past is the beginning of the week to come. Sunday, like all sacraments, is simultaneously a point of arrival and departure for Christians on their way to the fullness of the kingdom. This is not ordinary at all. This is the fabric of Christian living.

Sunday, Jan 17, 2021 in a period of rare peace. Although that peace eventually ended SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME and persecution cost him his life, Fabian’s legacy endures. Be Lifestyles of the brave and mobile open to unexpected visitations of the Holy Spirit! Media coverage is thick concerning the lifestyles of the rich and TODAY'S READINGS: Hebrews 7:1-3, 15-17; Mark 3:1-6 (313). “Come famous. The lives of the truly heroic, on the other hand—faithful up here before us.” spouses, conscientious parents, the working poor, folks who turn their lives around after addiction or costly misdirection—are Thursday, Jan 21, 2021 mostly hidden from view. Faithful discipleship requires effort, MEMORIAL OF AGNES, VIRGIN, MARTYR quiet persistence, and most of all, movement in the spirit. Draw inspiration from women of faith Followers don’t stand still, unchangeable in opinions or behaviors. Today we honor both Saint Agnes, virgin and martyr, and, in Growth is required. The terms of the deal are as follows: “Come some places, Our Lady of Altagracia, protectress of the —and see.” Dominican Republic. The devotion to both grew from grassroots TODAY'S READINGS: 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19; 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, popularity; that is, ordinary Christians were moved by their stories 17-20; John 1:35-42 (65). “‘Rabbi . . . where are you staying?’ He said to them, ‘Come and you will see.’ ” and lifted them up for veneration. Saint Agnes was executed for her faith in the fourth century. Our Lady of Altagracia is an image of Mary in the Dominican Republic that, according to legend, Monday, Jan 18, 2021 kept mysteriously moving to an orange grove until a church was Abide your time this week built there. Centuries later memories of both women continue to For more than 100 years, Christians around the world have been inspire the faithful. Take a moment to reflect on women of faith observing annually the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. who inspire you. 18-25). For Catholics, this week is an opportunity to also ponder TODAY'S READINGS: Hebrews 7:25—8:6; Mark 3:7-12 (314). “Jesus is the Decree on Ecumenism from Vatican II. Is your diocese or always able to save those who approach God through him.” parish participating in this healing effort? For resources, visit the World Council of Churches at Week of Prayer for Christian Friday, Jan 22, 2021 Unity. As you pray, call to mind this year’s theme: “Abide in my Embracing your inner apostle love and you shall bear much fruit.” How many apostles did Jesus call? If you said 12, well, you are TODAY'S READINGS: Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 2:18-22 (311). “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?” sort of correct. Indeed, Jesus appointed 12 followers to be his close companions, to learn from him, and to preach the Good News. But it doesn’t stop at 12. Jesus continues to call forth Tuesday, Jan 19, 2021 apostles in the church. We have bishops who continue the mission Pray the pope’s prayer for peace via the tradition of apostolic succession. We also have every single Exactly 60 years ago tomorrow, John F. Kennedy gave an person in the church, including you! “The whole church is inaugural address that quoted Romans 12:12, reminding citizens apostolic, in that she remains . . . in communion of faith and life to be “rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation.” One year later, with her origin: and in that she is ‘sent out’ into the whole world,” Pope John XXIII became a secret intermediary between says the Catechism of the Catholic Church. How will you respond Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, speaking a to your call to apostleship? message of peace to the entire world during the Cuban Missile TODAY'S READINGS: Hebrews 8:6-13; Mark 3:13-19 (315). “Jesus Crisis. Haunted by the experience, he penned his final encyclical, went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and Pacem in Terris, stressing the church’s Christian duty to address they came to him.” international issues of peace and human rights—speaking to all persons “of good will,” not only Catholics. Pray for peace and the Saturday, Jan 23, 2021 perseverance of hope. MEMORIAL OF MARIANNE COPE, RELIGIOUS TODAY'S READINGS: Hebrews 6:10-20; Mark 2:23-28 (312). “Hold Remarkable, two times over fast to the hope that lies before us.” Imagine leaving all that is familiar to minister in a far-off land. Now imagine doing it twice! German-born Marianne Cope came Wednesday, Jan 20, 2021 to the United States as a young woman and, as a member of the MEMORIAL OF FABIAN, POPE, MARTYR Sisters of St. Francis of Syracuse, New York, became a founding Be open to the Spirit of surprise leader of St. Joseph’s Hospital in the city, one of the first general In the year 236, Fabian left his farm and headed to Rome. He hospitals in the country. Then in 1883 she relocated with six other wanted to be in town for the election of a new pope. The furthest sisters to Hawai’i to care for persons suffering leprosy and to help thing from his mind, or anyone’s mind, was that he would be develop the medical infrastructure of the island chain. Pray today elected. Legend holds that as clergy discussed worthy candidates, for an ounce of the courage and sacrifice she modeled for us all. a dove landed on the head of bystander Fabian. Thinking it was a TODAY'S READINGS: Hebrews 9:2-3, 11-14; Mark 3:20-21 (316). sign from the Holy Spirit, the crowd elected Fabian by “Jesus came with his disciples into the house.” acclamation. A kind and capable administrator, he had the respect of both the faith community and three different emperors

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