Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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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 cloth- ing. 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.