Holy Trinity Church Staffed by the Missionaries of La Salette

THE TWENTY-FOURTH PARISH OFFICE SUNDAY 335 Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085 IN ORDINARY TIME tel. 413-568-1506 fax 413-572-2533

OFFICE HOURS: (Please call for an appointment outside these hours) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

HOLY TRINITY PARISH CENTER 413-568-4352

HOLY TRINITY PARISH WEBSITE: www.holytrinitywestfield.com

Pastor: Rev. René L. Parent, M.S. [email protected] Deacon: Charles Wainwright [email protected] Parish Secretary: Annette Perry [email protected] Bookkeeper: Alicia Haluch [email protected] Religious Education Grades 1 - 11: Sharon Czarnecki 537-6002 Ministry to the Sick and Homebound: call the office Parish Director of Music Ministry: Korey DeGray Bruno 562-7350 Polish Choir Leader: Lucyna Lewinski 519-2839 Community of Faith: Youth Ministry: Annette Perry [email protected] Parish Building Maintenance: Frank Gaulin, Jr. Finance Council Chairperson: Wade Brunelle Parish Council Chairperson: Maureen Nomakeo

MASS SCHEDULE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday - Thursday: 12:10 pm Saturdays 3:00 to 3:45 pm, 15 minutes before Friday: 12:10 pm Communion Service weekday Masses during Lent, or by appointment Saturday: 4:00 pm Vigil Sunday: 7:00 am, 8:30 am (Polish), 10:30 am SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING Holy Days of Obligation: Eve of Holy Day: 5:30 pm, A person does not need to wait until the point of death to Holy Day: 12:10, 7:00 pm receive this sacrament. Please call the office if a parish- ioner is seriously ill, in the hospital or planning surgery. SACRAMENTS OF BAPTISM and MARRIAGE Those who desire the Sacraments of Baptism or Marriage must be registered and practicing members of the Parish for at least three months.

BAPTISMS: Please call the Parish Office to schedule an appointment prior to making any arrangements. The Sponsors (i.e. Godparents) must also be practicing Catholics.

WEDDINGS: Please call the Parish Office one year in advance. Consult the Parish Priest before setting a date. HOLY TRINITY MISSION STATEMENT Holy Trinity Parish is a Roman Catholic La Salette Community proud of our Polish heritage, and committed to witnessing the message of Jesus Christ through liturgy, education, and celebrating the sacraments, especially the Eucharist. Our parish community is a FAMILY, seeking to develop a cooperative spirit of supporting each other in facing the joys and sorrows of everyday life. By serving others in this way, we can bring about love, forgiveness and compassion representing the heart and hands of Jesus Christ through the message of mercy revealed to us by Our Lady of La Salette in 1846. We invite you to join us!!!

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH September 15, 2019 WESTFIELD,

TWENTY-FOURTH Sunday MONDAY - September 16 Sts. Cornelius & 12:10 pm: Living & deceased members of the In Ordinary Wolkowicz & Nowak families Time R/B family

TUESDAY– September 17 St. 12:10 pm: Mr. & Mrs. Livio Masciadrelli

R/B Laura & family WEDNESDAY– September 18 Prayer to Our Lady of 12:10 pm: Souls in purgatory La Salette R/B Mr. & Mrs. Therrien Mother of Sorrows, All parishioners (NO Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration) In our difficulties and great need please present THURSDAY - September 19 us before your Son, Our Feast of Our Lady of La Salette Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. May He, in 12:10 pm: (open intention) His great mercy, Listen to your plea, FRIDAY – September 20 Sts. Andrew Kim Taegôn, answer our prayers, and be mindful of Paul Chông Ha-sang & Companions our petitions. We come before you In 12:00 pm: Communion Service confidence and love SATURDAY– September 21 St. Matthew ~ Amen. 4:00 pm: Ann Balicki R/B Maureen

SUNDAY – September 22 TODAY’S READINGS: First Reading — Because Moses interceded, the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 am: Iggy & Jane Kosiorek LORD relented and did not punish the people R/B children (Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14). Psalm — I will rise and go to my father (Psalm 51). 8:30 am: Edmund Glebocki Second Reading — Paul expresses his gratitude for R/B family being appointed to the ministry (1 Timothy 1:12-17). 10:30 am: Dorothy Gould Gospel — There is great rejoicing in heaven when R/B cousin Walter a sinner repents (Luke 15:1-32 [1-10]). MEMORIAL CANDLE for the WEEK of 9/15 Edward & Kay Makula September 21st & 22nd

R/B Bill, Ela & kids Saturday 4:00 pm Reader: Larry Zabielski Ministers of the Body and Blood of Christ: Mark Galica, Mike Haley, Ann Mello Sunday 7:00 am Reader: Larry Lafield

Ministers of the Body and Blood of Christ: Edward Kolenda, a former parishioner, who passed away in Florida . Betty Lafield, Maria Misterka, Peter Danek 8:30 am Reader: Stanislaw Urbanek Edward Danek Sr., a former parishioner and Ministers of the Body and Blood of Christ: brother of Peter Danek, who passed away in Ct (needed) on 9/9. Please remember them in prayer. 10:30 am Reader: Sharon Czarnecki Ministers of the Body and Blood of Christ: Andrea Veras, Debbie Dion, Diane Brunelle Choir: Wade Brunelle 2 935

THE TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Please pray for those intentions expressed in TO the Book of Intentions OUR LADY OF located in the back of the LA SALETTE church, Also: Dorothy, Elaine, Barbara Rosienski, Bill, Matthew Remember, Our Lady DeMars & family, Theresa, Liam Bisson Ingersoll, Larry, of La Salette, true Carol Jeneral, Laura Danek, Lillian & Natalie Danek, Mother of Sorrows, the Marie Anne, Michael, Paul M., Kaylee, Kathy Paulson, tears you shed for us Steven Hezik, Maureen W., Kevin S., Joan K, Eli, Emil on Calvary. Onik, Kazimierz, Warren, Monika Laz, Pat G and Neva, Remember also the Irene N., Tami Boudreau, Helen Romanski, Ellen S., Deacon Charlie, Stanley & Sylvia Sklarski, Bob care you have taken to Kaczman, Joe N. and all in hospitals, nursing homes, keep us faithful to or home-bound. Christ, your Son. Having done so much PRAYER FOR PRIESTS for your children, you will not now Our Lady of Good Success, pray that your Son will abandon us. Comforted by this grant a haven of peace in His Sacred Heart to all consoling thought, we come to you priests, especially those newly ordained. pleading, despite our infidelities and ingratitude. September 16 Fr. Tomasz Ryba, OFM Conv., 17 Rev. David Raymond, 18 Rev. William A. Pomerleau, 19 Virgin of Reconciliation, do not reject Rev. Francis Reilly, 20 Rev. Msgr. David George, 21 our prayers, but intercede for us, obtain Rev. Daniel Pacholec, 22 Rev. Vitor Oliveira for us the grace to love Jesus above all else. (Healing). May we console you by a holy life and so Also extend these prayers to the deacons of our come to share the eternal life Christ gained diocese. by his cross. ~Amen. Respect Life: 9/15 ~ INVOCATION ~ From today's Gospel, Luke 15 ~ Our Lady of La Salette, Reconciler of "... because your brother was dead Sinners, pray without ceasing for us who and has come back to life again." have recourse to you.

"It is not possible for us to bring back those who have been aborted but through Project Rachel the mothers and fathers can find healing.”

September 7 & 8 Update on Church Boiler Project Weekly: 216 envelopes $4,376.00 We anticipated having the new gas- Loose: $266.00 fired boiler installed this summer. Total Offertory: $4,642.00 However, it is being delayed due to the many Improvement Fund: 22 envelopes $284.00 unexpected permissions that are required from Fuel Fund: 22 envelopes $354.00 the diocese to follow their protocol. Each Boiler Fund: 12 envelopes $140.00 phase of the project needs their review and Catholic Universities: 27 envelopes $245.00 approval. We still hope to have the new system LaSalette Seminary: 9 envelopes $125.00 installed before the heating season begins this Mirror Magazine: 5 envelopes $100.00 Miscellaneous: 4 envelopes $48.00 fall. So far we have just over $83,000 in the boiler fund. Thank you for your continued Thank You to those who continue to financially support. ~ Fr. René support our parish. God bless your generosity!

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AREA NEWS September 15, 2019 ~ ~ Tag Sale News We are not accepting tag sale items at this time do to the uncertainty that we will be having one Register your child/children for our 2019-20 Religious next year. ~Thank you to all who have donated Education Program. Holy Trinity will have classes for grades 1-11. The program starts on Sunday September in the past and please see bulletin for updates. 22nd for all students from 6p to 7:15p It is required that students planning on First Communion attend classes in grades 1 and 2. (We will not accept students directly into the Help Wanted: 2nd grade.) If for some reason you have difficulty attending the classes, please talk to Fr. René and he will try to help. The Church cleaners- We are still Religious Ed. Program in our parish is fulfilling the in need of one more team of requirement by the Diocese of Springfield on “Protecting volunteers to clean one day Our Children-Safe Environment” and CORI forms. a month. Please fill out the registration form and send it to the parish office by Sept. 16. If you have any questions, please Security Committee Being Formed call 568-1506. The Diocese of Springfield recently had a Training Seminar on Parish Safety & Security. We want to form 2019/20 REGISTRATION FORM a parish Security Committee and Cost is $35 for one student; $70 for two students; are looking for people to get $100 for 3 or more students involved. It was suggested that we Parent(s)/Guardian Name______get a firefighter, police officer & ______someone with architecture experience active or retired. Address:______Previous experience is not required. City:______Date:_____Zip:______If interested contact Fr. Rene either by [email protected] Home Phone:______or phone. 568-1506. ~Thank You Cell Phone (emergency only):______

New to our Parish Library Email:______

Our Lady of Sorrows & The Face of God I am willing to help with the program as:

Speaker and author Kimberly Hahn, wife Teacher ______Aide ______Hall Monitor _____ of Dr. Scott Hahn and mother of six, is a convert to the Catholic faith. Although Child’s Name 2019/20 Grade honoring Mary was difficult for Kimberly to

initially understand, she began to 1.______encounter Mary's loving guidance in little ways on a daily basis. 2.______

Blessed of Calcutta is known throughout the world as a woman 3.______totally committed to the Gospel. 4.______

Please return with payment made out to: Thank You to the Golf League Holy Trinity Church for the donation of $225.00 to 335 Elm St., Westfield MA 01085 Our Parish.

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September 15, 2019 Hurricane Relief Effort Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement regarding hurricane Congratulations Dorian.“ As we continue to be vigilant for the effects of Hurricane Dorian we are extremely Piotr Panek & Aneta Kisala mindful of the dire need faced by the community Who were Married on in the Bahamas so devastated by this catastro- phic storm. We pray for all effected and invite September 14! Catholics and all people of goodwill to donate to Catholic Relief Services and charities USA.” The donations to CRS can be made At https:// Board Game, Pizza & Movie Night Friday Sept. 27th at 5:30pm In the parish center gymnasium. A great opportunity for a parent’s night out or a peaceful night to yourself. Drop off kids (age 5 and up) for a fun night of games, The Greater Holyoke Deanery Mission popcorn, pizza, and a movie. Or bring the kids (all “Get the Real Story” ages) and stay to enjoy the fun yourself. The movie Mission Dates: September 30, October 1-2, 2019 will begin around 6:30 for those interested in just Location: Blessed Sacrament Parish movie and pizza. We will be playing board games Time: 7:00PM-8:00PM with music at 6:30PM for the first hour of the evening. Doors will open at 6:00pm

Congratulations to Lawrence & We wish the following members of Kathryn Hansen who celebrated their our parish a very Blessed & Happy 50 wedding anniversary on 9/13! Birthday! Sto lat! Birthdays For 9/16 to 9/22 ARE: James Armata, Marlene Bannish, Raymond Brouilette, Sandra Boguszewski, Diane PARISH SUGGESTION BOX: Brunelle, Maryanne Burke, Jessica Bush,

Fr. René, our parish staff and our Pastoral Wanda Chrisciel, Trina Conroy, Koltan Council invite you to tell us how our faith Janisieski-Fila, Aidan & Connor Fitzgerald, community can work even better Deborah Gibbons, Amber Healey, Anthony together. Perhaps you have a question about our religion. Perhaps you have a suggestion that Hoskin, Aaron Kielbasa, Slawomir Kozikowski, would help our parish family. Please put your com- Amber Plante, Moja Premny, Todd Renaud, ments, congratulations in the Suggestion Box at the Stanley Sklarski, Greg Slowik & Kyle right side of the vestibule in the church. Szalankiewicz. Fr. René checks this box weekly. If you are requesting a response, kindly include your name, email or home address or telephone number.

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