BLESSED TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH March 1, 2020 ADDRESS: 5 SE 17th Street Ocala, FL 34471 PHONE: 352.629.8092 FAX: 352.351.8872 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: PARISH OFFICE - 352.629.8092 www.blessedtrinity.org Pastor Father Patrick J. Sheedy x 3209 SICK CALLS: Associate Pastors Father Raul Valdez x 3219 352.629.8092 Father Zbigniew Stradomski x 3227 352.207.5835 In Residence Father Michael O’Keeffe x3221 (Emergency pager) Father Joseph Maniangat 397-4919 Deacons Heriberto Berrios, James Schwartz, MISSION: James Maubach, Stephen Floyd CHRIST THE KING Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix 867.9860 14045 N US Hwy 301 Citra, FL 32113 MASS SCHEDULE AT BLESSED TRINITY MASS SCHEDULE AT OUR MISSION CHURCHES 352.595.5605 WEEKEND WEEKEND Saturday 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm Saturday 7:00pm (Spanish) LA GUADALUPANA Sunday 7:10 am, 8:45 am, 11:00 am, Sunday 10:15 am at Christ the King 1:00 pm Spanish, 5:00 pm Life Teen 11153 West Hwy 40 7:00 pm at La Guadalupana Ocala, FL 34482 DAILY (Spanish) Mon—Fri 7:10 am and 5:30 pm 352.291.2695 Wednesday 8:15 am (follows school schedule) Thursday 6:30 pm (Spanish) DAILY Saturday 8:00 am Tuesday 7:00 pm at La Guadalupana (Spanish) Reconciliation Thursday 7:00pm (Spanish) Saturday 2:45—3:30pm (English) 5:00—5:30pm (English) Wednesday 5:30 pm at Christ the King FOLLOW Sunday 12:15—12:45pm(Spanish) US ON Parish life March 1, 2020 ~ first Sunday of lent MISSION STATEMENT: Blessed Trinity Catholic Church Stewardship Community recognizes Jesus is Lord. We believe that our Time, Talent and Treasure are gifts from God to be used for the spiritual, educational and social needs of our community, the Diocese and the world at large, especially the poor. Parish Staff 629.8092 NEW PARISHIONERS ARE WELCOME to stop by the Sr. Juliet Ateenyi Ministry to Sick x3211 Church Office to register Monday through Friday 8:00am [email protected] to 5:00pm or stop by the Parish Hall the first Sunday of Katherine Baker Secretary x3201 each month following the 8:45am and 11:00am Masses. [email protected] Colleen Halstead Parish Administrator x3218 BAPTISM: We are pleased to help your family prepare for [email protected] Megan Losito Blessed Trinity School 622.5808 the special event of your child’s entrance into our faith [email protected] community. To help parents and godparents prepare, a David Hardison Elder Care 671.2823 class (English) is held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at [email protected] 7:30pm in the Community Center and in Spanish the 2nd Jason Halstead Brother’s Keeper 622.3846 [email protected] Saturday of each month, at 9:00am at Guadalupana. Kris Plunkett Parish Bookkeeper x3228 Parents and Godparents must attend this class prior to [email protected] scheduling baptism. Kelly Schwietert Angels in Arms 622.6167 [email protected] MARRIAGES: If you are planning to be married at Blessed Shelby Conner Youth Minister x3222 Trinity, your preparation process should begin at least four [email protected] (4) months prior to desired date. We look forward to Sue Lanier Stewardship x3208 [email protected] helping you during your time of engagement and Paul Miranda Plant Manager 804.2415 preparation for the vocation of Christian marriage. Call [email protected] the Church Office for an appointment with one of our Sr. Concepta Najjemba Soup Kitchen 789.8139 priests. [email protected] Patrick Botti Music & Liturgy x3202 SICK CALLS AND HOSPITAL VISITS: If you or a family [email protected] Teresa Hyde Religious Education x3207 member are in a local hospital or homebound and would [email protected] like to receive Communion or Sacrament of the Sick, please call the Church Office at 629.8092 or Sister Juliet at x3211. Trinity Catholic High School 622.9025 When registering at the hospital, put your name on the Lou Pereira President Catholic List. Dr. Erika Wikstrom Principal PARISH APP: Download at myparishapp.com or search your phone’s app store for myParish STEWARDSHIP BY THE BOOK What temptations lure us from the path of discipleship? Possessions? Pride? Power? Oh Lord, create for us a clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit within us! ADS OF THE WEEK WORD OF LIFE BERN PARAISO “[The Gospel of Life] is therefore meant to be a GFA Inc. precise and vigorous reaffirmation of the value gfamedicalmarketing.com of human life and its inviolability, and at the same time a pressing appeal addressed to each GREGORY A. PARKER, D.D.S. and every person, in the name of God: respect, South Pine Medical Park protect, love and serve life, every human life! 352.732.3985 Only in this direction will you find justice, development, true freedom, peace and Please see our Ads at the back for all happiness!” (The Gospel of Life 5) our business supporters. worship March 1, 2020 ~ first Sunday of lent MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT STEWARD OF THE WEEK OUR CATHOLIC APPEAL READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH TOM CORNILLE We have not yet received the results of all those Gn 12:1-4a who mailed in their OCA responses to the diocese— Christ Renews His Parish is a bi-annual hopefully next week. 2 Tm 1:8b-10 retreat for parishioners 21 and over. Brother's Keeper would like to sincerely So far we have received responses from 226 Women’s Weekend: March 14/15 thank Tom for sharing his time and Mt 17:1-9 Men’s Weekend: March 28/29 families. We have received donations or pledges $77,984.20. For more information please contact talents in our ministry. If you missed getting the Our Catholic Appeal Kevin and Terry Stoothoff at 352.209.8550 Thank you for being WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS or email: [email protected] materials we can make them available to you today. a faithful Steward! Your donation or pledge is needed. Monday, March 2 7:10am Luke Reckamp † The mission of our parish and diocese will not be 5:30pm Jason Ezzo (L) complete without your response. Tuesday, March 3 7:10am Frank Florimonte † God is giver of all we have and are. 5:30pm Jason Ezzo (L) NEW PARISHIONERS: BAPTISMS : He wants a suitable response from each one of our Wednesday, March 4 7:10am L/D Sisters of IHMR 8:15am Larry Fagan † Lina and Leia Baron Synthia Gonzalez families. So bless God with your response. 5:30pm Mark Immel † Thursday, March 5 7:10am Ellacer Family † Luis Conde Jr. and Lukas Conde Isla Bea Jackson Our parish assessment is $187,769.00. 5:30pm Jason Ezzo (L) John III, Kim, John IV, Rocco and Caterina Grace Sciotto Friday, March 6 7:10am Goodwin Family † Roman Paglia COW DROP BINGO! 5:30pm Jason Ezzo (L) Saturday, March 7 8:00am L/D Andrew & Teresa Caitlin Windham and Aldo and On April 18th we will burn the mortgage for TCHS Semudo Family Building Debt. Alleluia, Alleluia. Ariana Solis 4:00pm Mark T. Whitman † Bishop John Noonan will officiate at our big 6:00pm Luke Reckamp † As we begin the beautiful and challenging season of Lent, our readings thanksgiving Mass at 5:00pm. Sunday, March 8 7:10am Vince Kochetta † this week remind us why we need these 40 days so much. They also Check in early—at least by 4:30pm. Bring your 8:45am Brenda Beckman † suggest a particular strategy we Christian stewards might take as we weekly offering for the collection. make the journey towards Easter. 11:00am Margaret Clark † After the burning of the mortgage and the 1:00pm Spanish Community Our first reading takes us back to Genesis, reminding us of our Creator conclusion of Mass we will have Bingo on the 5:00pm Al Rogers † and the loving care and lavish gifts He gave to our ancestors, Adam football field—Cow Drop Bingo. Your prayers are requested for Larry Fagan, Richard Frank and Eve. He created them out of pure love and provided abundantly for We started with Cow Drop Bingo 20 years ago at the them. Runager and Christine Marie Schulz who have recently died. TCHS ground breaking ceremony. Life was good in the Garden! Until the first couple allowed just a sliver There will be 256 lines squares, each one numbered of doubt in the goodness of God to enter their minds. Swayed by the from 1 to 256. It costs $100.00 to get one of those words of the serpent, they became ungrateful and distrustful despite God’s great love and all the gifts of creation He had provided. Sound numbers. EASTER DECORATIONS familiar? These same temptations threaten to pull us away from God If the “Cow Drops” on your square you get Easter is truly a beautiful season in our Christian today. $5,000.00 (one winner) or next to your square you faith. It is the defining moment for Christianity as get $500.00 (4 winners!). Our Gospel passage, from Matthew, shows us by the example of Jesus Himself one way that we can attain spiritual a whole. It is our mission to bring the beauty of strength and grow to become more effective disciples and stewards. In this passage, we find our Lord in the desert, The Cow Drop Bingo pays for the cost of the fasting for 40 days and 40 nights. Like Adam and Eve, He is confronted by the evil one. But unlike our fallen parents, our celebration—food for everyone, materials, tents, scripture alive in the environment of Blessed Lord triumphs definitively over the devil’s lies and sends him slithering away.