Catholic Church 101 Walt Banks Road / Peachtree City, GA 30269 October 18, 2020 Parish Office (770) 487-7672 Faith Formation (770) 487-0175 Hispanic Ministry (770) 487-5352 Preschool (770) 631-4380 Website www.HolyTrinityPTC.org E-Mail [email protected] Sunday Mass Schedule Saturday 4:00 pm Vigil 5:30 pm Vigil Sunday 7:15 am 8:45 am 10:30 am 12:15 pm 1:45 pm Español 4:30 pm LifeTeen Daily Mass Schedule Monday - Thursday: 9am Friday: 12pm Daily Mass available online celebrated by Fr. Murphy and Fr. Pavol at www.HolyTrinityPTC.org Adoration Fridays 12:45pm-3:30pm Reconciliation Saturdays, 9am or by appointment Pastor: Rev. John Murphy Sanctuary open until 1pm Parochial Vicar: Rev. Pavol Brenkus Monday - Thursday Deacons: Terry Blind, Tony Cuomo, Ben Gross, Mark Friedlein, Michael Mobley, Richard Schmidt, Mark Sholander 1 Holy Trinity Catholic Church Peachtree City, Georgia October 18, 2020 Jim Alden, Bob Artz, John Aultman, Hector Baez, Amanda Bankston, Barry Bruder, Marty Carlisle, Ed Cicci, Enos Domangue, Sylvia Encarnacion, Fr. John Paul Ezeonyido, James E. Gaines, Ed Grant, Christine Gross, Judy Gunby, Dcn. Francis Head, Kristi Hellenbrand, Cindy Holt, Michael Huffman, Dcn. Don Kelsey, Yvonne Lawson, Karen Lucas, Barry Marcum, Sandy Marvin, Will Mitchell, Saturday October 17 Rosmary Moreano, John Murray, Dcn. Scott Parker, Nancy Jane Preston, Joseph Roshak, 4:00 pm Anthony & Andrea Castillo (SI) Julie Rushin, Mark Schwingshakl, Stephanie Suwinski, Susie Vanairsdale, 5:30 pm Tom Kippenberger Monique Webb, Cheryl Whetstone, Helen & Tom Zaworski Sunday October 18 Please pray for those who have died 7:15 am Frank Ferrara 8:45 am Beatrice Sarmiento Dom Graffeo, brother of Mark Graffeo 10:30 am Stephen Noel (SI) Patrick Madison, brother of Joan Velsmid 12:15 pm Maria Luna (SI) Robert McParland, husband of Pat McParland 1:45 pm Julie Rushin (SI) Michael Wilson 4:30 pm Parish Family and all the wonderful caregivers Monday October 19 9:00 am Jim Alden (SI) Holy Trinity Catholic Church Tuesday October 20 9:00 am Jean Hohl STAND FOR LIFE Wednesday October 21 9:00 am Sharon Habing Saturday, October 24 Thursday October 22 9:30am - 11am 9:00 am Grace Vogelsang (SI) Friday October 23 12:00 pm Patricia Ann Prescia Saturday October 24 4:00 pm Tom Kippenberger 5:30 pm Parish Family Sunday October 25 7:15 am Msgr. John Walsh (SI) 8:45 am Collette Gagnon (SI) 10:30 am Charles S. Vicari Stand up to oppose abortion for all babies from the moment of conception to birth. Let 12:15 pm Jimena Miranda Treviño (SI) the world know, at least our “corner” of Peachtree City, of our opposition to this horrific 1:45 pm Fr. Thomas Donnellan practice. 4:30 pm Rex Teves = Deceased (SI) = Special Intentions Please assemble from 9:30am-10am with your fellow Holy Trinity parishioners in the upper parking lot of the Old Rectory. There you can pick up signs and posters. Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Face masks are mandatory and we will observe all social guidelines. Is 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96:1, 3-5, 7-10; 1 Thes 1:1-5b; Mt 22:15-21 Children are very welcome, especially to emphasize Pro-Life! We will not enter the street and there will be caution tape at the curb, but ask you to be extra alert and vigilant. Mon Memorial of St. John de Brébeuf The event will begin at 10am with an opening prayer by Deacon Richard Schmidt at the and St. Isaac Jogues, Companions Memorial for the Unborn. This memorial is located on the grassy knoll on the Walt Eph 2:1-10; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 12:13-21 Banks side of the Old Rectory. Tues Saint Paul of the Cross Eph 2:12-22; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 12:35-38 We will then proceed to the corner of Walt Banks Road and the roadside along Hwy. 54. Wed Eph 3:2-12; Is 12:2-6; Lk 12:39-48 Here we will silently raise our signs and posters for all passing traffic to witness! Thurs Saint John Paul II, Pope ; Our Stand for Life will end at 11am. Lk 12:49-53 For more information, contact our Respect Life Ministry Leader, Andy Dias at Fri Saint John of Capistrano [email protected]. Eph 4:1-6; Ps 24:1-6; Lk 12:54-59 Sat Saint Anthony Mary Claret Eph 4:7-16; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 13:1-9 Thanks for your generosity! FY2018/2019 Offertory Weekly and Actual to Date Sun Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time ¡Gracias por su generosidad! Ofertorio: Semanal y Cifra Real Ex 22:20-26; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51; Offertory / Ofertorio September 20, 2020 1 Thes 1:5c-10; Mt 22:34-40 Offertory / Ofrenda $39,222 To Date Actual / Cifra Real $560,455 Prior Year Comparison 9/22/2019 $601,866 Envelopes/loose checks: 176 Mailed: 35 Online payments: 220 Registered families: 3,097 The Lord is king and there is no other. We are to render to God, therefore, Upcoming Second Collection: fitting praise and service, as is God’s due. November 1 - Mortgage Payment / Debt Reduction God’s word to us, in turn, is a matter of power and strength, To sign up for Online Giving, please contact Michelle at to be lived with conviction of heart. [email protected] or (678) 466-1707 2 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Thoughts From this Sunday’s Readings by Fr. Murphy Previous reflections can be found on his blog at FatherJohnMurphy.blogspot.com Watch daily Mass online celebrated by In today’s gospel, Matthew 22:15-21, Jesus spoils a malicious plot Fr. Murphy and by the Pharisees and Herodians by giving them a straight answer to Fr. Pavol at www.HolyTrinityPTC.org a trick question, “Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?" We all know his response, “repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” This isn’t a statement about the legality of taxes. It is Jesus reminding us that we live in two worlds and each world places certain demands on us. Holy Trinity As Christians we all have dual citizenship. We are citizens of our welcomes our newest parishioners! country and we are citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. Each citi- George Chip zenship carries a lot of responsibility. As citizens of the United Margaret Nunes States of America we have a legal duty to obey national, state and Sharon Philpot local laws; serve on juries; serve as witnesses when asked to do so by a court; pay taxes and males are required to register with the Baby Bottle Fundraiser Selective Service System when they turn eighteen years old. US To Support the Pregnancy Aid Clinic (PAC) citizens also have the responsibility to vote and to respect the right During the weekend of October 17-18, we will be of others. When I became a US citizen, I took an oath to defend showing a video before all masses about the virtu- the Constitution and laws of the United States and when required al baby bottle collection for the Pregnancy Aid by law, to bear arms on behalf of the United States and/or perform Clinic. Please visit the virtual baby bottle drive noncombatant service. page at www.pregnancyaidclinic.com/babybottle. Our responsibilities as citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven focus on html to make an online donation to benefit Pregnancy Aid Clinic's our spiritual obligations. Our first responsibility in the Kingdom of mission, “Promoting the sanctity of human life, as recognized in heaven is to put God first in our lives. Jesus reminds us in next the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.” You can also grab Sunday’s gospel, Matthew 22:34-40, that the greatest command- an envelope in the narthex and mail-in your donation. During this ment is “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, pandemic, life goes on! Our need is greater than ever. with all your soul, and with all your mind.” And, we are to love Pregnancy Aid Clinic is the only Catholic pregnancy resource our neighbor as much as we love ourselves. We are to obey the center endorsed by the Archdiocese of Atlanta. PAC offers women Ten Commandments. We have a responsibility to practice good free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, education, resources, and earn-as stewardship by tithing, by sharing our God given gifts with others -you-learn programs. Please support this life-saving mission with and by taking good care of all that God has given us. And, as good your prayers and donations. citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven we are expected to be exempla- https://www.pregnancyaidclinic.com/babybottle.html ry citizens of our nation. One of the clearest statements about what God expects of us is found in Micah 6:6-8, “With what shall I come On Friday, Sept. 25, Arch- before the LORD, and bow before God most high? Shall I come bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, before him with holocausts, with calves a year old? Will the LORD OFM Conv., announced that be pleased with thousands of rams, with myriad streams of oil? the dispensation from the Shall I give my first-born for my crime, the fruit of my body for the obligation to attend Sunday sin of my soul? You have been told, O man, what is good, and what Mass will remain in place until further notice. The Archdiocese of the LORD requires of you: Only to do the right and to love good- Atlanta will continue to monitor guidance from the Centers for ness, and to walk humbly with your God.” Disease Control and Prevention and the Georgia Department of Public Health to make changes as needed.