Holy Trinity Church

Father Patrick Resen—Pastor

Father Alex Waraksa—In Residence David Oatney—Deacon Jim Prosak—Deacon

Jack Raymond—Deacon

Holy Trinity Catholic Church 475 N. Hwy 92, P.O. Box 304

Jefferson City, Tennessee 37760

Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 p.m. In Spanish: 7:00 p.m. Sunday Mass: 10:30 a.m. Holy Days: 9:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Weekday Masses: See bulletin

Contact office for help with transportation to church

Parish Office: DRE: Scott & Valerie Mulligan 865-471-0347 Music Director: Jackie Castle 865-471-0347 Administrator: Cheryl Prosak 865-471-0347 Office: Andrea Jarnigan

Fax: Emergency: (After 5 p.m.)

865-471-0347 865-471-0349 865-202-8066

Fr. Alex Waraksa

Office hours: 9:00am – 4pm

865-310-0183

Tues.-Friday

Church Email: holytrinity.jeffcity@gmail.com Fr. Patrick Resen: presen@juno.com Fr. Alex Waraksa: awaraksa@hotmail.com Deacon David: oatney@gmail.com Deacon Jim: jim.prosak@gmail.com Deacon Jack: Deacon.JackRaymond@gmail.com Web Site: htjctn.org

Confessions:

Saturday afternoons 4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

Sunday morning 9:30 - 10:15 a.m.

First Saturday of each month before Mass at 8:15 a.m. and after the 9:00 a.m. Mass.

Heard upon request.

Sunday, May 20, 2018 Pentecost

St. Paul reminds us today that all of our gifts have their source in the Holy Spirit and that those gifts are given “for the common good.” What gifts are mine to share?

Prayers for the Week Father, in Jesus’ name, stir into flame the gift of the Spirit.

Renew my Baptism and Confirmation.

Father, send the Holy Spirit to me that my faith in You will ever increase.

Father, may I see sin as You do.

Father, may this minute of my life be pleasing in Your sight.

Holy Spirit, help me to pray in my weakness.

Jesus, may I know how to suffer.

CCD Class Times (In Trinity Hall): Pre-School thru 6: 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. Sunday

Grades 7 thru 12: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday

Meetings: Council of Catholic Women: 2nd Monday of Month at 7:15 pm

Knights of Columbus: 4th Tuesday of Month at 7:15 pm

Pastoral Council: As Scheduled

Spiritual Life Committee: 2nd Tuesday of Month at 7:15 pm

Legion of Mary: Weekly on Saturday at 2pm in Trinity Hall

His Majesty’s Gift Shop: Before and After Mass

Baptism: Please contact Fr. Patrick or the Church Office at least 4

weeks prior to the desired baptism date.

Completion of the Baptismal Class is required.

Weddings: There is a six-month marriage preparation period in the

Knoxville Diocese.

Contact Fr. Patrick for an appointment.

Planning to Move? Please keep your address and telephone number current on

our church records.

If you move out of the parish, we will need a forwarding address for your year-end contribution statements.

Parish Registration: If you attend Holy Trinity Church on a regular basis, you should

complete a registration form.

Remember that in order to receive sacraments (other than Confession or Eucharist), or to be a Godparent or Sponsor, you must be registered.

Registration forms are available in the narthex & the church office & provide for the optional receipt of offertory envelopes. You may fill it out in the office, mail it, or drop it in the collection basket.

Dear Parishioners, You’ve seen me mention Cardinal Robert Sarah’s wonderful 2017 book The Power of Silence here before. I do again, and I suspect it won’t be the last time. In the book Cardinal Sarah, the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, speaks beautifully of the need for silence in prayer—exterior and interior silence; of hearing God in silence; of the sacred; of liturgy; and much, much more. Here are just a few snippets. “There is one great question: how can man really be in the image of God? He must enter into silence.” Silence must be our refuge from the world’s noise. He quotes a wonderful Carmelite write, Ven. Fr. Marie-Eugene de l’Enfant Jesus (d. 1967): “God speaks in silence, and silence alone seems able to express Him. For the spiritual person who has known the touch of God, silence and God seem to be identified. And so, to find God again, where would he go, if not to the most silent depths of his soul, into those regions that are so hidden that nothing can any longer disturb them?” “No prophet ever encountered God without withdrawing into solitude and silence.” “Silence is not an absence. On the contrary, it is the manifestation of a presence, the most intense of all presences.” “Catholics who associate themselves with that kind of noise, who enter into the Babel of tongues, become to some extent exiles from the city of God. (Mass becomes racket and confusion. Tension, bable.)” “Our contemporaries have the feeling that prayer consists of saying things to God, shouting and fidgeting in his presence, but prayer is simpler than that. It consists of listening to God speak silently within us.” “Silence is more important than any other human work.” “Silence leads to God, provided man stops looking at himself.” These are, as I say, just snippets, culled just from the first chapter of more than 65 pages, but I hope they whet your appetite and encourage you to read this fine book. No wonder it is Bishop Stika’s current favorite book—and mine. I will be getting a copy for the parish library. One more quote, this one from Pope Francis: “A ‘couch potato’ evangelization doesn’t exist; get up and go!” Amen!

Father Patrick

Congratulations to Jim and Lill Katzbeck on

their 60th wedding anniversary on May 17th!

Happy Birthday to us! The Feast of Pentecost

is often called the birthday of the Church. That is a good description, but for most of us, when we think of the Church, we unconsciously think of the Church as we know it now. But on the first Pentecost, there was no church as we know it now. There was no papacy as we understand it today. There was a leader of fishermen named Peter. He made mistakes, often messed up. There were no papal encyclicals. The first one was written in 1730. There were no Cardinals, that rank was created in the 11th century. It was not until medieval times that we saw the title “Monsignor”. There were no church buildings, no basilicas or cathedrals until the 4th century. There was no canon law until the 12th century. There were no monks or nuns at the beginning of the Church, but still there was a Church. Much of the organizational growth of the Church over the centuries was necessary. But it had the unfortunate effect of making people identify the Church with its real estate, bureaucracy, titles and laws instead of themselves. Remember—the Holy Spirit fell on people that first Pentecost and the Church was born. The Spirit did not fall on the structure or the externals for, as we have seen, there were none. The Spirit fell on unwashed fishermen, peasant carpenters, ordinary housewives, tax collectors and seedy, marginal folk. The Spirit glued them together by three things—baptism into Jesus, the breaking of the bread and witness by ordinary people. These were the basics of the beginning “Church”. The presumption was that each one upon whom the Spirit fell had gifts to use to spread the gospel. This was the early Church—fishermen, tax collectors and simple people with a variety of gifts. The miracle of Pentecost was not that people could understand what disciples said. The miracle was that ordinary people, who recently had been in hiding and full of fear suddenly were Church and making bold proclamations without fear. A convert once told me that he became a Catholic when a Christian friend took care of his family when he was out of work. Often, that is why people join our Church. Not because of lofty doctrine or great buildings, but because they see the Church in action in the lives of people who are the Church. If we were set down in the desert, we still would be the Church. If we had to gather in a prison cell to celebrate Mass or if we had to hide in a barn to baptize our children, we would still be Church. Baptism, Eucharist and witness make us Church. They are our defining identities, as they were on that first Pentecost when the Church was born. (by Fr. Bob Warren, SA Franciscan Friars of the Atonement)

Our Weekly Mass Schedule

Saturday, May 26th

5:00pm Sunday, May 27th

10:30am

Deacon David Oatney Deacon Jack Raymond

Lector: Mike Colicchio Lector: Linda Bonner

Servers: Elli and Jazdin Weatherbie

Servers: Grace Johnson Dominik Solarz

Extra-Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Andy Ladner June Lich

Extra-Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Jack Bryant Sue Burch

Holy Trinity’s Parish Stewardship

Attendance for 5:00pm 7:00pm 10:30am

5/13 121 53 140

Envelope and Offertory Collections

Weekly Month-to-Date

Collection: $ 5,375 Collection: $ 10,092

Fixed Expense: $ 5,224 Fixed Expense: $ 10,448

Difference: $ 151 Difference: $ (356)

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee has a full-

time opening for a Development Coordinator based out of the Chattanooga or Knoxville office. The Development Coordinator plans, directs, and coordinates communication and development activities, major fundraising activities, and special projects. A comprehensive benefits package is offered. For more information, please visit the CCETN website at: www.ccetn.org under the “Jobs” tab.

Knights of Columbus general meeting is Tuesday,

May 22th following the 6:30 p.m. Mass.

Parishioner needed to help schedule our

volunteers for the Dandridge Food Pantry. Parishioners from Holy Trinity volunteer at the Dandridge Food Pantry on the first & third Wednesday and the fourth Friday of each month from 10am to 12pm. Ken Booker currently schedules when our parishioners work. After 20+ faithful years, Ken is putting down his pen. He would like to pass this ministry onto another parishioner. Please contact Ken Booker at 865-475-4326 for more information. We pray that one of our parishioners will take on this special role.

Our Annual Parish Picnic takes place next

weekend after Mass on Trinity Sunday, May 27th. We are asking each family to sign-up for the needed food items; the Knights of Columbus will be grilling hot dogs and hamburgers. There will be places to sit at the picnic tables but you also may consider bringing your folding chairs. The kids will find games to play during the festivities. We hope to see all of you here.

“Change for Life” to support Life Outreach (Mother’s Day to Father’s Day)

This weekend in the narthex you will find “empty” baby bottles. If you want to help this cause, take a bottle home and place it in a visible spot as a reminder to pray for the safety and salvation of mothers and their unborn babies. Any change you put in the bottle is an offering to help women who seek assistance at Life Outreach Center.

a oficina del Apostolado Hispano y la Pastoral

Juvenil Hispana invita a padres a participar en el taller: Siendo Padres para los Hijos de Hoy, el cual tiene como objetivo ayudar a los padres a mejorar la comunicación con sus hijos sobre temas difíciles pero importantes como el alcohol, el noviazgo, la castidad, tecnología, acoso, abuso, fe, drogas y amistades. Los niños no se quedarán pequeños para siempre y es importante que los padres hablen de estos temas con sus hijos en todas las edades, especialmente durante la adolescencia. Este taller será el sábado 23 de Junio en la Cancillería empezando a las 9 a.m. El costo es de $10 por persona. Para registrarse, llame a la oficina del Apostolado Hispano al 865-637-4769.

On the feast of Corpus Christi, Sunday,

June 3rd we will have adoration starting from 9am until 10:15am. Don’t forget, Saturday, June 2nd is First Saturday so we will have adoration after the 9am Mass until Benediction at 4:55pm. Please give Jesus some special time this weekend.

Saturday May 19th

Mass at 5:00pm For Armed Forces Day

Saturday May 19th

Spanish Mass at 7:00pm For our parishioners by Fr. Patrick

Sunday May 20th

Mass at 10:30am For Charlie Yurick+ by Charles and Marlene Yurick

Tuesday May 22nd

Mass at 6:30pm For Kathy Shannon by the parishioners

Wednesday May 23rd

Mass at 9:00am For Wayne MacKintosh+ by Carol MacKintosh

Thursday May 24th

Mass at 9:00am For Kristy Spivey by the parishioners

Friday May 25th

Mass at 9:00am For Lu & Tom Windham by the parishioners

Saturday May 26th

Mass at 5:00pm For Mary & Daniel Ahearn+ by Marilyn DeLia

Saturday May 26th

Spanish Mass at 7:00pm For our parishioners by Fr. Patrick

Sunday May 27th

Mass at 10:30am For John Lawson+ by his friends

Ladies Movie Day: is Tuesday, May 22nd.

This month’s movie is Pope Francis -A Man of His Word. Contact Donna Dunn for details 631-495-0031.

CCW will meet in the Parish Life Center on

Monday, May 21st. All women of the parish are invited to attend.

PRO-LIFE NEWS AND NOTES: The people of

Ireland will vote on whether to repeal the 8th Amendment to their constitution on May 25; this is the amendment that protects the lives of the unborn from abortion. PLEASE PRAY that the people of Ireland vote "NO" to this proposal and keep IRELAND free from abortion.

The One Bread, One Body books for June and

July are available on the long table in the narthex.

Amazon Smile: you can donate 0.5% of your purchase

totals to your favorite charity without paying anything more than what you would without donating. (Handmaids of the Precious Blood is one of the charities listed). To get started, go to the website https://smile.amazon.com. Choose “Get Started.” During the registration process, you will be given the option to select the charity of your choice. If you wish to choose “Handmaids of the Precious Blood,” type their name and it will appear in the block. Once you’ve selected your charity, you can change it whenever you choose. After you are registered and have selected your charity, choose the Amazon Smile Homepage link to make future purchases. If you sign-in just using Amazon, your purchase will not be counted. Always check the upper right hand corner of your Amazon sign-in page to ascertain that the name of your charity appears.

Ask the Pastor takes place on Sunday, June 3rd after

the 10:30am Mass. Please join Fr. Patrick for this time of sharing. Any question is welcome. We look forward to seeing you in the Parish Life Center.

Save these dates: Parish Mission

June 10-13, 2018

Bunco Night June 14, 2018

Appalachian Outreach Week July 9-13, 2018

Catholic Kidz Camp July 16-20, 2018

Deacon Jim and Cheryl would like to thank

everyone who prayed for our son, Marty and his wife Mayuko throughout her pregnancy. We are happy to announce the birth of our grandson, Miles Wray Morris, on Monday, May 14th at 6:13am. Miles weighs 4 lb. 14 ounces and is 17.5 inches long. Your prayers assisted Miles when he was in trouble from 24 weeks until his blessed birth at 35 weeks. Prayer does work!

Congratulations to Chris and Katy Richards on

their 20th wedding anniversary on May 23rd!

June 1, 2018 Featured Movie is Paradise

Lagoon (1957). Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household; he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test. Join your fellow parishioners in the Parish Life Center at 7pm. Feel free to bring food and your favorite refreshments.

"Pope Francis - A Man of His Word" opened

May 18th in Knoxville and is intended to be a personal journey with Pope Francis, rather than a biographical documentary about him. The pope's ideas and his message are central to this documentary, which sets out to present his work of reform and his answers to today's global questions.The closest theater to see this movie is at Regal Downtown West. Google the theater for more information.

The New Parish Directory is Available. If

your picture is in our parish directory your free book will be able to be picked up after Mass. If you did not submit a picture to the directory you can purchase a book for $10.

The “Flags on the Hill” displayed between

Armed Forces Day and Flag Day are in honor of or in memory of a loved one. The flag can also represent a branch of the service. Thank you to those of our parish family for sharing in this tribute.

We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor. We need to include the excluded and preach peace.

(Pope Francis)