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Administrator:
Rev. George Kuforiji
www.holytrinitybandon.org
Holy Trinity
Catholic Church
355 Oregon Ave
Bandon, OR 97411
St. John
the Baptist 15th and Hwy 101
Port Orford, OR 97465 Parish Mission Statement
To be a welcoming
Catholic community
committed to love,
prayer, and service.
The Epiphany of the Lord ~ January 7, 2018
St. John the Baptist ~ Port Orford
Mass Sunday ………………...……8:30 am Wednesday………....…...…..9:00 am
Confessions Sunday ………………...7:45-8:15 am
Liturgy Schedule for January 6 - 12, 2018
Holy Trinity ~ Bandon
Saturday Evening Vigil Mass….5:00 pm
Sunday Mass …………………10:30 am
Communion Service
Monday (Chapel)…...………….8:00 am
Weekday Mass
Tuesday (Chapel)……………………………...….4:00 pm
Wednesday (Church)……………………..............5:30 pm
Thursday (Chapel)...…..…………………………12:00 pm
Friday (Chapel)…….………….………………….9:00 am
Confessions
Wednesday…………………………………..4:30-5:15 pm
Saturday…………………………………….3:30 - 4:45 pm
Adoration
Thursday (Chapel)…………………………...12:30 - 8 pm
Friday (Chapel) ……………………....9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Matthew 2:1-12
This is the famous story of the un-named astrologers, magoi, whose number has come down to us as three because three gifts were presented to the Christ-child on the occasion of their visit. The story, unique to St. Matthew, is full of theological meaning. First, Matthew insists that the child is father to the man. As a man, this Jesus will disturb all Jerusalem, and the chief priests and scribes will be summoned and he will be done to death. The same pattern of response is discernible in this story of the child Jesus. Jesus is Immanuel, "God with us," proclaimed so at the beginning and at the end of his gospel by Matthew [see 1.23 and 28.20]. But, while Jesus as God-with-us is most comforting, his presence demands response. He presents challenge. The negative response at the end of the gospel is anticipated in the negative response at the beginning. The long shadow of the cross already stands over this child. Second, these astrologers are not Jews, but they have arrived "from the east." They are Gentiles. When these "un-chosen" Gentiles find the child with his mother, "they prostrated themselves and did him homage." They acknowledged God-with-us, and worshiped him. When New Testament characters are un-named, their anonymity is purposeful. Its purpose is to invite us into the narrative. They are un-named so that we might find our name in them. We too are non-Jews, Gentiles, and we too are invited to discover where the child is. We too prostrate ourselves and do him homage when he truly becomes for us in our own lives Immanuel, God-with-us. His becoming Immanuel for us takes practice and time, time spent in regular conversation and colloquy, time of prayer.
By Deacon Owen Cummings © 2003, OCP. All rights reserved.
Administrator:
Rev. George Kuforiji
Fr. Kuforiji’s voice mail: 541-347-2309
Parish Office: 541-329-0697
Baptism of the Lord, January 8
Monday is a special feast day for St. John’s parishioners, the
Baptism of Jesus, in which The Holy Trinity was revealed.
“On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open
and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him. And a voice came from the heavens, “You are
my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” Mark 1:10-11
Holy Trinity Activities
Mon. 1/8
Communion Service 8 am
Rosary 1:30 pm, Chapel
Tues. 1/9
Mass 4 pm, Chapel
Wed. 1/10
Altar Society 1 pm, Parish Hall
Confession 4:30-5:15 Church
Mass 5:30 pm, Church
WCN Dinner 6 pm
Religious Ed. Classes 6:30 pm
Thurs. 1/11
Bible Study 10:45 am, Parish Hall
Mass Noon, Chapel
Adoration 12:30-8 pm, Chapel
Fri. 1/12
Mass 9 am, Chapel
Adoration 9:30 am - Noon, Chapel
Liturgical Ministers
Sat. Eve 1/13 Lector: Allison Hundley
EMHC: J&P Freitag Altar: Please step in and serve.
Sun. 1/14 Lector: Jeff Turner
EMHC: L. Turner & B. Bluth Altar: Please step in and serve.
December 31, 2017 Collections
Holy Trinity $2826 Budget Goal: $2,010
New Church Bldg $5
St. Johns $340
Solemnity of Mary $65
We at Holy Trinity and St. John’s
rely on our parishioners and our
extended family, our visitors, for
your contributions and support.
What shall I return to the Lord
for all his bounty to me?
~Psalm 116:12
Thank you for your
continued support and
generosity!
Holy Trinity
Sat 1/6: All those on Holy Trinity’s Prayer Chain
Sun 1/7: +Elizabeth Nelson
Nowak
Tue 1/9: Intentions of all Holy Trinity parishioners
Wed 1/10: Intentions of
Father George
Thu 1/11: +Hunter Heineman,
age 7, and his family
Fri 1/12: Intentions of all
residents of Pacific View
St. John the Baptist
Sun 12/31: Intentions of all St. John’s parishioners
Wed 1/10: All those on St. John’s prayer chain
January is Pro-Life Month
The Courage to Speak and to Act Against Abortion
The mother's womb should be the very safest place for a child. Tragically, it
has become the most dangerous location - more dangerous than any
battlefield or terrorist target. In some cities, about 40 percent of pregnancies
end in abortion.
To defend these innocent children and to speak and act on their behalf takes courage. Perhaps family and friends
may not like our pro-life stance. Perhaps we may lose business. We all
know people who have had an abortion, so perhaps we do not want to offend a
relative or loved one. It is all too easy to make excuses or make
calculations in our minds and hearts, which often
results in paralyzed inaction and apathy.
Altar Society Meeting
The Altar Society will meet this Wednesday, January 10th
at 1:00 pm in the parish hall.
Always in our Prayers
Todd Freitag, Joan McDow, Tricia Brown, John Byczek Sr, Linda Deitel, everyone
on Holy Trinity and St. John’s Prayer Chains.
Annual Altar Society Women’s Mass & Luncheon
January 27, 2018, beginning at 10:30 am.
Epiphany reflection:
Your real, new self … will not come as long as you are
looking for it. It will come when you are looking for Him.
~ C.S. Lewis
Come, pray
the Rosary with us
in the Chapel ~
Monday,
January 8,
at 1:30 pm.
Father David Janes,
former pastor of Holy Trinity, will be filling in for us the week of January 15-21, while Father George
attends classes at Mount Angel. Thank you & welcome, Fr. Janes!
Mark your Calendars!
The Holy Shroud of Turin
We will be blessed to have leading
authorities on the Shroud of Turin,
Dr. John Jackson & his wife Rebecca,
with us on March 22, 23, & 24.
Please see more information and
signup sheets in the vestibule. You
will not want to miss this very special
event just before Passion Sunday.
Reflecting on Sunday’s Readings
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ January 14, 2018
To help you prepare for Mass next weekend, here are next Sunday’s readings:
Reading I: 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10
Reading II: 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20
Gospel: John 1:35-42
Bible Study is Back!
Come, join the Bible study class which
resumes on Thursday, January 11, at
10:45 am for a social time and sharing of
prayer requests. Class begins at 11:00.
We finish at 11:45, in time to attend daily
Mass at 12:00. Please call Kathy
Cowan at 347-3031 for more information.
All are welcome!
Men’s Group Meeting
The Men’s Group will meet next on February 3 after the 9 am First Saturday Mass. Please contact Jeff Turner with any questions about the group or the meeting by calling 503-302-6425 or by email to [email protected].
“Amid the disharmony of our chaotic lives, the rosary is the instrument, the harp or the psaltery with its ten chords, for each group of harmo-nies. With the rosary we continually raise a song of love from earth.”
~ Servant of God Dolindo Ruotolo as quoted in “Champions of the Rosary” by Father Donald H. Calloway, MIC.
Weekday Adoration
Come, spend time with Jesus in the
Blessed Sacrament on Thursday,
January 11, from 12:30-8 pm, and
on Friday, January 12, from
9:30 am - noon in the chapel.
“This is the wonderful truth, my dear
friends: the Word, which became flesh
two thousand years ago, is present today
in the Eucharist.” ~ Pope St. John Paul
WCN Dinners and
Religious Education
Classes resume this
Wednesday,
January 10, 2018.
Come to Mass at
5:30 pm, Dinner at 6,
and class at 6:30.
See you there!
36th annual Catholic Men's Gathering
The 36th Annual Retreat for Catholic Men will be hosted at St. Rita Retreat Center in Gold Hill, OR, beginning Friday evening Jan 26 through Sunday morning Jan 28. Directing the retreat this year will be
Deacon Pete Broussard. The subject of the retreat will be "Sons of Man ~ Sons of God" and will be presented in four parts over the three days/two nights: Part 1 - Sons of Man, Part 2 - Sons of God,
Part 3 - Sons of Prayer, Part 4 - Sons of Salvation
Cost is $115 for early registration before Jan 15 and $125 thereafter. Please contact Mr. Don Zimmerer at 541-531-2929 or by email at [email protected] to register or for any information about the retreat.
Rachel’s Vineyard
Rachel's Vineyard Retreats for anyone who has been impacted by abortion heal hearts, spirits, and lives. "It was amazing and restorative - a safe beginning of healthy
grieving & acknowledgement - initiating a beginning of the ability to move forward in other aspects of my life." May this holy season of fulfilled longing and hope through
Our Savior lead you toward a life change at a Rachel's Vineyard Retreat where mercy, compassion, and forgiveness bring Jesus' healing. Upcoming 2018 retreats:
February 16-18 in Portland, April 27-29 in Medford. For more information and registration call Project Aurora at 541-942-2861,
email [email protected], or visit www.project-aurora.org.
From the desk of Father George Kuforiji
Please enjoy the following, which is the final part of a Facebook discussion between Father George and his friend Pastor Harrison, who is a Protestant pastor in Seattle. It is a continuation of Father’s bulletin inserts entitled “Is it by Faith Alone?”
GK. In the Book “Where is that in the Bible?” written by Patrick Madrid, he was having a
discussion with two Evangelical Protestants on salvation by “FAITH ALONE.” Patrick said he was quoted this
Bible passage, “For by grace you have been saved through faith…” (Ephesians 2:8).
Patrick said he told the two men he totally agreed with them. They thought he was making fun of them. But
he told them “I believe the passage with my whole heart.” He then asked them, how could you be sure you
understood what it means? How could you be sure that your interpretation is accurate? To which they
responded, “Scripture is clear. We don’t have to worry that we don’t understand it. Its meaning is clear.”
GK. Patrick then used an exercise to show them why he as a Catholic looks not just to Scripture alone as they
do, but also to “the Church and its living Tradition of interpreting Scripture.” He then proceeded to ask them:
“Let’s say someone wrote these words a hundred years ago: “I never said you stole money.”
The two said they understood the meaning of the question.
Then Patrick went on by saying, “Perhaps the person who wrote it meant to say, ‘I never said you stole
money,’ implying that someone else said it.
Or maybe he meant ‘I never said you stole money.’ He thought it, he suspected it, but he never said it.
Or, ‘I never said you stole money.’ He said your neighbor did.
Or, ‘I never said you stole money.’ He meant that you lost the money, or you squandered it, or did some-
thing else with it he didn’t approve of, but you didn’t steal it.
Or, ‘I never said you stole money.’ Maybe you stole his pig or his hat, not his money.”
GK. Patrick said as he went through this exercise with Mike and Steve, they saw how easily one could derive
several legitimate but very different meanings from this short six-word sentence. He said, he could see in
their faces that they understood his meaning. He then picked up the Bible and asked them, “Which would
you say is more likely to be open to misinterpretations, this six-word sentence, or the Bible?”
He said he could not be sure why the two converted but they are now both Catholics.
That is why the Catholic Church goes to the writings of the “Fathers of the Church.” They were the ones who
heard the Apostles first hand. People like St. Ignatius of Antioch, who learned directly from the Apostle John;
St. Polycarp, who was converted to the faith by St. John the Evangelist about 80 AD; etc.
GK. Actually in the first eight centuries of the Church, a theologian could not speak unless he traced his steps back to the Apostles. That was how seriously they took authenticity of faith passed on to others. That is one of the reason for apostolic succession.
“The Church of the Lord is built upon the rock of the apostles among so many dangers in the world; it there-fore remains unmoved. The Church’s foundation is unshakeable and firm against the assaults of the raging sea. Waves lash at the Church but do not shatter it. Although the elements of this world constantly beat upon the Church with crashing sounds, the Church possesses the safest harbor of salvation for all in distress.
From the desk of Father George, cont.
Although the Church is tossed about on the sea, it rides easily on rivers, especially those rivers that Scripture
speaks of: The rivers have lifted up their voice” (St. Ambrose 340-397). Ambrose baptized St. Augustine.
There was a prominent theologian in the Anglican Church who, after reading about the Church Fathers, came
to the conclusion, “To be deep into history is to cease to be a Protestant” (John Henry Newman, 1801-1890).
Put another way, to be deep into history is to become stronger in the Catholic faith. He became a Cardinal in
the Church before he died.
GK. As for me, I am sticking with the Catholic Church that Jesus founded on a solid foundation. It has existed
for about 2,000 years and is guaranteed by Jesus to last until the end of time.
In the Seminary, I defended Catholic teachings in several classes when it was needed, and I was rewarded
with amazing “supernatural signs” from above, both privately and publicly, so for me there is no changing
what I know is true.
GK. “That servant who knew his master’s will but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will
shall be beaten severely… Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be
demanded of the person entrusted with more” (Luke 12:47-48).
I wish I could keep on going back and forth with you on Scripture, but I am very busy. I have two parishes
that are almost 30 miles apart, and the people I am serving are my priority. I represent my Archbishop who
has entrusted me to serve them. I say Mass and preach every day except on Mondays when I say only Mass.
I administer Sacraments when needed, teach RCIA, (Right of Christian Initiation of Adults), and we are in the
process of building a new church. That is why it has taken me this long to respond to your responses. May
God continue to bless you in your ministry.
GK. If you still have questions, I would suggest contacting Dr. David Anders. He is a full time theologian. You
can call his show (Called to Communion) at 800-585-9396, 11:00 AM PST.
http://www.ewtn.com/Radio/weekday/calledtocommunion.asp
I will also suggest watching a show on EWTN called “The Journey Home” by Marcus Grodi. It comes on first
at 8:00 PM on Mondays. You can listen to former Protestants who have come home to the Catholic Church
and why they did.
Annual Priesthood Discernment Retreat with Archbishop Sample
The Archbishop’s Discernment Retreat is scheduled for January 12-14, Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. This weekend is geared toward men 18 and older who
might be interested in a possible application to a major seminary, such as Mount Angel Seminary, and will be held at Our Lady of Peace Retreat House, 3600 SW 170th Avenue in Beaverton, Oregon. The deadline for registration is
January 8, 2018. If you are interested, please see Father George, or call the rectory at 541-347-2309.
Catholic Daughters Retreat
The 2018 Women’s Retreat is Coming! The Women’s Retreat at Holy Redeemer in North
Bend will be Saturday, January 27. If you have a topic that you would like to learn about or
present, please contact Teresa Adams at 541-404-5901 or email: [email protected]
or Kristine Gochnour at 541-808-7476.
For Take-out: Call 347-2450 1st & Delaware,
Old Town Bandon, across from the Boat Basin.
Open 7 days a week (11 am till 8 pm)
Daily Lunch Specials $5.50
Holy Trinity Parish Coordinators
Emergencies, Lectors: Allison Hundley 404-2268
Pastoral Council Chair : Jeff Turner 503-302-6425
Finance Council Chair: Mike Hennick 297-5556
Religious Education: Sharon Hennick 297-5555
Youth Ministry Coordinator: Mike Hennick 297-5556
Office Assistant/Bulletin: Teresa Roberts 329-0697
Homebound Ministry: Judy Crowe 347-5043
Altar Society President & Music Director : Kathleen Stadelman
347-2640
Prayer Chain: Dee Holdsclaw 347-2325
Eucharistic Ministers: Kathy Cowan 347-3031
Altar Servers: Bella Schwartz 404-9583
Hall Rental: Francis Stadelman 347-2973
Website: www.holytrinitybandon.org
Holy Trinity email: [email protected]
St. John’s Coordinators
Emergencies: Gary Dietel 332-0139
Pastoral Admin Committee (PAC): Nancy O’Donnell 253-1310
Finance & Books: Gary Dietel and James Huntzinger 332-0139
Women’s Guild: Priscilla Lang 253-6166
Prayer Chain: Linda Dietel [email protected] or 332-0139
Hospitality: Nancy O’Donnell 253-1310
Music: Lynda Dietel 332-0139
Eucharistic Ministers/Lectors: Patricia Huntzinger 404-8071
Grounds: Gary Dietel and Bob O’Donnell 253-1310
Building: Gary Dietel 332-0139
Bob O’Donnell 253-1310
Phone Directory & Publicity: Sherry Johnson/Priscilla Lang 332-0599
Church Bulletin: Teresa Roberts: [email protected]
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Wills, Trusts & Probate
50219 Hwy. 101 South, Suite D-1
Bandon, OR 97411
541-347-1200
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