PARISH ADMINISTRATION Parish Bookkeeper, *Tara Dahill Program Manager, *Colleen Glazer Parish Secretary, *Catherine Jestice Parish Plant Manager, *Victor Zambrano PARISH ADVISORY COUNCILS Pastoral: Alicia Javier (Singles) Don and Maureen Drew (Marrieds) Odelia Ramirez (Spanish speakers) William Quinn (Seniors) Victoria Vulaj (Teenagers) Financial: Michael Donofrio, Vincent Pascal Norma Ytuarte, Sheila Mullan (Trustees) WORSHIP Acolytes, Kevin McKenna Devotions, Private, Adoration / Daily Evening Rosary, Ellen Valko Legion of Mary, Blanca Bulit Sagrado Corazon, Yolanda Pardo Lectors, Stephanie Miller Floral Decorations, Mia Kravitz Sacred Music, *Andrew Yeargin, Director Cantors,*Andrew Yeargin Contemporary Ensemble, Phelder St. Germain Misa in Espanol, *José (Cheito) Guevara Schola Cantorum, *Andrew Yeargin Sacristans, *Victor Zambrano III, James Hulak, Hans Ramirez, Patrick Machado COMMUNITY BUILDING Bulletin, Parish Weekly, *Catherine Jestice Calendar, Master Parish, *Catherine Jestice Concert Series GUEST, *Andrew Yeargin PARISH, *Andrew Yeargin CRC (Contemporary Roman Catholics), James Hulak Scouting Programs, Bob Deaver Trinity Counters, JoAnne Pollio FORMATION / EDUCATION Adult Faith Formation, *Colleen Glazer Lectio Divina-Young Adults, *Fr. Gary Mead Christian Meditation, Donald Main RCIA (Christian Initiation), *Msgr. Sandi Religious Education, *Colleen Glazer OUTREACH Blood Drive, *Catherine Jestice Breakfast Line, *Colleen Glazer Food Pantry, *Colleen Glazer Guest Clergy Hospitality, *Msgr. Sandi Holy Trinity/Ascension Homeless Shelter, Mike Griffin Making All Things New (MATN), Kenneth Craig Twelve-Step Programs, *Catherine Jestice * indicates parish employee * * * * * * * *

Please keep our sick in your prayers: Kate Concannon, John Muratori, Steve Manfredo, Dianne Mastrorocco, Graziella Piciulo, Dennis Joseph, Kelsey Kruse, Karen Murphy, Anne Lia, Edward Haggerty, Ralph Esposito, Devinee Worrell, Gloria Frucht, Augustine Waters, Regina & Joe Rywelski, Sr., Mary Haggerty, Elizabeth Minicozzi, Jacob Tigar, Harry Wagner, Blanca Bulit, Milady Perez, Sandra McConnell, Valerie Greco, George Poulain, Jr., Brett Kornacki, Helen Leonard, Maria Dolores Jimenez, Anne Marie Barber, Patricia Cronin, Marita Whelihan, Joseph Min, Jennifer Goldman, Fr. Mariano Perron, Diane Hazelton, Laura Morales, Todd Waldron Names will remain on our prayer list for one month. If you would like us to carry a name longer, please contact the Rectory.

JANUARY 6, 2019

+ Epiphany +

“When Jesus was born in Bethlehem … behold, magi form the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.’”

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY Catholic Com. & Catholic University Collection Religious Ed. – Pre-K-Grade 5 – Center – 10:30 AM MONDAY DA Meeting – Rectory – 12:30 PM Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM Religious Ed.– Grades 6 & up – Center – 6:00-7:15 PM NA Meeting – Center – 7:30 PM Legion of Mary – Rectory– 7:30 PM TUESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM Lectio Divina (Spanish) – Center – 7:00 PM Christian Meditation – Rectory – 7:00 PM Fr. Gary YA Lectio Divina – Rectory – 7:30 PM WEDNESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NA Meeting – Rectory – 5:30 PM R.C.I.A. – Rectory – 7:00 PM THURSDAY Al Anon Meeting – Rectory – 12:15 PM Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM Boy Scouts – Center – 7:00 PM AA Men’s Meeting – Rectory – 7:00 PM FRIDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM AA Women’s Meeting – Rectory – 6:15 PM * * * * * * * *

R.C.I.A. Classes Resume The three Catechumens and the one non-Catholic Candidate for the Sacraments will meet with Monsignor at 7:00 PM in the rectory conference room this coming Wednesday, January 9th.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK / 1/5 SATURDAY 1/5 5:30 LUCY & JOSEPH POLLIO SUNDAY 1/6

7:30 Parishioners of Holy Trinity 9:30 Renée Elizabeth Kaplan & Marina & Angel Suárez Fernández 11:15 LUDY WATSON 12:30 Maria Del Pilar Espaillet 5:30 MARJORIE LaVALLEE MONDAY 1/7 Raymond Penafort 9:00 PATRICK J. FANELLI 5:30 JILL MERRICK (living)

TUESDAY 1/8 9:00 KEVIN GLANZMAN 5:30 PATRICIA WHAMOND

WEDNESDAY 1/9 9:00 Our grandparents

5:30 JAMES FRANCIS ROGAN- 85th Anniv. RIP THURSDAY 1/10 9:00 Volunteers of the parish 5:30 Infirm of the parish 7:00 Elderly of the parish

FRIDAY 1/11 9:00 Pastoral staff of Holy Trinity 5:30 Our neighbors SATURDAY 1/12

9:00 Single adults of the parish

* * * * * * * * Vocations Are Everyone’s Business

“Teach us, Good Lord, to serve You as You deserve; to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not to heed

the wounds; to labor and not to ask for any reward, save that of knowing that we do Your will through

Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen” St. Ignatius Loyola

Did you know, at Dunwoodie, there are fewer than 20 graduate students studying to be ordained priests to serve the People of God in the 285 parishes of the Archdiocese of New York?! Perhaps you have not done so before, but we ALL should pray [i.e., speak with, and listen] to God that He would “soften hearts,” so that many more intelligent, mature men might readily respond to His unique call to priestly leadership. Inquirers should contact the Archdiocesan Office at: www.NYPriest.com. WORK as if everything depends of us [It doesn’t] PRAY as if everything depends of God [It does]

Extend Your Christmas! For us Christians, the liturgical season of the Nativity, commemorating God’s “breaking into our history” in the flesh, extends from Christmas Day through the Solemnity of the Baptism of Jesus (January 13th). As our ancient worship experience e x t e n d s our happiness, “Do thou likewise” and e x t e n d your Christian love within your family, among your friends and in your Parish family!

His passing from this world to the next is truly the End of an Era!

Always in our prayers!

Reverend Monsignor Thomas P. Leonard February 18, 1928 – October 18, 2018

Beloved Pastor of Holy Trinity, 1990-2014

* * * * * * * * Holy Trinity Pastors, Rest in Peace!

Jan. 2, 1932 Monsignor William F. Meehan Apr. 8, 1929 Father Joseph G. Cushman Apr. 11, 1913 Father Michael J. Considine Apr. 22, 1956 Monsignor Joseph B. Scully Apr. 23, 1900 Father Joseph H. Bigley, Founder Jun. 28, 1988 Monsignor George J. Murphy Jul. 28, 1925 Monsignor John G. McCormick Oct. 1, 1971 Monsignor James J. Lynch Oct. 18, 2018 Monsignor Thomas P. Leonard * * * * * * * *

Happy Epiphany! The Epiphany marks the public revelation of Jesus, the Christ [in Hebrew, Messiah], Son of God and Savior of the World beyond ancient Judaism. In the Magi, representatives of the neighboring pagan religions, the Gospel sees the beginning of all the nations recognizing and welcoming the Good News of salvation through the appearance of God in human flesh. Every human being benefits from Jesus’ salvific act of unconditional love on the Cross! Now THAT’s a revelation [in Greek, epiphaneia]! * * * * * * * *

A New Year’s Reminder The New Year is a good time to remember our departed family and friends with the celebration of a Mass for them. Come to the Rectory and select a day and time – or the days and times for several Masses!

Sophia, ChurchMouse Reporting unseen works of faith, hope and charity to uplift you.

One of the reasons those “men from the East” [Matthew 1] were “wise” is that they knew they did not know everything! They were lifelong learners, seeking improvement and often finding surprises! They purposefully “followed the star” and found the true “Meaning of Life.” Borrowing Jesus’ words to the disciples, “Go and do likewise!” Continue digging deep and enriching your Faith. Live it generously in and through helping the needy and vulnerable, where God resides quietly.

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There is only One Saint Luke! The LECTIONARY YEAR “C” features the Gospel According to Luke. It might be an uplifting experi-ence to commit to reading his Gospel over the coming weeks as a genuine spiritual exercise. “Encountering Jesus” through the intentional reading of Scripture [Lectio Divina] has been known to help people, you know … for 2,000 years! Just think! If we did not have Luke’s manuscript, we would be deprived of the following Gospel stories: The Good Samaritan, The Rich Man who built bigger barns, The Fig Tree, The Prodigal Son, The Crafty Steward, The Publican and the Sinner, the entire Infancy Narrative of Jesus through his Presentation in the Temple and his Encounter in temple with Teachers of the Law, The Raising of the Son of the Widow Nain, The Woman Washing Jesus’ feet with tears, The Sending of the seventy-two, Martha and Mary, The Healing of a Crippled Woman of the Sabbath, The Samaritan Leper, The Repentance of Zacchaeus, Jesus Weeping over Jerusalem, Jesus before Herod, The Meeting of Jesus with “the daughters of Jerusalem” on the Way to Calvary, The Good and Bad Thieves, and the Appearance on the Road to Emmaus. * * * * * * * *

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La Epifanía del Señor

La Epifanía es una de las fiestas litúrgicas más antiguas, más aún que la misma Navidad. Comenzó a celebrarse en Oriente en el siglo III y en Occidente se la adoptó en el curso del IV. Epifanía, voz griega que a veces se ha usado como nombre de persona, significa "manifestación", pues el Señor se reveló a los paganos en la persona de los magos.

Tres misterios se han solido celebrar en esta sola fiesta, por ser tradición antiquísima que sucedieron en una misma fecha aunque no en un mismo año; estos acontecimientos salvíficos son la adoración de los magos, el bautismo de Cristo por Juan y el primer milagro que Jesucristo, por intercesión de su madre, realizó en las bodas de Caná y que, como lo señala el evangelista Juan, fue motivo de que los discípulos creyeran en su Maestro como Dios.

Para los occidentales, que, como queda dicho más arriba, aceptaron la fiesta alrededor del año 400, la Epifanía es popularmente el día de los reyes magos. En la antífona de entrada de la misa correspondiente a esta solemnidad se canta: "Ya viene el Señor del universo. en sus manos está la realeza, el poder y el imperio". El verdadero rey que debemos contemplar en esta festividad es el pequeño Jesús. Las oraciones litúrgicas se refieren a la estrella que condujo a los magos junto al Niño Divino, al que buscaban para adorarlo.

Precisamente en esta adoración han visto los santos padres la aceptación de la divinidad de Jesucristo por parte de los pueblos paganos. La Epifanía, como lo expresa la liturgia, anticipa nuestra participación en la gloria de la inmortalidad de Cristo manifestada en una naturaleza mortal como la nuestra. Es, pues, una fiesta de esperanza que prolonga la luz de Navidad.

http://www.ewtn.com/spanish/saints/Epifan%C3%ADa.htm * * * * * * * *

THE EPIPHANY STAR “The Epiphany. Always a God whose ways are not our ways. Always, just when we think we’ve found a foothold, the order to flee to Egypt. ‘God is at home,’ observed 13th c. mystic Meister Eckhart. ‘We are in the far country.’” – Heather King, Magnificat