Welcome to Our Parish

7321 East State Road 67 · Bryant, IN 47326-9636

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Served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Parish Pastor: Father Kenneth G. Alt, C.PP.S—altkg5178@gmail.com

Parish Secretary: Betsy Minnich—secretary@htcc1861.com

Bookkeeper: Bev Westgerdes

Religious Education: Linda Wellman, Director; Lori Jutte, Assistant Director

Choir Director: Agnes Schoch Organist: Katie Hamberg, Maria Knapschaefer, Leah Muhlenkamp & Tim Muhlenkamp

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Mass Schedule: Weekend Masses Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 7:30am, 9:30am Daily Masses Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday 7:30am Wednesday 7:00pm Eucharistic Adoration Thursday, 8:00am-9:00am

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Confessions: Saturday (After Morning Mass & Evening Mass) Anytime by Request

Baptism: Will be set up on an individual basis

Marriage: Please contact Father at least 6 months prior to intended date of wedding

Parish Council Members: Kent Muhlenkamp (President), Larry Alig, Scott Bruggeman, Crystal Fullenkamp, Brian Link, Laurie Muhlenkamp, Leon Muhlenkamp & Kristin Westgerdes

Bulletin: Please submit items for the bulletin to the

Parish Office in writing/email by Sunday evening

Missions: On the 1st Sunday of each month, a 2nd

collection is taken up to support needs of the South American Missions in Peru served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Telephone: 260-997-6450 Website: www.churchofthemostholytrinity.com

CHURCH OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 2 TRIN ITY, INDIANA

THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD Saturday January 4 7:30 pm Mary Ann May (Anniversary) Sunday January 5 7:30 am Living & Deceased of the Parish 9:30 am John Bricher Monday January 6 Christmas Weekday 7:30 am Juan Cajeda Tuesday January 7 Christmas Weekday 7:30 am Bob & Sally Muhlenkamp Wednesday January 8 Christmas Weekday 7:00 pm Nancy Broering Thursday January 9 Christmas Weekday 7:30 am Mary Ann Post Friday January 10 Christmas Weekday 7:30 am Alvin & Dolores Muhlenkamp Saturday January 11 Christmas Weekday 7:30 am Lester & Dave Hierholzer

THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD 7:30 pm Living & Deceased of the Parish Sunday January 12 7:30 am Doris Reinhart (Anniversary) 9:30 am Marty Muhlenkamp (Anniversary)

MASS SCHEDULE

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH TODAY 9:30 am RELIGION CLASSES RESUME (Pre-K/Kindergarten)

10:30 am RELIGION CLASSES RESUME (Grades 1-8)

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Monday 7:00 pm Ladies’ Sodality Meeting (New Officer Election)

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Wednesday 8:00 pm RELIGION CLASSES RESUME (Grades 9-12)

Thursday 8-9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration

Friday 7:00 pm Mother Mary’s Group Meeting (Rosary in church at 6:30pm)

Saturday 8:15 am/pm Confessions

CYO Skiing Trip

Sunday 9:30 am RELIGION CLASSES (Pre-K/Kindergarten)

10:30 am RELIGION CLASSES (Grades 1-8)

15 DECEMBER 2019 SUNDAY TOTAL …… $ 3,075.00 Envelopes …… $ 2,635.00 Loose …… $ 440.00 Envelope Avg.(36) …… $ 73.19 Overall Avg. (160) …… $ 19.22 OTHER Candles …… $ 92.00 Immaculate Conc. …… $ 80.00 Christmas …… $ 20.00 Christmas Flowers …… $ 95.00 Riley Child. Hosp. …… $ 36.00 Recom. Weekly Contribution is $30.00

PARISH SUPPORT

BANNS OF MARRIAGE II Emily Westgerdes & Stewart Alig

CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Claire Susan Lennartz, daughter of Greg and

Sarah, baptized here December 13th.

UP & COMING

13 January (Monday) Rosary Maker’s Meeting—1:00pm

14 January (Tuesday) Parish Council Meeting—7:30pm

25 January (Saturday) First Confession with Breakfast for Second Graders—8:30am

2 February (Sunday) Coffee/Donuts provided by the Men’s Sodality—after 7:30am/9:30am Masses

10 February (Monday) Religious Education Meeting—7:00pm

11 February (Tuesday) Parish Council Meeting—7:30pm

11-12 Jan. 7:30 PM 7:30 AM 9:30 AM

Servers Stanley Muhlenkamp & Adam Alig Damon & Duston Muhlenkamp Maria & Austin Dirksen/Carson Westgerdes

Lectors Linda Muhlenkamp Deidre Chenoweth Dale Easton

Distributors Betty Muhlenkamp Linda Heitkamp/Adam Westgerdes/Marie Bruggeman

Ushers Kevin & Gerard Muhlenkamp Charles Muhlenkamp/Robert Reef Jim Heitkamp/Bob Dirksen

Gifts Tom Dawson Family

Rosary Adam Westgerdes Family

ANNOUNCEMENTS

5 JANUARY 2020 3 THE EPIPHA NY OF OUR LORD

The Musings of Our Pastor What are your looking for? If you really want to know, some of our youth or teens are looking for popularity, ac-ceptance and inclusion, especially as a basis for increased happiness in their everyday lives. What are you looking for? If you really want to know, some spouses in marriage are looking for clearer signs of fidelity or maturity or sensitiv-ity or honest communication within the partnership of their marriage, which has been weakened by missteps in some of these areas. What are you looking for? If you really want to know, some adults are looking for opportunities to have hon-est, open and respectful discussions about some of the big current issues impacting the well-being of our nation or world, which can be shared together in a civil and intelligent way, even though the people involved may have very differ-ent religious or political affiliations. What are you looking for? Are you, in fact, looking for Christ amidst all of the flurry and distractions of life's day-to-day activities?

It is the Christmas Season and on this Feast of the Epiphany, we accompany the Magi (also known as the As-trologers, the Three Kings, or the Wise Men) as they embark on a journey somewhere. We can almost hear their neigh-bors and friends demanding to know: "What are you looking for?" Quite frankly, the Magi may not even have known themselves, but that bright star in the sky, common folklore suggested, acclaimed the birth of a king, so they followed the star looking for the Newborn King. That search and that long journey brought the Magi into a most sacred encounter with Jesus, the Eternal Son of God, cradled in the arms of Mary in Bethlehem. Did they grasp fully what they were "graced" to perceive with their eyes in this encounter? We just do not know. Were their lives fundamentally changed because of this sacred encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ? We just do not know. We do know, however, that the sacred encounter with Jesus in Bethlehem happened precisely because the Magi were willing to go looking for the Newborn King, even though they could not calculate the risks and sacrifices or costs involved. They surely had no clue or certainty at the outset that they would even find what they were looking for! Nonetheless, they felt compelled to take up the search and go looking for???????

No doubt, many of us do go looking for Jesus by habit within the confines of a church and religious moments of prayer or worship. What about in other places, in other situ-ations or in other experiences of day-to-day life, do we go looking for Christ in these things? The word "epiphany" means "manifestation", and our Catholic faith would chal-lenge us to fully understand that the saving presence and love of Jesus Christ is often manifested in marvelous, timely or beneficial ways to us through different persons, situations or experiences in everyday life. Unfortunately, we may miss the "grace" or the joy and dividends of such manifestations of the Divine Presence of Jesus because we are not looking for or expecting such sacred encounters with Jesus within all that is so terribly mundane and routine in our lives. Hence, on this most solemn Feast of the Epiphany, maybe we could set out on a journey through the New Year of 2020, along with the Magi, and keep looking for, search-ing for, and celebrating all of those sacred encounters we might have with Jesus we outside of the environment of the church itself. Please do remember, too, that other people ought to have some sacred encounters with Jesus through their interactions with you in the midst of daily life. God bless you and your family throughout the coming New Year!

—Fr. Ken

SNOW REMOVAL SIGN-UP Friday, January 3-Thursday, January 9:

Kerry Muhlenkamp/Vern Muhlenkamp Families Friday, January 10-Thursday, January 16:

Steve Reier/Tony Hamberg Families Friday, January 17-Thursday, January 23:

Larry Alig/Steve Fullenkamp Families

“Laughter: The Sanity of the Family” with Dr. Ray Guarendi, Sat. Feb. 8, 2020, St. Henry

American Legion. With humor and real-life

examples, Dr. Ray addresses widespread myths,

cultural influence, and the daily challenges of family

life and parenting. Enjoy a very entertaining

evening filled with practical advice and proven

techniques to build stronger, happier, healthier

families. $35/couple. Doors open 6:00 pm. Dinner

and drinks and more. Engaged couples welcome.

Call or text 419-790-8093 for tickets. Visit

www.drray.com and “Evening for Married Couples”

on Facebook. Hosted by the St. Henry Cluster.

—THANK YOU— The Bob Schmit family wishes to thank Fr. Ken for his

lovely service and kind remarks, the choir for their beautiful music, the ladies for preparing and serving the

great lunch, and all of you for your prayers, cards, visits, and your kindness during Bob’s illness and

passing. We are forever grateful. Thank you.

Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother This Lenten adult education program will last 8 weeks,

beginning on Monday, February 10th at 7:00pm. All

adults are welcome to join!

Please sign-up in the back of church. Sign-up will end

Sunday, January 26th. Participation in the program will

require the purchase of a study guide/workbook for

$25.00. If you’d like to reserve your spot, pay for materials, or

have further questions, please contact Carl Zepeda at

(419) 363-2116.

BBQ Pork Chop Dinner Sunday, February 16th

11:30am-1:00pm ~ Open for dine-in or carry-out $8.00 per person ~ Presale Tickets Only

Tickets available for purchase after Mass: the weekend of January 25-26 & February 1-2. Thank you to all who

support the Ladies’ Sodality in this fundraising effort!