Welcome to Our Parish!

C H U R C H O F T H E

MOST HOLY TRINITY

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

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TRINITY, INDIANA

Served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Parish Pastor: Father Kenneth G. Alt, C.PP.S—frkalt78@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: Maria Knapschaefer, Katie Reier, Leah 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 (Rosary before am Masses); 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: Jason Rosenbeck (President), Scott Bruggeman, Dale Evers, Anita Homan, Doug Muhlenkamp, Katie Muhlenkamp, Kent Muhlenkamp, Laurie Muhlenkamp

Bulletin: Please submit items for the bulletin to the

Parish Office in writing or email by Monday 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

A Trinity of Persons, One Eternal God:

Praise and Honor to You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit!

CHURCH OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 2 TRIN ITY, INDIANA

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Saturday January 6 7:30 pm Living and Deceased of the Lengerich & Welling Families Sunday January 7 7:30 am Living and Deceased of the Parish 9:30 am Special Intention Monday January 8 Baptism of the Lord 7:30 am Delores Muhlenkamp Tuesday January 9 Weekday 7:30 am Dave Soder Wednesday January 10 Weekday 7:00 pm Special Intention Thursday January 11 Weekday 7:30 am Mary Lynn Dissauer Friday January 12 Weekday 7:30 am Poor Souls Saturday January 13 Weekday 7:30 am Special Intention 2ND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME 7:30 pm Dorothy and Victor Link Sunday January 14 7:30 am Tom Post 9:30 am Living & Deceased of the Parish

MASS SCHEDULE 24 DECEMBER 2017

SUNDAY TOTAL …… $ 5,456.00 Envelopes …… $ 5,081.00 Loose …… $ 375.00 Envelope Average (31) …… $ 163.90 Overall Average (160) …… $ 34.10 OTHER Candles …… $ 92.00 Hall Rental …… $ 300.00

Recommended weekly contribution is $27.00

PARISH SUPPORT

UP & COMING

20 January (Saturday) Solemn Eucharistic Adoration (after morning Mass through the day until 5:30pm) 21 January (Sunday) Close of Solemn Eucharistic Adoration— 3:00pm 21 January (Sunday) Potluck Dinner at the conclusion of Adoration—4:00pm in School Hall 28 January (Sunday) **Coffee and Doughnuts provided by the Men’s Sodality (after Sunday Mass) **CYO Bingo Party —6:30pm in School Hall

LITURGICAL APPOINTMENTS 13 - 14 January Saturday 7:30 PM Sunday 7:30 AM Sunday 9:30 AM

Servers Braylan/Alayna Dawson Adam Alig Dillon / Damon / Duston Muhlenkamp Eric Schwieterman// Carson Westgerdes// Greg Wellman

Lectors Angela Reinhart Angela Reinhart Linda Wellman

Distributors Dylan Rose Agnes Schoch// Gregg Westgerdes// Marie Bruggeman

Ushers Ken Reinhart Kevin Muhlenkamp Steve Fullenkamp Roger Muhlenkamp Jeff Knapschaefer Joe Muhlenkamp

Gifts Steve Reier Family

Rosary Ed Wellman Family

ANNUAL SOLEMN EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Saturday, January 20th (after morning Mass—5:30 p.m.) and Sunday, January 21st (after 9:30 Mass—closing at 3 p.m.)

Please Note: It is never acceptable or appropriate to have the exposi-tion of the Blessed Sacrament on the altar, if there is no one in church

for prayer and adoration. Hence, a sign-up sheet is available in the back of the church for individuals and/or families to embrace an hour of prayer and adoration on Saturday or on Sunday. The hours of ado-ration overlap, so that someone is present in church throughout the

time of the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

Ideally, it would be good to have several people signed up for each hour, in case someone forgets, is sick, or runs into complications and

can’t be present for the designated time of prayer. Our Solemn Eu-charistic Devotions will conclude with a parish potluck dinner

on Sunday, January 21st, at 4 p.m. to which you are cordially invited to join us for good food and fellowship in the parish hall. Should

Mother Nature bring unfavorable weather to our area that weekend, the Eucharistic Devotions will be cancelled.

25 DECEMBER 2017

SUNDAY TOTAL …… $ 2,795.00 Envelopes …… $ 2,445.00 Loose …… $ 350.00 Envelope Average (42) …… $ 58.21 Overall Average (160) …… $ 17.47

PARISH SUPPORT

31 DECEMBER 2017

SUNDAY TOTAL …… $ 4,981.77 Envelopes …… $ 3,832.27 Loose …… $ 1,149.50 Envelope Average (23) …… $ 166.62 Overall Average (160) …… $ 31.14 OTHER Candles …… $ 1.00 Christmas Offering …… $ 500.00

Recommended weekly contribution is $27.00

PARISH SUPPORT

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Natalie Rose Alig, daughter of Nick and Cassey Alig, who was

baptized here on December 22nd.

During next week’s collection, please drop your

envelope labeled Retirement for the Religious in

with the regular collection.

Yearly Safe Child Education for all students will occur during religion class times as scheduled below. Educational material specific to each age group will be avail-able for parents to view prior to the class on the table in the back of church. Any parent choosing to opt-out of their child attending the class must complete an opt-out form also available in the back of church. Parents are highly encouraged to attend with their child as we will be discussing sensitive material.

January 21st—Pre-K/Kindergarten (during class time) & 5th/6th grades January 28th—3rd/4th grades February 4th—7th/8th grades February 11th—1st/2nd grades February 25th—Make up date due to weather ***High school class dates are still to be determined.

For any questions, please call Linda Wellman 419-942-6915 or 260-251-8562

ANNOUNCEMENTS

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

Today 9:30-10:30 am Religion Classes Resume (Pre-K/Kindergarten) 10:30-11:30 am Religion Classes Resume (Grades 1-8)

Monday 7:00 pm Great Adventure Bible Timeline Adult Education Class in School Hall 7:30 pm RCIA class resumes

Tuesday 7:30 pm Parish Council Meeting in School Hall Wednesday 7:00 pm Weeknight Mass 8:00 pm High School Religion Classes Thursday 8:00-9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration Friday Saturday 8:15 am Confessions 8:15 pm Confessions Sunday 9:30-10:30 am Religion Class (Pre-K/Kindergarten) 10:30-11:30 am Religion Class (Grades 1-8)

7 JANUARY 2018 3 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

The Musings of Our Pastor

A "gift of pleasing fragrance" might awaken the noses of some people, and make them think about a bottle of costly perfume given by one's beloved partner for Christmas, for Val-entine's Day or on some other memorable occasion. A "gift of pleasing fragrance" might take you down memory lane, when you were invited to someone's home for a festive dinner, and you were greeted at the door by the aroma of fresh bread and other wonderful things being prepared for your enjoyment. A "gift of pleasing fragrance" might make you ( me, too!) think of Springtime, when the lilacs are in full bloom and God's gifts of new life abound all around you in the world of nature.

On this glorious Feast of the Epiphany, when the Astrologers from the East made their way into the presence of Jesus, the Newborn King of the Jews, we are told that they present-ed Jesus with precious gifts. One such gift was frankincense, which my Webster's Dictionary defines as a "fragrant gum resin from trees of Somalia and coastal Arabia". It was used in ancient times for religious rites and for embalming. I have sometimes wondered what Mary and Joseph did with these gifts. Obviously, the gold would be helpful for living expenses, especially for this poor couple now raising a new baby. Maybe Mary and Joseph stashed the other 2 gifts somewhere in their humble home, much like I do sometimes, as a reminder, a keepsake of a very memorable visit from these curious, royal visitors from the East.

Today is a good day, especially amidst the Christmas Season and amidst the freshness of a New Year, to think about "gifts of pleasing fragrance" we might bring to or share with the Lord throughout our journey of life on earth. The "pleasing fragrance" of so many of these gifts we might bring to or share with the Lord comes not from perfumes or artificial additives, but from refreshing qualities like authentic love, sincere devotion, deeply-rooted faith, a com-mitment to justice and the greater good of others, humble service, forgiveness, and other such things, which allow others to "catch a whiff" of the divine goodness of God at work with-in us. Remember those words of John in the New Testament: Whenever we love one an-other, God dwells in us and his love is brought to perfection in us. Sometimes, these gifts we bring to or share with the Lord can, indeed, be quite costly because they require the precious commodity of our time or the element of personal sacrifice and inconvenience. Authentic love of God and authentic love for our neighbors is not cheap or easy!! That is the message of the Cross and the ongoing challenge of Christian discipleship. The investment in these "gifts of pleasing fragrance", though, can be such an avenue for fulfillment, growth and happi-ness on earth, as well as being a pathway to the fullness of life with God in Heaven after death.

Like the Oil of Chrism used in the Sacrament of Confirmation, which has a powerful and lingering aroma, may our loving devotion to God and our loving concern for others capture the attention of our world, much like a "pleasing fragrance", and awaken them to the abiding presence of God in our midst. Maybe, just maybe, some will be drawn to faith in Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World, because something about our lives has revealed to them the glory of God Himself! Don't underestimate the possibilities! We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you today and all the days of our life!

Father Ken

THANK YOU...THANK YOU...THANK YOU...

Holy Trinity Parish is indebted to Ma-rie Bruggeman, Bridget Muhlenkamp, Jill Muhlenkamp, and Kelsi Muhlen-kamp for the leadership, time, and en-ergy they have given for the develop-

ment of the new pictorial directory for our parish. Job well done, ladies!

It is one of those projects that can "drop in one's lap" and test one's pa-tience and fortitude for lots of rea-

sons. In the end though, the pictorial directory is a good asset for putting names and faces of people together,

especially for newcomers to the parish community, like your Pastor! For the next directory, the different Muhlen-

kamp Clans ought to be given a special color or something, so that they can be

connected together in their separate family groups!

God bless each of the members of the pictorial directory committee for see-

ing this project through to completion. Thank you very much!

A Christmas Blessing!

Recently, a donation of $250.00

was received in the mail from the Knights of Columbus, Bishop Ar-

nold Assembly No. 243, Muncie, Indiana. We are most grateful for this gift and ask God to bless the

Knights of Columbus, along with all of the other generous benefac-

tors of our parish community.